▇▇▇▇▇▇ FINANCIAL AFFILIATES'
401(K) SAVINGS PLAN AND TRUST AGREEMENT
TABLE OF CONTENTS
ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS.................................................................. 1
ARTICLE II TOP HEAVY AND ADMINISTRATION................................................ 15
Section 2.01 Top Heavy Plan Requirements............................................ 15
Section 2.02 Determination of Top Heavy Status...................................... 15
Section 2.03 Powers and Responsibilities of the Employer............................ 18
Section 2.04 Designation of Administrative Authority................................ 19
Section 2.05 Allocation and Delegation of Responsibilities.......................... 19
Section 2.06 Powers and Duties of the Administrator................................. 19
Section 2.07 Records and Reports.................................................... 20
Section 2.08 Appointment of Advisors................................................ 21
Section 2.09 Information from Employer.............................................. 21
Section 2.10 Payment of Expenses.................................................... 21
Section 2.11 Majority Actions....................................................... 21
Section 2.12 Claims Procedure....................................................... 21
Section 2.13 Claims Review Procedure................................................ 22
ARTICLE III ELIGIBILITY................................................................ 22
Section 3.01 Conditions of Eligibility.............................................. 22
Section 3.02 Application for Participation.......................................... 23
Section 3.03 Effective Date of Participation........................................ 23
Section 3.04 Determination of Eligibility........................................... 23
Section 3.05 Termination of Eligibility............................................. 23
Section 3.06 Omission of Eligible Employee.......................................... 23
Section 3.07 Inclusion of Ineligible Employee....................................... 24
ARTICLE IV CONTRIBUTION AND ALLOCATION................................................. 24
Section 4.01 Formula for Determining Employer's Contribution........................ 24
Section 4.02 Participant's Salary Reduction Election................................ 25
Section 4.03 Time of Payment of Employer's Contribution............................ 28
Section 4.04 Allocation of Contribution and Earnings................................ 28
Section 4.05 Actual Deferral Percentage Tests....................................... 31
Section 4.06 Adjustment to Actual Deferral Percentage Tests......................... 33
Section 4.07 Actual Contribution Percentage Tests................................... 34
Section 4.08 Adjustment to Actual Contribution Percentage Tests..................... 36
Section 4.09 Maximum Annual Additions............................................... 38
Section 4.10 Adjustment for Excessive Annual Additions.............................. 42
Section 4.11 Voluntary Contributions................................................ 43
Section 4.12 Investment Funds....................................................... 44
Section 4.13 Transfers from Qualified Plans......................................... 45
ARTICLE V VALUATIONS.................................................................... 47
Section 5.01 Valuation of the Trust Fund............................................. 47
Section 5.02 Method of Valuation..................................................... 47
ARTICLE VI DETERMINATION AND DISTRIBUTION OF BENEFITS................................... 47
Section 6.01 Determination of Benefits Upon Retirement............................... 47
Section 6.02 Determination of Benefits upon Death.................................... 48
Section 6.03 Determination of Benefits in Event of Disability........................ 49
Section 6.04 Determination of Benefits Upon Termination.............................. 49
Section 6.05 Distribution of Benefits................................................ 54
Section 6.06 Distribution of Benefits upon Death..................................... 58
Section 6.07 Time of Segregation or Distribution..................................... 61
Section 6.08 Distribution for Minor Beneficiary...................................... 62
Section 6.09 Location of Participant or Beneficiary Unknown.......................... 62
Section 6.10 Advance Distribution for Hardship....................................... 62
Section 6.11 Limitations on Benefits and Distributions............................... 63
Section 6.12 Rollovers of Distributions.............................................. 64
ARTICLE VII TRUSTEE..................................................................... 65
Section 7.01 Basic Responsibilities of the Trustee................................... 65
Section 7.02 Investment Powers and Duties of the Trustee............................. 65
Section 7.03 Other Powers of the Trustee............................................. 66
Section 7.04 Duties of the Trustee regarding Payments................................ 68
Section 7.05 Trustee's Compensation and Expenses and Taxes........................... 69
Section 7.06 Annual Report of the Trustee............................................ 69
Section 7.07 Audit................................................................... 69
Section 7.08 Resignation, Removal and Succession of Trustee.......................... 70
Section 7.09 Employer Securities and Real Property................................... 71
ARTICLE VIII AMENDMENT, TERMINATION AND MERGERS......................................... 71
Section 8.01 Amendment............................................................... 71
Section 8.02 Termination............................................................. 72
Section 8.03 Merger or Consolidation................................................. 72
ARTICLE IX MISCELLANEOUS................................................................ 72
Section 9.01 Participant's Rights.................................................... 72
Section 9.02 Alienation.............................................................. 72
Section 9.03 Construction of Plan.................................................... 73
Section 9.04 Gender and Number....................................................... 73
Section 9.05 Legal Action............................................................ 73
Section 9.06 Prohibition against Diversion of Funds.................................. 74
Section 9.07 Bonding................................................................. 74
Section 9.08 Employer's and Trustee's Protective Clause.............................. 74
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Section 9.09 Insurer's Protective Clause......................................... 74
Section 9.10 Receipt and Release for Payments.................................... 75
Section 9.11 Action by the Employer.............................................. 75
Section 9.12 Named Fiduciaries and Allocation of Responsibility.................. 75
Section 9.13 Headings............................................................ 76
Section 9.14 Approval by Internal Revenue Service................................ 76
Section 9.15 Uniformity.......................................................... 76
ARTICLE X VETERANS' REEMPLOYMENT RIGHTS............................................. 76
Section 10.01 In General......................................................... 76
Section 10.02 Qualified Military Service......................................... 76
Section 10.03 Crediting Compensation............................................. 77
Section 10.04 Salary Reduction Contributions..................................... 77
Section 10.05 Earnings and Forfeitures........................................... 77
Section 10.06 Crediting Service.................................................. 78
ARTICLE XI PARTICIPATING EMPLOYERS.................................................. 78
Section 11.01 Adoption by Other Employees........................................ 78
Section 11.02 Requirements of Participating Employers............................ 78
Section 11.03 Designation of Agent............................................... 79
Section 11.04 Employee Transfers................................................. 79
Section 11.05 Participating Employer's Contribution.............................. 79
Section 11.06 Discontinuance of Participation.................................... 80
Section 11.07 Administrator's Authority.......................................... 80
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▇▇▇▇▇▇ FINANCIAL AFFILIATES'
401(K) SAVINGS PLAN AND TRUST AGREEMENT
This Amended and Restated ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Financial Affiliates' 401(k) Savings
Plan and Trust Agreement is hereby adopted, this ____ day of ___________, 2001,
effective as provided herein, as follows:
WHEREAS, the Employers have heretofore maintained this Plan for the
benefit of eligible Employees; and
WHEREAS, ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Financial Corporation (hereinafter, the "Principal
Employer") wishes to amend said Plan in order to provide for certain changes to
the Plan, and to comply with the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986, as amended by subsequent statutory changes, and, in so doing, to restate
said Plan in its entirety.
NOW, THEREFORE, the Plan is hereby amended and restated as set forth
hereinafter. The terms of the restated Plan shall supersede the terms of the
existing Plan as provided in the Effective Date provision hereof. This
restatement shall in all respects be deemed a continuation of the original Plan,
as amended; and the provisions of the original Plan, as so amended, shall
continue in effect until superseded in accordance with the provisions of this
amendment and restatement.
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS
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Section 1.01 "Act" means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of
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1974, as it may be amended from time to time.
Section 1.02 "Administrator" means ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Financial Corporation. ▇▇▇▇▇▇
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Financial Corporation may appoint the Committee under Section 2.04 to assist it
in carrying out its duties as Administrator.
Section 1.03 "Affiliated Employer" means the Employer and any
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corporation which is a member of a controlled group of corporations (as defined
in Code section 414(b)) which includes the Employer; any trade or
business.(whether or not incorporated) which is under common control (as defined
in Code section 414(c)) with the Employer; any organization (whether or not
incorporated) which is a member of an affiliated service group (as defined in
Code section 414(m)) which includes the Employer; and any other entity required
to be aggregated with the Employer pursuant to Regulations under Code section
414(o).
Section 1.04 "Aggregate Account" means, with respect to each
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Participant, the value of all accounts maintained on behalf of a Participant,
whether attributable to Employer or Employee contributions, subject to the
provisions of Section 2.02.
Section 1.05 "Anniversary Date" means December 31st.
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Section 1.06 "Beneficiary" means the person to whom the share of a
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deceased Participant's total account is payable, subject to the restrictions of
Sections 6.02 and 6.06.
Section 1.07 "Code" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended
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or replaced from time to time.
Section 1.08 "Compensation" with respect to any Participant means such
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Participant's regular salary and wages paid by the Employer for a Plan Year, but
excluding overtime, commissions (except, however, commissions paid to Employees
who are registered representatives, mortgage originators and investment
specialists and commissions deferred by such Employees to a plan maintained
under Code section 125 or Code section 401(k) shall not be excluded) and all
bonuses other than nonreoccurring bonuses. Amounts contributed by the Employer
under the within Plan, except for an Employee's Compensation that is deferred
pursuant to Section 4.02, and any non taxable fringe benefits shall not be
considered as Compensation.
For purposes of this Section, the determination of Compensation shall
be made by including salary reduction contributions made on behalf of an
Employee to a plan maintained under Code section 125.
Compensation shall be recognized as of an Employee's effective date of
participation pursuant to Section 3.03.
In addition to other applicable limitations set forth in the Plan, and
notwithstanding any other provisions to the contrary, for Plan Years beginning
after December 31, 1988 but before January 1, 1994, Compensation taken into
account in computing Plan benefits for any year shall not exceed $200,000, as
adjusted at the same time and in such manner as permitted under Code section
415(d), except that the dollar increase in effect on January 1 of any calendar
year is effective for years beginning in such calendar year and the first
adjustment to the $200,000 limitation is effective on January 1, 1990. For Plan
Years beginning on or after January 1, 1994, Compensation taken into account in
computing Plan benefits for any year shall not exceed the OBRA `93 annual
compensation limit. The OBRA `93 annual compensation limit is $150,000, as
adjusted by the Commissioner for increases in the cost-of-living in accordance
with section 401(a)(17)(B) of the Code. The cost-of-living adjustment in effect
for calendar year applies to any period, not exceeding 12 months, over which
Compensation is determined ("determination period") beginning in such calendar
year. If a determination period consists of fewer than 12 months, the OBRA `93
annual compensation limit will be multiplied by a fraction, the numerator
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of which is the number of months in the determination period, and the
denominator of which is 12.
For Plan Years beginning on or after January 1, 1994, any reference in
this Plan to the limitation under Code section 401(a)(17) shall mean the OBRA
`93 annual compensation limit set forth in this provision.
If Compensation for any prior Plan Year is taken into account in
determining an Employee's benefits for the current year, the Compensation for
such prior year is subject to the applicable annual compensation limit in effect
for that prior year. For this purpose, for determination periods beginning
before the first day of the first Plan Year beginning on or after January 1,
1994, the OBRA `93 annual compensation limit is $150,000.
Effective for Plan Years beginning after December 31, 1996, the
provisions of family aggregation as described in Code section 401(a)(17)(A)
(which requires a Participant, the spouse of the Participant and any lineal
descendants thereof who have not attained age 19 before the close of the Plan
Year to be treated as a single Participant for purposes of applying the
limitations on Compensation for a Plan Year) shall not apply.
Section 1.09 "Contract" or "Policy" means a life insurance policy or
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annuity contract (group or individual) issued by the insurer as elected.
Section 1.10 "Deferred Compensation" with respect to any Participant
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means that portion of the Participant's total Compensation which has been
contributed to the Plan in accordance with the Participant's deferral election
pursuant to Section 4.02.
Section 1.11 "Early Retirement Date" means the first day of the month
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(prior to the Normal Retirement Date) coinciding with or following the date on
which a Participant or Former Participant attains age 60 and has completed at
least 5 Years of Service with the Employer (Early Retirement Age). A Participant
shall become fully Vested upon satisfying this requirement if still employed at
his Early Retirement Age.
A Former Participant who terminates employment after satisfying the
service requirement for Early Retirement and who thereafter reaches the age
requirement contained herein shall be entitled to receive his benefits under
this Plan.
Section 1.12 "Effective Date." The original effective date of this Plan
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is January 1, 1985. The Plan, as amended and restated herein, is effective as
follows: (a) all provisions required to comply with the Tax Reform Act of 1986
("TRA 1986") shall be effective January 1, 1989, except as otherwise stated in
the Plan or in TRA 1986; (b) all provisions required to comply with the
Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994 ("USERRA")
shall be effective on December 12, 1994, except as otherwise stated in the Plan
or in USERRA; (c) all provisions required to comply with the General Agreement
on Tariffs and Trade-Uruguay Round Agreements Act of 1994 ("GATT") shall be
effective on January 1, 1995, except as otherwise stated in the Plan or in GATT;
(d) all provisions required to comply with the
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Small Business Job Protection Act of 1996 ( "SBJPA") shall be effective on
January 1, 1997, except as otherwise stated in the Plan or in SBJPA; (e) all
provisions required to comply with the Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997 ("TRA 1997")
shall be effective on January 1, 1998, except as otherwise stated in the Plan or
in TRA 1997; (f) all provisions required to comply with the Internal Revenue
Service Restructuring and Reform Act of 1998 ("IRRA") shall be effective January
1, 2000 except otherwise stated in the Plan or IRRA; and (g) all other
provisions are effective as originally adopted, as previously amended, or as
otherwise required to comply with applicable statutory, regulatory or ruling
requirements.
Section 1.13 "Elective Contribution" means the Employer's contributions
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to the Plan that are made pursuant to the Participant's deferral election
provided in Section 4.02. In addition, any Employer Qualified Non-Elective
Contribution made pursuant to Section 4.06 shall be considered an Elective
Contribution for purposes of the Plan. Any such contributions deemed to be
Elective Contributions shall be subject to the requirements of Sections 4.02(b)
and 4.02(c) and shall further be required to satisfy the discrimination
requirements of Regulation 1.401(k)-l(b)(3), the provisions of which are
specifically incorporated herein by reference.
Section 1.14 "Eligible Employee" means only the employees listed on the
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attached Appendix A. Employees who are Participants or who are eligible to
become Participants in the ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Financial Corporation Profit Sharing Plan
maintained by the Employer shall not be eligible to participate in this Plan.
Section 1.15 "Employee" means any person who is employed by the
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Employer or Affiliated Employer and is listed on Appendix A, but excludes any
person who is an independent contractor. Employee shall include Leased Employees
within the meaning of Code sections 414(n)(2) and 414(o)(2) unless such Leased
Employees are covered by a plan described in Code section 414(n)(5) and such
Leased Employees do not constitute more than 20% of the recipient's non-highly
compensated work force.
Section 1.16 "Employer" means Lebanon Valley Farmers Bank, ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Bank,
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Lafayette Ambassador Bank, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ National Bank, FNB Bank, Hagerstown Trust
Company, and Delaware National Bank. Effective May 1, 2000, "Employer" shall
also mean ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Financial Advisors, N.A., and effective January 1, 2001,
"Employer" shall also mean ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Financial Corporation. These employers are
Employers only with respect to the Employees listed on Appendix A.
Section 1.17 "Excess Aggregate Contributions" means, with respect to
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any Plan Year, the excess of the aggregate amount of the Employer matching
contributions made pursuant to Section 4.01(b) and any qualified non-elective
contributions or elective deferrals taken into account pursuant to Section
4.07(c) on behalf of Highly Compensated Participants for such Plan Year, over
the maximum amount of such contributions permitted under the limitations of
Section 4.07(a).
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Section 1.18 "Excess Contributions" means, with respect to a Plan Year,
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the excess of Elective Contributions made on behalf of Highly Compensated
Participants for the Plan Year over the maximum amount of such contributions
permitted under Section 4.05(a). Excess Contributions shall be treated as an
"annual addition" pursuant to Section 4.09(b).
Section 1.19 "Excess Deferred Compensation" means, with respect to any
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taxable year of a Participant, the excess of the aggregate amount of such
Participant's Deferred Compensation and the elective deferrals pursuant to
Section 4.02(f) actually made on behalf of such Participant for such taxable
year, over the dollar limitation provided for in Code section 402(g), which is
incorporated herein by reference. Excess Deferred Compensation shall be treated
as an "annual addition" pursuant to Section 4.09(b).
Section 1.20 "Family Member" means, with respect to an affected
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Participant, such Participant's spouse, such Participant's lineal descendants
and ascendants and their spouses, all as described in Code section 414(q)(6)(B).
On and after January 1, 1997, the rules requiring the aggregation of "Family
Members" for Plan purposes shall no longer be applicable.
Section 1.21 "Fiduciary" means any person who (a) exercises any
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discretionary authority or discretionary control respecting management of the
Plan or exercises any authority or control respecting management or disposition
of its assets, (b) renders investment advice for a fee or other compensation,
direct or indirect, with respect to any monies or other property of the Plan or
has any authority or responsibility to do so, or (c) has any discretionary
authority or discretionary responsibility in the administration of the Plan,
including, but not limited to, the Trustee, the Employer and its representative
body, and the Administrator.
Section 1.22 "Fiscal Year" means the Employer's accounting year of 12
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months commencing on January lst of each year and ending the following December
31st.
Section 1.23 "Forfeiture" means that portion of a Participant's Account
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that is not vested, and occurs on the earlier of:
(a) the distribution of the entire Vested portion of a Participant's
Account, or
(b) the last day of the Plan Year in which the Participant incurs five (5)
consecutive 1-Year Breaks in Service.
Furthermore, for purposes of paragraph (a) above, in the case of a
Terminated Participant whose Vested benefit is zero, such Terminated Participant
shall be deemed to have received a distribution of his Vested benefit upon his
termination of employment. Restoration of such amounts shall occur pursuant to
Section 6.04. In addition, the term Forfeiture shall also include amounts deemed
to be Forfeitures pursuant to any other provision of this Plan.
Section 1.24 "Former Participant" means a person who has been a
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Participant, but who has ceased to be a Participant for any reason.
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Section 1.25 "415 Compensation" means compensation as defined in
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Section 4.09(d).
Section 1.26 "414(s) Compensation" with respect to any Employee means
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his Deferred Compensation plus "415 Compensation" paid during a Plan Year. The
amount of "414(s) Compensation" with respect to any Employee shall include
"414(s) Compensation" during the entire twelve (12) month period ending on the
last day of such Plan Year, except that for Plan Years beginning prior to the
later of January 1, 1992 or the date that is sixty (60) days after the date
final Regulations are issued, "414(s) Compensation" shall only be recognized as
of an Employee's effective date of participation.
For purposes of this Section, the determination of "414(s)
Compensation" shall be made by including salary reduction contributions made on
behalf of an Employee to a plan maintained under Code section 125.
"414(s) Compensation" in excess of $200,000 shall be disregarded. Such
amount shall be adjusted at the same time and in such manner as permitted under
Code section 415(d). However, for Plan Years beginning prior to January 1, 1989,
the $200,000 limit shall apply only for Top Heavy Plan Years and shall not be
adjusted.
Section 1.27 "Highly Compensated Employee" means any employee who: (a)
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was a five-percent owner (as defined in Code Section 416(i)(1)) at any time
during the year or the preceding year, or (b) for the preceding year had
compensation in excess of $80,000.00 and, if the Employer so elects, was in the
top-paid group for the preceding year. For this purpose, an employee is in the
top-paid group of employees for a year if such employee is in the group
consisting of the top 20% of the employees when ranked on the basis of
compensation paid during such year. The $80,000.00 amount is adjusted at the
same time and in the same manner as under Code section 415(d), except that the
base period is the calendar quarter ending September 30, 1996.
For this purpose, the applicable year of the Plan for which a
determination is being made is called a determination year and the preceding
12-month period is called a look-back year.
A highly compensated former employee is based on the rules applicable
to determining Highly Compensated Employee status as in effect for that
determination year, in accordance with Section 1.414(q)-1T, A-4 of the Temporary
Income Tax Regulations and IRS Notice 97-75.
In determining whether an employee is a Highly Compensated Employee for
years beginning in 1997, the amendments to Code section 414(q) stated above are
treated as having been in effect for years beginning in 1996.
Section 1.28 "Highly Compensated Former Employee" means a former
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Employee who had a separation year prior to the "determination year" and was a
Highly Compensated Employee in the year of separation from service or in any
"determination year" after attaining age 55. Notwithstanding the foregoing, an
Employee who separated from service prior to 1987 will be treated as a Highly
Compensated Former Employee only if during the separation year (or year
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preceding the separation year) or any year after the Employee attains age 55 (or
the last year ending before the Employee's 55th birthday), the Employee either
received "415 Compensation" in excess of $50,000 or was a "five percent owner".
For purposes of this Section, "determination year" and "five percent owner"
shall be determined in accordance with the definition of Highly Compensated
Employee. Highly Compensated Former Employees shall be treated as Highly
Compensated Employees. The method set forth in this Section for determining who
is a "Highly Compensated Former Employee" shall be applied on a uniform and
consistent basis for all purposes for which the Code section 414(q) definition
is applicable.
Section 1.29 "Highly Compensated Participant" means any Highly
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Compensated Employee who is eligible to participate in the Plan.
Section 1.30 "Hour of Service" means (1) each hour for which an
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Employee is directly or indirectly compensated or entitled to compensation by
the Employer for the performance of duties during the applicable computation
period; (2) each hour for which an Employee is directly or indirectly
compensated or entitled to compensation by the Employer (irrespective of whether
the employment relationship has terminated) for reasons other than performance
of duties (such as vacation, holidays, sickness, jury duty, disability, lay-off,
military duty or leave of absence) during the applicable computation period; (3)
each hour for which back pay is awarded or agreed to by the Employer without
regard to mitigation of damages. These hours will be credited to the Employee
for the computation period or periods to which the award or agreement pertains
rather than the computation period in which the award, agreement or payment is
made. The same Hours of Service shall not be credited both under (1) or (2), as
the case may be, and under (3).
Notwithstanding the above, (i) no more than 501 Hours of Service are
required to be credited to an Employee on account of any single continuous
period during which the Employee performs no duties (whether or not such period
occurs in a single computation period); (ii) an hour for which an Employee is
directly or indirectly paid, or entitled to payment, on account of a period
during which no duties are performed is not required to be credited to the
Employee if such payment is made or due under a plan maintained solely for the
purpose of complying with applicable worker's compensation, or unemployment
compensation or disability insurance laws; and (iii) Hours of Service are not
required to be credited for a payment which solely reimburses an Employee for
medical or medically related expenses incurred by the Employee.
For purposes of this Section, a payment shall be deemed to be made by
or due from the Employer regardless of whether such payment is made by or due
from the Employer directly, or indirectly through, among others, a trust fund,
or insurer, to which the Employer contributes or pays premiums and regardless of
whether contributions made or due to the trust fund, insurer, or other entity
are for the benefit of particular Employees or are on behalf of a group of
Employees in the aggregate.
An Hour of Service must be counted for the purpose of determining a
Year of Service, a year of participation for purposes of accrued benefits, a
1-Year Break in Service, and employment commencement date (or reemployment
commencement date). In addition, Hours of
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Service will be credited for employment with other Affiliated Employers. The
provisions of Department of Labor regulations 2530.200b-2(b) and (c) are
incorporated herein by reference.
