Common use of Allocation of Matching Employer Contributions Clause in Contracts

Allocation of Matching Employer Contributions. Except as otherwise provided in any other provision of the Plan or Trust Agreement, each Employer’s Matching Employer Contributions made for a Plan Year shall, subject to the provisions of Sections 3.5(3), 3.6(5) and 3.7(3), be allocated and credited to the Account of each Employee of the Employer who is a Matching Contribution Participant, who is entitled to receive Matching Employer Contributions and for whom Before-Tax Contributions were made during such Plan Year, with each such Matching Contribution Participant being credited with a portion of such Employer’s Matching Employer Contributions equal to the Matching Employer Contribution Percentage of the Before-Tax Contributions (not in excess of 3% of Compensation or such other percentage of Compensation specified in the Employer’s Instrument of Adoption) made for him pursuant to Section 3.1. An Employee of the Employer who is a Matching Contribution Participant and for whom Before-Tax Contributions are made shall be entitled to receive an allocation of Matching Employer Contributions in accordance with the preceding sentence for the period during which he was a Matching Contribution Participant. For purposes of this Section, the term “Before-Tax Contributions” shall not include any Catch-Up Before-Tax Contributions (as defined in Section 3.11).

Appears in 2 contracts

Sources: Employee Savings Plan (Lincoln Electric Holdings Inc), Employee Savings Plan (Lincoln Electric Holdings Inc)