DC Basic Plan #01 |
August
2006
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ARTICLE
I Definitions
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1
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1.1
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ACP
Test
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1
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1.2
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ACP
Safe Harbor Matching Contribution
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1
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1.3
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ACP
Safe Harbor Matching Contribution Account
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1
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1.4
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Actual
Contribution Percentage Test
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1
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1.5
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Actual
Deferral Percentage
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2
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1.6
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Actual
Deferral Percentage Test
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2
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1.7
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Administrator
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2
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1.8
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Adopting
Employer
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2
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1.9
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ADP
Safe Harbor Matching Contribution
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3
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1.10
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ADP
Safe Harbor Matching Contribution Account
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4
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1.11
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ADP
Safe Harbor Non-Elective Contribution
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4
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1.12
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ADP
Safe Harbor Non-Elective Contribution Account
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4
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1.13
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ADP
Test
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4
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1.14
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Affiliated
Employer
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4
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1.15
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Age
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4
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1.16
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Allocation
Period
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4
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1.17
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Anniversary
Date
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4
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1.18
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Annuity
Starting Date
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4
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1.19
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Average
Contribution Percentage
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4
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1.20
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Basic
Plan
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5
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1.21
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Benefiting
Participant
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5
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1.22
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Beneficiary
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5
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1.23
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Break
in Service
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5
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1.24
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Catch-Up
Contribution
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6
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1.25
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Code
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6
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1.26
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Code
§3401 Compensation
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6
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1.27
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Code
§415 Safe Harbor Compensation
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6
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1.28
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Code
§415 Statutory Compensation
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7
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1.29
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1.29
Compensation
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8
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1.30
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Contribution
Percentage
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10
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1.31
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Contribution
Percentage Amounts
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10
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1.32
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Counting
of Hours Method
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10
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1.33
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Deductible
Employee Contribution
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10
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1.34
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Deductible
Employee Contribution Account
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10
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1.35
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Deemed
IRA
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10
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1.36
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Deemed
IRA Account
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10
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1.37
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Disability
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10
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1.38
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Early
Retirement Age
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10
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1.39
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Early
Retirement Date
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11
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1.40
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Earned
Income
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11
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1.41
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Elapsed
Time Method
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11
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1.42
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Elective
Deferral
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11
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1.43
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Employee
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11
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1.44
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Employee
Contribution
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12
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1.45
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Employer
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12
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1.46
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Excess
Aggregate Contributions
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12
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1.47
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Excess
Contributions
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12
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1.48
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Excess
Elective Deferrals
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12
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1.49
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Fiduciary
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12
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1.50
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Fiscal
Year
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12
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1.51
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Forfeiture
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13
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1.52
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Form
W-2 Compensation
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13
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1.53
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HCE
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13
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1.54
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Highly
Compensated Employee
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13
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1.55
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Hour
of Service
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13
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1.56
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Key
Employee
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14
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1.57
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Leased
Employee
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14
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1.58
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Limitation
Year
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15
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1.59
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Mandatory
Employee Contribution
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15
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1.60
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Mandatory
Employee Contribution Account
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15
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1.61
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Matching
Contribution
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15
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1.62
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Matching
Contribution Account
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15
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1.63
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Maternity
or Paternity Leave
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15
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1.64
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NHCE
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15
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1.65
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Non-Elective
Contribution
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15
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1.66
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Non-Highly
Compensated Employee
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15
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1.67
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Non-Key
Employee
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15
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1.68
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Non-Safe
Harbor Matching Contribution
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15
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1.69
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Non-Safe
Harbor Matching Contribution Account
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16
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1.70
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Non-Safe
Harbor Non-Elective Contribution
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16
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1.71
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Non-Safe
Harbor Non-Elective Contribution Account
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16
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1.72
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Normal
Form of Distribution
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16
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1.73
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Normal
Retirement Age
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16
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1.74
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Normal
Retirement Date
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16
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1.75
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Otherwise
Excludible Participants
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16
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1.76
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Optional
Form of Distribution
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16
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1.77
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Owner-Employee
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16
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1.78
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Participant
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16
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1.79
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Participant's
Account
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16
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1.80
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Period
of Service
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17
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1.81
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Period
of Severance
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19
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1.82
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Permissive
Aggregation Group
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19
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1.83
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Plan
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19
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1.84
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Plan
Year
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19
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1.85
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Policy
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19
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1.86
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Pre-Tax
Elective Deferral
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19
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1.87
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Pre-Tax
Elective Deferral Account
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19
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1.88
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Prevailing
Wage Account
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19
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1.89
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Prevailing
Wage Contribution
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19
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1.90
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Prevailing
Wage Employee
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19
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1.91
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Prevailing
Wage Law
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20
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1.92
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QJSA
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20
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1.93
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QMAC
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20
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1.94
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QMAC
Account
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20
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1.95
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QNEC
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20
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1.96
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QNEC
Account
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20
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1.97
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QPSA
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20
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1.98
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Qualified
Joint and Survivor Annuity
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20
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1.99
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Qualified
Matching Contribution
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20
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1.100
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Qualified
Matching Contribution Account
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20
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1.101
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Qualified
Non-Elective Contribution
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20
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1.102
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Qualified
Non-Elective Contribution Account
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20
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1.103
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Qualified
Pre-Retirement Survivor Annuity
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21
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1.104
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Required
Aggregation Group
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21
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1.105
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Required
Beginning Date
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21
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1.106
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Rollover
Account
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21
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1.107
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Rollover
Contribution (or Rollover)
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21
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1.108
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Roth
Elective Deferral
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21
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1.109
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Roth
Elective Deferral
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21
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1.110
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Safe
Harbor 401(k) Contribution
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21
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1.111
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Safe
Harbor 401(k) Plan
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21
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1.112
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Safe
Harbor Notice
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21
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1.113
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Self-Employed
Individual
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22
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1.114
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Severance
from Employment
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22
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1.115
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Sponsoring
Employer
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22
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1.116
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Spouse
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22
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1.117
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Termination
of Employment
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22
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1.118
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Terminated
Participant
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22
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1.119
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Top
Heavy
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22
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1.120
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Top
Heavy Minimum Allocation
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22
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1.121
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Top
Heavy Ratio
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22
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1.122
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Transfer
Contribution
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24
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1.123
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Trustee
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24
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1.124
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Trust
(or Trust Fund)
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24
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1.125
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Valuation
Date
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24
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1.126
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Vested
Aggregate Account
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24
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1.127
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Vested,
Vested Interest or Vesting
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24
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1.128
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Voluntary
Employee Contribution
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24
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1.129
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Voluntary
Employee Contribution Account
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24
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1.130
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Year
of Service
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24
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ARTICLE
II Plan Participation
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26
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2.1
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Eligibility
Requirements
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26
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2.2
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Entry
Date
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28
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2.3
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Waiver
of Participation
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28
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2.4
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Reemployment
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29
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2.5
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Exclusion
of an Eligible Employee
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29
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2.6 | Inclusion of an Ineligible Employee | 29 |
ARTICLE
III Contributions and Allocations
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29
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3.1
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Employer
Contributions
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29
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3.2
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Allocation
of Employer Contributions
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36
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3.3
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Allocation
of Earnings and Losses
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41
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3.4
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Allocation
of Forfeitures
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41
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3.5
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Top
Heavy Minimum Allocation
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42
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3.6
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Failsafe
Allocation
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43
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3.7
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Rollover
Contributions
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44
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3.8
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Voluntary
Employee Contributions
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44
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3.9
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Mandatory
Employee Contributions
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44
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3.10
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Deductible
Employee Contributions
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45
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3.11
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SIMPLE
401(k) Provisions
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45
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3.12
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Deemed
IRAs
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47
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ARTICLE
IV Plan Benefits
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47
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4.1
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Benefit
Upon Normal (or Early) Retirement
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47
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4.2
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Benefit
Upon Late Retirement
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47
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4.3
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Benefit
Upon Death
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48
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4.4
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Benefit
Upon Disability
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48
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4.5
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Benefit
Upon Termination of Employment
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48
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4.6
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Determination
of Vested Interest
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48
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ARTICLE
V Distribution of Benefits
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52
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5.1
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Distribution
of Benefit Upon Retirement
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52
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5.2
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Distribution
of Benefit Upon Death
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53
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5.3
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Distribution
of Benefit Upon Disability
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55
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5.4
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Distribution
of Benefit Upon Termination of Employment
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56
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5.5
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Mandatory
Cash-Out of Benefits
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57
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5.6
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Restrictions
on Immediate Distributions
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58
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5.7
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Accounts
of Rehired Participants
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59
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5.8
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Spousal
Consent Requirements
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60
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5.9
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Application
of Code §401(a)(9)
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61
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5.10
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Statutory
Commencement of Benefits
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65
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5.11
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Earnings
Before Benefit Distribution
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65
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5.12
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Distribution
in the Event of Legal Incapacity
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65
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5.13
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Missing
Payees and Unclaimed Benefits
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65
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5.14
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Direct
Rollovers
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66
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5.15
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Distribution
of Property
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67
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5.16
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Financial
Hardship Distributions
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67
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5.17
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In-Service
Distributions
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67
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5.18
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Distribution
of Excess Elective Deferrals
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68
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5.19
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Distribution
of Excess Contributions
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69
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5.20
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Distribution
of Excess Aggregate Contributions
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71
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5.21
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Distribution
of Rollover Contributions
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72
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5.22
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Distribution
of Transfer Contributions
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73
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5.23
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Distribution
of Voluntary Employee Contributions
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73
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5.24
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Distribution
of Mandatory Employee Contributions
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74
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5.25
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Rules
Relating to Retroactive Annuity Starting Dates
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74
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ARTICLE
VI Code §415 Limitations
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75
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6.1
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Maximum
Annual Additions
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75
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6.2
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Adjustments
to Maximum Annual Addition
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76
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6.3
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Multiple
Plans and Multiple Employers
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76
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6.4
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Adjustment
for Excessive Annual Additions
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76
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ARTICLE
VII Loans, Insurance and Directed Investments
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77
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7.1
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Loans
to Participants
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77
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7.2
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Insurance
on Participants
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77
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7.3
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Key
Man Insurance
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79
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7.4
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Directed
Investment Accounts
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79
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ARTICLE
VIII Duties of the Administrator
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79
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8.1
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Appointment,
Resignation, Removal and Succession
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79
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8.2
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General
Powers and Duties
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80
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8.3
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Appointment
of Administrative Committee
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80
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8.4
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Multiple
Administrators
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80
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8.5
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Correcting
Administrative Errors
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80
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8.6
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Promulgating
Notices and Procedures
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80
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8.7
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Employment
of Agents and Counsel
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81
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8.8
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Compensation
and Expenses
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81
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8.9
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Claims
Procedures
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81
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8.10
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Qualified
Domestic Relations Orders
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83
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8.11
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Appointment
of an Investment Manager
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83
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ARTICLE
IX Trustee Provisions
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84
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9.1
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Appointment,
Resignation, Removal and Succession
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84
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9.2
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Powers
and Duties of the Trustee
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84
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ARTICLE
X Amendment, Termination and Merger
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84
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10.1
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Plan
Amendment
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84
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10.2
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Termination
By Sponsoring Employer
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86
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10.3
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Termination
of Participation by Adopting Employer
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87
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10.4
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Merger
or Consolidation
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87
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ARTICLE
XI Miscellaneous Provisions
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87
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11.1
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No
Contract of Employment
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87
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11.2
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Title
to Assets
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87
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11.3
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Qualified
Military Service
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87
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11.4
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Fiduciaries
and Bonding
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88
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11.5
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Severability
of Provisions
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88
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11.6
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Gender
and Number
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88
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11.7
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Headings
and Subheadings
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88
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11.8
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Legal
Action
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88
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11.9
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Qualified
Plan Status
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88
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11.10
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Mailing
of Notices to Administrator, Employer or Trustee
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88
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11.11
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Participant
Notices and Waivers of Notices
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88
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11.12
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No
Duplication of Benefits
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88
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11.13
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Evidence
Furnished Conclusive
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88
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11.14
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Release
of Claims
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88
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11.15
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Multiple
Copies of Plan And/or Trust And/or Adoption Agreement
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89
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11.16
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Loss
of Prototype Status
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89
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11.17
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Limitation
of Liability and Indemnification
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89
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11.18
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Written
Elections and Forms
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89
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11.19
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Assignment
and Alienation of Benefits
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89
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11.20
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Exclusive
Benefit Rule
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89
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11.21
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Dual
and Multiple Trusts
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89
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1.1
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ACP
Test. The term "ACP Test" means the Actual Contribution
Percentage Test.
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1.2
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ACP
Safe Harbor Matching Contribution. The term "ACP Safe
Harbor Matching Contribution" means a Matching Contribution which
falls
within the requirements of the ACP Safe Harbor as set forth in Code
§401(m). The eligibility requirements for Matching Contributions as
elected in the Adoption Agreement will apply to ACP Safe Harbor Matching
Contributions.
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1.3
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ACP
Safe Harbor Matching Contribution Account. The term "ACP
Safe Harbor Matching Contribution Account" means the account to which
a
Participant's ACP Safe Harbor Matching Contributions are
credited.
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1.4
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Actual
Contribution Percentage Test. The term "Actual Contribution
Percentage Test" means the nondiscrimination test for Matching
Contributions, Voluntary Employee Contributions and Mandatory Employee
Contributions under Code §401(m). The Actual Contribution Percentage Test
will be determined each Plan Year by the current year or prior year
testing method as elected in the Adoption Agreement. If prior year
testing
is used, then for the first Plan Year in which the Plan permits (or
requires) any Participant to make Voluntary Employee Contributions
or
Mandatory Employee Contributions, provides for Matching Contributions,
or
any combination thereof (unless this Plan is a successor Plan), the
Average Contribution Percentage used for Participants who
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were
NHCEs in
the prior Plan Year will be the greater of (1) 3% or (2)their actual
Average Contribution Percentage for the first Plan Year. The Actual
Contribution Percentage Test will be deemed to be satisfied in
any Plan
Year in which the Employer has elected Safe Harbor 401(k) Plan
status in
the Adoption Agreement. A Safe Harbor 401(k) Plan is deemed to
have
elected the current year testing method regardless of the method
actually
elected in the Adoption
Agreement.
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1.5
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Actual
Deferral Percentage. The term "Actual Deferral Percentage" means,
for a specified group of Participants for a Plan Year, the average
of the
ratios calculated separately for each Participant in such group of
(1) the
amount of Employer contributions actually paid on behalf of such
Participant for the Plan Year to (2) the Compensation of such Participant
for such Plan Year.
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1.6
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Actual
Deferral Percentage Test. The term "Actual Deferral Percentage
Test" means the nondiscrimination test for Elective Deferrals in
Code
§401(k). The Actual Deferral Percentage Test will be determined each
Plan
Year by using the current year or prior year testing method as elected
in
the Adoption Agreement. If the prior year testing method is used,
for the
first Plan Year in which Elective Deferrals are permitted under the
Plan
(unless this is a successor Plan), the Actual Deferral Percentage
for
Participants who were NHCEs in the prior Plan Year will be deemed
to be
the greater of (1) 3% or (2) the Actual Deferral Percentage for the
first
Plan Year. The Actual Deferral Percentage Test will be deemed to
be
satisfied in any Plan Year in which the Employer has elected Safe
Harbor
401(k) Plan status in the Adoption Agreement. A Safe Harbor 40 1(k)
Plan
is deemed to have elected the current year testing method regardless
of
the method actually elected in the Adoption
Agreement.
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1.7
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Administrator.
The term "Administrator" means the Sponsoring Employer unless the
Sponsoring Employer appoints another Administrator in the Adoption
Agreement pursuant to Section 8.1 of the Basic
Plan.
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1.8
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Adopting
Employer. The term "Adopting Employer" means any entity which
adopts this Plan with the consent of the Sponsoring Employer. An
Employee's transfer to or from an Employer or Adopting Employer will
not
affect his or her Participant's Account balance, total Years of Service
(or Periods of Service) and total Years of Service as a Participant
(or
Periods of Service as a Participant). Adopting Employers are subject
to
the following:
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(a)
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Multiple
Employer Plan Provisions Under Code
§413(c). Notwithstanding any
other provision in this Plan to the contrary, unless this Plan is
a
collectively bargained plan under Regulation §1.413-1(a), the following
provisions apply to any Adopting Employer that is not an Affiliated
Employer of the Sponsor:
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(1)
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Instances
of Separate Employer Testing. Employees of
any such Adopting Employer will be treated separately for testing
under
Code §401(a)(4), §401(k), §401(m) and, if the Sponsoring Employer and the
Adopting Employer do not share Employees, Code §416. Furthermore, the
terms of Code §410(b) will be applied separately on an
employer-by-employer basis by the Sponsoring Employer(and the Adopting
Employers which are part of the Affiliated Group which includes the
Sponsor) and each Adopting Employer that is not an Affiliated Employer
of
the Sponsor, taking into account the generally applicable rules described
in Code §401(a)(5), §414(b) and
§414(c).
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(2)
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Instances
of Single Employer Testing. Employees of the Adopting Employer
will be treated as part of a single Employer plan for purposes of
eligibility to participate under Article 2 and under the provisions
of
Code §410(a). Furthermore, the terms of Code §411 relating to Vesting will
be applied as if all Employees of all such Adopting Employers and
the
Sponsoring Employer were employed by a single Employer, except that
the
rules regarding Breaks in Service will be applied under
such
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regulations
as may be prescribed by the Secretary of
Labor.
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(3)
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Common
Trust. Contributions made by any such Adopting Employer will
be
held in a common Trust Fund with contributions made by the Sponsor,
and
all such contributions will be available to pay the benefits of any
Participant (or Beneficiary thereof) who is an Employee of the Sponsoring
Employer or any such Adopting
Employer.
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(4)
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Common
Disqualification Provision. The failure of either the Sponsoring
Employer or any such Adopting Employer to satisfy the qualification
requirements under the provisions of Code §401(a), as modified by the
provisions of Code §413(c), will result in the disqualification of the
Plan for all such Employers maintaining the
Plan.
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(5)
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Plan
Becomes Individually Designed. If the combination of the
Sponsoring Employer and/or any Adopting Employer creates a multiple
employer plan as that term is defined in Code §413(c), this Plan will be
deemed to be an individually designed
plan.
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(b)
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Plan
Contributions. Unless otherwise agreed to by the parties, or
unless otherwise required by law, no Employer will have any obligation
to
make contributions to this Plan for or on behalf of the Employees
of any
other Employer. If an Employee is employed by more than one Employer,
any
contributions made on his or her behalf will be prorated between
those
Employers on the basis of Compensation received from each Employer.
If any
Employer is unable to make a contribution to the Plan for any Plan
Year,
any Employer which is an Affiliated Employer of such Employer may
make an
additional contribution to the Plan on behalf of any Employee of
the
non-contributing Employer. If one or more Adopting Employers are
not
Affiliated Employers of the Sponsoring Employer, (1) if the Plan
was
established after December 31, 1988, for each Adopting Employer which
is
not an Affiliated Employer with the Sponsoring Employer the method
for
determining Employer contributions will provide for an amount of
required
Employer contributions under Code §412 which is at least equal to that
which would have been required if the Adopting Employer would have
maintained a separate plan; and (2) if the Plan was established on
or
before December 31, 1988, the amount of required Employer contributions
under Code §412 will be determined as if all Participants were employed by
a single Employer.
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(c)
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Termination
of Adoption.
An
Adopting Employer may terminate participation in the Plan by delivering
written notice to the Sponsoring Employer, the Administrator and
the
Trustee; but in accordance with Article 9, only the Sponsoring Employer
can terminate the Plan. If a request for and approval of a transfer
of
assets from this Plan to any successor qualified retirement plan
maintained by the Adopting Employer or its successor is not made
in
accordance with Section 9.3, Participants who are no longer Employees
because an Adopting Employer terminates its Plan participation will
only
be entitled to the commencement of their benefits (1) in the case
of
Participants who are no longer Employees of an Adopting Employer
that is
an Affiliated Employer of the Sponsoring Employer, in accordance
with
Article 5 after their death, retirement, Disability or Termination
of
Employment from the Adopting Employer or former Adopting Employer;
and (2)
in the case of Participants who are no longer Employees of an Adopting
Employer that is not an Affiliated Employer of the Sponsoring Employer,
within a reasonable time thereafter as if the Plan had been terminated
under Section 9.2.
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(d)
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Plan
Amendments. Any amendment to this Plan that is adopted by the
Sponsoring Employer, at any time, will be deemed to be accepted by
any
Adopting Employer.
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1.9
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ADP
Safe Harbor Matching Contribution. The term "ADP Safe Harbor
Matching Contribution" means a Matching Contribution in which a
Participant will have a 100% Vested Interest at all
times.
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1.10
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ADP
Safe Harbor Matching Contribution Account. The term "ADP Safe
Harbor Matching Contribution Account" means the account to which
a
Participant's ADP Safe Harbor Matching Contributions are
credited.
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1.11
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ADP
Safe Harbor Non-Elective Contribution. The term "ADP Safe Harbor
Non-Elective Contribution" means a Non-Elective Contribution in which
a
Participant will have a 100% Vested Interest at all times. ADP Safe
Harbor
Non-Elective Contributions can only be withdrawn upon the earlier
of the
date (1) a Participant incurs a Termination of Employment; (2) a
Participant dies; (3) a Participant suffers a Disability; (4) an
event
described in Code §401(k)(10) occurs; or (5) a Participant reaches Age 59½
if on or after such date a pre-retirement in-service withdrawal of
ADP
Safe Harbor Non-Elective Contributions is elected in the Adoption
Agreement.
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1.12
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ADP
Safe Harbor Non-Elective Contribution Account. The term "ADP Safe
Harbor Non-Elective Contribution Account" means the account to which
a
Participant's ADP Safe Harbor Non-Elective Contributions are
credited.
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1.13
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ADP
Test.
The term "ADP Test" means the Actual Deferral Percentage
Test.
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1.14
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Affiliated
Employer. The term "Affiliated Employer" means any of the
following: (1) a controlled group of corporations as defined in Code
§414(b); (2) a trade or business (whether or not incorporated) under
common control as described in Code §414(c); (3) any organization (whether
or not incorporated) which is a member of an affiliated service group
as
described in Code §414(m); and (4) any other entity required to be
aggregated as described in Code
§414(o).
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1.15
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Age.
The term "Age" means actual attained age unless otherwise
specified.
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1.16
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Allocation
Period. The term "Allocation Period" means a period of 12
consecutive months or less for which (1) an Employer contribution
is made
and allocated under the terms of the Plan; (2) Forfeitures are allocated
under the terms of the Plan; or (3) earnings and losses are allocated
under the terms of the Plan.
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1.17
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Anniversary
Date. The term "Anniversary Date" means the last day of the
Plan
Year unless another Anniversary Date is elected in the Adoption
Agreement.
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1.18
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Annuity
Starting Date. The term "Annuity Starting Date" means the first
day of the first period for which a benefit is paid as an annuity,
in the
case of a benefit not payable as an annuity, the first day all events
have
occurred which entitle the Participant to the benefit. The first
day of
the first period for which a benefit is to be paid by reason of Disability
will be treated as the Annuity Starting Date only if it is not an
auxiliary benefit.
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1.19
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Average
Contribution Percentage.
The term "Average Contribution Percentage" means the average of the
Contribution Percentages of the "eligible" Participants in a group.
An
"eligible" Participant is any Employee who is eligible to (1) make
an
Voluntary Employee Contribution, or (2) a Mandatory Employee Contribution,
(3) an Elective Deferral (if the Employer takes such contributions
into
account in the calculation of the Contribution Percentage), or (4)
to
receive a Matching Contribution (including Forfeitures) or (5) a
QMAC. If
an Employee Contribution is required as a condition of participation
in
the Plan, any Employee who would be a Participant if he or she made
such a
contribution will be treated as an "eligible" Participant on behalf
of
whom no Employee Contributions are
made.
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1.20
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Basic
Plan. The term "Basic Plan" means this document and any amendment
thereto including amendments made via page changes and/or Employer
resolutions.
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1.21
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Benefiting
Participant. The term "Benefiting Participant" means a
Participant who is eligible to receive an allocation of any type
of
Employer contributions or related Forfeitures as of the last day
of an
Allocation Period in accordance with the allocation conditions set
forth
in the Adoption Agreement. Whether a Participant is a Benefiting
Participant for any Allocation Period is determined separately for
each
type of contribution. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a Participant
on
whose behalf Prevailing Wage Contributions are made during the Plan
Year
will be a Benefiting Participant for that Plan Year with respect
to those
contributions regardless of the number of Hours of Service the Participant
completes in that Plan Year.
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1.22
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Beneficiary.
The term "Beneficiary" means the recipient designated by a Participant
to
receive the benefit payable upon the Participant's death, or the
recipient
designated by a Beneficiary to receive any benefit which may be payable
in
the event of the Beneficiary's death prior to receiving the entire
death
benefit to which the Beneficiary is entitled. All such Beneficiary
designations will be made in accordance with the following
provisions:
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(a)
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Beneficiary
Designations By a Participant. Subject to the provisions of
Section 5.8 regarding the rights of a Participant's Spouse, each
Participant may designate a Beneficiary and may change or revoke
that
designation by filing notice with the Administrator. If a Participant
designates his or her Spouse as the Beneficiary, and the Participant
and
his or her Spouse are legally divorced subsequent to the date of
such
designation, then the designation of such Spouse as a Beneficiary
hereunder will be deemed null and void unless the Participant, subsequent
to the legal divorce, reaffirms the designation. In the absence of
any
other designation, the Participant will be deemed to have designated
the
following Beneficiaries in the following order, provided however,
that
with respect to clauses (1) and (2), such Beneficiaries are then
living:
(1) the Participant’s Spouse, (2) the Participant’s issue per stirpes; and
(3) the Participant’s estate.
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(b)
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Beneficiary
Designations By a Beneficiary. In the absence of a
Beneficiary designation or other directive from a deceased Participant
to
the contrary, any Beneficiary may name his or her own Beneficiary
in
accordance with Section 5.2(d) to receive any benefits payable in
the
event of the Beneficiary's death prior to the receipt of all the
Participant's death benefits to which the Beneficiary was
entitled.
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(c)
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Beneficiaries
Considered Contingent Until the Death of the
Participant. Notwithstanding any provision in this Section
to the contrary, any Beneficiary named hereunder will be considered
a
contingent Beneficiary until the death of the Participant (or Beneficiary,
as the case may be), and until such time will have no rights granted
to
Beneficiaries under the Plan.
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1.23
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Break
in Service. If Hours of Service are counted as elected in the
Adoption Agreement, the term "Break in Service" means a 12-month
computation period (as elected in the Adoption Agreement) during
which an
Employee does not complete more than 500 (or any lesser number, if
elected
in the Adoption Agreement) Hours of Service. If an applicable computation
period is less than 12 months, if such Hours of Service requirement
is
larger than one, the Hours of Service requirement will be proportionately
reduced. If Hours of Service are not elected in the Adoption Agreement,
the term "Break in Service" means a 1-Year Period of
Severance.
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1.24
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Catch-Up
Contribution. The term "Catch-Up Contribution" means Elective
Deferrals made to the Plan that are in excess of an otherwise applicable
Plan limit and that are made by Participants who are age 50 or over
by the
end of their taxable year which ends with or within the Plan Year.
An
otherwise applicable Plan limit is a limit in the Plan that applies
to
Elective Deferrals without regard to Catch-Up Contributions, such
as (1)
the limit on Annual Additions; (2) the dollar limit on Elective Deferrals
under Code §402(g) (not counting Catch-Up Contributions); (3) the limit
imposed by the
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1.25
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Code.
The term "Code" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended,
and
the regulations and rulings promulgated thereunder by the Internal
Revenue
Service. All citations to sections of the Code and regulations are
to such
sections as they may from time to time be amended or
renumbered.
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1.26
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Code
§3401 Compensation.
The term "Code §3401 Compensation" means wages within the meaning of Code
§3401(a) that are subject to income tax withholding at the source.
Code
§3401 Compensation is determined without regard to any rules that
limit
the remuneration included in wages based on the nature or location
of the
employment or the services performed (such as the exception for
agricultural labor in Code
§3401(a)(2)).
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1.27
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Code
§415 Safe Harbor Compensation.
The term "Code §415 Safe Harbor Compensation" means an Employee's
compensation as determined under Regulation §1.415-2(d)(10), to wit:
Earned Income, wages, salaries, fees for professional services and
other
amounts received (without regard to whether or not an amount is paid
in
cash) for personal services actually rendered in the course of employment
with the Employer maintaining the Plan, including, but not limited
to,
commissions paid salespersons, compensation for services based on
a
percentage of profits, commissions on insurance premiums, tips, bonuses,
fringe benefits, and reimbursements, or other expense allowances
under a
non-accountable plan as described in regulation §1.62-2(c). For Limitation
Years beginning after December 31, 1991, Code §415 Safe Harbor
Compensation will only include amounts paid or made available.
Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, Code §415 Safe Harbor Compensation
for a Participant in a defined contribution plan who is permanently
and
totally disabled (as defined in Code §22(e)(3)) is the Code §415 Harbor
Compensation such Participant would have received for the Limitation
Year
if the Participant had been paid at the rate of Code §415 Safe Harbor
Compensation paid immediately before becoming permanently and totally
disabled; for Limitation Years beginning before January 1, 1997,
such
imputed Code §415 Safe Harbor Compensation for the disabled Participant
may be counted only if the Participant is not a HCE and contributions
made
on behalf of such Participant are nonforfeitable when made. A
Participant's Code §415 Safe Harbor Compensation will also be determined
in accordance with the following
provisions:
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(a)
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Exclusion
of Certain Amounts. Code §415 Safe Harbor Compensation does
not include (1) Employer contributions to a plan of deferred compensation
which are not includible in gross income for the taxable year in
which
contributed, or Employer contributions to a simplified employee pension
plan to the extent such contributions are deductible by the Employee,
or
any distributions from a plan of deferred compensation; (2) amounts
realized from a non-qualified stock option, or when restricted stock
or
property held by the Employee either becomes freely transferable
or is no
longer subject to a substantial risk of forfeiture; (3) amounts realized
from the sale, exchange or other disposition of stock acquired under
a
qualified stock option; and (4) other amounts which receive special
tax
benefits, or contributions made by an Employer (whether or not under
a
salary deferral
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|
agreement)
towards the purchase of an annuity described in Code §403(b) (whether or
not the amounts are excludible from an Employee’s gross
income).
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(b)
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Treatment
of Elective Deferrals and Certain Other Amounts. For
Limitation Years beginning on or after January 1, 1998, Code §415 Safe
Harbor Compensation will also include any elective deferrals as defined
in
Code §402(g)(3), and amounts contributed or deferred at the election of
the Employee which were not includible in gross income by reason
of Code §
125 (and if elected in the Adoption Agreement, Deemed Code § 125
Compensation), or Code §457. Code §415 Safe Harbor Compensation will also
include elective amounts that are not includible in the gross income
of
the Employee by reason of Code § 132(f)(4) for Limitation Years beginning
on or after January 1, 2001 (or if elected by the Administrator on
a
non-discriminatory basis, any earlier Limitation Year beginning on
or
after January 1, 1998).
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(c)
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Treatment
of Severance Pay. Effective January 1, 2005, Compensation
does not include amounts paid after termination of employment unless
the
payment is made within 2½ months after Severance of Employment and the
Compensation falls into either of two categories: (1) payments the
Employee would have received had he or she continue employment which
are
regular compensation, bonuses, commissions, overtime, etc.; or (2)
payments for unused sick leave, vacation time, etc. which the employee
could have used if employment continued. However, any other post-severance
payments are not Compensation, even if the employee receives them
within
2½ months after termination. Severance pay, nonqualified deferred
compensation and parachute payments received after employment termination
are never considered Compensation for Plan purposes. However, if
an
Employer continues to pay an Employee after the Employee enters active
United States military duty, that pay is considered Compensation,
provided
it doesn't exceed the pay the Employee would have received if he
or she
had remained with the Employer.