Section 1.31 "Income" means the income allocable to "excess amounts"
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which shall equal the sum of the allocable gain or loss for the "applicable
computation period" and the allocable gain or loss for the period between the
end of the "applicable computation period" and the date of distribution ("gap
period"). The income allocable to "excess amounts" for the "applicable
computation period" and the "gap period" is calculated separately and is
determined by multiplying the income for the "applicable computation period" or
the "gap period", by a fraction. The numerator of the fraction is the "excess
amount" for the "applicable computation period". The denominator of the fraction
is the total "account balance" attributable to "Employer contributions" as of
the end of the "applicable computation period" or the "gap period", reduced by
the gain allocable to such total amount for the "applicable computation period"
or the "gap period" and increased by the loss allocable to such total amount for
the "applicable computation period" or the "gap period". The provisions of this
Section shall be applied:
(a) For purposes of Section 4.02(f), by substituting:
(1) "Excess Deferred Compensation" for "excess amounts";
(2) "taxable year of the Participant" for "applicable
computation period";
(3) "Deferred Compensation" for "Employer contributions";
and
(4) "Participant's Elective Account" for "account
balance".
(b) For purposes of Section 4.06(a), by substituting:
(1) "Excess Contributions" for "excess amount";
(2) "Plan Year" for "applicable computation period";
(3) "Elective Contributions" for "Employer contributions";
and
(4) "Participant's Elective Account" for "
balance".
(c) For purposes of Section 4.08(a), by substituting:
(1) "Excess Aggregate Contributions" for "excess amounts";
(2) "Plan Year" for "applicable computation period";
(3) "Employer matching contributions made pursuant to
Section 4.01(b) and any qualified non-elective contributions or elective
deferrals taken into account pursuant to Section 4.07(c)" for "Employer
contributions"; and
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(4) "Participant's Account" for "account balance".
In lieu of the "fractional method" described above, a "safe harbor
method" may be used to calculate the allocable Income for the "gap period".
Under such "safe harbor method", allocable Income for the "gap period" shall be
deemed to equal ten percent (10%) of the Income allocable to "excess amounts"
for the "applicable computation period" multiplied by the number of calendar
months in the "gap period". For purposes of determining the number of calendar
months in the "gap period", a distribution occurring on or before the fifteenth
day of the month shall be treated as having been made on the last day of the
preceding month and a distribution occurring after such fifteenth day shall be
treated as having been made on the first day of the next subsequent month.
Income allocable to any distribution of Excess Deferred Compensation on
or before the last day of the taxable year of the Participant shall be
calculated from the first day of the taxable year of the Participant to the date
on which the distribution is made pursuant to either the "fractional method" or
the "safe harbor method".
Notwithstanding the above, for "applicable computation periods" which
began in 1987, Income during the "gap period" shall not be taken into account.
Section 1.32 "Investment Manager" means an entity that (a) has the
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power to manage, acquire, or dispose of Plan assets and (b) acknowledges
fiduciary responsibility to the Plan in writing. Such entity must be a person,
firm, or corporation registered as an investment adviser under the Investment
Advisers Act of 1940, a bank, or an insurance company.
Section 1.33 "Key Employee" means an Employee as defined in Code
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section 416(i) and the Regulations thereunder. Generally, any Employee or former
Employee (as well as each of his Beneficiaries) is considered a Key Employee if
he, at any time during the Plan Year that contains the "Determination Date" or
any of the preceding four (4) Plan Years, has been included in one of the
following categories:
(a) an officer of the Employer (as that term is defined within
the meaning of the Regulations under Code section 416) having annual "415
Compensation" greater than 50 percent of the amount in effect under Code section
415(b)(1)(A) for any such Plan Year.
(b) one of the ten employees having annual "415 Compensation"
from the Employer for a Plan Year greater than the dollar limitation in effect
under Code section 415(c)(1)(A) for the calendar year in which such Plan Year
ends and owning (or considered as owning within the meaning of Code section 318)
both more than one-half percent interest and the largest interests in the
Employer.
(c) a "five percent owner" of the Employer. "Five percent
owner" means any person who owns (or is considered as owning within the meaning
of Code section 318) more than five percent (5%) of the outstanding stock of the
Employer or stock possessing more than five percent (5%) of the total combined
voting power of all stock of the Employer or, in the case
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of an unincorporated business, any person who owns more than five percent (5%)
of the capital or profits interest in the Employer. In determining percentage
ownership hereunder, employers that would otherwise be aggregated under Code
sections 414(b), (c), (m) and (o) shall be treated as separate employers.
(d) a "one percent owner" of the Employer having an annual "415
Compensation" from the Employer of more than $150,000. "One percent owner" means
any person who owns (or is considered as owning within the meaning of Code
section 318) more than one percent (1%) of the outstanding stock of the Employer
or stock possessing more than one percent (1%) of the total combined voting
power of all stock of the Employer or, in the case of an unincorporated
business, any person who owns more than one percent (1%) of the capital or
profits interest in the Employer. In determining percentage ownership hereunder,
employers that would otherwise be aggregated under Code sections 414(b), (c),
(m) and (o) shall be treated as separate employers. However, in determining
whether an individual has "415 Compensation" of more than $150,000, "415
Compensation" from each employer required to be aggregated under Code sections
414(b), (c), (m) and (o) shall be taken into account.
For purposes of this Section, the determination of "415 Compensation"
shall be made by including amounts that would otherwise be excluded from a
Participant's gross income by reason of the application of Code sections 125,
132(f)(4), 402(a)(8), 402(h)(1)(B) and, in the case of Employer contributions
made pursuant to a salary reduction agreement, by including amounts that would
otherwise be excluded from a Participant's gross income by reason of the
application of Code section 403(b).
Section 1.34 "Late Retirement Date" means the first day of the month
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coinciding with or next following a Participant's actual Retirement Date after
having reached his Normal Retirement Date.
Section 1.35 "Leased Employee" means any person (other than an
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Employee of the recipient) who pursuant to an agreement between the recipient
and any other person ("leasing organization") has performed services for the
recipient (or for th recipient and related persons determined in accordance
with Code section 414(n)(6)) on a substantially full time basis for a period of
at least one year, and such services are performed under the primary direction
or control of the recipient employer. Contributions or benefits provided a
Leased Employee by the leasing organization which are attributable to services
performed for the recipient employer shall be treated as provided by the
recipient employer. A Leased Employee shall not be considered an Employee of the
recipient if:
(a) such employee is covered by a money purchase pension plan
providing:
(1) a non-integrated employer contribution rate of at least
10% of compensation, as defined in Code section 415(c)(3), but including amounts
contributed pursuant to a salary reduction agreement which are excludable from
the employee's gross income under Code section 125, 402(a)(8), 402(h) or 403(b);
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(2) immediate participation; and
(3) full and immediate vesting.
(b) Leased Employees do not constitute more than 20% of the
recipient's non-highly compensated work force.
Section 1.36 "Month of Service" means a calendar month during any part
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of which an Employee completed an Hour of Service. Except, however, a
Participant shall be credited with a Month of Service for each month during the
12 month computation period in which he has not incurred a 1-Year Break in
Service.
Section 1.37 "Non-Elective Contribution" means the Employer's
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contributions to the Plan excluding, however, contributions made pursuant to the
Participant's deferral election provided for in Section 4.02 and any Qualified
Non-Elective Contribution.
Section 1.38 "Non-Highly Compensated Participant" means any Participant
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who is not a Highly Compensated Employee.
Section 1.39 "Non-Key Employee" means any Employee or former Employee
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(and his Beneficiaries) who is not a Key Employee.
Section 1.40 "Normal Retirement Date" means the first day of the month
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coinciding with or next following the Participant's Normal Retirement Age (65th
birthday). A Participant shall become fully vested in his Account upon attaining
his Normal Retirement Age.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Normal Retirement Date of a
Participant who was a participant in the Delaware Plan on December 31, 1995
shall be the first day of the month coinciding with or next following the
Participant's 62nd birthday.
Section 1.41 "l-Year Break in Service" means the applicable computation
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period during which an Employee has not completed more than 500 Hours of Service
with the Employer. Further, solely for the purpose of determining whether a
Participant has incurred a 1-Year Break in Service, Hours of Service shall be
recognized for "authorized leaves of absence" and "maternity and paternity
leaves of absence. Years of Service and 1-Year Breaks in Service shall be
measured on the same computation period.
"Authorized leave of absence" means an unpaid, temporary cessation from
active employment with the Employer pursuant to an established nondiscriminatory
policy, whether occasioned by illness, military service, or any other reason.
A "maternity or paternity leave of absence" means, for Plan Years
beginning after December 31, 1984, an absence from work for any period by reason
of the Employee's pregnancy, birth of the Employee's child, placement of a child
with the Employee in connection with the adoption of such child, or any absence
for the purpose of caring for such child for a
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period immediately following such birth or placement. For this purpose, Hours of
Service shall be credited for the computation period in which the absence from
work begins, only if credit therefore is necessary to prevent the Employee from
incurring a 1-Year Break in Service, or, in any other case, in the immediately
following computation period. The Hours of Service credited for a "maternity or
paternity leave of absence" shall be those which would normally have been
credited but for such absence, or, in any case in which the Administrator is
unable to determine such hours normally credited, eight (8) Hours of Service per
day. The total Hours of Service required to be credited for a "maternity or
paternity leave of absence" shall not exceed 501.
Section 1.42 "Participant" means any Eligible Employee who participates
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in the Plan as provided in Sections 3.02 and 3.03, and has not for any reason
become ineligible to participate further in the Plan.
Section 1.43 "Participant's Account" means the account established and
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maintained by the Administrator for each Participant with respect to his total
interest in the Plan and Trust resulting from the Employer's Non-Elective
Contributions.
Section 1.44 "Participant's Combined Account" means the total aggregate
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amount of each Participant's Elective Account and Participant's Account.
Section 1.45 "Participant's Elective Account" means the account
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established and maintained by the Administrator for each Participant with
respect to his total interest in the Plan and Trust resulting from the
Employer's Elective Contributions. A separate accounting shall be maintained
with respect to that portion of the Participant's Elective Account attributable
to Elective Contributions pursuant to Section 4.02 and any Employer Qualified
Non-Elective Contributions.
Section 1.46 "Plan" means this instrument, including all amendments
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thereto.
Section 1.47 "Plan Year" means the Plan's accounting year of twelve
(12) months commencing on January lst of each year and ending the following
December 31st.
Section 1.48 "Pre-Retirement Survivor Annuity" is an immediate annuity
for the life of the Participant's spouse the payments under which must be equal
to the amount of benefit which can be purchased with the accounts of a
Participant used to provide the death benefit under the Plan.
Section 1.49 "Qualified Non-Elective Contribution" means the Employer's
contributions to the Plan that are made pursuant to Section 4.06. Such
contributions shall be considered an Elective Contribution for the purposes of
the Plan and used to satisfy the "Actual Deferral Percentage" tests.
In addition, the Employer's contributions to the Plan that are made
pursuant to Section 4.08(g) which are used to satisfy the "Actual Contribution
Percentage" tests shall be considered
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Qualified Non-Elective Contributions and be subject to the provisions of
Sections 4.02(b) and 4.02(c).
Section 1.50 "Regulation" means the Income Tax Regulations as
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promulgated by the Secretary of the Treasury or his delegate, and as amended
from time to time.
Section 1.51 "Retired Participant" means a person who has been a
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Participant, but who has become entitled to retirement benefits under the Plan.
Section 1.52 "Retirement Date" means the date as of which a Participant
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retires for reasons other than Total and Permanent Disability, whether such
retirement occurs on a Participant's Normal Retirement Date, Early or Late
Retirement Date (see Section 6.01).
Section 1.53 "Super Top Heavy Plan" means a plan described in Section
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2.02(b).
Section 1.54 "Terminated Participant" means a person who has been a
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Participant, but whose employment has been terminated other than by death, Total
and Permanent Disability or retirement.
Section 1.55 "Top Heavy Plan" means a plan described in Section
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2.02(a).
Section 1.56 "Top Heavy Plan Year" means a Plan Year commencing after
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December 31, 1983 during which the Plan is a Top Heavy Plan.
Section 1.57 "Top Paid Group" means the top 20 percent of Employees who
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performed services for the Employer during the applicable year, ranked according
to the amount of "415 Compensation" (determined for this purpose in accordance
with Section 1.26) received from the Employer during such year. All Affiliated
Employers shall be taken into account as a single employer, and Leased Employees
within the meaning of Code sections 414(n)(2) and 414(o)(2) shall be considered
Employees unless such Leased Employees are covered by a plan described in Code
section 414(n)(5) and are not covered in any qualified plan maintained by the
Employer. Employees who are non-resident aliens and who received no earned
income (within the meaning of Code section 911(d)(2)) from the Employer
constituting United States source income within the meaning of Code section
861(a)(3) shall not be treated as Employees. Additionally, for the purpose of
determining the number of active Employees in any year, the following additional
Employees shall also be excluded; however, such Employees shall still be
considered for the purpose of identifying the particular Employees in the Top
Paid Group:
(a) Employees with less than six (6) months of service;
(b) Employees who normally work less than 17 1/2 hours per
week;
(c) Employees who normally work less than six (6) months during
a year; and
(d) Employees who have not yet attained age 21.
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In addition, if 90 percent or more of the Employees of the Employer are
covered under agreements the Secretary of Labor finds to be collective
bargaining agreements between Employee representatives and the Employer, and the
Plan covers only Employees who are not covered under such agreements, then
Employees covered by such agreements shall be excluded from both the total
number of active Employees as well as from the identification of particular
Employees in the Top Paid Group.
The foregoing exclusions set forth in this Section shall be applied on
a uniform and consistent basis for all purposes for which the Code section
414(q) definition is applicable.
Section 1.58 "Total and Permanent Disability" means a physical or
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mental condition of a Participant resulting from bodily injury, disease, or
mental disorder which renders him incapable of continuing any gainful occupation
and which condition constitutes total disability under the federal Social
Security Acts.
Section 1.59 "Trustee" means the person or entity named as trustee
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herein or in any separate trust forming a part of this Plan, and any successors.
Section 1.60 "Trust Fund" means the assets of the Plan and Trust as the
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same shall exist from time to time.
Section 1.61 "Vested" means the nonforfeitable portion of any account
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maintained on behalf of a Participant.
Section 1.62 "Voluntary Contribution Account" means the account
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established and maintained by the Administrator for each Participant with
respect to his total interest in the Plan resulting from the Participant's
nondeductible voluntary contributions made pursuant to Section 4.11.
Section 1.63 "Year of Service" means the computation period of twelve
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(12) consecutive months, herein set forth, during which an Employee has at least
1000 Hours of Service.
For purposes of eligibility for participation, the initial computation
period shall begin with the date on which the Employee first performs an Hour of
Service. The participation computation period beginning after a 1-Year Break in
Service shall be measured from the date on which an Employee again performs an
Hour of Service. The participation computation period shall shift to the Plan
Year which includes the anniversary of the date on which the Employee first
performed an Hour of Service. An Employee who is credited with the required
Hours of Service in both the initial computation period (or the computation
period beginning after a 1-Year Break in Service) and the Plan Year which
includes the anniversary of the date on which the Employee first performed an
Hour of Service, shall be credited with two (2) Years of Service for purposes of
eligibility to participate.
For vesting purposes, the computation period shall be the Plan Year,
including periods prior to the Effective Date of the Plan.
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For all other purposes, the computation period shall be the Plan Year.
Years of Service with Second National Bank of Nazareth and Penn Argyl
National Bank shall be recognized.
Years of Service with any Affiliated Employer shall be recognized.
For eligibility and vesting purposes, Years of Service with Central
Pennsylvania Savings Association, F.A. and Years of Service with Hagerstown
Trust Company prior to January 1, 1995 shall be recognized.
For eligibility and vesting purposes, Years of Service with Delaware
National Bank prior to January 1, 1996 shall be recognized.
For eligibility and vesting purposes, Years of Service with Lebanon
Valley Farmers Bank (and its predecessor, Lebanon Valley National Bank) prior to
January 1, 1999 shall be recognized.
ARTICLE II
TOP HEAVY AND ADMINISTRATION
Section 2.01 Top Heavy Plan Requirements
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For any Top Heavy Plan Year, the Plan shall provide the special vesting
requirements of Code section 416(b) pursuant to Section 6.04 of the Plan and the
special minimum allocation requirements of Code section 416(c) pursuant to
Section 4.04 of the Plan.
Section 2.02 Determination of Top Heavy Status
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(a) This Plan shall be a Top Heavy Plan for any Plan Year
commencing after December 31, 1983 in which, as of the Determination Date, (1)
the Present Value of Accrued Benefits of Key Employees and (2) the sum of the
Aggregate Accounts of Key Employees under this Plan and all plans of an
Aggregation Group, exceeds sixty percent (60%) of the Present Value of Accrued
Benefits and the Aggregate Accounts of all Key and Non-Key Employees under this
Plan and all plans of an Aggregation Group.
If any Participant is a Non-Key Employee for any Plan Year, but such
Participant was a Key Employee for any prior Plan Year, such Participant's
Present Value of Accrued Benefit and/or Aggregate Account balance shall not be
taken into account for purposes of determining whether this Plan is a Top Heavy
or Super Top Heavy Plan (or whether any Aggregation Group which includes this
Plan is a Top Heavy Group). In addition, for Plan Years beginning after December
31, 1984, if a Participant or Former Participant has not performed any services
for any Employer maintaining the Plan at any time during the five year period
ending on the Determination Date, any accrued benefit for such Participant or
Former Participant shall not be
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taken into account for the purposes of determining whether this Plan is a Top
Heavy or Super Top Heavy Plan.
(b) This Plan shall be a Super Top Heavy Plan for any Plan Year
commencing after December 31, 1983 in which, as of the Determination Date, (1)
the Present Value of Accrued Benefits of Key Employees and (2) the sum of the
Aggregate Accounts of Key Employees under this Plan and all plans of an
Aggregation Group, exceeds ninety percent (90%) of the Present value of Accrued
Benefits and the Aggregate Accounts of all Key and Non-Key Employees under this
Plan and all plans of an Aggregation Group.
(c) Aggregate Account: A Participant's Aggregate Account as of the
Determination Date is the sum of:
(1) his Participant's Combined Account balance as of the most
recent valuation occurring within a twelve (12) month period ending on the
Determination Date.
(2) an adjustment for any contributions due as of the Determination
Date. Such adjustment shall be the amount of any contributions actually made
after the valuation date but due on or before the Determination Date, except for
the first Plan Year when such adjustment shall also reflect the amount of any
contributions made after the Determination Date that are allocated as of a date
in that first Plan Year.
(3) any Plan distributions made within the Plan Year that includes
the Determination Date or within the four (4) preceding Plan Years. However, in
the case of distributions made after the valuation date and prior to the
Determination Date, such distributions are not included as distributions for top
heavy purposes to the extent that such distributions are already included in the
Participant's Aggregate Account balance as of the valuation date.
Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, all distributions, including
distributions made prior to January 1, 1984, and distributions under a
terminated plan which if it had not been terminated would have been required to
be included in an Aggregation Group, will be counted. Further, distributions
from the Plan (including the cash value of life insurance policies) of a
Participant's account balance because of death shall be treated as a
distribution for the purposes of this paragraph.
(4) any Employee contributions, whether voluntary or mandatory.
However, amounts attributable to tax deductible qualified voluntary employee
contributions shall not be considered to be a part of the Participant's
Aggregate Account balance.
(5) with respect to unrelated rollovers and plan-to-plan transfers
(ones which are both initiated by the Employee and made from a plan maintained
by one employer to a plan maintained by another employer), if this Plan provides
the rollovers or plan-to-plan transfers, it shall always consider such rollovers
or plan-to-plan transfers as a distribution for the purposes of this Section. If
this Plan is the plan accepting such rollovers or plan-to-plan transfers, it
shall not consider such rollovers or plan-to-plan transfers accepted after
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December 31, 1983 as part of the Participant's Aggregate Account balance.
However, rollovers or plan-to-plan transfers accepted prior to January 1, 1984
shall be considered as part of the Participant's Aggregate Account balance.
(6) with respect to related rollovers and plan-to-plan transfers
(ones either not initiated by the Employee or made to a plan maintained by the
same employer), if this Plan provides the rollover or plan-to-plan transfer, it
shall not be counted as a distribution for purposes of this Section. If this
Plan is the plan accepting such rollover or plan-to-plan transfer, it shall
consider such rollover or plan-to-plan transfer as part of the Participant's
Aggregate Account balance, irrespective of the date on which such rollover or
plan-to-plan transfer is accepted.
(7) For the purposes of determining whether two employers are to be
treated as the same employer in (5) and (6) above, all employers aggregated
under Code section 414(b), (c), (m) and (o) are treated as the same employer.
(d) "Aggregation Group" means either a Required Aggregation Group or a
Permissive Aggregation Group as hereinafter determined.
(1) Required Aggregation Group: In determining a Required
Aggregation Group hereunder, each plan of the Employer in which a Key Employee
is a participant in the Plan Year containing the Determination Date or any of
the four preceding Plan Years, and each other plan of the Employer which enables
any plan in which a Key Employee participates to meet the requirements of Code
sections 401(a)(4) or 410, will be required to be aggregated. Such group shall
be known as a Required Aggregation Group.
In the case of a Required Aggregation Group, each plan in the group
will be considered a Top Heavy Plan if the Required Aggregation Group is a Top
Heavy Group. No plan in the Required Aggregation Group will be considered a Top
Heavy Plan if the Required Aggregation Group is not a Top Heavy Group.
(2) Permissive Aggregation Group: The Employer may also include any
other plan not required to be included in the Required Aggregation Group,
provided the resulting group, taken as a whole, would continue to satisfy the
provisions of Code sections 401(a)(4) and 410. Such group shall be known as a
Permissive Aggregation Group.
In the case of a Permissive Aggregation Group, only a plan that is part
of the Required Aggregation Group will be considered a Top Heavy Plan if the
Permissive Aggregation Group is a Top Heavy Group. No plan in the Permissive
Aggregation Group will be considered a Top Heavy Plan if the Permissive
Aggregation Group is not a Top Heavy Group.
(3) Only those plans of the Employer in which the Determination
Dates fall within the same calendar year shall be aggregated in order to
determine whether such plans are Top Heavy Plans.
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(4) An Aggregation Group shall include any terminated plan of the
Employer if it was maintained within the last five (5) years ending on the
Determination Date.
(e) "Determination Date" means (a) the last day of the preceding Plan
Year, or (b) in the case of the first Plan Year, the last day of such Plan Year.
(f) Present Value of Accrued Benefit: In the case of a defined benefit
plan, the Present Value of Accrued Benefit for a Participant other than a Key
Employee, shall be as determined using the single accrual method used for all
plans of the Employer and Affiliated Employers, or if no such single method
exists, using a method which results in benefits accruing not more rapidly than
the slowest accrual rate permitted under Code section 411(b)(1)(C). The
determination of the Present Value of Accrued Benefit shall be determined as of
the most recent valuation date that falls within or ends with the 12-month
period ending on the Determination Date except as provided in Code section 416
and the Regulations thereunder for the first and second plan years of a defined
benefit plan.
(g) "Top Heavy Group" means an Aggregation Group in which, as of the
Determination Date, the sum of:
(1) the Present Value of Accrued Benefits of Key Employees under
all defined benefit plans included in the group, and
(2) the Aggregate Accounts of Key Employees under all defined
contribution plans included in the group,
exceeds sixty percent (60%) of a similar sum determined for all Participants.
Section 2.03 Powers and Responsibilities of the Employer
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(a) The Principal Employer shall be empowered to appoint and remove
the Trustee and the Administrator from time to time as it deems necessary for
the proper administration of the Plan to assure that the Plan is being operated
for the exclusive benefit of the Participants and their Beneficiaries in
accordance with the terms of the Plan, the Code, and the Act.
