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Registration No. 333-
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
Scientific-Atlanta, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
GEORGIA 58-0612397
(State or Other Jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
Incorporation or Organization)
ONE TECHNOLOGY PARKWAY, SOUTH 30092-2967
NORCROSS, GEORGIA (Zip Code)
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
SCIENTIFIC-ATLANTA, INC.
VOLUNTARY EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT AND INVESTMENT PLAN
(Full Title of the Plan)
James F. McDonald
Chief Executive Officer
Scientific-Atlanta, Inc.
One Technology Parkway, South
Norcross, Georgia 30092-2967
(Name and Address of Agent For Service)
(770) 903-5000
(Telephone Number, Including Area Code, of Agent for Service)
Please address a copy of all communications to:
William E. Eason, Jr., Esq.
Scientific-Atlanta, Inc.
One Technology Parkway, South
Norcross, Georgia 30092-2967
Telephone: (770) 903-5000
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CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
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Proposed Proposed
Title of Maximum Maximum
Securities Amount Offering Aggregate Amount of
to be to be Price Offering Registration
Registered Registered(1) Per Share(2) Price Fee
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Common Stock,
Par Value $0.50
Per Share, and
associated preferred
stock purchase rights(3) 3,000,000 shares $20.94 $62,812,500 $18,530
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(1) Pursuant to Rule 416(c) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this
Registration Statement also covers an indeterminate amount of interests to
be offered or sold pursuant to the employee benefit plan described herein.
(2) Calculated pursuant to Rules 457(c) and 457(h)(1), based on the average of
the high and low sale prices ($20.94 per share) of the Common Stock of the
Registrant on the New York Stock Exchange on September 23, 1998.
(3) The securities also include preferred stock purchase rights associated
with the common stock. Preferred stock purchase rights cannot trade
separately from the underlying common stock and, therefore, do not carry a
separate price or necessitate a separate filing.
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PART I
STATEMENT UNDER GENERAL INSTRUCTION E
REGISTRATION OF ADDITIONAL SECURITIES
The securities covered by this Registration Statement represent
additional securities that are issuable under the Registrant's Voluntary
Employee Retirement and Investment Plan, as amended and restated (the "Plan").
A copy of the Plan is included as Exhibit 4 hereto. The contents of
Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-8 (File No. 33-69827) are
incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement, except as the same
may be modified by the information set forth herein.
PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
ITEM 3. INCORPORATION OF DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE
The following documents are incorporated herein by reference:
(a) The Registrant's annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year
ended June 26, 1998 filed pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act");
(b) The Plan's annual report on Form 11-K for the fiscal year ended
December 31, 1997;
(c) All other reports filed pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the
Exchange Act since the end of the fiscal year covered by the Registrant's annual
report referred to in (a) above or the Form 11-K referred to in (b) above, as
applicable; and
(d) The description of the Registrant's common stock, par value $.50,
which is contained in its registration statement on Form 10 filed under Section
12 of the Exchange Act, and the description of the preferred stock purchase
rights, which is contained in its registration statement on Form 8-A filed on
April 7, 1997 under Section 12 of the Exchange Act, including any amendments or
reports filed for the purpose of updating such descriptions.
All documents subsequently filed with the Commission by the Registrant
pursuant to sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Exchange act prior to the
filing of a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement which
indicates that all securities offered have been sold or which deregisters all
securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by
reference into this Registration Statement and to be a part hereof from the date
of filing of such documents.
ITEM 8. EXHIBITS
The exhibits filed as part of this Registration Statement are as follows:
Exhibit Number Description of Exhibit
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4 Scientific-Atlanta, Inc. Voluntary Employee Retirement and
Investment Plan
5 Opinion of William E. Eason, Jr., General Counsel of
Registrant, as to the legality of the securities being
registered
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23.1 Consent of Arthur Andersen LLP
23.2 Consent of William E. Eason, Jr. (included in the opinion
filed as Exhibit 5)
24 Power of Attorney authorizing James F. McDonald and Wallace G.
Haislip to sign amendments to this Registration Statement on
behalf of officers and directors of the Registrant (contained
on Signature Page of Registration Statement)
Registrant undertakes to have the Plan, as amended, submitted to the
Internal Revenue Service in a timely manner and to make all changes required by
the Internal Revenue Service in order to maintain the qualification of the Plan
under Section 401 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the
Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all
of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Registration
Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly
authorized, in the City of Norcross, State of Georgia, on this 29th day of
September, 1998.
SCIENTIFIC-ATLANTA, INC.
By: /s/ James F. McDonald
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JAMES F. MCDONALD, PRESIDENT AND
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
POWER OF ATTORNEY
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KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature
appears below constitutes and appoints James F. McDonald and Wallace G. Haislip,
jointly and severally, his or her attorneys-in-fact, each with power of
substitution for him or her in any and all capacities, to sign any amendments to
this Registration Statement, and to file the same, with the exhibits thereto,
and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange
Commission hereby ratifying and confirming all that each of said attorneys-in-
fact, or his substitute or substitutes, may do or cause to be done by virtue
hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this
Registration Statement has been signed below by the following persons in the
capacities and on the date indicated.
/s/ James F. McDonald September 29, 1998
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JAMES F. MCDONALD, PRESIDENT AND CHIEF Date
EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND DIRECTOR
(PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICER)
/s/ Wallace G. Haislip September 29, 1998
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WALLACE G. HAISLIP, SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT- Date
FINANCE, CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER AND TREASURER
(PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL OFFICER)
/s/ Julian W. Eidson September 29, 1998
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JULIAN W. EIDSON, Date
VICE PRESIDENT AND CONTROLLER
(PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTING OFFICER)
[Signatures continued on next page]
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[Signatures continued from preceding page]
/s/ Marion H. Antonini September 29, 1998
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MARION H. ANTONINI, DIRECTOR Date
/s/ David W. Dorman September 29, 1998
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DAVID W. DORMAN, DIRECTOR Date
/s/ William E. Kassling September 29, 1998
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WILLIAM E. KASSLING, DIRECTOR Date
/s/ Wilbur Branch King September 29, 1998
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WILBUR BRANCH KING, DIRECTOR Date
/s/ Mylle Bell Mangum September 29, 1998
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MYLLE BELL MANGUM, DIRECTOR Date
/s/ Alonzo L. McDonald September 29, 1998
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ALONZO L. MCDONALD, DIRECTOR Date
/s/ David J. McLaughlin September 29, 1998
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DAVID J. MCLAUGHLIN, DIRECTOR Date
/s/ James V. Napier September 29, 1998
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JAMES V. NAPIER, DIRECTOR Date
/s/ Sam Nunn September 29, 1998
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SAM NUNN, DIRECTOR Date
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VOLUNTARY EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT AND INVESTMENT PLAN. Pursuant to the
requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Plan has duly caused this
Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto
duly authorized in the city of Norcross, State of Georgia, as of this 29th day
of September 1998.
SCIENTIFIC-ATLANTA, INC.
VOLUNTARY EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT
AND INVESTMENT PLAN
BY: SCIENTIFIC-ATLANTA, INC.,
PLAN ADMINISTRATOR
BY:/s/ Brian C. Koenig
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AUTHORIZED SIGNATORY
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibits
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4 Scientific-Atlanta, Inc. Voluntary Employee Retirement and Investment
Plan
5 Opinion of William E. Eason, Jr., General Counsel as to the legality
of the securities being registered
23.1 Consent of Arthur Andersen LLP
23.2 Consent of William E. Eason, Jr. (included in the opinion filed as
Exhibit 5)
24 Power of Attorney authorizing James F. McDonald and Wallace G. Haislip
to sign amendments to this Registration Statement on behalf of
officers and directors of the Registrant (contained on Signature Page
of Registration Statement)
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EXHIBIT 4
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SCIENTIFIC-ATLANTA, INC.
VOLUNTARY EMPLOYEE
RETIREMENT AND INVESTMENT
PLAN
(As Amended And Restated Effective As Of August 25, 1994
Except As Otherwise Noted)
Includes All Amendments Through May 15, 1998
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SCIENTIFIC-ATLANTA, INC.
VOLUNTARY EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT AND INVESTMENT PLAN
THIS AMENDMENT AND RESTATEMENT made and entered into as of the 25th day of
August, 1994 by SCIENTIFIC-ATLANTA, INC., a Georgia corporation (the "Company");
W I T N E S S E T H:
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WHEREAS, the Company adopted effective as of January 1, 1986 a qualified
plan under Section 401(a) of the Internal Revenue Code, which plan combines a
profit sharing plan that includes a Section 401(k) feature and a stock bonus
plan which qualifies as an employee stock ownership plan as defined in Section
4975(e)(7), for the exclusive benefit of its eligible employees and their
beneficiaries and the eligible employees and beneficiaries of employers adopting
the plan with the approval of the Company, such plan to be known as the
Scientific-Atlanta, Inc. Voluntary Employee Retirement and Investment Plan (the
"Plan");
WHEREAS, effective as of January 1, 1993, the Company amended the Plan to
permit participants to direct the transfer of their vested interest in the Plan
upon a distribution event to another qualified plan or individual retirement
account;
WHEREAS, effective as of July 1, 1993, the Company designated Fidelity
Management Trust Company ("Trustee") as the new Trustee of the Plan pursuant to
a separate Trust Agreement;
WHEREAS, the Company amended and restated the Plan effective as of October
1, 1993 to increase the investment options offered under the Plan, permit
Participants to change their Plan investments and deferral rates more frequently
and increase the Company's matching contributions to the Plan;
WHEREAS, the Company amended the Plan effective as of August 25, 1994 to
conform with the compensation limits provided in section 401(a)(17) of the
Internal Revenue Code; and to make other minor changes to the definition of
Employee, Eligible Employee requirements, hardship withdrawal requirements and
the Plan amendment provisions; and
WHEREAS, Internal Revenue Service rules require that the Plan be entirely
restated in order to qualify for a determination letter.
NOW, THEREFORE, the Company and other adopting corporations hereby adopt
the following restatement of the Plan:
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ARTICLE I
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE I TABLE OF CONTENTS.......................................................... I-1
ARTICLE II DEFINITIONS AND CONSTRUCTION............................................... II-1
ARTICLE III ELIGIBILITY, PARTICIPATION AND SERVICE..................................... III-1
3.1 Eligible Employees......................................................... III-1
3.2 Participation.............................................................. III-1
3.3 Service.................................................................... III-2
3.4 Re-employment of an Employee............................................... III-2
3.5 Military Service........................................................... III-4
3.6 Maternity of Paternity Leave............................................... III-4
3.7 Transfers of Employment Among Employers.................................... III-4
3.8 Inactive Account Status.................................................... III-5
ARTICLE IV PAY TRANSFERS AND CONTRIBUTIONS............................................ IV-1
4.1 Pay Transfers.............................................................. IV-1
4.2 Limitation on Pay Transfers................................................ IV-2
4.3 Employer Contributions..................................................... IV-5
4.4 Employee Voluntary After-tax Contributions................................ IV-11
4.5 Fund for Exclusive Benefit of Participants................................. IV-11
4.6 Employee Rollover Contributions............................................ IV-12
ARTICLE V INTEREST OF PARTICIPANTS .................................................. V-1
5.1 Accounts of Participants................................................... V-1
5.2 Investment of Participant Accounts......................................... V-1
5.3 Determination of Account Value: Allocation of Expenses to Accounts;
Dividends on Company Stock................................................. V-4
5.4 Disposition of Forfeitures................................................. V-5
5.5 Maximum Allocations........................................................ V-6
5.6 Excess Allocations......................................................... V-7
5.7 Voting Rights.............................................................. V-8
5.8 Tender or Exchange Offer for Company Stock................................. V-10
5.9 Appraisal of Company Stock................................................. V-12
5.10 Diversification of Investments............................................. V-12
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ARTICLE VI DISTRIBUTIONS TO PARTICIPANTS.............................................. VI-1
6.1 Normal Retirement.......................................................... VI-1
6.2 Postponed Retirement....................................................... VI-1
6.3 Death Benefits............................................................. VI-1
6.4 Disability................................................................. VI-2
6.5 Termination of Employment.................................................. VI-2
6.6 Hardship Withdrawals....................................................... VI-3
6.7 Withdrawals Upon Attainment of Age 59-1/2.................................. VI-4
6.8 Form and Manner of Distributions........................................... VI-5
6.9 Restrictions on Participants' Right to Dispose of Company Stock
Which Is Not Readily Tradable; Company's and Plan's Right of
First Refusal.............................................................. VI-6
6.10 Participant's Right to Put Company Stock Which is Not Readily Tradable
Company and the Plan to the ............................................... VI-7
6.11 Securities Laws Restrictions on Resales.................................... VI-8
6.12 Present Value of Payments.................................................. VI-9
6.13 Errors in Participant's Accounts........................................... VI-9
6.14 Commencement of Payments................................................... VI-9
6.15 Payment of Benefits of Disabled or Incapacitated Person.................... VI-9
6.16 No Other Benefits or Withdrawals........................................... VI-9
6.17 Maintenance of Vested Interest Prior to Payout............................. VI-9
6.18 Availability of Loans to Participants...................................... VI-10
6.19 Terms and Conditions of Loans to Participants.............................. VI-10
ARTICLE VII DESIGNATION OF A BENEFICIARY............................................... VII-1
ARTICLE VIII ADMINISTRATION............................................................. VIII-1
8.1 Allocation of Responsibility Among Fiduciaries for Plan
and Trust Administration................................................... VIII-1
8.2 Administration............................................................. VIII-1
8.3 Claims Procedure........................................................... VIII-2
8.4 Records and Reports........................................................ VIII-2
8.5 Other Administrative Powers and Duties..................................... VIII-2
8.6 Rules and Decisions........................................................ VIII-3
8.7 Procedures................................................................. VIII-3
8.8 Authorization of Benefit Distributions..................................... VIII-3
8.9 Application and Forms for Distributions.................................... VIII-4
8.10 Indemnity.................................................................. VIII-4
8.11 Discharge of Duties........................................................ VIII-4
8.12 Prohibited Transactions.................................................... VIII-4
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ARTICLE IX AMENDMENT OF THE PLAN........................................................ IX-1
ARTICLE X TERMINATION OF THE PLAN...................................................... X-1
ARTICLE XI MISCELLANEOUS................................................................ XI-1
11.1 Participants' Rights; Acquittance............................................ XI-1
11.2 Spendthrift Clause........................................................... XI-1
11.3 Participation of Adopting Employer and Its Employees......................... XI-2
11.4 Successor to the Company..................................................... XI-3
11.5 Transfer of Plan Assets...................................................... XI-3
11.6 Delegation of Authority by the Company....................................... XI-3
11.7 Construction of Agreement.................................................... XI-3
11.8 Headings..................................................................... XI-3
ARTICLE XII TOP-HEAVY PLAN PROVISIONS.................................................... XII-1
12.1 Application.................................................................. XII-1
12.2 Definitions.................................................................. XII-1
12.3 Allocation of Minimum Contribution........................................... XII-2
12.4 Vesting...................................................................... XII-3
ARTICLE XIII CHANGE IN CONTROL OF THE COMPANY............................................. XIII-1
13.1 Termination or Amendment..................................................... XIII-1
13.2 Transfer of Accounts, Merger or Consolidation................................ XIII-1
13.3 Discretionary Employer Contributions......................................... XIII-1
13.4 Termination of Employment.................................................... XIII-1
13.5 Article XIII Amendment....................................................... XIII-2
13.6 Successors................................................................... XIII-2
13.7 Severability................................................................. XIII-2
13.8 Contrary Provisions.......................................................... XIII-2
13.9 Change in Control............................................................ XIII-2
13.10 Termination for Cause........................................................ XIII-4
ARTICLE XIV SIGNATURE.................................................................... XIV-1
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ARTICLE II
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DEFINITIONS AND CONSTRUCTION
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Where the following words and phrases appear in this Plan they shall have
the meaning set forth below, unless a different meaning is plainly required by
the context:
2.1 Annual Compensation - For purposes of allocating an Employer's
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discretionary contributions (if any) under Sections 4.3(b) and 4.3(d), Annual
Compensation shall mean a Participant's compensation for the Plan Year as
reported on IRS Form W-2 under Reg. 1.415-2(d)(11)(i), increased by all elective
contributions made by the Employer on behalf of the Employee under Sections 125,
402(a)(8), 402(h) or 403(b) of the Code. For purposes of determining the amount
of compensation a Participant may elect to contribute to the Plan as a Pay
Transfer, compensation shall mean the Participant's wages, salary, overtime pay,
commissions and bonuses of all kinds and shall include compensation received
under a severance agreement between the Employer and the Participant and all
elective contributions made by the Employer on behalf of the Employee under
Sections 125, 402(a)(8), 402(h) or 403(b) of the Code. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, the Employer may elect to use any method of determining Annual
Compensation for any other purpose under the Plan, provided that such method is
permissible under the Code and regulations issued thereunder. For Plan Years
beginning after December 31, 1988, Annual Compensation shall not exceed the
following amounts:
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Plan Year Base Salary
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1989 $ 200,000
1990 209,200
1991 222,220
1992 228,860
1993 235,840
1994 150,000
1995 and later 150,000, as adjusted for
increases in the cost-of-
living in accordance with
Code Section 401(a)(17)(B).
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In determining the Annual Compensation of a Participant for purposes of
applying the above limitations, any amounts required to be reported on IRS Form
W-2 on account of such Participant's exercise of one or more stock options
issued under any stock option plan sponsored by the Employer shall be deemed to
be compensation on the last day of the Plan Year during which such exercise
occurs or, if earlier, the last day of such Participant's employment with the
Employer.
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2.2 Authorized Leave of Absence - Any absence authorized by an Employer
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under the Employer's standard personnel practices, provided that the Participant
returns within the period specified in the Authorized Leave of Absence (or
retires). An absence due to service in the Armed Forces of the United States
shall be considered an Authorized Leave of Absence provided that the Employee
returns to Employment with the Employer within the period during which his right
to reemployment is preserved by law.
2.3 Beneficiary - Any person or persons (natural or otherwise) designated
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by a Participant on a form supplied by the Plan Administrator in accordance with
Article VII hereof to receive benefits payable in the event of the death of the
Participant, or in the absence of any such designated person, the person or
entity determined to be a Beneficiary under Article VII hereof.
2.4 Board - The Board of Directors of Scientific-Atlanta, Inc.
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2.5 Break in Service - A Plan Year or other computation period of twelve
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(12) consecutive months in which the Employee completes no more than five
hundred (500) Hours of Service.
2.6 Calendar Quarter - The four three-month periods into which the Plan
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Year is divided for various purposes under the Plan, namely January 1 through
March 31, April 1 through June 30, July 1 through September 30, and October 1
through December 31 of each Plan Year.
2.7 Code - The Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to
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time, and the regulations thereunder.
2.8 Company - Scientific - Atlanta, Inc., a corporation organized and
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existing under the laws of the State of Georgia, or its successor or successors.
2.9 Company Stock - The common stock of Scientific Atlanta, Inc., par
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value Fifty Cents ($0.50) per share, and any securities substituted for such
stock by way of recapitalization, reorganization, merger or consolidation. The
ESOP Portion of the Plan shall not hold or invest in any Employer securities
unless such securities are (i) common stock which is readily tradable on an
established market, or (ii) if there is no such readily tradable common stock,
then common stock having a combination of voting power and divided rights equal
to or in excess of that class of common stock having the greatest voting power
and that class of common stock having the greatest dividend rights. The Plan
may hold preferred stock which is convertible at any time at a reasonable price
into common stock having the characteristics described above. The preferred
stock must be noncallable, except callable preferred stock may be used if a
reasonable opportunity for conversion is provided after the call.
2.10 Effective Date - The date upon which this amendment and restatement of
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the Plan is effective, October 1, 1993, except as otherwise noted. The original
effective date of the Plan is January 1, 1986.
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2.11 Employee - Any person who renders services to an Employer as a common
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law employee or officer (i.e., a person whose wages from the Employer are
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subject to federal income tax withholding) or who is on an Authorized Leave of
Absence. For purposes of this Plan, the term Employee shall also include any
person eligible for periodic severance payments. To the extent required by Code
Section 414(n), a Leased Employee shall be treated as an Employee, but shall not
be eligible to participate in this Plan. To the extent required by Code Section
414(o), individuals who are not otherwise Employees shall be treated as
Employees, but shall not be eligible to participate in this Plan.
2.12 Employer - The Company and any subsidiary or affiliate of the Company
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which is authorized by the Company to participate herein and which adopts the
Plan for the exclusive benefit of its Employees, in accordance with any
conditions required by the Company.