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1.28
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Code
§415 Statutory Compensation. The term "Code §415 Statutory
Compensation" means an Employee's compensation as determined under
Regulation §1.415-2(d)(2) and (3), to wit: (a) wages, salaries, fees for
professional services and other amounts received (without regard
to
whether or not an amount is paid in cash) for personal services actually
rendered in the course of employment with the Employer maintaining
the
Plan, including, but not limited to, commissions paid salespersons,
compensation for services based on a percentage of profits, commissions
on
insurance premiums, tips, bonuses, fringe benefits, and reimbursements,
or
other expense allowances under a non-accountable plan as described
in
regulation § 1.62-2(c); (b) in the case of an Owner-Employee, Earned
Income; (c) amounts described in Code §104(a)(3), § 105(a) and 105(h), but
only to the extent these amounts are includible in the gross income
of the
Employee; (d) amounts paid or reimbursed by the Employer for moving
expenses incurred by the Employee, but only to the extent that at
the time
of the payment it is reasonable to believe that these amounts are
not
deductible by the Employee under Code §217; (e) the value of a
non-qualified stock option granted to an Employee by the Employer,
but
only to the extent that the value of the option is includible in
the gross
income of the Employee for the taxable year in which granted; and
(f) the
amount includible in the gross income of an Employee upon making
the
election described in Code § 83(b). Clauses (a) and (b) above include
foreign earned income (as defined in Code §911(b)), whether or not
excludible from gross income under Code §911. Compensation determined
under clause (a) above is to be determined without regard to the
exclusions from gross in Code §931 and §933. Similar principles are to be
applied with respect to income subject to Code §931 and §933 in
determining compensation described in clause (b) above. For Limitation
Years beginning after December 31, 1991, Code §415 Statutory Compensation
will include amounts paid or made available. Notwithstanding the
preceding
sentence, Code §415 Statutory Compensation for a Participant in a defined
contribution plan who is permanently and totally disabled (as defined
in
Code §22(e)(3)) is the Code §415 Statutory Compensation such Participant
would have received for the Limitation Year if the Participant had
been
paid at the rate of Code §415 Statutory Compensation paid immediately
before becoming permanently and totally disabled; for Limitation
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(a)
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Exclusion
of Certain Amounts. Code §415 Statutory Compensation does
not include (1) Employer contributions to a plan of deferred compensation
which are not includible in gross income for the taxable year in
which
contributed, or Employer contributions to a simplified employee pension
plan to the extent such contributions are deductible by the Employee,
or
any distributions from a plan of deferred compensation; (2) amounts
realized from a non-qualified stock option, or when restricted stock
or
property held by the Employee either becomes freely transferable
or is no
longer subject to a substantial risk of forfeiture; (3) amounts realized
from the sale, exchange or other disposition of stock acquired under
a
qualified stock option; and (4) other amounts which receive special
tax
benefits, or contributions made by an Employer (whether or not under
a
salary deferral agreement) towards the purchase of an annuity described
in
Code §403(b) (whether or not the amounts are excludible from an
Employee’s gross income).
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(b)
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Treatment
of Elective Deferrals and Certain Other Amounts. For
Limitation Years beginning on or after January 1, 1998, Code §415
Statutory Compensation will also include any elective deferrals as
defined
in Code §402(g)(3), and amounts contributed or deferred at the election of
the Employee which were not includible in gross income by reason
of Code §
125 (and if elected in the Adoption Agreement, Deemed Code §125
Compensation), or Code §457. Code §415 Statutory Compensation will also
include elective amounts that are not includible in the gross income
of
the Employee by reason of Code § 132(f)(4) for Limitation Years beginning
on or after January 1, 2001 (or if elected by the Administrator on
a
non-discriminatory basis, any earlier Limitation Year beginning on
or
after January 1, 1998).
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(c)
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Treatment
of Severance Pay. Effective January 1, 2005, Compensation
does not include amounts paid after termination of employment unless
the
payment is made within 2½ months after Severance of Employment and the
Compensation falls into either of two categories: (1) payments the
Employee would have received had he or she continue employment which
are
regular compensation, bonuses, commissions, overtime, etc.; or (2)
payments for unused sick leave, vacation time, etc. which the employee
could have used if employment continued. However, any other post-severance
payments are not Compensation, even if the employee receives them
within
2½ months after termination. Severance pay, nonqualified deferred
compensation and parachute payments received after employment termination
are never considered Compensation for Plan purposes. However, if
an
Employer continues to pay an Employee after the Employee enters active
United States military duty, that pay is considered Compensation,
provided
it doesn't exceed the pay the Employee would have received if he
or she
had remained with the Employer.
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1.29
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1.29
Compensation. The term "Compensation" means, for each type of
contribution, an Employee's Form W-2 Compensation, Code §3401
Compensation, Code §415 Safe Harbor Compensation or Code §415 Statutory
Compensation, as elected by the Sponsoring Employer in the Adoption
Agreement, for the determination period as elected in the Adoption
Agreement, subject to the following
provisions:
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(a)
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Compensation
Determination Period. For purposes hereof, the term
Compensation Determination Period means, for each definition of
Compensation as it relates to a particular type of contribution permitted
under the Plan, either the Plan Year, the Fiscal Year ending with
or
within the Plan Year, or the calendar year ending with or within
the Plan
Year, as elected in the Adoption
Agreement.
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(b)
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Treatment
of Elective Deferrals and Certain Other Amounts. If either
Code §3401 or Form W-2 compensation is elected in the Adoption Agreement,
Employer contribution amounts made pursuant to a salary deferral
agreement
which were not currently includible in an Employee’s gross income by
reason of Code § 125, Code §402(e)(3), Code §402(h)(1)(B), and Code
§403(b) will be included or excluded as elected in the Adoption Agreement.
Compensation will also include elective amounts that are not includible
in
the gross income of the Employee by reason of Code §132(f)(4) for
Limitation Years beginning on or after January 1, 2001 (or if elected
by
the Administrator on a non-discriminatory basis, any earlier Limitation
Year beginning on or after January 1,
1998).
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(c)
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Exclusion
of Certain Amounts Received By an
Employee. In determining Compensation for purposes other
than the Top Heavy Minimum Allocation under Section 3.5 or the Code
§415
limitations under Article 6, except with respect to any excluded
amounts
in (b) above, Compensation will not include any amounts elected to
be
excluded in the Adoption Agreement.
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(d)
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Compensation
for Top Heavy Purposes. In determining the Top Heavy Minimum
Allocation under Section 3.5, Compensation means either Form W-2
Compensation, Code §415 Safe Harbor Compensation or Code §415 Statutory
Compensation as elected for such purposes by the Sponsoring Employer
in
the Adoption Agreement during an entire Compensation Determination
Period
excluding amounts received while a member of an ineligible class
of
Employees as described in Section
2.1(c).
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(e)
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Compensation
for ADP/ACP Testing
Purposes. In determining the Compensation
used for purposes of applying the ADP Test and/or the ACP Test, the
Administrator is not bound by any elections made under the Adoption
Agreement with respect to Compensation. The Administrator may determine
on
an annual basis (and within its discretion) the components of Compensation
for purposes of applying the ADP Test and/or the ACP Test. Such
Compensation must qualify as a nondiscriminatory definition of
compensation under Code §414(s) and the regulations thereunder and
must be applied consistently to all Participants. Such Compensation
may be
determined over the Plan Year for which the applicable test is being
performed or the calendar year ending within such Plan Year. In
determining such Compensation, the Administrator may take into
consideration only the Compensation received while the Employee is
a
Participant under the component of the Plan being tested and only
for the
portion of the Plan Year during which the Plan contained a cash or
deferred arrangement.
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(f)
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Compensation
of Owner-Employees and Self-Employed
Individuals. For purposes of this Plan, the Compensation of
an Owner-Employee or a Self-Employed Individual will be equal to
his or
her Earned Income up to the limitation described in the next
paragraph.
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(g)
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Code
§401(a)(17) Limit. In
determining Compensation for all purposes other than for Elective
Deferral
purposes under Code §402(g), a Participant's Compensation for any
Compensation Determination Period will not exceed the limitation
set forth
in Code §401(a)(17) as in effect for that Compensation Determination
Period. If a Compensation Determination Period is less than 12 consecutive
months, the Code §401(a)(17) limitation will be multiplied by a fraction,
the numerator of which is the number of months in the determination
period, and the denominator of which is 12. If Compensation for any
prior
Compensation Determination Period is used in determining a Participant’s
Plan benefits for the current Plan Year, the Compensation for such
prior
Compensation Determination Period is subject to the applicable Code
§401(a)(17) limitation as in effect for that prior
period.
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(h)
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Prevailing
Wage Compensation. With
respect to Prevailing Wage Employees, the term "Compensation" means
Form
W-2 Compensation paid for services performed under a Prevailing Wage
Law.
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1.30
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Contribution
Percentage.
The term "Contribution Percentage" means the ratio (expressed as
a
percentage) of the Participant's Contribution Percentage Amounts
to the
Participant's Compensation for the Plan
Year.
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1.31
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Contribution
Percentage Amounts. The term "Contribution Percentage Amounts"
means the sum of the Employee Contributions, Matching Contributions
and
QNECs (to the extent not used in the ADP Test) made under the Plan
on
behalf of the Participant for the Plan
Year.
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1.32
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Counting
of Hours Method. The term "Counting of Hours Method" means a
method for crediting service for eligibility and vesting, and for
applying
the allocation conditions under the Adoption Agreement. Under the
Counting
of Hours Method, an Employee is credited with the actual Hours of
Service
he or she completes with the Employer or the number of Hours of Service
for which the Employee is paid (or entitled to
payment).
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1.33
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Deductible
Employee Contribution. The term "Deductible Employee
Contribution" means a contribution that was made by a Participant
to this
Plan or to a predecessor plan for any Plan Year beginning before
January
1, 1987 and which was deductible by the Participant at the time it
was
made.
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1.34
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Deductible
Employee Contribution Account. The term "Deductible Employee
Contribution Account" means the account to which a Participant's
Deductible Employee Contributions are
allocated.
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1.35
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Deemed
IRA. The term "Deemed IRA" means an Individual Retirement Account
contribution made to this Plan, as elected in the Adoption
Agreement.
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1.36
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Deemed
IRA Account.
The term "Deemed IRA Account" means the account to which a Participant's
Individual Retirement Account contribution are
allocated.
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1.37
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Disability.
The term "Disability" means a physical or mental condition arising
after
an Employee has become a Participant which, as elected in the Adoption
Agreement, either (1) totally and permanently prevents the Participant
from engaging in any occupation for remuneration or profit, as determined
by a physician acceptable to the Administrator; (2) totally and
permanently prevents the Participant from performing his or her specified
duties for the Employer, as determined by a physician acceptable
to the
Administrator; (3) qualifies the Participant for disability benefits
under
the Social Security Act in effect on the date the Participant suffers
the
Disability; or (4) qualifies the Participant for benefits under an
Employer-sponsored long-term disability plan which is administered
by an
independent third party. Notwithstanding the foregoing to the contrary,
the term Disability for purposes of this Plan will not include any
disability arising from any of the following exceptions if elected
in the
Adoption Agreement: (1) chronic or excessive use of intoxicants or
other
substances; (2) intentionally self-inflicted injury or sickness;
or (3) an
unlawful act or enterprise by the
Participant.
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1.38
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Early
Retirement Age. The term "Early Retirement Age" means the Early
Retirement Age, if any, as elected by the Sponsoring Employer in
the
Adoption Agreement.
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1.39
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Early
Retirement Date. The term "Early Retirement Date" means the Early
Retirement Date, if any, as elected by the Sponsoring Employer in
the
Adoption Agreement.
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1.40
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Earned
Income. The term "Earned Income" means the net earnings from
self-employment in the trade or business with respect to which the
Plan is
established, for which personal services of the individual are a
material
income-producing factor. Net earnings will be determined without
regard to
items not included in gross income and the deductions allocable thereto.
Net earnings will be reduced by deductible contributions by the Employer
to a qualified retirement plan. Net earnings will be determined with
regard to the deduction allowed to the Employer by Code §164(f) for
taxable
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Elapsed
Time Method. The term "Elapsed Time Method" means a method for
crediting service for eligibility and vesting, and for applying the
allocation conditions under the Adoption Agreement. See the definition
of
Period of Service for more information on applying the Elapsed Time
Method
of crediting service.
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Elective
Deferral. The term "Elective Deferral" means Employer
contributions made to the Plan at the election of the Participant
in lieu
of cash compensation, and will include contributions made pursuant
to a
salary deferral agreement or other deferral mechanism. In any taxable
year, a Participant's Elective Deferral is the sum of all Employer
contributions made on behalf of such Participant pursuant to an election
to defer under (1) any qualified cash or deferred arrangement under
Code
§401(k); (2) any salary reduction simplified employee pension described
in
Code §408(k)(6); (3) any SIMPLE IRA Plan described in Code §408(p); (4)
any plan under Code §501(c)(18); and (5) any Employer contributions made
on the behalf of a Participant for the purchase of an annuity contract
under Code §403(b) pursuant to a Salary Deferral Agreement. For years
beginning after 2005, the term "Elective Deferral" includes Pre-Tax
Elective Deferrals and Roth Elective Deferrals. Pre-Tax Elective
Deferrals
are Elective Deferrals that are not includible in gross income at
the time
deferred. Roth Elective Deferrals are Elective Deferrals that are
includible in gross income at the time deferred. Elective Deferrals
do not
include any deferrals properly distributed as excess Annual
Additions.
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Employee.
The term "Employee" means (1) any person reported on the payroll
records
of the Employer as an employee who is deemed by the Employer to be
a
common law employee; (2) any person reported on the payroll records
of an
Affiliated Employer of an Employer as an employee who is deemed by
the
Affiliated Employer to be a common law employee (even if the Affiliated
Employer is not an Adopting Employer), except for purposes of determining
eligibility to participate if the Sponsoring Employer utilizes a
Non-Standardized Adoption Agreement; (3) any Self-Employed Individual
who
derives Earned Income from the Employer; (4) any Owner-Employee;
and (5)
any person who is considered a Leased Employee but who (1) is not
covered
by a plan described in Code §414(n)(5), or (2) is covered by a plan
described in Code §414(n)(5) but Leased Employees constitute more than 20%
of the Employer's non-highly compensated workforce. The determination
of
Employee status will be made in accordance with the following
provisions:
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(a)
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Independent
Contractors. The term Employee will not include any
individual who is not reported on the payroll records of the Employer
or
an Affiliated Employer as a common law employee. If such person is
later
determined by the Sponsoring Employer or by a court or governmental
agency
to be an Employee or to have been an Employee, he or she will only
be
eligible for Plan participation prospectively and may participate
in the
Plan as of the next entry date set forth in Section 2.2 following
such determination and after the satisfaction of all other eligibility
requirements. However, the Sponsoring Employer may elect at any time
to
amend the Plan at any time to reclassify any individual described
herein
as a member of an eligible class of Employees retroactively applied
for
one or more prior Plan Years because the Plan failed to satisfy for
such
Plan Year one of the tests set forth in Code §410(b)(1)(A) or Code
§§410(b)(1)(B) and (C), or for any other reason required to maintain
the
tax exempt status of the Plan.
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Undocumented
Workers. If elected in the Adoption Agreement, the term
Employee will not include any individual who does not possess the
proper
legal credentials necessary to legally work in the United States.
If an
individual enters the Plan and is later determined to lack the necessary
credentials, he or she will no longer be deemed an Employee and his
or her
Participant’s Account, if any, will be deemed a
Forfeiture.
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Employee
Contribution. The term "Employee Contribution" means any
contribution made to the Plan by or on behalf of a Participant that
is
included in his or her gross income in the year in which made (other
than
Roth Elective Deferrals) and that is maintained under a separate
account
to
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Employer.
The term "Employer" means the Sponsoring Employer and any Adopting
Employer; or any direct predecessor business entity thereof which
was or
would have been considered a part of the same group of Affiliated
Employers with an Employer or an Adopting Employer. If the Sponsoring
Employer utilizes a Standardized Adoption Agreement, all Affiliated
Employers of the Sponsoring Employer will be considered an Adopting
Employer. Where applicable, such as for determining Hours of Service,
Periods of Service, and Years of Service, the term Employer or Adopting
Employer will also mean any business entity which was an Adopting
Employer. As to any Employee, the Employer at the time of reference
means
the employer of such
Employee.
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Excess
Aggregate Contributions. The term "Excess Aggregate
Contributions" means, with respect to any Plan Year, the excess of
(1) the
aggregate Contribution Percentage Amounts used in computing the numerator
of the Contribution Percentage actually made on behalf of Participants
who
are HCEs for such Plan Year, over (2) the maximum Contribution Percentage
Amounts permitted by the ACP Test (determined by hypothetically reducing
contributions made on behalf of Participants who are HCEs in order
of
their Contribution Percentages beginning with the highest of such
percentages). Such determination will be made after first determining
Excess Elective Deferrals and then determining Excess
Contributions.
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Excess
Contributions. The term "Excess Contributions" means, with
respect to any Plan Year, the excess of (1) the aggregate amount
of
Employer contributions used in computing the Actual Deferral Percentage
of
HCEs for such Plan Year, over (2) the maximum amount of such contributions
permitted by the ADP Test (determined by hypothetically reducing
contributions made on behalf of HCEs in the order of their Actual
Deferral
Percentages, beginning with the highest of such
percentages).
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Excess
Elective Deferrals. The term "Excess Elective Deferrals" means
Elective Deferrals of a Participant that either (1) are made during
the
Participant's taxable year and exceed the dollar limitation under
Code
§402(g) (including, if applicable, the dollar limitation on Catch-up
Contributions defined in Code §414(v)) for such year; or (2) are made
during a calendar year and exceed the dollar limitation under Code
§402(g)
(including, if applicable, the dollar limitation on Catch-Up Contributions
defined in Code §414(v)) for the Participant's taxable year beginning in
such calendar year, counting only Elective Deferrals made under this
Plan
and any other plan, contract or arrangement maintained by the
Employer.
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Fiduciary.
The term "Fiduciary" means any individual or entity which (1) exercises
any discretionary authority or control over the management of the
Plan or
over the disposition of the assets of the Plan; (2) renders investment
advice for a fee or other compensation (direct or indirect); or (3)
has
any discretionary authority or responsibility over Plan administration;
or
acts to carry out a fiduciary responsibility, when designated by
a named
Fiduciary pursuant to authority granted by the Plan; subject, however,
to
any exception granted directly or indirectly by the provisions of
ERISA or
any applicable regulations. For purposes of ERISA §402(a)(2), the
Sponsoring Employer will be the "named" Fiduciary of the
Plan.
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Fiscal
Year.
The term "Fiscal Year" means the Sponsoring Employer's 12 consecutive
month accounting year beginning and ending on the date indicated
in
Adoption Agreement (unless there is a short Fiscal Year as elected
in the
Adoption Agreement). If the Fiscal Year is changed, a short Fiscal
Year is
established beginning the day after the last day of the Fiscal Year
in
effect before this change and ending on the last day of the new Fiscal
Year.
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Forfeiture.
The term "Forfeiture" means the amount by which a Participant's Account
balance exceeds his or her Vested Interest upon the date elected
in the
Adoption Agreement. No Forfeitures will occur solely as a result
of either
the withdrawal of a Participant's own contributions to the Plan or
a
Participant's transfer to an Affiliated Employer or Adopting Employer.
All
Forfeitures will be placed in the Forfeiture Account pending allocation
pursuant to Section 3.4. The term
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Form
W-2 Compensation. The term "Form W-2 Compensation" means wages
within the meaning of Code §3401(a) and all other payments of compensation
actually paid or made available in gross income to an Employee by
the
Employer in the course of the Employer's trade or business for which
the
Employer is required to furnish the Employee a Form W-2 under Code
§6041(d), §6051(a)(3) and § 6052. Compensation must be determined without
regard to any rules limiting remuneration included in wages based
on the
nature or location of the employment or services performed (such
as the
exception for agricultural labor in Code
§3401(a)(2)).
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HCE.
The term "HCE" means a Highly Compensated
Employee.
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Highly
Compensated Employee. The term "Highly Compensated Employee"
means, for Plan Years beginning after December 31, 1996, (1) any
Employee
who during the Plan Year or during the look-back year was a 5% owner
as
defined in Code §416(i)(1), or (2) who for the look-back year had Form W-2
Compensation, Code §3401 Compensation, Code §415 Safe Harbor Compensation
or Code §415 Statutory Compensation (as elected by the Sponsoring Employer
in the Adoption Agreement) in excess of $80,000 as adjusted in accordance
with Code §415(d) (except that the base year will be the calendar quarter
ending September 30, 1996). In determining who is a highly compensated
former Employee, the rules for determining which Employees are HCEs
for
the Plan Year or look-back year for which the determination is being
made
(in accordance with Temporary Regulation §1.414(q)-1T, A-4 and Notice
97-45) will be applied. In determining if an Employee is a Highly
Compensated Employee for Plan Years beginning in 1997, the amendments
to
Code §414(q) are deemed to have been in effect for Plan Years beginning
in
1996. If the Employer maintains more than one qualified retirement
plan,
the terms of this Section will be applied in a consistent manner
in all
such plans. In determining if an Employee is a Highly Compensated
Employee
based on his or her Form W-2 Compensation, Code §3401 Compensation, Code
§415 Safe Harbor Compensation or Code §415 Statutory Compensation (as
elected by the Sponsoring Employer in the Adoption Agreement), (1)
the
look-back year will be the 12 month period immediately preceding
the Plan
Year for which the determination is being made unless the Sponsoring
Employer elects in the Adoption Agreement for any Plan Year that
the
look-back year will be the calendar year beginning with or within
the
look-back year; and (2) the top paid group election set forth in
Code
§414(q)(3) will not be applied by this Plan unless otherwise elected
for
any Plan Year by the Sponsoring Employer in the Adoption
Agreement.
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Hour
of Service.
The term "Hour of Service" means, with respect to any provision of
the
Plan in which service is determined by the elapsed time method, each
hour
for which an Employee is paid, or is entitled to payment, by the
Employer
or an Affiliated Employer for the performance of duties. With respect
to
any provision of the Plan in which service is determined by counting
an
Employee’s Hours of Service, the meaning of the term "Hour of Service"
will be determined in accordance with the following
provisions:
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(a)
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Determination
of Hours. The term Hour of Service means (1) each hour an
Employee is paid, or entitled to payment, for the performance of
duties
for the Employer or an Affiliated Employer, which will be credited
to the
Employee for the computation period in which the duties are performed;
(2)
each hour for which an Employee is paid, or entitled to payment, by
the Employer or an Affiliated Employer on account of a period of
time
during which no duties are performed (irrespective of whether the
employment relationship has terminated) due to vacation, holiday,
illness,
incapacity (including disability), layoff, jury duty, military duty
or
leave of absence, except that no more than 501 hours will be credited
under this clause (2) for any single continuous period (whether or
not
such period occurs in a single computation period); and (3) each
hour for
which back pay, irrespective of mitigation of damages, is either
awarded
or agreed to by the Employer or an Affiliated Employer, except that
the
same hours will not be credited both under clause (1) or clause (2)
and
under this
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(b)
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Maternity/Paternity
Leave. In determining if a Break in Service for
participation and vesting has occurred in a computation period, an
individual on Maternity or Paternity Leave will receive credit for
up to
501 hours which would otherwise have been credited but for such absence,
or in any case in which such hours cannot be determined, 8 hours
per day
of such absence. Hours credited for Maternity or Paternity Leave
will be
credited in the computation period in which the absence begins if
the
crediting is necessary to prevent a Break in Service in that period,
or in
all other cases, in the following computation
period.
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(c)
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Use
of Equivalencies. Notwithstanding paragraph (a), the
Administrator may elect for all Employees or for one or more different
classifications of Employees (provided such classifications are reasonable
and are consistently applied) to apply one or more of the following
equivalency methods in determining the Hours of Service of an
Employee. Under such equivalency methods, an Employee will be credited
with (1) 190 Hours of Service for each month he or she is paid or
entitled
to payment for at least one Hour of Service; or (2) 95 Hours of Service
for each semi-monthly period in which he or she is paid or entitled
to
payment for at least one Hour of Service; (3) 45 Hours of Service
for each
week he or she is paid or entitled to payment for at least one Hour
of
Service; or (4) 10 Hours of Service for each day he or she is paid
or
entitled to payment for at least one Hour of
Service.
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Key
Employee. The term "Key Employee" means, for Plan Years beginning
on or after January 1, 2002, any Employee, former Employee or deceased
Employee who at any time during the Plan Year that includes the
Determination Date was (1) an officer of the Employer having annual
Form
W-2 Compensation, Code §3401 Compensation, Code §415 Safe Harbor
Compensation or Code §415 Statutory Compensation (as elected by the
Sponsoring Employer in the Adoption Agreement) greater than $130,000
(as
adjusted under Code §416(i)(1) for Plan Years beginning after December 31,
2002); (2) a 5% owner as defined in Code §416(i)(1)(B)(i); or (3) a 1%
owner as defined in Code §416(i)(1)(B)(ii) whose annual Form W-2
Compensation, Code §3401 Compensation, Code §415 Safe Harbor Compensation
or Code §415 Statutory Compensation (as elected by the Sponsoring Employer
in the Adoption Agreement) is more than $150,000. The determination
of who
is a Key Employee will be made in accordance with Code §416(i)(1) and the
regulations and other guidance issued
thereunder.
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Leased
Employee. The term "Leased Employee" means, for Plan Years
beginning on or after January 1, 1997, any person within the meaning
of
Code §414(n)(2) and §414(o) who is not reported on the payroll records of
the Employer as a common law employee and who provides services to
the
Employer if (1) the services are provided under an agreement between
the
Employer and a leasing organization; (2) the person has performed
services
for the Employer or for the Employer and related persons as determined
under Code §414(n)(6) on a substantially full time basis for a period of
at least one year; and (3) the services are performed under the primary
direction and control of the Employer. Contributions or benefits
provided
to a Leased Employee by the leasing organization which are attributable
to
services performed for the Employer will be treated as provided by
the
Employer. A Leased Employee will not be considered an Employee of
the
recipient if he or she is covered by a money purchase plan providing
(1) a
non-integrated Employer contribution rate of at least 10% of Code
§415
Compensation, including amounts contributed by the Employer pursuant
to a
salary deferral agreement which are excludible from the Leased Employee's
gross income under a cafeteria plan covered by Code § 125, a cash or
deferred plan under Code §401(k), a SEP under Code §408(k) or a
tax-deferred annuity under Code §403(b), and also including, for Plan
Years beginning on or after January 1, 2001, any elective amounts
that are
not includible in the gross income of the Leased Employee because
of Code
§132(f)(4); (2) immediate participation; and (3) full and immediate
vesting. This exclusion is only available if Leased Employees do
not
constitute more than 20% of the recipient's non-highly
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Limitation
Year. The term "Limitation Year" means the period elected in
the
Adoption Agreement.
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Mandatory
Employee Contribution. The term "Mandatory Employee Contribution"
means the specified percentage of his or her Compensation which a
Participant must contribute to the Plan in order to receive an allocation
of Employer contributions and Forfeitures for the Allocation
Period.
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Mandatory
Employee Contribution Account. The term "Mandatory Employee
Contribution Account" means the account to which a Participant's
Mandatory
Employee Contribution" are
allocated.
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Matching
Contribution.
The term "Matching Contribution" means either an ADP Safe Harbor
Matching
Contribution, an ACP Safe Harbor Matching Contribution, or a Non-Safe
Harbor Matching Contribution, depending on the context in which the
term
is used in either the Basic Plan or the Adoption
Agreement.
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Matching
Contribution Account. The term "Matching Contribution Account"
means the sub-account to which a Participant's Matching Contributions
are
allocated.
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Maternity
or Paternity Leave. The term "Maternity or Paternity Leave" means
that an Employee is absent from work because of the Employee's pregnancy;
the birth of the Employee's child; the placement of a child with
the
Employee in connection with the adoption of such child by the Employee;
or
the need to care for such child for a period beginning immediately
following the child's birth or placement as set forth
above.
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NHCE.
The term "NHCE" means a Non-Highly Compensated
Employee.
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Non-Elective
Contribution.
The term "Non-Elective Contribution" means an ADP Safe Harbor Non-Elective
Contribution, and/or a Non-Safe Harbor Non-Elective Contribution,
depending on the context in which the term is used in the Basic Plan
or
the Adoption Agreement. The term "Non-Elective Contribution" also
means
any mandated gateway allocation required under the terms of the
Plan.
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Non-Highly
Compensated Employee. The term "Non-Highly Compensated Employee"
means any Employee who is not a Highly Compensated
Employee.
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Non-Key
Employee. The term "Non-Key Employee" means any Employee who is
not a Key Employee, including former Key Employees. For purposes
of making
the allocations in Section 3.5, Non-Key Employee means a Non-Key
Employee
who either is a Participant or would be a Participant but for the
reasons
set forth in Section 3.5(a).
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Non-Safe
Harbor Matching Contribution.
The term "Non-Safe Harbor Matching Contribution" means an Employer
contribution made to this or any other defined contribution plan
on behalf
of a Participant on account of a Participant's Elective Deferrals
and/or a
Participant's Voluntary Employee Contributions and which are not
intended
to automatically satisfy the ACP
Test.
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Non-Safe
Harbor Matching Contribution Account.
The term "Non-Safe Harbor Matching Contribution Account" means the
account
to which a Participant's Non-Safe Harbor Matching Contributions are
allocated.
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Non-Safe
Harbor Non-Elective Contribution. The term "Non-Safe Harbor
Non-Elective Contribution" means an Employer contribution that (1)
is
allocated to a Participant's Non-Safe Harbor Non-Elective Contribution
Account, (2) that the Participant may not elect to receive in cash
until
such contributions are distributed from the Plan; and (3) which are
not
intended to
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Non-Safe
Harbor Non-Elective Contribution Account. The term "Non-Safe
Harbor Non-Elective Contribution Account" means the account to which
a
Participant's Non-Safe Harbor Non-Elective Contributions are
allocated.
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Normal
Form of Distribution.
The term "Normal Form of Distribution" means the form in which a
Participant's benefit will be distributed absent an election to the
contrary, as elected in the Adoption
Agreement.
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Normal
Retirement Age.
The term "Normal Retirement Age" means the Normal Retirement Age
as
elected by the Sponsoring Employer in the Adoption Agreement. There
is no
mandatory retirement Age.
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Normal
Retirement Date. The term "Normal Retirement Date" means the
Normal Retirement Date as elected by the Sponsoring Employer in the
Adoption Agreement.
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Otherwise
Excludible Participants. The term "Otherwise Excludible
Participants" means a Participant who has not satisfied the statutory
age
and service requirements set forth in Code
§410(b).
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Optional
Form of Distribution. The term "Optional Form of Distribution"
means a form of distribution other than the Normal Form of Distribution,
as elected in the Adoption
Agreement.
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Owner-Employee.
The term "Owner-Employee" means in the case of an Employer or Affiliated
Employer which is an unincorporated trade or business, an individual
who
owns the entire interest in such Employer or Affiliated Employer;
and in
the case of an Employer or Affiliated Employer which is a partnership,
an
individual who owns more than 10% of either the capital interest
or the
profit interest in such Employer of Affiliated
Employer.
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Participant.
The term "Participant" means any Employee who has met the eligibility
and
participation requirements of the Plan. However, an individual who
is no
longer an Employee will cease to be a Participant if his or her entire
Plan benefit (1) is fully guaranteed by an insurance company and
legally
enforceable at the sole choice of such individual against such insurance
company, provided that a contract, Policy, or certificate describing
the
individual's Plan benefits has been issued to such individual; (2)
is paid
in a lump sum distribution which represents such individual's entire
interest in the Plan; or (3) is paid in some other form of distribution
and the final payment thereunder has been
made.
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Participant's
Account. The term "Participant's Account" means the account to
which is allocated a Participant's share of Employer contributions,
earnings or losses, and, if applicable, Forfeitures. A Participant's
account will also include the proceeds of any Policies purchased
on the
Participant's life under Section 7.2. Each Participant's Account
will be
divided (where applicable) into the following sub-accounts for accounting
purposes: the Elective Deferral Account; the Non-Safe Harbor Matching
Contribution Account; the Non-Safe Harbor Non-Elective Contribution
Account; the Qualified Matching Contribution Account; the Qualified
Non-Elective Contribution Account; the ACP Safe Harbor Matching
Contribution Account; the ADP Safe Harbor Matching Contribution Account;
the ADP Safe Harbor Non-Elective Contribution Account, the Voluntary
Employee Contribution Account, the Mandatory Contribution Account,
the
Deemed IRA Contribution Account and any other sub-accounts that the
Administrator may determine necessary from
time.