(b) The Principal Employer shall establish a "funding policy and
method", i.e., it shall determine whether the Plan has a short run need for
liquidity (e.g., to pay benefits) or whether liquidity is a long run goal and
investment growth (and stability of same) is a more current need, or shall
appoint a qualified person to do so. The Principal Employer or its delegate
shall communicate such needs and goals to the Trustee, who shall coordinate such
Plan needs with its investment policy. The communication of such a "funding
policy and method" shall not, however, constitute a directive to the Trustee as
to investment of the Trust Funds. Such funding policy and method" shall be
consistent with the objectives of this Plan and with the requirements of Title I
of the Act.
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(c) The Principal Employer shall periodically review the
performance of any Fiduciary or other person to whom duties have been delegated
or allocated by it under the provisions of this Plan or pursuant to procedures
established hereunder. This requirement may be satisfied by formal periodic
review by the Principal Employer or by a qualified person specifically
designated by the Principal Employer, through day-to-day conduct and evaluation,
or through other appropriate ways.
Section 2.04 Designation of Administrative Authority
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▇▇▇▇▇▇ Financial Corporation as the Principal Employer may appoint a
committee (the "Committee") to carry on administrative functions of the Plan.
The Committee shall be composed of at least five persons. The Committee shall
choose from among its members a Chairman and a Secretary. The Secretary shall
record the minutes of the meetings of the Committee and shall be responsible for
maintaining the records relating to the Committee's administration of the Plan.
The Committee may act at a meeting or in writing without a meeting. All actions
and decisions of the Committee shall be taken and determined by a majority vote
of the members of the Committee, including actions in writing taken without a
meeting. Any member of the Committee may resign at any time by delivering
written notice to ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Financial Corporation, and any member of the Committee
may be removed at any time by ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Financial Corporation. Vacancies in the
Committee shall be filled by ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Financial Corporation.
Section 2.05 Allocation and Delegation of Responsibilities
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If more than one person is appointed as Administrator, the
responsibilities of each Administrator may be specified by the Principal
Employer and accepted in writing by each Administrator. In the event that no
such delegation is made by the Principal Employer, the Administrators may
allocate the responsibilities among themselves, in which event the
Administrators shall notify the Principal Employer and the Trustee in writing of
such action and specify the responsibilities of each Administrator. The Trustee
thereafter shall accept and rely upon any documents executed by the appropriate
Administrator until such time as the Principal Employer or the Administrators
file with the Trustee a written revocation of such designation.
Section 2.06 Powers and Duties of the Administrator
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The primary responsibility of the Administrator is to administer the
Plan for the exclusive benefit of the Participants and their Beneficiaries,
subject to the specific terms of the Plan. The Administrator shall administer
the Plan in accordance with its terms and shall have the power and discretion to
construe the terms of the Plan and to determine all questions arising in
connection with the administration, interpretation, and application of the Plan.
Any such determination by the Administrator shall be conclusive and binding upon
all persons. The Administrator may establish procedures, correct any defect,
supply any information, or reconcile any inconsistency in such manner and to
such extent as shall be deemed necessary or advisable to carry out the purpose
of the Plan; provided, however, that any procedure, discretionary act,
interpretation or construction shall be done in a nondiscriminatory manner based
upon uniform
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principles consistently applied and shall be consistent with the intent that the
Plan shall continue to be deemed a qualified plan under the terms of Code
section 401(a), and shall comply with the terms of the Act and all regulations
issued pursuant thereto. The Administrator shall have all powers necessary or
appropriate to accomplish his duties under this Plan.
The Administrator shall be charged with the duties of the general
administration of the Plan, including, but not limited to, the following:
(a) the discretion to determine all questions relating to the
eligibility of Employees to participate or remain a Participant hereunder and to
receive benefits under the Plan;
(b) to compute, certify, and direct the Trustee with respect to the
amount and the kind of benefits to which any Participant shall be entitled
hereunder;
(c) to authorize and direct the Trustee with respect to all
nondiscretionary or otherwise directed disbursements from the Trust;
(d) to maintain all necessary records for the administration of the
Plan;
(e) to interpret the provisions of the Plan and to make and publish
such rules for regulation of the Plan as are consistent with the terms hereof;
(f) to determine the size and type of any Contract to be purchased
from any insurer, and to designate the insurer from which such Contract shall be
purchased;
(g) to compute and certify to the Employer and to the Trustee from
time to time the sums of money necessary or desirable to be contributed to the
Plan;
(h) to consult with the Principal Employer and the Trustee
regarding the short and long-term liquidity needs of the Plan in order that the
Trustee can exercise any investment discretion in a manner designed to
accomplish specific objectives;
(i) to prepare and distribute to Employees a procedure for
notifying Participants and Beneficiaries of their rights to elect joint and
survivor annuities and Pre-Retirement Survivor Annuities as required by the Act
and Regulations thereunder;
(j) to prepare and implement a procedure to notify Eligible
Employees that they may elect to have a portion of their Compensation deferred
or paid to them in cash;
(k) to assist any Participant regarding his rights, benefits, or
elections available under the Plan.
Section 2.07 Records and Reports
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The Administrator shall keep a record of all actions taken and shall
keep all other books of account, records, and other data that may be necessary
for proper administration of the Plan and shall be responsible for supplying all
information and reports to the Internal Revenue Service, Department of Labor,
Participants, Beneficiaries and others as required by law.
Section 2.08 Appointment of Advisors
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The Administrator, or the Trustee with the consent of the
Administrator, may appoint counsel, specialists, advisers, and other persons as
the Administrator or the Trustee deems necessary or desirable in connection with
the administration of this Plan.
Section 2.09 Information from Employer
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To enable the Administrator to perform his functions, the Employer
shall supply full and timely information to the Administrator on all matters
relating to the Compensation of all Participants, their Hours of Service, their
Years of Service, their retirement, death, disability, or termination of
employment, and such other pertinent facts as the Administrator may require; and
the Administrator shall advise the Trustee of such of the foregoing facts as may
be pertinent to the Trustee's duties under the Plan. The Administrator may rely
upon such information as is supplied by the Employer and shall have no duty or
responsibility to verify such information.
Section 2.10 Payment of Expenses
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All expenses of administration may be paid out of the Trust Fund unless
paid by the Employer. Such expenses shall include any expenses incident to the
functioning of the Administrator, including, but not limited to, fees of
accountants, counsel, and other specialists and their agents, and other costs of
administering the Plan. Until paid, the expenses shall constitute a liability of
the Trust Fund. However, the Employer may reimburse the Trust Fund for any
administration expense incurred. Any administration expense paid to the Trust
Fund as a reimbursement shall not be considered an Employer contribution.
Section 2.11 Majority Actions
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Except where there has been an allocation and delegation of
administrative authority pursuant to Section 2.05, if there shall be more than
one Administrator, they shall act by a majority of their number, but may
authorize one or more of them to sign all papers on their behalf.
Section 2.12 Claims Procedure
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Claims for benefits under the Plan may be filed with the Administrator
on forms supplied by the Employer. Written notice of the disposition of a claim
shall be furnished to the claimant within 90 days after the application is
filed. In the event the claim is denied, the reasons for the
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denial shall be specifically set forth in the notice in language calculated to
be understood by the claimant, pertinent provisions of the Plan shall be cited,
and, where appropriate, an explanation as to how the claimant can perfect the
claim will be provided. In addition, the claimant shall be furnished with an
explanation of the Plan's claims review procedure.
Section 2.13 Claims Review Procedure
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Any Employee, former Employee, or Beneficiary of either, who has been
denied a benefit by a decision of the Administrator pursuant to Section 2.12
shall be entitled to request the Administrator to give further consideration to
his claim by filing with the Administrator (on a form which may be obtained from
the Administrator) a request for a hearing. Such request, together with a
written statement of the reasons why the claimant believes his claim should be
allowed, shall be filed with the Administrator no later than 60 days after
receipt of the written notification provided for in Section 2.12. The
Administrator shall then conduct a hearing within the next 60 days, at which the
claimant may be represented by an attorney or any other representative of his
choosing and at which the claimant shall have an opportunity to submit written
and oral evidence and arguments in support of his claim. At the hearing (or
prior thereto upon 5 business days written notice to the Administrator) the
claimant or his representative shall have an opportunity to review all documents
in the possession of the Administrator which are pertinent to the claim at issue
and its disallowance. Either the claimant or the Administrator may cause a court
reporter to attend the hearing and record the proceedings. In such event, a
complete written transcript of the proceedings shall be furnished to both
parties by the court reporter. The full expense of any such court reporter and
such transcripts shall be borne by the party causing the court reporter to
attend the hearing. A final decision as to the allowance of the claim shall be
made by the Administrator within 60 days of receipt of the appeal (unless there
has been an extension of 60 days due to special circumstances, provided the
delay and the special circumstances occasioning it are communicated to the
claimant within the 60 day period). Such communication shall be written in a
manner calculated to be understood by the claimant and shall include specific
reasons for the decision and specific references to the pertinent Plan
provisions on which the decision in based.
ARTICLE III
ELIGIBILITY
Section 3.01 Conditions of Eligibility
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Only Employees listed on Appendix A are eligible to participate in the
Plan. An Employee who is listed on Appendix A who has not yet become a
Participant as of the effective date of this restatement shall become a
Participant as of the earlier of the first day of the Plan Year or the first day
of the seventh month of such Plan Year coinciding with or next following the
date such Employee has completed 1 Year of Service and has attained age 21,
provided said Employee was still employed as of such date (or if not employed on
such date, as of the date of rehire if a 1-Year Break in Service has not
occurred).
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Section 3.02 Application for Participation
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In order to become a Participant hereunder, each Eligible Employee
shall make application to the Employer for participation in the Plan and agree
to the terms hereof. Upon the acceptance of any benefits under this Plan, such
Employee shall automatically be deemed to have made application and shall be
bound by the terms and conditions of the Plan and all amendments hereto.
Section 3.03 Effective Date of Participation
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Refer to Section 3.01 above.
Section 3.04 Determination of Eligibility
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The Administrator shall determine the eligibility of each Employee for
participation in the Plan based upon information furnished by the Employer. Such
determination shall be conclusive and binding upon all persons, as long as the
same is made pursuant to the Plan and the Act. Such determination shall be
subject to review per Section 2.13.
Section 3.05 Termination of Eligibility
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(a) In the event a Participant shall go from a classification
of an Eligible Employee to an ineligible Employee, such Former Participant shall
continue to vest in his interest in the Plan for each Year of Service completed
while a noneligible Employee, until such time as his Participant's Account shall
be forfeited or distributed pursuant to the terms of the Plan. Additionally, his
interest in the Plan shall continue to share in the earnings of the Trust Fund.
(b) In the event a Participant is no longer a member of an
eligible class of Employees and becomes ineligible to participate but has not
incurred a 1-Year Break in Service, such Employee will participate immediately
upon returning to an eligible class of Employees. If such Participant incurs a
1-Year Break in Service, eligibility will be determined under the break in
service rules of the Plan.
(c) In the event an Employee who is not a member of an
eligible class of Employees becomes a member of an eligible class, such Employee
will participate immediately if such Employee has satisfied the minimum age and
service requirements and would have otherwise previously become a Participant.
Section 3.06 Omission of Eligible Employee
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If, in any Plan Year, any Employee who should be included as a
Participant in the Plan is erroneously omitted and discovery of such omission is
not made until after a contribution by his Employer for the year has been made,
the Employer shall make a subsequent contribution with
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respect to the omitted Employee in the amount which the said Employer would have
contributed with respect to him had he not been omitted. Such contribution shall
be made regardless of whether or not it is deductible in whole or in part in any
taxable year under applicable provisions of the Code.
Section 3.07 Inclusion of Ineligible Employee
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If, in any Plan Year, any person who should not have been included as a
Participant in the Plan is erroneously included and discovery of such incorrect
inclusion is not made until after a contribution for the year has been made, the
Employer shall not be entitled to recover the contribution made with respect to
the ineligible person regardless of whether or not a deduction is allowable with
respect to such contribution. In such event, the amount contributed with respect
to the ineligible person shall constitute a Forfeiture (except for Deferred
Compensation which shall be distributed to the ineligible person) for the Plan
Year in which the discovery is made.
ARTICLE IV
CONTRIBUTION AND ALLOCATION
Section 4.01 Formula for Determining Employer's Contribution
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The Employer shall contribute to the Plan:
(a) The amount of the total salary reduction elections of all
Participants made pursuant to Section 4.02(a) for the valuation period, which
amount shall be deemed an Employer's Elective Contribution.
(b) On behalf of each Participant who is eligible to share in
matching contributions for the Plan Year, a discretionary matching contribution
equal to a percentage of each such Participant's Deferred Compensation, the
exact percentage to be determined each year by the Employer, which amount shall
be deemed an Employer's Non-Elective Contribution. The allocation is made on the
last day of the plan year.
Except, however, in applying the matching percentage specified above,
only salary reductions up to 3% of Compensation shall be considered.
(c) Notwithstanding the foregoing, however, the Employer's
contributions for any Plan Year shall not exceed the maximum amount allowable as
a deduction to the Employer under the provisions of Code section 404. All
contributions by the Employer shall be made in cash or in such property as is
acceptable to the Trustee.
(d) Except, however, to the extent necessary to provide the
top heavy minimum allocations, the Employer shall make a contribution even if it
exceeds the amount which is deductible under Code section 404.
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Section 4.02 Participant's Salary Reduction Election
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(a) Each Participant may elect to defer his Compensation
which would have been received in the Plan Year, but for the deferral election,
by up to 15%. A deferral election (or modification of an earlier election) may
not be made with respect to Compensation which is currently available on or
before the date the Participant executed such election or, if later, the latest
of the date the Employer adopts this cash or deferred arrangement, or the date
such arrangement first became effective.
The amount by which compensation is reduced shall be that Participant's
Deferred Compensation and be treated as an Employer Elective Contribution and
allocated to that Participant's Elective Account.
(b) The balance in each Participant's Elective Account shall
be fully Vested at all times and shall not be subject to Forfeiture for any
reason.
(c) Amounts held in the Participant's Elective Account may
not be distributable earlier than:
(1) a Participant's termination of employment, Total and
Permanent Disability, or death;
(2) a Participant's attainment of age 59 1/2;
(3) the termination of the Plan without the existence at
the time of Plan termination of another defined contribution plan (other than an
employee stock ownership plan as defined in Code section 4975(e)(7)) or the
establishment of a successor defined contribution plan (other than an employee
stock ownership plan as defined in Code section 4975(e)(7)) by the Employer or
an Affiliated Employer within the period ending twelve months after distribution
of all assets from the Plan maintained by the Employer;
(4) the date of disposition by the Employer to an entity
that is not an Affiliated Employer of substantially all of the assets (within
the meaning of Code section 409(d)(2)) used in a trade or business of such
corporation if such corporation continues to maintain this Plan after the
disposition with respect to a Participant who continues employment with the
corporation acquiring such assets;
(5) the date of disposition by the Employer or an
Affiliated Employer who maintains the Plan of its interest in a subsidiary
(within the meaning of Code section 409(d)(3)) to an entity which is not an
Affiliated Employer but only with respect to a Participant who continues
employment with such subsidiary; or
(6) the proven financial hardship of a Participant,
subject to the limitations of Section 6.10.
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(d) In any Plan Year beginning after December 31, 1987, a
Participant's Deferred Compensation made under this Plan and all other plans,
contracts or arrangements of the Employer maintaining this Plan shall not
exceed, during any taxable year, the limitation imposed by Code section 402(g),
as in effect at the beginning of such taxable year. This dollar limitation shall
be adjusted annually pursuant to the method provided in Code section 415(d) in
accordance with Regulations.
(e) In the event a Participant has received a hardship
distribution from his Participant's Elective Account pursuant to Section 6.10 or
pursuant to Regulation 1.401(k)-l(d)(2)(iii)(B) from any other plan maintained
by the Employer, then such Participant shall not be permitted to elect to have
Deferred Compensation contributed to the Plan on his behalf for a period of
twelve (12) months following the receipt of the distribution. Furthermore, the
dollar limitation under Code section 402(g) shall be reduced, with respect to
the Participant's taxable year following the taxable year in which the hardship
distribution was made, by the amount of such Participant's Deferred
Compensation, if any, pursuant to this Plan (and any other plan maintained by
the Employer) for the taxable year of the hardship distribution.
(f) If a Participant's Deferred Compensation under this Plan
together with any elective deferrals (as defined in Regulation 1.402(g)-l(b))
under another qualified cash or deferred arrangement (as defined in Code section
401(k)), a simplified employee pension (as defined in Code section 408(k)), a
salary reduction arrangement (within the meaning of Code section 3121(a)(5)(D)),
a deferred compensation plan under Code section 457, or a trust described in
Code section 501(c)(18) cumulatively exceed the limitation imposed by Code
section 402(g) (as adjusted annually in accordance with the method provided in
Code section 415(d) pursuant to Regulations) for such Participant's taxable
year, the Participant may, not later than March 1 following the close of his
taxable year, notify the Administrator in writing of such excess and request
that his Deferred Compensation under this Plan be reduced by an amount specified
by the Participant. In such event, the Administrator may direct the Trustee to
distribute such excess amount (and any Income allocable to such excess amount)
to the Participant not later than the first April 15th following the close of
the Participant's taxable year. Distributions in accordance with this paragraph
may be made for any taxable year of the Participant which begins after December
31, 1986. Any distribution of less than the entire amount of Excess Deferred
Compensation and Income shall be treated as a pro rata distribution of Excess
Deferred Compensation and Income. The amount distributed shall not exceed the
Participant's Deferred Compensation under the Plan for the taxable year. Any
distribution on or before the last day of the Participant's taxable year must
satisfy each of the following conditions:
(1) the Participant shall designate the distribution as
Excess Deferred Compensation;
(2) the distribution must be made after the date on which
the Plan received the Excess Deferred Compensation; and
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(3) the Plan must designate the distribution as a
distribution of Excess Deferred Compensation.
(g) Notwithstanding Section 4.02 (f) above, a Participant's
Excess Deferred Compensation shall be reduced, but not below zero, by any
distribution of Excess Contributions pursuant to Section 4.06(a) for the Plan
Year beginning with or within the taxable year of the Participant.
(h) At Normal Retirement Date, or such other date when the
Participant shall be entitled to receive benefits, the fair market value of the
Participant's Elective Account shall be used to provide additional benefits to
the Participant or his Beneficiary.
(i) All amounts allocated to a Participant's Elective Account
may be treated as a Directed Investment Account pursuant to Section 4.12.
(j) Employer Elective Contributions made pursuant to this
Section may be segregated into a separate account for each Participant in a
federally insured savings account, certificate of deposit in a bank or savings
and loan association, money market certificate, or other short-term debt
security acceptable to the Trustee until such time as the allocations pursuant
to Section 4.04 have been made.
(k) The Employer and the Administrator shall implement the
salary reduction elections provided for herein in accordance with the following:
(1) A Participant may commence making elective deferrals
to the Plan only after first satisfying the eligibility and participation
requirements specified in Article III. However, the Participant must make his
initial salary deferral election within a reasonable time, not to exceed thirty
(30) days, after entering the Plan pursuant to Section 3.03. If the Participant
fails to make an initial salary deferral election within such time, then such
Participant may thereafter make an election in accordance with the rules
governing modifications. The Participant shall make such an election by entering
into a written salary reduction agreement with the Employer and filing such
agreement with the Administrator. Such election shall initially be effective
beginning with the pay period following the acceptance of the salary reduction
agreement by the Administrator, shall not have retroactive effect and shall
remain in force until revoked.
(2) A Participant may modify an election during the Plan
Year and concurrently make a new election by filing a written notice with
Administrator. Such notice shall be filed at least 15 days prior to the end of a
calendar quarter and shall take effect on the first day of the following
calendar quarter. Any modification shall remain in force until revoked.
(3) A Participant may elect to prospectively revoke his
salary reduction agreement in its entirety at any time during the Plan Year by
providing the Administrator with thirty (30) days written notice of such
revocation (or upon such shorter notice period as may be acceptable to the
Administrator). Such revocation shall become effective as of the beginning of
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the first pay period coincident with or next following the expiration of the
notice period. Furthermore, the termination of the Participant's employment, or
the cessation of participation for any reason, shall be deemed to revoke any
salary reduction agreement then in effect, effective immediately following the
close of the pay period within which such termination or cessation occurs.
Section 4.03 Time of Payment of Employer's Contribution
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Employer Elective Contributions shall be paid to the Trustee as of the
earliest date on which such contributions can reasonably be segregated from the
Employer's general assets, but in any event by the fifteenth business day of the
month following the month in which such amounts would otherwise have been
payable to the Participant in cash.
The provisions of Department of Labor regulations 2510.3-102 are
incorporated herein by reference. Furthermore, any additional Employer
contributions which are allocable to the Participant's Elective Account for a
Plan Year shall be paid to the Plan no later than the twelve-month period
immediately following the close of such Plan Year.
Section 4.04 Allocation of Contribution and Earnings
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(a) The Administrator shall establish and maintain an account
in the name of each Participant to which the Administrator shall credit as of
each Valuation Date all amounts allocated to each such Participant as set forth
herein.
(b) The Employer shall provide the Administrator with all
information required by the Administrator to make a proper allocation of the
Employer's contributions for each Valuation Period. Within a reasonable period
of time after the date of receipt by the Administrator of such information, the
Administrator shall allocate such contribution as follows:
(1) With respect to the Employer's Elective Contribution
made pursuant to Section 4.01(a), to each Participant's Elective Account in an
amount equal to each such Participant's Deferred Compensation for the period.
(2) With respect to the Employer's Non-Elective
Contribution made pursuant to Section 4.01(b), to each Participant's Account in
accordance with Section 4.01(b). The allocation is made on the last day of the
Plan Year.
Only Participants who have completed a Year of Service during the Plan
Year and are actively employed on the last day of the Plan Year shall be
eligible to share in the matching contribution for the Plan Year. However, those
Participants employed by Lafayette Bank, hired prior to July 1, 1991, who fail
to complete a Year of Service, but are actively employed on the last day of the
Plan Year shall be eligible to share in the matching contribution for the Plan
Year.
(c) As of each Anniversary Date any amounts which became
Forfeitures since the last Anniversary Date shall be made available to reinstate
previously forfeited account
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balances of Former Participants, if any, in accordance with Section 6.04(g). The
remaining Forfeitures, if any, shall be used to reduce the contribution of the
Employer hereunder for the Plan Year in which such Forfeitures occur.
(d) For any Top Heavy Plan Year, Non-Key Employees not otherwise
eligible to share in the allocation of contributions as provided above, shall
receive the minimum allocation provided for in Section 4.04(g) if eligible
pursuant to the provisions of Section 4.04(i).
(e) Notwithstanding the foregoing, Participants who are not
actively employed on the last day of the Plan Year due to Retirement (Early,
Normal or Late), Total and Permanent Disability or death shall be treated as
actively employed on the last day of the Plan Year.
(f) As of each Anniversary Date or other valuation date, before
allocation of Employer contributions pursuant to Section 401(b), any earnings or
losses (net appreciation or net depreciation) of the Trust Fund shall be
allocated in the same proportion that each Participant's and Former
Participant's nonsegregated accounts bear to the total of all Participants' and
Former Participants' nonsegregated accounts as of such date.