2.13 Employment - Service as an Employee of the Employer and any other
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employer which is a member of a controlled group of corporations that includes
the Employer within the meaning of Section 414(b) of the Code, or related
employers under common control within the meaning of Section 414(c) of the Code,
or related employers which constitute an affiliated service group under Section
414(m) of the Code, or employers related through the leasing of employees under
section 414(n) of the Code.
2.14 ERISA - Public Law 93-406, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act
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of 1974, as amended from time to time, and the regulations thereunder.
2.15 ESOP Discretionary Account - The account maintained for a Participant
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to record discretionary amounts contributed by the Employer to the ESOP Portion
of the Plan under Section 4.3(d) and adjustments related thereto.
2.16 ESOP Matching Account - The account maintained for a Participant to
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record amounts contributed by the Employer to the ESOP Portion of the Plan under
Section 4.3(c) and adjustments related thereto. A Participant's ESOP Matching
Account shall at all times be fully vested.
2.17 ESOP Portion - The portion of the Plan under which the Employer's
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contributions (if any) under Sections 4.3(c) and (d) are made and which is
intended to qualify as an employee stock ownership plan as defined in Section
4975(e)(7) of the Code.
2.18 Excess Aggregate Contributions - With respect to any Plan Year, the
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aggregate amount of matching contributions made by the Employer under Section
4.3 (and any Pay Transfers made on behalf of Highly Compensated Employees for
the relevant Plan Year and taken into account at the election of the Employer in
determining the contribution percentage for purposes of Section 4.3(g)), to the
extent such amount exceeds the maximum permissible amount of such contributions
under the limitations of Section 4.3(g).
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2.19 Excess Contributions - With respect to any Plan Year, the aggregate
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Employer contributions paid to the Plan as a Pay Transfer (or any other
contributions taken into account for purposes of Section 4.2 of the Plan) on
behalf of a Highly Compensated Employee for such Plan Year, to the extent such
aggregate contributions exceed the maximum such contribution permitted for such
Highly Compensated Employee for such Highly Compensated Employee for such Plan
Year under the limitations of Section 4.2.
2.20 Fiduciaries - The Named Fiduciaries (as defined in ERISA), who shall
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be the Company, the Plan Administrator, the Trustee, the investment committee
(if appointed) and other parties designated as Fiduciaries by such Named
Fiduciaries in accordance with the powers herein provided, but only with respect
to the specific responsibilities of each in connection with the Plan and Trust.
Each Participant shall also be a Named Fiduciary with respect to directing the
Trustee as to the voting and tendering of shares of Company Stock held by the
Plan that are allocated to the Participant's accounts, and with respect to any
direction to the Trustee as to the voting and tendering of shares of Company
stock held by the Plan that are not allocated to Participant accounts.
2.21 Forfeiture - The portion of a Participant's Profit Sharing
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Discretionary Account and ESOP Discretionary Account not vested at the time of
the termination of his Employment and which shall be handled in accordance with
Section 5.4.
2.22 Highly Compensated Employee -
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(a) General Definition - Any employee who is a "5-percent owner," as
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determined under section 416(i)(1)(B) of the Code, any time during the
Plan Year or the preceding Plan Year, or received more than $80,000
(as adjusted pursuant to section 414(q)(1) of the Code) in
Compensation from the Employer in the preceding Plan Year.
(b) Compensation - Compensation for purposes of this Section of the Plan,
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means an individual's compensation as determined under Code Section
415(c)(3), increased by elective nontaxable compensation under a
cafeteria plan (under Section 125 of the Code), and elective
contributions to a cash or deferred arrangement (under Section 401(k)
of the Code).
(c) Non-Highly Compensated Employee - An Employee who is not a Highly
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Compensated Employee shall be a Non-Highly Compensated Employee.
2.23 Hour of Service - Each Employee will be credited with an Hour of
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Service for:
(a) Each hour for which an Employee is paid, or entitled to payment, by
the Employer for the performance of duties. These hours shall be
credited to the Employee for the computation period in which the
duties are performed; and
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(b) Each hour for which an Employee is paid, or entitled to payment, by
the Employer on account of a period of time during which no duties are
performed (irrespective of whether the employment relationship has
terminated) due to vacation, holiday, illness, incapacity (including
disability), jury duty, military duty or Authorized Leave of Absence;
provided, however, that under this paragraph (b):
(1) Subject to Section 3.4, no more than five hundred (500) Hours of
Service shall be credited for any single continuous period
(whether or not such period occurs in a single computation
period) during which the Employee performs no duties.
(2) No hours shall be credited if such payment is made or due under a
plan maintained by the Employer solely for purposes of complying
with applicable worker's compensation, unemployment insurance or
disability insurance laws, and
(3) No hours shall be credited for a payment which solely reimburses
an Employee for medical or medically related expenses incurred by
the Employee; and
(4) Each hour for which back pay, irrespective of mitigation of
damages, is either awarded or agreed to by the Employer. These
hours shall be credited to the Employee for the computation
period to which the award or agreement pertains rather than to
the period in which the award, agreement or payment is made. The
same Hours of Service shall not be credited under paragraphs (1)
or (2), as the case may be, and this paragraph (4). Crediting of
hours for back pay awarded or agreed to with respect to periods
described in paragraph (2) shall be subject to the limitations of
that paragraph.
(5) Hours of Service credited under the Plan shall be calculated and
credited subject to the rules and restrictions set forth in
Department of Labor Regulations Section 2530.200b-2(b), (c) and
(f) which are incorporated herein by this reference.
(6) The method of determining Hours of Service under the Plan shall
be in accordance with Department of Labor Regulations Section
2530.200b-3 and shall be applied in a consistent and non-
discriminatory manner to all Employees or classes of Employees.
(7) For purposes of determining whether a Break in Service has
occurred for participation and vesting purposes, Hours of Service
shall also include
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hours for maternity or paternity absences in accordance with
Section 3.6. During such absence, the Employee shall receive
credit for Hours of Service equal to the number of hours that
normally would have been credited during the absence, or, if
unknown, then eight hours per day of absence, provided that the
credit for Hours of Service on account of pregnancy or placement
of a child with the Employee by adoption shall not exceeded five
hundred one (501) Hours of Service for each absence. Hours of
Service on account of pregnancy or adoption shall only be
required to be credited if in the Plan Year in which the
maternity or paternity absence begins, crediting of such hours is
necessary to prevent a Break in Service in that Plan Year;
otherwise, such hours shall be credited in the following Plan
Year.
2.24 Individual Medical Benefit Account - Any separate account under a
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defined benefit pension plan from which benefits described in Section 401(h) of
the Code are payable solely to the relevant Participant, his spouse, or his
dependents.
2.25 Limitation Year - The twelve (12) month period commencing on January 1
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and ending on December 31.
2.26 Leased Employee - Any person who is not a common law employee and who
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provides services to an Employer within the meaning of Code Section 414(n). The
term Leased Employee shall not include any Leased Employees if (i) Leased
Employees constitute less than 20 percent of the Employer's non-highly
compensated work force within the meaning of Code Section 414(n)(5)(C)(ii), and
(ii) such Leased Employees are covered by a plan described in Code section
414(n)(5).
2.27 Normal Retirement Date and Normal Retirement Age - The first day of
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the month in which the Participant attains age sixty-five (65) shall be the
Participant's Normal Retirement Date. A Participant's right to his retirement
benefit shall become nonforfeitable upon his attaining age sixty-five (65),
which shall be the Normal Retirement Age.
2.28 Participant - Any Employee who has qualified under the terms of the
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Plan for participation herein and who remains so qualified.
2.29 Pay Transfer - The portion of a Participant's Annual Compensation
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deferred pursuant to the election described in Section 4.1 and contributed on
his behalf to the Trust under the Profit Sharing Portion of the Plan. For tax
purposes, including Section 414(h) of the Code, Pay Transfers shall be
considered Employer contributions to the Plan.
2.30 Plan - The Scientific - Atlanta, Inc. Voluntary Employee Retirement
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and Investment Plan, as set forth herein and as it may be amended from time to
time.
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2.31 Plan Administrator - The Company (or such person, persons or entity as
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the Company shall appoint), which shall have the authority to administer the
Plan as provided in Article VIII.
2.32 Plan Year - The twelve (12) month period commencing on January 1 and
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ending on the next following December 31.
2.33 Pre-tax Account - The account maintained for a Participant to record
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Pay Transfer amounts deferred pursuant to the election described in Section 4.1,
and adjustments related thereto. The Pre-tax Account shall be part of the Profit
Sharing Portion of the Plan. A Participant's Pre-tax Account shall at all times
be fully vested.
2.34 Profits - The Employer's net income or profits for any single taxable
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year of the Employer determined on the basis of its books of account, in
accordance with sound accounting practices, without any deduction for taxes
based upon income or for contributions made under this or any other retirement
plan. The term "accumulated profits" means that part of the Employer's earned or
retained surplus which represents accumulated earnings from regular operations,
as determined on the basis of the Employer's books of account in accordance with
sound accounting practices.
2.35 Profit Sharing Discretionary Account - The account maintained for a
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Participant under the Profit Sharing Portion of the Plan to record discretionary
amounts contributed by the Employer under Section 4.3(b) and adjustments related
thereto.
2.36 Profit Sharing Matching Account - The account maintained for a
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Participant under the Profit Sharing Portion of the Plan to record amounts
contributed by the Employer under Section 4.3(a) and adjustments related
thereto. A Participant's Profit Sharing Matching Account shall at all times be
fully vested.
2.37 Profit Sharing Portion - The portion of the Plan under which the
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Participant's Pay Transfers under Section 4.1 and the Employer's contributions
under Sections 4.3(a) and (b) are made, and which contains a Section 401(k)
feature and is intended to qualify as a profit sharing plan under Section 401(a)
of the Code.
2.38 Rollover Account - The account maintained to record any rollover
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contributions by the Participant or trust-to-trust transfers pursuant to Section
4.6 and adjustments relating thereto. A Participant's Rollover Account shall at
all times be fully vested.
2.39 Service - Subject to the Break in Service rules of Section 3.4, a
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Participant's period of Employment with the Employer, and any corporation, sole
proprietorship or partnership that is a member of a controlled group of
corporations that includes the Employer, or is under common control, or is a
member of an affiliated service group that includes the Employer, or are
entities related through the leasing of Employees, as determined under Sections
414(b), (c), (m), and (n) of the Code.
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2.40 Trust (or Trust Fund) - The fund or funds established pursuant to the
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Trust Agreement to receive and to invest the amounts deferred by or contributed
on behalf of the Participants under the Plan, and from which distributions will
be made.
2.41 Trust Agreement - The trust agreement entered into between the Company
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and the Trustee.
2.42 Trustee - Fidelity Management Trust Company. The term "Trustee" shall
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also include any successor trustee(s) who is designated and accepts such
designation as provided in the Trust Agreement.
2.43 Valuation Date - The periodic and regularly scheduled date (or dates)
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for valuation of the individual investment funds of the Trust and the respective
accounts of Participants. The Valuation Dates of all the investment funds
referred to in Section 5.2 shall be the last business day of each Calendar
Quarter (the "Quarterly Valuation Dates"). The particular Valuation Dates may be
revised, from time to time, by mutual consent of the Company and the Trustee.
The Annual Valuation Date shall be December 31 of each year.
2.44 Vested Interest - That portion of the Participant's Pre-tax Account,
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ESOP Discretionary Account, ESOP Matching Account, Profit Sharing Discretionary
Account, Profit Sharing Matching Account and Rollover Account which under the
terms hereof is nonforfeitable.
2.45 Year of Service - The applicable twelve consecutive month period in
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which an Employee completes at least one thousand (1,000) Hours of Service.
2.46 Construction - The masculine gender, appearing in this Plan, shall be
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deemed to include the feminine gender, and the singular may include the plural,
unless the context clearly indicates to the contrary. The words "hereof,"
"hereunder" and other similar compounds of the word "here" shall mean and refer
to the entire Plan, not to any particular provision or Section.
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ARTICLE III
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ELIGIBILITY, PARTICIPATION AND SERVICE
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3.1 Eligible Employees - Except as further provided in this Section 3.1,
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all Employees of Employers who adopt the Plan, including regular part-time
Employees, shall be eligible to participate in the Plan. The following
Employees of adopting Employers shall not be eligible to participate: (i)
Employees who are classified by the Employer as casual or temporary employees
(including Co-op Employees); (ii) any person rendering services to the Employer
purportedly as (1) an independent contractor or (2) an employee of a company
providing services to the Employer (even if the individual is determined to be a
common law employee of the Employer entitled to credit for vesting or any other
purposes under this Plan) before the date an Employer actually begins to
withhold federal income taxes from his or her pay; (iii) Employees whose terms
and conditions of Employment are governed by a collective bargaining agreement
which does not provide for their participation in the Plan and with respect to
whom retirement benefits were the subject of good faith bargaining; (iv) persons
deemed to be Employees under Code Section 4.14(o); (v) Leased Employees; (vi)
Employees of Scientific-Atlanta Canada, Inc. who perform substantially all of
their services for the Employer outside the United States; and (vii) non-
resident aliens within the meaning of Code Section 7701(b)(1)(B).
3.2 Participation -
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(a) Requirements - (i) Pay Transfers - An eligible Employee under Section
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3.1 who is at least age eighteen (18) shall be eligible to make Pay
Transfers to the Plan as of the first payroll period following the
date he/she submits an election form to the Plan Administrator in
accordance with Section 3.2(c), or as soon as administratively
practicable thereafter. If the eligible Employee is not at least age
eighteen (18) on the date he/she is first credited with an Hour of
Service, he/she shall be eligible to make Pay Transfers as of the
first day of the first payroll period that begins coincident with or
next following the date the Employee attains age eighteen (18). If
the Participant does not elect to make Pay Transfers effective as of
the first date he/she is eligible to make Pay Transfers, he/she may
subsequently elect to make Pay Transfers effective as of the first day
of the first payroll period following the date he/she submits an
election form to the Plan Administrator in accordance with Section
3.2(c), or as soon as administratively practicable thereafter.
(ii) Matching Contributions to Profit Sharing Portion and ESOP - An
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Employee who makes Pay Transfers to the Plan shall be eligible
to receive an Employer matching contribution as provided in
Sections 4.3(a) and 4.3(c).
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(iii) Discretionary Contributions to Profit Sharing Portion and
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ESOP Portion -
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For purposes of the Employer's discretionary contributions, an
Employee shall be eligible to receive an allocation of the
Employer's discretionary contributions (if any) if he/she is
eligible to make Pay Transfers and otherwise satisfies the
requirements of Sections 4.3(b) and 4.3(d) to receive an
allocation of the Employer's discretionary contributions for
such Plan Year.
(b) Continued Eligibility to Participate - As long as a Participant is
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actively employed in an eligible position under Section 3.1, he/she
shall be eligible to make Pay Transfers. As long as the Participant
makes Pay Transfers, he/she shall continue to be entitled to receive
Employer matching contributions in accordance with Sections 4.3(a) and
4.3(c). A Participant's continued eligibility to receive Employer
discretionary contributions shall be determined in accordance with
Sections 4.3(b) and 4.3(d).
(c) Agreement to Participate in Pay Transfers - Any eligible Employee who
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meets the requirements for participation in the Plan under Section
3.2(a)(i) shall be required to submit to the Plan Administrator or
Employer an election form designating a portion of his Annual
Compensation to be contributed to the Plan and indicating the manner
in which such amounts shall be invested. If the date such election
form is submitted is later than the date he/she would otherwise become
a Participant under this Section 3.2, then his participation in Pay
Transfers shall commence on the date the election form is submitted or
as soon thereafter as is administratively practicable.
3.3 Service - A Participant's eligibility for benefits under the Plan and
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his Vested Interest in the Plan shall be based on his Years of Service
determined as follows:
(a) Service Prior to January 1, 1986 - With regard to an Employee who was
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actively employed by the Employer on January 1, 1986, his Years of
Service prior to January 1, 1986 shall be counted as Service
hereunder.
(b) Service From and After January 1 1986 - Subject to Section 3.4 and the
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provisions which follow, a Participant shall be credited with a Year
of Service for each Plan Year commencing on or after January 1, 1986
in which he/she has one thousand (1,000) or more Hours of Service,
provided, however, that if the Participant has completed at least one
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thousand (1,000) Hours of Service during the twelve (12) month period
commencing on the date of his Employment and such period overlaps two
Plan Years in neither of which the Employee completed at least one
thousand (1,000) Hours of Service, he/she shall nevertheless be
credited with a Year of Service for the Plan Year in which he/she
becomes a Participant (or in which he/she becomes eligible for re-
participation) in the Plan.
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3.4 Re-employment of an Employee - (a) Participation - A Participant
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shall remain eligible to participate in the Plan until the earlier of: (i) the
date he/she is no longer employed in an eligible position under Section 3.1, or
(ii) the date he/she incurs a Break in Service. If an Employee has a Break in
Service and returns to employment in an eligible position under Section 3.1,
he/she shall be immediately eligible to participate or re-participate as of the
date he/she is again credited with an Hour of Service.
(b) Vesting -
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(i) In the case of an Employee who was not a Participant or a
Participant who, at the time of a Break in Service, does not
have any Vested Interest in his Profit Sharing Discretionary
Account or ESOP Discretionary Account, his Years of Service
prior to any period of consecutive one (1) year Breaks in
Service shall not be taken into account upon his rehire for
purposes of determining such Participant's Vested Interest in
his Profit Sharing Discretionary Account or ESOP Discretionary
Account after his Break in Service if the number of consecutive
one (1) year Breaks in Service within such period equals or
exceeds five (5) years. Such aggregate number of pre-break
Years of Service shall be deemed for this purpose not to
include any Years of Service not required to be taken into
account hereunder by reason of any prior Break in Service.
(ii) In the case of a Participant who, at the time of a Break in
Service, had a Vested Interest in his Profit Sharing
Discretionary Account or ESOP Discretionary Account or who has
not had his Years of Service disregarded under subparagraph (i)
immediately above, Years of Service prior to such Break in
Service shall be reinstated upon reemployment for purposes of
determining such Participant's Vested Interest in his Profit
Sharing Discretionary Account or ESOP Discretionary Account for
Plan Year beginning after the Plan Year of his Break in Service
upon his completion of one Hour of Service.
(c) Pre-Break in Service Vesting - A Participant (whether or not he/she
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had a Vested Interest in his Profit Sharing Discretionary Account or
his ESOP Discretionary Account) who returns to Employment with the
Employer after a Break in Service shall have his Years of Service
after the Break in Service counted to determine his Vested Interest in
his Profit Sharing Discretionary Account or his ESOP Discretionary
Account at the time he/she incurred a Break in Service if the number
of consecutive years constituting the Break in Service does not exceed
five (5) years at the time he/she is reemployed.
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(d) Computation Period - The Plan Year shall be the computation period for
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purposes of determining whether a Break in Service has occurred. The
first Plan Year computation period for this purpose shall be, in the
case of Employees who were eligible to participate on the original
effective date of the Plan, January 1, 1986, the Plan Year commencing
on said date, and shall be in the case of Employees who thereafter
become eligible to participate, the Plan Year which includes the first
date the Participant is eligible to participate in the Plan.
3.5 Military Service - Notwithstanding any provision of this Plan to the
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contrary, contributions, benefits and service credit with respect to qualified
military service will be provided in accordance with 414(u) of the Internal
Revenue Code.
3.6 Maternity or Paternity Leave - In the case of an Employee who is
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absent from Employment on account of (i) the Employee's pregnancy, (ii) the
birth of a child of the Employee (iii) the placement of a child with the
Employee in connection with the adoption of the child by the Employee or (iv) an
absence due to the need for caring for such child for a period beginning
immediately following such birth or placement, the Plan shall treat as Hours of
Service, solely for purposes of determining whether a Break in Service has
occurred, the following hours:
(a) the Hours of Service which otherwise would normally have been credited
to such Employee but for such absence; or
(b) if the Hours of Service in (a) cannot be determined, then eight (8)
Hours of Service for each day of such absence.
Provided that, such Hours of Service credited under this Section 3.6
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shall not exceed five hundred one (501) Hours of Service for each
absence.
The Hours of Service credited under this Section 3.6 shall be credited in
the Plan Year the absence begins only if an Employee would be prevented from
incurring a Break in Service in such Plan Year. In any other case, such hours
shall be credited in the immediately following Plan Year. The Employee shall not
be entitled to receive credit for maternity or paternity leave under this
Section 3.6 unless such Employee furnishes to the Plan Administrator within such
reasonable time period as the Plan Administrator may establish evidence that the
absence is on account of one of the four (4) reasons specified in the first
paragraph of this Section 3.6 and evidence of the duration of such absence.