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Period
of Service. With respect to any provision of the Plan in which
service is determined by the elapsed time method, the term "Period
of
Service" means a period during which the Employee is employed with
the
Employer or an Affiliated Employer commencing on an Employee's Employment
Commencement Date or Reemployment Commencement Date and ending on
his or
her
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(a)
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Credit
for an Hour of Service as a Period of
Service. If an Employee performs an Hour of Service during a
period which would otherwise be considered a Period of Severance
under
paragraph (c)(1) or (2) below, the Plan must count such period and
the
Employee will receive credit for such as a Period of
Service.
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(b)
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Employment
Commencement Date. The Employment Commencement Date is the
first day an Employee performs an Hour of Service for the Employer,
an
Affiliated Employer or Adopting Employer. The Reemployment Commencement
Date is the first day following a Period of Severance on which an
Employee
performs an Hour of Service for the Employer, an Adopting Employer
or
Affiliated Employer.
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(c)
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Period
of Severance. A Period of Severance is the period beginning
on the Severance from Employment and ending on the Reemployment
Commencement Date. A Participant will incur a 1-Year Period of Severance
if the Employee fails to perform an Hour of Service during a
12-consecutive month period following the earlier of either (1) the
Severance from Employment on which an Employee retires, dies, quits
or is
discharged from employment by the Employer, or (2) the Severance
from
Employment on which an Employee remains absent from service with
the
Employer (with or without pay) for any reason other than the Employee
retiring, dying, quitting or being discharged from employment by
the
Employer, such as for vacation, holiday, illness, incapacity (including
disability), layoff, jury duty, military duty or leave of absence.
In the
case of a Participant who is on Maternity or Paternity Leave, the
12-consecutive month period beginning on the first anniversary of
the
first day of such Maternity or Paternity Leave will not constitute
a
Period of Severance. If the Employee does perform an Hour of Service
during the periods indicated in (1) or (2) above, the Plan must take
into
account such period and the Employee will receive credit for such
as a
Period of Service.
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(d)
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Aggregating
Periods of Service and Fractional Periods of Service. A
1-Year Period of Service is a 12-consecutive month Period of Service.
An
Employee will receive credit for Periods of Service of less than
12
consecutive months by aggregating, subject to the limits in paragraph
(f)
and (g), all non-successive Periods of Service and all Periods of
Service
which are fractional years or which do not constitute a whole 1-Year
Period of Service, whether or not consecutive. Fractional periods
of a
year are expressed in terms of days, on the basis that a day of service
is
credited if an Employee completes an Hour of Service during such day,
and on the basis that 12 months of service (30 days being deemed
to be a
month in the case of the aggregation of fractional months) or 365
days of
service equals a 1-Year Period of
Service.
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(e)
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Prior
Service Credit. An Employee will also receive credit for all
Periods of Service with the Employer or Employers named in the Adoption
Agreement. In addition, if the Employer maintains the plan of a
predecessor employer, service with such employer will be treated
as
service for the Employer.
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(f)
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Reemployment
Before a 1-Year Period of Severance. If the
Sponsoring Employer elects in the Adoption Agreement to determine
eligibility by using Periods of Service, if an Employee Severance
from
Employment but is reemployed by an Employer or an Affiliated Employer
before incurring a 1-Year Period of Severance, Periods of Service
and
employment (and if the Employee was a Participant and is reemployed
by an
Employer, Plan participation) will not be deemed to have been
interrupted.
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(g)
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Reemployment
After a Period of Severance. If an Employee Severance from
Employment but is reemployed by the Employer after a 1-Year Period
of
Severance, the
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(1)
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Determination
of Periods of Service for Eligibility. If the service of such
Employee is determined under the rule of parity as elected in the
Adoption
Agreement, then if such Employee did not have a Vested Interest in
his or
her Participant's Account before incurring the 1-Year Period of Severance
and the number of the Employee’s consecutive 1-Year Periods of Severance
equals or exceeds the greater of five or the aggregate number of
1-Year
Periods of Service, Periods of Service which were completed prior
to the
1-Year Period of Severance will not be counted. The aggregate number
of
1-Year Periods of Service will not include any Period of Service
previously disregarded hereunder by reason of prior 1-Year Periods
of
Severance. If such former Employee’s Periods of Service are disregarded
under this paragraph, he or she will be treated as a new Employee
for
eligibility.
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(2)
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Determination
of Periods of Service for Purposes Other Than Eligibility. If the
service of such Employee is determined under the rule of parity as
elected
in the Adoption Agreement, then for all purposes other than eligibility,
if the Employee has incurred five consecutive 1-Year Periods of Severance,
Periods of Service completed prior to such five consecutive 1-Year
Periods
of Severance will not be counted for such purposes if the Participant
did
not have a Vested Interest in his or her Account and the number of
the
Employee’s consecutive 1-Year Periods of Severance equals or exceeds the
aggregate number of 1-Year Periods of Service before such
period.
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(3)
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Entry
or Reentry Into the Plan. Such Employee will become a Participant
in the Plan as follows:
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(A)
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If
Reentry Is Immediate. If elected in the
Adoption Agreement, if such Employee was a Participant before incurring
the 1-Year Period of Severance, he or she will be reinstated as a
Participant upon his or her Reemployment Commencement Date. If the
Employee was not a Participant before incurring the 1-Year Period
of
Severance but (1) had satisfied the eligibility requirements in Section
2.1, such Employee will enter the Plan as a Participant on the later
of
his or her Reemployment Commencement Date or the date the Employee
would
have entered the Plan had he or she not terminated employment with
the
Employer; or (2) had not satisfied the eligibility requirements set
forth
in Section 2.1, such Employee will be eligible to enter the Plan
as a
Participant after satisfaction of any such eligibility requirements,
in
which event the Employee will enter the Plan as a Participant on
the
applicable entry date set forth in Section 2.2. In all events, the
Employee will receive credit for all Periods of Service which were
completed prior to the 1-Year Period of
Severance.
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(B)
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If
Reentry After One Year. If elected in the Adoption
Agreement, regardless of whether or not such Employee was a Participant
before incurring the 1-Year Period of Severance, he or she will be
eligible to enter the Plan as a Participant upon satisfaction of
the
eligibility requirements in Article 2 as though he or she was a new
Employee upon the Reemployment Commencement Date, or if earlier upon
satisfaction of the eligibility requirements in set forth in Article
2 and the completion of an additional 1-Year Period of Service after
his or her Reemployment Commencement Date, at which time the Employee's
participation in the
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(h)
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Ignoring
Service For Eligibility If More Than 1-Year Period Of Service for
Eligibility. If this Plan at any time (1) provides in the
Adoption Agreement that an Employee must complete more than either
a
1-Year Period of Service or a 12-month Period of Service for eligibility
purposes, and (2) provides in the Adoption Agreement that an Employee
will
have a 100% Vested Interest in his or her Participant’s Account upon
becoming a Participant in the Plan, then the Period of Service of
an
Employee who incurs a 1-Year Period of Severance before satisfying
such
eligibility requirement will not be counted for eligibility
purposes.
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Period
of Severance. See the definition Period of Service
above.
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Permissive
Aggregation Group.
The term "Permissive Aggregation Group" means a Required Aggregation
Group
plus any Employer plan or plans which when considered as a group
with the
Required Aggregation Group would continue to satisfy the requirements
of
Code §401(a)(4) and §410.
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Plan.
The term "Plan" means the retirement plan program established by
a
Sponsoring Employer using the Basic Plan together with an Adoption
Agreement and Trust or Custodial Agreement, as amended from time
to
time.
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Plan
Year.
The term "Plan Year" means the Plan's 12 consecutive month accounting
year
as elected in the Adoption Agreement (unless there is a short Plan
Year as
elected in the Adoption Agreement). If the Plan Year is changed,
a short
Plan Year is established beginning the day after the last day of
the Plan
Year in effect before this change and ending on the last day of the
new
Plan Year.
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Policy.
The term "Policy" means a life insurance policy or annuity contract
purchased pursuant to the provisions of Section 7.2 of the Basic
Plan.
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Pre-Tax
Elective Deferral.
The term "Pre-Tax Elective Deferral" means an Elective Deferral that
is
not includible in gross income at the time
deferred.
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Pre-Tax
Elective Deferral Account.
The term "Pre-Tax Elective Deferral Account" means the sub-account
of a
Participant's Account to which his or her Pre-Tax Elective Deferrals
are
allocated.
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Prevailing
Wage Account.
The term "Prevailing Wage Account" means the sub-account to which
a
Participant's Prevailing Wage contributions are
allocated.
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Prevailing
Wage Contribution. The term "Prevailing Wage Contribution" means
an Employer contribution made to the Plan under a Prevailing Wage
Law on
behalf of a Prevailing Wage
Employee.
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Prevailing
Wage Employee. The term "Prevailing Wage Employee" means any
hourly paid Employee who is in an eligible class of Employees under
Section 2.1(b) and who is performing services for the Employer under
a
contract covered by a Prevailing Wage
Law.
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Prevailing
Wage Law. The term "Prevailing Wage Law" means any statute or
ordinance that requires the Employer to pay its Employees working
on
public contracts at wage rates not less than those determined pursuant
to
that statute or ordinance to be the prevailing wages for comparable
classes of workers in the geographical area where that contract is
performed, including the Davis-Bacon Act as set forth in 40 U.S.C.
§276(a)
et. seq., as amended from time to time, and any
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QJSA.
The term "QJSA" means a Qualified Joint and Survivor
Annuity.
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QMAC.
The term "QMAC" means a Qualified Matching
Contribution.
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QMAC
Account.
The term "QMAC Account" means a Qualified Matching Contribution
Account.
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QNEC.
The term "QNEC" means a Qualified Non-Elective
Contribution.
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QNEC
Account. The term "QNEC Account" means a Qualified Non-Elective
Contribution Account.
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QPSA.
The term "QPSA" means a Qualified Pre-Retirement Survivor
Annuity.
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Qualified
Joint and Survivor Annuity.
The term "Qualified Joint and Survivor Annuity" means, with respect
to a
Participant who is married on the Annuity Starting Date and has not
died
before such date, an immediate annuity for the life of the Participant
with a survivor benefit for the life of the Participant's surviving
Spouse
which is not less than 50% nor more than 100% of the annuity that
is
payable during the joint lives of the Participant and his or her
Spouse
and which is the amount of benefit which can be purchased with the
Participant's Vested Aggregate Account balance. The survivor benefit
will
be 50% unless a higher percentage is elected by the Participant.
With
respect to a Participant who is not married on the Annuity Starting
Date
and has not died before such date, the term "Qualified Joint and
Survivor
Annuity" means an immediate annuity for his or her
life.
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Qualified
Matching Contribution.
The term "Qualified Matching Contribution" means a Matching Contribution
which is subject to the distribution and nonforfeitability requirements
of
Code §401(k) when made to the Plan, and that are distributable only in
accordance with the distribution provisions (other than for hardships)
applicable to Elective Deferrals and to the extent necessary is available
for ADP or ACP Testing.
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Qualified
Matching Contribution Account.
The term "Qualified Matching Contribution Account" means the sub-account
of a Participant's Account to which his or her Qualified Matching
Contributions are allocated.
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Qualified
Non-Elective Contribution. The term "Qualified Non-Elective
Contribution" means a contribution (other than a Matching Contribution
or
a Qualified Matching Contribution) that is made by the Employer and
allocated to Participant's Account and that satisfies the following
requirements: (1) it is used for the purpose of satisfying the ADP
Test or
the ACP Test; (2) a Participant may not elect to receive it in cash
until
distributed from the Plan; and (3) it is subject to the same distribution
requirements as are applicable to Elective Deferrals and Qualified
Matching Contributions and the nonforfeitability requirements of
Code
§401(k) when made to the Plan. Qualified Non-Elective Contributions
may be
considered for purposes of determining the Top Heavy Minimum Allocation
requirement pursuant to Section 3.5. Any allocation formula must
satisfy
additional requirements specified in Regulations § 1.401(k)-2(a)(6) and §
1.401(m)-2(a)(6).
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Qualified
Non-Elective Contribution Account.
The term "Qualified Non-Elective Contribution Account" means the
sub-account of a Participant's Account to which his or her Qualified
Non-Elective Contributions are
allocated.
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Qualified
Pre-Retirement Survivor Annuity. The term "Qualified
Pre-Retirement Survivor Annuity" means a survivor annuity for the
life of
a deceased Participant's surviving Spouse which is equal to the amount
of
benefit which can be purchased by 50% or 100% of the deceased
Participant's Vested Aggregate Account determined at the date of
death. In
determining a Participant's Vested Aggregate Account hereunder, any
security interest held by the Plan because of a loan outstanding
to the
Participant will be taken into consideration and, if applicable,
the
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Required
Aggregation Group. The term "Required Aggregation Group" means
(1) each Employer qualified deferred compensation Plan in which at
least
one Key Employee participates or participated at any time during
the
determination period (regardless of whether the plan has terminated);
and
(2) any other Employer qualified deferred compensation plan which
enables
a plan described in (1) to satisfy Code §401(a)(4) or
§410.
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Required
Beginning Date. The term "Required Beginning Date" means the date
elected by the Sponsoring Employer in the Adoption Agreement as the
Required Beginning Date for the Plan. However, for a Participant
who is
not a 5% owner, the term Required Beginning Date means April 1st
of the
calendar year following the later of the calendar year in which the
Participant reaches Age 70½ or the calendar year in which the Participant
actually retires. Notwithstanding the foregoing to the contrary,
if a
Participant made a distribution election prior to January 1, 1984
pursuant
to §242(b) of the Tax Equity and Fiscal Responsibility Act (TEFRA), such
Participant's benefit will be distributed at the time and in the
manner
set forth in the election provided such election has not been revoked,
and
further provided that the election sets forth a method of distribution
of
benefits which satisfies the provisions of Code §401(a)(9) as in effect
prior to enactment of TEFRA.
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Rollover
Account. The term "Rollover Account" means the account to which
a
Participant’s Rollover Contributions, if any, are
allocated.
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Rollover
Contribution (or Rollover).
The terms "Rollover Contribution" and "Rollover" mean an amount which
is
eligible for tax free rollover treatment and which is transferred
to this
Plan from one of the plans as elected in the Adoption
Agreement.
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Roth
Elective Deferral. The term "Roth Elective Deferral" means a
Participant's Elective Deferrals that (1) are includible in the
Participant's gross income at the time they are deferred, and (2)
have
been irrevocably designated as Roth Elective Deferrals by the Participant
in his or her deferral election. A Participant's Roth Elective Deferrals
will be accounted for in a separate account containing only the
Participant's Roth Elective Deferrals and gains and losses attributable
to
those Roth Elective Deferrals.
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Roth
Elective Deferral. The term "Roth Elective Deferral Account"
means the account to which a Participant's Roth Elective Deferrals
are
allocated.
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Safe
Harbor 401(k) Contribution. The term "Safe Harbor 401(k)
Contribution" means, collectively or separately, depending on the
context
in which the term is used, an ACP Safe Harbor Matching Contribution,
an
ADP Safe Harbor Matching Contribution, and/or an ADP Safe Harbor
Non-Elective Contribution.
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Safe
Harbor 401(k) Plan.
The term "Safe Harbor 401(k) Plan" means a 401(k) plan which automatically
satisfies the ADP Test under Code §401(k) and/or the ACP Test under Code
§401(m).
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Safe
Harbor Notice. The term "Safe Harbor Notice" means a written
notice provided by the Employer to all eligible Employees in accordance
with Regulation §1.401(k)-(d)(2) and (3) and any subsequent guidance
issued by the Internal Revenue Service. In addition to any other
election
periods provided under the Plan, each Participant may make or modify
an
Elective Deferral election during the 30-day period immediately following
his or her receipt of a Safe Harbor
Notice.
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Self-Employed
Individual.
The term "Self-Employed Individual" means anyone who owns an interest
(other than stock) in the Employer and has Earned Income for the
Plan Year
or would have had Earned Income but for the fact the Employer had
no net
profits for the Plan Year.
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Severance
from Employment.
The term "Severance from Employment" means the date on which an Employee
retires, dies, quits or is discharged from employment by the Employer;
or
if earlier the first anniversary of the date on which an Employee
remains
absent from service with the Employer (with or without pay) for any
reason
other than the Employee retiring, dying, quitting or being discharged
from
employment by the Employer, such as for vacation, holiday, illness,
incapacity (including disability), layoff, jury duty, military duty
or
leave of absence.
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Sponsoring
Employer. The term "Sponsoring Employer" means the business
entity named in Section 1.2 of the Adoption Agreement that sponsors
the
Plan under the terms of the Adoption Agreement (and any successor
thereto
that elects to assume sponsorship of this
Plan).
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Spouse.
The term "Spouse" means the person to whom a Participant is legally
married, and, if elected in the Adoption Agreement, the Participant
must
be married to such person throughout the one year period ending on
the
earlier of the Annuity Starting Date or the Participant's death in
order
for the person to be considered a
Spouse.
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Termination
of Employment. The term "Termination of Employment" means that a
Participant has ceased to be an Employee for reasons other than
retirement, death, or Disability.
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Terminated
Participant. The term "Terminated Participant" means a
Participant who has ceased to be an Employee for reasons other than
retirement, death or Disability.
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Top
Heavy.
The term "Top Heavy" means for any Plan Year beginning after December
31,
1983 that (1) the Top Heavy Ratio exceeds 60% and the Plan is not
part of
a Required Aggregation Group or Permissive Aggregation Group; or
(2) the
Plan is a part of a Required Aggregation Group but not a Permissive
Aggregation Group and the Top Heavy Ratio for the group exceeds 60%;
or
(4) the Plan is a part of a Required Aggregation Group and a Permissive
Aggregation Group and the Top Heavy Ratio for the Permissive Aggregation
Group exceeds 60%.
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Top
Heavy Minimum Allocation. The term "Top Heavy Minimum Allocation"
means an amount of Employer contributions and Forfeitures equal to
3% of
an Employee’s Compensation (or such higher or lesser percentage of
Compensation as may otherwise be indicated in Section 3.5). Elective
Deferrals (and, for Plan Years beginning before 2002, Matching
Contributions) cannot be used to satisfy the Top-Heavy Minimum Allocation.
SIMPLE 401(k) plans and certain Safe Harbor 401(k) Plans are not
subject
to the Top Heavy requirements.
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Top
Heavy Ratio. For Plan Years beginning on or after January 1,
2002, in determining if this Plan is Top Heavy, the "Top Heavy Ratio"
will
be determined in accordance with the following
provisions:
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(a)
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Rule
1. If the Employer maintains one or more defined
contribution plans (including SEPs) and has not maintained any defined
benefit plan which during the 5-year period ending on the Determination
Date had accrued benefits, the Top Heavy Ratio for this Plan alone
or for
the Required or Permissive Aggregation Group is a fraction, the numerator
of which is the sum of the Participants' Accounts of all Key Employees
as
of the Determination Date (including any part of any account distributed
in the 1-year period ending on the Determination Date), and the
denominator of which is the sum of the account balances (including
any
part of any account balance distributed in the 1-year period ending
on the
Determination Date) determined under Code §416 and the Regulations
thereunder. Both the numerator and the denominator of the Top Heavy
Ratio
will be increased to reflect any contribution not actually made as
of the
Determination Date but which is required to be taken into account
under
Code §416 and the Regulations thereunder. The 1 year period described
above is increased to a 5 year period for all in-service
distributions.
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(b)
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Rule
2. If the Employer maintains one or more defined
contribution plans (including SEPs) and maintains or has maintained
one or
more defined benefit plans which during the
5-year
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period
ending on the Determination Date has had any accrued benefits, the
Top
Heavy Ratio for any Required or Permissive Aggregation Group is a
fraction, the numerator of which is the sum of account balances under
the
aggregated defined contribution plans for all Key Employees determined
in
accordance with paragraph (a), and the present value of accrued benefits
under the aggregated defined benefit plans for all Key Employees
as of the
Determination Date, and the denominator of which is the sum of the
account
balances under the aggregated defined contribution plans for all
Participants, determined in accordance with paragraph (a), and the
present
value of accrued benefits under the aggregated defined benefit plans
for
all Participants as of the Determination Date, all determined under
Code
§416 and the Regulations thereunder. The accrued benefits under a
defined
benefit plan in both the numerator and denominator of the Top Heavy
Ratio
are increased for any distribution made in the 1year period ending
on the
Determination Date.
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(c)
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Rule
3. For purposes of paragraphs (a) and (b), the value of
account balances and the present value of accrued benefits will 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 §416 and the Regulations issued thereunder for the first
and second Plan Years of a defined benefit plan. The account balances
and
accrued benefits will be disregarded for a Participant (1) who is
not a
Key Employee but who was a Key Employee in a prior year or (2) who
has not
been credited with at least one Hour of Service with any Employer
maintaining the Plan at any time during the 1-year period ending
on the
Determination Date. The calculation of the Top Heavy Ratio and the
extent
to which distributions, rollovers, and transfers are taken into account
will be made in accordance with Code §416 and the Regulations issued
thereunder. When aggregating plans, the value of the account balances
and
accrued benefits will be calculated with reference to the Determination
Date that falls within the same calendar year. The accrued benefit
of a
Participant other than a Key Employee will be determined under (1)
the
method, if any, that uniformly applies for accrual purposes under
all
defined benefit plans maintained by the Employer, or (2) effective
as of
the first Plan Year beginning after December 31, 1986, if there is
no such
method, as if such benefit accrued not more rapidly than the slowest
accrual rate permitted under the fractional rule of Code
§411(b)(1)(C).
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(d)
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Definition
of Determination Date. In determining the Top Heavy Ratio,
the term Determination Date means the last day of the preceding Plan
Year
except for the first Plan Year when the Determination Date means
the last
day of such first Plan Year.
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(e)
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Computing
Present Values. For purposes of establishing present values
to compute the top-heavy ratio, benefits not in pay status are handled
on
the basis that retirement occurs on the automatic vesting date or,
if
later, the date of reference. Benefits are discounted only for interest
and mortality. Unless otherwise elected in the Adoption Agreement,
the
following factors apply: (1) 6% interest before attaining Normal
Retirement Age and 5% interest after attaining Normal Retirement
Age; and
(2) no mortality before attaining Normal Retirement Age; however,
for
benefits with an Annuity Starting Date before December 31, 2002,
as set
forth in Internal Revenue Service Revenue Ruling 95-6 mortality will
be
equal to the 1983 Group Annuity Mortality gender neutral blended
50/50
Male and Female; and for benefits with an Annuity Starting Date on
or
after such date, as set forth in Internal Revenue Service Revenue
Ruling
200 1-62, mortality will be equal to the 1994 Group Annuity Reserving
Mortality Table projected to 2002 based on a fixed blend of 50% of
the
unloaded Male mortality rates and 50% of the Female mortality
rates.
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Transfer
Contribution. The term "Transfer Contribution" means a
non-taxable transfer of a Participant's benefit directly from another
qualified plan to this Plan (for example, as a result of a plan
merger).For accounting and record keeping purposes, Transfer Contributions
will be identical to Rollover
Contributions.
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Trustee.
The term "Trustee" means the persons or entity named as trustee or
trustees of the Trust.
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Trust
(or Trust Fund). The term "Trust" or "Trust Fund" means the
assets of the Plan.
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Valuation
Date. The term "Valuation Date" means the date on which the
Trustee determines the value of the Trust Fund. The Trust Fund must
be
valued at least annually as of the last day of the Plan Year, but
the
Administrator can elect to have all or any portion of the assets
of the
Trust Fund valued more frequently, including, but not limited to,
semi-annually, quarterly, monthly, or daily. The Administrator may
implement additional Valuation Dates in order to avoid prejudice
with
respect to any Participant.
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Vested
Aggregate Account. The term Vested Aggregate Account means a
Participant's Vested Interest in the aggregate value of his or her
Participant's Account and any accounts attributable to the Participant's
own Plan contributions (including
rollovers).
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Vested,
Vested Interest or Vesting. The terms "Vested," "Vested
Interest," and "Vesting" mean a Participant's nonforfeitable percentage
in
a sub-account maintained on his or her behalf under the terms of
the Plan.
A Participant's Vested Interest in his or her Participant's Account
will
be determined in accordance with Section
4.6.
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Voluntary
Employee Contribution. The term Voluntary Employee Contribution
means a non-deductible contribution made to the Plan by a
Participant.
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Voluntary
Employee Contribution Account. The term Voluntary Employee
Contribution Account means the sub-account to which a Participant’s
Voluntary Employee Contributions, if any, are
allocated.
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Year
of Service. With respect to any provision of the Plan in which
service is determined by counting an Employee's Hours of Service,
the term
"Year of Service" means a 12-consecutive month computation period
during
which an Employee (or Participant) completes a specified number of
Hours
of Service for either the Employer or an Affiliated Employer (or
any
business entity which was an Adopting Employer), determined in accordance
with the following provisions:
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(a)
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Definition
of Employment Commencement Date. The
Employment Commencement Date is the first day an Employee performs
an Hour
of Service for an Employer or an Affiliated Employer. The Reemployment
Commencement Date is the first day following a Break in Service on
which
an Employee performs an Hour of Service for an Employer or an Affiliated
Employer.
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(b)
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Year
of Service for Eligibility. In any Plan Year in which the
eligibility requirements as determined under Section 2.1 are based
on
Years of Service, (1) a Year of Service is a 12-consecutive month
period
during which an Employee is credited with at least the number of
Hours of
Service as elected in the Adoption Agreement (but not more than 1,000).
An
Employee’s initial eligibility computation period will begin on his or her
Employment Commencement Date. As elected in the Adoption Agreement,
each
eligibility computation period thereafter will either (1) begin on
the
anniversary of the Employee's Employment Commencement Date; or (2)
begin
on the first day of the Plan Year which begins prior to the first
anniversary of the Employee's Employment Commencement Date regardless
of
whether the Employee is credited with 1,000 Hours of Service (or
lesser
number of Hours of Service if elected in the Adoption Agreement)
during
the initial computation period. If the Employee is credited with
1,000
Hours of Service (or lesser number of Hours of Service if elected
in the
Adoption Agreement) in both the initial eligibility computation period
and
in the second eligibility computation period, the Employee will be
credited with two Years of Service for eligibility purposes. If a
Plan
Year is less than 12 months, the 1,000 Hours of Service (or lesser
number
of Hours of Service if elected in the Adoption Agreement) requirement
set
forth herein will be proportionately reduced. If elected in the
Adoption Agreement, in determining eligibility under Section 2.1
and the
applicable entry date under Section 2.2, an Employee will be deemed
to
have completed a
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Year
of Service on the same date the Employee completes the applicable
Hours of
Service requirement, even if such date occurs before the last day
of the
computation period.
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(c)
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Year
of Service for Vesting. In any Plan Year in which a
Participant’s Vested Interest under Section 4.6 is based on Years of
Service, a Year of Service is a 12-consecutive month period during
which
an Employee is credited with at least the number of Hours of Service
as
elected in the Adoption Agreement (but not more than 1,000). As elected
in
the Adoption Agreement, the Vesting computation period will be either
(1)
the Plan Year, and if any such Plan Year is less than 12 consecutive
months and the Hours of Service requirement set forth in this paragraph
is
greater than one, such requirement will be proportionately reduced;
or (2)
an Employee's 12-consecutive month employment
year.
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(d)
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Prior
Service Credit. An Employee will also receive credit for all
Years of Service with the Employer or Employers named in the Adoption
Agreement. In addition, if the Employer maintains the plan of a
predecessor employer, service with such employer will be treated
as Years
of Service for the Employer.
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(e)
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Reemployment
Before A Break In Service. If an Employee incurs a
Termination of Employment but is reemployed by the Employer before
he or
she incurs a Break in Service, his or her Years of Service and employment
will not be deemed to have been interrupted and, if the Employee
was a
Participant in the Plan or otherwise satisfied the eligibility
requirements set forth in Section 2.1, he or she will remain (or
become)
a Participant immediately upon Reemployment. If the Employee was not
a Participant in the Plan but otherwise satisfied the eligibility
requirements set forth in Section 2.1, the Employee will become a
Participant on the later of the date he or she would have entered
the Plan
had he or she not terminated employment with the Employer, or upon
his or
her Reemployment Commencement Date.
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(1)
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Determination
of Years of Service for Eligibility. If the service of such
Employee is determined under the rule of parity as elected in the
Adoption
Agreement, then for eligibility purposes, if such Employee did not
have a
Vested Interest in his or her Participant's Account before the Break
in
Service and the number of the Employee’s consecutive Breaks in Service
equals or exceeds the greater of five or the aggregate number of
Years of Service, Years of Service that were completed prior to the
Break
in Service will not be counted. The aggregate number of Years of
Service
will not include any Years of Service previously disregarded hereunder
by
reason of prior Breaks in Service. If such former Employee’s Years of
Service are disregarded under this paragraph, he or she will be treated
as
a new Employee for eligibility
purposes.
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(2)
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Determination
of Years of Service for Purposes Other Than
Eligibility. If the service of such Employee is
determined under the rule of parity as elected in the Adoption Agreement,
then for all purposes other than eligibility, if the Employee has
incurred
5 consecutive Breaks in Service, Years of Service completed prior
to such
5 consecutive Breaks in Service will not be counted if the Employee
did
not have a Vested Interest in his Participant's Account and the number
of
consecutive Breaks in Service equals or exceeds the aggregate number
of
Years of Service before such
period.
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(3)
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Entry
or Reentry Into the Plan. Such Employee will become a Participant
in the Plan as follows:
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(A)
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If
Reentry Is Immediate. If elected in the Adoption Agreement,
if such Employee was a Participant before incurring the Break in
Service,
he or
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she
will be reinstated as a Participant upon his or her Reemployment
Commencement Date. If the Employee was not a Participant before
incurring
the Break in Service but (1) had satisfied the eligibility requirements
in
Section 2.1, such Employee will enter the Plan as a Participant
on the
later of his or her Reemployment Commencement Date or the date
the
Employee would have entered the Plan had he or she not terminated
employment with the Employer; or (2) had not satisfied the eligibility
requirements in Section 2.1, such Employee will be eligible to
enter the
Plan as a Participant after satisfaction of any such eligibility
requirements, in which event the Employee will enter the Plan as
a
Participant on the applicable entry date in Section
2.1.
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(B)
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If
Reentry Is After One Year. If elected in
the Adoption Agreement, regardless of whether or not such Employee
was a
Participant before incurring the Break in Service, he or she will
be
eligible to enter the Plan as a Participant upon satisfaction of
the
eligibility requirements in Article 2 as though he or she was a new
Employee upon his or her Reemployment Commencement Date, or if earlier
upon satisfaction of the eligibility requirements in Article 2 and
the
completion of an additional Year of Service after his or her Reemployment
Commencement Date, at which time the Employee's participation in
the Plan
will be deemed to have been reinstated as of his or her Reemployment
Commencement Date (provided the Employee is reemployed by the
Employer).
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(f)
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Ignoring
Service For Eligibility If More Than One Year Of Service
For Eligibility. If this Plan at any time (1) provides in
the Adoption Agreement that an Employee must complete more than 1
Year of
Service for eligibility purposes, and (2) provides in the Adoption
Agreement that an Employee will have a 100% Vested Interest in the
Participant’s Account upon becoming a Participant in the Plan, then the
Years of Service of an Employee who incurs a Break in Service before
satisfying such eligibility requirement will not be counted for
eligibility purposes.