(g) Minimum Allocations Required for Top Heavy Plan Years:
Notwithstanding the foregoing, for any Top Heavy Plan Year, the sum of the
Employer's contributions allocated to the Participant's Combined Account of each
Non-Key Employee shall be equal to at least three percent (3%) of such Non-Key
Employee's "415 Compensation" (reduced by contributions and forfeitures, if any,
allocated to each Non-Key Employee in any defined contribution plan included
with this plan in a Required Aggregation Group). However, if (i) the sum of the
Employer's contributions allocated to the Participant's Combined Account of each
Key Employee for such Top Heavy Plan Year is less than three percent (3%) of
each Key Employee's "415 Compensation" and (ii) this Plan is not required to be
included in an Aggregation Group to enable a defined benefit plan to meet the
requirements of Code section 401(a)(4) or 410, the sum of the Employer's
contributions allocated to the Participant's Combined Account of each Non-Key
Employee shall be equal to the largest percentage allocated to the Participant's
Combined Account of any Key Employee. However, in determining whether a Non-Key
Employee has received the required minimum allocation, such Non-Key Employee's
Deferred Compensation and matching contributions needed to satisfy the "Actual
Contribution Percentage" tests pursuant to Section 4.07(a) shall not be taken
into account.
However, no such minimum allocation shall be required in this Plan for any
Non-Key Employee who participates in another defined contribution plan subject
to Code section 412 providing such benefits included with this Plan in a
Required Aggregation Group.
(h) For purposes of the minimum allocations set forth above, the
percentage allocated to the Participant's Combined Account of any Key Employee
shall be equal to the ratio of the sum of the Employer's contributions allocated
on behalf of such Key Employee divided by the "415 Compensation" for such Key
Employee.
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(i) For any Top Heavy Plan Year, the minimum allocations set
forth above shall be allocated to the Participant's Combined Account of all
Non-Key Employees who are Participants and who are employed by the Employer on
the last day of the Plan Year, including Non-Key Employees who have (1) failed
to complete a Year of Service; and (2) declined to make mandatory contributions
(if required) or, in the case of a cash or deferred arrangement, elective
contributions to the Plan.
(j) In lieu of the above, in any Plan Year in which a Non-Key
Employee is a Participant in both this Plan and a defined benefit pension plan
included in a Required Aggregation Group which is top heavy, the Employer shall
not be required to provide such Non-Key Employee with both the full separate
defined benefit plan minimum benefit and the full separate defined contribution
plan minimum allocation.
Therefore, for any Plan Year when the Plan is a Top Heavy Plan, a Non-Key
Employee who is participating in this Plan and a defined benefit plan maintained
by the Employer shall receive a minimum monthly accrued benefit in the defined
benefit plan equal to the product of (1) one-twelfth (1/12th) of "415
Compensation" averaged over the five (5) consecutive "limitation years" (or
actual "limitation years", if less) which produce the highest average and (2)
the lesser of (i) two percent (2%) multiplied by Years of Service when the plan
is top heavy or (ii) twenty percent (20%). Further, the extra minimum allocation
(required by Section 4.09(n) to provide higher limitations) shall not be
provided.
(k) For the purposes of this Section, "415 Compensation" shall be
limited to $200,000 (unless adjusted in such manner as permitted under Code
section 415(d)). However, for Plan Years beginning prior to January 1, 1989, the
$200,000 limit shall apply only for Top Heavy Plan Years and shall not be
adjusted.
(l) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, Participants
who terminated employment for any reason during the Plan Year shall share in the
salary reduction contributions made by the Employer for the year of termination
without regard to the Hours of Service credited.
(m) If a Former Participant is reemployed after five (5)
consecutive 1-Year Breaks in Service, then separate accounts shall be maintained
as follows:
(1) one account for nonforfeitable benefits attributable to
pre-break service; and
(2) one account representing his status in the Plan
attributable to post-break service.
(n) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, for Plan Years
beginning after December 31, 1989, if this is a Plan that would otherwise fail
to meet the requirements of Code sections 401(a)(26), 410(b)(1) or
410(b)(2)(A)(i) and the Regulations thereunder because
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Employer contributions have not been allocated to a sufficient number or
percentage of Participants for a Plan Year, then the following rules shall
apply:
(1) The group of Participants eligible to share in the
Employer's contribution for the Plan Year shall be expanded to include the
minimum number of Participants who would not otherwise be eligible as are
necessary to satisfy the applicable test specified above. The specific
Participants who shall become eligible under the terms of this paragraph shall
be those who are actively employed on the last day of the Plan Year and, when
compared to similarly situated Participants, have completed the greatest number
of Hours of Service in the Plan Year.
(2) If after application of paragraph (1) above, the
applicable test is still not satisfied, then the group of Participants eligible
to share in the Employer's contribution for the Plan Year shall be further
expanded to include the minimum number of Participants who are not actively
employed on the last day of the Plan Year as are necessary to satisfy the
applicable test. The specific Participants who shall become eligible to share
shall be those Participants, when compared to similarly situated Participants,
who have completed the greatest number of Hours of Service in the Plan Year
before terminating employment.
(3) Nothing in this Section shall permit the reduction of a
Participant's accrued benefit. Therefore any amounts that have previously been
allocated to Participants may not be reallocated to satisfy these requirements.
In such event, the Employer shall make an additional contribution equal to the
amount such affected Participants would have received had they been included in
the allocations, even if it exceeds the amount which would be deductible under
Code section 404. Any adjustment to the allocations pursuant to this paragraph
shall be considered a retroactive amendment adopted by the last day of the Plan
Year.
Section 4.04 Actual Deferral Percentage Tests
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(a) Maximum Annual Allocation: For each Plan Year beginning after
December 31, 1986, the annual allocation derived from Employer Elective
Contributions to a Participant's Elective Account shall satisfy one of the
following tests:
(1) The "Actual Deferral Percentage" for the Highly
Compensated Participant group shall not be more than the "Actual Deferral
Percentage" of the Non-Highly Compensated Participant group multiplied by 1.25,
or
(2) The excess of the "Actual Deferral Percentage" for the
Highly Compensated Participant group over the "Actual Deferral Percentage" for
the Non-Highly Compensated Participant group shall not be more than two
percentage points. Additionally, the "Actual Deferral Percentage" for the Highly
Compensated Participant group shall not exceed the "Actual Deferral Percentage"
for the Non-Highly Compensated Participant group multiplied by 2. The provisions
of Code section 401(k)(3) and Regulation 1.401(k)-l(b) are incorporated herein
by reference.
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However, for Plan Years beginning after December 31, 1988, in order to
prevent the multiple use of the alternative method described in (2) above and in
Code section 401(m)(9)(A), any Highly Compensated Participant eligible to make
elective deferrals pursuant to Section 4.02 and to make Employee contributions
or to receive matching contributions under this Plan or under any other plan
maintained by the Employer or an Affiliated Employer shall have his actual
contribution ratio reduced pursuant to Regulation 1.401(m)-2, the provisions of
which are incorporated herein by reference.
(b) For the purposes of this Section "Actual Deferral Percentage"
means, with respect to the Highly Compensated Participant group and Non-Highly
Compensated Participant group for a Plan Year, the average of the ratios,
calculated separately for each Participant in such group, of the amount of
Employer Elective Contributions allocated to each Participant's Elective Account
for such Plan Year, to such Participant's "414(s) Compensation" for such Plan
Year. The actual deferral ratio for each Participant and the "Actual Deferral
Percentage" for each group shall be calculated to the nearest one-hundredth of
one percent for Plan Years beginning after December 31, 1988. Employer Elective
Contributions allocated to each Non-Highly Compensated Participant's Elective
Account shall be reduced by Excess Deferred Compensation to the extent such
excess amounts are made under this Plan or any other plan maintained by the
Employer.
Effective January 1, 1999, the ADP shall, for Participants who are Highly
Compensated Employees, be the ADP for the current year and shall, for
Participants who are Non-Highly Compensated Employees, also be the ADP for the
current year.
(c) For the purposes of Sections 4.05(a) and 4.06, a Highly
Compensated Participant and a Non-Highly Compensated Participant shall include
any Employee eligible to make a deferral election pursuant to Section 4.02,
whether or not such deferral election was made or suspended pursuant to Section
4.02.
(d) For the purposes of this Section and Code sections 401(a)(4),
410(b) and 401(k), if two or more plans which include cash or deferred
arrangements are considered one plan for the purposes of Code section 401(a)(4)
or 410(b) (other than Code section 410(b)(2)(A)(ii) as in effect for Plan Years
beginning after December 31, 1988), the cash or deferred arrangements included
in such plans shall be treated as one arrangement. In addition, two or more cash
or deferred arrangements may be considered as a single arrangement for purposes
of determining whether or not such arrangements satisfy Code sections 401(a)(4),
410(b) and 401(k). In such a case, the cash or deferred arrangements included in
such plans and the plans including such arrangements shall be treated as one
arrangement and as one plan for purposes of this Section and Code sections
401(a)(4), 410(b) and 401(k). For Plan Years beginning after December 31, 1989,
plans may be aggregated under this paragraph (e) only if they have the same plan
year.
Notwithstanding the above, for Plan Years beginning after December 31,
1988, an employee stock ownership plan described in Code section 4975(e)(7) may
not be combined with
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this Plan for purposes of determining whether the employee stock ownership plan
or this Plan satisfies this Section and Code sections 401(a)(4), 410(b) and
401(k).
(e) For the purposes of this Section, if a Highly Compensated
Participant is a Participant under two or more cash or deferred arrangements
(other than a cash or deferred arrangement which is part of an employee stock
ownership plan as defined in Code section 4975(e)(7) for Plan Years beginning
after December 31, 1988) of the Employer or an Affiliated Employer, all such
cash or deferred arrangements shall be treated as one cash or deferred
arrangement for the purpose of determining the actual deferral ratio with
respect to such Highly Compensated Participant. However, for Plan Years
beginning after December 31, 1988, if the cash or deferred arrangements have
different Plan Years, this paragraph shall be applied by treating all cash or
deferred arrangements ending with or within the same calendar year as a single
arrangement.
Section 4.06 Adjustment to Actual Deferral Percentage Tests
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In the event that the initial allocations of the Employer's Elective
Contributions made pursuant to Section 4.04 do not satisfy one of the tests set
forth in Section 4.05(a) for Plan Years beginning after December 31, 1986, the
Administrator shall adjust Excess Contributions pursuant to the options set
forth below:
(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Plan, excess
contributions, plus any income and minus any loss allocable thereto up to the
last day of the Plan Year, shall be distributed no later than the last day of
each Plan Year to Participants to whose Accounts such excess contributions were
allocated for the preceding Plan Year. If such excess amounts are distributed
more than 2 1/2 months after the last day of the Plan Year in which such excess
amounts arose, a ten percent (10%) excise tax will be imposed on the Employer
maintaining the Plan with respect to such amounts. Such distributions shall be
made to Highly Compensated Employees on the basis of the amount of contributions
by, or on behalf of, each of such Employees, as follows:
(1) the contribution of the Highly Compensated Employee with
the highest dollar amount shall be reduced to equal the dollar amount of the
Highly Compensated Employee with the next highest dollar amount of
contributions, such amount being distributed to the Highly Compensated Employee
with the highest dollar amount; and
(2) the foregoing reduction and distribution process is
repeated to the extent necessary to distribute the total excess contributions.
Excess contributions shall be treated as Annual Additions under the Plan.
For each Highly Compensated Participant, the amount of Excess Contributions
is equal to the Elective Contributions on behalf of such Highly Compensated
Participant (determined prior to the application of this paragraph) minus the
amount determined by multiplying the Highly Compensated Participant's actual
deferral ratio (determined after application of this paragraph)
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by his "414(s) Compensation". However, in determining the amount of Excess
Contributions to be distributed with respect to an affected Highly Compensated
Participant as determined herein, such amount shall be reduced by any Excess
Deferred Compensation previously distributed to such affected Highly Compensated
Participant for his taxable year ending with or within such Plan Year.
(3) With respect to the distribution of Excess Contributions
pursuant to (a) above, such distribution:
(i) may be postponed but not later than the close of
the Plan Year following the Plan Year to which they are allocable;
(ii) shall be made first from unmatched Deferred
Compensation and, thereafter, simultaneously from Deferred Compensation which is
matched and matching contributions which relate to such Deferred Compensation.
However, any such matching contributions which are not Vested shall be forfeited
in lieu of being distributed;
(iii) shall be adjusted for Income; and
(iv) shall be designated by the Employer as a
distribution of Excess Contributions (and Income).
(4) Any distribution of less than the entire amount of Excess
Contributions shall be treated as a pro rata distribution of Excess
Contributions and Income.
(5) If the determination and correction of Excess
Contributions of a Highly Compensated Participant whose actual deferral ratio is
determined under the family aggregation rules, then the actual deferral ratio
shall be reduced as required herein, and the Excess Contributions for the family
unit shall be allocated among the Family Members in proportion to the Elective
Contributions of each Family Member that were combined to determine the group
actual deferral ratio. Notwithstanding the foregoing, with respect to Plan Years
beginning prior to January 1, 1990, compliance with the Regulations then in
effect shall be deemed to be compliance with this paragraph.
(b) Within twelve (12) months after the end of the Plan Year, the
Employer may make a special Qualified Non-Elective Contribution on behalf of
Non-Highly Compensated Participants in an amount sufficient to satisfy one of
the tests set forth in Section 4.05(a). Such contribution shall be allocated to
the Participant's Elective Account of each Non-Highly Compensated Participant in
the same proportion that each Non-Highly Compensated Participant's Compensation
for the year bears to the total Compensation of all Non-Highly Compensated
Participants.
Section 4.07 Actual Contribution Percentage Tests
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(a) The "Actua1 Contribution Percentage" for Plan Years beginning
after December 31, 1986 for the Highly Compensated Participant group shall not
exceed the greater of:
(1) 125 percent of such percentage for the Non-Highly
Compensated Participant group; or
(2) the lesser of 200 percent of such percentage for the
Non-Highly Compensated Participant group, or such percentage for the Non-Highly
Compensated Participant group plus 2 percentage points. However, for Plan Years
beginning after December 31, 1988, to prevent the multiple use of the
alternative method described in this paragraph and Code section 401(m)(9)(A),
any Highly Compensated Participant eligible to make elective deferrals pursuant
to Section 4.02 or any other cash or deferred arrangement maintained by the
Employer or an Affiliated Employer and to make Employee contributions or to
receive matching contributions under this Plan or under any other plan
maintained by the Employer or an Affiliated Employer shall have his actual
contribution ratio reduced pursuant to Regulation 1.401(m)-2. The provisions of
Code section 401(m) and Regulations 1.401(m)-l(b) and 1.401(m)-2 are
incorporated herein by reference.
(b) For the purposes of this Section and Section 4.08, "Actual
Contribution Percentage" for a Plan Year means, with respect to the Highly
Compensated Participant group and Non-Highly Compensated Participant group, the
average of the ratios (calculated separately for each Participant in each group)
of:
(1) the sum of Employer matching contributions made pursuant
to Section 4.01(b) on behalf of each such Participant for such Plan Year; to
(2) the Participant's "414(s) Compensation" for such Plan
Year.
Effective January 1, 1999, the ACP shall, for Participants who are Highly
Compensated Employees, be the ACP for the current year and shall, for
Participants who are Non-Highly Compensated Employees, also be the ACP for the
current year.
(c) For purposes of determining the "Actual Contribution
Percentage" and the amount of Excess Aggregate Contributions pursuant to Section
4.08(d), only Employer matching contributions contributed to the Plan prior to
the end of the succeeding Plan Year shall be considered. In addition, the
Administrator may elect to take into account, with respect to Employees eligible
to have Employer matching contributions pursuant to Section 4.01(b) allocated to
their accounts, elective deferrals (as defined in Regulation 1.402(g)-l(b)) and
qualified non-elective contributions (as defined in Code section 401(m)(4)(C))
contributed to any plan maintained by the Employer. Such elective deferrals and
qualified non-elective contributions shall be treated as Employer matching
contributions subject to Regulation 1.401(m)-l(b)(2) which is incorporated
herein by reference. However, for Plan Years beginning
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after December 31, 1988, the Plan Year must be the same as the plan year of the
plan to which the elective deferrals and the qualified non-elective
contributions are made.
(d) For purposes of this Section and Code sections 401(a)(4),
410(b) and 401(m), if two or more plans of the Employer to which matching
contributions, Employee contributions, or both, are made are treated as one plan
for purposes of Code sections 401(a)(4) or 410(b) (other than the average
benefits test under Code section 410(b)(2)(A)(ii) as in effect for Plan Years
beginning after December 31, 1988), such plans shall be treated as one plan. In
addition, two or more plans of the Employer to which matching contributions,
Employee contributions, or both, are made may be considered as a single plan for
purposes of determining whether or not such plans satisfy Code sections
401(a)(4), 410(b) and 401(m). In such a case, the aggregated plans must satisfy
this Section and Code sections 401(a)(4), 410(b) and 401(m) as though such
aggregated plans were a single plan. For Plan Years beginning after December 31,
1989, plans may be aggregated under this paragraph (e) only if they have the
same plan year.
Notwithstanding the above, for Plan Years beginning after December 31,
1988, an employee stock ownership plan described in Code section 4975(e)(7) may
not be aggregated with this Plan for purposes of determining whether the
employee stock ownership plan or this Plan satisfies this Section and Code
sections 401(a)(4), 410(b) and 401(m).
(e) If a Highly Compensated Participant is a Participant under
two or more plans (other than an employee stock ownership plan as defined in
Code section 4975(e)(7) for Plan Years beginning after December 31, 1988) which
are maintained by the Employer or an Affiliated Employer to which matching
contributions, Employee contributions, or both, are made, all such contributions
on behalf of such Highly Compensated Participant shall be aggregated for
purposes of determining such Highly Compensated Participant's actual
contribution ratio. However, for Plan Years beginning after December 31, 1988,
if the plans have different plan years, this paragraph shall be applied by
treating all plans ending with or within the same calendar year as a single
plan.
(f) For purposes of Sections 4.07(a) and 4.08, a Highly
Compensated Participant and Non-Highly Compensated Participant shall include any
Employee eligible to have Employer matching contributions pursuant to Section
4.01(b) (whether or not a deferral election was made or suspended pursuant to
Section 4.02(e)) allocated to his account for the Plan Year.
Section 4.08 Adjustment to Actual Contribution Percentage Tests
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(a) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Plan, excess
aggregate contributions, plus any income and minus any loss allocable thereto up
to the date of distribution, shall be forfeited, if forfeitable, or distributed,
of not forfeitable, no later than the last day of each Plan Year to Participants
to whose Accounts such excess aggregate contributions were allocated for the
preceding Plan Year. If such excess aggregate contributions are distributed more
than 2 1/2 months after the last day of the Plan Year in which such excess
amounts arose, a ten percent (10%) excise tax will be imposed on the Employer
maintaining the Plan with respect to such
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amounts. Such distributions shall be made to Highly Compensated Employees on the
basis of the amount of contributions by, or on behalf of, each of such Employees
as follows:
(1) the contribution of the Highly Compensated Employee with
the highest dollar amount shall be reduced to equal the dollar amount of the
Highly Compensated Employee with the next highest amount of contributions, such
amount being distributed to the Highly Compensated Employee with the highest
dollar amount; and
(2) the foregoing reduction and distribution process is
repeated to the extent necessary to distribute the total excess aggregate
contributions.
(b) Any distribution and/or Forfeiture of less than the entire
amount of Excess Aggregate Contributions (and Income) shall be treated as a pro
rata distribution and/or Forfeiture of Excess Aggregate Contributions and
Income. Distribution of Excess Aggregate Contributions shall be designated by
the Employer as a distribution of Excess Aggregate Contributions (and Income).
Forfeitures of Excess Aggregate Contributions shall be treated in accordance
with Section 4.04.
(c) Excess Aggregate Contributions, including forfeited matching
contributions, shall be treated as Employer contributions for purposes of Code
sections 404 and 415 even if distributed from the Plan.
(d) For each Highly Compensated Participant, the amount of Excess
Aggregate Contributions is equal to the total Employer matching contributions
made pursuant to Section 4.01(b) and any qualified non-elective contributions or
elective deferrals taken into account pursuant to Section 4.07(c) on behalf of
the Highly Compensated Participant (determined prior to the application of this
paragraph) minus the amount determined by multiplying the Highly Compensated
Participant's actual contribution ratio (determined after application of this
paragraph) by his "414(s) Compensation". The actual contribution ratio must be
rounded to the nearest one-hundredth of one percent for Plan Years beginning
after December 31, 1988. In no case shall the amount of Excess Aggregate
Contribution with respect to any Highly Compensated Participant exceed the
amount of Employer matching contributions made pursuant to Section 4.01(b) and
any qualified non-elective contributions or elective deferrals taken into
account pursuant to Section 4.07(c) on behalf of such Highly Compensated
Participant for such Plan Year.
(e) The determination of the amount of Excess Aggregate
Contributions with respect to any Plan Year shall be made after first
determining the Excess Contributions, if any, to be treated as voluntary
Employee contributions due to recharacterization for the plan year of any other
qualified cash or deferred arrangement (as defined in Code section 401(k))
maintained by the Employer that ends with or within the Plan Year.
(f) If the determination and correction of Excess Aggregate
Contributions of a Highly Compensated Participant whose actual contribution
ratio is determined under the family
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aggregation rules, then the actual contribution ratio shall be reduced and the
Excess Aggregate Contributions for the family unit shall be allocated among the
Family Members in proportion to the sum of Employer matching contributions made
pursuant to Section 4.01(b) and any qualified non-elective contributions or
elective deferrals taken into account pursuant to Section 4.07(c) of each Family
Member that were combined to determine the group actual contribution ratio.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, with respect to Plan Years beginning prior to
January 1, 1990, compliance with the Regulations then in effect shall be deemed
to be compliance with this paragraph.
(g) Notwithstanding the above, within twelve (12) months after
the end of the Plan Year, the Employer may make a special Qualified Non-Elective
Contribution on behalf of Non-Highly Compensated Participants in an amount
sufficient to satisfy one of the tests set forth in Section 4.07(a). Such
contribution shall be allocated to the Participant's Elective Account of each
Non-Highly Compensated Participant in the same proportion that each Non-Highly
Compensated Participant's Compensation for the year bears to the total
Compensation of all Non-Highly Compensated Participants. A separate accounting
shall be maintained for the purpose of excluding such contributions from the
"Actual Deferral Percentage" tests pursuant to Section 4.05(a).
Section 4.09 Maximum Annual Additions
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(a) Notwithstanding the foregoing, the maximum "annual additions"
credited to a Participant's for any "limitation year" shall equal the lesser of:
(1) $30,000, as adjusted under Code section 415(d) or (2) twenty-five percent
(25%) of the Participant's "415 Compensation" for such "limitation year".
(b) For purposes of applying the limitations of Code section 415,
"annual additions" means the sum credited to a Participant's accounts for any
"limitation year" of (1) Employer contributions, (2) Employee contributions for
"limitation years" beginning after December 31, 1986, (3) forfeitures, (4)
amounts allocated, after March 31, 1984, to an individual medical account, as
defined in Code section 415(l)(2) which is part of a pension or annuity plan
maintained by the Employer and (5) amounts derived from contributions paid or
accrued after December 31, 1985, in taxable years ending after such date, which
are attributable to post-retirement medical benefits allocated to the separate
account of a key employee (as defined in Code section 419A(d)(3)) under a
welfare benefit plan (as defined in Code section 419(e)) maintained by the
Employer. Except, however, the "415 Compensation" percentage limitation referred
to in paragraph (a)(2) above shall not apply to: (1) any contribution for
medical benefits (within the meaning of Code section 419A(f)(2)) after
separation from service which is otherwise treated as an "annual addition", or
(2) any amount otherwise treated as an "annual addition" under Code section
415(l)(1).