3.7 Transfers of Employment Among Employers - Subject to Section 3.4, in
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computing Service hereunder, the period of an Employee's Employment with any
other member of a group of related employers which includes the Employer shall
be counted for participation and vesting purposes, and a transfer of an Employee
from the employ of one such member to the employ of another member shall not
interrupt Employment. Related employers shall be
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determined under Sections 414(b), (c), (m) and (n) of the Code, to include
members of a controlled group of corporations, trades or businesses under common
control, members of an affiliated service group, and entities related through
the leasing of employees. In the event any Participant during the course of any
Plan Year is employed simultaneously by more than one such member that has
adopted the Plan, he/she shall be entitled to make Pay Transfers and receive an
allocation under Sections 3.3(b) and (d) by taking into account his aggregate
Annual Compensation from such simultaneous members. Further, if the Employee was
previously in a job classification which precludes such Employee from
participation in the Plan, his Employment in such job classification from and
after the Effective Date shall count as Service hereunder for eligibility and
vesting purposes.
3.8 Inactive Account Status - If a Participant is required to complete a
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Year of Service to receive an allocation under Section 4.3, in the event that
any Participant (excluding an Employee whose Employment is terminated) completed
more than five hundred (500) Hours of Service but less than one thousand (1,000)
Hours of Service in any Plan Year of his participation, or if during a Plan Year
a Participant has no more than five hundred (500) Hours of Service but is on an
Authorized Leave of Absence which would prevent him/her from having a Break in
Service, his accounts under Sections 4.3(b) and 4.3(d) shall be placed on
inactive status. In such case, such Plan Year shall not be considered as a Year
of Service for the purpose of determining the Participant's Vested Interest, and
the Participant shall not share in the Employer's contribution for any such Plan
Year under Sections 4.3(b) and 4.3(d), but he/she shall continue to receive
income allocations in accordance with Section 5.3. In the event such Participant
has one thousand (1,000) Hours of Service in a subsequent Plan Year, his
accounts shall revert to active status for such Plan Year with full rights and
privileges under this Plan restored. No portion of the amount credited to a
Participant's accounts which has been placed in such inactive status shall be
forfeited until such time as is provided in Section 5.4 hereof.
3.9 Service of Employees of Certain Acquired Companies.
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(a) ATx Telecom Systems, Inc. Notwithstanding anything in this Article III
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to the contrary, the period of service of any Employee described in
this Section 3.9 shall be determined as follows:
In the case of an Employee who was employed by ATx Telecom Systems,
Inc. or any affiliate thereof (collectively, "ATx") on June 30, 1996
and became an Employee on July 1, 1996, his or her period of service
shall include, for vesting purposes only, the number of years of
vesting service such Employee had in the Amoco Employee Savings Plan
as of June 30, 1996. An Employee described in this Section 3.9 shall
be fully eligible to participate in the Plan on July 1, 1996, or, if
later, as soon as administratively practicable thereafter.
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ARTICLE IV
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PAY TRANSFERS AND CONTRIBUTIONS
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4.1 Pay Transfers -
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(a) Pay Transfer Amount - Pursuant to the election described in subsection
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(b) below and the limitations in Section 4.2, each Participant may
defer in any Plan Year up to fifteen percent (15%) of his Annual
Compensation in one-half percent (1/2%) increments, in accordance with
such rules and regulations as may be established by the Plan
Administrator and subject to the limitations contained in Sections 4.2
and 5.5. In the event that a Participant elects to defer a portion of
his Annual Compensation under this Plan, it will be designated for
contribution by the Employer to the Trust, on behalf of the
Participant, and for deposit in his Pre-tax Account. All amounts
deposited to a Participant's Pre-tax Account shall at all times be
fully vested.
(b) Election to Defer - The Plan Administrator shall establish such
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nondiscriminatory time requirements for the delivery of election forms
to defer a portion of the Participant's Annual Compensation as it
deems necessary for the proper administration of the Plan. An election
to commence, increase or decrease the amount of deferral shall specify
the amount of deferral desired in one half percent ( 1/2%) increments
of Annual Compensation, subject to the limitation in subsection (a)
above. Any election purporting to defer more than fifteen percent
(15%) of Annual Compensation shall be treated as an election To defer
fifteen percent (15%) of Annual Compensation. Such election shall
continue in effect until the earlier of the date the Participant
making the election ceases participation in the Plan, or the date an
adjustment election described in subsection (c) becomes effective.
(c) Pay Transfer Adjustment - Subject to the provisions of subsection (d),
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a Participant who has elected to defer a portion of his Annual
Compensation for a Plan Year may elect once each payroll period to
increase or reduce the amount of his Pay Transfers or terminate or
reinstate his Pay Transfers by notifying the Plan Administrator or its
designated agent of such change, in writing or verbally, as permitted
under administrative guidelines adopted by the Plan Administrator.
Such change shall be effective for the next complete payroll period
for which it is administratively practicable to implement such change,
provided such change shall not apply to any amount of Annual
Compensation already earned by the Participant. Any such change which
becomes effective pursuant to this subsection shall remain in effect
until the earlier of the date the Participant making the election
ceases participation in the Plan, or the date a subsequent adjustment
election first becomes effective.
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(d) Payroll Deductions - The contribution of Pay Transfers shall normally
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be accomplished through an automatic payroll deduction arrangement.
However, the Plan Administrator may, in its discretion, allow such
contributions to be made in a manner other than through regular
payroll deductions if consistent with applicable law and regulations.
4.2 Limitation on Pay Transfers -
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(a) Limitation for Highly Compensated Employees - Notwithstanding anything
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herein to the contrary, in any Plan Year, the average percentage of
Annual Compensation actually deferred by all eligible Highly
Compensated Employees (the Highly Compensated Group) for such year
shall not exceed the greater of (1) or (2) below:
(1) The average percentage of Annual Compensation actually deferred
by all eligible Non-Highly Compensated Employees (the Non-Highly
Compensated Group) for the preceding Plan Year multiplied by
1.25, or
(2) The average percentage of Annual Compensation actually deferred
by the Non-Highly Compensated Group for the preceding Plan Year
multiplied by 2.0, provided, however, that in this case the
percentage of Annual Compensation actually deferred by the Highly
Compensated Group shall not exceed the average percentage of
Annual Compensation actually deferred by the Non-Highly
Compensated Group for the preceding Plan Year by more than two
percent (2%) or such lesser amount as the Secretary of the
Treasury may prescribe to prevent the multiple use of this
alternative limitation with respect to any Employee who is a
member of the Highly Compensated Group.
(b) Deferral Percentage - For purposes of subsection (a) above, the
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percentage of Annual Compensation actually deferred by a specified
group of Employees shall be the average of the ratios (calculated
separately for each Employee in such group) of:
(1) the amount of Pay Transfers actually paid to the Trust on behalf
of each such Employee and deposited in his Pre-tax Account for
such Plan Year, or preceding Plan Year for Non-Highly Compensated
Employees, to
(2) the Employee's Annual Compensation for such Plan Year, or
preceding Plan Year for Non-Highly Compensated Employees.
For purposes of the preceding sentence, the Annual Compensation
of any Employee for a Plan Year shall be the amount of his
compensation taken
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into account under the Plan in calculating the contribution which
may be made on his behalf for such Plan Year, or preceding Plan
Year for Non-Highly Compensated Employees. In computing the
deferral percentages under this subsection (b), amounts
contributed on behalf of Participant to his Pre-Tax Account and
Profit Sharing Matching Account or any other contributions to the
Profit Sharing Portion of this Plan or to any other defined
contribution plan maintained by an Employer that is not an
employee stock ownership plan may also be considered to the
extent permitted under the Code and applicable regulations, which
require that such contributions be fully vested at all times and
subject to the distribution restrictions in Section 401(k) of the
Code. Deferral percentage shall be calculated to the nearest one
hundredth of one percent (1/100%).
(c) Adjustment of Pay Transfers - If during a Plan Year the Plan
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Administrator determines that there is a likelihood that the
percentage of Annual Compensation actually deferred in such Plan Year
by the Highly Compensated Group will exceed the limitation specified
in subsection (a), then the Plan Administrator may reduce or restrict
the deferrals of the Highly Compensated Group as provided in this
subsection. The Plan Administrator may reduce or restrict the amount
of deferrals by all Participants in the Highly Compensated Group
deferring a portion of their Annual Compensation by such amount and
beginning as of such pay period during the Plan Year as is deemed
necessary to prevent the limitation in subsection (a) from being
exceeded for the Plan Year. The Plan Administrator may terminate (in
whole or in part) any restriction on deferrals under this subsection
which is no longer necessary to prevent the limitation specified in
subsection (a) from being exceeded for the Plan Year. Whenever
necessary during the Plan Year, the Plan Administrator may institute
further restrictions on deferrals, or reinstate restrictions on
deferrals, to the extent required to prevent the limitation in
subsection (a) from being exceeded.
(d) Distribution of Excess Contributions and Earnings - Notwithstanding
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any reductions of deferrals that are made by the Plan Administrator
pursuant to subsection (c) above, if the limitation in subsection (a)
will be exceeded, then except as may be otherwise provided in this
Section and notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan, any
Excess Contributions for such Plan Year (and net any earnings
allocable thereto) shall be distributed to the Highly Compensated
Employees not later than two and one-half (2 1/2) months following the
Plan Year with respect to which such Excess Contributions were made.
Alternatively, any Excess Contributions may be distributed not later
than the end of the Plan Year following the Plan Year with respect to
which such Excess contributions were made, provided the Company pays
any applicable excise tax on such distribution. The Employer may use
any reasonable and consistently applied method for computing the
earnings allocable to any Excess contribution for such Plan Year
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that does not violate Section 401(a)(4) of the code, and need not
distribute any income which arose after the end of such Plan Year as a
result of such Excess Contribution.
Any such distribution of Excess Contributions and earnings thereon
shall be made to Highly Compensated Employees on the basis of the
amount of contributions by, or on behalf of, each such Employee. Any
such distribution may and shall be made without regard to any other
provision of this Plan restricting distribution. Any such Excess
Contributions distributed to a Highly Compensated Employee (with
earnings thereon) shall be distributed pro rata from any account which
contains contributions used in computing Average Deferral Percentages,
based on contributions made to such accounts during such Plan Year.
(e) Limitation on Pay Transfers for All Participants - Notwithstanding any
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other provision of this Plan, in no event shall the Pay Transfers of
any individual with respect to any taxable year of such individual
exceed nine thousand five hundred dollars ($9,500.00), or such
adjusted amount as is established by the Secretary of the Treasury
from time to time in accordance with cost of living adjustments under
Code Section 415(d), for all plans in which such individual is a
participant, whether or not maintained by the Employer. In the event
such Pay Transfers of a Participant or former Participant exceed such
limitation for any taxable year of such Participant, such Participant
or former Participant shall, not later than March 1 following the
close of, and with respect to, the taxable year in which such excess
Pay Transfers were made (i) notify the Plan Administrator in writing
of the Pay Transfers made under any plan other than this Plan, (ii)
allocate in writing such excess pay Transfers between or among such
other plans and this Plan, and (iii) state in writing that, is such
excess Pay Transfers allocable to the Plan is not distributed, the
deferral limitations of Section 402(g) of the Code will be exceeded
for the Participant's taxable year with respect to which such Pay
Transfers occurred. Upon such notification, the Plan Administrator
shall distribute any excess Pay Transfers (and any income allocable
thereto) allocable to the Plan to the relevant Participant not later
than April 15 of the calendar year following the close of the taxable
year of the Participant with respect to which such excess Pay
Transfers was made. Solely for purposes of the preceding sentence,
the income deemed allocable to any such excess Pay Transfers shall be
determined under any reasonable and consistently applied method
selected by the Employer in accordance with regulations issued by the
Secretary of the Treasury.
(f) Priority of Application of Sections - Section 4.2(e) shall be applied
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before Section 4.2(a); provided however, that, except to the extent
provided in regulations issued by the Secretary of the Treasury, an
Pay Transfer distributed under Section 4.2(d) shall be deemed not to
have been distributed for purposes of this Section 4.2(f). this
Section 4.2(f) shall be applied before Section 4.2 of the Plan.
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4.3 Employer Contributions -
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(a) Matching Contributions to the Profit Sharing Portion
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(i) Quarterly Matching Contributions - During or at the end of each
Calendar Quarter, the Employer (or the Company on behalf of the
Employer) shall make a matching contribution to the Profit
Sharing Portion of the Plan for the credit of each Participant
who has made Pay Transfers during such Calendar Quarter as
provided in Section 4.1. Subject to the other limitations in the
Plan, the amount contributed under this Paragraph 4.3(a)(i), when
added to any Employer matching contribution (if any) to the
Participant's ESOP Matching Account under Section 4.3(c) for the
same Calendar Quarter on behalf of such Participant, shall be
equal to one dollar ($1.00) for each one dollar ($1.00) of the
Participant's Pay Transfers during the Calendar Quarter, up to
three percent (3%) of his/her Annual Compensation, and fifty
cents ($.50) for each one dollar ($1.00) of the Participant's Pay
Transfers during the Calendar Quarter in excess of three percent
(3%) up to six percent (6%) of his/her Annual Compensation,
reduced by Forfeitures, as provided in Section 5.4.
(ii) End-of-Year Matching Contributions - At the end of each Plan
Year, the Employer (or the Company on behalf of the Employer)
shall make an additional matching contribution to the Profit
Sharing Portion of the Plan for the credit of each Participant
whose Pay Transfers during such Plan Year ceased as a result of
the Participant's Pay Transfers reaching the limit imposed by
Code Section 402(g) or as a result of the Participant's Annual
Compensation reaching the limit imposed by Code Section
401(a)(17). Subject to the other limitations in the Plan, the
amount of end-of-year matching contributions under this Paragraph
4.3(a)(ii) shall be the amount of quarterly matching
contributions which would have been made to the Plan if the
Participant's Pay Transfers had not ceased due to the limit under
Code Section 402(g) or 401(a)(17), provided that in no event
shall the total matching contributions for any Participant be
greater than four and one-half percent (4.5%) of the limit on
Annual Compensation imposed by Code Section 401(a)(17).
Notwithstanding the foregoing, Pay Transfers in excess of six percent
(6%) of a Participant's Annual Compensation shall not be considered in
determining the Employer's matching contribution. The Employer shall
have the sole discretion to determine whether the matching
contributions required under Section 4.3(a) will be made to the
Participant's Profit Sharing Matching Account, ESOP Matching Account
or a combination of both, and such contributions may be used
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to pay principal and interest on borrowings in accordance with Section
4.3(e). The contribution of the Employer shall be in cash, Company
Stock or a combination of both, as determined at the sole discretion
of the Company. To the extent necessary to prevent the Plan from
discriminating under Section 401 of the Code, the Plan Administrator
may adjust the amount of Employer contributions to be made on behalf
of some or all Participants making Pay Transfers under the Plan.
(b) Discretionary Profit Sharing Contribution - For so long as the Plan
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continues in effect, the Company or the Employer may make a
discretionary contribution out of Profits to the Profit Sharing
Portion of the Plan to be allocated to the Profit Sharing
Discretionary Accounts of all Participants who are active Employees on
the last day of such Plan Year and who have a Year of Service for such
Plan Year. The discretionary profit sharing contribution, if any, for
a Plan Year shall be determined annually by the Board, taking into
consideration the then prevailing financial conditions and fiscal
requirements of the Company and the Employer and such other factors as
the Board deems appropriate. A Participant's allocable share of any
such discretionary profit sharing contribution shall be determined
based upon the ratio of his Annual Compensation to the Annual
Compensation for all such eligible Participants for the Plan Year. The
discretionary profit sharing contribution shall be made in cash,
Company Stock or a combination of both, as determined at the sole
discretion of the Company.
(c) Matching Contributions to the ESOP Portion - During or at the end of
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each Calendar Quarter, the Employer (or the Company on behalf of the
Employer) may make a matching contribution to the ESOP Portion of the
Plan in the amount provided in this Section 4.3(c), for the credit of
each Participant who has deferred during such Calendar Quarter a
portion of his Annual Compensation as a Pay Transfer as provided in
Section 4.1. Subject to the other limitations in the Plan, the amount
contributed under this Section 4.3(c) when added to any Employer
matching contribution to the Participant's Profit Sharing Matching
Account under Section 4.3(a) for the same Calendar Quarter on behalf
of such Participant shall be equal to $1.00 for each $1.00 of the
Participant's Pay Transfers up to three percent (3%) of his Annual
Compensation and $.50 for each $1.00 of the Participant's Pay
Transfers for four percent (4%) to six percent (6%) of his Annual
Compensation, reduced by Forfeitures as provided in Section 5.4,
provided that Pay Transfers in excess of six percent (6%) of a
Participant's Annual Compensation shall not be considered in
determining the Employer's contribution.
The Employer shall have the sole discretion to determine whether the
matching contributions required under Section 4.3(a) will be made to
the Participant's Profit Sharing Matching Account, ESOP Matching
Account or a combination of both, and such contributions may be used
to pay principal and interest on borrowings in
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accordance with Section 4.3(e). The contribution of the Employer shall
be in cash, Company Stock or a combination of both, as determined at
the sole discretion of the Company. To the extent necessary to prevent
the Plan from discriminating under Section 401 of the Code, the Plan
Administrator may adjust the amount of Employer contributions to be
made on behalf of some or all Participants making Pay Transfers under
the Plan.
(d) Contributions to ESOP Discretionary Accounts - For as long as the Plan
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continues in effect, the Company or the Employer may declare for any
Plan Year a discretionary contribution to the ESOP Portion of the Plan
for such Plan Year. The contribution (if any) shall be determined by
the Board taking into consideration the then prevailing financial
conditions and fiscal requirements of the Company and the Employer and
such other factors as the Board deems appropriate. The contribution
shall be allocated to the ESOP Discretionary Accounts of all
Participants who are active Employees on the last day of the Plan Year
and who have a Year of Service for such year, in the proportion that
each such Participant's Annual Compensation bears to the aggregate
Annual Compensation of all such Participants. The discretionary ESOP
contribution shall be made in cash, Company Stock or a combination of
both, as determined at the sole discretion of the Company.
(e) Borrowings to Purchase Company Stock for ESOP Portion - At the
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direction of the Company or the investment committee, if appointed by
the Company, the Trustee shall have the authority to cause the Trust
to borrow or raise money for the purposes of the ESOP Portion of the
Plan in such amount, and upon such terms and conditions, including
entering into purchase money transactions, as the Company or
investment committee may direct; and for any sum so borrowed, to issue
its promissory note as Trustee, and to secure the repayment thereof by
pledging all, or any part, of the Trust Fund, to the extent permitted
by law. The Trustee shall have authority to borrow funds from any
person as determined by the Company or investment committee, including
a "disqualified person" as defined in Section 4975 of the Code. No
person lending money to the Trustee shall be bound to see to the
application of the money lent or to inquire into the validity,
expediency or propriety of any such borrowing. Any borrowing by the
Trustee to purchase Company Stock for the ESOP Portion, including
purchase money transactions, shall provide for the following special
provisions:
(1) The Trustee shall repay to the lender the amount of such loan,
together with the interest thereon, only out of amounts
contributed for such purposes to the Trust by the Employer or the
Participant (and earnings thereon), plus dividends on Company
Stock held in the ESOP Portion;
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(2) The collateral, if any, from the Trust Fund to secure such loan
shall be limited to the Company stock purchased with the proceeds
of such loan and then only to the extent that such stock has not
been released from the suspense account for allocation to
Participants' accounts under the ESOP Portion of the Plan;
(3) The loan shall be made without recourse against the existing
assets of the Trust;
(4) In the event of default by the Trustee under such loan, the value
of assets of the Trust transferred in satisfaction of the loan
must not exceed the amount of the default; provided, where the
lender is a "disqualified person" (as such term is defined in
Section 4975 of the Code), Trust assets may be transferred to
such disqualified person only upon and to the extent of failure
to meet the payment schedule of the loan;
(5) The loan must be for a specific term, and not payable on demand,
and the interest rate on the loan must not be in excess of a
reasonable rate, which may be a variable rate; and
(6) Such other requirements as may be necessary for the loan or
purchase money transaction to meet the applicable requirements of
Section 4975 of the Code and the regulations thereunder for an
exempt loan to an ESOP.
The Trustee shall maintain a suspense account to which it shall credit
all borrowings (loans, purchase money obligations, etc.) made by it to
purchase Company Stock under the ESOP Portion pursuant to the
provisions of this Section 4.3 (e) and to which it shall debit all
shares of Company Stock which are purchased with such borrowed funds.
The shares in the suspense account shall not be allocated except as
the shares are released from the suspense account as provided for in
this Section 4.3(e).