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2.1
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Eligibility
Requirements. If this is an amended Plan, any Employee who is a
Participant on the day before the effective date in the Adoption
Agreement
will continue to participate in the Plan. Otherwise, an Employee
will be
eligible to become a Participant in the Plan upon satisfying the
eligibility requirements as elected in the Adoption Agreement, subject
to
the following provisions:
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(a)
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Age
and Service Requirements. An Employee must satisfy any age
and/or service requirements indicated in the Adoption Agreement for
each
applicable type of contribution. If the Sponsoring Employer elects
in the
Adoption Agreement that the service requirement for participation
with
respect to one or more permitted contributions is the lesser of 1
Year of
Service or a stated number of consecutive months of employment, then
an
Employee will only be deemed to have completed a month of employment
for
any calendar month during which the Employee (1) is continuously
employed
with the Employer or an Affiliated Employer without interruption for
that entire calendar month except for those interruptions that are
described in the definition of Hour of Service, and (2) if elected
in the
Adoption Agreement, is credited with the number of Hours of Service
for
that month as indicated in the Adoption
Agreement.
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(b)
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Ineligible
Employees. All Employees will be eligible to participate in
the Plan except for the following ineligible classes if elected in
the
Adoption Agreement:
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(1)
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Union
Employees. Employees whose employment is governed by a collective
bargaining agreement between Employee representatives and the Employer
in
which retirement benefits were the subject of good faith bargaining
unless
such collective bargaining agreement expressly provides for the inclusion
of such Employees as Participants in the
Plan.
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(2)
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Non-Resident
Aliens. Employees who are non-resident aliens who do not receive
earned income from the Employer which constitutes income from sources
within the United States.
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(3)
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"Merger
and Acquisition" Employees. Persons who became
Employees as the result of a "Code §410(b)(6)(C) transaction". These
Employees will be excluded during the period beginning on the date
of the
transaction and ending on the last day of the first Plan Year beginning
after the date of the transaction. A "Code §410(b)(6)(C)" transaction" is
an asset or stock acquisition, merger, or similar transaction involving
a
change in the employer of the employees of a trade or
business.
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(4)
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Leased
Employees. For non-standardized plans only, any person who is
considered a Leased Employee as defined in Section 1.56 but who (1)
is not
covered by a plan described in Code §414(n)(5), or (2) is covered by a
plan described in Code §414(n)(5) but Leased Employees constitute more
than 20% of the Employer's non-highly compensated
workforce.
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(5)
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Employees
Determined to Be Undocumented Workers. For non-standardized plans
only, Employees who are determined to be undocumented workers. For
purposes of Section, an undocumented worker is any Employee who does
not
have the proper credentials in order to legally seek employment in
the
United States.
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(6)
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Employees
of Non-Adopting Affiliated Employers. For non-standardized plans
only, Employees who are employed by an Affiliated Employer which
is not an
Adopting Employer.
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(7)
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Key
Employees. For non-standardized plans only, Employees who are Key
Employees as defined in Section
1.55.
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(8)
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Highly
Compensated Employees. For non-standardized plans only, Employees
who are Highly Compensated Employees as defined in Section
1.53.
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(9)
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Employees
Who Are Paid By Salary. For non-standardized
plans only, Employees whose Compensation is primarily in the form
of a
salary.
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(10)
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Employees
Who Are Paid By the Hour. For non-standardized plans only,
Employees whose Compensation is primarily paid on an hourly
basis.
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(11)
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Employees
Who Are Paid In Commissions. For
non-standardized plans only, Employees whose Compensation is primarily
in
the form of commissions.
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(12)
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Other.
For non-standardized plans only, any other ineligible classes of
Employees
as elected and specified in the Adoption
Agreement.
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(c)
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Participation
By Employees Whose Status Changes. If an Employee who is not
a
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member
of the eligible class of Employees with respect to a particular
type of
contribution becomes a member of the eligible class for such contribution,
the Employee will participate in the Plan immediately with respect
to that
type of contribution if he or she has satisfied the minimum age
and
service requirements for that type of contribution and would have
previously become a Participant with respect to that type of contribution
had he or she been a member of the eligible class for that type
of
contribution. The participation of a Participant who becomes a
member of
an ineligible class with respect to a particular type of contribution
will
be suspended and such Participant will be entitled to an allocation
of
that type of contribution (and any applicable Forfeitures) for
the
Allocation Period only to the extent of any applicable Hours of
Service or
Periods of Service completed while a member of the eligible class
of
Employees for that type of contribution. Upon returning to an eligible
class of Employees with respect to that type of contribution, a
suspended
Participant will resume eligibility with respect to that type of
contribution. The Vested Interest of a Participant who ceases to
be a
member of an eligible class with respect to a particular type of
contribution will continue to increase in accordance with Section
4.6.
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(d)
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Participation
By Former Participants. A former Participant will again
become a Participant immediately upon returning to the employ of
the
Employer unless such former Participant's Years of Service or Periods
of
Service may be disregarded by reason of prior Breaks in
Service.
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(e)
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Eligibility
for Certain 401(k) Safe Harbor Contributions. For any Plan
Year in which the Employer elects to disaggregate the Plan in accordance
with Regulation § 1.401(k)-1(b)(3)(ii) for purposes of the ADP Test and/or
the ACP Test, and the eligibility requirement for Non-Safe Harbor
Matching
Contributions or Non-Safe Harbor Non-Elective Contributions elected
in the
Adoption Agreement is one year (or 365 days) or more, the eligibility
requirement for the ADP Safe Harbor Non-Elective Contribution or
the ADP
Safe Harbor Matching Contribution will be 1 Year of Service, unless
the
Administrator elects a shorter
period.
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2.2
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Entry
Date. An eligible Employee who has satisfied the eligibility
requirements elected in the Adoption Agreement will enter the Plan
as a
Participant on the "Entry Date" elected in the Adoption Agreement.
The
term Entry Date will also be used to define any special rules that
may
apply with respect to Otherwise Excludible Employees. For purposes
of
determining Compensation taken into account for allocation purposes,
the
Entry Date will be determined separately for each type of allocation
under
the Plan. Notwithstanding the foregoing, an eligible Employee who
is also
a Prevailing Wage Employee will enter the Plan as a Participant with
respect to Compensation received under a Prevailing Wage Law on the
date
the Employee first receives such
Compensation.
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2.3
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Waiver
of Participation. An Employee who is otherwise eligible to
participate in the Plan may elect to waive such participation in
accordance with the following
provisions:
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(a)
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Irrevocable
Election. An Eligible Employee may make a one-time
irrevocable election to waive participation in the Plan. However,
the
Administrator may in its sole discretion elect not to make this option
available to one or more Eligible Employees if the Eligible Employee
is
not an HCE and is not likely to become an HCE and if the Administrator
determines that such waiver may cause the Plan for any Plan Year
to fail
to satisfy one of the tests in Code §410(b)(1)(A) or Code §410(b)(1)(B)
and (C). The Employee’s election to waive participation in the Plan must
be in writing and must be delivered to the Administrator on or before
the
date the Employee first becomes eligible to participate in the Plan.
Notwithstanding the foregoing however, once an Employee has become
a
Participant in the Plan, no waiver can be made, except as provided
in
paragraph (b) below.
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(b)
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Election
to Waive Allocation. Notwithstanding paragraph (a), and
subject to the Top-Heavy Minimum Allocation requirements set forth
in
Section 3.5, a Participant may
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agree
to forego an allocation of Employer contributions to his or her
Participant's Account for all or any Allocation Periods if the
Participant
is an HCE for the Allocation Period and such waiver does not have
a direct
or indirect impact on the overall remuneration paid to such
Participant.
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(c)
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Administrative
Requirements. An Employee’s election to waive participation
or forego an allocation must be in writing and must be delivered
to the
Administrator on or before the date the Employee first becomes eligible
to
participate in the Plan in the case of a waiver under paragraph (a),
and
before the Participant is entitled to an allocation to his or her
Participant's Account in the case of foregoing an allocation under
paragraph (b). The Administrator will furnish any form required to
make an
election under this Section, which may include the requirement for
consent
by the Employee’s Spouse.
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2.4
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Reemployment.
If an Employer incurs a Termination of Employment and is subsequently
reemployed by the Employer or an Affiliated Employer, such Employee's
Years of Service and/or Periods of Service for purposes of eligibility
(as
well as the time such Employee enters or reenters the Plan as a
Participant) will be determined in accordance with the rules described
in
the definition of Years of Service and/or Periods of
Service.
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2.5
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Exclusion
of an Eligible Employee. If any Employee who should have been
included as a Participant is erroneously excluded from the Plan in
any
Allocation Period and discovery of such omission is not made until
after a
contribution for that Allocation Period has been allocated, the Employer
will correct the omission. Such omission can be corrected by one
or more
of the following methods: (1) by making an additional contribution
to the
Plan on behalf of the omitted Employee; (2) by allocating any available
Forfeitures on behalf of the omitted Employee; or (3) by any other
method
of correction permitted under Revenue Procedure 2003-44 or any subsequent
Revenue Procedure or guidance issued by the Internal Revenue
Service.
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2.6
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Inclusion
of an Ineligible Employee. If any person who should not have been
included as a Participant is erroneously included in any Allocation
Period
and the discovery of the inclusion is not made until after a contribution
has been allocated for that Allocation Period, and such ineligible
Employee has not received a distribution of the amount erroneously
allocated, such amount cannot be refunded to the Employer and will
be
applied as a Forfeiture for the Plan Year in which the error is
discovered.
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3.1
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Employer
Contributions. The Employer intends to make contributions to the
Plan. Such contributions will be allocated based on the applicable
Allocation Period. The types of contributions permitted to be made
to this
Plan are as elected in the Adoption Agreement. The Employer does
not
guarantee either the making of the contributions or the payment of
benefits under the Plan. The Employer reserves the right to reduce,
suspend or discontinue contributions for any reason at any time,
but if
the Plan is deemed to be terminated as a result of such reduction,
suspension or discontinuance, the provisions of Article 9 will become
effective. The Employer’s contribution (if any) may consist of cash,
qualifying employer securities or qualifying employer real property
as
defined in ERISA §407(d), or any other property permitted under Code §4975
and acceptable to the Trustee. If an Employee should have been included
as
a Participant but is mistakenly excluded for any reason, the omission
will
be corrected as specified in Section 2.5. All contributions will
be
determined in accordance with the following
provisions:
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(a)
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Contribution
Provisions Applicable To 401(k) Plans. For a 401(k) plan,
each Plan Year the Employer will contribute to the Plan such amount
as it may in its sole discretion determine, subject to the
following:
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(1)
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Elective
Deferrals. The Employer will contribute each
Participant's
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Elective
Deferrals to the Plan, determined in accordance with, and contributed
subject to, the following:
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(A)
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Amount
of Elective Deferrals. Each Participant may enter into a
Salary Deferral Agreement in an amount as elected in the Adoption
Agreement, authorizing the Employer to withhold a portion of the
Participant's Compensation. The amount withheld will be deemed an
Elective
Deferral that the Employer will contribute to the Plan on behalf
of the
Participant. The Administrator will designate the frequency of such
elections but not less frequently than once per year. Elective Deferrals
may be made in whole percentage increments of Compensation or in
specific
dollar amounts as designated by the Participant. The Administrator
will
have the right to direct that such increments of Compensation be
rounded
to the next highest or lowest dollar. Furthermore, on a uniform
nondiscriminatory basis, the Administrator may permit a Participant
to
identify separate components of the Participant's Compensation (such
as
base salary, bonuses, etc.) and to specify that a different Elective
Deferral percentage (or dollar amount) apply to each such
component.
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(B)
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Roth
Elective Deferrals. If elected in the
Adoption Agreement, a Participant may elect to classify all or a
portion
of an Elective Deferral as a Roth Elective Deferral. Distributions
of Roth
Elective Deferrals (other than corrective distributions) are not
includible in the Participant's gross income if made 5 years after
the
Participant's death, Disability or Age 59½. Earnings on corrective
distributions of Roth Elective Deferrals are includible in gross
income
the same as earnings on corrective distributions of Pre-tax Elective
Deferrals.
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(C)
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Catch-Up
Contributions. If elected in the Adoption Agreement,
Catch-Up Contributions are permitted, in which event Participants
who are
age 50 as defined in Regulation §1.414(v)-1(3)(i) before the close of the
Plan Year will be eligible to make Catch-Up Contributions. Any Participant
who turns 50 during a calendar year will be considered to be age
50 as of
January 1st of that calendar year and can make Catch-Up Contributions
during the Plan Year coincident with such calendar year, or if the
Plan
Year is not a calendar year, the Plan Year in which the calendar
year
begins. If this Plan is a Safe Harbor 401(k) Plan, Catch-Up Contributions
will be treated as Elective Deferrals and will be matched in accordance
with the Safe Harbor Matching Contribution formula(s) elected in
the
Adoption Agreement. If this is not a Safe Harbor 401(k) Plan, Catch-Up
Contributions will be matched in accordance with the Non-Safe Harbor
Matching Contribution formula (if any) elected in the Adoption Agreement
unless the Sponsoring Employer elects otherwise in the Adoption
Agreement.
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(D)
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Limitations
on Elective Deferrals. In no event may the dollar amount
withheld under subparagraph (A) be more than the maximum dollar amount
permitted for that calendar year under Code §402(g). Elective Deferrals
that exceed the applicable Code §402(g) limit will be deemed Excess
Elective Deferrals and will be returned to the affected Participants
in
accordance with Section 5.18. No Participant will be permitted to
have
Elective Deferrals made under this Plan, or any other plan, contract
or
arrangement maintained by the Employer, during any calendar year,
in
excess of the dollar limit in Code §402(g) in effect for the Participant's
taxable year beginning in such calendar year. The dollar limitation
contained in Code §402(g) is $10,500 for taxable years beginning in 2000
and 2001 increasing to $11,000 for taxable years beginning in 2002
and
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increasing
by $1,000 each year thereafter up to $15,000 for taxable years
beginning
in 2006 and later years. After 2006, the $15,000 limit will be
adjusted by
the Secretary of the Treasury for cost-of-living increases under
Code §
402(g). Any adjustments will be in multiples of $500. Catch-Up
Contributions will not be counted in determining the limitations
under
Code §402(g).
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(E)
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Negative
Election. If elected in the Adoption Agreement, for any Plan
Year in which a Participant fails to file a Salary Deferral Agreement
with
the Administrator, such Participant will be deemed to have entered
into a
Salary Deferral Agreement for that Plan Year which authorizes the
Employer
to withhold the percentage of his or her Compensation elected in
the
Adoption Agreement as an Elective Deferral. In addition, if elected
in the
Adoption Agreement, the Employer may automatically increase such
percentage periodically. Any Elective Deferral withheld under this
subparagraph will be characterized as either a Pre-Tax Elective Deferral
or a Roth Elective Deferral, as elected in the Adoption
Agreement.
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(F)
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Salary
Deferral Agreement. A Participant may, in accordance with
either the Adoption Agreement or a policy established by the
Administrator, amend his or her Salary Deferral Agreement to increase
or
decrease the percentage or amount being withheld. The Participant
may also
at any time suspend or cancel his or her Salary Deferral Agreement
upon
reasonable notice. If a Participant cancels or suspends his or her
Salary
Deferral Agreement, the Participant will not be permitted to put
a new
Salary Deferral Agreement into effect until such time in accordance
with
either the Adoption Agreement or the policy established by the
Administrator. If necessary to insure that the Plan satisfies the
ADP
Test, the Employer may also amend or terminate a Participant's Salary
Deferral Agreement on notice to the Participant. If a Participant
has not
authorized the Employer to withhold at the maximum rate permitted
and the
Participant desires to increase the total amount withheld for a Plan
Year
to the maximum rate permitted, the Participant may authorize the
Employer
to withhold a supplemental amount up to 75% of his or Compensation
for one or more pay periods. An Elective Deferral will constitute
a
payroll deduction authorization for purposes of applicable state
law. If
automatic enrollment (negative election) is elected in the Adoption
Agreement pursuant to subparagraph (E) above, the Participant must
be
given an effective opportunity to elect a different amount (including
no
amount).
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(G)
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ADP
Testing. Elective Deferrals must satisfy the ADP Test, and
Elective Deferrals in a Non-Safe Harbor 401(k) Plan that do not satisfy
the ADP Test will be deemed Excess Contributions and will be returned
in
accordance with Section 5.19.
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(H)
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Distribution
of Elective Deferrals. Elective Deferrals can only be
distributed upon the earlier to occur of (1) the date the Participant
incurs a Severance from Employment; (2) the date the Participant
dies; (3)
the date the Participant suffers a Disability; (4) the date an event
described in Code §401(k)(10) occurs; (v) the date the Participant reaches
Age 59½; or (5) if hardship distributions are permitted, the date the
Participant qualifies for a financial hardship distribution under
Section
5.16. For Plan Years beginning before 2002, such amounts could also
be
distributed upon (1) the disposition by a corporation to an unrelated
corporation of substantially all of the assets (within the meaning
of Code
§409(d)(2)) used in a trade or business of such corporation if such
corporation continues to maintain the
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Plan
after the disposition, but only with respect to Employees who continue
employment with the corporation acquiring such assets. Such a distribution
must be made in a lump sum; and (2) the disposition by a corporation
to an
unrelated entity of such corporation's interest in a subsidiary
(within
the meaning of Code §409(d)(3)) if such corporation continues to maintain
the Plan, but only with respect to Employees who continue employment
with
such subsidiary. Such a distribution must be made in a lump sum.
All
distributions that may be made pursuant to one or more of the foregoing
distributable events are subject to the spousal and participant
consent
requirements (if applicable) contained in Code §401(a)(11) and §417.
However, if at all times during the 24-month period beginning 12
months
before the termination of the Plan, fewer than two percent of the
Employees who were eligible under the Plan as of the date of Plan
termination are eligible under the other defined contribution plan,
the
other plan is not a successor plan.
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(I)
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Distribution
Upon Plan Termination. Elective Deferrals
can be distributed upon termination of the Plan without the Employer
maintaining an “alternative defined contribution plan”. A defined
contribution plan is not treated as an “alternative defined contribution
plan” if it is an employee stock ownership plan as defined in Code
§4975(e)(7) or Code § 409(a), a simplified employee pension as defined in
Code § 408(k), a SIMPLE IRA plan as defined in Code § 408(p), a plan or
contract that satisfies the requirements of Code § 403(b), or a
plan that is described in section Code §§ 457(b) or
(f).
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(2)
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Non-Safe
Harbor Matching Contributions. The Employer may make Non-Safe
Harbor Matching Contributions as elected in the Adoption Agreement
and/or
in one or more Non-Safe Harbor Matching Contribution Addenda, subject
to
the following provisions:
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(A)
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ACP
Testing. Non-Safe Harbor Matching Contributions made for a
Plan Year must satisfy the ACP Test. Non-Safe Harbor Matching
Contributions which do not satisfy the ACP Test will be deemed Excess
Aggregate Contributions and will be returned under Section
5.20.
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(B)
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Treatment
as QMACs. The Administrator may elect to treat all or any
portion of a Non-Safe Harbor Matching Contribution as a QMAC sufficient
to
satisfy the ADP Test.
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(C)
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True-Ups. If
the Allocation Period for Non-Safe Harbor Matching Contributions
is not
the Plan Year, and, if on the last day of any such Plan Year the
dollar
amount of the Non-Safe Harbor Matching Contributions made on behalf
of a
Benefiting Participant is less than the dollar amount that would
have been
made if Non-Safe Harbor Matching Contributions had been contributed
on an
annual basis only, then the Employer may elect for any such Plan
Year to
make an additional Non-Safe Harbor Matching Contribution in order
to make
the Non-Safe Harbor Matching Contribution contributed for a Benefiting
Participant equal to the Non-Safe Harbor Matching Contribution that
would
have been made if Non-Safe Harbor Matching Contributions had been
contributed as if the Allocation Period was the Plan Year. However,
any
such additional Non-Safe Harbor Matching Contributions can only be
made to
the Plan on a uniform nondiscriminatory
basis.
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(D)
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Excess
Elective Deferrals and Excess Contributions Not Required
to
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Be
Matched. Notwithstanding the above, to the extent that
Non-Safe Harbor Matching Contributions are contributed on an annual
basis,
no Non-Safe Harbor Matching Contribution will be required with
respect to
that portion of an Elective Deferral which for that Plan Year is
determined to be either an Excess Elective Deferral or an Excess
Contribution.
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(E)
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Discretionary
Formulas. If the Sponsoring Employer elects a discretionary
formula in Section 6.1(a) of the 401(k) Plan Adoption Agreement
(standardized or non-standardized), the Sponsoring Employer's discretion
in establishing formula for any Allocation Period includes, but is
not
limited to, establishing a tiered or non-tiered formula, as well
as
establishing a maximum****.
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(3)
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Non-Safe
Harbor Non-Elective Contributions. The Employer may make Non-Safe
Harbor Non-Elective Contributions as elected in the Adoption Agreement
and/or in one or more Non-Safe Harbor Non-Elective Contribution Addenda.
The amount of the Non-Elective Contribution, if any, will be determined
by
the Employer, and the Employer's determination of the amount of its
Non-Safe Harbor Non-Elective Contribution will be binding on the
Trustee,
Administrator and all Participants and may not be reviewed in any
manner.
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(4)
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Qualified
Matching Contributions. The Employer may make a Qualified
Matching Contribution in such amount as the Employer, in its sole
discretion, may determine. The Employer may also elect to treat all
or any
portion of a Matching Contribution as a
QMAC.
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(5)
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Qualified
Non-Elective Contributions. The Employer may elect to make a
Qualified Non-Elective Contribution in such amount as the Employer
determines. In addition, the Employer may elect to treat as a Qualified
Non-Elective Contribution all or any portion of a Non-Safe Harbor
Non-Elective Contribution that has not yet been
allocated.
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(6)
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Safe
Harbor 401(k) Contributions. The Employer may make Safe Harbor
401(k) Contributions as elected in the Adoption Agreement and in
accordance with the following
provisions:
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(A)
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ADP
Safe Harbor Non-Elective Contributions. If the Employer
elects in the Adoption Agreement (or to the extent the Employer amends
the
Plan as provided in the Adoption Agreement), the Employer will make
a Safe
Harbor Non-Elective Contribution to the Plan equal to 3% (or any
higher
percentage elected by the Employer) of the Compensation of each Safe
Harbor Participant (as defined in paragraph (D) below). The Employer
may
elect in the Adoption Agreement to make this contribution to a money
purchase plan which is named in the Adoption Agreement. For any Allocation
Period in which the Employer elects to make an ADP Safe Harbor
Non-Elective Contribution to the named money purchase pension plan,
an ADP
Safe Harbor Non-Elective Contribution will be made to this Plan in
lieu of
the contribution to the money purchase pension plan unless each Safe
Harbor Participant under this Plan also participates in such other
plan and such other plan has the same Plan Year as this Plan. ADP
Safe
Harbor Non-Elective Contributions will be 100% Vested at all
times.
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(B)
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ADP
Safe Harbor Matching Contributions. If elected in the
Adoption Agreement, an ADP Safe Harbor "Basic" or "Enhanced" Matching
Contribution will be made that is equal to the amount specified in
the
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Adoption
Agreement. If the Employer elects to contribute ADP Safe Harbor
Matching
Contributions on a periodic basis, such contribution will comply
with the
applicable regulations with respect to the timing of the deposits
of such
amounts. ADP Safe Harbor Matching Contributions for an Allocation
Period
other than the Plan Year that fail to comply with such regulations
will
require a year-end true-up.
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(C)
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ACP
Safe Harbor Matching Contributions. If elected in the
Adoption Agreement, the Employer may also contribute additional Matching
Contributions for each Allocation Period. Such contributions may
be as
elected in the Adoption Agreement.
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(D)
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Safe
Harbor Participant. A "Safe Harbor
Participant" is each Eligible Participant who is an NHCE for the
Plan Year
(and, if elected in the Adoption Agreement, who is an HCE for the
Plan
Year) who was eligible to make an Elective Deferral to the Plan at
any
time during the Plan Year or who would have been eligible to make
Elective
Deferrals but for a suspension due to a hardship distribution or
a
statutory limitation (such as Code §402(g) and §415). Unless otherwise
elected by the Sponsoring Employer in the Adoption Agreement, Otherwise
Excludible Participants will be included as Safe Harbor
Participants.
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(b)
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Contribution
Provisions For Profit Sharing Plans And Money Purchase
Plans. For a profit sharing plan or a money purchase plan,
the Employer will make a contribution to the Plan as elected in the
Adoption Agreement. The amount of the contribution will be determined
by
the Employer, and the Employer's determination of the amount of its
contribution will be binding on the Trustee, Administrator and all
Participants and may not be reviewed in any manner. If a contribution
and/or allocation uses the social security taxable wage base (the
FICA
base), such amount is the amount of a Participant's Compensation
subject
to withholding tax under Code §3121(a)(1) determined as of the beginning
of the Plan Year. If an Employer amends a money purchase pension
plan
because of a waiver of the minimum funding requirement under Code
§412(d),
such plan will be considered to be individually designed and will
no
longer be considered a
prototype plan.
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(c)
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Prevailing
Wage Contributions. If elected in the Adoption Agreement,
the Employer will make Prevailing Wage Contributions to the Plan.
Prevailing Wage Contributions may be used as QNECs if made to a 401(k)
plan, or to offset other Employer contributions, as elected in the
Adoption Agreement. The contribution for each Prevailing Wage Employee
will be based on the hourly contribution rate required under the
applicable Prevailing Wage Law for each such Employee's employment
classification for each construction project at which Prevailing
Wage Law
services are performed by each such Employee that are not being paid
as
wages or being used to provide other benefits. Prevailing Wage
contributions will be made to the Plan as frequently as required
under the
applicable Prevailing Wage Law.
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(d)
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Limitations
on Contributions. Notwithstanding any provision herein to
the contrary, (1) no contribution will exceed the maximum amount
deductible under Code §404 except as otherwise provided below; (2) no
contribution will exceed the limitations set forth in Code §415; (3) no
contribution will be made for any Participant who is not a Benefiting
Participant for an Allocation Period unless otherwise required by
the Top
Heavy provisions in Section 3.5; (4) if an Employee should have been
included as a Participant in the Plan but is mistakenly excluded
for any
reason, the omission will be corrected as specified in Section 2.5,
even
if such amount is never deductible by the Employer; and (5) if the
Plan
provides contributions or benefits for Employees some or all of whom
are
Owner-Employees, such contributions or benefits can only be provided
with
respect to the
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Earned
Income of such Owner-Employee which is derived from the trade or
business
with respect to which the Plan is
established.
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(e)
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Contribution
Period. Any contribution made under the terms of the Plan
may, at the election of the Administrator, be contributed (1) each
payroll
period; (2) each month; (3) each Plan quarter; (4) on an annual basis;
or
(5) on any other less than annual contribution period basis as determined
by the Employer, provided such contribution period does not discriminate
in favor of HCEs. The Employer may elect a different contribution
period
for each type of contribution. Contributions will be allocated to
Eligible
Participants as of the last day of an applicable contribution
period.
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(f)
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Form
of Contribution. The Employer’s contribution (if any) may
consist of (1) cash; (2) qualifying employer securities or qualifying
employer real property as defined in §407(d) of ERISA, provided the
acquisition of such qualifying employer securities or qualifying
real
property securities satisfies the requirements of §408(e) of ERISA; or (3)
any other property that is permitted under Code §4975 and is acceptable to
the Trustee in accordance with the terms of the Trust
agreement.
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(g)
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Refund
of Contributions For All Plans. Contributions made to the
Plan by the Employer can only be returned to the Employer in accordance
with the following provisions:
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(1)
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Failure
of Plan to Initially Qualify. If the Plan fails
to initially satisfy the requirements of Code §401(a) and the Employer
declines to amend the Plan to satisfy such requirements, contributions
made prior to the date such qualification is denied must be returned
to
the Employer within 1 year of the date of such denial, but only if
the
application for the qualification is made by the time prescribed
by law
for filing the Employer's tax return for the taxable year in which
the
Plan is adopted, or by such later date as the Secretary of the Treasury
may prescribe.
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(2)
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Contributions
Made Under a Mistake of Fact. If a contribution is attributable
in whole or in part to a good faith mistake of fact, including a
good
faith mistake in determining the deductibility of the contribution
under
Code §404, an amount may be returned to the Employer equal to the excess
of the amount contributed over the amount that would have been contributed
had the mistake not occurred. Earnings attributable to an excess
contribution will not be returned, but losses attributable to the
excess
contribution will reduce the amount so returned. Such amount will
be
returned within one year of the date the contribution was made or
the
deduction disallowed, as the case may
be.
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(3)
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Nondeductible
Contributions. Except to the extent an Employer may intentionally
make a nondeductible contribution, for example in order to correct
an
administrative error or restore a Forfeiture, any contribution by
the
Employer is conditioned on its deductibility and will otherwise be
returned to the Employer.
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(4)
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Prevailing
Wage Contributions. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Prevailing
Wage Contributions that would otherwise be returned to the Employer
for
the reasons described in paragraphs (1) or (2) above will instead
be
returned to the affected
Participants.
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3.2
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Allocation
of Employer Contributions. Each Eligible Participant's share of
Employer contributions made under the Plan will be allocated to his
or her
Participant's Account in accordance with the following
provisions:
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(a)
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401(k)
Elective Deferrals. Each Participant's Pre-tax Elective
Deferrals will be allocated to the Participant's Pre-Tax Elective
Deferral
Account. Each Participant's Elective Deferrals earmarked as Roth
Elective
Deferrals will be allocated to the Participant's Roth Elective Deferral
Account.
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(b)
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Safe
Harbor 401(k) Contributions. Safe Harbor 401(k)
Contributions will be allocated as follows: (1) ADP Safe Harbor Matching
Contributions will be allocated to a Participant's ADP Safe Harbor
Matching Contribution Account; (2) ACP Safe Harbor Matching Contributions
will be allocated to a Participant's ACP Safe Harbor Matching Contribution
Account; and (3) ADP Safe Harbor Non-Elective Contributions will
be
allocated to a Participant's ADP Safe Harbor Non-Elective Contribution
Account.
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(c)
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401
(k) Non-Safe Harbor Matching
Contributions. Non-Safe Harbor Matching Contributions
contributed on a Participant's behalf will be allocated to the
Participant's Non-Safe Harbor Matching Contribution Account. All
such
allocations will be made in the manner elected by the Sponsoring
Employer
in the Adoption Agreement and/or the Non-Safe Harbor Matching Contribution
Addendum. A Participant who makes an Elective Deferral during the
Allocation Period will be eligible to receive an allocation of Non-Safe
Harbor Matching Contributions for that Allocation Period as elected
by the Sponsoring Employer in the Adoption Agreement. If the Sponsoring
Employer elects in the Adoption Agreement to impose a service requirement
(e.g., 1,000 Hours of Service) in order for a Participant to receive
an allocation of Non-Safe Harbor Matching Contributions for an
Allocation and the Allocation Period is less than 12 consecutive
months,
any such service requirement will be proportionately
reduced.
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(d)
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Qualified
Matching Contributions. Qualified Matching Contributions
(QMACs), and any Non-Safe Harbor Matching Contributions that are
treated
as QMACs, will be allocated to the Qualified Matching Contribution
Account
of each Participant eligible to receive a QMAC allocation for that
Allocation Period as elected in Section 8.1 of the Adoption Agreement.
Such contributions will be allocated in the manner elected by the
Administrator from one of the following methods, and then only to
the
extent necessary to satisfy the ADP Test and/or the ACP Test: (1)
pro-rata
based on the Compensation of each eligible Participant; (2) pro-rata
using bottom-up based on Compensation of each eligible Participant
not to
exceed 5% of his or her Compensation; (3) pro-rata using bottom-up
based
on the Elective Deferrals of each eligible Participant not to exceed
5% of
his or her Compensation; (4) per capita to each eligible Participant;
(5)
per capita using bottom-up based on the Compensation of each eligible
Participant not to exceed 5% of his or her Compensation; or (6) per
capita
using bottom-up based on the Elective Deferrals of each eligible
Participant not to exceed 5% of his or her
Compensation.