(c) For purposes of applying the limitations of Code section 415,
the transfer of funds from one qualified plan to another is not an "annual
addition". In addition, the following are not Employee contributions for the
purposes of Section 4.09(b)(2): (1) rollover
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contributions (as defined in Code sections 402(a)(5), 403(a)(4), 403(b)(8) and
408(d)(3)); (2) repayments of loans made to a Participant from the Plan; (3)
repayments of distributions received by an Employee pursuant to Code section
411(a)(7)(B) (cash-outs); (4) repayments of distributions received by an
Employee pursuant to Code section 411(a)(3)(D) (mandatory contributions); and
(5) Employee contributions to a simplified employee pension excludable from
gross income under Code section 408(k)(6).
(d) For purposes of applying the limitations of Code section 415,
"415 Compensation" shall include the Participant's wages, salaries, fees for
professional service and other amounts received (without regard to whether or
not an amount is paid in cash) for personal services actually rendered in the
course of employment with an Employer maintaining the Plan to the extent that
the amounts are includable in gross income (including, but not limited to,
commissions paid salesmen, compensation for services on the basis of a
percentage of profits, commissions on insurance premiums, tips, bonuses, fringe
benefits, reimbursements, and expense allowances, and in the case of a
Participant who is an Employee within the meaning of Code section 401(c)(1) and
the regulations thereunder, the Participant's earned income (as described in
Code section 401(c)(2) and the regulations thereunder)) paid during the
"limitation year".
"415 Compensation" shall exclude (1)(A) contributions made by the Employer
to a plan of deferred compensation to the extent that, before the application of
the Code section 415 limitations to the Plan, the contributions are not
includable in the gross income of the Employee for the taxable year in which
contributed, (B) contributions made by the Employer to a plan of deferred
compensation to the extent that all or a portion of such contributions are
recharacterized as a voluntary Employee contribution, (C) Employer contributions
made on behalf of an Employee to a simplified employee pension plan described in
Code section 408(k) to the extent such contributions are excludable from the
Employee's gross income, (D) any distributions from a plan of deferred
compensation regardless of whether such amounts are includable in the gross
income of the Employee when distributed except any amounts received by an
Employee pursuant to an unfunded non-qualified plan to the extent such amounts
are includable in the gross income of the Employee; (2) amounts realized from
the exercise of a non-qualified stock option or when restricted stock (or
property) held by an Employee either becomes freely transferable or is no longer
subject to a substantial risk of forfeiture; (3) amounts realized from the sale,
exchange or other disposition of stock acquired under a qualified stock option;
and (4) other amounts which receive special tax benefits, such as premiums for
group term life insurance (but only to the extent that the premiums are not
includable in the gross income of the Employee), or contributions made by the
Employer (whether or not under a salary reduction agreement) towards the
purchase of any annuity contract described in Code section 403(b) (whether or
not the contributions are excludable from the gross income of the Employee). For
the purposes of this Section prior to January 1, 1998, the determination of "415
Compensation" shall be made by not including amounts that would otherwise be
excluded from a Participant's gross income by reason of the application of Code
sections 125, 402(a)(8), 402(h)(1)(B) and, in the case of Employer contributions
made pursuant to a salary reduction agreement, Code section 403(b).
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For purposes of applying the limitations in this Section, (i) for
limitation years beginning after December 31, 1997, Compensation paid or made
available during such limitation year shall include any elective deferral (as
defined in Code section 402(g)(3)), and any amount which is contributed or
deferred by the Employer at the election of the Employee and which is not
includible in the gross income of the Employee by reason of Code sections 125 or
457, and (ii) for limitation years beginning after December 31, 2000,
Compensation paid or made available during such limitation year shall include
any elective amounts not includible in the gross income of the Employee by
reason of Code section 132(f)(4).
(e) For purposes of applying the limitations of Code section 415,
the "limitation year" shall be the Plan Year.
(f) The dollar limitation under Code section 415(b)(1)(A) stated
in paragraph (a)(1) above shall be adjusted annually as provided in Code section
415(d) pursuant to the Regulations. The adjusted limitation is effective as of
January 1st of each calendar year and is applicable to "limitation years" ending
with or within that calendar year.
(g) For the purpose of this Section, all qualified defined
benefit plans (whether terminated or not) ever maintained by the Employer shall
be treated as one defined benefit plan, and all qualified defined contribution
plans (whether terminated or not) ever maintained by the Employer shall be
treated as one defined contribution plan.
(h) For the purpose of this Section, if the Employer is a member
of a controlled group of corporations, trades or businesses under common control
(as defined by Code section 1563(a) or Code section 414(b) and (c) as modified
by Code section 415(h)), is a member of an affiliated service group (as defined
by Code section 414(m)), or is a member of a group of entities required to be
aggregated pursuant to Regulations under Code section 414(o), all Employees of
such Employers shall be considered to be employed by a single Employer.
(i) For the purpose of this Section, if this Plan is a Code
section 413(c) plan, all Employers of a Participant who maintain this Plan will
be considered to be a single Employer.
(j) (1) If a Participant participates in more than one defined
contribution plan maintained by the Employer which have different Anniversary
Dates, the maximum "annual additions" under this Plan shall equal the maximum
"annual additions" for the "limitation year" minus any "annual additions"
previously credited to such Participant's accounts during the "limitation year".
(2) if a Participant participates in both a defined
contribution plan subject to Code section 412 and a defined contribution plan
not subject to Code section 412 maintained by the Employer which have the same
Anniversary Date, "annual additions" will be credited to the Participant's
accounts under the defined contribution plan subject to Code section 412 prior
to crediting "annual additions" to the Participant's accounts under the defined
contribution plan not subject to Code section 412.
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(3) If a Participant participates in more than one defined
contribution plan not subject to Code section 412 maintained by the Employer
which have the same Anniversary Date, the maximum "annual additions" under this
Plan shall equal the product of (A) the maximum annual additions" for the
"limitation year" minus any "annual additions" previously credited under
subparagraphs (1) or (2) above, multiplied by (B) a fraction (i) the numerator
of which is the "annual additions" which would be credited to such Participant's
accounts under this Plan without regard to the limitations of Code section 415
and (ii) the denominator of which is such "annual additions" for all plans
described in this subparagraph.
(k) If an Employee is (or has been) a Participant in one or more
defined benefit plans and one or more defined contribution plans maintained by
the Employer, the sum of the defined benefit plan fraction and the defined
contribution plan fraction for any "limitation year" may not exceed 1.0.
The provisions of this Subsection 4.09(k) shall be effective until December
31, 1999.
(l) The defined benefit plan fraction for any "limitation year"
is a fraction, the numerator of which is the sum of the Participant's projected
annual benefits under all the defined benefit plans (whether or not terminated)
maintained by the Employer, and the denominator of which is the lesser of 125
percent of the dollar limitation determined for the "limitation year" under Code
sections 415(b) and (d) or 140 percent of the highest average compensation,
including any adjustments under Code section 415(b).
Notwithstanding the above, if the Participant was a Participant as of
the first day of the first "limitation year" beginning after December 31, 1986,
in one or more defined benefit plans maintained by the Employer which were in
existence on May 6, 1986, the denominator of this fraction will not be less than
125 percent of the sum of the annual benefits under such plans which the
Participant had accrued as of the close of the last "limitation year" beginning
before January 1, 1987, disregarding any changes in the terms and conditions of
the plan after May 5, 1986. The preceding sentence applies only if the defined
benefit plans individually and in the aggregate satisfied the requirements of
Code section 415 for all "limitation years" beginning before January 1, 1987.
(m) The defined contribution plan fraction for any "limitation
year" is a fraction, the numerator of which is the sum of the annual additions
to the Participant's Account under all the defined contribution plans (whether
or not terminated) maintained by the Employer for the current and all prior
"limitation years" (including the annual additions attributable to the
Participant's nondeductible Employee contributions to all defined benefit plans,
whether or not terminated, maintained by the Employer, and the annual additions
attributable to all welfare benefit funds, as defined in Code section 419(e),
and individual medical accounts, as defined in Code section 415(l)(2),
maintained by the Employer), and the denominator of which is the sum of the
maximum aggregate amounts for the current and all prior "limitation years" of
service with the Employer (regardless of whether a defined contribution plan was
maintained by the Employer). The maximum aggregate amount in any "limitation
year" is the lesser of 125 percent
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of the dollar limitation determined under Code sections 415(b) and (d) in effect
under Code section 415(c)(1)(A) or 35 percent of the Participant's Compensation
for such year.
If the Employee was a Participant as of the end of the first day of the
first "limitation year" beginning after December 31, 1986, in one or more
defined contribution plans maintained by the Employer which were in existence on
May 6, 1986, the numerator of this fraction will be adjusted if the sum of this
fraction and the defined benefit fraction would otherwise exceed 1.0 under the
terms of this Plan. Under the adjustment, an amount equal to the product of (1)
the excess of the sum of the fractions over 1.0 times (2) the denominator of
this fraction, will be permanently subtracted from the numerator of this
fraction. The adjustment is calculated using the fractions as they would be
computed as of the end of the last "limitation year" beginning before January 1,
1987, and disregarding any changes in the terms and conditions of the Plan made
after May 6, 1986, but using the Code section 415 limitation applicable to the
first "limitation year" beginning on or after January 1, 1987. The annual
addition for any "limitation year" beginning before January 1, 1987 shall not be
recomputed to treat all Employee contributions as annual additions.
(n) Notwithstanding the foregoing, for any "limitation year" in which
the Plan is a Top Heavy Plan, 100% shall be substituted for 125% in Sections
4.09(l) and 4.09(m) unless the extra minimum allocation is being provided
pursuant to Section 4.04. However, for any "limitation year" in which the Plan
is a Super Top Heavy Plan, 100% shall be substituted for 125% in any event. The
provisions of this Subsection 4.09 (n) shall be effective only until December
31, 1999.
(o) If the sum of the defined benefit plan fraction and the defined
contribution plan fraction shall exceed 1.0 in any "limitation year" for any
Participant in this Plan, the Administrator shall limit, to the extent
necessary, the "annual additions" to such Participant's accounts for such
"limitation year". If, after limiting the "annual additions" to such
Participant's accounts for the "limitation year", the sum of the defined benefit
plan fraction and the defined contribution plan fraction still exceed 1.0, the
Administrator shall then adjust the numerator of the defined benefit plan
fraction so that the sum of both fractions shall not exceed 1.0 in any
"limitation year" for such Participant.
(p) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Section to the
contrary, the limitations, adjustments and other requirements prescribed in this
Section shall at all times comply with the provisions of Code section 415 and
the Regulations thereunder, the terms of which are specifically incorporated
herein by reference.
Section 4.10 Adjustment for Excessive Annual Additions
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(a) If, as a result of a reasonable error in estimating a
Participant's Compensation or other facts and circumstances to which Regulation
1.415-6(b)(6) shall be applicable, the "annual additions" under this Plan would
cause the maximum "annual additions" to be exceeded for any Participant, the
Administrator shall (1) return any voluntary Employee
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contributions credited for the "limitation year" to the extent that the return
would reduce the "excess amount" in the Participant's accounts (2) hold any
"excess amount" remaining after the return of any voluntary Employee
contributions in a "Section 415 suspense account" (3) use the "Section
415-suspense account" in the next "limitation year" (and succeeding "limitation
years" if necessary) to reduce Employer contributions for that Participant if
that Participant is covered by the Plan as of the end of the "limitation year",
or if the Participant is not so covered, allocate and reallocate the "Section
415 suspense account" in the next "limitation year" (and succeeding "limitation
years" if necessary) to all Participants in the Plan before any Employer or
Employee contributions which would constitute "annual additions" are made to the
Plan for such "limitation year" (4) reduce Employer contributions to the Plan
for such "limitation year" by the amount of the "Section 415 suspense account"
allocated and reallocated during such "limitation year".
(b) For purposes of this Article, "excess amount" for any Participant
for a "limitation year" shall mean the excess, if any, of (1) the "annual
additions" which would be credited to his account under the terms of the Plan
without regard to the limitations of Code section 415 over (2) the maximum
"annual additions" determined pursuant to Section 4.09.
(c) For purposes of this Section, "Section 415 suspense account" shall
mean an unallocated account equal to the sum of "excess amounts" for all
Participants in the Plan during the "limitation year". The "Section 415 suspense
account" shall not share in any earnings or losses of the Trust Fund.
(d) The Plan may not distribute "excess amounts", other than voluntary
Employee contributions, to Participants or Former Participants.
Section 4.11 Voluntary Contributions
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(a) Any voluntary Employee contributions prior to the first day of the
Plan Year beginning in 1987 shall be maintained in each Participant's Voluntary
Contribution Account. The balance in each Participant's Voluntary Contribution
Account shall be fully Vested at all times and shall not be subject to
Forfeiture for any reason. No voluntary Employee contributions shall be accepted
hereunder after December 31, 1986.
(b) A Participant may elect to withdraw his voluntary contributions
from his Voluntary Contribution Account and the actual earnings thereon in a
manner which is consistent with and satisfies the provisions of Section 6.05,
including, but not limited to, all notice and consent requirements of Code
sections 417 and 411(a)(11) and the Regulations thereunder. If the Administrator
maintains sub-accounts with respect to voluntary contributions (and earnings
thereon) which were made on or before a specified date, a Participant shall be
permitted to designate which sub-account shall be the source for his withdrawal.
(c) At Normal Retirement Date, or such other date when the Participant
or his Beneficiary shall be entitled to receive benefits, the fair market value
of the Voluntary
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Contribution Account shall be used to provide additional benefits to the
Participant or his Beneficiary.
(d) All amounts allocated to a Voluntary Contribution Account may be
treated as a Directed Investment Account pursuant to Section 4.12.
Section 4.12 Investment Funds
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The Trustee shall allocate assets of the Trust among the following six
Funds:
(a) The FFA Retirement Fixed Income Fund, which will invest primarily
in medium term, investment grade bonds.
(b) The Managed Equity Fund, which will invest in a diversified
portfolio of large, medium and small capitalization U.S. stocks and large
capitalization international stocks.
(c) The Principal Preservation Fund, which will be a money market fund
holding primarily U. S. governmental securities.
(d) The ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Financial Stock Fund, which will invest primarily in
stock of ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Financial Corporation but may also hold money market funds. All
acquisitions or dispositions of such stock shall conform with the requirements
of section 407 of ERISA. Each Participant (or Beneficiary of a deceased
Participant) shall be entitled to direct the Trustee to vote all shares of
common stock of ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Financial Corporation which are allocated to the Account
of such Participant (or Beneficiary) on any corporate matter on which holders of
such common stock are entitled to vote. In the absence of a direction by a
Participant (or Beneficiary) to vote, the Trustee shall vote shares allocated to
the Account of such Participant (or Beneficiary in accordance with the
requirements of ERISA.
(e) The Balanced Fund, which shall invest in a balanced portfolio of
common stock and intermediate term fixed income securities.
(f) The Indexed Equity Fund, which shall invest in a mutual fund which
in turn consists of shares of stock identified in the Standard & Poors stock
index from time to time.
Effective on and after November 1, 2001, the Trustee shall allocate assets
of the Trust among nine funds, the FFA Retirement Fixed Income Fund, Principal
Preservation Fund, ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Financial Stock Fund, and Indexed Equity Fund, as
described above, plus five additional Funds, as follows:
(a) The ▇. ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇ U. S. Equity Fund, which will invest primarily in
large capitalization, blue chip value stocks.
(b) The Fidelity Advisor Mid-Cap Stock Fund, which will invest in a
diversified portfolio of medium sized companies stocks.
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(c) The Fidelity Advisor Value Strategies Fund, which will invest in a
diversified portfolio of small capitalization stocks.
(d) The ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Sachs International Equity Fund, which will invest in
a diversified portfolio of international large capitalization businesses in
developed countries.
(e) The FFA Retirement Common Stock Fund, which will invest primarily
in large capitalization, blue chip growth stocks.
Rules and regulations concerning the investment of Accounts in the Funds,
and transfers between such Funds, may be adopted and amended from time to time
by the Administrator; such rules and regulations shall be communicated by the
Administrator in writing to the Participants.
A separate Account shall be established for each Participant who has
invested in the Funds. The Account shall not share in Trust Fund earnings, but
it shall be charged or credited as appropriate with the net earnings, gains,
losses and expenses as well as any appreciation or depreciation in market value
during each Plan Year attributable to such account. The maintenance of the
Account is for accounting purposes only, and a segregation of the assets of the
Funds to each Account shall not be required.
Section 4.13 Transfers from Qualified Plans
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(a) With the consent of the Administrator, amounts may be transferred
from other qualified plans by Participants, provided that the trust from which
such funds are transferred permits the transfer to be made and the transfer will
not jeopardize the tax exempt status of the Plan or create adverse tax
consequences for the Employer. The amounts transferred shall be set up in a
separate account herein referred to as a "Participant's Rollover Account." Such
account shall be fully Vested at all times and shall not be subject to
Forfeiture for any reason.
(b) Amounts in a Participant's Rollover Account shall be held by the
Trustee pursuant to the provisions of this Plan and may not be withdrawn by, or
distributed to the Participant, in whole or in part, except as provided in
paragraphs (c) and (d) of this Section.
(c) Except as permitted by Regulations (including Regulation
1.411(d)-4), amounts attributable to elective contributions (as defined in
Regulation 1.401(k)-1(g)(3)), including amounts treated as elective
contributions, which are transferred from another qualified plan in a
plan-to-plan transfer shall be subject to the distribution limitations provided
for in Regulation 1.401(k)-1(d).
(d) At Normal Retirement Date, or such other date when the Participant
or his Beneficiary shall be entitled to receive benefits, the fair market value
of the Participant's Rollover Account shall be used to provide additional
benefits to the Participant or his Beneficiary. Any distributions of amounts
held in a Participant's Rollover Account shall be made in a manner which is
consistent with and satisfies the provisions of Section 6.05, including, but not
limited to,
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all notice and consent requirements of Code sections 417 and 411(a)(11) and the
Regulations thereunder. Furthermore, such amounts shall be considered as part of
a Participant's benefit in determining whether an involuntary cash-out of
benefits without Participant consent may be made.
(e) The Administrator may direct that employee transfers made after a
valuation date be segregated into a separate account for each Participant in a
federally insured savings account, certificate of deposit in a bank or savings
and loan association, money market certificate, or other short term debt
security acceptable to the Trustee until such time as the allocations pursuant
to this Plan have been made, at which time they may remain segregated or be
invested as part of the general Trust Fund, to be determined by the
Administrator.
(f) All amounts to a Participant's Rollover Account may be treated as
a Directed Investment Account pursuant to Section 4.12.
(g) For purposes of this Section, the term "qualified plan" shall mean
any tax qualified plan under Code section 401(a). The term "amounts transferred
from other qualified plans" shall mean: (i) amounts transferred to this Plan
directly from another qualified plan; (ii) distributions from another qualified
plan which are eligible rollover distributions and which are either transferred
by the Employee to this Plan within sixty (60) days following his receipt
thereof or are transferred pursuant to a direct rollover; (iii) amounts
transferred to this Plan from a conduit individual retirement account provided
that the conduit individual retirement account has no assets other than assets
which (A) were previously distributed to the Employee by another qualified plan
as a lump-sum distribution (B) were eligible for tax-free rollover to a
qualified plan and (C) were deposited in such conduit individual retirement
account within sixty (60) days of receipt thereof and other than earnings on
said assets; and (iv) amounts distributed to the Employee from a conduit
individual retirement account meeting the requirements of clause (iii) above,
and transferred by the Employee to this Plan within sixty (60) days of his
receipt thereof from such conduit individual retirement account.
(h) Prior to accepting any transfers to which this Section applies,
the Administrator may require the Participant to establish that the amounts to
be transferred to this Plan meet the requirements of this Section and may also
require the Participant to provide an opinion of counsel satisfactory to the
Employer that the amounts to be transferred meet the requirements of this
Section.
(i) This Plan shall not accept any direct or indirect transfers (as
that term is defined and interpreted under Code section 401(a)(11) and the
Regulations thereunder) from a defined benefit plan, money purchase plan
(including a target benefit plan), stock bonus or profit sharing plan which
would otherwise have provided for a life annuity form of payment to the
Participant.
(j) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, a transfer
directly to this Plan from another qualified plan (or a transaction having the
effect of such a transfer) shall only
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be permitted if it will not result in the elimination or reduction of any
"Section 411(d)(6) protected benefit" as described in Section 8.01.
ARTICLE V
VALUATIONS
Section 5.01 Valuation of the Trust Fund
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The Administrator shall direct the Trustee, as of each Anniversary Date,
and at such other date or dates deemed necessary by the Administrator, herein
called "valuation date", to determine the net worth of the assets comprising the
Trust Fund as it exists on the "valuation date" prior to taking into
consideration any contribution to be allocated for that Plan Year. In
determining such net worth, the Trustee shall value the assets comprising the
Trust Fund at their fair market value as of the "valuation date" and shall
deduct all expenses for which the Trustee has not yet obtained reimbursement
from the Employer or the Trust Fund.
Section 5.02 Method of Valuation
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In determining the fair market value of securities held in the Trust Fund
which are listed on a registered stock exchange, the Administrator shall direct
the Trustee to value the same at the prices they were last traded on such
exchange preceding the close of business on the "valuation date". If such
securities were not traded on the "valuation date", or if the exchange on which
they are traded was not open for business on the "valuation date", then the
securities shall be valued at the prices at which they were last traded prior to
the "valuation date". Any unlisted security held in the Trust Fund shall be
valued at its bid price next preceding the close of business on the "valuation
date", which bid price shall be obtained from a registered broker or an
investment banker. In determining the fair market value of assets other than
securities for which trading or bid prices can be obtained, the Trustee may
appraise such assets itself, or in its discretion, employ one or more appraisers
for that purpose and rely on the values established by such appraiser or
appraisers.
ARTICLE VI
DETERMINATION AND DISTRIBUTION OF BENEFITS
Section 6.01 Determination of Benefits Upon Retirement
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Every Participant may terminate his employment with the Employer and retire
for the purposes hereof on his Normal Retirement Date or Early Retirement Date.
Upon such Normal Retirement Date or Early Retirement Date, all amounts credited
to such Participant's Combined Account shall become distributable. However, a
Participant may postpone the termination of his employment with the Employer to
a later date, in which event the participation of such Participant in the Plan,
including the right to receive allocations pursuant to Section 4.04, shall
continue until his Late Retirement Date. Upon a Participant's Retirement Date,
or as soon thereafter as is practicable, the Trustee shall distribute all
amounts credited to such Participant's Combined Account in accordance with
Section 6.05.
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Section 6.02 Determination of Benefits upon Death
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(a) Upon the death of a Participant before his Retirement
Date or other termination of his employment, all amounts credited to such
Participant's Combined Account shall become fully Vested. The Administrator
shall direct the Trustee, in accordance with the provisions of Sections 6.06 and
6.07, to distribute the value of the deceased Participant's accounts to the
Participant's Beneficiary.
(b) Upon the death of a Former Participant, the
Administrator shall direct the Trustee, in accordance with the provisions of
Sections 6.06 and 6.07, to distribute any remaining amounts credited to the
accounts of a deceased Former Participant to such Former Participant's
Beneficiary.
(c) The Administrator may require such proper proof of death
and such evidence of the right of any person to receive payment of the value of
the account of a deceased Participant or Former Participant as the Administrator
may deem desirable. The Administrator's determination of death and of the right
of any person to receive payment shall be conclusive.