Except in circumstances where the Plan Administrator and the Trustee
agree on a different method, a suspense account established hereunder
shall be handled as follows: On the applicable Valuation Date, the
Trustee shall release shares of Company Stock in the suspense account
for allocation to the ESOP Matching Accounts and ESOP Discretionary
Accounts of Participants who are eligible to share in the Employer's
contribution for such year. The number of shares to be released on
each Valuation Date shall be equal to the number of encumbered
securities held immediately before the release for the current Plan
Year multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which is the amount of
principal and interest paid for such year and the denominator of which
is the sum of the principal and interest to be paid for such year and
for all future years. Such released shares of Company
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Stock shall be allocated among the eligible Participants' accounts
under the ESOP Portion as provided in this Section 4.3.
Subject to subsection (g), the annual contribution of the Employer
under this Section 4.3 shall in no event be less than the amount
necessary, when added to other available funds held by the Plan,
including contributions by Participants that are invested in Company
Stock, to pay the current amounts due (if any) under any loans or
purchase money obligations incurred by the Plan for the purposes of
purchasing Company Stock. The contribution provisions of Section
404(a)(9) of the Code shall apply to the Plan and, in accordance with
such provisions, contributions in the amounts described in such
provisions may be made to the Plan for the purposes specified in such
provisions.
(f) Time of Making Contribution - The Company or the Employer shall pay to
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the Trustee amounts which are to be contributed to the Trust under
Sections 4.3(b) and 4.3(d), not later than: (i) the close of the Plan
Year for which such amounts are contributed, or (ii) within such other
period thereafter as may be permissible under Section 404(a)(6) of the
Code; provided, however, notwithstanding Sections 4.3(a) and 4.3(c),
the Company or the Employer may in its discretion elect to contribute
amounts under Sections 4.3(a) and 4.3(c) by the later of the dates in
(i) or (ii).
(g) Contribution Limitation - In no event shall the contribution by the
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Company or the Employer under this Section 4.3 be greater than the
amount permissible under Section 5.5 or deductible by the Company or
Employer for profit sharing plans and stock bonus plans (including, an
ESOP feature) for federal income tax purposes for the taxable year
with respect to which the contribution is made, plus such additional
amount as may be deductible by reason of a deduction carry forward
from any prior year (or years) when less than the maximum deductible
amount was actually contributed as permitted under the Code.
The matching contributions of the Employer under Section 4.3(a) to the
Profit Sharing Portion of the Plan when expressed as a percentage of
compensation for each Participant included in the Highly Compensated
Group for the Plan Year when averaged together shall not exceed the
average contribution percentage calculated for all eligible Non-Highly
Compensated Employees for the preceding Plan Year in the Non-Highly
Compensated Group by more than the greater of (1) or (2) below:
(1) The average percentage of Annual Compensation actually
contributed as a matching contribution by the Employer to the
Profit Sharing Portion of the Plan for all eligible Non-Highly
Compensated Employees for the preceding Plan Year multiplied by
1.25;
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(2) The average percentage of Annual Compensation actually
contributed as a matching contribution by the Employer to the
Profit Sharing Portion of the Plan for all eligible Non-Highly
Compensated Employees for the preceding Plan Year multiplied by
2.0 provided that, in this case, the percentage of Annual
Compensation contributed on behalf of the Highly Compensated
Group shall not exceed the percentage of Annual Compensation
contributed on behalf of the Non-Highly Compensated Employees for
the preceding Plan Year by more than two percent (2%) or such
lesser amount as the Secretary of Treasury shall prescribe to
prevent the multiple use of this alternative limitation with
respect to the Highly Compensated Group.
Percentages shall be calculated to the nearest one hundredth of one
percent (1/100%). The same limitation in (1) or (2) above shall apply
to the Employer's matching contributions to the ESOP Portion of the
Plan, calculated based on the Employer's Matching contributions under
Section 4.3(c), without considering matching contributions to the
Profit Sharing Portion of the Plan.
Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan, any Excess Aggregate
Contribution with respect to a Plan Year, together with any net
earnings attributable thereto, shall be distributed not later than two
and one-half (2 1/2) months after the last day of the Plan Year with
respect to which such contribution was made. Alternatively, any
Excess Aggregate Contributions may be distributed not later than the
end of the Plan Year following the Plan Years with respect to which
the Excess Aggregate Contributions were made provided the Company pays
any applicable excise tax on such distribution. Any distribution of
the Excess Aggregate Contributions for any Plan Year shall be made to
Highly Compensated Employees on the basis of the amount of
contributions on behalf of, or by, each such Employee. The Employer
may use any reasonable and consistently applied method that does not
violate Section 401(a)(4) of the Code to compute the earnings
attributable to such Excess Aggregate Contributions and shall not be
required to include income earned between the last day of such Plan
Year and the date of distribution of such Excess Aggregate
Contributions. Any Excess Aggregate Contribution shall be deemed to
be attributable first to any unmatched Employee contributions, then to
all accounts taken into account for the purposes of this Section, in
proportion to the contributions added to each such account for the
relevant Plan Year.
(h) Valuation of Company Stock - If shares of Company Stock are
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contributed to the Participant's Pre-tax Account, Profit Sharing
Matching Account or ESOP Matching Account, such shares shall be valued
at the lesser of the average closing price on the New York Stock
Exchange Composite Index during such Calendar
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Quarter, or the closing price on the New York Stock Exchange Composite
Index on the last trading day of the such Calendar Quarter. If shares
of Company Stock are contributed to the Participant's Profit Sharing
Discretionary Account or ESOP Discretionary Account, such shares shall
be valued at the closing price of such Company Stock on the New York
Stock Exchange Composite Index on the date of contribution. For any
period that shares of Company Stock are not publicly traded, such
Company Stock shall be valued at its then fair market value as of the
date of such contribution by an independent appraiser in accordance
with Section 5.9.
4.4 Employee Voluntary After-tax Contributions -Voluntary after-tax
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contributions by Participants are not permitted.
4.5 Fund for Exclusive Benefit of Participants - All assets of the Trust
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Fund shall be held hereunder and in accordance with Article IX for the exclusive
benefit of the Participants and their Beneficiaries for the purpose of
distributing to such Participants and Beneficiaries both the corpus and income
of the Trust Fund in accordance with the provisions of Article VI hereof. No
part of the Trust Fund corpus or income shall be used for or diverted to
purposes other than for the exclusive benefit of Participants and Beneficiaries
under the Plan (other than such part as is required to pay taxes and expenses of
administration); provided that the Company hereby reserves the right to amend or
terminate the Plan at any time as provided in Articles IX and X hereof.
To the extent permitted by the Code and applicable rules and regulations
thereunder and notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, upon the
Employer's request, a contribution which was made by a mistake of fact, or
conditioned upon the initial qualification of the Plan, or upon the
deductibility of the contribution under Section 404 of the Code, shall be
returned to the Employer (with any Pay Transfers being refunded for the benefit
of Employees on whose behalf the contributions were made to the Trust) within
one year after the payment of the contribution, the denial of the qualified
status of the Plan or the disallowance of the deduction for such contribution
(to the extent disallowed), whichever is applicable.
4.6 Employee Rollover Contributions -
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(a) In General - With the consent of the Plan Administrator, the Trustee
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may receive and invest any amounts received by an Employee, who is in
the group of Employees eligible to participate in the Plan in
accordance with Section 4.1 above, from another qualified plan, either
directly from such other plan as a trust-to-trust transfer, or as a
rollover, within the time prescribed by law for such rollovers or
through an Individual Retirement Account or Annuity whose assets came
solely from a qualified plan. Such amounts shall be held for the
benefit of the Participant in a Rollover Account established for his
benefit. The Plan Administrator and the Trustee may request such
information from the Participant
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as they deem necessary to determine that a proper rollover
contribution or transfer is being made, and shall refuse to permit a
transfer of amounts from a qualified plan which permitted the
distribution of a participant's interest in a form other than a lump
sum payment, unless the amount is no longer subject to such optional
form of benefit payments in accordance with Section 401(a)(31) of the
Code. Rollover or transferred amounts shall be segregated and
considered a Rollover Account, and shall be invested pursuant to the
Participant's direction in accordance with Section 5.2, and shall at
all times be fully vested.
(b) Withdrawal of Rollover Accounts - A withdrawal of any portion or all
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of a Participant's interest in his Rollover Account shall be permitted
prior to retirement, death, or termination of Employment upon written
request submitted to the Plan Administrator, provided that such
withdrawal may only be made once each Plan Year. Upon receipt of any
such request, the amount requested as a withdrawal from such Rollover
Account shall be distributed to the Participant as promptly as
administratively practicable thereafter.
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ARTICLE V
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INTEREST OF PARTICIPANTS
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5.1 Accounts of Participants - The Plan Administrator, or its agent, shall
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maintain separate accounts on its books, for recordkeeping purposes only, for
each Participant. A given Participant may have six (6) accounts (which may be
further divided by the Plan Administrator into subaccounts): (i) a Pre-tax
Account to record any portion of his Annual Compensation which he/she defers as
a Pay Transfer pursuant to Section 4.1; (ii) a Profit Sharing Matching Account
to record his allocable share of the Employer's matching contribution pursuant
to Section 5.3(a) under the Profit Sharing Portion; (iii) a Profit Sharing
Discretionary Account to record his allocable share of the Employer's
discretionary contribution (if any) pursuant to Section 4.3(b); (iv) an ESOP
Matching Account to record his allocable share of the Employer's matching
contribution pursuant to Section 4.3(c); (v) an ESOP Discretionary Account to
record his allocable share of the Employer's discretionary contribution (if any)
pursuant to Section 4.3(d); and (vi) a Rollover Account to record any rollover
contribution made pursuant to Section 4.6. Except for certain investment
purposes, the maintenance of accounts for individual Participants is only for
accounting purposes, and a segregation of the assets of the Trust Fund to each
Participant's accounts shall not be required. Distributions and withdrawals
from a Participant's account(s) shall be charged to the appropriate account at
the time the transaction is processed under Section 5.2.
5.2 Investment of Participant Accounts -
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(a) Employer Contributions - The Employer's contributions under Sections
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4.3(a) and 4.3(b) shall be credited to the Participant's respective
Profit Sharing Matching Account and Profit Sharing Discretionary
Account, and shall initially be invested in the Company Stock Fund, as
defined in Section 5.2(d), subject to the Participant's right to
direct the investment of such contributions after they are initially
invested in the Company Fund.
The ESOP Portion of the Plan is designed to invest primarily in
Company Stock so as to qualify as an employee stock ownership plan as
defined in Section 4975(e)(7) of the Code. The amount in the
Participant's ESOP Matching Account and ESOP Discretionary Account
shall be invested in the Company Stock Fund, and shall not be subject
to the investment direction of a Participant.
(b) Participant Contributions -
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(1) Except for amounts credited to his ESOP Matching Account and ESOP
Discretionary Account, a Participant's interest in his remaining
accounts shall be subject to the sole investment direction of the
Participant in accordance with the provisions of this Section 5.2(b).
This remaining
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amount to be invested at the direction of the Participant is referred
to hereinafter as the "Participant Directed Amount."
(2) The Participant Directed Amount shall be designated further as
follows:
(i) The Existing Balance of the Participant Directed Amount in the
particular investment funds at the time the Participant conveys
an investment direction to the Plan Administrator or its
designated agent; and
(ii) Future Amounts to be credited to the Participant Directed Amount.
Any investment direction submitted by a Participant must specify whether it
applies to the Existing Balance or Future Amounts, and must be in one
percent (1%) increments.
(c) (1) Any direction by a Participant of the investment of the amounts
credited to him/her under the Plan shall be made in accordance
with this subsection. The initial direction of investment of the
Participant Directed Amount shall be made by the Participant on a
form provided by the Plan Administrator. Thereafter, a
Participant shall direct the investment, or change the direction
of the investment, of his Future Amounts or Existing Balance by
notifying the Plan Administrator or its designated agent of such
change in writing or verbally, as permitted under administrative
guidelines adopted by the Plan Administrator. A change in the
investment of the Participant's Existing Balance may be made once
each day by the Participant, and shall be implemented the same
day or as soon as administratively practicable thereafter,
provided that transfers in or out of the Company Stock Fund may
only be made once each calendar month. A change in the investment
direction of a Participant's Future Amounts shall be effective
for the next complete payroll period for which it is
administratively practicable to implement such change. Any
Participant direction shall remain in effect until superseded by
a subsequent direction, or until the complete distribution of a
Participant's interest.
(2) Subject to any restrictions mandated by the Code and the
regulations, (A) if a Participant fails to submit an initial
statement of direction which properly directs the investment of
one hundred percent (100%) of his Participant Directed Amount,
and such failure is not corrected, the portion not designated for
investment shall be invested in the Money Market Fund; and (B) if
a change of an investment direction submitted by a Participant
does not properly direct the investment of one hundred percent
(100%) of his Participant Directed Amount, and such failure is
not corrected, such change of investment shall be made to the
extent possible,
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and any portion not designated for investment shall be invested
in the Money Market Fund.
(d) The separate investment options offered by the Plan are:
(1) The Company Stock Fund - This fund is invested exclusively in
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Company Stock, although it may hold other short-term investments
from time to time. The Employer's contributions under Section 4.3
shall initially be invested in the Company Stock Fund.
(2) The Bond Fund - This is a fixed income fund invested in U.S.
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Treasury bonds or other government bonds, and corporate bonds
with a fixed interest rate.
(3) The Money Market Fund - This fund is invested in short-term
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securities with the objective of current income, that is designed
to provide investors with a return that reflects current short-
term money market rates.
(4) The Equity Mutual Fund - This is a fund containing a variety of
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corporate securities, with more investment risk than the Bond
Fund and Money Market Fund, with the objective of both current
income and capital appreciation.
(5) The Equity Index Fund - This is a fund that invests primarily in
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the common stocks of the 500 companies included in the S&P 500
Index. The objective is for both current income and long term
capital appreciation.
(6) Long Term Capital Appreciation Fund - This fund is invested in
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securities of United States and foreign corporations, in large
corporations as well as smaller, less known companies, with the
objective of long term capital appreciation. This fund offers
more overall investment risks than the other funds currently
offered under the Plan.
The separate investment options made available under the Plan may be
changed or modified from time to time by the Plan Administrator, with
the consent of the Trustee.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent necessary to meet
reasonable administrative expense and other needs of the Trust, and to
the extent permitted under the Code, as directed by the Plan
Administrator, the Trustee may retain a portion of the investment
funds described in Section 5.2(d) in cash and may make
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investments with such cash in such securities or other investments as
its deems appropriate.
At the direction of the Company, or the investment committee, if
appointed by the Company, the Trustee shall have the authority to
cause the Trust to borrow money to satisfy the liquidity needs of the
Company Stock Fund as may be required from time to time to permit the
timely transfer of Existing Balances from the Company Stock Fund to
the other investment options as directed by Participants. Such
borrowing shall be on such reasonable commercial terms as are approved
by the Trustee, and the interest rate on the loan or line of credit
must not be in excess of a reasonable rate, which may be a variable
rate. The borrowing shall be made without recourse against the
existing or future assets of the Trust. Borrowing shall not be
permitted if the borrowing will result in a prohibited transaction
under Section 4975 of the Code or Section 406 of ERISA, unless an
exemption for such transaction has been obtained by the Trustee from
the Department of Labor, or a prohibited transaction class exemption
is available. No person loaning money to the Trustee shall be bound
to inquire into the validity, expediency or propriety of any such
borrowing.
5.3 Determination of Account Value: Allocation of Expenses to Accounts;
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Dividends on Company Stock -
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(a) For purposes of reporting the value of a Participant's Plan accounts
each Calendar Quarter, as of the close of business on each Valuation
Date, the Trustee shall determine, in such reasonable ways and from
such information as the Trustee may deem appropriate, the fair market
value of the separate investment funds of the Trust Fund, and each
Participant's allocable interest in such investment fund. The Trustee
shall also report the contributions to the Trust Fund on behalf of
each Participant (if any) which have not been invested in the
investment funds as of such Valuation Date.
(b) The Trustee shall reduce each Participant's total account balance each
Valuation Date by such Participant's share of Plan expenses paid by
the Trustee during such Calendar Quarter, provided the payment of such
Plan expenses by the Trustee is approved by the Plan Administrator.
(c) The dividends paid on Company Stock held in the Company Stock Fund
shall be reinvested in Company Stock by the Trustee. Notwithstanding
the immediately preceding sentence, to the extent permitted by law,
the dividends on Company Stock held by the Plan (whether allocated or
unallocated to Participants' accounts) may be used to pay debt on
outstanding borrowings, to pay administrative or other Plan expenses,
or to purchase additional shares of Company Stock, as determined by
the Company. If dividends on allocated shares of Company Stock are
used to
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pay debt on outstanding borrowings, there shall be transferred from
the suspense account of unallocated shares of Company Stock to the
accounts of Participants to which the dividends would have been
allocated the number of shares of Company Stock equal in value (as
determined in Section 4.3(h)) to the amount of dividends that would
have been allocated to such accounts but for the use of such dividends
to make payments on borrowings. Such allocation of shares from the
suspense account shall be made in the Plan Year in which the dividends
would otherwise have been allocated. The dividends paid during a Plan
Year with respect to Company Stock held by the Plan may also, in the
discretion of the Plan Administrator, be paid to the Participants in
the Plan in accordance with the respective number of shares of Company
Stock allocable to each Participant who has a portion of his Plan
interest invested in the Company Stock Fund as of the Valuation Date
next preceding the dividend payment date, or to the Plan, in which
event the Trustee may distribute in cash such amount to such
Participants, provided, however, that such redistribution is made not
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later than ninety (90) days after the close of the Plan Year in which
such dividends are paid to the Trust. The direction, which may be a
continuing direction, to pay such dividends to Participants shall be
made in writing to the Trustee by the Plan Administrator at least
thirty (30) days prior to a dividend payment date. In the event any
dividends on Company Stock are held by the Plan for a two-year period
or longer, they may be only distributed in cash if the provisions of
Section 6.7 regarding cash distribu tions are satisfied. If dividends
paid on Company Stock are not reinvested in Company Stock, or if they
are not distributed to terminated Participants in connection with a
distribution of Company Stock, such remaining dividends shall be held
in the Company Stock Fund.
Any Company Stock received by the Trustee as a stock split or stock
dividend, or as a result of a reorganization or other recapitalization
of the Company, shall be allocated in the same manner as the Company
Stock to which it is attributable is then allocated. The Plan
Administrator shall determine the actions to be taken with respect to
rights to subscribe to additional shares of Company Stock issued with
respect to Company Stock held by the Trustee in the Company Stock
Fund.
5.4 Disposition of Forfeitures -
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(a) Participants Who Terminate Employment - In the case of an Employee who
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has terminated Employment and who was a Participant except for such
termination of his Employment, the amount standing to his credit in
his Profit Sharing Discretionary Account and his ESOP Discretionary
Account in which he/she has no Vested Interest shall be forfeited and
used to reduce the Employer's required contribution under Sections
4.3(a) and 4.3(c) as of the earlier of the Annual Valuation Date for
the Plan Year in which payment of the Participant's Vested Interest
commences or he/she incurs a one year Break in Service. If a
Participant
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terminates Employment with no Vested Interest in his Profit Sharing
Discretionary Account and his ESOP Discretionary Account, such
accounts shall be forfeited as of the Annual Valuation Date for the
Plan Year in which he/she terminates employment. After termination of
his Employment, a former Employee's Vested Interest in his Profit
Sharing Discretionary Account and ESOP Discretionary Account shall be
distributed or held for distribution in accordance with Section 6.5
hereof.
(b) Buy-Back Option - A Participant who is re-employed by the Employer
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prior to incurring five (5) consecutive one (1) year Breaks in
Service, shall have an option to buy-back the amount which was subject
to forfeiture by paying to the Plan the full amount of the
distribution paid to him/her from his Profit Sharing Discretionary
Account and his ESOP Discretionary Account. His buy-back option shall
continue until the earlier of the date: (i) five years after he/she is
re-employed by the Employer or (ii) the date the Participant incurs
five (5) consecutive one (1) year Breaks in Service after the
withdrawal. Upon such repayment, the amount in his Profit Sharing
Discretionary Account and ESOP Discretionary Account shall be
restored, and such restored amount shall not be less than the total of
the amount repaid and the amount forfeited. If such restored amount is
less than such minimum, the difference shall be credited to the
Participant's Profit Sharing Discretionary Account and ESOP
Discretionary Account, either out of Forfeitures or Trust earnings
attributable to the Plan Year in which the Participant exercises his
buy-back option, or by an additional Employer contribution.
(c) Participant With No Vested Interest - If a Participant who has no
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Vested Interest in his Profit Sharing Discretionary Account and ESOP
Discretionary Account incurs a Break in Service, and if the
Participant is reemployed by the Employer prior to incurring five (5)
consecutive one (1) year Breaks in Service, upon such reemployment,
the amount that was forfeited in his Profit Sharing Discretionary
Account and ESOP Discretionary Account at the time he/she terminated
Employment shall be restored, either out of Forfeitures or Trust
earnings attributable to the Plan Year in which he/she is reemployed,
or by an additional Employer contribution.