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(e)
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Qualified
Non-Elective Contributions. Qualified Non-Elective
Contributions (QNECS) and Non-Safe Harbor Non-Elective Contributions
contributed under Section 3.1(a) that are treated as QNECS will be
allocated to the Qualified Non-Elective Contribution Account of each
Participant eligible to receive an allocation of QNECs for that Allocation
Period as elected in Section 8.2 of the Adoption Agreement. Such
contributions will be allocated in the manner elected by the Administrator
from one of the following allocation methods, and then only to the
extent
necessary to satisfy the ADP Test and/or the ACP Test: (1) pro-rata
based
on the Compensation of each eligible Participant; (2) pro-rata using
bottom-up based on the Compensation of each eligible Participant,
not to
exceed 5% of each eligible Participant's Compensation; (3) per capita
to
each eligible Participant; or (4) per capita using bottom-up based
on the
Compensation of each eligible Participant, not to exceed 5% of each
eligible Participant's Compensation or, if greater, two times the
Plan's
"representative contribution rate." The "representative contribution
rate"
is the lowest contribution rate (i.e., the sum of QNECs made and
QMACs
taken into account for an Employee divided by his or her Code §414(s)
compensation among a group of NHCEs that is equal to half of all
the
eligible NHCEs (or the lowest contribution rate among all
eligible
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NHCEs
who are employed on the last day of the year, if greater).
Notwithstanding the foregoing, QNECs of up to 10% of Compensation
can be
used in the ADP Test in the case of QNECs that are the result of
Prevailing Wage Contributions.
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(f)
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401(k)
Non-Safe Harbor Non-Elective Contributions, Profit
Sharing Plan Contributions, and Money Purchase Plan
Contributions. Such amounts contributed on a Participant's
behalf will be allocated to the Participant's Non-Safe Harbor Non-Elective
Contribution Account, or to his or her Participant’s Account in the case
of a profit sharing plan or money purchase plan. A Participant will
be
eligible to receive an allocation of Employer Non-Safe Harbor Non-Elective
Contributions, money purchase plan contributions, and/or profit sharing
plan contributions for that Allocation Period as elected by the Sponsoring
Employer in the Adoption Agreement. If the Sponsoring Employer elects
in
the Adoption Agreement to impose a service requirement (e.g., 1,000
Hours
of Service) in order for a Participant to receive an allocation of
Non-Safe Harbor Non-Elective Contributions for an Allocation and
the
Allocation Period is less than 12 consecutive months, any such service
requirement will be proportionately
reduced.
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(1)
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Allocations
Using a Compensation Ratio. If the Sponsoring Employer elects in
the Adoption Agreement to allocate Non-Safe Harbor Non-Elective
Contributions, money purchase contributions, and/or profit sharing
plan
contributions using a Compensation ratio, the allocation will be
made to
each Eligible Participant's Account in the ratio that his or her
Compensation for the Allocation Period bears to the total Compensation
of
all Eligible Participants for the Allocation
Period.
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(2)
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Allocations
Using the Per Capita Method. If the Sponsoring Employer elects in
the Adoption Agreement to allocate Non-Safe Harbor Non-Elective
Contributions, money purchase contributions, and/or profit sharing
plan
contributions on a per capita basis, the allocation will be made
to each
Eligible Participant's Account in an equal dollar amount for the
Allocation Period.
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(3)
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Allocations
Using Permitted Disparity. If the Sponsoring Employer elects in
the Adoption Agreement to allocate Non-Safe Harbor Non-Elective
Contributions, money purchase contributions, and/or profit sharing
plan
contributions using permitted disparity, the allocation may be made
using
either a 2-step method, a 4-step method, or both, as elected in the
Adoption Agreement, in accordance with the following
provisions:
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(A)
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2-Step
Method Only. If the Sponsoring Employer elects the 2-step
method for all Allocation Periods, the contribution will be allocated
as
follows: First, an amount equal to the lesser of the Maximum Excess
Percentage multiplied by a Benefiting Participant's Excess Compensation,
or, as elected in the Adoption Agreement, either (1) the greater
of 5.7%
or the OASI Percentage, or (2) 5.4% or (3) 4.3%, multiplied by a
Benefiting Participant's Excess Compensation, will be allocated to
a
Benefiting Participant's Account. The balance of the contribution
will
then be allocated to each Eligible Participant's Account in the ratio
that
his or her Compensation bears to the total Compensation of all Benefiting
Participants.
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(B)
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4-Step
Method Only. If the Sponsoring Employer elects the 4-step
method for all Allocation Periods, the contribution will be allocated
in
the following manner:
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(i)
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Step
1. First, an amount will be allocated to each
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Eligible
Participant’s Account in the ratio that his or her Compensation bears to
the total Compensation of all Benefiting Participants, but the
maximum
amount allocated under this subparagraph will not exceed 3% of
a
Benefiting Participant’s Compensation. Solely for purposes of the
allocation made under this subparagraph (i), the term Eligible
Participant
also means any Participant entitled to a Top Heavy Minimum Allocation
under Section 3.5.
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(ii)
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Step
2. Next, an amount will be allocated to each Eligible
Participant’s Account in the ratio that his Excess Compensation bears to
the total Excess Compensation of all Benefiting Participants, but
the
maximum amount allocated under this subparagraph will not exceed
3% of a
Benefiting Participant’s Excess
Compensation.
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(iii)
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Step
3. Next, an amount will be allocated to each Eligible
Participant’s Account in the ratio that his or her Compensation plus
Excess Compensation bears to the total Compensation plus Excess
Compensation of all Benefiting Participants, but the maximum amount
allocated under this subparagraph will not exceed, as elected in
the
Adoption Agreement, either 2.7%, 2.4% or 1.3% of a Benefiting
Participant’s Compensation plus Excess
Compensation.
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(iv)
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Step
4. Finally, the balance of the Employer's contribution will
be
allocated to each Eligible Participant’s Account in the ratio that his or
her Compensation bears to the total Compensation of all Benefiting
Participants.
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(C)
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2-Step
Method and 4-Step Method. If the Sponsoring Employer elects
to use the 2-step method in non-Top Heavy Allocation Periods and
the
4-step method in Top Heavy Allocation Periods, the contribution will
be
allocated in non-Top Heavy Allocation Periods in the same manner
described
in Section 3.2(f)(2)(A) in non-Top Heavy Allocation Periods and in
the
manner set forth in Section 3.2(f)(2)(B) in Top Heavy Allocation
Periods.
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(D)
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Definitions. The
following terms used in subparagraph (1) have the following
meanings:
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(i)
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Excess
Compensation. The term "Excess Compensation" means the amount of
a Benefiting Participant's Compensation in excess of the percentage
(or
dollar amount) of the Taxable Wage Base as elected in the Adoption
Agreement.
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(ii)
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Maximum
Excess Percentage. The term "Maximum Excess Percentage" means
the
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percentage
derived by dividing the Employer's contribution by the sum of the
total
Compensation of all Benefiting Participants plus the total Excess
Compensation of all Benefiting
Participants.
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(iii)
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OASI
Percentage. The term "OASI Percentage" means the portion of
the rate of tax in effect at the beginning of the Plan Year pursuant
to
Code §3111(a) which is attributable to old-age
insurance.
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(iv)
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Taxable
Wage Base. The term "Taxable Wage Base" means the portion of a
Participant's Compensation that is subject to withholding tax under
Code §
3121(a)(1) as in effect on the first day of the Plan
Year.
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(4)
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Allocations
Using Allocation Groups. If the Sponsoring Employer elects in the
Adoption Agreement to allocate Non-Safe Harbor Non-Elective Contributions,
money purchase contributions, and/or profit sharing plan contributions
using allocation groups, the allocation for each Allocation Group
will be
made as elected in the Adoption Agreement, subject to the following
provisions:
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(A)
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Cross
Testing Prerequisites. If
the allocation is required to be general tested in order to satisfy
Code
§401(a)(4), the allocation must satisfy the following
requirements:
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(i)
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Minimum
Allocation Gateway. Each NHCE who is eligible for any Employer
contribution under this Plan and who is eligible to be considered
when
performing the general test under Code §401(a)(4) must have an allocation
rate that is equal to the lesser of 5% of the Participants Code §414(s)
Compensation or one-third of the allocation rate of the HCEs with
the
highest allocation rate.
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(ii)
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Broadly
Available Allocation Rates. Each allocation rate will be
currently available (within the meaning of Regulation §
1.40(a)(4)-4(b)(2)) to a group of Employees that satisfies the
requirements of Code §410(b) without regard to the average benefit
percentage test. If two allocation rates are permissively aggregated
under
Regulation § 1.401(a)(4)-4(d)(4), they are aggregated and treated as a
single allocation rate. The disregard of the age and service conditions
set forth in Regulation §1.401(a)(4)-4(b)(2)(ii)(A) does not apply for
purposes of this paragraph.
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(iii)
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Gradually
Increasing Age or Service Schedule. Each allocation rate
increases smoothly at regular intervals within a series of bands
based
solely on
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age,
based solely on years of service, or based on the number of points
representing the sum of Age and Years of Service (age and service
points),
as designated in the Adoption Agreement, such that the same allocation
rate applies to all Employees whose age, years of service, or age
and
service points are within each band. If age-only bands are used,
all
Participants younger than age 25 are deemed in the first band.
If the age
and service point band is used, all Participants with a sum of
age and
service that is less than 25 are deemed in the first
band.
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(5)
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Participation
in Defined Benefit/Defined Contribution Plans. If this Plan is
part of a combination of plans consisting of a defined
contribution/defined benefit combination of plans, it may satisfy
the
general test under Code §401 (a)(4) through cross testing if it meets one
of three requirements. In the aggregate, the combination must either
(1)
be "primarily defined benefit in character;" (2) consist of "broadly
available separate plans;" or (3) satisfy a special gateway
requirement.
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(A)
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Primarily
Defined Benefit. A combination plan will be treated as
primarily defined benefit in character if, for more than 50% of NHCEs
benefiting, the normal accrual rate attributable to benefits under
the
defined benefit plan for NHCEs exceeds the equivalent accrual rate
attributable to contributions under the defined contribution plan
for the
same NHCEs.
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(B)
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Broadly
Available Separate Plans. A combination plan is generally
treated as consisting of broadly available separate plans if the
defined
contribution plan and the defined benefit plan would each separately
satisfy the mathematical nondiscriminatory classification
test.
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(C)
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Gateway
Requirement. The allocation rates under the defined
contribution plan and the equivalent allocation rate under the defined
benefit plan for each Employee are aggregated. If the aggregate allocation
rate of the HCE with the highest aggregate allocation rate is less
than
15%, then the aggregate allocation rate for all NHCEs must be at
least
one-third of such HCE's aggregate allocation rate. If the aggregate
allocation rate of the HCE with the highest aggregate allocation
rate is
between 15% and 25%, the aggregate allocation rate for NHCEs must
be at
least 5%. If the HCE rate exceeds 25%, then the allocation rate for
NHCEs
must be at least 5% plus one percentage point for each five percentage
point increment (or portion thereof) by which the HCE rate exceeds
25%. In
no event shall the required gateway allocation exceed 7.5% of Code
§414(s)
Compensation.
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(6)
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Allocations
Using Points. If the allocation is based on
points awarded to a Participant as elected in the Adoption Agreement,
the
allocation will be made to each Eligible Participant’s Non-Elective
Contribution Account in the ratio that each Eligible Participant's
allocation points for the Allocation Period bears to the total allocation
points of all Eligible Participants for the Allocation
Period.
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(7)
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Allocation
of Prevailing Wage Contribution. Prevailing Wage contributions
contributed under Section 3.1(c) will either (1) be allocated to
the
Prevailing Wage Account of each Participant eligible to share in
the
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allocation
of such contributions, or (2) be used to first offset the type
of Employer
contributions as elected in the Adoption
Agreement.
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3.3
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Allocation
of Earnings and Losses. As of each Valuation Date, amounts which
have not been distributed since the prior Valuation Date will have
the net
income of the Trust Fund earned since the prior Valuation Date allocated
in accordance with such rules and procedures as may be established
by the
Administrator, and applied in a uniform and nondiscriminatory manner;
or
sub-accounts will be valued and adjusted as otherwise elected in
the
Adoption Agreement. Net income is the net of any interest, dividends,
unrealized appreciation and depreciation, capital gains and losses,
and
investment expenses of the Trust Fund determined on each Valuation
Date.
As of each Valuation Date, sub-accounts which have not been distributed
since the prior Valuation Date will have the net income or loss of
the
Trust Fund earned since the prior Valuation Date allocated thereto.
Net
income or loss is the net of any interest, dividends, unrealized
appreciation and depreciation, capital gains and losses, and investment
expenses of the Trust Fund determined as of each Valuation
Date.
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(a)
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Non-Segregated
Accounts. Accounts which have not been segregated from the
general Trust Fund for investment purposes will have net income or
loss
allocated thereto as elected in the Adoption
Agreement.
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(b)
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Segregated
Accounts and Policy Dividends. Accounts
which have been segregated from the general Trust Fund for investment
purposes (including any Directed Investment Accounts established
under
Section 7.4) will only have the net income or loss earned thereon
allocated thereto. Policy dividends or credits will be allocated
to the
Participant's Account for whose benefit the Policy is
held.
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3.4
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Allocation
of Forfeitures. On each annual Valuation Date, the Administrator
may elect to use all or any portion of the Forfeiture Account to
pay
administrative expenses incurred by the Plan. The portion of the
Forfeiture Account which is not used to pay administrative expenses
will
be allocated first to restore Participants' Accounts per Section
5.7 and
or Section 5.13 and/or to satisfy any contributions that may be required
pursuant to Section 2.5, and then as elected in the Adoption Agreement
under either (a) or (b) as follows:
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(a)
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401(k)
Plans. For a 401(k) plan, the Forfeiture Account will, as
elected in the Adoption Agreement, either (1) be allocated to Participants
in the manner elected in the Adoption Agreement; (2) be used to reduce,
at
the discretion of the Administrator, either the ADP Safe Harbor
Contribution, the ACP Safe Harbor Matching Contribution, the Non-Safe
Harbor Matching Contribution, the Non-Safe Harbor Non-Elective
Contribution, the Qualified Matching Contribution, the Qualified
Non-Elective Contribution, or any combination thereof, for the current
Allocation Period or for a future Allocation Period; or (3) be added
to,
at the discretion of the Administrator, either the ADP Safe Harbor
Contribution, the ACP Safe Harbor Contribution, the Non-Safe Harbor
Matching Contribution, the Non-Safe Harbor Non-Elective Contribution,
the
QMAC, the QNEC, or any combination thereof, for the current Allocation
Period or for a future Allocation Period to be allocated therewith
as
elected in the Adoption Agreement.
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(b)
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Profit
Sharing and Money Purchase Plans. For a profit sharing plan
or money purchase plan, the Forfeiture Account, as elected in the
Adoption
Agreement, will either (1) be allocated to the Participant's Account
of
each Eligible Participant who was also a Benefiting Participant on
the
last day of the preceding Plan Year in the ratio that each such
Eligible Participant’s Compensation for the prior Plan Year bears to the
total Compensation of all such Eligible Participants for such prior
Plan
Year, excluding Compensation to former Participants; (2) be allocated
to
each Eligible Participant's Account in the ratio that each Eligible
Participant's Compensation bears to the total Compensation of all
Benefiting Participants; (3) be added to the Employer's contribution
for
the current Allocation Period or for a future Allocation Period to
be
allocated therewith under Section 3.2 in the manner
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elected
in the Adoption Agreement; or (4) be used to reduce the Employer's
contribution for the current Allocation Period or a future Allocation
Period.
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3.5
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Top
Heavy Minimum Allocation. In any Top Heavy Plan Year in which a
Key Employee receives an allocation of Employer contributions or
Forfeitures, each Employee who is described in paragraph (a) below
will
receive the Top Heavy Minimum Allocation, such benefit to be determined
in
accordance with the following
provisions:
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(a)
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Participants
Who Must Receive the Top Heavy Minimum
Allocation. The Top Heavy Minimum
Allocation, or such lesser amount as may be permitted under paragraph
(b),
will be made for each Participant who is a Non-Key Employee (and
to all
other Participants if elected in the Adoption Agreement) who is employed
by an Employer on the last day of the Plan Year, even if such Participant
(1) fails to complete any minimum Hours of Service/Period of Service
required to receive an allocation of Employer contributions or Forfeitures
for the Plan Year; (2) fails to make Elective Deferrals to the Plan
in the
case of a 401(k) plan; (3) receives Compensation that is less than
a
stated amount; or (4) declines to make a Mandatory Employee Contribution
to the Plan. The Top Heavy Minimum Allocation is not required to
be
allocated to any Participant whose Plan participation is limited
to a
Rollover Contribution.
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(b)
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Lesser
Allocation Permitted. If the amount of Employer
contributions and Forfeitures allocated to the Participant's Account
of
each Key Employee for the Plan Year is less than 3% of his or her
Compensation, and if this Plan is not required to be included in
an
Aggregation Group to enable a defined benefit plan to meet the
requirements of Code §401(a)(4) or §410, then the allocation made under
this Section for each Participant who is described in paragraph (a)
above
must be equal to the largest percentage of Employer contributions
and
Forfeitures allocated to the Participant's Account of a Key Employee
for
that Plan Year (determined after taking into account elective
contributions made by a Key Employee to a cash or deferred
arrangement maintained by the
Employer).
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(c)
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Participation
in Multiple Defined Contribution Plans. If a Participant
described in paragraph (a) who participates in this Plan and in one
or
more defined contribution plans that are included with this Plan
in a
Required Aggregation Group, and if the allocation of Employer
contributions and Forfeitures in this Plan or any other such defined
contribution plan is insufficient to satisfy the Top Heavy requirement
with respect to such Participant, such requirement will nevertheless
be
deemed to be satisfied if the aggregate allocation of Employer
contributions and Forfeitures made under this Plan and all other
such
plans on behalf of such Participant is sufficient to satisfy the
Top Heavy
requirement. If not, the Employer will make an additional contribution
to
this Plan and/or to one or more such plans on behalf of the Participant
in
order that the aggregate allocation of Employer contributions and
Forfeitures to this Plan and all such plans satisfies the Top Heavy
requirements.
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(d)
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Participation
in Defined Benefit Plan and Defined Contribution Plan. Any
Participant described in paragraph (a) who participates in this Plan
and
in a defined benefit plan which is included with this Plan in a Required
Aggregation Group will, in lieu of the allocation provided under
paragraph
(a), receive an allocation under this Plan (or any other defined
contribution plan sponsored by the Employer) which is equal to 5%
of
Compensation. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Administrator may
determine, in a uniform non-discriminatory manner which is intended
to
satisfy the requirements of Code §416(f) regarding the preclusion of
required duplication and inappropriate omission of Top Heavy minimum
benefits or contributions, that each such Participant will receive
the
minimum Top Heavy benefit required under Code §416 under the defined
benefit plan in lieu of any such benefit under the terms of this
Plan.
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(e)
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Contributions
That Can Be Used to Satisfy Top Heavy
Minimum. All Employer contributions to the
Plan (other than Elective Deferrals made to a cash or
deferred
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arrangement)
will be taken into account in determining if the Employer has contributed
an amount necessary to satisfy the requirements of this Section.
In
addition, the following contributions made by the Employer on a
Participant's behalf to a cash or deferred arrangement may be taken
into
account in determining if the Top Heavy requirements have been
satisfied:
Non-Safe Harbor Non-Elective Contributions; Qualified Non-Elective
Contributions; ADP Safe Harbor Non-Elective Contributions; and
any other
contributions as may be permitted by
law.
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(f)
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Safe
Harbor Exception. The Top-Heavy requirements of Code §416
and of the Plan will not apply in any Plan Year in which the Plan
consists
solely of a cash or deferred arrangement which meets the requirements
of
Code §401(k)(12) and Matching Contributions with respect to which the
requirements of Code §401(m)(11) of the Code are met, provided that each
Participant who is a Non-Key Employee who is eligible to make
Elective Deferrals is also a Safe Harbor Participant for such Plan
Year.
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3.6
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Failsafe
Allocation. If the Sponsoring Employer adopts a Non-Standard
Adoption Agreement, then for any Plan Year in which the Plan fails
to
satisfy the average benefit percentage test of Code §410(b)(2) and the
average benefits test of Regulation §1.401(a)(4) (or the Administrator is
unable to or elects not to perform such test) certain minimum allocations
will be made under this paragraph only to the extent necessary to
insure
that the Plan for any Plan Year satisfies one of the tests set forth
in
either Code §410(b)(1)(A) (in which the Plan initially fails to benefit at
least 70% of otherwise eligible Non-HCEs), or Code §410(b)(1)(B) (in which
the Plan initially fails to benefit a percentage of otherwise eligible
Non-HCEs that is at least 70% of the percentage of otherwise eligible
HCEs). In such event in order to satisfy such test(s) for any Plan
Year
affected, an allocation may be made for certain Employees in the
following
order as follows:
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(a)
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First
Accrual. First, an allocation may be made to that group of
Employees who were Participants for the Plan Year but did not receive
an
allocation for the Plan Year.
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(b)
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Second
Accrual. Next, an allocation may be made to that group of
Employees who have not yet satisfied the eligibility requirements
as
elected in the Adoption Agreement and are not members of any ineligible
class of Employee as elected in the Adoption
Agreement.
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(c)
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Third
Accrual. Next, an allocation may be made to that group of
Employees who have satisfied the eligibility requirements as elected
in
the Adoption Agreement except that they are members of any ineligible
class of Employee as elected in the Adoption
Agreement.
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(d)
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Fourth
Accrual. Finally, an allocation may be made to that group of
Employees who have not yet satisfied the eligibility requirements
as
elected in the Adoption Agreement and are members of any ineligible
class
of Employee as elected in the Adoption
Agreement.
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3.7
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Rollover
Contributions. If Rollover Contributions are permitted as elected
in the Adoption Agreement, subject to any changes adopted by written
notice and/or procedures established and adopted by the Administrator
pursuant to Section 8.6, any Employee who is eligible as elected
in the
Adoption Agreement to make Rollover Contributions may make them from
the
types of plans as elected in the Adoption Agreement. Rollover
Contributions will be allocated to a Rollover Account in which the
Employee will have a 100% Vested Interest, and except for that portion
of
his or her Rollover Account which a Participant may be permitted
to
self-direct pursuant to Section 7.4, the Administrator may choose
for
investment purposes to either segregate Rollover Accounts into separate
interest bearing accounts or to invest them as part of the general
Trust
Fund, in which
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case
they will share in net income and losses in the manner elected
in the
Adoption Agreement.
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3.8
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Voluntary
Employee Contributions. If elected in the Adoption Agreement,
each Participant may make an after-tax Voluntary Employee Contribution
no
later than 30 days after the end of the Plan Year for which such
contribution is deemed to be made. Such contributions will be allocated
to
a Voluntary Employee Contribution Account in which the Employee will
have
a 100% Vested Interest. If elected in the Adoption Agreement, this
Plan
will not permit a Participant to make additional non-deductible Voluntary
Employee Contributions to the Plan after the effective date of the
amended
Plan. However, any Voluntary Employee Contributions made on or before
such
date will continue to be maintained in the Participant's Voluntary
Employee Contribution Account. Voluntary Employee Contribution Accounts
will be administered as follows:
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(a)
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Investment
of Accounts. Except for that portion of his or her Voluntary
Employee Contribution Account which a Participant may be permitted
to
self-direct pursuant to Section 7.4, the Administrator may choose
for
investment purposes to either segregate Voluntary Employee Contribution
Accounts into separate interest bearing accounts or to invest them
as part
of the general Trust Fund, in which case they will share in net income
and
losses in the manner elected in the Adoption
Agreement.
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(b)
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Discontinuance
of Contributions in the Event of a Hardship Distribution. If
a Participant receives a hardship distribution pursuant to Section
5.16 of
the Plan (or receive a hardship distribution from any other Employer
maintained plan), he or she will be barred from making Voluntary
Employee
Contributions to the Plan for a period of 6 months after the distribution
or, such other period of time as set forth in the Administrative
Policy
Regarding Hardships.
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(c)
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Nondiscrimination
Requirements. Any Voluntary Employee Contributions made for
Plan Years beginning on or after January 1, 1987 must satisfy one
of the
ACP Tests. Voluntary Employee Contributions which do not satisfy
one of
the ACP Tests will be deemed Excess Aggregate Contributions and will
be
distributed in accordance with Section
5.20.
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3.9
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Mandatory
Employee Contributions. If elected in the Adoption Agreement,
each Participant must contribute the specified percentage of his
or her
Compensation in order to receive an allocation of Employer contributions
and Forfeitures for an Allocation Period. Mandatory Employee Contributions
will be allocated to a Mandatory Employee Contribution Account in
which
the Employee will have a 100% Vested Interest. A Participant can
elect to
discontinue (or resume) Mandatory Employee Contributions in accordance
with procedures established by the Administrator. Mandatory Employee
Contribution Accounts will be administered as
follows:
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(a)
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Investment
of Accounts. Except for that portion of his or her Mandatory
Employee Contribution Account which a Participant may be permitted
to
self-direct pursuant to Section 7.4, the Administrator may choose
for
investment purposes to either segregate Mandatory Employee Contribution
Accounts into separate interest bearing accounts or to invest them
as part
of the general Trust Fund, in which case they will share in net income
and
losses in the manner elected in the Adoption
Agreement.
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(b)
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Discontinuance
of Contributions in the Event of a Hardship Distribution. If
a Participant receives a hardship distribution pursuant to Section
5.16 of
the Plan (or receive a hardship distribution from any other Employer
maintained plan), he or she will be barred from making Mandatory
Employee
Contributions to the Plan for a period of 6 months after the distribution
or, such other period of time as set forth in the Administrative
Policy
Regarding Hardships.
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(c)
|
Nondiscrimination
Requirements. Any Mandatory Employee Contributions made for
Plan Years beginning on or after January 1, 1987 must satisfy one
of the
ACP Tests.
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Mandatory
Employee Contributions which do not satisfy one of the ACP Tests
will be
deemed Excess Aggregate Contributions and will be distributed in
accordance with Section 5.20.
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3.10
|
Deductible
Employee Contributions. This Plan will not permit a Participant
to make tax deductible contributions (hereafter called Deductible
Employee
Contributions) to the Plan for any Plan Year beginning on or after
January
1, 1987 except as provided in Section 3.12 below, but any Deductible
Employee Contributions which were made to the Plan prior to such
date will
continue to be maintained in the Participant's Deductible Employee
Contributions Account in which the Participant will have a 100% Vested
Interest. Except for that portion which a Participant self-directs
pursuant to Section 7.4, the Administrator may choose for investment
purposes to either segregate such accounts into separate interest
bearing
accounts or invest them as part of the general Trust Fund, in which
case
such accounts will share in the allocation of earnings and losses
under
Section 3.3(a). However, no portion of a Participant's Deductible
Employee
Contributions can be invested in life insurance Policies under Section
7.2. A Participant may withdraw amounts from his or her Deductible
Employee Contributions Account only if all other amounts credited
to the
Plan on his or her behalf, other than his Participant's Account,
have been
distributed to the Participant. Distributions will be made under
Article
5.
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3.11
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SIMPLE
401(k) Provisions. If the Sponsoring Employer elects in the
Adoption Agreement to have the SIMPLE 401(k) provisions apply, the
following provisions will apply each year the election is in
effect:
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(a)
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Certain
Conditions Which Must Be Satisfied. The following conditions
must be satisfied each "year" (as defined in paragraph (b) below)
in order
for the terms of this Section to apply: (1) the Employer adopting
this
amendment must be an "eligible employer" as defined in paragraph
(b)
below; (2) no contributions are made, or benefits accrued for services
during the Year, on behalf of any "eligible employee" (as defined
in
paragraph (b) below) under any other plan, contract, pension, or
trust
described in Code §219(g)(5)(A) or (B), maintained by the Employer; and
(3) if the Sponsoring Employer has elected the SIMPLE provisions
in the
Adoption Agreement, then to the extent that any other provision of
the
Plan is inconsistent with the provisions of this Section, the provisions
of this Section will govern.
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(b)
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Definitions. The
following terms have the following meanings for purposes of this
Section:
(1) the term "year" means the calendar year; (2) the term "eligible
employee" means, for purposes of this Section, any Employee who is
entitled to make Elective Deferrals described in §402(g) under the terms
of the Plan; (3) the term "eligible employer" means, with respect
to any
Year, an Employer that had no more than 100 Employees who received
at
least $5,000 of compensation from the Employer for the preceding
Year. In
applying the preceding sentence, all Employees of controlled groups
of
corporations under Code §414(b), all Employees of trades or businesses
(whether incorporated or not) under common control under Code §414(c), all
Employees of affiliated service groups under Code §414(m), and Leased
Employees required to be treated as the Employer's Employees under
Code
§414(n), are taken into account. An Eligible Employer that adopts
this
amendment and fails to be an Eligible Employer for any subsequent
year is
treated as an Eligible Employer for the 2 years following the last
year
the Employer was an Eligible Employer. If the failure is due to any
acquisition, disposition, or similar transaction involving an Eligible
Employer, the preceding sentence applies only if the provisions of
Code
§410(b)(6)(C) are satisfied; and (4) the term "compensation" means
the sum
of the wages, tips and other compensation from the Employer subject
to
federal income tax withholding (as described in §6051(a)(3)) and the
Employee's Elective Deferrals made under this or any other 401(k)
plan,
and, if applicable, elective deferrals under a §408(p) SIMPLE plan, a
SARSEP, or a §403(b) annuity contract and compensation deferred under a
§457 plan, required to be reported by the Employer on Form W-2 as
described in §6051(a)(8). For Self-Employed Individuals, compensation
means net earnings from
self-employment
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determined
under Code § 1402(a) prior to subtracting any contributions made under
this Plan on behalf of the individual. The limit on compensation
under
§401(a)(17) applies to the compensation under this Section 3.11
except
with respect to Matching Contributions, if any, made pursuant to
paragraph
(f) below.
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(c)
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Salary
Reduction Election. Each eligible Employee
may make a salary reduction election to have his or her compensation
reduced for the year in any amount selected by the Employee, except
that
the Elective Deferrals for the year cannot exceed $6,000 for any
Eligible
Employee (as adjusted by the IRS for cost-of living increases). The
Employer will make a salary reduction contribution to the Plan, as
an
Elective Deferral, in the amount by which the Eligible Employee's
Compensation has been reduced.
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(d)
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Election
Period. In addition to any other election periods provided
under the Plan, each eligible Employee may make or modify a salary
reduction election during the 60-day period immediately preceding
each
January 1st. For the year an eligible Employee becomes eligible to
make
Elective Deferrals under this amendment, the 60-day election period
requirement of this Section is deemed satisfied if the eligible Employee
may make or modify a salary reduction election during a 60-day period
that
includes either the date the eligible Employee becomes eligible or
the day
before. An eligible Employee may terminate a salary reduction election
any
time during the year.
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(e)
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Notice
Requirements. The Employer will notify each eligible
Employee prior to the 60-day election period described in paragraph
(d)
that he or she can make a salary reduction election or modify a prior
election in that period. The notification will indicate whether the
Employer will provide a 3% Matching Contribution described in paragraph
(f) or a 2% Non-Elective Contribution described in paragraph
(g).
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(f)
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Matching
Contributions. If elected in the Adoption Agreement, the
Employer will contribute a Matching Contribution each year on behalf
of
each eligible Employee who makes a salary reduction election under
paragraph (c) above. The amount of the Matching Contribution will
be equal
to the eligible Employee's Elective Deferrals up to, as elected in
the
Adoption Agreement, either (a) a limit of 3% of the eligible Employee's
compensation for the full calendar year; or (b) a reduced limit,
provided
the following requirements are met: (1) The limit is not reduced
below 1%;
(2) The limit is not reduced for more than 2 calendar years during
the
5-year period ending with the calendar year the reduction is effective;
and (3) each eligible employee is notified of the reduced Matching
Contribution limit within a reasonable period of time before such
employee's 60-day election period for that calendar year. For purposes
of
(2) above, the limit is not reduced for any year any SIMPLE Plan
of the
Employer is not in effect or for any calendar year with respect to
which
the Employer makes Non-Elective Contributions to a SIMPLE
Plan.
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(g)
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Non-Elective
Contributions. If elected in the Adoption Agreement by the
Sponsoring Employer, the Employer will contribute a Non-Elective
Contribution of 2% of compensation for the full calendar year for
each
eligible employee who received at least $5,000 of compensation from
the
Employer for the year, or such lesser amount of compensation as elected
in
the Adoption Agreement.