(d) Unless otherwise elected in the manner prescribed in
Section 6.06, the Beneficiary of the death benefit shall be the Participant's
spouse, who shall receive such benefit in the form of a Pre-Retirement Survivor
Annuity pursuant to Section 6.06. Except, however, the Participant may designate
a Beneficiary other than his spouse if:
(1) the Participant and his spouse have validly
waived the Pre-Retirement Survivor Annuity in the manner prescribed in Section
6.06, and the spouse has waived his or her right to be the Participant's
Beneficiary, or
(2) the Participant is legally separated or has been
abandoned (within the meaning of local law) and the Participant has a court
order to such effect (and there is no "qualified domestic relations order" as
defined in Code section 414(p) which provides otherwise), or
(3) the Participant has no spouse, or
(4) the spouse cannot be located.
In such event, the designation of a Beneficiary shall be made on a form
satisfactory to the Administrator. A Participant may at any time revoke his
designation of a Beneficiary or change his Beneficiary by filing written notice
of such revocation or change with the Administrator. However, the Participant's
spouse must again consent in writing to any change in Beneficiary unless the
original consent acknowledged that the spouse had the right to limit consent
only to a specific Beneficiary and that the spouse voluntarily elected to
relinquish such right. In the event no valid designation of Beneficiary exists
at the time of the Participant's death, the death benefit shall be payable to
his estate.
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Section 6.03 Determination of Benefits in Event of Disability
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In the event of a Participant's Total and Permanent Disability prior to
his Retirement Date or other termination of his employment, all amounts credited
to such Participant's Combined Account shall become fully Vested. In the event
of a Participant's Total and Permanent Disability, the Trustee, in accordance
with the provisions of Sections 6.05 and 6.07, shall distribute to such
Participant all amounts credited to such Participant's Combined Account as
though he had retired.
Section 6.04 Determination of Benefits Upon Termination
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(a) On or before the Anniversary Date coinciding with or
subsequent to the termination of a Participant's employment for any reason other
than death, Total and Permanent Disability or retirement, the Administrator may
direct the Trustee to segregate the amount of the Vested portion of such
Terminated Participant's Combined Account and invest the aggregate amount
thereof in a separate, federally insured savings account, certificate of
deposit, common or collective trust fund of a bank or a deferred annuity. In the
event the Vested portion of a Participant's Combined Account is not segregated,
the amount shall remain in a separate account for the Terminated Participant and
share in allocations pursuant to Section 4.04 until such time as a distribution
is made to the Terminated Participant.
Distribution of the funds due to a Terminated Participant shall be made
on the occurrence of an event which would result in the distribution had the
Terminated Participant remained in the employ of the Employer (upon the
Participant's death, Total and Permanent Disability, Early or Normal
Retirement). However, at the election of the Participant, the Administrator
shall direct the Trustee to cause the entire Vested portion of the Terminated
Participant's Combined Account to be payable to such Terminated Participant. Any
distribution under this paragraph shall be made in a manner which is consistent
with and satisfies the provisions of Section 6.05, including, but not limited
to, all notice and consent requirements of Code sections 417 and 411(a)(11) and
the Regulations thereunder.
If the value of a Terminated Participant's Vested benefit derived from
Employer and Employee contributions does not exceed five thousand dollars
($5,000) and has never exceeded five thousand dollars ($5,000) at the time of
any prior distribution, the Administrator shall direct the Trustee to cause the
entire Vested benefit to be paid to such Participant in a single lump sum.
For purposes of this Section 6.04, if the value of a Terminated
Participant's Vested benefit is zero, the Terminated Participant shall be deemed
to have received a distribution of such Vested benefit.
(b) The Vested portion of any Participant's Account shall be
a percentage of the total amount credited to his Participant's Account
determined on the basis of the Participant's number of Years of Service
according to the following schedules:
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(1) For Employees of Lafayette Bank who were hired
prior to July 1, 1991:
Vesting Schedule
Years of Service Percentage
1 20%
2 40%
3 60%
4 80%
5 100%
(2) For all other Employees:
Vesting Schedule
Years of Service Percentage
0-4 0%
5 100%
(c) Notwithstanding the vesting provided for in paragraph
(b) above, for any Top Heavy Plan Year, the Vested portion of the Participant's
Account of any Participant who has an Hour of Service after the Plan becomes top
heavy shall be a percentage of the total amount credited to his Participant's
Account determined on the basis of the Participant's number of Years of Service
according to the following schedule:
Vesting Schedule
Years of Service Percentage
1-2 0%
3 100%
If in any subsequent Plan Year, the Plan ceases to be a Top Heavy Plan,
the Administrator shall revert to the vesting schedule in effect before this
Plan becomes a Top Heavy Plan. Any such reversion shall be treated as a Plan
amendment pursuant to the terms of the Plan.
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(d) Notwithstanding the vesting schedule above, the Vested
percentage of a Participant's Account shall not be less than the Vested
percentage attained as of the later of the effective date or adoption date of
this amendment and restatement.
(e) Notwithstanding the vesting schedule above, upon the complete
discontinuance of the Employer's contributions to the Plan or upon any full or
partial termination of the Plan, all amounts credited to the account of any
affected Participant shall become 100% Vested and shall not thereafter be
subject to Forfeiture.
(f) The computation of a Participant's nonforfeitable percentage of
his interest in the Plan shall not be reduced as the result of any direct or
indirect amendment to this Plan. For this purpose, the Plan shall be treated as
having been amended if the Plan provides for an automatic change in vesting due
to a change in top heavy status. In the event that the Plan is amended to change
or modify any vesting schedule, a Participant with at least three (3) Years of
Service as of the expiration date of the election period may elect to have his
nonforfeitable percentage computed under the Plan without regard to such
amendment. If a Participant fails to make such election, then such Participant
shall be subject to the new vesting schedule. The Participant's election period
shall commence on the adoption date of the amendment and shall end 60 days after
the latest of:
(1) the adoption date of the amendment,
(2) the effective date of the amendment, or
(3) the date the Participant receives written notice of the
amendment from the Employer or Administrator.
(g) (1) If any Former Participant shall be reemployed by the
Employer before a 1-Year Break in Service occurs, he shall continue to
participate in the Plan in the same manner as if such termination had not
occurred.
(2) If any Former Participant shall be reemployed by the
Employer before five (5) consecutive 1-Year Breaks in Service, and such Former
Participant had received, or was deemed to have received, a distribution of his
entire Vested interest prior to his reemployment, his forfeited account shall be
reinstated only if he repays the full amount distributed to him before the
earlier of five (5) years after the first date on which the Participant is
subsequently reemployed by the Employer or the close of the first period of five
(5) consecutive 1-Year Breaks in Service commencing after the distribution, or
in the event of a deemed distribution, upon the reemployment of such Former
Participant. If a distribution occurs for any reason other than a separation
from service, the time for repayment may not end earlier than five (5) years
after the date of distribution. In the event the Former Participant does repay
the full amount distributed to him, or in the event of a deemed distribution,
the undistributed portion of the Participant's Account must be restored in full,
unadjusted by any gains or losses occurring subsequent to the Anniversary Date
or other valuation date coinciding with or preceding his
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termination. The source for such reinstatement shall first be any Forfeitures
occurring during the year. If such source is insufficient, then the Employer
shall contribute an amount which is sufficient to restore any such forfeited
Accounts.
(3) If any Former Participant is reemployed after a 1-Year
Break in Service has occurred, Years of Service shall include Years of Service
prior to his 1-Year Break in Service subject to the following rules:
(i) If a Former Participant has a 1-Year Break in
Service, his pre-break and post-break service shall be used for computing Years
of Service for eligibility and for vesting purposes only after he has been
employed for one (1) Year of Service following the date of his reemployment with
the Employer;
(ii) Any Former Participant who under the Plan does
not have a nonforfeitable right to any interest in the Plan resulting from
Employer contributions shall lose credits otherwise allowable under (i) above if
his consecutive 1-Year Breaks in Service equal or exceed the greater of (A) five
(5) or (B) the aggregate number of his pre-break Years of Service;
(iii) After five (5) consecutive 1-Year Breaks in
Service, a Former Participant's Vested Account balance attributable to pre-break
service shall not be increased as a result of post-break service;
(iv) If a Former Participant who has not had his
Years of Service before a 1-Year Break in Service disregarded pursuant to (ii)
above completes one (1) Year of Service for eligibility purposes following his
reemployment with the Employer, he shall participate in the Plan retroactively
from his date of reemployment;
(v) If a Former Participant who has not had his
Years of Service before a 1-Year Break in Service disregarded pursuant to (ii)
above completes a Year of Service (a 1-Year Break in Service previously
occurred, but employment had not terminated), he shall participate in the Plan
retroactively from the first day of the Plan Year during which he completes one
(1) Year of Service.
(h) A Participant shall be immediately and fully vested in that
portion of his Hagerstown Plan Account that is derived from the Participant's
salary reduction contributions, nondeductible voluntary contributions and
rollover contributions. The vested portion of the Participant's Hagerstown Plan
Account that is derived from employer non-elective contributions shall be a
percentage of such contributions determined on the basis of the Participant's
number of Years of Service according to the following schedule:
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Vesting Schedule
Years of Service Percentage
1 10%
2 20%
3 30%
4 40%
5 or more 100%
(i) A Participant shall be immediately and fully vested in that
portion of his Central Penn Plan Account that is derived from the Participant's
salary reduction contributions and rollover contributions. The vested portion of
the Participant's Central Penn Plan Account that is derived from employer
matching contributions and employer non-elective contributions shall be a
percentage of such contributions determined on the basis of the Participant's
number of Years of Service according to the following schedule:
Vesting Schedule
Years of Service Percentage
0 0%
1 0%
2 0%
3 20%
4 40%
5 or more 100%
(j) A Participant shall be immediately and fully vested in that
portion of his Delaware Plan Account that is derived from the Participant's
salary reduction contributions. The vested portion of the Participant's Delaware
Plan Account that is derived from employer matching contributions and employer
discretionary contributions shall be determined under Subsections 6.04(b) and
(c).
(k) A Participant shall be fully and immediately vested in that
portion of his Lebanon Valley Plan Account which is derived from the
Participant's salary reduction contributions and rollovers. The vested portion
of the Participant's Lebanon Valley Plan Account
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that is derived from employer matching contributions shall be based upon the
Participant's Years of Service for vesting purposes, and shall be determined
under the following schedule:
Vesting Schedule
Years of Service Percentage
Less than 3 0%
3 20%
4 40%
5 or more 100%
Section 6.05 Distribution of Benefits
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(a)
(1) Unless otherwise elected as provided below, a
Participant who is married on the "annuity starting date" and who does not die
before the "annuity starting date" shall receive the value of all of his
benefits in the form of a joint and survivor annuity. The joint and survivor
annuity is an annuity that commences immediately and shall be equal in value to
a single life annuity. Such joint and survivor benefits following the
Participant's death shall continue to the spouse during the spouse's lifetime at
a rate equal to 50% of the rate at which such benefits were payable to the
Participant. This joint and 50% survivor annuity shall be considered the
designated qualified joint and survivor annuity and automatic form of payment
for the purposes of this Plan. However, the Participant may elect to receive a
smaller annuity benefit with continuation of payments to the spouse at a rate of
seventy-five percent (75%) or one hundred percent (100%) of the rate payable to
a Participant during his lifetime, which alternative joint and survivor annuity
shall be equal in value to the automatic joint and 50% survivor annuity. An
unmarried Participant shall receive the value of his benefit in the form of a
life annuity. Such unmarried Participant, however, may elect in writing to waive
the life annuity. The election must comply with the provisions of this Section
as if it were an election to waive the joint and survivor annuity by a married
Participant, but without the spousal consent requirement. The Participant may
elect to have any annuity provided for in this Section distributed upon the
attainment of the "earliest retirement age" under the Plan. The "earliest
retirement age" is the earliest date on which, under the Plan, the Participant
could elect to receive retirement benefits.
(2) Any election to waive the joint and survivor annuity
must be made by the Participant in writing during the election period and be
consented to by the Participant's spouse. If the spouse is legally incompetent
to give consent, the spouse's legal guardian, even if such guardian is the
Participant, may give consent. Such election shall designate a Beneficiary (or a
form of benefits) that may not be changed without spousal consent (unless the
consent of the spouse expressly permits designations by the Participant without
the requirement of further consent by the spouse). Such spouse's consent shall
be irrevocable and must acknowledge the
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effect of such election and be witnessed by a Plan representative or a notary
public. Such consent shall not be required if it is established to the
satisfaction of the Administrator that the required consent cannot be obtained
because there is no spouse, the spouse cannot be located, or other circumstances
that may be prescribed by Regulations. The election made by the Participant and
consented to by his spouse may be revoked by the Participant in writing without
the consent of the spouse at any time during the election period. The number of
revocations shall not be limited. Any new election must comply with the
requirements of this paragraph. A former spouse's waiver shall not be binding on
a new spouse.
(3) The election period to waive the joint and survivor annuity
shall be the 90 day period ending on the "annuity starting date."
(4) For purposes of this Section, the "annuity starting date"
means the first day of the first period for which an amount is paid as an
annuity, or, in the case of a benefit not payable in the form of an annuity, the
first day on which all events have occurred which entitle the Participant to
such benefit.
(5) With regard to the election, the Administrator shall provide
to the Participant no less than 30 days and no more than 90 days before the
"annuity starting date" a written explanation of:
(i) the terms and conditions of the joint and survivor
annuity, and
(ii) the Participant's right to make, and the effect of, an
election to waive the joint and survivor annuity, and
(iii) the right of the Participant's spouse to consent to
any election to waive the joint and survivor annuity, and
(iv) the right of the Participant to revoke such election,
and the effect of such revocation.
Notwithstanding the foregoing period for providing the written explanation,
the Administrator may provide the written explanation after the Annuity Starting
Date. In such case, the explanation period shall not end before the 30th day
after the date on which the explanation is provided. The Administrator may
permit a Participant to elect (with any applicable spousal consent) to waive any
requirement that the written explanation be provided at least 30 days before the
Annuity Starting Date (or waive the 30 day requirement) if the distribution
commences more than seven days after the explanation is provided.
(b) In the event a married Participant duly elects pursuant to
paragraph (a)(2) above not to receive his benefit in the form of a joint and
survivor annuity, or if such Participant is not married, in the form of a life
annuity, the Administrator, pursuant to the election of the
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Participant, shall direct the Trustee to distribute to a Participant or his
Beneficiary any amount to which he is entitled under the Plan in one or more of
the following methods:
(1) one lump-sum payment in cash;
(2) Payments over a period certain in monthly, quarterly,
semiannual, or annual cash installments. In order to provide such installment
payments, the Administrator may (A) segregate the aggregate amount thereof in a
separate, federally insured savings account, certificate of deposit in a bank or
savings and loan association, money market certificate or other liquid
short-term security or (B) purchase a nontransferable annuity contract for a
term certain (with no life contingencies) providing for such payment. The period
over which such payment is to be made shall not extend beyond the Participant's
life expectancy (or the life expectancy of the Participant and his designated
Beneficiary).
(3) Purchase of or providing an annuity. However, such
annuity may not be in any form that will provide for payments over a period
extending beyond either the life of the Participant (or the lives of the
Participant and his designated Beneficiary) or the life expectancy of the
Participant (or the life expectancy of the Participant and his designated
Beneficiary).
(c) The present value of a Participant's joint and survivor annuity
derived from Employer and Employee contributions may not be paid without his
written consent if the value exceeds, or has ever exceeded, five thousand
dollars ($5,000) at the time of any prior distribution. Further, the spouse of a
Participant must consent in writing to any immediate distribution. If the value
of the Participant's benefit derived from Employer and Employee contributions
does not exceed five thousand dollars ($5,000) and has never exceeded five
thousand dollars ($5,000) at the time of any prior distribution, the
Administrator may immediately distribute such benefit without such Participant's
consent. No distribution may be made under the preceding sentence after the
"annuity starting date" unless the Participant and his spouse consent in writing
to such distribution. Any written consent required under this paragraph must be
obtained not more than 90 days before commencement of the distribution and shall
be made in a manner consistent with Section 6.05(a)2.
(d) Any distribution to a Participant who has a benefit which
exceeds, or has ever exceeded, five thousand dollars ($5,000) at the time of any
prior distribution shall require such Participant's consent if such distribution
commences prior to the later of his Normal Retirement Age or age 62. With regard
to this required consent:
(l) No consent shall be valid unless the Participant has
received a general description of the material features and an explanation of
the relative values of the optional forms of benefit available under the Plan
that would satisfy the notice requirements of Code section 417.
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(2) The Participant must be informed of his right to defer
receipt of the distribution. If a Participant fails to consent, it shall be
deemed an election to defer the commencement of payment of any benefit. However,
any election to defer the receipt of benefits shall not apply with respect to
distributions which are required under Section 6.05(e).
(3) Notice of the rights specified under this paragraph shall be
provided no less than 30 days and no more than 90 days before the "annuity
starting date".
(4) Written consent of the Participant to the distribution must
not be made before the Participant receives the notice and must not be made more
than 90 days before the "annuity starting date".
(5) No consent shall be valid if a significant detriment is
imposed under the Plan on any Participant who does not consent to the
distribution.
(e) Notwithstanding any provision in the Plan to the contrary, the
distribution of a Participant's benefits made on or after January 1, 1985,
whether under the Plan or through the purchase of an annuity contract, shall be
made in accordance with the following requirements and shall otherwise comply
with Code section 401(a)(9) and the Regulations thereunder (including Regulation
1.401(a)(9)-2), the provisions of which are incorporated herein by reference:
(1) Distributions to Participants. The benefit of a Participant
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who is a Five-Percent Owner must be distributed or commence to be distributed no
later than the first day of April following the calendar year in which the
Participant reaches age 70 1/2. The benefit of a Participant who is not a
Five-Percent Owner must be distributed or commence to be distributed by the
later of (i) the Participant's retirement, or (ii) the first day of April
following the calendar year in which the Participant reaches age 70 1/1/2. A
Participant is treated as a Five-Percent Owner for purposes of this Section if
the Participant is a Five-Percent Owner as defined in Code section 416 at any
time during the Plan Year ending with or within the calendar year in which such
owner attains age 70 1/1/2. Once a distribution commences to a Five-Percent
Owner under this Section, the distribution must continue notwithstanding the
fact that the Participant may cease to be a Five-Percent Owner in a subsequent
year.
(2) Distributions to a Participant and his Beneficiaries shall
only be made in accordance with the incidental death benefit requirements of
Code section 401(a)(9)(G) and the Regulations thereunder.
Additionally, for calendar years beginning before 1989, distributions may
also be made under an alternative method which provides that the then present
value of the payments to be made over the period of the Participant's life
expectancy exceeds fifty percent (50%) of the then present value of the total
payments to be made to the Participant and his Beneficiaries.
(f) For purposes of this Section, the life expectancy of a
Participant and a Participant's spouse (other than in the case of a life
annuity) may, at the election of the Participant
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or the Participant's spouse, be redetermined in accordance with Regulations. The
election, once made, shall be irrevocable. If no election is made by the time
distributions must commence, then the life expectancy of the Participant and the
Participant's spouse shall not be subject to recalculation. Life expectancy and
joint and last survivor expectancy shall be computed using the return multiples
in Tables V and VI of Regulation 1.72-9.
(g) Subject to the spouse's right of consent afforded under the
Plan, the restrictions imposed by this Section shall not apply if a Participant
has, prior to January 1, 1984, made a written designation to have his retirement
benefit paid in an alternative method acceptable under Code section 401(a) as in
effect prior to the enactment of the Tax Equity and Fiscal Responsibility Act of
1982.
(h) All annuity Contracts under this Plan shall be
non-transferable when distributed. Furthermore, the terms of any annuity
Contract purchased and distributed to a Participant or spouse shall comply with
all of the requirements of the Plan.
(i) If a distribution is made at a time when a Participant is not
fully Vested in his Participant's Account and the Participant may increase the
Vested percentage in such account:
(1) a separate account shall be established for the
Participant's interest in the Plan as of the time of the distribution; and
(2) at any relevant time, the Participant's Vested portion of
the separate account shall be equal to an amount ("X") determined by the
formula:
X equals P(AB plus (R x D)) - (R x D)
For purposes of applying the formula: P is the Vested percentage at the
relevant time, AB is the account balance at the relevant time, D is the amount
of distribution, and R is the ratio of the account balance at the relevant time
to the account balance after distribution.
Section 6.06 Distribution of Benefits upon Death
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(a) Unless otherwise elected as provided below, a Vested
Participant who dies before the annuity starting date and who has a surviving
spouse shall have his death benefit paid to his surviving spouse in the form of
a Pre-Retirement Survivor Annuity. The Participant's spouse may direct that
payment of the Pre-Retirement Survivor Annuity commence within a reasonable
period after the Participant's death. If the spouse does not so direct, payment
of such benefit will commence at the time the Participant would have attained
the later of his Normal Retirement Age or age 62. However, the spouse may elect
a later commencement date. Any distribution to the Participant's spouse shall be
subject to the rules specified in Section 6.06(g).
(b) Any election to waive the Pre-Retirement Survivor Annuity
before the Participant's death must be made by the Participant in writing during
the election period and shall require the spouse's irrevocable consent in the
same manner provided for in Section 6.05(a)(2).
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Further, the spouse's consent must acknowledge the specific nonspouse
Beneficiary. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the nonspouse Beneficiary need not
be acknowledged, provided the consent of the spouse acknowledges that the spouse
has the right to limit consent only to a specific Beneficiary and that the
spouse voluntarily elects to relinquish such right.
(c) The election period to waive the Pre-Retirement Survivor
Annuity shall begin on the first day of the Plan Year in which the Participant
attains age 35 and end on the date of the Participant's death. An earlier waiver
(with spousal consent) may be made provided a written explanation of the
Pre-Retirement Survivor Annuity is given to the Participant and such waiver
becomes invalid at the beginning of the Plan Year in which the Participant turns
age 35. In the event a Vested Participant separates from service prior to the
beginning of the election period, the election period shall begin on the date of
such separation from service.
(d) With regard to the election, the Administrator shall provide
each Participant within the applicable period, with respect to such Participant
(and consistent with Regulations), a written explanation of the Pre-Retirement
Survivor Annuity containing comparable information to that required pursuant to
Section 6.05(a)(5). For the purposes of this paragraph, the term "applicable
period" means, with respect to a Participant, whichever of the following periods
ends last:
(1) The period beginning with the first day of the Plan Year
in which the Participant attains age 32 and ending with the close of the Plan
Year preceding the Plan Year in which the Participant attains age 35;
(2) A reasonable period after the individual becomes a
Participant. For this purpose, in the case of an individual who becomes a
Participant after age 32, the explanation must be provided by the end of the
three-year period beginning with the first day of the first Plan Year for which
the individual is a Participant;
(3) A reasonable period ending after the Plan no longer fully
subsidizes the cost of the Pre-Retirement Survivor Annuity with respect to the
Participant;
(4) A reasonable period ending after Code section 401(a)(11)
applies to the Participant; or
(5) A reasonable period after separation from service in the
case of a Participant who separates before attaining age 35. For this purpose,
the Administrator must provide the explanation beginning one year before the
separation from service and ending one year after such separation.
(e) If the value of the Pre-Retirement Survivor Annuity derived
from Employer and Employee contributions does not exceed $5,000 and has never
exceeded $5,000 at the time of any prior distribution, the Administrator shall
direct the immediate distribution of such amount to the Participant's spouse. No
distribution may be made under the preceding sentence after the annuity starting
date unless the spouse consents in writing. If the value
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exceeds, or has ever exceeded, $5,000 at the time of any prior distribution, an
immediate distribution of the entire amount may be made to the surviving spouse,
provided such surviving spouse consents in writing to such distribution. Any
written consent required under this paragraph must be obtained not more than 90
days before commencement of the distribution and shall be made in a manner
consistent with Section 6.05(a)(2).