5.5 Maximum Allocations -
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(a) Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, the annual
additions made to a Participant's accounts for any limitation year
shall not exceed the lesser of $30,000 (or, if greater, one-fourth
(1/4) of the defined benefit dollar limitation determined under
Section 415(d) of the Code for the relevant limitation year) or
twenty-five percent (25%) of the Participant's annual compensation
within the meaning of Section 415(c)(3) of the Code for the relevant
limitation year. Such
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annual additions shall include the sum of Employer contributions
(excluding, however, any Employer contributions distributed to a
Participant as an Excess Contribution, to the extent such exclusion is
permissible under the Code and regulations thereunder), forfeitures
(and any other amounts allocated to an account in the same manner as a
forfeiture), Employee contributions (other than any contribution
distributed to the relevant individual to the extent such exclusion is
permissible under the Code and regulations thereunder), contributions
to an individual medical benefit account described in Section 401(h)
of the Code and any amount described in Code Section 419(A)(d)(2)
attributable to post-retirement medical benefit coverage, but shall
not include any rollover contributions made to the Plan.
(b) For any Participant in the Plan who is also a Participant in one or
more defined benefit plans (as defined in Section 414(j) of the Code)
maintained by the Employer, the annual additions to such Participant's
accounts under this Plan during a Plan Year shall be further limited
(in addition to the limitation under (a) above) to the extent
necessary to prevent the limits in Code Section 415(e) from being
exceeded.
(c) In the event that a Participant's annual additions under this Plan,
when added to the annual additions under any other defined
contribution plan or the projected annual benefit under any defined
benefit plan maintained by the Employer, exceeds the limitations
specified in Section 5.5(a) or (b), appropriate reductions in such
annual additions or projected annual benefit shall be made in the
following order:
(1) First, any defined benefit plan maintained by the Employer, and
(2) to the extent that additional reductions are still necessary,
this Plan, and
(3) to the extent that any additional reductions are still necessary,
any other qualified defined contribution plan maintained by the
Employer.
(d) In addition to other limitations set forth in the Plan and
notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan, the annual additions
under the Plan (and all other defined contribution plans required to
be aggregated with this Plan under Code Section 415) shall not
increase to an amount in excess of the amount permitted (when
considered with all other aggregated plans of the Employer) under
Section 415 of the Code.
(e) Nothing in this section shall reduce the accrued benefit of a
Participant as of January 1, 1983. The accrued benefits preserved
under this Section shall be
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determined in accordance with TEFRA Section 235(g)(4) and the rules
and guidelines thereunder.
5.6 Excess Allocations - If, pursuant to Section 5.5 immediately above,
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there is an excess allocation with respect to a Participant for a Plan Year,
such excess amount shall be disposed of as follows:
(a) First, any excess allocation with respect to a Participant shall be
administered as follows:
(1) First, any Pay Transfers made by the Participant which would
constitute such annual additions for the Plan Year shall be
returned to the Participant to the extent such Pay Transfers
constitute excess annual additions to such Participant's
accounts.
(2) In the event that the Participant is in the Service of the
Employer in succeeding Plan Years, then any remaining excess
amounts after the application of (1) shall not be distributed to
the Participant, but shall be carried over for the Participant's
benefit and allocated to the appropriate account or accounts of
the Participant for such succeeding Plan Years to the extent
consistent with the limits in Section 5.5.
(3) In the event that the Participant is not in the Service of the
Employer in a succeeding Plan Year for which an allocation is to
be made hereunder, then such excess amount shall not be
distributed to the Participant, but shall be reapplied for the
benefit of all remaining Participants.
(b) If only part of a Participant's allocation for a Plan Year is an
excess allocation, then for purposes of applying subsections (a)(2)
and (a)(3) above, the excess part of his total allocation for the year
shall be deemed to come from the following sources of allocations
under the Plan:
(1) Any Profit Sharing Discretionary Contribution allocated to such
Participant;
(2) To the extent that the allocation exceeds (1) above, the ESOP
Discretionary Contribution;
(3) To the extent that the excess allocation exceeds (1) and (2)
above, the Profit Sharing Matching Contribution (if any)
allocated to such Participant; and
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(4) To the extent that the excess allocation exceeds (1), (2) and (3)
above, the ESOP Matching Contribution (if any) allocated to such
Participant.
5.7 Voting Rights - The provisions of this Section 5.7 shall apply only in
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the case where the Plan then holds Company Stock in the ESOP Portion of the
Plan. In all other cases, the provisions in the Trust Agreement that relate to
the voting of Company Stock shall apply.
(a) Definitions - For purposes of this Section 5.7 and Section 5.8 of the
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Plan, the following definitions shall apply:
(1) "Accounts" means a Participant's Profit Sharing Matching Account,
Profit Sharing Discretionary Account, ESOP Matching Account, ESOP
Discretionary Account and Pre-tax Account.
(2) "Allocated Shares" means the shares of Company Stock allocated to
Participants' Accounts.
(3) "Unallocated Shares" means the shares of Company Stock held by
the Trustee and not allocated to Participants' Accounts.
(b) Voting as Directed by Participants - Notwithstanding anything in the
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Plan to the contrary, each Participant who has Allocated Shares in his
Accounts and who timely provides instructions to the Trustee shall be
entitled to direct the Trustee as to the manner in which to vote on
any matter for which shareholder approval is required. Such a voting
Participant shall, as a Named Fiduciary within the meaning of Section
403(a)(1) of ERISA, direct the Trustee with respect to the vote of
such Allocated Shares in his Accounts. Reasonable means shall be
employed by the Trustee to provide confidentiality with respect to the
directions by such Participant and the Trustee shall hold such
directions in confidence and shall not divulge or release such
directions to any person including the Company or any director,
officer, employee or agent of the Company, it being the intent of this
provision of this Section 5.7 to ensure that the Company (and its
directors, officers, employees and agents) cannot determine the
direction given by any Participant. Such instructions shall be in
such form and shall be filed in such manner and at such time as the
Trustee may prescribe. In lieu of voting Participants' fractional
Allocated Shares as directed by Participants, the Trustee may vote the
combined fractional Allocated Shares to the extent possible to reflect
the directions of Participants with fractional Allocated Shares.
(c) Voting by Trustee - The Trustee shall be entitled to vote, on any
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matter for which shareholder approval is required, shares of Company
Stock which are (i) Allocated Shares, but for which the Trustee
received no timely voting instructions from Participants; and (ii)
Unallocated Shares. Except where prohibited by
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ERISA and only to such extent, such shares of Company stock shall be
voted by the Trustee in the same manner and in the same proportion as
Allocated Shares with respect to which the Trustee received timely
voting instructions from Participants.
(d) Obligations of the Company - The Company shall use its reasonable best
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efforts, in conjunction with the investment committee (if appointed)
and the Trustee, to cause to be delivered to each Participant on a
timely basis all proxy materials, notices and information as are
furnished to the Company's stockholders in respect of the exercise of
voting rights, together with forms by which the Participant may
confidentially instruct the Trustee, or revoke such instruction, with
respect to shares of Company Stock allocated to his Accounts.
5.8 Tender or Exchange Offer for Company Stock
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(a) In the event any person, either alone or in conjunction with others,
makes a tender offer, or exchange offer, or otherwise offers to
purchase or solicits an offer to sell to such person one percent or
more of the outstanding shares of Company Stock (herein referred to as
a "Tender Offer"), if the Plan then holds Company Stock in the ESOP
Portion of the Plan, the provisions of this Section 5.8 apply. In all
other cases, the provisions in the Trust Agreement that relate to a
Tender Offer or exchange offer for Company Stock shall apply.
(b) The Trustee may not take any action in response to a Tender Offer
except as otherwise provided in this Section 5.8. Each Participant
may direct the Trustee to sell, offer to sell, exchange or otherwise
dispose of the Allocated Shares in his Accounts n accordance with the
provisions, conditions and terms of such Tender Offer and the
provisions of this Section. Such a tendering Participant shall, as a
Named Fiduciary within the meaning of section 403(a)(1) of ERISA,
direct the tender of such Allocated Shares in his Accounts. Reasonable
means shall be employed by the Trustee to provide confidentiality with
respect to the tendering direction by such Participant and the Trustee
shall hold such directions in confidence and shall not divulge or
release such directions to any person including the Company or any
director, officer, employee or agent of the Company, it being the
intent of this provision of this section 5.8 to ensure that the
Company (and its directors, officers, employees and agents) cannot
determine the tendering direction given by any Participant. Such
instructions shall be in such form and shall be filed in such manner
and at such time as the Trustee may prescribe.
(c) A Participant who has directed the Trustee to tender or exchange
Allocated Shares in his Accounts may, at any time prior to the tender
or exchange offer withdrawal date, or such earlier date as established
by the Trustee, instruct the Trustee to withdraw, and the Trustee
shall withdraw, such Allocated Shares from the tender
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or exchange prior to the withdrawal deadline. The Trustee may impose
reasonable limits on the number of instructions to tender or exchange
or withdraw which a Participant may give to the Trustee.
(d) The Trustee shall sell, offer to sell, exchange or otherwise dispose
of the Allocated Shares with respect to which it has received
directions to do so under this Section and which have not been
withdrawn. The proceeds of a disposition directed by a Participant
shall be allocated to each of such Participant's Accounts in
proportion to the number of shares of Company Stock in each of the
Accounts which the Participant instructed the Trustee to sell,
exchange or otherwise dispose of.
(e) To the extent to which Participants do not instruct the Trustee or do
not issue valid directions to the Trustee to sell, offer to sell,
exchange or otherwise dispose of the Allocated Shares, such
Participants shall be deemed to have directed the Trustee that such
shares of Company Stock remain in the Participants' Accounts subject
to all provisions of the Plan.
(f) The Company may direct the substitution of new qualified employer
securities, as such term is defined in Section 409(1) of the Code, for
shares of Company Stock or for the proceeds of any disposition of
shares of Company Stock to the extent provided in the Plan, provided,
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however, that any such substitute employer securities must be publicly
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traded securities. In lieu of the substitution of new employer
securities, the Company may direct the Trust Fund be invested in
investments other than employer securities. Pending the reinvestment
of the proceeds of any disposition of shares of Company Stock, the
Trust Fund may be invested in such securities or other property as the
Company (or other fiduciary identified by the Company for such
purpose) may from time to time direct, provided, however, in the
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absence of any direction from the Company or other fiduciary the
Trustee may invest the cash proceeds in short-term securities issued
by the United States of America or any agency or instrumentality
thereof or any other investments of a short-term nature, including
corporate obligations or participation therein and interim collective
or common investment funds.
(g) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Plan, in the case of
Unallocated Shares, except where prohibited by ERISA and only to such
extent, the Trustee shall sell, offer to sell, exchange or otherwise
dispose of only that number of Unallocated Shares that bears the same
ratio to the total of all Unallocated Shares as the number of
Allocated Shares for which the Trustee has received valid instructions
from Participants to sell, offer to sell, exchange or otherwise
dispose of bears to the total number of Allocated Shares. The proceeds
of a disposition of Unallocated Shares shall be held by the Trustee
subject to the provisions of the Plan and Trust and any applicable
loan agreement.
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(h) Obligations of the Company - The Company shall use its reasonable best
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efforts, in conjunction with the investment committee (if appointed)
and the Trustee, to cause to be delivered to each Participant on a
timely basis all materials, notices and information as are furnished
to the Company's stockholders in respect of the exercise of tender or
exchange rights, together with forms by which the Participant may
confidentially instruct the Trustee, or revoke such instruction, with
respect to shares of Company Stock allocated to his accounts.
5.9 Appraisal of Company Stock - In the event that any class or series of
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Company Stock held by the Plan is not readily tradable on an established
securities market, all valuations, including the annual valuation, of Company
Stock must be performed by an independent appraiser meeting the requirements of
the regulations under Section 170(a)(1) of the Code.
5.10 Diversification of Investments -
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(a) In General - This Section 5.10 shall apply only to shares of Common
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Stock held in the ESOP Portion of the Plan.
(b) Election By Qualified Participant - Each Participant who has attained
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age fifty-five (55) and has participated in the ESOP Portion of the
Plan at least ten (10) years (a "Qualified Participant ) shall be
permitted to direct the Plan as to the investment of twenty-five
percent (25%) of the value of the Participant's ESOP Matching Account,
ESOP Discretionary Account and Pre-tax Account (if any) attributable
to Company Stock which was acquired by the Plan after December 31,
1986, within ninety (90) days after the last day of each Plan Year
during the Participant's Qualified Election Period as defined below.
Within ninety (90) days after the close of the last Plan Year in the
Participant's Qualified Election Period, a Qualified Participant may
direct the Plan as to the investment of fifty percent (50%) of the
value of such account balances.
(c) Qualified Election Period - The Qualified Election Period shall be the
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five Plan Year period with respect to a Participant beginning with the
later of (i) the Plan Year after the Plan Year in which the
Participant attains age fifty-five (55) or (ii) the Plan Year after
the Plan Year in which the Participant first becomes a Qualified
Participant.
(d) Method of Directing Investment - The Participant's direction shall be
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provided to the Plan Administrator in writing; shall be effective no
later than one hundred eighty (180) days after the close of the Plan
Year to which the direction applies; and shall specify which, if any,
of the options set forth in Section 5.10(e) the Participant selects.
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(e) Investment Options -
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(1) At the election of the Qualified Participant, the Plan shall
distribute (notwithstanding Section 409(d) of the Code) the
portion of the Participant's ESOP Matching Account, ESOP
Discretionary Account and Pre-tax Account (if any) that is
covered by the election within ninety (90) days after the last
day of the period during which the election can be made. Such
distribution shall be subject to such requirements of the Plan
concerning put options as would otherwise apply to a distribution
of Company Stock from the Plan. This Section 5.10(e)(i) shall
apply notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan other than
such provisions as require the consent of the Participant to a
distribution with a present value in excess of $3500. If the
Participant does not consent, such amount shall be retained in
this Plan.
(2) In lieu of a distribution under Section 5.10(e)(i), the Qualified
Participant who has the right to receive a cash distribution
under Section 5.10(e)(i) may direct the Plan to transfer the
portion of the Participant's ESOP Matching Account, ESOP
Discretionary Account and Pre-tax Account (if any) that is
covered by the election to another qualified plan of the Employer
which accepts such transfers, provided that such plan permits
employee-directed investment and does not invest in Company Stock
to a substantial degree. Such transfer shall be made no later
than ninety (90) days after the last day of the period during
which the election can be made.
(3) In lieu of a distribution under Section 5.10(e)(i) or a transfer
under Section 5.10(a)(ii), the Qualified Participant may elect to
transfer the portion of the Participant's ESOP Matching Account,
ESOP Discretionary Account and Pre-tax Account (if any) that is
covered by the election to any of the investment funds offered
under Section 5.2.
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ARTICLE VI
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DISTRIBUTIONS TO PARTICIPANTS
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6.1 Normal Retirement - A Participant who retires under the Plan at his
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Normal Retirement Date shall be entitled to receive the entire amount of his
Vested Interest in the Plan, computed as of the date the payment is sent to the
Participant. Payment shall be made immediately following the date the last
contribution that is required to be made on behalf of such Participant has been
made to the Plan. The Participant's Vested Interest at normal retirement shall
be payable to the Participant in accordance with Section 6.8.
6.2 Postponed Retirement - If required by law and for purposes of this
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Plan only, a Participant may continue to be employed by an Employer after his
Normal Retirement Date. In such event, the Participant shall continue to be a
Participant under the Plan just as if he/she had not yet reached his Normal
Retirement Date. When such a Participant actually retires, he/she shall be
entitled to receive the entire amount of his Vested Interest in the Plan
computed as of the date the payment is sent to the Participant. Payment shall be
made immediately following the date the last contribution that is required to be
made on behalf of such Participant has been made to the Plan. The Participant's
interest at postponed retirement shall be payable to the Participant in
accordance with Section 6.8. A Participant who remains employed by the Employer
past the attainment of age 70 1/2 may elect to receive the entire amount of his
interest in the Plan on or before the April 1 next following the calendar year
in which he attains age 70 1/2, or the Participant may elect to defer receipt of
a benefit until termination of employment.
6.3 Death Benefits - In the event of the death of a Participant, before or
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after his retirement hereunder, there shall be payable to his Beneficiary:
(a) If the Participant dies while he/she is actively employed, he/she
shall become one hundred percent (100%) vested in his accounts in the
Plan, computed as of the date the last contribution that is required
to be made on behalf of such Participant is made to the Plan. His
entire interest shall be distributed within five (5) years after the
death of such Participant, the payment of such benefits to be made in
such manner as may be determined under the provisions of Section 6.8;
provided, however, that the five year requirement shall not apply if:
(i) any portion of the Participant's interest is payable to (or for
the benefit of) a designated Beneficiary; (ii) such portion will be
distributed (in accordance with regulations) over the life of such
designated Beneficiary (or over a period not extending beyond the life
expectancy of such Beneficiary) and (iii) such distributions commence
no later than one year after the date of the Participant's death (or
such later date as the Secretary may, under regulations, prescribe).
If the designated Beneficiary referred to in this Section 6.3(a) is
the surviving spouse of the Participant, the date on which
distributions are required to commence shall be not earlier than the
date the deceased Participant would nave attained age seventy and one-
half (70-1/2). If
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such surviving spouse dies prior to the commencement of distributions
to such spouse, this Section 6.3(a) shall be applied as if the
surviving spouse were the Participant.
(b) If death occurs after distribution to the Participant of his Vested
Interest in the Plan has commenced, the undistributed balance of the
Vested Interest of such Participant shall be distributed at least as
rapidly as under the method of distribution used as of the date of his
death.
(c) For purposes of Section 6.3(a), a distribution to a child shall be
treated as if it had been paid to the surviving spouse of the
Participant if such amount will become payable to the surviving spouse
upon such child's reaching majority (or such other event designated
and permitted under the regulations.)
6.4 Disability - In the event a Participant shall become disabled (as
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hereinafter defined) and he/she is determined by the Plan Administrator to be
disabled, he/she shall be entitled to retire under the Plan for disability.
He/she shall become one hundred percent (100%) vested in his interest in the
Plan and entitled to receive the entire amount of his interest in the Plan,
computed as of the date the payment is sent to the Participant. Payment shall be
made immediately following the date the last contribution that is required to be
made on behalf of such Participant has been made to the Plan. The Participant's
Vested Interest upon disability shall be payable to the Participant in
accordance with Section 6.8. "Disability" for purposes hereof shall mean
disability as defined under the Scientific - Atlanta, Inc. Long Term Disability
Income Plan, provided that if the Participant does not meet the requirements for
disability under such disability plan, "disability" shall mean the lasting
inability of a Participant, due to illness, accident or other physical or mental
incapacity, to perform the usual duties and services of his Employment. The
determination as to whether such disability exists in any individual case shall
be made by the Plan Administrator on the basis of uniform standards consistently
applied, which may include analysis of the results of a medical or psychiatric
examination, or examinations conducted at the instance of the Plan Administrator
with respect to such Participant, or in lieu of requiring such an examination,
the Plan Administrator may use any other available evidence of medical or
psychiatric findings reasonably sufficient to serve as a basis for such a
determination. In the event the Plan Administrator finds that disability within
the meaning of this Section does not exist, then it shall by certified mail so
notify the Participant in question who shall have the rights set forth in the
claims procedure in Section 8.3.
6.5 Termination of Employment - If prior to retirement, disability or
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death in accordance with the foregoing provisions of this Article VI, the
Participant terminates Employment, such terminated Participant shall be entitled
to receive the following amounts, computed as of the date the payment is sent to
the Participant: The Participant shall be entitled to receive (i) the full
amount credited to his Pre-tax Account, Profit Sharing Matching Account, ESOP
Matching Account and Rollover Account; and (ii) the following vesting schedule
shall be
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used to determine the Participant's Vested Interest in his Profit Sharing
Discretionary Account and ESOP Discretionary Account:
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<CAPTION>
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Years of Service Vested Percentage Forfeited Percentage
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<S> <C> <C>
Less then 3 0% 100%
3 20 80
4 40 60
5 60 40
6 80 20
7 or more 100 0
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</TABLE>
The Participant's Vested Interest at termination of Employment shall be
payable to the Participant in accordance with Section 6.8, as soon as
administratively practicable after the last contribution that is required to be
made on behalf of such Participant has been made to the Plan. The forfeiture of
amounts in which he/she does not have a Vested Interest shall be handled in
accordance with Section 5.4. If a Participant with an outstanding Plan loan is
eligible to roll over or make an elective transfer of such loan under Section
6.18(d)(2) and so elects, such loan will be transferred to the Transferee Plan
(as defined in Section 6.18(d)(2)) as soon as administratively practicable upon
termination of such Participant's employment, and the balance of such Employee's
account will be rolled over to the Transferee Plan as soon as administratively
practicable after the last contribution that is required to be made on behalf of
such Participant has been made to the Plan.