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(h)
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Limitation
On Other Contributions. No Employer or Employee
contributions may be made to this Plan for the year other than salary
reduction contributions described in (c) above, Matching Contributions
described in paragraph (f), Non-Elective Contributions described
in
paragraph (g), and Rollovers.
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(i)
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Code
§415 Limitations. The provisions of this
Plan implementing the limitations of Code §415 apply to Matching
Contributions and Non-Elective
Contributions.
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(j)
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Vesting. All
benefits attributable to contributions made under this Section are
100%
Vested at all times.
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Vested
at all times.
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(k)
|
Top
Heavy Rules. The Plan is not treated as a top-heavy plan
under Code §416 for any year for which the provisions of this amendment
are effective and satisfied.
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(m)
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Nondiscrimination
Tests. The Plan is treated as meeting the requirements of
Code §401(k)(3)(A)(ii) and §401(m)(2) for any year for which the
provisions of this Section are effective and
satisfied.
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3.12
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Deemed
IRAs. If elected in the Adoption Agreement, each Participant
may
make "deemed" individual retirement account contributions to the
Plan.
Except in the case of a Rollover Contribution (as permitted by Code
§402(c), §402(e)(6), §403(a)(4), §403(b)(8), §403(b)(10), §408(d)(3) and
§457(e)(16)) or a contribution made in accordance with the terms of
a
Simplified Employee Pension (SEP) as described in Code § 408(k), no such
contributions will be accepted unless they are in cash, and the total
of
such contributions will not exceed the following: (a) $3,000 for
any
taxable year beginning in 2002 through 2004; (b) $4,000 for any taxable
year beginning in 2005 through 2007; and (c) $5,000 for any taxable
year
beginning in 2008 and years thereafter. After 2008, the limit will
be
adjusted by the Secretary of the Treasury for cost-of-living increases
under Code §219(b)(5)(C). Such adjustments will be in multiples of $500.
In the case of an individual who is 50 or older, the annual cash
contribution limit is increased by $500 for any taxable year beginning
in
2002 through 2005 and $1,000 for any taxable year beginning in 2006
and
years thereafter. No such contributions will be accepted under a
SIMPLE
IRA plan established by any Employer pursuant to Code §408(p). Also, no
transfer or rollover of funds attributable to contributions made
by a
particular Employer under its SIMPLE IRA plan will be accepted from
a
SIMPLE IRA, that is, an IRA used in conjunction with a SIMPLE IRA
plan,
prior to the expiration of the 2-year period beginning on the date
the
individual first participated in that employer's SIMPLE IRA plan.
After
December 31, 1981, trust assets will be treated as a distribution
in an
amount equal to the cost of such collectibles. No such contributions
will
be invested in life insurance contracts. An Employee will have a
100%
Vested Interest in his or her Deemed IRA Account at all times. Separate
records will be maintained for each
Participant.
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4.1
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Benefit
Upon Normal (or Early) Retirement. Every Participant who has
reached Normal (or Early) Retirement Age will be entitled upon Termination
of Employment to receive his or her Vested Aggregate Account balance
determined as of the most recent Valuation Date coinciding with or
immediately preceding the date of distribution. Distribution will
made
under Section 5.1.
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4.2
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Benefit
Upon Late Retirement. A Participant who has reached Normal
Retirement Age may elect to remain employed and retire at a later
date.
Such Participant will continue to participate in the Plan and his
or her
Participant's Account will continue to receive allocations under
Article
3. Upon actual retirement, the Participant will be entitled to his
or her
Vested Aggregate Account balance determined as of the most recent
Valuation Date coinciding with or immediately preceding the date
of
distribution. In addition, if elected in the Adoption Agreement,
a
Participant who elects late retirement may at any time (1) choose
to have
distributed prior to actual retirement all or part of his or her
Vested
Aggregate Account balance determined as of the most recent Valuation
Date
coinciding with or immediately preceding the date of distribution;
or (2)
choose to have such Vested Aggregate Account balance transferred
to
another qualified retirement plan maintained by the Employer. Upon
actual
retirement, the Participant will be entitled to his or her undistributed
Vested Aggregate Account balance determined as of the most recent
Valuation Date coinciding with or immediately preceding the date
of
distribution. Distribution will be made under Section
5.1.
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4.3
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Benefit
Upon Death. Upon the death of a Participant prior to Termination
of Employment, or upon the death of a Terminated Participant prior
to
distribution of his or her Vested Aggregate Account, his or her
Beneficiary will be entitled to the Participant's Vested Aggregate
Account
balance
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determined
as of the most recent Valuation Date coinciding with or immediately
preceding the date of distribution. If any Beneficiary who is living
on
the date of the Participant's death dies prior to receiving his her
entire death benefit, the portion of such death benefit will be
paid in a
lump sum to the estate of such deceased Beneficiary. The Administrator's
determination that a Participant has died and that a particular
person has
a right to receive a death benefit will be final. Distribution
will be
made under Section 5.2.
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4.4
|
Benefit
Upon Disability. If a Participant suffers a Disability prior to
Termination of Employment, or if a Terminated Participant suffers
a
Disability prior to distribution of his or her Vested Aggregate Account,
he or she will be entitled to his or her Vested Aggregate Account
balance
determined as of the most recent Valuation Date coinciding with or
immediately preceding the date of distribution. Distribution will
be made
under Section 5.3.
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4.5
|
Benefit
Upon Termination of Employment. A Participant who incurs a
Termination of Employment will be entitled to his or her Vested Aggregate
Account balance as of the most recent Valuation Date coinciding with
or
immediately preceding the date of distribution. Distribution to a
Terminated Participant who does not die prior to distribution or
who does
not suffer a Disability prior to distribution will be made under
Section
5.4.
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4.6
|
Determination
of Vested Interest. A Participant's Vested Interest in his or her
Participant's Account will be determined in accordance with the following
provisions:
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(a)
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100%
Vesting Upon Retirement, Death or Disability. A Participant
will have a 100% Vested Interest in his or her Participant's Account
upon
reaching Normal Retirement Age prior to Termination of Employment.
If
elected in the Adoption Agreement, a Participant will also have a
100%
Vested Interest therein upon (1) his or her retirement at Early
Retirement; (2) his or her Disability prior to Termination of Employment;
or (3) his or her death prior to Termination of
Employment.
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(b)
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100%
Vesting of Elective Deferral Accounts and Certain Other
Accounts. A Participant will at all times have a 100% Vested
Interest in his or her Elective Deferral Account, ADP Safe Harbor
Non-Elective Contribution Account, ADP Safe Harbor Matching Contribution
Account, Qualified Matching Contribution Account Qualified Non-Elective
Contribution Account, Voluntary Contribution Account, Mandatory
Contribution Account and Deemed IRA
Account.
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(c)
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Vesting
of All Other Contributions. A Participant's Vested Interest
in all Employer contribution accounts not specified in paragraph
(b) will
be determined by the vesting schedule or schedules as elected in
the
Adoption Agreement. A Participant's Vested Interest will be based
on the
completed Years of Service if Hours of Service are counted for Vesting
purposes, and 1-Year Periods of Service the Participant has completed
if
the elapsed time method is used for Vesting purposes. If elected
in the
Adoption Agreement, in determining a Participant's Vested Interest
under this paragraph, his or her Years of Service or 1-Year Periods
of
Service during any period for which the Employer did not maintain
this
Plan or a predecessor plan and/or before the date the Participant
reaches
Age 18 and/or during any period for which the Participant failed
to make a
required mandatory contribution to the Plan will be disregarded.
For Plan
Years beginning before 2002, Matching Contributions could be Vested
according to any Vesting schedule that satisfied Code §411(a)(2) (and Code
§416(b) if the Plan was top-heavy). The Vesting Schedules available
in the
Adoption Agreement are described in more detail
below.
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(1)
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7
Year Graded
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Years/Periods
of
Service
|
Vested
Percentage
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1
|
0%
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2
|
0%
|
3
|
20%
|
4
|
40%
|
5
|
60%
|
6
|
80%
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7
|
100%
|
(2)
|
6
Year Graded
|
Years/Periods
of
Service
|
Vested
Percentage
|
1
|
0%
|
2
|
20%
|
3
|
40%
|
4
|
60%
|
5
|
80%
|
6
|
100%
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(3)
|
20%
Per Year
|
Years/Periods
of
Service
|
Vested
Percentage
|
1
|
20%
|
2
|
40%
|
3
|
60%
|
4
|
80%
|
5
|
100%
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(4)
|
25%
Per Year
|
Years/Periods
of
Service
|
Vested
Percentage
|
1
|
25%
|
2
|
50%
|
3
|
75%
|
4
|
100%
|
(5)
|
33%
Per Year
|
Years/Periods
of
Service
|
Vested
Percentage
|
1
|
33.33%
|
2
|
66.66%
|
3
|
100.00%
|
(6)
|
50%
Per Year
|
Years/Periods
of
Service
|
Vested
Percentage
|
1
|
50%
|
2
|
100%
|
(7)
|
5
Year Cliff
|
Years/Periods
of
Service
|
Vested
Percentage
|
1
|
0%
|
2
|
0%
|
3
|
0%
|
4
|
0%
|
5
|
100%
|
(8)
|
3
Year Cliff
|
Years/Periods
of
Service
|
Vested
Percentage
|
1
|
0%
|
2
|
0%
|
3
|
100%
|
(9)
|
2
Year Cliff
|
Years/Periods
of
Service
|
Vested
Percentage
|
1
|
0%
|
2
|
100%
|
(10)
|
1
Year Cliff
|
Years/Periods
of
Service
|
Vested
Percentage
|
1
|
100%
|
(11)
|
Full
and Immediate. A Participant's Account will be 100% Vested upon
entering the Plan as a Participant and at all times
thereafter.
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(12)
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Other.
A Participant's Account will be Vested in accordance with the schedule
entered on the Adoption Agreement; provided, however, that any schedule
entered for a non-Top Heavy Plan Year must be at least as favorable
as the
7 Year Graded schedule set forth in subparagraph (1) above, and any
schedule entered for a Top Heavy Plan Year must be at least as favorable
as the 6 Year Graded schedule set forth in paragraph (2)
above.
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(d)
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Vesting
in a Top Heavy Plan Year. In a Top Heavy
Plan Year, a Participant's Vested Interest in all Employer contributions
allocated to his or her Participant's Account which are subject to
a
non-Top Heavy Vesting schedule will be determined by the Top Heavy
Vesting
schedule as elected in the Adoption Agreement. If this Plan ceases
to be
Top Heavy and the non-Top Heavy Vesting schedule again becomes effective,
a Participant's Vested Interest as determined under the Top Heavy
Vesting
schedule cannot be reduced. Furthermore, any such reversion to the
non-Top Heavy Vesting schedule will be considered an amendment to
this
Section and will be treated in accordance with paragraph (e) below
pertaining to such amendments. Only those Years/Periods of Service
which
are included in determining a Participant’s Vested Interest in a non-Top
Heavy Plan Year will be included in determining a Participant’s Vested
Interest in a Top Heavy Plan Year
hereunder.
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(e)
|
Amendments
to the Vesting Schedule. No amendment to the Plan may
directly or indirectly reduce a Participant's Vested Interest in
his or
her Participant's Account. If the
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Plan
is amended in any way that directly or indirectly affects the computation
of a Participant's Vested Interest in his or her Participant's
Account, or
the Plan is deemed amended by an automatic change to or from a
Top Heavy
Vesting schedule, then the following provisions will
apply:
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(1)
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Participant
Election. Any Participant with at least three Years/Periods of
Service may, by filing a written request with the Administrator,
elect to
have the Vested Interest in his or her Participant’s Account computed by
the Vesting schedule in effect prior to the amendment. A Participant
who
fails to make an election will have the Vested Interest computed
under the
new schedule. The period in which the election may be made will begin
on
the date the amendment is adopted or is deemed to be made and will
end on
the latest of (1) 60 days after the amendment is adopted; (2) 60
days
after the amendment becomes effective; or (3) 60 days after the
Participant is issued written notice of the amendment by the Employer
or
Administrator.
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(2)
|
Preservation
of Vested Interest. Notwithstanding the foregoing to the
contrary, if the vesting schedule is amended, then in the case of
an
Employee who is a Participant as of the later of the date such amendment
is adopted or the date it becomes effective, the Vested Interest
in his or
her Participant's Account determined as of such date will not be
less than
his or her Vested Interest computed under the Plan without regard
to such
amendment.
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5.1
|
Distribution
of Benefit Upon Retirement. Unless a cash-out occurs under
Section 5.5, the retirement benefit
a
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(a)
|
Normal
Form of Distribution in a 401(k) Plan or Profit Sharing
Plan. A Participant's benefit will be distributed in the
form elected by the Sponsoring Employer in the Adoption Agreement,
and if
the Plan is either a 401(k) Plan or a profit sharing plan, the permitted
Normal Forms of Distribution are (1) a Qualified Joint and Survivor
Annuity; (2) a lump sum payment; and (3) substantially equal monthly,
quarterly, semi-annual or annual cash installments over a period
certain
which does not extend beyond the Participant's life, or beyond the
lives
of the Participant and his or her designated Beneficiary (or beyond
the
life expectancy of the Participant or the joint and last survivor
expectancy of the Participant and his or her designated
Beneficiary), in which event the lump sum value of the Participant's
benefit will either be segregated and separately invested and the
installments will be paid from the Plan, or a nontransferable immediate
or
deferred annuity which is selected by the Employer and which complies
with
the terms of the Plan will be purchased from an insurance company
to
provide for the installment
payments.
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(b)
|
Normal
Form of Distribution in a Money Purchase Pension Plan. If
the Plan is a money purchase pension plan, the Normal Form of Distribution
is a Qualified Joint and Survivor Annuity if the Participant is married
on
the Annuity Starting Date and has not died before such date, and
as a life
annuity if the Participant is unmarried on the Annuity Starting Date
and
has not died before such date.
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(c)
|
Optional
Forms of Distribution. If elected by the Sponsoring Employer
in the Adoption Agreement, a Participant may waive the Normal Form
of
Distribution and elect to have his or her benefit distributed in
an
Optional Form of Distribution. The permitted Optional Forms of
Distribution are (1) a lump sum payment; (2) substantially equal
monthly,
quarterly,
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semi-annual
or annual cash installments over a period certain which does not
extend
beyond the Participant's life, or beyond the lives of the Participant
and
his or her designated Beneficiary (or beyond the life expectancy
of the
Participant or the joint and last survivor expectancy of the Participant
and his or her designated Beneficiary), in which event the lump
sum value
of the Participant's benefit will either be segregated and separately
invested and the installments will be paid from the Plan, or a
nontransferable immediate or deferred annuity which is selected
by the
Employer and which complies with the terms of the Plan will be
purchased
from an insurance company to provide for the installment payments;
(3) a
non-transferable annuity which can be purchased from an insurance
company
and complies with the terms of the Plan; and (4) in designated
sums from
time to time as elected by the Participant. All Optional Forms
of
Distribution elected by the Sponsoring Employer are available on
a
non-discriminatory basis and are not subject to the Administrator's
discretion.
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(d)
|
Partial
Distributions. If a Participant receives a distribution of
less than 100% of his or her Vested Aggregate Account balance, the
Administrator will determine the portion (including zero) of the
distribution that will be made from each of the Participant's
sub-accounts, provided that any such determination is made in a uniform
nondiscriminatory manner.
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(e)
|
Time
of Distribution. Distribution will be made under this
Section (1) within a reasonable time after the Participant's actual
retirement at Normal Retirement Date or Early Retirement Date, or
(2)
within a reasonable time after the date a Participant who elects
late
retirement under Section 4.2 requests payment as permitted thereunder,
but
distribution must begin no later than the Required Beginning
Date.
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5.2
|
Distribution
of Benefit Upon Death. Unless a cash-out occurs under Section
5.5, the death benefit a deceased Participant's Beneficiary is entitled
to
receive under Section 4.3 will be distributed in the following
manner:
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(a)
|
Surviving
Spouse. If a Participant is married on the date of his or
her death, the deceased Participant's surviving
Spouse will be entitled to receive a death benefit determined in
accordance with the
following:
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(1)
|
Normal
Form of Distribution Is a Qualified Joint and Survivor Annuity.
If the Normal Form of Distribution elected under Section 5.1 above
is a
Qualified Joint and Survivor Annuity, then notwithstanding any other
Beneficiary designation made by a Participant, if a Participant is
married
on the date of his or her death and dies before the Annuity Starting
Date,
the Participant's surviving Spouse will receive a minimum death benefit
as
a QPSA unless such annuity has been waived in accordance with the
terms of Section 5.8, in which event the benefit (and any additional
death
benefit to which the surviving Spouse is entitled) will be distributed
in
the form elected by the Sponsoring Employer in the Adoption Agreement.
The
forms of distribution permitted under the Adoption Agreement are
(A) a
lump sum payment; (B) substantially equal monthly, quarterly, semi-annual
or annual cash installments over a period certain which does not
extend
beyond the life of the surviving Spouse (or beyond the life expectancy
of
the surviving Spouse), in which event the lump sum value of the
Participant's benefit will either be segregated and separately invested
and the installments will be paid from the Plan, or a nontransferable
immediate or deferred annuity which is selected by the Employer and
which
complies with the terms of the Plan will be purchased from an insurance
company to provide for the installment payments; and (C) in designated
sums from time to time as elected by the
Beneficiary.
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(2)
|
Normal
Form of Distribution Is Not a Qualified Joint and Survivor
Annuity. If the Normal Form of Distribution is not a Qualified
Joint and Survivor Annuity, then notwithstanding any other Beneficiary
designation made by a Participant, if a Participant is married
on the date
of his or her death, the deceased Participant's surviving Spouse
will be
entitled to receive 100% of the deceased Participant's death benefit
unless the surviving Spouse has waived that right in accordance
with the
terms of Section 5.8, in which event the benefit will be distributed
to
the surviving Spouse in the form elected by the Sponsoring Employer
in the
Adoption Agreement. The forms of distribution permitted under the
Adoption
Agreement are (A) a lump sum payment; (B) substantially equal monthly,
quarterly, semi-annual or annual cash installments over a period
certain
which does not extend beyond the life of the surviving Spouse (or
beyond
the life expectancy of the surviving Spouse), in which event the
lump sum
value of the Participant's benefit will either be segregated and
separately invested and the installments will be paid from the
Plan, or a
nontransferable immediate or deferred annuity which is selected
by the
Employer and which complies with the terms of the Plan will be
purchased from an insurance company to provide for the installment
payments; and (C) in designated sums from time to time as elected
by the
Beneficiary.
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(3)
|
Time
of Distribution. The surviving Spouse may elect to (1) have any
death benefit to which he or she is entitled distributed within a
reasonable time after the death of the Participant; or (2) defer
distribution of the death benefit, but distribution may not be deferred
beyond December 31st of the calendar year in which the deceased
Participant would have attained Age
70½.
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(4)
|
Death
of Surviving Spouse Before Distribution Begins. If the surviving
Spouse dies before distribution begins, then distribution will be
made as
if the surviving Spouse were the Participant. Distribution will be
considered as having commenced when the deceased Participant would
have
reached Age 70½ even if payments have been made to the surviving Spouse
before that date. If distribution to the surviving Spouse commences
in the
form of an irrevocable annuity over a period permitted under paragraph
(a)
above before the deceased Participant would have reached Age 70½,
distribution will be considered as having begun on the actual annuity
commencement date.
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(b)
|
Non-Spouse
Beneficiary. Any death benefit payable to a non-Spouse
Beneficiary will be distributed to the Beneficiary in accordance
with the
following provisions:
|
(1)
|
Form
of Distribution. Any such death benefit will be distributed to
the Beneficiary in the form elected by the Sponsoring Employer in
the
Adoption Agreement. The forms of distribution permitted under the
Adoption
Agreement are (A) a lump sum payment; (B) substantially equal monthly,
quarterly, semi-annual or annual cash installments over a period
certain
which does not extend beyond the life of the Beneficiary (or beyond
the life expectancy of the Beneficiary), in which event the lump
sum value
of the Participant's benefit will either be segregated and separately
invested and the installments will be paid from the Plan, or a
nontransferable immediate or deferred annuity which is selected by
the
Employer and which complies with the terms of the Plan will be purchased
from an insurance company to provide for the installment payments;
and (C)
in designated sums from time to time as elected by
the Beneficiary.
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(2)
|
Time
of Distribution. Any death benefit payable to a non-Spouse
Beneficiary will be distributed within a reasonable time after the
death
of the Participant; but distribution of a lump sum must be made by
December 31st of the calendar year which contains the 5th anniversary
of
the date of the Participant's death, or installments must begin no
later
than December 31st of the calendar year immediately following the
calendar
year the Participant died.
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(c)
|
Distribution
If the Participant or Other Payee Is In Pay
Status. If a Participant or Beneficiary who has begun
receiving distribution of his or her benefit dies before the entire
benefit is distributed, the balance thereof will be distributed to
the
Participant's Beneficiary (or Beneficiary's beneficiary) at least
as
rapidly as under the method of distribution being used on the date
of the
Participant's or Beneficiary's
death.
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(d)
|
Payments
to a Beneficiary of a Beneficiary. In the absence of a
Beneficiary designation or other directive from the deceased Participant
to the contrary, any Beneficiary may name his or her own Beneficiary
to
receive any benefits payable in the event of the Beneficiary's death
prior
to receiving the entire death benefit to which the Beneficiary is
entitled; and if a Beneficiary has not named his or her own Beneficiary,
the Beneficiary's estate will be the Beneficiary. If any benefit
is
payable under this paragraph to a Beneficiary of the deceased
Participant's Beneficiary or to the estate of the deceased Participant's
Beneficiary, or to any other Beneficiary or the estate thereof, subject
to
the limitations regarding the latest dates for benefit payment in
paragraphs (a) and (c) above, the Administrator may (1) continue
to pay
the remaining value of such benefits in the amount and form already
commenced, or pay such benefits in any other manner permitted under
the
Plan for a Participant or Beneficiary, and (2) if payments have not
already commenced, pay such benefits in any other manner permitted
under
the Plan. Distribution to the Beneficiary of a Beneficiary must begin
no
later than the date distribution would have been made to the Participant's
Beneficiary. The Administrator's determination under this paragraph
will
be final and will be applied in a non-discriminatory manner that
does not
discriminate in favor of HCEs.
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(e)
|
Partial
Distributions. If a Participant's Beneficiary receives a
distribution of less than 100% of the Participant's Vested Aggregate
Account balance, the Administrator will determine the portion (including
zero) of the distribution that will be made from each of the Participant's
sub-accounts, provided that any such determination is made in a uniform
nondiscriminatory manner.
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5.3
|
Distribution
of Benefit Upon Disability. Unless a cash-out occurs under
Section 5.5, the Disability benefit a Participant is entitled to
receive
under Section 4.4 will be distributed in the following
manner:
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(a)
|
Normal
Form of Distribution in a 401(k) Plan or Profit Sharing
Plan. A Participant's benefit will be distributed in the
form elected by the Sponsoring Employer in the Adoption Agreement,
and if
the Plan is either a 401(k) Plan or a profit sharing plan, the permitted
Normal Forms of Distribution are (1) a Qualified Joint and Survivor
Annuity; (2) a lump sum payment; and (3) substantially equal monthly,
quarterly, semi-annual or annual cash installments over a period
certain
which does not extend beyond the Participant's life, or beyond the
lives
of the Participant and his or her designated Beneficiary (or beyond
the
life expectancy of the Participant or the joint and last survivor
expectancy of the Participant and his or her designated Beneficiary),
in
which event the lump sum value of the Participant's benefit will
either be
segregated and separately invested and the installments will be paid
from
the Plan, or a nontransferable immediate or deferred annuity which
is
selected by the Employer and which complies with the terms of the
Plan
will be purchased from an insurance company to provide for the installment
payments.
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(b) |
Normal
Form of Distribution in a Money Purchase Pension
Plan. If the Plan is a money purchase pension plan, the
Normal Form of Distribution is a Qualified Joint and Survivor
Annuity if
the Participant is married on the Annuity Starting Date and has
not died
before such date, and as a life annuity if the Participant is
unmarried on
the Annuity Starting Date and has not died before such
date.
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(c)
|
Optional
Forms of Distribution. If elected by the Sponsoring Employer
in the Adoption Agreement, a Participant may waive the Normal Form
of
Distribution and elect to have his or her benefit distributed in
an
Optional Form of Distribution. The permitted Optional Forms of
Distribution are (1) a lump sum payment; (2) substantially equal
monthly,
quarterly, semi-annual or annual cash installments over a period
certain which does not extend beyond the Participant's life, or beyond
the
lives of the Participant and his or her designated Beneficiary (or
beyond
the life expectancy of the Participant or the joint and last survivor
expectancy of the Participant and his or her designated Beneficiary),
in
which event the lump sum value of the Participant's benefit will
either be
segregated and separately invested and the installments will be paid
from
the Plan, or a nontransferable immediate or deferred annuity which
is
selected by the Employer and which complies with the terms of the
Plan
will be purchased from an insurance company to provide for the installment
payments; (3) a non-transferable annuity which can be purchased from
an
insurance company and complies with the terms of this Plan; and (4)
in
designated sums from time to time as elected by the Participant.
All
Optional Forms of Distribution elected by the Sponsoring Employer
are
available on a non-discriminatory basis and are not subject to the
Administrator's discretion.
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(d)
|
Partial
Distributions. If a Participant receives a distribution of
less than 100% of his or her Vested Aggregate Account balance, the
Administrator will determine the portion (including zero) of the
distribution that will be made from each of the Participant's
sub-accounts, provided that any such determination is made in a uniform
nondiscriminatory manner.
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(e)
|
Time
of Distribution. Distribution will be made under this
Section (1) if elected in the Adoption Agreement, within an
administratively reasonable time after the date on which a Participant
who
suffers a Disability Severance from Employment with the Employer
on
account of the Disability, but not later than the Participant's Required
Beginning Date; or (2) if elected in the Adoption Agreement, on the
date
distribution is to be made to a Terminated Participant under Section
5.4
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5.4
|
Distribution
of Benefit Upon Termination of Employment. Unless a cash-out
occurs under Section 5.5 or a prior distribution has been under Section
5.2 or 5.3, the benefit a Terminated Participant is entitled to receive
under Section 4.5 will be distributed in the following
manner:
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(a)
|
Normal
Form of Distribution in a 401(k) Plan or Profit Sharing
Plan. A Participant's benefit will be distributed in the
form elected by the Sponsoring Employer in the Adoption Agreement,
and if
the Plan is either a 40 1(k) Plan or a profit sharing plan, the permitted
Normal Forms of Distribution are (1) a Qualified Joint and Survivor
Annuity; (2) a lump sum payment; and (3) substantially equal monthly,
quarterly, semi-annual or annual cash installments over a period
certain
which does not extend beyond the Participant's life, or beyond the
lives
of the Participant and his or her designated Beneficiary (or beyond
the
life expectancy of the Participant or the joint and last survivor
expectancy of the Participant and his or her designated Beneficiary),
in
which event the lump sum value of the Participant's benefit will
either be
segregated and separately invested and the installments will be
paid from the Plan, or a nontransferable immediate or deferred
annuity which is selected by the Employer and which complies with
the
terms of the Plan will be purchased from an insurance company to
provide
for the installment payments.
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(b)
|
Normal
Form of Distribution in a Money Purchase Pension
Plan. If the Plan is a money purchase pension plan, the
Normal Form of Distribution is a Qualified Joint and Survivor Annuity
if
the Participant is married on the Annuity Starting Date and has not
died
before such date, and as a life
annuity
if the Participant is unmarried on the Annuity Starting Date and
has not
died before such date.
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(c)
|
Optional
Forms of Distribution. If elected by the Sponsoring Employer
in the Adoption Agreement, a Participant may waive the Normal Form
of
Distribution and elect to have his or her benefit distributed in
an
Optional Form of Distribution. The permitted Optional Forms of
Distribution are (1) a lump sum payment; (2) substantially equal
monthly,
quarterly, semi-annual or annual cash installments over a period
certain
which does not extend beyond the Participant's life, or beyond the
lives
of the Participant and his or her designated Beneficiary (or beyond
the
life expectancy of the Participant or the joint and last survivor
expectancy of the Participant and his or her designated Beneficiary),
in
which event the lump sum value of the Participant's benefit will
either be
segregated and separately invested and the installments will be paid
from
the Plan, or a nontransferable immediate or deferred annuity which
is
selected by the Employer and which complies with the terms of the
Plan
will be purchased from an insurance company to provide for the installment
payments; (3) a non-transferable annuity which can be purchased from
an
insurance company and complies with the terms of this Plan; and (4)
in
designated sums from time to time as elected by the Participant.
All
Optional Forms of Distribution elected by the Sponsoring Employer
are
available on a non-discriminatory basis and are not subject to the
Administrator's discretion.
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(d)
|
Partial
Distributions. If a Participant receives a distribution of
less than 100% of his or her Vested Aggregate Account balance, the
Administrator will determine the portion (including zero) of the
distribution that will be made from each of the Participant's
sub-accounts, provided that any such determination is made in a uniform
nondiscriminatory manner.
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(e)
|
Time
of Distribution. Distribution will be made under this
Section at the time as elected in the Adoption Agreement, but not
later
than the Participant's Required Beginning
Date.
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5.5
|
Mandatory
Cash-Out of Benefits. If elected in the Adoption Agreement, the
Vested Aggregate Account of a Terminated Participant who is entitled
to a
distribution under Sections 5.1, 5.2, 5.3 or 5.4 and who satisfies
the
requirements of this Section will be distributed without the Participant's
consent in accordance with the
following:
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(a)
|
General
Rule. The Administrator can only make a distribution under
this Section if a Participant's Vested Aggregate Account on the date
of
termination does not exceed the amount as elected in the Adoption
Agreement. Distribution will be made as soon as administratively
feasible
after the Participant incurs a Severance from Employment, and any
portion
of the Participant's Account which is not Vested will be treated
as a
Forfeiture. If a Participant’s Vested Interest in his or her Participant’s
Account is zero on the date the Participant incurs a Severance from
Employment, the Participant will be deemed to have received a distribution
of such Vested Interest on the date of such
termination.
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(b)
|
Later
Distribution if Account Falls to the Threshold. If a
Participant would have received a distribution under paragraph (a)
but for
the fact that his or her Vested Aggregate Account exceeded the cash-out
threshold elected in the Adoption Agreement, and if at a later time
the
Participant’s Vested Aggregate Account is reduced to an amount not greater
than such cash-out threshold, the Administrator may distribute such
remaining amount in a lump sum without the Participant’s consent as soon
as administratively feasible after the Participant incurs a Severance
from
Employment and any portion of the Participant's Account which is
not
Vested will be treated as a
Forfeiture.
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(c)
|
Form
of Distribution. Distribution under this Section will, at
the election of the Participant, be made in the form of a lump sum
cash
payment or as a direct rollover under Section 5.14; provided, however,
that if the cash-out threshold elected in the Adoption Agreement
is
$5,000, then effective March 28, 2005, if the amount to be distributed
exceeds $1,000 and
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|
the
Participant fails to elect either a lump sum cash payment or a
direct
rollover as described in the preceding sentence, then the distribution
will be made in the form of a direct rollover to an individual
retirement
account (IRA) within the meaning of Code §408 which is established by the
Administrator at a qualified financial institution. In establishing
the
IRA, the Administrator will select an IRA trustee, custodian or
issuer that is unrelated to the Employer or the Administrator and
will make the initial investment choices for the IRA. Any such
automatic
rollover will occur not less than 30 days and not more than 90
days after
the Code §402(f) notice with the explanation of the automatic rollover is
provided to the Participant.
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5.6
|
Restrictions
on Immediate Distributions. If a Participant's Vested Aggregate
Account balance exceeds the amount set forth in paragraph (a) of
this
Section and is immediately distributable, such account can only be
distributed in accordance with the following
provisions:
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(a)
|
General
Rule. If a Participant's Vested Aggregate Account balance
(determined before taking into account the Participant's Voluntary
Employee Contributions Account, Deductible Employee Contribution
Account,
and Rollover Account) exceeds $5,000, or if there are remaining payments
to be made with respect to a particular distribution option that
previously commenced, and if such amount is immediately distributable
the
Participant (and if the Plan is a money purchase pension plan or the
Normal Form of Distribution as elected in the Adoption Agreement
is a
Qualified Joint and Survivor Annuity if married and a life annuity
if
unmarried, the Participant's Spouse (or where either the Participant
or
Spouse has died, the survivor)), must consent to any distribution
of such
amount. Any portion of the Participant's Account which is not Vested
will
be treated as a Forfeiture. If less than the entire Vested Aggregate
Account is distributed, the part of the non-Vested portion that will
be
treated as a Forfeiture is the total non-Vested portion multiplied
by a
fraction, the numerator of which is the amount of the distribution
attributable to Employer contributions and the denominator of which
is the
total value of the Participant’s Vested
Account.