(f) (1) In the event the death benefit is not paid in the form of
a Pre-Retirement Survivor Annuity, it shall be paid to the Participant's
Beneficiary by either of the following methods, as elected by the Participant
(or if no election has been made prior to the Participant's death, by his
Beneficiary), subject to the rules specified in Section.6.06(g):
(i) One lump-sum payment in cash;
(ii) Payment in monthly, quarterly, semi-annual, or
annual cash installments over a period to be determined by the Participant or
his Beneficiary. After periodic installments commence, the Beneficiary shall
have the right to direct the Trustee to reduce the period over which such
periodic installments shall be made, and the Trustee shall adjust the cash
amount of such periodic installments accordingly.
(2) In the event the death benefit payable pursuant to
Section 6.02 is payable in installments, then, upon the death of the
Participant, the Administrator may direct the Trustee to segregate the death
benefit into a separate account, and the Trustee shall invest such segregated
account separately, and the funds accumulated in such account shall be used for
the payment of the installments.
(g) Notwithstanding any provision in the Plan to the contrary,
distributions upon the death of a Participant made on or after January 1, 1985
shall be made in accordance with the following requirements and shall otherwise
comply with Code section 401(a)(9) and the Regulations thereunder. If the death
benefit is paid in the form of a Pre-Retirement Survivor Annuity, then
distributions to the Participant's surviving spouse must commence on or before
the later of: (1) December 31st of the calendar year immediately following the
calendar year in which the Participant died; or (2) December 31st of the
calendar year in which the Participant would have attained age 70 1/2. If it is
determined pursuant to Regulations that the distribution of a Participant's
interest has begun and the Participant dies before his entire interest has been
distributed to him, the remaining portion of such interest shall be distributed
at least as rapidly as under the method of distribution selected pursuant to
Section 6.05 as of his date of death. If a Participant dies before he has begun
to receive any distributions of his interest under the Plan or before
distributions are deemed to have begun pursuant to Regulations (and
distributions are not to be made in the form of a Pre-Retirement Survivor
Annuity), then his death benefit shall be distributed to his Beneficiaries by
December 31/st/ of the calendar year in which the fifth anniversary of his date
of death occurs.
However, the 5-year distribution requirement of the preceding paragraph
shall not apply to any portion of the deceased Participant's interest which is
payable to or for the benefit of a
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designated Beneficiary. In such event, such portion may, at the election of the
Participant (or the Participant's designated Beneficiary), be distributed over
the life of such designated Beneficiary (or over a period not extending beyond
the life expectancy of such designated Beneficiary) provided such distribution
begins not later than December 31st of the calendar year immediately following
the calendar year in which the Participant died. However, in the event the
Participant's spouse (determined as of the date of the Participant's death) is
his Beneficiary, the requirement that distributions commence within one year of
a Participant's death shall not apply. In lieu thereof, distributions must
commence on or before the later of: (1) December 31st of the calendar year
immediately following the calendar year in which the Participant died; or (2)
December 31st of the calendar year in which the Participant would have attained
age 70 1/2. If the surviving spouse dies before distributions to such spouse
begin, then the 5-year distribution requirement of this Section shall apply as
if the spouse was the Participant.
(h) For purposes of Section 6.06(g), the election by a designated
Beneficiary to be excepted from the 5-year distribution requirement must be made
no later than December 31/st/ of the calendar year following the calendar year
of the Participant's death. Except, however, with respect to a designated
Beneficiary who is the Participant's surviving spouse, the election must be made
by the earlier of: (1) December 31st of the calendar year immediately following
the calendar year in which the Participant died or, if later, the calendar year
in which the Participant would have attained age 70 1/2, or (2) December 31st of
the calendar year which contains the fifth anniversary of the date of the
Participant's death. An election by a designated Beneficiary must be in writing
and shall be irrevocable as of the last day of the election period stated
herein. In the absence of an election by the Participant or a designated
Beneficiary, the 5-year distribution requirement shall apply.
(i) For purposes of this Section, the life expectancy of a
Participant and a Participant's spouse (other than in the case of a life
annuity) may, at the election of the Participant or the Participant's spouse, be
redetermined in accordance with Regulations. The election, once made, shall be
irrevocable. If no election is made by the time distributions must commence,
then the life expectancy of the Participant and the Participant's spouse shall
not be subject to recalculation. Life expectancy and joint and last survivor
expectancy shall be computed using the return multiples in Tables V and VI of
Regulation 1.72-9.
(j) Subject to the spouse's right of consent afforded under the
Plan, the restrictions imposed by this Section shall not apply if a Participant
has, prior to January 1, 1984, made a written designation to have his death
benefits paid in an alternative method acceptable under Code section 401(a) as
in effect prior to the enactment of the Tax Equity and Fiscal Responsibility Act
of 1982.
Section 6.07 Time of Segregation or Distribution
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Except as limited by Sections 6.05 and 6.06, whenever the Trustee is to
make a distribution or to commence a series of payments on or as of an
Anniversary Date, the distribution may be made or begun on such date or as soon
thereafter as is practicable, but in no
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event later than 180 days after the Anniversary Date. However, unless a Former
Participant elects in writing to defer the receipt of benefits (such election
may not result in a death benefit that is more than incidental), the payment of
benefits shall begin not later than the 60th day after the close of the Plan
Year in which the latest of the following events occurs: (a) the date on which
the Participant attains the earlier of age 65 or the Normal Retirement Age
specified herein; (b) the 10th anniversary of the year in which the Participant
commenced participation in the Plan; or (c) the date the Participant terminates
his service with the Employer.
Section 6.08 Distribution for Minor Beneficiary
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In the event a distribution is to be made to a minor, then the
Administrator may direct that such distribution be paid to the legal guardian,
or if none, to a parent of such Beneficiary or a responsible adult with whom the
Beneficiary maintains his residence, or to the custodian for such Beneficiary
under the Uniform Gift to Minors Act or Gift to Minors Act, if such is permitted
by the laws of the state in which said Beneficiary resides. Such a payment to
the legal guardian, custodian or parent of a minor Beneficiary shall fully
discharge the Trustee, Employer, and Plan from further liability on account
thereof.
Section 6.09 Location of Participant or Beneficiary Unknown
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In the event that all, or any portion, of the distribution payable to a
Participant or his Beneficiary hereunder shall, at the later of the
Participant's attainment of age 62 or his Normal Retirement Age, remain unpaid
solely by reason of the inability of the Administrator, after sending a
registered letter, return receipt requested, to the last known address, and
after further diligent effort, to ascertain the whereabouts of such Participant
or his Beneficiary, the amount so distributable shall be treated as a Forfeiture
pursuant to the Plan. In the event a Participant or Beneficiary is located
subsequent to his benefit being reallocated, such benefit shall be restored.
Section 6.10 Advance Distribution for Hardship
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(a) The Administrator, at the election of the Participant, shall
direct the Trustee to distribute to any Participant in any one Plan Year up to
the lesser of 100% of his Participant's Elective Account valued as of the last
Anniversary Date or other valuation date or the amount necessary to satisfy the
immediate and heavy financial need of the Participant. Any distribution made
pursuant to this Section shall be deemed to be made as of the first day of the
Plan Year or, if later, the valuation date immediately preceding the date of
distribution, and the Participant's Elective Account shall be reduced
accordingly. Withdrawal under this Section shall be authorized only if the
distribution is on account of:
(1) Medical expenses described in Code section 213(d)
incurred by the Participant, his spouse, or any of his dependents (as defined in
Code section 152);
(2) The purchase (excluding mortgage payments) of a principal
residence for the Participant;
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(3) Payment of tuition for the next semester or quarter of
post-secondary education for the Participant, his spouse, children, or
dependents; or
(4) The need to prevent the eviction of the Participant from
his principal residence or foreclosure on the mortgage of the Participant's
principal residence.
(b) No distribution shall be made pursuant to this Section unless
the Administrator, based upon the Participant's representation and such other
facts as are known to the Administrator, determines that all of the following
conditions are satisfied:
(1) The distribution is not in excess of the amount of the
immediate and heavy financial need of the Participant;
(2) The Participant has obtained all distributions, other
than hardship distributions, and all nontaxable loans currently available under
all plans maintained by the Employer;
(3) The Plan, and all other plans maintained by the Employer,
provide that the Participant's elective deferrals and voluntary Employee
contributions will be suspended for at least twelve (12) months after receipt of
the hardship distribution; and
(4) The Plan, and all other plans maintained by the Employer,
provide that the Participant may not make elective deferrals for the
Participant's taxable year immediately following the taxable year of the
hardship distribution in excess of the applicable limit under Code section
402(g) for such next taxable year less the amount of such Participant's elective
deferrals for the taxable year of the hardship distribution.
(c) Notwithstanding the above, for Plan Years beginning after
December 31, 1988, distributions from the Participant's Elective Account
pursuant to this Section shall be limited solely to the Participant's Deferred
Compensation and any income allocable thereto credited to the Participant's
Elective Account as of December 31, 1988.
(d) Any distribution made pursuant to this Section shall be made
in a manner which is consistent with and satisfies the provisions of Section
6.05, including, but not limited to, all notice and consent requirements of Code
sections 417 and 411(a)(11) and the Regulations thereunder.
Section 6.11 Limitations on Benefits and Distributions
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All rights and benefits, including elections, provided to a Participant
in this Plan shall be subject to the rights afforded to any "alternate payee"
under a "qualified domestic relations order." Furthermore, a distribution to an
"alternate payee" shall be permitted if such distribution is authorized by a
"qualified domestic relations order," even if the affected Participant has not
reached the "earliest retirement age" under the Plan. For the purposes of this
Section, "alternate
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payee," "qualified domestic relations order" and "earliest retirement age" shall
have the meaning set forth under Code section 414(p).
Section 6.12 Rollovers of Distributions
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(a) With respect to distributions made on or after January 1,
1993, and notwithstanding any provision of this Plan to the contrary that would
otherwise limit a Distributee's election under this Section, a Distributee may
elect, at the time and in the manner prescribed by the Plan Administrator, to
have any portion of an Eligible Rollover Distribution paid directly to an
Eligible Retirement Plan specified by the Distributee in a Direct Rollover. If
less than 100% of an Eligible Rollover Distribution is to be paid in a Direct
Rollover, the amount of the Direct Rollover must be at least $500.00.
(b) An election to make or not to make a Direct Rollover with
respect to payments which are part of a series of payments shall apply to all
subsequent payments unless a new election is made with respect to subsequent
payments. A Distributee shall be permitted at any time to change, with respect
to subsequent payments, a previous election to make or not to make a Direct
Rollover.
(c) A Direct Rollover may not be made to more than one Eligible
Retirement Plan.
(d) If a Distributee fails to make an election before the
deadline established by the Plan Administrator, the Eligible Rollover
Distribution shall be distributed as if a Direct Rollover election had not been
made. The deadline established by the Plan Administrator shall be no more
restrictive for the Distributee than the deadline applicable to a revocation of
the form of benefit elected by the Distributee.
(e) For the purposes of this section 6.12, the following
definitions shall apply:
(1) Eligible Rollover Distribution. An Eligible Rollover
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Distribution is any distribution or all of any portion of the balance to the
credit of the Distributee, except that an Eligible Rollover Distribution does
not include (A) any distribution that is one of a series of substantially equal
periodic payments (not less frequently than annually) made for the life (or life
expectancy) of the Distributee or the joint lives (or joint life expectancies)
of the Distributee and the Distributee's designated Beneficiary or for a
specified period of ten years or more, (B) any distribution to the extent such
distribution is required under section 401(a)(9) of the Code, and (C) the
portion of any distribution that is not includible in gross income (determined
without regard to the exclusion for net unrealized appreciation with respect to
Employer securities). Notwithstanding this paragraph (a), effective January 1,
2000, "Eligible Rollover Distribution" excludes hardship withdrawals as defined
in Code section 401(k)(2)(B)(i)(IV), which are attributable to the Participant's
elective contributions under Treas. Reg. Section 1.401(k)-1(d)(2)(ii).
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(2) Eligible Retirement Plan. An Eligible Retirement Plan is
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an individual retirement account described in section 408(a) of the Code, an
individual retirement annuity described in section 408(b) of the Code, an
annuity plan described in section 403(a) of the Code, or a qualified trust
described in section 401(a) of the Code, that accepts the Distributee's Eligible
Rollover Distribution. However, in the case of an Eligible Rollover Distribution
to the surviving Spouse, an Eligible Retirement Plan is an individual retirement
account or individual retirement annuity.
(3) Distributee. A Distributee includes an Employee or former
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Employee. In addition, the Employee's or former Employee's surviving Spouse and
the Employee's or former Employee's surviving Spouse who is the alternate payee
under a qualified domestic relations order, as defined in Code section 414(p),
are Distributees with regard to the interest of the Spouse or former Spouse.
(4) Direct Rollover. A Direct Rollover is a payment by the
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Plan to the Eligible Retirement Plan specified by the Distributee.
ARTICLE VII
TRUSTEE
Section 7.01 Basic Responsibilities of the Trustee
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The Trustee shall have the following categories of responsibilities:
(a) Consistent with the "funding policy and method" determined by
the Employer, to invest, manage, and control the Plan assets subject, however,
to the direction of an Investment Manager if the Trustee should appoint such
manager as to all or a portion of the assets of the Plan;
(b) At the direction of the Administrator, to pay benefits
requited under the Plan to be paid to Participants, or, in the event of their
death, to their Beneficiaries;
(c) To maintain records of receipts and disbursements and furnish
to the Employer and/or Administrator for each Plan Year a written annual report
per Section 7.06; and
(d) If there shall be more than one Trustee, they shall act by a
majority of their number, but may authorize one or more of them to sign papers
on their behalf.
Section 7.02 Investment Powers and Duties of the Trustee
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(a) The Trustee shall invest and reinvest the Trust Fund to keep
the Trust Fund invested without distinction between principal and income and in
such securities or property, real or personal, wherever situated, as the Trustee
shall deem advisable, including, but not limited to, stocks, common or
preferred, bonds and other evidences of indebtedness or ownership, and real
estate or any interest therein. The Trustee shall at all times in making
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investments of the Trust Fund consider, among other factors, the short and
long-term financial needs of the Plan on the basis of information furnished by
the Employer. In making such investments, the Trustee shall not be restricted to
securities or other property of the character expressly authorized by the
applicable law for trust investments; however, the Trustee shall give due regard
to any limitations imposed by the Code or the Act so that at all times the Plan
may qualify as a qualified Profit Sharing Plan and Trust.
(b) The Trustee may employ a bank or trust company pursuant to
the terms of its usual and customary bank agency agreement, under which the
duties of such bank or trust company shall be of a custodial, clerical and
record-keeping nature.
(c) The Trustee may from time to time with the consent of the
Employer transfer to a common, collective, or pooled trust fund maintained by
any corporate Trustee or any affiliate of any corporate Trustee, all or such
part of the Trust Fund as the Trustee may deem advisable, and such part or all
of the Trust Fund so transferred shall be subject to all the terms and
provisions of the common, collective, or pooled trust fund which contemplate the
commingling for investment purposes of such trust assets with trust assets of
other trusts. The Trustee may, from time to time with the consent of the
Employer, withdraw from such common, collective, or pooled trust fund all or
such part of the Trust Fund as the Trustee may deem advisable.
Section 7.03 Other Powers of the Trustee
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The Trustee, in addition to all powers and authorities under common law,
statutory authority, including the Act, and other provisions of the Plan, shall
have the following powers and authorities, to be exercised in the Trustee's sole
discretion:
(a) To purchase, or subscribe for, any securities or other
property and to retain the same. In conjunction with the purchase of securities,
margin accounts may be opened and maintained;
(b) To sell, exchange, convey, transfer, grant options to
purchase, or otherwise dispose of any securities or other property held by the
Trustee, by private contract or at public auction. No person dealing with the
Trustee shall be bound to see to the application of the purchase money or to
inquire into the validity, expediency, or propriety of any such sale or other
disposition, with or without advertisement;
(c) To vote upon any stocks, bonds, or other securities; to give
general or special proxies or powers of attorney with or without power of
substitution; to exercise any conversion privileges, subscription rights or
other options, and to make any payments incidental thereto; to oppose, or to
consent to, or otherwise participate in, corporate reorganizations or other
changes affecting corporate securities, and to delegate discretionary powers,
and to pay any assessments or charges in connection therewith; and generally to
exercise any of the powers of an owner with respect to stocks, bonds,
securities, or other property;
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(d) To cause any securities or other property to be registered in
the Trustee's own name or in the name of one or more of the Trustee's nominees,
and to hold any investments in bearer form, but the books and records of the
Trustee shall at all times show that all such investments are part of the Trust
Fund;
(e) To borrow or raise money for the purposes of the Plan in such
amount, and upon such terms and conditions, as the Trustee shall deem advisable;
and for any sum so borrowed, to issue a promissory note as Trustee, and to
secure the repayment thereof by pledging all, or any part, of the Trust Fund;
and no person lending money to the Trustee shall be bound to see to the
application of the money lent or to inquire into the validity, expediency, or
propriety of any borrowing;
(f) To keep such portion of the Trust Fund in cash or cash
balances as the Trustee may, from time to time, deem to be in the best interests
of the Plan, without liability for interest thereon;
(g) To accept and retain for such time as the Trustee may deem
advisable any securities or other property received or acquired as Trustee
hereunder, whether or not such securities or other property would normally be
purchased as investments hereunder;
(h) To make, execute, acknowledge, and deliver any and all
documents of transfer and conveyance and any and all other instruments that may
be necessary or appropriate to carry out the powers herein granted;
(i) To settle, compromise, or submit to arbitration any claims,
debts, or damages due or owing to or from the Plan, to commence or defend suits
or legal or administrative proceedings, and to represent the Plan in all suits
and legal and administrative proceedings;
(j) To employ suitable agents and counsel and to pay their
reasonable expenses and compensation, and such agent or counsel may or may not
be agent or counsel for the Employer;
(k) To apply for and procure from responsible insurance
companies, to be selected by the Administrator, as an investment of the Trust
Fund such annuity, or other Contracts (on the life of any Participant) as the
Administrator shall deem proper; to exercise, at any time or from time to time,
whatever rights and privileges may be granted under such annuity, or other
Contracts; to collect, receive, and settle for the proceeds of all such annuity
or other Contracts as and when entitled to do so under the provisions thereof;
(l) To invest funds of the Trust in time deposits or savings
accounts bearing a reasonable rate of interest in the Trustee's bank;
(m) To invest in Treasury Bills and other forms of United States
government obligations;
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(n) To sell, purchase and acquire put or call options if the
options are traded on and purchased through a national securities exchange
registered under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or, if the
options are not traded on a national securities exchange, are guaranteed by a
member firm of the New York Stock Exchange;
(o) To deposit monies in federally insured savings accounts or
certificates of deposit in banks or savings and loan associations;
(p) To pool all or any of the Trust Fund, from time to time, with
assets belonging to any other qualified employee pension benefit trust created
by the Employer or an affiliated company of the Employer, and to commingle such
assets and make joint or common investments and carry joint accounts on behalf
of this Plan and such other trust or trusts, allocating undivided shares or
interests in such investments or accounts or any pooled assets of the two or
more trusts in accordance with their respective interests; and
(q) To do all such acts and exercise all such rights and
privileges, although not specifically mentioned herein, as the Trustee may deem
necessary to carry out the purposes of the Plan.
(r) Directed Investment Account. The powers granted to the
Trustee shall be exercised in the sole fiduciary discretion of the Trustee.
However, if Participants are so empowered by the Administrator, each Participant
may direct the Trustee to separate and keep separate all or a portion of his
share of his account; and further each Participant is authorized and empowered,
in his sole and absolute discretion, to give directions to the Trustee in such
form as the Trustee may require concerning the investment of the Participant's
Directed Investment Account, which directions must be followed by the Trustee
subject, however, to restrictions on payment of life insurance premiums. Neither
the Trustee nor any other persons including the Administrator or otherwise shall
be under any duty to question any such direction of the Participant or to review
any securities or other property, real or personal, or to make any suggestions
to the Participant in connection therewith, and the Trustee shall comply as
promptly as practicable with directions given by the Participant hereunder. Any
such direction may be of a continuing nature or otherwise and may be revoked by
the Participant at any time in such form as the Trustee may require. The Trustee
may refuse to comply with any direction from the Participant in the event the
Trustee, in its sole and absolute discretion, deems such directions improper by
virtue of applicable law. The Trustee shall not be responsible or liable for any
loss or expense which may result from the Trustee's refusal or failure to comply
with any directions from the Participant. Any costs and expenses related to
compliance with the Participant's directions shall be borne by the Participant's
Directed Investment Account.
Section 7.04 Duties of the Trustee regarding Payments
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At the direction of the Administrator, the Trustee shall, from time to
time, in accordance with the terms of the Plan, make payments out of the Trust
Fund. The Trustee shall not be responsible in any way for the application of
such payments.
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Section 7.05 Trustee's Compensation and Expenses and Taxes
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The Trustee shall be paid such reasonable compensation as shall from time
to time be agreed upon in writing by the Employer and the Trustee. An individual
serving as Trustee who already receives full-time pay from the Employer shall
not receive compensation from the Plan. In addition, the Trustee shall be
reimbursed for any reasonable expenses, including reasonable counsel fees
incurred by it as Trustee. Such compensation and expenses shall be paid from the
Trust Fund unless paid or advanced by the Employer. All taxes of any kind and
all kinds whatsoever that may be levied or assessed under existing or future
laws upon, or in respect of, the Trust Fund or the income thereof, shall be paid
from the Trust Fund.
Section 7.06 Annual Report of the Trustee
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Within a reasonable period of time after the later of the Anniversary Date
or receipt of the Employer's contribution for each Plan Year, the Trustee shall
furnish to the Employer and Administrator a written statement of account with
respect to the Plan Year for which such contribution was made setting forth:
(a) the net income, or loss, of the Trust Fund;
(b) the gains, or losses, realized by the Trust Fund upon sales
or other disposition of the assets;
(c) the increase, or decrease, in the value of the Trust Fund;
(d) all payments and distributions made from the Trust Fund; and
(e) such further information as the Trustee and/or Administrator
deems appropriate. The Employer, forthwith upon its receipt of each such
statement of account, shall acknowledge receipt thereof in writing and advise
the Trustee and/or Administrator of its approval or disapproval thereof. Failure
by the Employer to disapprove any such statement of account within thirty (30)
days after its receipt thereof shall be deemed an approval thereof. The approval
by the Employer of any statement of account shall be binding as to all matters
embraced therein as between the Employer and the Trustee to the same extent as
if the account of the Trustee had been settled by judgment or decree in an
action for a judicial settlement of its account in a court of competent
jurisdiction in which the Trustee, the Employer and all persons having or
claiming an interest in the Plan were parties; provided, however, that nothing
herein contained shall deprive the Trustee of its right to have its accounts
judicially settled if the Trustee so desires.
Section 7.07 Audit
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(a) If an audit of the Plan's records shall be required by the Act and the
regulations thereunder for any Plan Year, the Administrator shall direct the
Trustee to engage on behalf of all Participants an independent qualified public
accountant for that purpose. Such
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accountant shall, after an audit of the books and records of the Plan in
accordance with generally accepted auditing standards, within a reasonable
period after the close of the Plan Year, furnish to the Administrator and the
Trustee a report of his audit setting forth his opinion as to whether any
statements, schedules or lists that are required by Act Section 103 or the
Secretary of Labor to be filed with the Plan's annual report, are presented
fairly in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles applied
consistently. All auditing and accounting fees shall be an expense of and may,
at the election of the Administrator, be paid from the Trust Fund.