6.6 Hardship Withdrawals - A Participant may request a withdrawal on
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account of a hardship in accordance with the provisions of this Section 6.6. The
only amounts available for a hardship withdrawal shall be as follows: (i) all of
the Participant's Pay Transfers through December 31, 1988 plus interest and
earnings thereon through December 31, 1988, plus (ii) the Participant's Pay
Transfers after December 31, 1988 (excluding interest and earnings), plus (iii)
the Participant's Rollover Account. A hardship withdrawal request shall be made
in writing to the Plan Administrator in the form prescribed by the Plan
Administrator; provided, however, such hardship withdrawals shall only be
permitted under the following circumstances:
(a) The withdrawal request must be necessitated by a financial emergency
involving (i) expenses for medical care as described in Section 213(d)
of the Code incurred by the Participant, his spouse or a dependent of
the Participant under Section 152 of the Code, or amounts necessary
for these persons to obtain medical care described in Section 213(d)
of the Code; (ii) costs related to the purchase of the Participant's
principal residence (excluding mortgage payments); (iii) the payment
of tuition and related educational fees for the next twelve months for
the post-secondary education of the Participant or the Participant's
spouse, children or dependents as defined in Section 152 of the Code;
or (iv) payments necessary to
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prevent the eviction of the Participant from his principal residence
or the foreclosure on the mortgage of his principal residence.
(b) The amount withdrawn may not exceed the actual expenses incurred or to
be incurred by the Participant because of the emergency or other
event, provided that the amount may include any amounts necessary to
pay any federal, state or local income taxes or penalties reasonably
anticipated to result from the distribution. No hardship withdrawal
request shall be considered if it is less than $500.
(c) Before any hardship distribution shall be made from the Plan, such
Employee must have first obtained all distributions, other than
hardship distributions, and all nontaxable loans (if any) currently
available under all plans maintained by the Employer. The Participant
shall also file a written statement that the need cannot reasonably be
relieved through: (i) reimbursement or compensation by insurance or
otherwise; (ii) liquidation of the Employee's assets; (iii) cessation
of elective contributions under the Plan; or (iv) by other
distributions or nontaxable (at the time of the loan) loans from plans
maintained by the Employer or by another employer, or by borrowing
from commercial sources on reasonable commercial terms, in an amount
sufficient to satisfy the need. In addition, the statement shall
include the full reasons for the withdrawal, the amount of other
financial resources available to the Participant, if any, and such
other information as the Plan Administrator may request. For purposes
of this paragraph, the Participant's resources are deemed to include
those resources of the Participant's spouse and minor children that
are reasonably available to the Participant. The determination of the
existence of the emergency and the financial hardship, and the amount
to be distributed, shall be made by the Plan Administrator in a
uniform and nondiscriminatory manner. The Plan Administrator may
apply such reasonable presumptions in determining the existence of a
financial emergency and the financial resources available to a
Participant as may be permissible under the Code and Regulations.
(d) In the event a Participant's interest in the Trust Fund is invested in
more than one of the separate investment funds maintained under the
Plan, a withdrawal of less than the complete balance of his interest
shall be withdrawn pro rata to the extent possible from each
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applicable investment fund. The withdrawal shall be paid to the
Participant as promptly as practicable after the approval by the Plan
Administrator of the Participant's written request for a hardship
withdrawal based upon the Valuation Date coincident with or next
preceding the approval of the withdrawal.
6.7 Withdrawals Upon Attainment of Age Fifty-Nine and One-Half (59-1/2) -
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In the case of a Participant who has attained age fifty-nine and one-half (59-
1/2), such Participant shall be eligible to withdraw amounts from his Pre-tax
Account by submitting to the Plan
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Administrator or its designated agent a request in such form and manner as the
Plan Administrator may provide, specifying the amount to be withdrawn; provided,
however, that a Participant shall be ineligible to make a withdrawal if the
Participant withdrew some or all of his Pre-tax Account within the preceding six
months. In the event a Participant's interest in the Trust Fund is invested in
more than one of the separate investment funds maintained under the Plan, a
withdrawal of less than the complete balance of his Pre-tax Account shall be
withdrawn from each applicable investment fund pro rata to the extent possible.
Distribution shall be made to the Participant as soon as practicable after the
withdrawal request is received by the Plan Administrator or its designated
agent, based upon the amount in the Participant's Pre-tax Account as of the
Valuation Date coincident with or next preceding the end of the Calendar
Quarter.
6.8 Form and Manner of Distributions -
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(a) Profit Sharing Portion - All distributions and withdrawals under the
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Profit Sharing Portion of the Plan shall be made in a lump sum in
cash, with the exception that the portion of the Participant's Vested
Interest that is invested in the Company Stock Fund shall be
distributed in Company Stock, with fractional shares paid in cash. If
such distribution would be less than one hundred (100) shares of
Company Stock, such distribution shall be paid in Company Stock unless
the Participant elects to receive such distribution in cash.
(b) ESOP Portion - With respect to a Participant who is entitled to a
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distribution from the ESOP Portion of the Plan, such distribution
shall be paid in a lump sum in cash, subject to the Participant's
right to demand that his distribution be made in shares of Company
Stock (except for fractional shares). If Employer securities acquired
with the proceeds of an exempt loan meeting the requirements of
Section 4975(e) and the applicable regulations thereunder which are to
be distributed under the Plan from the ESOP Portion of the Plan
consist of more than one class of securities, the party receiving the
distribution must receive an amount of each such class that is in
proportion to the ratio that each such security comprises of the total
of Employer securities held by the Plan in the ESOP Portion of the
Plan.
(c) The following special rules shall apply to any distribution which is
paid to a Participant prior to his Normal Retirement Date
(i) Distribution Not in Excess of $5,000 - If the value of such
Participant's Vested Interest in the Plan is not in excess of
$5,000, then the Vested Interest shall be paid as soon as
administratively practicable following the date the Participant
becomes entitled to payment.
(ii) Distribution in Excess of $5,000 - If the value of such
Participant's Vested Interest in the Plan is exceeds $5,000, then
with the written consent of
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such Participant, the Administrator shall pay such Vested
Interest as soon as administratively practicable following the
date the Participant becomes entitled to payment and consents to
such payment, but not later than the Participant's Normal
Retirement Date.
(d) Effective for lump sum distributions made on or after January 1, 1993,
a Participant who is otherwise entitled to receive a lump sum
distribution under the terms of the Plan shall be entitled to direct
the Trustee to make a trustee-to-trustee transfer of such distribution
if the distribution is eligible to be rolled over under Code Section
401(a)(31), to another qualified retirement plan or individual
retirement arrangement as specified by the Participant in writing on a
form provided by the Plan Administrator.
6.9 Restrictions on Participants' Right to Dispose of Company Stock Which
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Company Stock distributed from the ESOP Portion of the Plan that is not readily
tradable on an established market shall be subject to the following restrictions
on its transfer if it is not readily tradable on an established market when the
right of first refusal is exercised and an appropriate legend indicating this
restriction may be placed on each stock certificate:
(a) Any person (the "Seller," which shall include Participants and their
Beneficiaries) desiring to sell, transfer or assign all or any portion
of the Company Stock distributed shall first have received a bona fide
written offer for the purchase of such stock and shall then offer to
sell the same to the Company and the Plan, pursuant to their Right of
First Refusal, in the manner hereinafter set forth.
(b) The Seller shall deliver to the Trustee and the Company a notice in
writing of his desire to sell or transfer his stock which notice shall
contain a signed copy of said bona fide offer to purchase, stating the
price and other terms and conditions of such offer and the name and
address of the proposed purchaser, along with a written statement of
the Seller's willingness to sell his stock to the Company or the Plan
in reference to the proposed purchaser. The Trustee and the Company
shall have fourteen (14) days from the receipt of such notice within
which to decide whether to purchase all of the stock being offered
and, if so, whether such purchase shall be made by the Company or by
the Plan or a part by each (such electing party, whether the Company
or the Trustee, is hereinafter called the "Purchaser"). If the
Purchaser is to purchase such stock, then it shall deliver to the
Seller within the fourteen (14) day period provided for the above
written notice of acceptance of such offer designating a closing place
and date for the purchase of the Company Stock (the "Closing") which
shall not be more than thirty (30) days after the date of its notice
of acceptance to the Seller.
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(c) If all of the Participant's offered Company Stock is not to be
purchased, then the Seller shall have the right to sell such Company
Stock to the person making the bona fide offer within thirty (30) days
following the day upon which the Trustee and the Company were required
to give notice of their election to purchase. Any such sale shall be
under terms and conditions no less favorable than those presented to
the Trustee and the Company. In the event such stock is not sold, it
shall remain subject to the terms and conditions of this Section 6.9.
(d) In the event the Purchaser elects to purchase the Seller's stock
pursuant to the provisions hereof, the Seller shall deliver at the
closing the certificate(s) representing the shares to be sold, which
certificate(s) shall be duly endorsed for transfer to the Purchaser
and the purchase price and payment thereof shall be made by the
Purchaser in accordance with the terms and provisions of the sale. The
selling price must not be less favorable to the Seller than the
greater of (i) the purchaser price and terms offered by the bona fide
purchaser or (ii) the fair market value of the Company Stock as of the
most recent Annual Valuation Date, provided, however, in the event the
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Seller is a "disqualified person" (as defined in Section 4975 of the
Code) the fair market value shall be determined in a manner acceptable
to the Administrator and the Trustee as of the date of the
transaction.
(e) Any purported gift, sale, transfer, assignment, mortgage, pledge or
hypothecation of Company Stock subject to this Section 6.9, that is
distributed under the Plan, by a Participant or his Beneficiaries in
violation of this restriction shall be null and void, and the Company
and the Plan shall not recognize such gift, sale transfer, assignment,
mortgage, pledge or hypothecation as passing any interest in the
stock.
(f) Nothing contained herein shall apply to any sale of Company Stock
directly to the Company or the Plan other than sales made to the Plan
under the Right of First Refusal provided hereunder.
6.10 Participant's Right to Put Company Stock Which is Not Readily Tradable
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to the Company and the Plan -
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(a) General - In the event the Plan acquires Company Stock in a leveraged
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transaction, any Participant (or his Beneficiary) thereafter receiving
a distribution of Company Stock from the Plan from the ESOP Portion of
the Plan at a time when such Company Stock is not readily tradable on
an established market shall have a "put option" on such shares, giving
him/her the right to have the Company purchase such shares. The same
right shall apply to any Company Stock distributed to the Participant
(or his/her Beneficiary) pursuant to his exercising the right to
demand Company Stock described in Section 6.8(b). The put option
shall
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be exercisable during the following two election periods by
giving notice in writing to the Company:
(1) the first option period shall be the sixty (60) day period
commencing on the date of distribution of the shares of Company
Stock; and
(2) the second option period shall be the sixty (60) day period
commencing on the date the fair market value of the Company Stock
is determined (and the Participant or Beneficiary is notified of
such determination) for the Plan Year next following the Plan
Year in which such shares of Company Stock are distributed.
The Plan may be given the opportunity to purchase shares of Company
Stock tendered to the Company under the put option, as described in
subsection (c) hereof. Except to the extent otherwise required by law,
the put option hereunder shall not apply at any time that the Company
Stock is readily tradable on an established market.
(b) Price and Payment - The price at which the put option shall be
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exercisable is the fair market value as of the Annual Valuation Date
which precedes the date the put option is exercised except in the case
of a put option in favor of a "disqualified person" (as defined in
Section 4975 of the Code) in which event the fair market value shall
be determined in a manner acceptable to the Plan Administrator and the
Trustee as of the date of the transaction. Payment for the shares of
Company Stock put to the Company may be made in cash or in
installments over a period not exceeding five (5) years, at the
election of the Company. If the purchase price is paid in
installments, a reasonable interest rate and adequate security must be
provided. The periodic payments shall begin within thirty (30) days
after the put is exercised.
(c) Right of Plan - The Plan shall have the option by notice in writing to
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the Company to assume the rights and obligations of the Company under
the put option provided for herein at the time the put option is
exercised. The put option provided for hereunder shall not bind the
Plan to purchase the Company Stock.
(d) Continuation of Rights - The provisions of this Section 6.10 with
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respect to any Company Stock acquired by the Plan in a leveraged
transaction, or which is distributed to Participants (or
Beneficiaries) pursuant to the right described in Section 6.8
hereinabove in lieu of the Plan's right to distribute Plan benefits in
cash, shall be non-terminable and shall continue if the loan is repaid
or if the ESOP Portion of the Plan ceases to be an ESOP, except to the
extent such rights have terminated in accordance with the terms
hereof. Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Plan, any
Company Stock acquired in a leveraged
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transaction shall not be subject to any put, call, or other option or
buy-sell or similar arrangement while held by and when distributed
from the Plan, regardless of whether the Plan is then an ESOP. The
protections set forth in the preceding sentence shall be
nonterminable.
6.11 Securities Laws Restrictions on Resales - All or a portion of the
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shares of Company Stock acquired by the Plan may not have been registered under
either the Georgia or the Federal securities laws, but may be issued and
acquired pursuant to applicable exemptions thereunder. Any such Company Stock
distributed to Participants in the Plan may only be sold by the Participant upon
registration under such securities laws or pursuant to an available exemption
thereunder. Any such shares of Company Stock held and distributed by the Plan
may be appropriately legended to reflect the restrictions on sale in the
securities laws.
6.12 Present Value of Payments - No method of payment of benefits shall
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result in the present value of payments to the Participant being less than fifty
percent (50%) of the present value of the total benefits to be paid to the
Participant and his Beneficiary.
6.13 Errors in Participant's Accounts - When an error or omission is
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discovered in an account of a Participant, the Plan Administrator and the
Trustee shall be authorized to make such equitable adjustments as may be
appropriate as of the Plan Year in which the error or omission is discovered.
6.14 Commencement of Payments - Notwithstanding anything in this Article to
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the contrary, unless a retired or former Participant elects otherwise in
writing, his benefit payments hereunder shall commence not later than the
sixtieth (60th) day after the close of the latest of the (i) Plan Year in which
such Participant reaches his Normal Retirement Date, (ii) Plan Year in which
occurs the tenth anniversary of the year in which such Participant commenced
participation in the Plan, or (iii) Plan Year in which such Participant's
Employment with the Employer terminates.
6.15 Payment of Benefits of Disabled or Incapacitated Person - Whenever, in
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the opinion of the Plan Administrator or its agent, a person entitled to receive
any payment of a benefit hereunder is under a legal disability or is
incapacitated in any way so as to be unable to manage his financial affairs, the
Plan Administrator or its agent may direct the Trustee to make payments to such
person or to his legal representative or to a relative or friend of such person
for his benefit, or the Plan Administrator or its agent may direct the Trustee
to apply the payment for the benefit of such person in such manner as the Plan
Administrator or its agent considers advisable. Any payment of a benefit or
installment thereof in accordance with the provisions of this Section shall be a
complete discharge of any liability for the making of such payment under the
provisions of the Plan.
6.16 No Other Benefits or Withdrawals - Except as expressly provided for in
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this Article VI, or Sections 4.6 and 11.2, for so long as this Plan continues in
effect no individual,
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whether a Participant, former Participant, Beneficiary or otherwise, shall be
entitled to any distribution or withdrawal of funds from the Trust Fund.
6.17 Maintenance of Vested Interest Prior to Payout - Subject to the
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limitations set forth in Section 6.5, during such period of time between
termination of a Participant's Employment as described in Section 6.5 hereof and
the date when he/she becomes entitled to actual payments of his Vested Interest,
his accounts shall be maintained by the Trustee in the following manner:
(a) Those portions of his/her ESOP Discretionary Account and Profit
Sharing Discretionary Account which were not vested upon termination
of his Employment, if any, shall be forfeited by him/her, and treated
in accordance with the provisions of Sections 5.4 and 6.5 hereof.
(b) The Trustee shall segregate on its books the Vested Interest of such
terminated Participant as of the date of his termination of Employment
and such segregated accounts shall not thereafter share in any
Employer contributions nor in any Forfeitures. The balance in a
segregated account shall remain invested as a part of the Trust Fund,
subject to the right of the Participant to direct the investment of
such amounts under Section 5.2.
6.18 Availability of Loans to Participants -
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(a) The Plan provides for loans from the Plan's assets to Participants and
Beneficiaries with an account balance in the Plan. The loans shall be
made pursuant to the provisions and limitations of this Section as
well as any rules not inconsistent with the limitations in this
Section adopted in writing by the Plan Administrator or its designee.
(b) No loan shall be made by the Plan without the approval of the Plan
Administrator or its designee, whose action thereon shall be final.
No loan shall be made to a Participant who is not an Employee of an
Employing Company or a party in interest within the meaning of Section
3(14) of ERISA at the time the loan application is made to the Plan
Administrator or its designee.
(c) The Plan Administrator or its designee will administer the rules
governing the granting of loans, according to this Section 6.18 and
Section 6.19, such that loans are made available to all Participants
on a reasonably equivalent basis.
6.19 Terms and Conditions of Loans to Participants - Any loan by the Plan
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to a Participant shall satisfy the following requirements:
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(a) Amount of Loan
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(1) At the time the loan is made, the principal amount of the loan,
plus the outstanding balance (principal plus accrued interest)
due on any other loans to the Participant from the Plan, shall
not exceed the lesser of (i) Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000) or
(ii) one-half ( 1/2) of the value of the Participant's accounts.
The Fifty Thousand Dollar ($50,000) limit shall be reduced by the
highest outstanding balance of all Plan loans to the Participant
during the one (1) year period ending on the day before the date
on which the loan is made.
(2) Notwithstanding the above, the minimum loan amount is One
Thousand Dollars ($1,000).
(b) Investment Status of Loan - Each loan shall be treated as an
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investment of the Participant's account. The amount of the loan shall
be considered an investment of the Participant's accounts in the
following order or priority:
a The Participant's Rollover Account, if any;
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b The Participant's ESOP Discretionary Account, if any;
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c The Participant's ESOP Matching Account, if any;
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d The Participant's Profit Sharing Discretionary Account, if any;
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e The Participant's Profit Sharing Matching Account, if any; and
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f The Participant's Pre-tax Account, if any.
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To the extent a portion of a loan attributable to any account is less
than the amount in such account at the time of the loan, the amounts
taken from the account for the loan shall be taken from the investment
funds within that account on a pro rata basis.
As a loan is repaid to the Plan, the repayment amount will be credited
to the above accounts in the reverse of the priority listed above, up
to the amount (including accrued interest on the balance taken from
each account) originally taken from the given account. The repayment
amounts will be invested according to the Participant's investment
instructions for new contributions in effect as of the date of the
repayment.
(c) Application for Loan - The Participant must give the Plan
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Administrator or its designee adequate notice, as determined by the
Plan Administrator or its designee, of the amount of the loan being
requested and the desired time for receiving the loan.
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(d) Length of Loan
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(1) The Participant shall be required to repay the loan in
approximately equal installments of principal and interest over a
period not in excess of five (5) years, or such shorter period as
the Plan Administrator or its designee may designate. The five
(5) year limit shall not apply to any loan the proceeds of which
are applied by the Participant to acquire or construct any
dwelling unit which is to be used within a reasonable time after
the loan is made as the principal residence of the Participant or
of a member of his or her family. In the latter case, the loan
shall be for a maximum of ten (10) years.
(2) The principal amount of the loan, together with all accrued
interest, shall immediately become due when the Participant is no
longer employed by an Employing Company and is no longer a party
in interest under Section 3(14) of ERISA. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, an Employee who terminates employment with the
Employer as a result of a transfer or sale of assets of the
Employer to an entity that is not an Employer may roll over or
make an elective transfer of his or her Plan loan(s), if any, to
a plan qualified under Code Section 401(a) (the "Transferee
Plan") sponsored by the entity to which such assets are
transferred or sold, and the principal and accrued interest of
such loan shall not be due upon such Employee's termination of
employment with the Employer. The provisions of the preceding
sentence are subject to the following conditions:
(i) Such Employee is otherwise eligible to roll over his or her
entire account balance to the Transferee Plan and elects to
do so;
(ii) Rollovers or elective transfers of Plan loans with respect
to such particular transfer of assets are explicitly
approved by the committee composed of the Company's chief
legal officer, chief financial officer, and chief human
resources officer;
(iii) The Transferee Plan permits rollovers generally and plan
loan rollovers or elective transfers particularly into such
plan; and
(iv) The loan that is rolled over or transferred will be subject
under the Transferee Plan to the interest rate and
repayment schedule determined as of the origin of such
loan.