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(b)
|
Definition
of Immediately Distributable. A Participant’s benefit is
immediately distributable if any part it could be distributed to
the
Participant (or the Participant’s surviving Spouse) before the Participant
reaches (or would have reached if not deceased) the later of his
or her
Normal Retirement Age or Age 62.
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(c)
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General
Consent Requirement. The consent of the Participant (and if
the Normal Form of Distribution under the Adoption Agreement is a
Qualified Joint and Survivor Annuity (or where either the Participant
or
the Participant’s Spouse has died, the survivor)) to any benefit that is
immediately distributable must be obtained in writing within the
90-day
period ending on the Annuity Starting Date. However, only the Participant
must consent to the distribution of a Qualified Joint and Survivor
Annuity
while the benefit is immediately distributable; and neither the
Participant, nor, if the Normal Form of Distribution under the Adoption
Agreement is a Qualified Joint and Survivor Annuity, the Participant’s
Spouse, if any, will be required to consent to a distribution that
is
required by Code §401(a)(9) or
§415.
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(d)
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Notification
Requirement. The Administrator must notify the Participant
(and if the Normal Form of Distribution, the Participant’s Spouse) of the
right to defer any distribution until it is no longer immediately
distributable. Notification will include a general explanation of
the
material features and relative values of the optional forms of benefit
available in a manner that would satisfy the notice requirements
of Code
§417(a)(3); and will be provided no less than 30 days or more than
90 days
prior to the Annuity Starting Date. However, distribution of a
Participant's benefit may begin less than 30 days after the notice
described herein is given if (1) the Administrator clearly informs
the
Participant that the Participant has a right to a period of at least
30
days after receiving notice to consider the decision of whether or
not to
elect a distribution; (2) the Participant, after receiving the
notice,
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affirmatively
elects a distribution or a particular distribution option; and
(3) if the
Normal Form of Distribution under the Adoption Agreement is a Qualified
Joint and Survivor Annuity , the Participant does not revoke the
election
at any time prior to the expiration of the 7-day period that begins
on the
date the notice is given.
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(e)
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Consent
Not Needed on Plan Termination. If upon Plan termination
neither the Employer nor an Affiliated Employer maintains another
defined
contribution plan other than an employee stock ownership plan (ESOP)
as
defined in Code §4975(e)(7), the Participant's benefit will, without the
Participant's consent, be distributed to the Participant. If the
Employer
or an Affiliated Employer maintains another defined contribution
plan
other than an ESOP, the Participant's benefit will, without the
Participant's consent, be transferred to the other plan if the Participant
does not consent to an immediate distribution under this Section.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the "normal" of distribution under
the
Adoption Agreement is a Qualified Joint and Survivor Annuity if married
and a life annuity, this paragraph will not apply if the Plan, upon
termination, offers an annuity option purchased from a commercial
provider.
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5.7
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Accounts
of Rehired Participants. If a Participant who does not have a
100% Vested Interest in his or her Participant’s Account incurs a
Severance from Employment with the Employer and receives (or is deemed
to
have received) a distribution of such Vested Interest from the Plan,
then
upon subsequent reemployment with the Employer, his or her Participant's
Account will be administered in accordance with the following
provisions:
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(a)
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Reemployment
of a Participant After 5 Consecutive Breaks in
Service. If the Participant is reemployed by the Employer
after incurring five consecutive Breaks in Service, that portion,
if any,
of his or her Participant’s Account which was (or was deemed to be) a
Forfeiture will be permanently forfeited under the terms of this
Plan.
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(b)
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Reemployment
of a Non-Vested Participant Before 5 Consecutive Breaks in
Service. If the Participant is reemployed by the Employer
before incurring five consecutive Breaks in Service, and if upon
the prior
termination of employment the Participant’s Vested Interest in his or her
Participant's Account was zero and such Participant was deemed to
have
received a distribution of such Vested Interest before the date on
which
he or she would have incurred five consecutive Breaks in Service,
then
such Participant’s Account balance attributable to Employer contributions
will upon such reemployment be restored to the amount on the date
of the
deemed distribution.
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(c)
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Reemployment
of a Vested Participant Before 5 Consecutive Breaks in
Service. If the Participant is reemployed by the Employer
before incurring five consecutive Breaks in Service, and if upon
the prior
termination of employment the Participant had a Vested Interest in
his or
her Participant's Account but such Vested Interest was less than
a 100%
Vested Interest, then the following provisions will
apply:
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(1)
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No
Forfeiture Has Occurred. If the portion of the Participant's
Account which was not Vested has not been forfeited, a separate account
will be established for the Participant's Account at the time of
distribution, and at any relevant time the Participant's Vested Interest
in the separate account will be an amount ("X") determined by this
formula: X = P(AB + (R x D)) - R x D). In applying the formula, "P"
is the
Vested Interest at the relevant time, "AB" is the respective account
balance at the relevant time, "D" is the amount of the distribution,
and
"R" is the ratio of the respective account balance at the relevant
time to
the respective account balance after the
distribution.
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(2)
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Forfeiture
Has Occurred. If the portion of the
Participant's Account which was not Vested has been forfeited, such
Participant’s Account balance will
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be
restored to the amount on the date of distribution, as elected
in the
Adoption Agreement, either (1) by the Participant repaying to the
Plan the
full amount of the distribution which was attributable to Employer
contributions, provided such repayment is made before the earlier
of five
years after the first date on which the Participant is subsequently
reemployed by the Employer or the date on which the Participant
incurs
five consecutive Breaks in Service (or Periods of Severance) following
the
date of distribution; or (2) by first using Forfeitures for such
Plan Year
to restore the Account and, if such Forfeitures are insufficient
to
restore the Account, by the Employer making a special contribution
to the
Plan to the extent necessary to restore such
Account.
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5.8
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Spousal
Consent Requirements. If the Normal Form of Distribution under
the Adoption Agreement elected under the Adoption Agreement is not
a
Qualified Joint and Survivor Annuity, a surviving Spouse's election
not to
receive a death benefit under Section 5.2 will not be effective unless
(1)
the election is in writing; (2) the election designates a specific
Beneficiary or form of benefit which may not be changed without spousal
consent (or the Spouse's consent expressly permits designations by
the
Participant without any requirement of further spousal consent);
and (3)
the Spouse's consent acknowledges the effect of the election and
is
witnessed by the Administrator or a notary public. If the Normal
Form of
Distribution elected under the Adoption Agreement is a Qualified
Joint and
Survivor Annuity, a married Participant's election not to receive
a
Qualified Joint and Survivor Annuity (QJSA) or a Qualified Preretirement
Survivor Annuity (QPSA), or an unmarried Participant's election not
to
receive a life annuity, must be made in accordance with the following
provisions:
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(a)
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Election
Not to Receive a QJSA. A married Participant's election not
to receive a Qualified Joint and Survivor Annuity, or an unmarried
Participant's election not to receive a life annuity, must be in
writing
and must be made during the 90-day period ending on the Annuity Starting
Date. The election may be revoked in writing and a new election made
any
time and any number of times during the election
period.
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(b)
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Election
Not to Receive a QPSA. A married Participant's election not
to receive a Qualified Preretirement Survivor Annuity must be in
writing
and must be made during an election period beginning on the first
day of
the Plan Year in which the Participant reaches Age 35 and ending
on the
date of his or her death. The election may be revoked in writing
and a new
election made at any time and any number of times during the election
period. A Terminated Participant's election period concerning his
or her
Vested Aggregate Account before his termination will not begin later
than
such date.
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(c)
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Special
Pre-Age 35 QPSA Election. A Participant who has not yet
reached Age 35 as of the end of any current Plan Year may make a
special
election not to receive a Qualified Preretirement Survivor Annuity
for the
period beginning on the date of such election and ending on the first
day
of the Plan Year in which such Participant reaches Age 35. This election
will not be valid unless the Participant receives the same written
explanation of the Qualified Preretirement Survivor Annuity as described
in paragraph (d) below. Qualified Preretirement Survivor Annuity
coverage
will be automatically reinstated as of the first day of the Plan
Year in
which the Participant reaches Age 35. Any new election on or after
such
date will be subject to the full requirements of this Section
5.8.
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(d)
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Required
Written Explanation. In connection with an election not to
receive a Qualified Joint and Survivor Annuity, the Administrator
will, no
less than 30 days and no more than 90 days prior to the Annuity Starting
Date, provide the Participant with a written explanation of the terms
and
conditions of the Qualified Joint and Survivor Annuity; the Participant's
right to make (and the effect of) an election to waive the Qualified
Joint
and Survivor Annuity; the rights of the Participant's Spouse; and
the
right of the Participant to revoke such election (and the effect
thereof).
In connection with an election not to receive
a
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Qualified
Preretirement Survivor Annuity, the Administrator will provide
each
Participant within the Applicable Period as defined in paragraph
(e) with
a written explanation of the Qualified Preretirement Survivor Annuity
in
such terms and in such manner as would be comparable to the written
explanation applicable to a Qualified Joint and Survivor Annuity
as set
forth herein.
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(e)
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Applicable
Period. The Applicable Period for a Participant is 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; (3) a reasonable period ending
after
Code §401(a)(11) ceases to apply to the Participant; or (4) a reasonable
period ending after Code §417(a)(5) ceases to apply to the Participant. A
reasonable period means the end of the two year period beginning
one year
prior to the date the applicable event occurs, and ending one year
after
that date.
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(f)
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Participants
Who Terminate Before Age 35. In the case of a Participant
who separates from service before the Plan Year in which the Participant
reaches Age 35, the notice required under paragraph (d) will be provided
within the two year period beginning one year prior to separation
from
service and ending one year after such separation. If such Participant
thereafter returns to employment with the Employer, the Applicable
Period for such Participant will be
redetermined.
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(g)
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Elections
Must Have Spousal Consent. A Participant's election not to
receive a Qualified Joint and Survivor Annuity or a Participant's
election
not to receive a Qualified Preretirement Survivor Annuity will not
be
effective (1) unless the Participant's Spouse consents in writing
to the
election; (2) unless the election designates a specific Beneficiary
(or
form of benefit) which may not be changed without spousal consent
(or the
consent of the Spouse expressly permits designations by the Participant
without any requirement of further spousal consent); and (3) unless
the
Spouse's consent acknowledges the effect of the election and is witnessed
by the Administrator or a notary
public.
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(h)
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Additional
Requirements For Spousal Consent. Notwithstanding paragraph
(g), a Spouse's consent will not be required if there is no Spouse
or if
the Spouse cannot be located, or if there are other circumstances
(as set
forth in the Code) present which preclude the necessity of such Spouse's
consent. Any consent by a Participant's Spouse (or establishment
that
consent cannot be obtained) will be effective only with respect to
such
Spouse. A consent that permits designations by the Participant without
any
requirement of further spousal consent must acknowledge that the
Spouse
has the right to limit consent to a specific Beneficiary, and a specific
form of benefit where applicable, and that the Spouse voluntarily
elects
to relinquish either or both of such rights. A revocation of a prior
election may be made by a Participant without the Spouse's consent
at any
time before benefits begin. No consent obtained under paragraph (g)
will
be valid unless the Participant has received notice as provided in
paragraph (d).
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5.9
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Application
of Code §401(a)(9). All distributions from the Plan will be
determined and made in accordance with the final and temporary regulations
issued by the Internal Revenue Service under Code §401(a)(9) on April 17,
2002. Pursuant to those regulations, all distributions will be determined
in accordance with the following:
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(a)
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General
Rules. All distributions under this section will be made in
accordance with the following general rules: (1) the requirements
of this
section will take precedence over any inconsistent provisions of
the Plan
and any prior Plan amendments; (2) all distributions required under
this
section will be determined and made in accordance with regulations
promulgated by the Internal Revenue Service under Code §401(a)(9); and (3)
notwithstanding the other provisions of this section to the contrary,
distributions may be
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made
under a designation made before January 1, 1984 in accordance with
§242(b)(2) of the Tax Equity and Fiscal Responsibility Act (TEFRA)
and the
provisions of the Plan that relate
thereto.
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(b)
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Time
and Manner of Distribution. The Participant’s entire
interest will be distributed, or begin to be distributed, to the
Participant no later than the Participant’s Required Beginning Date,
subject to the following provisions regarding the time and manner
of
distribution:
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(1)
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Death
of Participant Before Distributions Begin. If the Participant
dies before distribution begins, his or her entire interest will
be
distributed (or begin to be distributed) not later than as
follows:
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(A)
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The
Surviving Spouse Is the Sole Designated Beneficiary. If the
Participant's surviving Spouse is the sole designated Beneficiary,
then
subject to subparagraph (D) below, distributions to the surviving
Spouse
will begin by (1) December 31 of the calendar year immediately following
the calendar year in which the Participant died, or (2) December
31 of the
calendar year in which the Participant would have attained age 70½, if
later. If the surviving Spouse subsequently dies before distributions
to
the surviving Spouse begin under this subparagraph, this entire paragraph
(b), other than the preceding clause of this subparagraph (A), will
apply
as if the surviving Spouse were the
Participant.
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(B)
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The
Surviving Spouse Is Not the Sole Designated
Beneficiary. If the Participant’s surviving
Spouse is not the sole designated Beneficiary, then subject to
subparagraph (D) below, distributions to the designated Beneficiary
will
begin by December 31 of the calendar year immediately following the
calendar year in which the Participant
died.
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(C)
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There
Is No Designated Beneficiary. If there is no designated
Beneficiary as of September 30 of the year following the year of
the
Participant’s death, the Participant’s entire interest will be distributed
by December 31 of the calendar year containing the fifth anniversary
of
the Participant's death.
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(D)
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Alternative
Distribution Date. If the Participant dies before
distributions begin and there is a designated Beneficiary, distribution
to
the designated Beneficiary is not required to begin by the date specified
in subparagraphs (A) and (B) above provided the Participant’s entire
interest in the Plan is distributed to the designated Beneficiary
by
December 31st of the calendar year containing the fifth anniversary
of the
Participant's death. In addition, a designated Beneficiary who is
receiving payments under this five year rule may make a new election
to
receive payments under the Life Expectancy rule until December 31,
2003,
provided that all amounts that would have been required to be distributed
under the Life Expectancy rule for all Distribution Calendar Years
before
2004 are distributed by the earlier of December 31, 2003 or the end
of the
five year period.
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(2)
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Date
Distributions Are Deemed To Begin. For purposes of this paragraph
(b) and paragraph (d) below, unless subparagraph (1)(A)(ii) above
applies,
distributions are considered to begin on the Participant’s Required
Beginning Date. If subparagraph (1)(A)(ii) applies, distributions
are
considered to begin on the date distributions are required to begin
to the
surviving Spouse under subparagraph (1)(A)(i) above. If distributions
under an annuity purchased from an insurance company irrevocably
commence
to the Participant before the Participant’s Required Beginning
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Date
(or to the Participant’s surviving Spouse before the date distributions
are required to begin to the surviving Spouse under subparagraph
(1)(A)(i)), the date distributions are considered to begin is the
date
distributions actually commence.
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(3)
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Forms
of Distribution. Unless the Participant’s interest is distributed
in the form of an annuity purchased from an insurance company or
in a
single sum on or before the Required Beginning Date, as of the first
Distribution Calendar Year distributions will be made in accordance
with
this paragraph and with paragraph (c). If the Participant's interest
is
distributed in the form of an annuity purchased from an insurance
company,
distributions thereunder will be made in accordance with the requirements
of Code §401(a)(9) and the Internal Revenue Service
regulations.
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(c)
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Required
Minimum Distributions During the
Participant’s
Lifetime. The amount of a required minimum distribution
during a Participant's lifetime will be determined as
follows:
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(1)
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Amount
of Required Distribution for Each Distribution Calendar
Year. During the Participant’s lifetime, the minimum amount that
will be distributed each Distribution Calendar Year is the lesser
of (1)
the quotient obtained by dividing the Participant's Account Balance
by the
distribution period in the Uniform Lifetime Table in §1.401(a)(9)-9 of the
IRS regulations, using the Participant’s age as of his or her birthday in
the Distribution Calendar Year; or (2) if the Participant’s sole
designated Beneficiary for the Distribution Calendar Year is the
Participant’s Spouse, the quotient obtained by dividing the Participant’s
account balance by the number in the Joint and Last Survivor Table
in
§1.401(a)(9)-9 of the IRS regulations, using the Participant’s and
Spouse’s attained ages as of the Participant’s and Spouse’s birthdays in
the Distribution Calendar Year.
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(2)
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Lifetime
Required Distributions Continue Through Year of
Participant’s Death. Required
minimum distributions will be determined under this paragraph (c)
beginning with the first Distribution Calendar Year and up to and
including the Distribution Calendar Year that includes the Participant’s
date of death.
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(d)
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Required
Minimum Distributions After the
Participant’s Death If Death Occurs On
or After the Date Distribution Begins. The amount of a
required minimum distribution if a Participant dies on or after the
date
distribution begins will be determined as
follows:
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(1)
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Participant
Survived by Designated Beneficiary. If the Participant dies on or
after the date distributions begin and there is a designated Beneficiary,
the minimum amount that will be distributed each Distribution Calendar
Year after the year of the Participant’s death is the quotient obtained by
dividing the Participant's Account Balance by the longer of the remaining
Life Expectancy of the Participant or the remaining Life Expectancy
of the
designated Beneficiary, determined as follows: (1) the Participant’s
remaining Life Expectancy is calculated using the age of the Participant
in the year of death, reduced by one for each subsequent year; (2)
if the
Participant’s surviving Spouse is the sole designated Beneficiary, the
remaining Life Expectancy of the Spouse is calculated for each
Distribution Calendar Year after the year of the Participant’s death using
the surviving Spouse’s age as of the Spouse’s birthday in that year. For
Distribution Calendar Years after the year of the surviving Spouse’s
death, the remaining Life Expectancy of the surviving Spouse is calculated
using
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the
age of the surviving Spouse as of the Spouse’s birthday in the calendar
year of the Spouse’s death, reduced by one for each subsequent calendar
year; and (3) if the Participant’s surviving Spouse is not the
Participant’s sole designated Beneficiary, the designated Beneficiary’s
remaining Life Expectancy is calculated using the age of the Beneficiary
in the year following the year of the Participant’s death, reduced by one
for each subsequent year.
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(2)
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No
Designated Beneficiary. If the Participant dies on or after the
date distributions begin and there is no designated Beneficiary as
of
September 30 of the year after the year of the Participant’s death, the
minimum amount that will be distributed for each Distribution Calendar
Year after the year of the Participant’s death is the quotient obtained by
dividing the Participant's Account Balance by the Participant’s remaining
Life Expectancy calculated using the age of the Participant in the
year of
death, reduced by one each subsequent
year.
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(e)
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Required
Minimum Distributions After the
Participant’s Death If Death Occurs
Before the Date Distribution Begins. The
amount of a required minimum distribution if a Participant dies before
the
date distribution begins will be determined as
follows:
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(1)
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Participant
Survived by Designated Beneficiary. If the Participant dies
before the date distributions begin and there is a designated Beneficiary,
the minimum amount that will be distributed for each Distribution
Calendar
Year after the year of the Participant’s death is the quotient obtained by
dividing the Participant's Account Balance by the remaining Life
Expectancy of the Participant’s designated Beneficiary, as determined
under paragraph (d) above.
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(2)
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No
Designated Beneficiary. If the Participant dies before the date
distributions begin and there is no designated Beneficiary as of
September
30 of the year following the year of the Participant’s death, distribution
of the Participant's entire interest will be completed by December
31 of
the calendar year containing the fifth anniversary of the Participant's
death.
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(3)
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Death
of Surviving Spouse Before Distributions to Surviving
Spouse Are Required to Begin. If the Participant dies before the
date distributions begin, the Participant’s surviving Spouse is the
Participant's sole designated Beneficiary, and the surviving Spouse
dies
before distributions are required to begin to the surviving Spouse
under
paragraph (b)(1)(A)(1) above, then this paragraph (e) will apply
as if the
surviving Spouse were the
Participant.
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(f)
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Definitions. In
applying the terms of this section, the following definitions will
apply:
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(1)
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Designated
Beneficiary. "Beneficiary" means the Beneficiary designated by
the Participant is the designated Beneficiary under Code §401(a)(9) and
§1.401(a)(9)-1, Q&A-4 of the Internal Revenue Service
regulations.
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(2)
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Distribution
Calendar Year. "Distribution Calendar Year" means a calendar year
for which a minimum distribution is required. For distributions beginning
before the Participant’s death, the first Distribution Calendar Year is
the calendar year immediately preceding the calendar year containing
the
Participant's Required Beginning Date. For distributions beginning
after
the Participant’s death, the first Distribution Calendar Year is the
calendar year in which distributions are required to
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begin
under paragraph (b). The required minimum distribution for
the Participant's first Distribution Calendar Year will be made on
or
before the Participant's Required Beginning Date. The required
minimum
distribution for any other Distribution Calendar Year, including
the
required minimum distribution for the Distribution Calendar Year
in which
the Participant's Required Beginning Date occurs, will be made
on or
before December 31 of that Distribution Calendar
Year.
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(3)
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Life
expectancy. "Life Expectancy" means life expectancy as computed
by use of the Single Life Table in IRS regulation
§1.401(a)(9)-9.
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(4)
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Participant’s
Account Balance. "Participant's Account Balance" means the
Account balance as of the last Valuation Date in the calendar year
immediately preceding the Distribution Calendar Year (valuation calendar
year) increased by the amount of any contributions made and allocated
or
forfeitures allocated to the Account balance as of dates in the valuation
calendar year after the Valuation Date and decreased by distributions
made
in the valuation calendar year after the Valuation Date. The Account
balance for the valuation calendar year includes any amounts rolled
over
or transferred to the Plan either in the valuation calendar year
or in the
Distribution Calendar Year if distributed or transferred in the valuation
calendar year.
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5.10
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Statutory
Commencement of Benefits. Unless the Participant otherwise
elects, distribution of a Participant's benefit must begin no later
than
the 60th day after the latest of the close of the Plan Year in which
the
Participant (1) reaches the earlier of Age 65 or Normal Retirement
Age;
(2) reaches the 10th anniversary of the year he or she began Plan
participation; or (3) terminates service with the Employer. However,
the
failure of a Participant and the Participant's Spouse to consent
to a
distribution while a benefit is immediately distributable within
the
meaning of Section 5.6 will be deemed to be an election to defer
commencement of payment of any benefit sufficient to satisfy this
Section.
In addition, if this Plan provides for early retirement, a Participant
who
satisfied the service requirement for early retirement prior to
Termination of Employment will be entitled to receive his or her
Vested
Aggregate Account balance, if any, upon satisfaction of the age
requirement for early retirement.
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5.11
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Earnings
Before Benefit Distribution. As of the Valuation Date coinciding
with or next following the date a Participant Severance from Employment
with the Employer for any reason, the Administrator will, until a
distribution is made to the Participant or the Participant's Beneficiary
in accordance with Sections 5.1, 5.2, 5.3, 5.4 or 5.5, direct the
Trustee
in a uniform nondiscriminatory manner to either (1) invest the
Participant's Vested Aggregate Account balance determined as of such
Valuation Date in a separate interest bearing account; or (2) leave
the
Participant's Vested Aggregate Account balance as part of the general
Trust Fund, in which case such account will either (1) share in the
allocation of net earnings and losses under Section 3.3(a), or (2)
be
granted interest at a rate consistent with the interest bearing
investments of the Trust Fund.
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5.12
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Distribution
in the Event of Legal Incapacity. If any person entitled to
benefits (the "Payee") suffers from a Disability or is under any
legal
incapacity, payments may be made in one or more of the following
ways as
directed by the Administrator: (1) to the Payee directly; (2) to
the
guardian or legal representative of the Payee's person or estate;
(3) to a
relative of the Payee, to be expended for the Payee's benefit; or
(4) to
the custodian of the Payee under any Uniform Transfers to Minors
Act or
Uniform Gifts to Minors Act. The Administrator's determination of
minority
or incapacity will be final.
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5.13
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Missing
Payees and Unclaimed Benefits. With respect to any person who has
not claimed any Plan benefit (the "missing payee") to which he or
she is
entitled, and with respect to any person who has not satisfied the
administrative requirements for a benefit payment to which he or
she is
entitled,
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the
Administrator may elect to either (1) to segregate the benefit
into an
interest bearing account maintained under the Plan, in which event
an
annual maintenance fee as may be set from time to time in a written
administrative policy established by the Sponsor may be assessed
against
the segregated account; (2) subject to a written administrative
policy
established by the Sponsor, distribute the benefit at any time
in any
manner which is sanctioned by the Internal Revenue Service and
the
Department of Labor; or (3) treat the entire benefit as a Forfeiture,
provided the forfeited benefit will be restored if the missing
payee is
subsequently located. The Administrator, on a case by case basis,
may
elect to restore the benefit by the use of earnings from non-segregated
Trust Fund assets, by the use of Employer contributions, by the
use of
unallocated Forfeitures (if any), or by any combination thereof.
If a
payee whose benefit has been forfeited under paragraph (a) is located,
or
if a payee whose benefit has been forfeited under clause (3) above
for
failure to satisfy the administrative requirements for benefit
payment
subsequently satisfies the administrative requirements for benefit
payment
and claims his or her benefit, and if the Plan has not terminated
(or if
the Plan has, all benefits have not yet been paid), then the benefit
will
be restored. The Administrator, on a case by case basis, may elect
to
restore the benefit by the use of earnings from non-segregated
Trust Fund
assets, by the use of Employer contributions, by the use of unallocated
Forfeitures (if any), or by any combination thereof. However, if
such
missing payee has not been located by the time the Plan terminates
and all
benefits have been distributed therefrom, the Forfeiture of such
unpaid
benefit will be irrevocable.
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5.14
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Direct
Rollovers. A distributee may elect to have all or any portion of
an eligible rollover distribution paid directly to an eligible retirement
plan specified by the distributee in a direct rollover, which is
a payment
by the Plan to the eligible retirement plan specified by the
distributee.
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(a)
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Eligible
Rollover Distribution. For purposes of this Section, an
eligible rollover distribution is any distribution of all or any
portion
of the balance to the credit of the distributee, except that an eligible
rollover distribution does not include (1) 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; (2) any distribution to the extent such distribution
is
required under Code §401(a)(9); (3) 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); and (4) the portion of any distribution made on or after
January 1, 2000 which is attributable to a hardship distribution
described
in Code §401(k)(2)(B)(i)(IV).
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(b)
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Treatment
of Distributions Which Include Voluntary Employee
Contributions. For purposes of paragraph (a) (and only for
Plan Years beginning on or after January 1, 2002), an eligible rollover
distribution may include Voluntary Employee Contributions which are
not
includible in gross income; but the portion of an eligible rollover
distribution which is attributable to Voluntary Employee Contributions
can
be paid only to an individual retirement account or annuity described
in
Code §408(a) or (b), or to a qualified defined contribution plan described
in Code §401(a) or §403(a) that agrees to separately account for amounts
so transferred, including separately accounting for the portion of
such
distribution which is includible in gross income and the portion of
such distribution which is not so includible. Furthermore, in accordance
with the Job Creation and Worker Assistance Act of 2002, when a
distribution includes Voluntary Employee Contributions which are
not
includible in gross income, the amount that is rolled over will first
be
attributed to amounts includible in gross
income.
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(c)
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Eligible
Retirement Plan. For Plan Years beginning on or after
January 1, 2002, an eligible retirement plan is one of the following
that
accepts an eligible rollover distribution: (1) an individual retirement
account described in Code §408(a); (2) an individual retirement annuity
described in Code §408(b); (3) an annuity plan described in Code §403(a);
(4) an annuity contract described in Code §403(b); (5) a qualified trust
described in Code §401(a);
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or
(6) a plan under Code §457(b) which is maintained by a state, political
subdivision of a state, or any agency or instrumentality of a state
or
political subdivision of a state and which agrees to separately
account
for amounts transferred thereto from this
Plan.
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(d)
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Definition
of Distributee. A distributee includes an Employee or former
Employee. In addition, an Employee's or former Employee's surviving
Spouse
and an Employee's or former Employee's Spouse or former Spouse who
is the
alternate payee under a qualified domestic relations order as defined
in
Code §414(p), are distributees with regard to the interest of the Spouse
or former Spouse.
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5.15
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Distribution
of Property. The determination to pay all or a part of a lump sum
shall be made by the Administrator in its sole discretion applied
in a
nondiscriminatory manner that does not discriminate in favor of HCEs;
except that if this is an amended or restated Plan, the payee will
have
the right to elect a full or partial distribution in property within
the
period described in Section 9.1(e) if the Plan as in effect one day
prior
to this amendment or restatement provided for a property distribution
at
the payee's option.
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5.16
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Financial
Hardship Distributions. If the Plan is a profit sharing plan or a
401(k) plan, and if elected by the Sponsoring Employer in the Adoption
Agreement, a Participant who is still an Employee may request in
writing
to the Administrator that up to the percentage of the Participant's
accounts as elected by the Sponsoring Employer in the Adoption Agreement
be distributed to the Participant because of his or her immediate
and
heavy financial hardship. Any such distribution will be made in accordance
with the provisions of a written administrative policy regarding
financial
hardship distributions. Any such distribution will also be subject
to any
applicable spousal consent requirements set forth in Section 5.8
of the
Basic Plan. If the Plan is a 401(k) Plan, any distribution under
this
Section of a Participant's Elective Deferrals will include any earnings
credited thereto as of the later of December 31, 1988 and the end
of the
last Plan Year ending before July 1,
1989.
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5.17
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In-Service
Distributions. If the Plan is a profit sharing plan or a 401(k)
plan, and if elected in the Adoption Agreement, and subject to the
minimum
Age and/or Service and/or participation requirements elected in the
Adoption Agreement, a Participant who is still an Employee may request
in
writing to the Administrator that up to 100% of the Participant's
Vested
Interest in the accounts elected by the Sponsoring Employer in the
Adoption Agreement be distributed to the Participant, subject to
the
following provisions:
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(a)
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Amount
and Form of Distribution. The amount of a Participant's
Vested Interest for distribution under this Section will be determined
as
of the Valuation Date which coincides with or immediately precedes
the
date of distribution. Any distribution under this Section will only
be
made to the Participant in one lump sum payment provided, however,
that if
the Normal Form of Distribution as elected in the Adoption Agreement
is a
Qualified Joint and Survivor Annuity, the Spouse, if any, must consent
to
the distribution in accordance with Section 5.8. When feasible, any
such
distribution will be paid at the Participant's direction within 60
days of
his or her request, but not later than a date as soon as administratively
practical following the next Valuation date after the Administrator's
receipt of such request.
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(b)
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Provisions
Applicable to 401(k) Plans. If the Plan is a 401(k) plan,
the minimum age requirement which can be elected by the Sponsoring
Employer in the Adoption Agreement with respect to the distribution
of
amounts attributable to a Participant's Elective Deferrals, QNECs,
QMACs,
ADP Safe Harbor Non-Elective Contributions and/or ADP Safe Harbor
Matching
Contributions is age 59½.
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(c)
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Participants
Who Are Not 100% Vested. If a distribution is made under
this Section at a time when the Participant has less than a 100%
Vested
Interest in his or her Non-Safe Harbor Non-Elective Contribution
sub-account and Matching Contribution sub-account and such Vested
Interest
may increase, a separate account will be established for the Participant's
Non-Safe Harbor Non-Elective Contribution sub-account balance and
the
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Participant's
Matching Contribution sub-account balance at the time of distribution,
and
at any relevant time the Participant's Vested Interest in the separate
account will be equal to an amount ("X") determined by the following
formula: X = P(AB + (R x D)) - (R x D). In applying the formula,
"P" is
the Vested Interest at the relevant time, "AB" is the respective
account
balance at the relevant time, "D" is the amount of the distribution,
and
"R" is the ratio of the respective account balance at the relevant
time to
the respective account balance after
distribution.