(b) If some or all of the information necessary to enable the
Administrator to comply with Act Section 103 is maintained by a bank, insurance
company, or similar institution, regulated and supervised and subject to
periodic examination by a state or federal agency, it shall transmit and certify
the accuracy of that information to the Administrator as provided in Act Section
103(b) within one hundred twenty (120) days after the end of the Plan Year or by
such other date as may be prescribed under regulations of the Secretary of
Labor.
Section 7.08 Resignation, Removal and Succession of Trustee
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(a) The Trustee may resign at any time by delivering to the
Employer, at least thirty (30) days before its effective date, a written notice
of his resignation.
(b) The Employer may remove the Trustee by mailing by registered
or certified mail, addressed to such Trustee at his last known address, at least
thirty (30) days before its effective date, a written notice of his removal.
(c) Upon the death, resignation, incapacity, or removal of any
Trustee, a successor may be appointed by the Employer; and such successor, upon
accepting such appointment in writing and delivering same to the Employer,
shall, without further act, become vested with all the estate, rights, powers,
discretions, and duties of his predecessor with like respect as if he were
originally named as a Trustee herein. Until such a successor is appointed, the
remaining Trustee or Trustees shall have full authority to act under the terms
of the Plan.
(d) The Employer may designate one or more successors prior to
the death, resignation, incapacity, or removal of a Trustee. In the event a
successor is so designated by the Employer and accepts such designation, the
successor shall, without further act, become vested with all the estate, rights,
powers, discretions, and duties of his predecessor with the like effect as if he
were originally named as Trustee herein immediately upon the death, resignation,
incapacity, or removal of his predecessor.
(e) Whenever any Trustee hereunder ceases to serve as such, he
shall furnish to the Employer and Administrator a written statement of account
with respect to the portion of the Plan Year during which he served as Trustee.
This statement shall be either (i) included as part of the annual statement of
account for the Plan Year required under Section 7.06 or (ii) set forth in a
special statement. Any such special statement of account should be rendered to
the Employer no later than the due date of the annual statement of account for
the Plan Year. The
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procedures set forth in Section 7.06 for the approval by the Employer of annual
statements of account shall apply to any special statement of account rendered
hereunder and approval by the Employer of any such special statement in the
manner provided in Section 7.06 shall have the same effect upon the statement as
the Employer's approval of an annual statement of account. No successor to the
Trustee shall have any duty or responsibility to investigate the acts or
transactions of any predecessor who has rendered all statements of account
required by Section 7.06 and this subparagraph.
Section 7.09 Employer Securities and Real Property
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The Trustee shall be empowered to acquire and hold "qualifying Employer
securities" and "qualifying Employer real property," as those terms are defined
in the Act, provided, however, that the Trustee shall not be permitted to
acquire any qualifying Employer securities or qualifying Employer real property
if, immediately after the-acquisition of such security or property, the fair
market value of all qualifying Employer securities and qualifying Employer real
property held by the Trustee hereunder should amount to more than 100% of the
fair market value of all the assets in the Trust Fund.
ARTICLE VIII
AMENDMENT, TERMINATION AND MERGERS
Section 8.01 Amendment
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(a) ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Financial Corporation shall have the sole right to
amend the Plan, subject to the limitations of this Section, and any such
amendment shall be binding on each Employer without further act or deed.
(b) No amendment to the Plan shall be effective if it authorizes
or permits any part of the Trust Fund (other than such part as is required to
pay taxes and administration expenses) to be used for or diverted to any purpose
other than for the exclusive benefit of the Participants or their Beneficiaries
or estates; or causes any reduction in the amount credited to the account of any
Participant; or causes or permits any portion of the Trust Fund to revert to or
become property of the Employer.
(c) Except as permitted by Regulations, no Plan amendment or
transaction having the effect of a Plan amendment (such as a merger, plan
transfer or similar transaction) shall be effective if it eliminates or reduces
any "Section 411(d)(6) protected benefit" or adds or modifies conditions
relating to "Section 411(d)(6) protected benefits" the result of which is a
further restriction on such benefit unless such protected benefits are preserved
with respect to benefits accrued as of the later of the adoption date or
effective date of the amendment. "Section 411(d)(6) protected benefits" are
benefits described in Code section 411(d)(6)(A), early retirement benefits and
retirement-type subsidies, and optional forms of benefit.
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Section 8.02 Termination
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(a) The Employer shall have the right at any time to terminate
the Plan by delivering to the Trustee and Administrator written notice of such
termination. Upon any full or partial termination, all amounts credited to the
affected Participants' Combined Accounts shall become 100% Vested as provided in
Section 6.04 and shall not thereafter be subject to forfeiture, and all
unallocated amounts shall be allocated to the accounts of all Participants in
accordance with the provisions hereof.
(b) Upon the full termination of the Plan, the Employer shall
direct the distribution of the assets of the Trust Fund to Participants in a
manner which is consistent with and satisfies the provisions of Section 6.05.
Distributions to a Participant shall be made in cash or through the purchase of
irrevocable nontransferable deferred commitments from an insurer. Except as
permitted by Regulations, the termination of the Plan shall not result in the
reduction of "Section 411(d)(6) protected benefits" in accordance with Section
8.01(c).
Section 8.03 Merger or Consolidation
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This Plan and Trust may be merged or consolidated with, or its assets
and/or liabilities may be transferred to any other plan and trust only if the
benefits which would be received by a Participant of this Plan, in the event of
a termination of the plan immediately after such transfer, merger or
consolidation, are at least equal to the benefits the Participant would have
received if the Plan had terminated immediately before the transfer, merger or
consolidation, and such transfer, merger or consolidation does not otherwise
result in the elimination or reduction of any "Section 411(d)(6) protected
benefits" in accordance with Section 8.01(c).
ARTICLE IX
MISCELLANEOUS
Section 9.01 Participant's Rights
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This Plan shall not be deemed to constitute a contract between the Employer
and any Participant or to be a consideration or an inducement for the employment
of any Participant or Employee. Nothing contained in this Plan shall be deemed
to give any Participant or Employee the right to be retained in the service of
the Employer or to interfere with the right of the Employer to discharge any
Participant or Employee at any time regardless of the effect which such
discharge shall have upon him as a Participant of this Plan.
Section 9.02 Alienation
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(a) Subject to the exceptions provided below, and except as
otherwise provided in Code section 401(a)(13)(C), no benefit which shall be
payable out of the Trust Fund to any person (including a Participant or his
Beneficiary) shall be subject in any manner to anticipation, alienation, sale,
transfer, assignment, pledge, encumbrance, or charge, and any attempt to
anticipate, alienate, sell, transfer, assign, pledge, encumber, or charge the
same shall
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be void; and no such benefit shall in any manner be liable for, or subject to,
the debts, contracts, liabilities, engagements, or torts of any such person, nor
shall it be subject to attachment or legal process for or against such person,
and the same shall not be recognized by the Trustee, except to such extent as
may be required by law.
(b) This provision shall not apply to the extent a
Participant or Beneficiary is indebted to the Plan, as a result of a loan from
the Plan. At the time a distribution is to be made to or for a Participant's or
Beneficiary's benefit, such proportion of the amount distributed as shall equal
such loan indebtedness shall be paid by the Trustee to the Trustee or the
Administrator, at the direction of the Administrator, to apply against or
discharge such loan indebtedness. Prior to making a payment, however, the
Participant or Beneficiary must be given written notice by the Administrator
that such loan indebtedness is to be so paid in whole or part from his
Participant's Combined Account. If the Participant or Beneficiary does not agree
that the loan indebtedness is a valid claim against his vested Participant's
Combined Account, he shall be entitled to a review of the validity of the claim
in accordance with procedures provided in Sections 2.12 and 2.13.
(c) This provision shall not apply to a "qualified domestic
relations order" defined in Code section 414(p), and those other domestic
relations orders permitted to be so treated by the Administrator under the
provisions of the Retirement Equity Act of 1984. The Administrator shall
establish a written procedure to determine the qualified status of domestic
relations orders and to administer distributions under such qualified orders.
Further, to the extent provided under a "qualified domestic relations order", a
former spouse of a Participant shall be treated as the spouse or surviving
spouse for all purposes under the Plan.
Section 9.03 Construction of Plan
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This Plan and Trust shall be construed and enforced according to the Act
and the laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, other than its laws respecting
choice of law, to the extent not preempted by the Act.
Section 9.04 Gender and Number
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Wherever any words are used herein in the masculine, feminine or neuter
gender, they shall be construed as though they were also used in another gender
in all cases where they would so apply, and whenever any words are used herein
in the singular or plural form, they shall be construed as though they were also
used in the other form in all cases where they would so apply.
Section 9.05 Legal Action
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In the event any claim, suit, or proceeding is brought regarding the
Trust and/or Plan established hereunder to which the Trustee or the
Administrator may be a party, and such claim, suit, or proceeding is resolved in
favor of the Trustee or Administrator, they shall be entitled to be reimbursed
from the Trust Fund for any and all costs, attorney's fees, and other expenses
pertaining thereto incurred by them for which they shall have become liable.
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Section 9.06 Prohibition against Diversion of Funds
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(a) Except as provided below and otherwise specifically
permitted by law, it shall be impossible by operation of the Plan or of the
Trust, by termination of either, by power of revocation or amendment, by the
happening of any contingency, by collateral arrangement or by any other means,
for any part of the corpus or income of any trust fund maintained pursuant to
the Plan or any funds contributed thereto to be used for, or diverted to,
purposes other than the exclusive benefit of Participants, Retired Participants,
or their Beneficiaries.
(b) In the event the Employer shall make an excessive
contribution under a mistake of fact pursuant to Act Section 403(c)(2)(A), the
Employer may demand repayment of such excessive contribution at any time within
one (1) year following the time of payment and the Trustees shall return such
amount to the Employer within the one (1) year period. Earnings of the Plan
attributable to the excess contributions may not be returned to the Employer but
any losses attributable thereto must reduce the amount so returned.
Section 9.07 Bonding
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Every Fiduciary, except a bank or an insurance company, unless exempted
by the Act and regulations thereunder, shall be bonded in an amount not less
than 10% of the amount of the funds such Fiduciary handles; provided, however,
that the minimum bond shall be $1,000 and the maximum bond, $500,000. The amount
of funds handled shall be determined at the beginning of each Plan Year by the
amount of funds handled by such person, group, or class to be covered and their
predecessors, if any, during the preceding Plan Year, or if there is no
preceding Plan Year, then by the amount of the funds to be handled during the
then current year. The bond shall provide protection to the Plan against any
loss by reason of acts of fraud or dishonesty by the Fiduciary alone or in
connivance with others. The surety shall be a corporate surety company (as such
term is used in Act Section 412(a)(2)), and the bond shall be in a form approved
by the Secretary of Labor. Notwithstanding anything in the Plan to the contrary,
the cost of such bonds shall be an expense of and may, at the election of the
Administrator, be paid from the Trust Fund or by the Employer.
Section 9.08 Employer's and Trustee's Protective Clause
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Neither the Employer nor the Trustee, nor their successors, shall be
responsible for the validity of any Contract issued hereunder or for the failure
on the part of the insurer to make payments provided by any such Contract, or
for the action of any person which may delay payment or render a Contract null
and void or unenforceable in whole or in part.
Section 9.09 Insurer's Protective Clause
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Any insurer who shall issue Contracts hereunder shall not have any
responsibility for the validity of this Plan or for the tax or legal aspects of
this Plan. The insurer shall be protected and held harmless in acting in
accordance with any written direction of the Trustee, and shall have no duty to
see to the application of any funds paid to the Trustee, nor be required to
question any
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actions directed by the Trustee. Regardless of any provision of this Plan, the
insurer shall not be required to take or permit any action or allow any benefit
or privilege contrary to the terms of any Contract which it issues hereunder, or
the rules of the insurer.
Section 9.10 Receipt and Release for Payments
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Any payment to any Participant, his legal representative, Beneficiary,
or to any guardian or committee appointed for such Participant or Beneficiary in
accordance with the provisions of the Plan, shall, to the extent thereof, be in
full satisfaction of all claims hereunder against the Trustee and the Employer,
either of whom may require such Participant, legal representative, Beneficiary,
guardian or committee, as a condition precedent to such payment, to execute a
receipt and release thereof in such form as shall be determined by the Trustee
or Employer.
Section 9.11 Action by the Employer
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Whenever the Employer under the terms of the Plan is permitted or
required to do or perform any act or matter or thing, it shall be done and
performed by a person duly authorized by its legally constituted authority.
Section 9.12 Named Fiduciaries and Allocation of Responsibility
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The "named Fiduciaries" of this Plan are (1) the Principal Employer, (2)
the Administrator and (3) the Trustee. The named Fiduciaries shall have only
those specific powers, duties, responsibilities, and obligations as are
specifically given them under the Plan. In general, the Employer shall have the
sole responsibility for making the contributions provided for under Section
4.01; and shall have the sole authority to appoint and remove the Trustee and
the Administrator; to formulate the Plan's "funding policy and method"; and to
amend or terminate, in whole or in part, the Plan. The Administrator shall have
the sole responsibility for the administration of the Plan, which responsibility
is specifically described in the Plan. The Trustee shall have the sole
responsibility of management of the assets held under the Trust, except those
assets, the management of which has been assigned to an Investment Manager, who
shall be solely responsible for the management of the assets assigned to it, all
as specifically provided in the Plan. Each named Fiduciary warrants that any
directions given, information furnished, or action taken by it shall be in
accordance with the provisions of the Plan, authorizing or providing for such
direction, information or action. Furthermore, each named Fiduciary may rely
upon any such direction, information or action of another named Fiduciary as
being proper under the Plan, and is not required under the Plan to inquire into
the propriety of any such direction, information or action. It is intended under
the Plan that each named Fiduciary shall be responsible for the proper exercise
of its own powers, duties, responsibilities and obligations under the Plan. No
named Fiduciary shall guarantee the Trust Fund in any manner against investment
loss or depreciation in asset value. Any person or group may serve in more than
one Fiduciary capacity. In the furtherance of their responsibilities hereunder,
the "named Fiduciaries" shall be empowered to interpret the Plan and Trust and
to resolve ambiguities, inconsistencies and omissions, which findings shall be
binding, final and conclusive.
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Section 9.13 Headings
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The headings and subheadings of this Plan have been inserted for
convenience of reference and are to be ignored in any construction of the
provisions hereof.
Section 9.14 Approval by Internal Revenue Service
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(a) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary,
contributions to this Plan are conditioned upon the initial qualification of the
Plan under Code section 401. If the Plan receives an adverse determination with
respect to its initial qualification, then the Plan may return such
contributions to the Employer within one year after such determination, provided
the application for the determination is made by the time prescribed by law for
filing the Employer's return for the taxable year in which the Plan was adopted,
or such later date as the Secretary of the Treasury may prescribe.
(b) Notwithstanding any provisions to the contrary, except
Sections 3.06, 3.07, and 4.01(d), any contribution by the Employer to the Trust
Fund is conditioned upon the deductibility of the contribution by the Employer
under the Code and, to the extent any such deduction is disallowed, the Employer
may, within one (1) year following the disallowance of the deduction, demand
repayment of such disallowed contribution and the Trustee shall return such
contribution within one (1) year following the disallowance. Earnings of the
Plan attributable to the excess contribution may not be returned to the
Employer, but any losses attributable thereto must reduce the amount so
returned.
Section 9.15 Uniformity
------------ ----------
All provisions of this Plan shall be interpreted and applied in a
uniform, nondiscriminatory manner. In the event of any conflict between the
terms of this Plan and any Contract purchased hereunder, the Plan provisions
shall control.
ARTICLE X
VETERANS' REEMPLOYMENT RIGHTS
Section 10.01 In General
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Contributions, benefits and service credit with respect to Qualified
Military Service shall be provided in accordance with this Article and Code
section 414(u), notwithstanding any provision of the Plan to the contrary.
Section 10.02 Qualified Military Service
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For purposes of this Article, the term "Qualified Military Service"
means any service in the "uniformed services" (as defined in Chapter 43 of Title
38 of the United States Code) by any Employee if such Employee is entitled to
reemployment rights under such Chapter with respect to such service.
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Section 10.03 Crediting Compensation
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An Employee who is in Qualified Military Service shall be treated as
receiving compensation from the Employer during such period of Qualified
Military Service equal to:
(a) the compensation the Employee would have received during such
period if the Employee were not in Qualified Military Service, determined based
on the rate of pay the Employee would have received from the Employer but for
absence during the period of Qualified Military Service; or
(b) if the compensation the Employee would have received during such
period was not reasonably certain, the Employee's average compensation from the
Employer during the 12-month period immediately preceding the Qualified Military
Service (or, if shorter, the period of employment immediately preceding the
Qualified Military Service).
Section 10.04 Salary Reduction Contributions
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(a) Subject to Section 10.04(b), any Employee who has performed
Qualified Military Service and who is entitled to the benefits of Chapter 43 of
Title 38 of the United States Code shall be permitted to make additional salary
reduction contributions under the Plan during the period which begins on the
Employee's reemployment date with the Employer and has the same length as the
lesser of:
(1) the product of 3 and the period of Qualified Military Service
which resulted in such rights; and
(2) 5 years.
(b) The maximum amount of salary reduction contributions that an
Employee shall be permitted to make pursuant to Section 10.04(a) shall be the
amount of salary reduction contributions that the Employee would have been
permitted to make under the Plan in accordance with the limitations of Sections
402(g), 404(a) and 415 of the Code during the period of Qualified Military
Service if the Employee had continued to be employed by the Employer during such
period and had received compensation in accordance with Section 10.3 above. The
amount of salary reduction contributions determined under the preceding sentence
shall be reduced by any salary reduction contributions actually made by the
Employee to the Plan during the period of Qualified Military Service.
Section 10.05 Earnings and Forfeitures
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Nothing in this Article X shall be construed as requiring:
(a) any crediting of earnings to an Employee with respect to any
contribution before such contribution is actually made; or
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(b) the allocation of any forfeiture with respect to the period
of an Employee's Qualified Military Service.
Section 10.06 Crediting Service
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(a) An Employee reemployed by the Employer in accordance with
Chapter 43 of Title 38 of the United States Code shall be treated as not having
incurred a Break in Service with the Employer by reason of such Employee's
period of Qualified Military Service.
(b) Upon reemployment by the Employer in accordance with Chapter
43 of Title 38 of the United States Code, an Employee's period of Qualified
Military Service shall be deemed service with the Employer for purposes of
determining the vested percentage of the Employee's Account.
ARTICLE XI
PARTICIPATING EMPLOYERS
Section 11.01 Adoption by Other Employees
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Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, with the consent of
the Principal Employer and Trustee, any other corporation or entity, whether an
affiliate or subsidiary or not, may adopt this Plan and all of the provisions
hereof, and participate herein and be known as a Participating Employer, by a
properly executed document evidencing said intent and will of such Participating
Employer.
Section 11.02 Requirements of Participating Employers
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(a) Each such Participating Employer shall be required to use the
same Trustee as provided in this Plan.
(b) The Trustee may, but shall not be required to, commingle,
hold and invest as one Trust Fund all contributions made by Participating
Employers, as well as all increments thereof. However, the assets of the Plan
shall, on an ongoing basis, be available to pay benefits to all Participants and
Beneficiaries under the Plan without regard to the Employer or Participating
Employer who contributed such assets.
(c) The transfer of any Participant from or to an Employer
participating in this Plan, whether he be an Employee of the Employer or a
Participating Employer, shall not affect such Participant's rights under the
Plan, and all amounts credited to such Participant's Combined Account as well as
his accumulated service time with the transferor or predecessor, and his length
of participation in the Plan, shall continue to his credit.
(d) All rights and values forfeited by termination of employment
shall inure only to the benefit of the Participants of the Employer or
Participating Employer by which the
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forfeiting Participant was employed, except if the Forfeiture is for an Employee
whose Employer is an Affiliated Employer, then said Forfeiture shall inure to
the benefit of the Participants of those Employers who are Affiliated Employers.
Should an Employee of one ("First") Employer be transferred to an associated
("Second") Employer which is an Affiliated Employer, such transfer shall not
cause his account balance (generated while an Employee of "First" Employer) in
any manner, or by any amount to be forfeited. Such Employee's Participant
Combined Account balance for all purposes of the Plan, including length of
service, shall be considered as though he had always been employed by the
"Second" Employer and as such had received contributions, forfeitures, earnings
or losses, and appreciation or depreciation in value of assets totaling amount
so transferred.
(e) Any expenses of the Trust which are to be paid by the
Employer or borne by the Trust Fund shall be paid by each Participating Employer
in the same proportion that the total amount standing to the credit of all
Participants employed by such Employer bears to the total standing to the credit
of all Participants.
Section 11.03 Designation of Agent
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Each Participating Employer shall be deemed to be a part of this Plan;
provided, however, that with respect to all of its relations with the Trustee
and Administrator for the purpose of this Plan, each Participating Employer
shall be deemed to have designated irrevocably the Principal Employer as its
agent. Unless the context of the Plan clearly indicates the contrary, the word
"Employer" shall be deemed to include each Participating Employer as related to
its adoption of the Plan.
Section 11.04 Employee Transfers
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It is anticipated that an Employee may be transferred between Participating
Employers, and in the event of any such transfer, the Employee involved shall
carry with him his accumulated service and eligibility. No such transfer shall
effect a termination of employment hereunder, and the Participating Employer to
which the Employee is transferred shall thereupon become obligated hereunder
with respect to such Employee in the same manner as was the Participating
Employer from whom the Employee was transferred.
Section 11.05 Participating Employer's Contribution
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Any contribution subject to allocation during each Plan Year shall be
allocated only among those Participants of the Employer or Participating
Employer making the contribution, except if the contribution is made by an
Affiliated Employer, in which event such contribution shall be allocated among
all Participants of all Participating Employers who are Affiliated Employers in
accordance with the provisions of this Plan. On the basis of the information
furnished by the Administrator, the Trustee shall keep separate books and
records concerning the affairs of each Participating Employer hereunder and as
to the accounts and credits of the Employees of each Participating Employer. The
Trustee may, but need not, register Contracts so
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as to evidence that a particular Participating Employer is the interested
Employer hereunder, but in the event of an Employee transfer from one
Participating Employer to another, the employing Employer shall immediately
notify the Trustee thereof.
Section 11.06 Discontinuance of Participation
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Any Participating Employer shall be permitted to discontinue or revoke its
participation in the Plan. At the time of any such discontinuance or revocation,
satisfactory evidence thereof and of any applicable conditions imposed shall be
delivered to the Trustee. The Trustee shall thereafter transfer, deliver and
assign Contracts and other Trust Fund assets allocable to the Participants of
such Participating Employer to such new Trustee as shall have been designated by
such Participating Employer, in the event that it has established a separate
pension plan for its Employees provided, however, that no such transfer shall be
made if the result is the elimination or reduction of any "Section 411(d)(6)
protected benefits" in accordance with Section 8.01(c). If no successor is
designated, the Trustee shall retain such assets for the Employees of said
Participating Employer pursuant to the provisions of Article VII hereof. In no
such event shall any part of the corpus or income of the Trust as it relates to
such Participating Employer be used for or diverted for purposes other than for
the exclusive benefit of the Employees of such Participating Employer.
Section 11.07 Administrator's Authority
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The Administrator shall have authority to make any and all necessary rules
or regulations, binding upon all Participating Employers and all Participants,
to effectuate the purpose of this Article.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Plan has been executed the day and year first
above written.
▇▇▇▇▇▇ FINANCIAL CORPORATION
By: ____________________________________________
Attest: ________________________________________
▇▇▇▇▇▇ FINANCIAL ADVISORS, N.A.
(Successor to ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Bank, effective May 1, 2000)
Trustee,
By: ____________________________________________
Attest: ________________________________________
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