(3) Notwithstanding any Plan provision to the contrary, loan
repayments will be suspended under this Plan as permitted under
Section 414(u)(4) of the Code pertaining to military service.
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(e) Prepayment - The Participant shall be permitted to repay the loan in
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whole prior to maturity, without penalty.
(f) Notes, Interest, Withholding and Processing Fees - The loan shall be
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evidenced by a promissory note executed by the Participant and
delivered to the Plan Administrator or its designee and shall bear
interest at a reasonable rate determined by the Plan Administrator or
its designee. Repayment of principal and payment of interest will be
effected through payroll withholding, and the Participant shall
execute any necessary documents to accomplish this as a condition to
approval of the loan. The Participant will be responsible for a loan
origination fee and an annual administration fee to be charged to the
Participant's account.
(g) Security - The loan shall be secured by an assignment of the
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Participant's right, title and interest in and to his or her account
in the Plan. No more than fifty percent (50%) of the value of the
Participant's account balance (measured at the time the loan is made)
may be used to secure a loan.
(h) Defaults - If a loan payment is not made by the end of the calendar
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quarter next following the calendar quarter in which the payment was
scheduled to be made, the balance then due under the loan shall be
deemed to have been distributed, and such amount shall be reported to
the IRS as a distribution from the Plan. The Participant's account
attributable to the amount distributed shall be reduced accordingly,
provided, however, that any amount of the deemed distribution
attributable to the Participant's Pre-tax Account shall not be reduced
until such account would otherwise be distributable to the Participant
under the terms of the Plan.
(i) Other Terms and Conditions.
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(1) A Participant is permitted to have only two (2) outstanding loans
at any time, as follows:
a One (1) long-term, principal residence loan (5-10 year pay-
- back); and
b One (1) short-term loan (1-5 year pay-back).
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The total loan amount of both loans will be subject to the
provisions of paragraph (a) above.
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(2) Loans will be permitted for any reason except:
a For payments necessary to prevent the eviction of the
- employee from the Participant's principal residence or
foreclosure of the mortgage on that residence; or
b For purchase of a principal residence, if the loan would
- disqualify the Participant from obtaining other necessary
financing.
(3) The Plan Administrator or its designee shall fix such other terms
and conditions of the loan as it deems necessary to comply with
legal requirements, to maintain the qualification of the Plan
under Section 401(a) of the Code, to qualify as exempt from the
prohibited transaction rules of the code or ERISA, or to prevent
the treatment of the loan for tax purposes as a distribution to
the Participant. The Plan Administrator or its designee, in its
discretion for any reason, may fix other terms and conditions of
the loan not inconsistent with the provisions of this Article.
(j) No Prohibited Transaction - No loan shall be made unless such loan is
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exempt from the tax imposed on prohibited transactions by Section 4975
of the Code (or would be exempt from such tax if the Participant were
a disqualified person as defined in Section 4975(e)(2) of the Code) by
reason of Section 4975(d)(1) of the Code.
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ARTICLE VII
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DESIGNATION OF A BENEFICIARY
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The Participant's entire interest in the Plan at his death, if any, shall
be paid to such Participant's surviving spouse (if such spouse is then living)
unless prior to the Participant's death, the spouse consents in a writing
witnessed by a Plan representative or a notary public to permit the Participant
to designate a person other than the spouse as the Participant's Beneficiary.
This provision shall not apply where it is established to the satisfaction of
the Plan Administrator that such consent cannot be obtained because there is no
spouse, because the spouse cannot be located, or because of such other
circumstances as may be permitted by the regulations. This provision shall also
not apply unless the spouse and Participant have been married throughout the one
year period ending on the date of the Participant's death. The Plan
Administrator shall provide to each Participant within a reasonable time before
such Participant is entitled to receive benefits, a written explanation of the
Participant's spouse's right to waive the surviving spouse benefits described in
this Article VII. The spouse's written, notarized or witnessed consent shall
also be required each time the Participant changes a designation of Beneficiary
that results in any portion of the Participant's Vested Interest being paid to a
Beneficiary other than the Participant's spouse.
Subject to the foregoing, each Employee becoming a Participant hereunder
shall designate in writing, in such form and manner as shall be prescribed by
the rules and regulations of the Plan Administrator, a Beneficiary or
Beneficiaries of any interest under this Plan which may be payable with respect
to such Participant in the event of his death before or after retirement,
disability, termination of employment or payment of his interest under the Plan.
Subject also to such rules and regulations as the Plan Administrator may
promulgate, a Participant may from time to time change such designation of
Beneficiary or Beneficiaries. In the event benefits become payable upon the
death of a Participant and no Beneficiary has been properly designated as above
provided, or if the designated Beneficiary or Beneficiaries shall have
predeceased him/her, such benefits shall be payable in full to the Participant's
surviving spouse and, if he/she has no surviving spouse, to his estate.
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ARTICLE VIII
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ADMINISTRATION
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8.1 Allocation of Responsibility Among Fiduciaries for Plan and Trust
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Administration - The Fiduciaries shall have only those specific powers, duties,
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responsibilities, and obligations as are specifically given or delegated to them
under this Plan and Trust. The Employer, or the Company on behalf of the
Employer, shall have the sole responsibility for making the contributions under
the Plan as specified in Article Iv, and the Company shall have the sole
authority to appoint and remove the Plan Administrator, any Trustee or Trustees,
any investment manager which may be provided for under the Trust instrument, and
to amend or terminate, in whole or in part, this Plan. The Plan Administrator
shall have the sole and-exclusive discretionary authority and responsibility for
the administration of the Plan, which responsibility and authority are
specifically described in this Plan. Subject to the rights of Participants to
direct the investment of their Participant Directed Amount, the directions of
Participants under Sections 5.7 and 5.8 and the initial investment of the
Employer's contributions in the Company Stock Fund, the Trustee shall have the
sole responsibility for the administration of the Trust and the management of
assets held under the Trust, except where an investment manager has been
appointed, all as specifically provided in the Trust Agreement. Each Fiduciary
warrants that any directions given, information furnished, or action taken by it
shall be in accordance with the provisions of the Plan authorizing or providing
for such direction, information or action. Furthermore, each Fiduciary may rely
upon any direction, information or action of another Fiduciary as being proper
under this Plan, and is not required under this Plan to inquire into the
propriety of any direction, information or action. It is intended under this
Plan that each Fiduciary shall be responsible for the proper exercise of its own
powers, duties, responsibilities and obligations under this Plan and shall not
be responsible for any act or failure to act of another Fiduciary. No Fiduciary
guarantees the Trust Fund in any manner against investment loss or depreciation
in asset value.
8.2 Administration - The Plan shall be administered by the Plan
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Administrator, which may appoint or employ persons to assist in the
administration of the Plan and may appoint or employ any other agents it deems
advisable, including legal counsel, actuaries, auditors, bookkeepers and
recordkeepers to serve at the Plan Administrator's direction. The Company shall
have the authority to appoint an investment committee or committees to direct
the Trustee as to the voting, tender or exchange of shares of Company Stock
under Sections 5.7 and 5.8, and the acquisition or disposition of Company Stock
or the borrowing of funds to acquire Company Stock. The Company shall make all
decisions regarding the acquisition or disposition of Company Stock and the
borrowing of funds to acquire Company Stock, but instructions by Participants as
to the voting, tender or exchange of Company Stock allocated to Participant
accounts shall only be communicated to the investment committee (if appointed),
the transfer agent for the Company Stock, or the Trustee, and not to the
Employer. All usual and reasonable expenses related to the operation and
administration of the Plan, including the expenses of the Plan Administrator and
the Trustee, shall be paid by the Plan from the Trust (whether directly or
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by reimbursement to the Company), except to the extent the Company decides to
pay such expenses.
8.3 Claims Procedure - The Plan Administrator, or a party designated by
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the Plan Administrator, shall have the sole and exclusive discretionary
authority to construe and interpret the Plan, including, but not limited to, the
right to make all determinations as to the right of any person to a benefit
under the Plan, and the amount of such benefit. The decision of the Plan
Administrator for matters within its jurisdiction shall be final, binding and
conclusive upon all Employers, Employees, Participants and Beneficiaries and
every other person or party interested or concerned. If a request for a Plan
benefit by a Participant or Beneficiary is wholly or partially denied, the Plan
Administrator, or the designated party, will provide such claimant a
comprehensible written notice setting forth:
(a) The specific reason or reasons for such denial;
(b) Specific reference to pertinent Plan provisions on which the denial is
based;
(c) A description of any additional material or information necessary for
the claimant to submit to perfect the claim and an explanation of why
such material or information is necessary;
(d) A description of the Plan's claim review procedure. The review
procedure is available upon written request by the claimant to the
Plan Administrator, or the designated party, within sixty (60) days
after receipt by the claimant of written notice of the denial of the
claim, and includes the right to examine pertinent documents and
submit issues and comments in writing to the Plan Administrator, or
the designated party. The decision on review will be made within sixty
(60) days after receipt of the request for review, unless
circumstances warrant an extension of time not to exceed an additional
sixty (60) days, and shall be in writing and drafted in a manner
calculated to be understood by the claimant, and include specific
reasons for the decision with references to the specific Plan
provisions on which the decision is based.
8.4 Records and Reports - The Plan Administrator shall exercise such
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authority and responsibility as it deems appropriate in order to comply with
ERISA and government regulations issued thereunder relating to records of
Participants' service and benefits; notifications to Participants; reports to,
or registration with, the Internal Revenue Service; reports to the Department of
Labor; and such other documents and reports as may be required by ERISA.
8.5 Other Administrative Powers and Duties - The Plan Administrator shall
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have such powers and duties as may be necessary to discharge its functions
hereunder, including:
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(a) to construe and interpret the Plan, decide all questions of
eligibility and determine the amount, manner and time of payment of
any distributions hereunder, which discretionary authority shall vest
exclusively in the Plan Administrator;
(b) to prescribe procedures to be followed by Participants or
Beneficiaries filing applications for distributions;
(c) to prepare and distribute, in such manner as the Plan Administrator
determines to be appropriate, information explaining the Plan, which
shall include providing Participants not less frequently than annually
with periodic statements of their accounts;
(d) to receive from Employees and agents and from Participants such
information as shall be necessary for the proper administration of the
Plan;
(e) to receive, review and keep on file (as it deems convenient or proper)
reports of the financial condition, and of the receipts and
disbursements, of the Trust from the Trustee;
(f) to appoint or employ individuals or other parties to assist in the
administration of the Plan and any other agents it deems advisable,
including accountants, legal counsel, bookkeepers and recordkeepers;
and
(g) to designate or employ persons to carry out any of the Plan
Administrator's fiduciary duties or responsibilities under the Plan.
8.6 Rules and Decisions - The Plan Administrator may adopt such rules and
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procedures as it deems necessary, desirable, or appropriate. All rules and
decisions of the Plan Administrator shall be uniformly and consistently applied
to all Participants in similar circumstances. When making a determination or
calculation, the Plan Administrator shall be entitled to rely upon information
furnished by a Participant or Beneficiary, the legal counsel of the Plan
Administrator, or the Trustee.
8.7 Procedures - The Plan Administrator shall keep all necessary records
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and forward all necessary communications to the Trustee. The Plan Administrator
may adopt such regulations as it deems desirable for the administration of the
Plan.
8.8 Authorization of Benefit Distributions - The Plan Administrator or its
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agent shall issue directions to the Trustee concerning all distributions which
are to be made from the Trust pursuant to the provisions of the Plan, and, if
requested, shall warrant that all such directions are in accordance with this
Plan.
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8.9 Application and Forms for Distributions - The Plan Administrator may
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require a Participant to complete and file with the Plan Administrator an
application for a distribution, and all other forms approved by the Plan
Administrator, and to furnish all pertinent information requested by the Plan
Administrator. The Plan Administrator may rely upon all such information so
furnished it, including the Participant's current mailing address.
8.10 Indemnity - The Company hereby agrees to indemnify and hold harmless
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the investment committee (if appointed) and the Plan Administrator, and their
directors, officers, employees or agents from and against any and all
liabilities, costs, expenses, fees or claims (including, without limitation,
attorneys' fees) they may incur by reason of their actions or failure to act
under the Plan, provided, however, that this indemnity shall not extend to any
liabilities, costs, expenses, fees or claims arising from the committee member's
or Plan Administrator's willful misconduct or gross negligence.
8.11 Discharge of Duties - The Plan Administrator, the Trustee and any
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Investment Manager (and any other party who may at any time be serving as a
Fiduciary with respect to the Plan, including members of the investment
committee, if appointed) shall discharge their duties solely in the interest of
the Participants, for the exclusive purpose of providing benefits to the
Employees as herein described and defraying reasonable expenses of
administration, in accordance with the Plan and consistent with the fiduciary
responsibility provisions of ERISA Title I, and with the care, skill, prudence
and diligence, under the circumstances then prevailing, that a prudent man
acting in a like capacity and familiar with such matters would use in the
conduct of an enterprise of like character and with like aims.
8.12 Prohibited Transactions - Notwithstanding anything herein to the
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contrary, neither the Trustee, nor any other party at any time serving as a
Fiduciary with respect to the Plan, shall cause the Plan to engage in any
"prohibited transactions" as same are defined and applicable to this Plan under
ERISA Section 406, subject to any available and applicable exception contained
in or allowed by ERISA, and in complying with such limitations, neither the
Trustee nor any other Fiduciary shall engage in any transactions which it knows
or should know constitutes a direct or indirect:
(a) sale or exchange, or leasing, of any property between the Trust Fund
and a "party of interest" or a "disqualified person" (such terms as
used in this Plan shall have the meanings which they have under
ERISA);
(b) lending of money or other extension of credit between the Trust Fund
and a party in interest or a disqualified person;
(c) furnishing of goods, services, or facilities between the Trust Fund
and a party in interest or a disqualified person;
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(d) transfer to, or use by or for the benefit of, a party in interest or a
disqualified person, of any assets of the Trust Fund; or
(e) acquisition, on behalf of the Trust Fund, of any Employer security or
Employer real property which would constitute a violation by this Plan
of Section 407 of ERISA, unless such transaction is permissible under
ERISA.
Neither the Trustee nor any other Fiduciary shall deal with the assets of
the Trust Fund in its own interest or for its own account or act in any
transaction involving the Trust Fund on behalf of a party (or represent a
party) whose interests are adverse to the interests of the Trust Fund or
the interests of its Participants or Beneficiaries. No Fiduciary shall
receive any consideration for its own personal account from any party
dealing with the Trust Fund in connection with a transaction involving the
assets of the Trust Fund.
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ARTICLE IX
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AMENDMENT OF THE PLAN
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The Company shall have the right at any time by instrument in writing, duly
executed and acknowledge and delivered to the Trustee, to modify, alter or amend
the Plan in whole or in part, provided, however, that any benefits which have
actually accrued and become payable hereunder shall not be affected thereby. No
amendment shall be made which shall cause or authorize any part of the Trust
Fund to revert or be refunded to the Employer or to be used for or diverted to
purposes other than the exclusive and sole benefit of the Participants or their
Beneficiaries (other than such part as is required to pay taxes and expenses of
administration). No amendment shall be made to the Plan which shall eliminate
or reduce an early retirement benefit or eliminate an optional form of benefit
provided under the Plan, except as permitted by law. The Company shall have the
limited right to amend the Plan at any time, retroactively or otherwise, in such
respects and to such extent as may be necessary to qualify it under existing and
applicable laws and regulations so as to permit the full deduction for tax
purposes of the Employer contributions made hereunder, and if and to the extent
necessary to accomplish such purpose may be such amendment decrease or otherwise
affect the rights of Participants to benefits which have actually accrue and
become payable hereunder, notwithstanding any provision herein to the contrary.
Any amendment shall be adopted by the Board at a regularly or specially
scheduled Board meeting or by unanimous consent without a Board meeting;
provided, however, that any amendment that does not involve a material change in
the nature of the Plan or a material increase in expenditures by an Employer may
be adopted in writing, without approval of the Board, by a committee composed of
the Company's chief legal officer, chief financial officer, and chief human
resources officer. A participating Employer other than the Company shall not
have the right to amend the Plan.
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ARTICLE X
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TERMINATION OF THE PLAN
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The Plan herein provided for has been established by the Company with the
bona fide intention that it shall be continued in operation indefinitely.
However, the Company reserves the right at any time to terminate or partially
terminate the Plan.
Should the Company decide to terminate or partially terminate the Plan, the
accounts of all Participants affected by such termination or partial termination
shall be fully vested and nonforfeitable. The Trustee shall be notified of such
termination or partial termination in writing and shall proceed at the direction
of the Plan Administrator to use the assets of the Trust Fund, as follows:
First, to pay any due and accrued expenses and liabilities of the Trust and
any expenses involved in the termination or partial termination of the
Plan.
Second, to pay to Participants in the Plan who are active Employees
affected by such termination or partial termination, the amount of their
interest in the Trust Fund, to the extent permissible under the
restrictions on distributions set forth in Article VI. If under the
restrictions set forth in Article VI some Participants may not receive
distributions of their interest at such time, the Plan Administrator may
direct the Trustee to segregate each such Participant's interest in a
savings account, certificate of deposit, or other suitable investment for
distribution at the appropriate future time.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Trustee shall not be required to make
any distribution from the Trust in the event the Plan is terminated or partially
terminated until such time as the Internal Revenue Service shall have determined
in writing that such termination or partial termination will not adversely
affect the prior qualification of the Plan.
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ARTICLE XI
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MISCELLANEOUS
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11.1 Participants' Rights; Acquittance - Except to the extent required or
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provided for by mandatorily imposed law as in effect and applicable hereto from
time to time, neither the establishment of the Trust hereby created and governed
by the Trust Agreement, nor any modification thereof, nor the creation of any
fund or account, nor the payment of any distributions, shall be construed as
giving to any Participant or other person any legal or equitable right against
the Employer, or any officer or employee thereof, or the Trustee or the Plan
Administrator except as herein provided; nor shall any Participant have any
legal right, title or interest in this Trust or any of its assets, except in the
event and to the extent that amounts may actually be distributable to him/her
hereunder, and the same limitations shall be applicable with respect to
distributions upon death which may be payable to the Beneficiaries of a
Participant. Under no circumstances shall the terms of Employment of any
Participant be modified or in any way affected hereby. This Plan and Trust shall
not constitute a contract of Employment nor afford any individual any right to
be retained in the employ of the Employer.
11.2 Spendthrift Clause - To the extent permitted by law, Participants are
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prohibited from anticipating, encumbering, alienating or assigning any of their
rights, claims or interest in this Trust or in any of the assets thereof, and no
undertaking or attempt to do so shall in any way bind the Plan Administrator or
the Trustee or be of any force or effect whatsoever. Furthermore, to the extent
permitted by law, no such rights, claims or interest of a Participant in this
Trust or in any of the assets thereof shall in any way be subject to such
Participant's debts, contracts or engagements, nor to attachment, garnishment,
levy or other legal or equitable process, provided, however, anything to the
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contrary herein notwithstanding, to the extent permissible under applicable law,
a Participant's interest hereunder is subject to all bona fide and existing
debts owed by such Participant to the Plan and Trust, if any, and upon such
Participant or the Beneficiary of such Participant becoming entitled to receive
a distribution hereunder, the Trustee, if it shall prior to disbursement have
received certified notice or confirmation from the Plan Administrator in such
form as it may reasonably require of the fact and amount of such indebtedness,
shall pay first from the distribution so payable the amount of such indebtedness
to the Plan and Trust with the remainder, if any, being payable as otherwise
provided herein.
The foregoing provision against the assignment of a Participant's right in
the Plan shall not apply in the case of a qualified domestic relations order
which is determined by the Plan Administrator to meet the requirements of
Section 414(p) of the Code. Notwithstanding a participant's failure to have
attained his earliest retirement age, as defined under Code Section 414(p)(4),
the amount paid to the alternate payee may be paid as soon as Administratively
practicable if the qualified domestic relations order so provides.
In any action or proceeding involving the Trust Fund, or any property
constituting part or all thereof, or the administration thereof, the Company,
the Plan Administrator and the Trustee
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shall be the only necessary parties and no Employees or former Employees of the
Company or their Beneficiaries or any other person having or claiming to have an
interest in the Trust Fund or under the Plan shall be entitled to any notice or
service of process.
Any final judgment which is not appealed or appealable that may be entered
in any such action or proceeding shall be binding and conclusive on the parties
hereto, the Plan Administrator and the Trustee and all persons having or
claiming to have any interest in the Trust Fund or under the Plan.
Notwithstanding any Plan provision to the contrary, a Participant's Plan
benefits may be reduced if a court order or requirement to pay arises from a
judgment of conviction of the Participant for a crime involving the Plan; a
civil judgment (or consent order or decree) that is entered by a court in an
action brought in connection with a breach or an alleged breach of fiduciary
duty by a Participant under ERISA; or a settlement agreement entered into by the
Participant and either the Secretary of Labor or the Pension Benefit Guaranty
Corporation in connection with a breach of fiduciary duty under ERISA by a
fiduciary or any other person.
11.3 Participation of Adopting Employer and Its Employees - With the
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written consent of the Company, an adopting Employer may become a party to this
agreement pursuant to authorization by its Board of Directors. In the event an
adopting Employer does so become a party, it shall contribute to the Plan, and
its Employees shall be entitled to benefits thereunder, in accordance with its
terms, subject to the following special provisions:
(a) In computing the Service of a person who is in the employ of more than
one of the adopting Employers at the same time, the period of Service
of such person with any of the adopting Employers shall be counted,
and a transfer of an Employee from the Employment of one adopting
Employer to the Employment of another shall not interrupt his Service,
nor shall such a transfer constitute a termination of Employment under
the terms of this Plan.
(b) The contribution of each adopting Employer shall be allocated among
its Employees separately from the contributions of the others in
accordance with the provisions of Section 4.3. Except as otherwise
permitted by law, the Forfeiture of a Participant shall be allocated
only among the Participants who are Employees of the adopting Employer
with which the forfeiting Participant was employed. Participants who
are Employees of one or more adopting Employers may have separate
accounts with respect to their participation as an Employee of each
such adopting Employer.
(c) In the event of a transfer of any Participant from the Employment of
one adopting Employer to the Employment of another, his account shall
be considered and treated thereafter as the account of a Participant
who is an Employee of the adopting Employer to which he/she is
transferred, except, if such Participant
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thereafter forfeits all or a part of his interest under any of the
provisions of the Plan, the Plan Administrator may, on the next
following Annual Valuation Date, divide such Forfeiture for the
purpose of allocation in an equitable manner, considering all the
circumstances, between the two adopting Employers. In the event of
such a transfer, the Participant transferred shall share in the next
annual contribution of each of such adopting Employers on a pro rata
basis, based upon the amount of wages or salary earned with each such
Employer during its fiscal year in which the transfer takes place.
11.4 Successor to the Company - In the event of the dissolution, merger,
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consolidation or reorganization of the Company, provision may be made by which
the Plan and Trust will be continued by the successor; and, in that event, such
successor shall be substituted for the Company under the Plan. The substitution
of the successor shall constitute an assumption of Plan liabilities by the
successor and the successor shall have all the powers, duties and
responsibilities of the Company under the Plan.
11.5 Transfer of Plan Assets - In the event of any merger or consolidation
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of the Plan with, or transfer in whole or in part of the assets and liabilities
of the Trust Fund to another trust fund, held under any other plan of deferred
compensation maintained or to be established for the benefit of all or some of
the Participants of this Plan, the assets of the Trust Fund applicable to such
Participants shall be transferred to the other trust fund only if:
(a) Each Participant would, if either this Plan or the other plan then
terminated, receive a benefit immediately after the merger,
consolidation or transfer which is equal to or greater than the
benefit he/she would have been entitled to receive immediately before
the merger, consolidation or transfer, if the Plan had then
terminated;
(b) Resolutions of the Board of Directors of the Employer of the affected
Participants, shall authorize such transfer of assets; and, in the
case of the new or successor employer of the affected Participants,
its resolutions shall include an assumption of liabilities with
respect to such Participant's inclusion in the new employer's plan;
and
(c) Such other plan and trust are qualified under Sections 401(a) and
501(a) of the Code.
11.6 Delegation of Authority by the Company - Whenever the Company under
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the terms of this Agreement is permitted or required to do or perform any act or
matter or thing it shall be done and performed by any officer or individual
thereunto duly authorized by the Board.
11.7 Construction of Agreement - This Plan shall be construed according to
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the laws of the State of Georgia, and all provisions hereof shall be
administered according to, and its validity
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and enforceability shall be determined under the laws of such state, except
where pre-empted by ERISA.
11.8 Headings - The headings of Sections and Subsections are for ease of
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reference only and shall not be construed to limit or modify the detailed
provisions hereof.
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ARTICLE XII
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TOP-HEAVY PLAN PROVISIONS
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12.1 Application - In the event that the Plan is determined to be a Top-
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Heavy Plan as hereinafter defined, this Article XII shall become effective as of
the first day of the Plan Year in which the Plan is a Top-Heavy Plan.
12.2 Definitions -
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(a) Annual Compensation - Compensation as defined in Section 414(q)(7) of
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the Code.
(b) Key Employee - During any year that the Plan is a Top-Heavy Plan, a
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Participant who is a Key Employee within the meaning of Section 416 of
the Code, including any Employee, former Employee or Beneficiary of an
Employee or former Employee who at any time during the plan Year or
any of the four (4) preceding Plan Years, is or was:
(1) an officer of the Employer whose Annual Compensation is greater
than fifty percent (50%) of the dollar limitation in effect, in
Section 415(b)(1)(A) of the Code for any Plan Year, provided that
Employees described in Section 414(q)(8) of the Code shall be
excluded;
(2) One (1) of the ten (10) Employees having Annual Compensation of
more than the dollar limitation in Section 415(c)(1)(A) of the
Code and owning (or considered as owning within the meaning of
Section 318 of the Code) one of the largest interests in the
Employer, which interest is at least one-half percent ( 1/2%);
(3) a five percent (5%) owner of the Employer; or
(4) a one percent (1%) owner of the Employer having Annual
Compensation from the Employer of more than $150,000.
Ownership shall be determined according to Section 416(i)(1)(B) of the
Code. For purposes of (i) above, no more than 50 Employees (or, if less,
the greater of three (3) or ten percent (10%) of the Employees) shall be
treated as officers. For purposes of (ii) above, if two Employees have the
same ownership interest, the Employee with the higher Annual Compensation
shall be treated as having the larger interest. An Employee or former
Employee who is not a Key Employee shall be a "non-key Employee."
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(c) Minimum Contribution - For a Plan Year, the lesser of three percent
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(3%) of a Participant's compensation (within the meaning of Section
415 of the Code) or a percentage of a Participant's compensation equal
to the percentage at which contributions are made (or required to be
made) under the Plan and all other plans required to be aggregated
under Section 416(g)(2) of the Code, (i.e., each plan maintained by
the Employer in which a Key Employee is a Participant and all other
plans maintained by the Employer which enable the plans in which a Key
Employee is a Participant to meet the requirements of Section
401(a)(4) and Section 410) for the Key Employee for whom such
percentage is highest. The percentage of a Key Employee's compensation
at which contributions are made shall be determined by dividing the
contributions for each such employee by so much of his compensation
for the Plan Year (including Pay Transfers) as does not exceed
$200,000, or the Annual Compensation Limit then in effect under
Section 415(c)(3) of the Code.
(d) Top-Heavy Plan - For any Plan Year beginning after December 31, 1983,
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a plan that is required in such year to satisfy the requirements of
Section 416 of the Code because the aggregate of the accounts of all
Key Employees in the Plan exceeds sixty percent (60%) of the aggregate
of the accounts of all Participants in the Plan, such determination to
be made in accordance with the procedures described in Section 416(g)
of the Code and the regulations thereunder as of the Annual Valuation
Date immediately preceding such Plan Year (or in the case of the first
Plan Year, as of the last day of such Plan Year) (the "Determination
Date"), and shall not include distributions made in the last five
years. The Account balance of any Participant who has not performed
any services for the Employer in the last five years shall not be
taken into account. For purposes of determining whether the Plan is a
Top-Heavy Plan, the Plan shall be aggregated with all other plans
maintained by the Employer which are required to be aggregated with
the Plan in order for the Plan to meet the requirements of Sections
401(a)(4) and 410 of the Code, and all other plans maintained by the
Employer in which a Key Employee is a Participant (the "Required
Aggregation Group"). In addition, the Plan may also be aggregated with
any other plans maintained by the Employer (the "Permissive
Aggregation Group") 80 long as such aggregation would not prevent the
aggregated group from satisfying the requirements of Code Sections
401(a)(4) and 410.
12.3 Allocation of Minimum Contribution - For any year in which the Plan is
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a Top-Heavy Plan, the Minimum Contribution as defined in Section 12.2(c) hereof
shall be made to the account of each Participant who is a non-Key Employee,
unless the Minimum Contribution for the Participant is made under another
defined contribution plan maintained by the Employer, or the Participant accrues
a minimum benefit under a defined benefit plan maintained by the Employer in
accordance with the requirements of Section 416 of the Code. Such Minimum
Contribution shall be made to the Employer Contribution Account of each
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non-Key Employee Participant who has not separated from Service on the last day
of such Plan Year without regard to such Participant's Hours of Service during
such Plan Year, and without regard to such Participant's compensation for such
Plan Year. The Employer shall determine under which plan a Participant shall
receive the Minimum Contribution (or accrue a minimum benefit) if the Employee
is a Participant in more than one plan maintained by the Employer. Such Minimum
Contribution shall be made without consideration of the Employer's contributions
under Section 3111 of the Code.
12.4 Vesting - If for any Plan Year or Years the Plan is a Top-Heavy Plan,
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the schedule in Section 6.5 shall be replaced with the following vesting
schedule in accordance with Section 416(b) of the Code:
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<CAPTION>
Years of Service Vested Percentage Forfeited Percentage
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<S> <C> <C>
Less than 2 0% 100%
2 20% 80%
3 40% 60%
4 60% 40%
5 80% 20%
6 or more 100% 0%
</TABLE>
If the Plan ceases to be a Top-Heavy Plan, the vesting schedule in this
Section 12.4 shall revert to the schedule contained in Section 6.5, provided
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that any portion of the accrued benefit that was nonforfeitable before the Plan
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ceases to be a Top Heavy Plan shall remain nonforfeitable, and further provided
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that any Participant who has three (3) or more Years of Service at the time the
Plan ceases to be a Top-Heavy Plan shall have the right to elect during the
Election Period (as hereinafter defined) to continue to have his Vested Interest
determined in accordance with the vesting schedule contained in this Section
12.4.
For the purposes of this Section 12.4, Years of Service shall include
Service prior to the Effective Date, and shall include Service during the
Election Period. The Election Period shall be the period during which such
Participants may make such vesting schedule election and shall begin on the date
of the adoption of the amendment which changes the vesting schedule and shall
end on the later of:
(a) The date which is sixty (60) days after the adoption of the amendment
which changes the vesting schedule;
(b) The date which is sixty (60) days after the effective date of the
amendment which changes the vesting schedule; or
(c) The date which is sixty (60) days after the date such Participant is
notified in writing of the Amendment which changes the vesting
schedule.
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ARTICLE XIII
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CHANGE IN CONTROL OF THE COMPANY
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13.1 Termination or Amendment - Notwithstanding any provision contained in
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the Plan to the contrary, for a period of two (2) years following a Change in
Control (as defined in Section 13.9), the Plan may not be terminated or amended
in any way which would adversely affect the computation or amount of, or
entitlement to, benefits hereunder, including, but not limited to, any (i)
reduction in the right to make Pay Transfers pursuant to Section 4.1 of the Plan
by any individual who was an Employee on the date immediately prior to a Change
in Control, (ii) reduction in the level of matching contributions pursuant to
Sections 4-3(a) or (c) of the Plan with respect to such individuals, (iii) any
change in the distribution or withdrawal provisions or (iv) any change in the
method of allocation of discretionary contributions under the Profit Sharing
Portion or ESOP Portion; provided, however, that the Plan may be amended to the
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extent necessary to preserve its qualification under the Code. Any amendment or
termination of the Plan that (i) was at the request of a third party who has
indicated an intention or taken steps reasonably calculated to effect a Change
in Control or (ii) otherwise arose in connection with or in anticipation of a
Change in Control, shall be null and void, and shall have no effect whatsoever.
13.2 Transfer of Accounts Merger or Consolidation - Notwithstanding any
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provision contained in the Plan to the contrary, upon the transfer of the
individual accounts of Participants who are Employees on the date immediately
prior to a Change in Control to any other trust of the Company, Employers or any
other entity or employer, or upon a partial termination of the Plan, in each
case, within the two (2) year period following a Change in Control (each, a
"Triggering Event"), all Participants whose accounts are being transferred shall
be fully one hundred percent (100%) vested in their Profit Sharing Discretionary
Accounts and ESOP Discretionary Accounts.
13.3 Discretionary Employer Contributions - For each of the two (2) Plan
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Years ending after a Change in Control, the Company, an Employer or any
successor thereto shall make contributions to the ESOP Discretionary Accounts
and Profit Sharing Discretionary Accounts of the Participants in an amount not
less, as a percentage of Annual Compensation of Participants, than the
contributions made to the ESOP Discretionary Accounts and Profit Sharing
Discretionary Accounts of the Participants for the Plan Year ending immediately
prior to the Change in Control.
13.4 Termination of Employment - Notwithstanding any provision contained in
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the Plan to the contrary, if the employment of any Participant who was an
Employee on the date immediately prior to a Change in Control is terminated by
the Company or an Employer for any reason (other than for cause) within two (2)
years following the Change in Control, such Participant shall be fully one
hundred percent (100%) vested in his Profit Sharing Discretionary Account and
ESOP Discretionary Account as of the date of termination of his employment.
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13.5 Article XIII Amendment - Notwithstanding any provision contained in
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the Plan to the contrary, no provision of this Article XIII may be amended at
any time within the two (2) year period following a Change in Control unless
such amendment has been previously consented to in writing by at least seventy-
five percent (75%) of the Participants who are Employees on the effective date
of any such amendment.
13.6 Successors - Notwithstanding any provision contained in the Plan to
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the contrary, the provisions of this Article XIII shall be binding upon the
Company, Employers, and each of their respective successors.
13.7 Severability - Notwithstanding any provision contained in the Plan to
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the contrary, the provisions of this Article XIII shall be deemed severable and
the invalidity or unenforceability of any provision shall not affect the
invalidity or enforceability of the other provisions hereof.
13.8 Contrary Provisions - The provisions of this Article XIII shall govern
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notwithstanding anything contained in the Plan to the contrary.
13.9 Change in Control - For purposes of this Plan, a "Change in Control"
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shall mean any of the following events:
(a) The acquisition in one or more transactions by any "Person" (as the
term person is used for purposes of Section 13(d) or 14(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "1934 Act")) of
"Beneficial Ownership" (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 promulgated
under the 1934 Act) of twenty percent (20%) or more of the combined
voting power of the Company's then outstanding voting securities (the
"Voting Securities"), provided, however, that for purposes of this
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Section 13.9(a), the Voting Securities acquired directly from the
Company by any Person shall be excluded from the determination of such
Person's Beneficial Ownership of Voting Securities (but such Voting
Securities shall be included in the calculation of the total number of
Voting Securities then outstanding); or
(b) The individuals who are members of the Incumbent Board (as defined
below), cease for any reason to constitute at least two-thirds of the
Board. The "Incumbent Board" shall include the individuals who as of
August 20, 1990 are members of the Board and any individual becoming a
director subsequent to August 20, 1990 whose election, or nomination
for election by the Company's stockholders was approved by a vote of
at least two-thirds of the directors then comprising the Incumbent
Board, provided, however, that any individual who is not a member of
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the Incumbent Board at the time he/she or she becomes a member of the
Board shall become a member of the Incumbent Board upon the completion
of two (2) full years as a member of the Board, provided, further,
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however, that notwithstanding the foregoing, no individual shall be
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considered a member of the
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Incumbent Board if such individual initially assumed office (i) as a
result of either an actual or threatened "election contest" (within
the meaning of Rule 14a-11 promulgated under the 1934 Act) or other
actual or threatened solicitation of proxies or consents by or on
behalf of a Person other than the Board (a "Proxy Contest") or (ii)
with the approval of the other Board members, but by reason of any
agreement intended to avoid or settle a Proxy Contest; or
(c) Approval by stockholders of the Company of (1) a merger or
consolidation involving the Company if the stockholders of the
Company, immediately before such merger or consolidation, do not own,
directly or indirectly immediately following such merger or
consolidation, more than eighty percent (80%) of the combined voting
power of the outstanding voting securities of the corporation
resulting from such merger or consolidation in substantially the same
proportion as their ownership of the Voting Securities immediately
before such merger or consolidation or (2) a complete liquidation or
dissolution of the Company or an agreement for the sale or other
disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, a Change in Control shall not be deemed to
occur solely because twenty percent (20%) or more of the then outstanding Voting
Securities is acquired by (i) a trustee or other fiduciary holding securities
under one or more employee benefit plans maintained by the Company or any of its
subsidiaries or (ii) any corporation which, immediately prior to such
acquisition, is owned directly or indirectly by the stockholders of the Company
in the same proportion as their ownership of stock in the Company immediately
prior to such acquisition.
Moreover, notwithstanding the foregoing, a Change in Control shall not be
deemed to occur solely because any Person (the "Subject Person") acquired
Beneficial Ownership of more than the permitted amount of the outstanding Voting
Securities as a result of the acquisition of Voting Securities by the Company
which, by reducing the number of Voting Securities outstanding, increases the
proportional number of shares Beneficially Owned by the Subject Person, provided
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that if a Change in Control would occur (but for the operation of this sentence)
as a result of the acquisition of Voting Securities by the Company, and after
such share acquisition by the Company, the Subject Person becomes the Beneficial
Owner of any additional Voting Securities which increases the percentage of the
then outstanding Voting Securities Beneficially Owned by the Subject Person,
then a Change in Control shall occur.
Notwithstanding anything contained in this Plan to the contrary, if a
Participant's employment is terminated prior to a Change in Control and the
Participant reasonably demonstrates that such termination (1) was at the request
of a third party who has indicated an intention or taken steps reasonably
calculated to effect a Change in Control who effectuates a Change in Control or
(2) otherwise occurred in connection with or in anticipation of a Change in
Control which actually occurs, then for all purposes of this Plan, the date of a
Change in Control
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in respect of such Participant shall mean the date immediately prior to the date
of termination of such Participant's employment.
13.10 Termination for Cause - For purposes of this Plan, a termination for
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"Cause" is a termination of a Participant's employment by reason of his (i)
having been convicted of a felony, or (ii) having engaged in conduct which
constitutes (A) willful neglect in carrying out his duties to the Company or (B)
willful misconduct, in either case, which is demonstrably and materially
injurious to the Company, monetarily or otherwise. No act, nor failure to act,
on the Participant's part, shall be considered "willful" unless the Participant
has acted, or failed to act, with an absence of good faith and without a
reasonable belief that action or failure to act was in the best interest of the
Company.
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ARTICLE XIV
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SIGNATURE
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Agreement to be executed by
its duly authorized corporate officers and its corporate seal to be hereunto
affixed.
COMPANY:
(CORPORATE SEAL) SCIENTIFIC-ATLANTA, INC.
ATTEST:
By: /s/ Brian C. Koenig
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By: /s/ William E. Eason, Jr
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Title: Senior Vice President - Human Resources
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Title: Corporate Secretary
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EXHIBIT 5
[Scientific-Atlanta, Inc. Letterhead]
September 29, 1998
Scientific-Atlanta, Inc.
One Technology Parkway, South
Norcross, Georgia 30092-2967
Re: Scientific-Atlanta, Inc.
Voluntary Employee Retirement and Investment Plan
Registration Statement Form S-8
Ladies and Gentlemen:
As General Counsel of Scientific-Atlanta, Inc., a Georgia corporation (the
"Company"), I am furnishing this opinion in connection with the preparation and
filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission of a Registration Statement
on Form S-8 (the "Registration Statement") registering 3,000,000 shares of the
Company's common stock, par value $0.50 per share (the "Common Stock"), for
issuance under the Company's Voluntary Employee Retirement and Investment Plan
(the "Plan").
I have examined such records and documents and made such examination of law as I
have deemed relevant in connection with this opinion. Based on the foregoing, I
am of the opinion that the 3,000,000 shares covered by such Registration
Statement, when issued in accordance with the terms of the Plan and the
Prospectus forming a part of the Registration Statement, will be legally issued,
fully-paid and nonassessable.
I hereby consent to the filing of this opinion as an exhibit to the above-
referenced Registration Statement.
Respectfully submitted,
/s/ William E. Eason, Jr.
William E. Eason, Jr.
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EXHIBIT 23.1
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
As independent public accountants, we hereby consent to the incorporation by
reference in Scientific-Atlanta, Inc.'s Form S-8 Registration Statement of our
report dated August 4, 1998, appearing on page 11 of Scientific-Atlanta, Inc.'s
Form 10-K for the year ended June 26, 1998. We also consent to the
incorporation by reference of our report dated June 12, 1998, included in
Scientific-Atlanta, Inc.'s Form 11-K for the year ended December 31, 1997.
/s/ ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP
Atlanta, Georgia
September 29, 1998