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(d)
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Restriction
on Certain Transferred Assets. Notwithstanding anything in
this Section to the contrary, no preretirement distribution can be
made
under this Section with respect to benefits attributable to assets
(including post-transfer earnings thereon) and liabilities that are
transferred, within the meaning of Code §414(l), from a money purchase
plan or target benefit plan qualified under Code §401(a) to this
Plan (other than any portion of those assets and liabilities
attributable to Voluntary Employee
Contributions).
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(e)
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Establishment
of Administrative Procedures. The Administrator may, in a
separate written document, establish rules or procedures regarding
in-service distributions under this Section. Such separate written
document, when properly executed, will be deemed to be incorporated
in
this Plan. The rules or procedures set forth therein may be modified
or
amended by the Administrator without the necessity of amending this
Section of the Plan, but any such modifications must be communicated
to
Participants in the manner described in Section 8.6 of the Plan.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, (1) a summary plan description or
summary
of material modifications thereto in which the rules or procedures
regarding the making of in-service distributions are described will
be
considered a separate written document sufficient to satisfy the
requirements (including the execution requirement) of this paragraph;
and
(2) any such rules or procedures that are established under this
paragraph must be applied in a uniform nondiscriminatory
manner.
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5.18
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Distribution
of Excess Elective Deferrals. Excess
Elective Deferrals, plus any income and minus any loss allocable
thereto,
will be distributed no later than April 15th to any Participant to
whose
account Excess Elective Deferrals were allocated for the preceding
year
and who claims Excess Elective Deferrals for such taxable year.
Distribution of Excess Elective Deferrals will be made in accordance
with
the following
provisions:
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(a)
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Assignment
of Excess Elective Deferrals. A Participant may assign to
this Plan any Excess Elective Deferrals made during a taxable year
of the
Participant by notifying the Administrator on or before April 15th
of the
amount of the Excess Elective Deferrals to be assigned. A Participant
will
be deemed to notify the Administrator of any Excess Elective Deferrals
that arise by taking into account only those Elective Deferrals made
to
this Plan and any other plans of the Employer. Notwithstanding any
other provision of the Plan, Excess Elective Deferrals, plus any
income
and minus any loss allocable thereto, will be distributed no later
than
April 15 to a Participant to whose account Excess Elective Deferrals
were
assigned for the preceding year and who claims Excess Elective Deferrals
for such tax year or calendar year.
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(b)
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Determination
of Income or Loss. Excess Elective Deferrals will be
adjusted for any income or loss up to the date of distribution. The
period
between the end of the Participant's taxable year and the date of
distribution is the gap period, and any income earned therein will
be
allocated applied consistently to all Participants and to all
corrective distributions for the taxable year. The income or loss
allocable to a Participant's Excess Elective Deferrals will be the
amount
determined by either the method in subparagraph (1), subparagraph
(2) or
subparagraph (3) below, as follows:
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(1)
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The
amount determined by multiplying the income or loss allocable to
his
Elective Deferrals for the taxable year and the gap period by a fraction,
the
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numerator
of which is the Participant's Excess Elective Deferrals for the
year and
the denominator of which is (A) the Participant's Elective Deferral
Account balance as of the beginning of the Participant's taxable
year plus
any Elective Deferrals allocated to the Participant's Elective
Deferral
Account during such taxable year and the gap period, or (B) solely
with
respect to taxable years beginning before January 1, 1992, the
Participant's Elective Deferral Account balance as of the end of
the
Participant's taxable year, reduced by any gain and increased by
any loss
allocable thereto during the taxable
year.
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(2)
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The
sum of (i) and (ii) as follows: (i) the amount determined by multiplying
the income or loss allocable to his Elective Deferrals for the taxable
year and the gap period by a fraction, the numerator of which is
the
Participant's Excess Elective Deferrals for the year and the denominator
of which is (A) the Participant's Elective Deferral Account balance
as of
the beginning of the Participant's taxable year plus any Elective
Deferrals allocated to the Participant's Elective Deferral Account
during
such taxable year and the gap period, or (B) solely with respect
to
taxable years beginning before January 1, 1992, the Participant's
Elective
Deferral Account balance as of the end of the Participant's taxable
year,
reduced by any gain and increased by any loss allocable thereto during
the
taxable year; and (ii) 10% of the amount determined under clause
(i)
multiplied by the number of whole months between the end of the
Participant's taxable year and the distribution date, counting the
month
of distribution if it occurs after the 15th of such
month.
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(3)
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The
amount determined by any reasonable method of allocating income or
loss to
Excess Elective Deferrals for the taxable year and for the gap period
provided the method used is the same method used by this Plan for
allocating income or losses to Participant's
Accounts.
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(c)
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Source
of Distribution. Distribution of Excess Elective Deferrals
will be taken from a Participant's investment options (if any) based
on
rules established by the Administrator. In addition, for years beginning
after 2005, Excess Elective Deferrals will first be distributed from
a
Participant's Roth Elective Deferral Account unless the Administrator
permits the Participant to elect
otherwise.
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5.19
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Distribution
of Excess Contributions. Notwithstanding any other provision of
the Plan, Excess Contributions, plus any income and minus any loss
allocable thereto, will be distributed no later than 12 months after
a
Plan Year to participants to whose accounts such Excess Contributions
were
allocated for such Plan Year, except to the extent such Excess
Contributions are classified as Catch-up
Contributions.
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(a)
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Allocation
to HCEs. If such excess amounts (other than Catch-up
Contributions) are distributed more than 2½ months after the last day of
the Plan Year in which such excess amounts arose, a 10% excise tax
will be
imposed on the Employer maintaining the Plan with respect to such
amounts.
Excess Contributions will be allocated to the HCEs with the largest
amounts of Employer contributions taken into account in calculating
the
ADP Test for the year in which the Excess Contributions arose, beginning
with the Highly Compensated Employee with the largest amount of such
Employer contributions and continuing in descending order until all
the
Excess Contributions have been allocated. For purposes of the preceding
sentence, the "largest amount" is determined after distribution of
any
Excess Deferrals. To the extent a Highly Compensated Employee has
not
reached his or her Catch-Up Contribution limit under the Plan, Excess
Contributions allocated to such Highly Compensated Employee are Catch-Up
Contributions and will not be treated as Excess Contributions. Excess
Contributions will be treated as Annual Additions under
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Section
6.1, even if such Excess Contributions are
distributed.
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(b)
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Determination
of Net Income or Loss. Excess Contributions will be adjusted
for any income or loss up to the date of distribution. The period
between
the end of the Plan Year and the date of distribution is the gap
period,
and any income earned therein will be allocated at the Administrator's
discretion applied consistently to all Participants and to all corrective
distributions made for the Plan Year. The income or loss allocable
to a
Participant's Excess Contributions will be the amount determined
by the
method in subparagraph (1), subparagraph (2), or subparagraph (3),
as
follows:
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(1)
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The
amount determined by multiplying the income or loss allocable to
the
Participant’s Elective Deferrals (and QNECs or QMACs, or both) for the
Plan Year and the gap period, by a fraction, the numerator of which
is the
Participant's Excess Contributions for the year and the denominator
of which is (A) the Participant's Elective Deferral Account balance
(and
QNECs or QMACs, or both, if such contributions are used in the ADP
Test)
as of the beginning of the Plan Year plus any Elective Deferrals
(and
QNECs or QMACs, or both, if such contributions are used in the ADP
Test)
allocated to the Participant during the Plan Year and gap period,
or (B)
solely with respect to Plan Years beginning before January 1, 1992,
the
Participant's Elective Deferral Account balance (and QNECs or QMACs
or
both, if such contributions are used in the ADP Test) as of the end
of the
Plan Year reduced by any gain and increased by any loss allocable
thereto
during the Plan Year.
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(2)
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The
sum of (i) and (ii) as follows: (i) the amount determined by multiplying
the income or loss allocable to the Participant’s Elective Deferrals (and
QNECs or QMACs, or both) for the Plan Year and the gap period, by
a
fraction, the numerator of which is the Participant's Excess Contributions
for the year and the denominator of which is (A) the Participant's
Elective Deferral Account balance (and QNECs or QMACs, or both, if
such
contributions are used in the ADP Test) as of the beginning of the
Plan
Year plus any Elective Deferrals (and QNECs or QMACs, or both, if
such
contributions are used in the ADP Test) allocated to the Participant
during the Plan Year and gap period, or (B) solely with respect to
Plan
Years beginning before January 1, 1992, the Participant's Elective
Deferral Account balance (and QNECs or QMACs or both, if such
contributions are used in the ADP Test) as of the end of the Plan
Year
reduced by any gain and increased by any loss allocable thereto during
the
Plan Year; and (ii) 10% of the amount determined under subparagraph
(1)
multiplied by the number of whole months between the end of the Plan
Year
and the distribution date, counting the month of distribution if
it occurs
after the 15th of such month.
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(3)
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The
amount determined by any reasonable method of allocating income or
loss to
the Participant's Elective Deferrals (and QNECs or QMACS, or both)
for the
Plan Year and the gap period if the method used is the same method
used
for allocating income or losses to Participants'
Accounts.
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(c)
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Accounting
for Excess Contributions. Excess Contributions allocated to
a Participant will be distributed from the Participant's Elective
Deferral
Account and QMAC (if applicable) Account in proportion to the
Participant's Elective Deferrals and QMACs (to the extent used in
the ADP
Test) for the Plan Year. Excess Contributions will be distributed
from the
Participant's QNEC Account only to the extent the Excess Contributions
exceed the balance in the Participant's Elective Deferral Account
and QMAC
Account.
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(d)
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Recharacterization. If
elected by the Participant, Elective Deferrals allocated to a Highly
Compensated Employee as Excess Contributions will be recharacterized,
in
which event the Participant will treat Excess Contributions allocated
to
him or her as an amount distributed to the Participant and then
contributed by the Participant to the Plan. Recharacterized amounts
will
remain nonforfeitable. Amounts may not be recharacterized by a HCE
to the
extent that such amount in combination with other contributions made
by
that Employee would exceed any stated limit under the Plan
on Employee contributions. Recharacterization must occur no later
than 2½ months after the last day of the Plan Year in which such Excess
Contributions arose and is deemed to occur no earlier than the date
the
last Highly Compensated Employee is informed in writing of the amount
recharacterized and the consequences
thereof.
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(e)
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Source
of Distribution. Distribution of Excess Contributions will
be taken from a Participant's investment options (if any) based on
rules
established by the Administrator. In addition, for years beginning
after
2005, Excess Contributions will first be distributed from a Participant's
Roth Elective Deferral Account unless the Administrator permits the
Participant to elect otherwise.
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5.20
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Distribution
of Excess Aggregate Contributions. Excess Aggregate
Contributions, plus any income and minus any loss allocable thereto,
will
be forfeited, if forfeitable, or if not forfeitable, distributed
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.
Distribution will be made in accordance with the following
provisions:
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(a)
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Allocation
to Highly Compensated Employees. Excess Aggregate
Contributions will be allocated to the HCEs with the largest Contribution
Percentage Amounts taken into account in calculating the ACP Test
for the
year in which the excess arose, beginning with the HCE with the largest
amount of such Contribution Percentage Amounts and continuing in
descending order until all the Excess Aggregate Contributions have
been
allocated. For purposes of the preceding sentence, the "largest amount"
is
determined after distribution of any Excess Aggregate Contributions.
If
Excess Aggregate Contributions are distributed more than 2½ months after
the last day of the Plan Year in which they arose, a 10% excise tax
will
be imposed on the Employer with respect to those amounts. Excess
Aggregate
Contributions will be treated as Annual Additions pursuant to Section
6.1,
even if distributed.
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(b)
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Forfeitures
of Excess Aggregate Contributions. As
elected in the Adoption Agreement, Forfeitures of Excess Aggregate
Contributions will either be (1) applied to reduce the Employer's
contributions for the Plan Year in which the excess arose to the
extent
the excess exceeds Employer contributions or the Employer has already
contributed for such Plan Year, or (2) allocated (after all other
Forfeitures) to the Matching Contribution sub-account of each Participant
who is a NHCE who made Elective Deferrals or Employee contributions
in the
ratio which each such Participant's Compensation for the Plan Year
bears
to the total Compensation of all such Participants for such Plan
Year.
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(c)
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Determination
of Net Income or Loss. Excess Aggregate Contributions will
be adjusted for any income or loss up to the date of distribution.
The
period between the end of the Plan Year and the date of distribution
is
the gap period, and income earned therein will be allocated at the
Administrator's discretion applied consistently to all Participants
and to
all corrective distributions for the Plan Year. The income or loss
allocable to Excess Aggregate Contributions will be the amount determined
by the method in subparagraph (1), subparagraph (2), or subparagraph
(3),
as follows:
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(1)
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The
amount determined by multiplying the income or loss allocable to
the
Participant’s Voluntary Employee Contributions, Matching Contributions (if
not used in the ADP Test), QNECs and, to the extent applicable,
Elective
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Deferrals
for the Plan Year and the gap period, by a fraction, the numerator
of
which is such Participant's Excess Aggregate Contributions for
the year
and the denominator of which is (A) the Participant's Account balance(s)
attributable to Contribution Percentage Amounts as of the beginning
of the
Plan Year, plus any additional amounts attributable to Contribution
Percentage Amounts allocated to the Participant during such Plan
Year and
the gap period, or (B) solely with respect to Plan Years beginning
before
January 1, 1992, the Participant's Account balance attributable to
Contribution Percentage Amounts as of the end of the Plan Year,
reduced by
any gain and increased by any loss allocable thereto during the
Plan
Year.
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(2)
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The
sum of (i) and (ii) as follows: The amount determined by multiplying
the
income or loss allocable to the Participant’s Voluntary Employee
Contributions, Matching Contributions (if not used in the ADP Test),
QNECs
and, to the extent applicable, Elective Deferrals for the Plan Year
and
the gap period, by a fraction, the numerator of which is such
Participant's Excess Aggregate Contributions for the year and the
denominator of which is (A) the Participant's Account balance(s)
attributable to Contribution Percentage Amounts as of the beginning
of the
Plan Year, plus any additional amounts attributable to Contribution
Percentage Amounts allocated to the Participant during such Plan
Year and
the gap period, or (B) solely with respect to Plan Years beginning
before
January 1, 1992, the Participant's Account balance attributable to
Contribution Percentage Amounts as of the end of the Plan Year, reduced
by
any gain and increased by any loss allocable thereto during the Plan
Year;
and (ii) 10% of the amount determined under subparagraph (1) above
multiplied by the number of whole months between the end of the Plan
Year
and the distribution date, counting the month of distribution if
it occurs
after the 15th of such month.
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(3)
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The
amount determined by any reasonable method of allocating income or
loss to
the Participant's Voluntary Employee Contributions, Mandatory Employee
Contributions, Matching Contributions and QNECs for the Plan Year
and for
the gap period, provided the method used is the same one used for
allocating income or losses to Participants'
Accounts.
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(d)
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Accounting
for Excess Aggregate Contributions. Excess Aggregate
Contributions will be forfeited if forfeitable, or will be distributed
on
a pro-rata basis from the Participant's Voluntary Employee Contribution
Account, Mandatory Employee Contribution Account, Matching Contribution
Account and QMAC Account, and if applicable, from the Participant's
QNEC
Account, Pre-Tax Elective Deferral Account, Roth Elective Deferral
Account, or any combination
thereof.
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(e)
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Source
of Distribution. Distribution of Excess Aggregate
Contributions will be taken from a Participant's investment options
(if
any) based on rules established by the Administrator. In addition,
for
years beginning after 2005, Excess Aggregate Contributions will first
be
distributed from a Participant's Roth Elective Deferral Account unless
the
Administrator permits the Participant to elect
otherwise.
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5.21
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Distribution
of Rollover Contributions. A Participant's Rollover Contributions
will be distributed from the Plan in accordance with the following
provisions:
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(a)
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Time
of Distribution. Subject to paragraph (d), an Employee may
request in writing a withdrawal of all or any portion of his or her
Rollover Account at any time prior to becoming a Participant, and
thereafter upon the earlier of (1) the date the Employee is entitled
to a
distribution of his or her Participant’s benefits under the provisions of
Article 5, or (2) the soonest possible administratively practical
date
after the Participant’s Termination of Employment. In addition, an
Employee may also withdraw all or any portion of his or her Rollover
Account at such other time as elected in the Adoption Agreement.
The
Administrator may require advance notice of a reasonable period not
to
exceed 60 days prior to the requested date of withdrawal. Any amount
withdrawn can only be redeposited to the Participant’s
Rollover Account is so elected in the Adoption Agreement and if the
withdrawn distribution continues to be deemed a Rollover except for
the
fact that the amount originated from this Plan. A Rollover withdrawal
will
not prevent an Employee from accruing any future benefit attributable
to
Employer contributions. The Administrator may establish rules or
procedures regarding withdrawals from an Employee’s Rollover
Account.
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(b)
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Spousal
Consent Requirements Upon Withdrawal. Any Rollover which at
the time it is made to this Plan is no longer subject to the requirements
of Code §401(a)( 11) can be withdrawn from the Plan without the consent of
the Participant's Spouse. However, the withdrawal of any Rollover
that was
a direct or indirect transfer as defined in Code §401(a)(11) from a
defined benefit plan, a money purchase plan, a target benefit plan,
a
stock bonus plan, or a profit sharing plan that provided for a life
annuity form of payment to the Participant will be subject to the
spousal
consent requirements set forth in Section
5.8.
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(c)
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Form
of Distribution. Any Rollover Contribution a Participant
wants to withdraw from the Plan prior to the time the Participant
is
entitled to a distribution of his or her Participant Account will
only be
distributed in a lump sum. Any amount remaining in a Participant's
Rollover Account at the time the Participant is entitled to a distribution
of his or her Participant Account that is not subject to the spousal
consent requirements in paragraph (c) above will be distributed,
at the
election of the Participant, in a lump-sum or in the same manner
as the
Participant Account under the other provisions of this Article 5.
Any
amount remaining in the Participant's Rollover Account at the time
the
Participant is entitled to a distribution of his or her Participant's
Account that is subject to the spousal consent requirements will
be
distributed in the same manner as the Participant's Account under
the
other provisions of this Article 5.
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(d)
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Special
Rule for Withdrawal of Elective Deferral
Rollovers. Notwithstanding paragraph (a) to the contrary,
the limitations in Regulation §1.401(k)-1(d) apply to the withdrawal of
any Rollover Contributions which are attributable to a Participant's
Elective Deferrals and which are transferred to this Plan in a trustee
to
trustee transfer from another qualified
plan.
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5.22
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Distribution
of Transfer Contributions. A Participant's Transfer Contributions
will be distributed from the Plan at the same time and in the same
manner
as the Participant's Account is distributed under Section 5.1, 5.2,
5.3 or
5.4. However, regardless of the Normal Form of Distribution elected
in the
Adoption Agreement, any portion of a Participant's Transfer Contribution
Account which remain subject to the requirements of Code §401(a)(11) at
the time of the transfer to this Plan will be distributed as if the
Normal
Form of Distribution is a Qualified Joint and Survivor, and all the
provisions of this Section relating to such distributions will apply
thereto. In addition, the limitations in Regulation § 1.401(k)-1(d) apply
to the withdrawal of any Transfer Contributions which are attributable
to
a Participant's Elective Deferrals and which are transferred to this
Plan
in a trustee to trustee transfer from another qualified
plan.
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5.23
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Distribution
of Voluntary Employee Contributions. A Participant's Voluntary
Employee Contributions will be distributed from the Plan in accordance
with the following provisions:
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(a)
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Time
of Distribution. A Participant's Voluntary Employee
Contribution Account will be distributed no later than the earlier
of (1)
the date the Employee is entitled to a distribution of his or her
Participant's Account balance under the provisions of Article 5,
or (2)
the soonest possible administratively practical date after the
Participant’s Termination of Employment. In addition, an Employee may also
withdraw all or any portion of his or
her
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Voluntary
Employee Contribution Account at such other time as elected in
the
Adoption Agreement. The Administrator may require advance notice
of a
reasonable period not to exceed 60 days prior to the requested
date of
withdrawal. Withdrawals from a Voluntary Employee Contribution
Account
will not prohibit a Participant from accruing any future benefit
from
Employer contributions. A Participant's request to make a withdrawal
from
his or her Voluntary Employee Contribution Account must satisfy
the
applicable spousal consent requirements in Section 5.8. A withdrawal
attributable to pre-1987 Voluntary Employee Contributions need
not include
earnings thereon.
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(b)
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Special
Rule for Withdrawal of Post-1986
Contributions. Any distribution made under paragraph (a)
which is attributable to post-1986 Voluntary Employee Contributions
can
only be made along with a portion of the earnings thereon, such earnings
to be determined by the following formula: DA [1-(V - V+E)]. For
purposes
of applying the aforementioned formula, the term DA means the distribution
amount, the term V means the amount of Voluntary Employee Contributions,
and the term V+E means the amount of Voluntary Employee Contributions
plus
the earnings attributable thereto.
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5.24
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Distribution
of Mandatory Employee Contributions. A Participant's Mandatory
Employee Contributions will only be distributed after his or her
Severance
from Employment, will be used to provide additional benefits to the
Participant, and will be distributed in the time and manner described
in
the other provisions of this Article
5.
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5.25
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Rules
Relating to Retroactive Annuity Starting Dates. Effective January
1, 2004, if the written notice under Section 5.8(d) (the "QJSA notice")
is
required and provided to a Participant after the Participant's annuity
starting date (as defined in regulation §1.401(a)(20), Q&A 10(b)), his
or her annuity starting date will be deemed to be a "retroactive
annuity
starting date" and the following provisions will
apply:
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(a)
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First
Payment Date. The date the first payment is actually made to
the Participant (the "current annuity starting date") will occur
no later
than 90 days after the date the QJSA notice is provided to the Participant
(unless any delay beyond the 90 days is attributable to administrative
delay in the payment of benefits).
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(b)
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Requirements
of QJSA Notice. The QJSA notice must include the
Participant's right to elect a retroactive annuity starting date
or a
current annuity starting date, and the QJSA notice must include
information based on both the Participant's retroactive annuity starting
date and current annuity starting
date.
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(c)
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Participant
Election. A Participant can elect in writing either a
benefit determined based on the retroactive annuity starting date
or a
benefit determined based on the current annuity starting date. However,
a
Participant can elect a retroactive annuity starting date only as
to
annuity starting dates that occur on or after the Participant's Normal
Retirement Date.
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(d)
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Spousal
Consent. If a Participant elects to receive his or her
benefit determined as of a retroactive annuity starting date and
under the
form of payment elected by the Participant the benefit payable to
his or
her Spouse upon the Participant's death would be less than the benefit
payable to the Spouse if the Participant had elected to receive a
50%
joint and survivor annuity with his or her Spouse as beneficiary
determined and payable as of the current annuity starting date, then
the
Participant's Spouse must consent in writing to the Participant's
election
of a retroactive annuity starting
date.
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(e)
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Application
of Code §415 Limitations. Except in the
case where payment of the Participant's benefit (other than a form
of
payment that is subject to Code §417(e)) begins no more than 12 months
after the retroactive annuity starting date, the Participant's benefit
determined based on the retroactive annuity starting date (including
any
interest
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adjustments)
must satisfy the requirements of Code §415 if the current annuity starting
date were to be substituted for the retroactive annuity date for
all
purposes of determining the limits under Code §415 (as set forth in
Article 6 hereof), including for purposes of determining the applicable
interest rate and the applicable mortality table used to adjust such
limits.
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(f)
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Restrictions
on Cash-Outs. If the Participant's benefit is payable in a
form of payment which would have been subject to Code §417(e) if payment
had started as of the retroactive annuity starting date, then the
amount
of payment as of the current annuity starting date will be no less
than
the amount of payment produced by applying the applicable interest rate
and the applicable mortality table (defined in Code §417(e)(3)),
determined as of such date to the annuity form that was used to determine
the amount of payment as of the Participant's retroactive annuity
starting
date.
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(g)
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Make-Up
Payments. If a Participant elects (with Spousal consent, if
applicable) to receive his or her benefit determined as of a retroactive
annuity starting date, the Participant will receive a make-up payment
to
reflect any missed payment or payments for the period from the retroactive
annuity starting date to the date of the actual make-up payment,
with an
appropriate adjustment for interest from the date the missed payment
or payments would have been made (including, if applicable, a payment
of
the single-sum value of the participant's retirement income) to the
date
of the actual make-up payment. If the Participant's benefit is paid
in a
form other than a single-sum payment, the benefit payments, other
than any
required make-up payments, will be in an amount that is equal to
the
amount which would have been paid to the Participant if payments
actually
started on his or her retroactive annuity starting
date.
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(h)
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Other
Rules. For purposes of the foregoing, references to a
Participant's Spouse will include an alternate payee who, under the
terms
of a qualified domestic relations order (QDRO), is required to be
treated
as a surviving Spouse in the event of the Participant's death. In
addition, notwithstanding the foregoing, a benefit will not be determined
based on a retroactive annuity starting date to the extent not permitted
under applicable law (including regulations and other administrative
guidance issued under the Code).
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6.1
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Maximum
Annual Additions. The maximum Annual Addition (as defined in
paragraph (c) below) made to a Participant's various accounts maintained
under the Plan for any Limitation Year beginning after December 31,
1986
will not exceed the lesser of the Dollar Limitation set forth in
Section
6.1(a) or the Compensation Limitation set forth in Section 6.1(b),
as
follows:
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(a)
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Dollar
Limitation. For Limitation Years beginning on or after
January 1, 2002, the Dollar Limitation is $40,000 as adjusted in
accordance with Code §415(d).
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(b)
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Compensation
Limitation. For Limitation Years beginning on or after
January 1, 2002, the Compensation Limitation is an amount equal to
100% of
the Participant's Code §415 Safe Harbor Compensation or Code §415
Statutory Compensation, as elected by the Sponsoring Employer in
the
Adoption Agreement. However, this limitation will not apply to any
contribution made for medical benefits within the meaning of Code
§401(h)
or Code §419A(f)(2) after Termination of Employment which is otherwise
treated as an Annual Addition under Code §415(l)(1) or Code
§419A(d)(2).
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(c)
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Annual
Additions. Annual Additions are the sum of the following
amounts credited to a Participant's Account for the Limitation Year:
(1)
Employer contributions; (2) Employee contributions; (3) Forfeitures;
(4)
amounts allocated, after March 31, 1984, to an individual medical
account,
as defined in Code §415(l)(2), which is part of a pension or annuity
plan
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maintained
by the Employer; and (5) amounts derived from contributions paid
or
accrued after December 31, 1985, in taxable years ending after
such date,
that are attributable to post-retirement medical benefits, allocated
to
the separate account of a Key Employee, as defined in Code §419A(d)(3),
under a welfare fund, as defined in Code §419(e), maintained by the
Employer. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a Participant's Annual
Additions
do not include his or her rollovers, loan repayments, Catch-up
Contributions, repayments of prior Plan distributions or prior
distributions of Mandatory Contributions, direct transfers of
contributions from another plan to this Plan, deductible contributions
to
a simplified employee pension plan, or voluntary deductible
contributions.
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6.2
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Adjustments
to Maximum Annual Addition. In applying the limitation on Annual
Additions set forth in Section 6.1, the following adjustments must
be
made:
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(a)
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Short
Limitation Year. In a Limitation Year of less than 12
months, the Defined Contribution Dollar Limitation in Section 6.1(a)
will
be adjusted by multiplying it by the ratio that the number of months
in
the short Limitation Year bears to
12.
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(b)
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Multiple
Defined Contribution Plans. If a Participant participates in
multiple defined contribution plans sponsored by the Employer which
have
different Anniversary Dates, the maximum Annual Addition in this
Plan for
the Limitation Year will be reduced by the Annual Additions credited
to
the Participant's accounts in the other defined contribution plans
during
the Limitation Year unless otherwise elected in the Adoption
Agreement. If a Participant participates in multiple defined contribution
plans sponsored by the Employer which have the same Anniversary Date,
then
(1) if only one of the plans is subject to Code §412, Annual Additions
will first be credited to the Participant's accounts in the plan
subject;
and (2) if none of the plans are subject to Code §412, the maximum Annual
Addition in this Plan for a given Limitation Year will either (1)
equal
the product of the maximum Annual Addition for such Limitation Year
minus
any other Annual Additions previously credited to the Participant's
account, multiplied by the ratio that the Annual Additions which
would be
credited to a Participant's accounts hereunder without regard to
the
limitations in Section 6.1 bears to the Annual Additions for all
plans
described in this paragraph, or (2) be reduced by the Annual Additions
credited to the Participant's accounts in the other defined contribution
plans for such Limitation Year, or (3) be reduced as elected otherwise
in
the Adoption Agreement.
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6.3
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Multiple
Plans and Multiple Employers. All defined benefit plans (whether
terminated or not) sponsored by the Employer will be treated as one
defined benefit plan, and all defined contribution plans (whether
terminated or not) sponsored by the Employer will be treated as one
defined contribution plan. In addition, all Affiliated Employers
will be
considered a single Employer.
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6.4
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Adjustment
for Excessive Annual Additions. If for any Limitation Year the
Annual Additions allocated to a Participant's Account exceeds the
maximum
amount permitted under Section 6.1 above because of an allocation
of
Forfeitures, a reasonable error in estimating a Participant's
Compensation, a reasonable error in determining the amount of elective
contributions (within the meaning of Code §402(g)(3)), or because of other
limited facts and circumstances that the Commissioner finds justify
the
availability of the rules set forth in this Section, then such
Participant's Account will be adjusted as follows in order to reduce
the
excess Annual Additions:
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(a)
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Catch-Up
Contributions. If elected in the Adoption Agreement, a
catch-up eligible Participant who has excess Annual Additions can
recharacterize such excess Annual Additions as Catch-Up
Contributions.
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(b)
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Return
of Employee Contributions. First, Voluntary Employee
Contributions, if any, and second, the amount of Elective Deferrals
and
corresponding Employer Matching Contributions, if any, to the extent
that
they would reduce the excess amount, will be calculated. Such Elective
Deferrals and Voluntary Employee Contributions plus
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attributable
earnings, will be returned to the Participant. Any Employer Matching
Contribution amount will be applied as described in (b) or (c)
below,
depending on whether the Participant is covered by the Plan at
the end of
the Limitation Year.
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(c)
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Excess
Used To Reduce Employer Contributions If Participant Is Still Covered
By
The Plan. If, after the application of paragraph (a), an
excess amount still exists and the Participant is covered by the
Plan at
the end of the Limitation Year, the excess amount in the Participant's
Account plus applicable earnings thereon, if any, will be used to
reduce
Employer contributions (including any allocation of Forfeitures)
for such
Participant in the next Limitation Year, and in each succeeding Limitation
Year if necessary.
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(d)
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Excess
Used To Reduce Employer Contributions If Participant Is Not Covered
By The
Plan. If, after the application of paragraph (a), an excess
amount still exists and the Participant is not covered by the Plan
at the
end of a Limitation Year, the excess amount, plus applicable earnings
thereon, if any, will be held unallocated in a suspense account.
The
suspense account will be applied to reduce future Employer
contributions (including the allocation of any Forfeitures) for
all remaining Participants in the next Limitation Year, and in each
succeeding Limitation Year if
necessary.
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(e)
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Suspense
Account. If a suspense account is in existence at any time
during a Limitation Year pursuant to this Section, such suspense
account
will not participate in the allocation of the Trust’s investment gains and
losses. If a suspense account is in existence at any time during
a
particular Limitation Year, all amounts in the suspense account must
be
allocated and reallocated to Participants’ Accounts before any Employer
Contributions or any Employee contributions may be made to the Plan
for
that Limitation Year. Excess amounts may not be distributed to
Participants or former
Participants.
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7.1
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Loans
to Participants. If elected in the Adoption Agreement, loans may
be made from the Trust Fund to Participants and Beneficiaries on
a
non-discriminatory basis. If made available, a Participant or Beneficiary
may make application to the Administrator requesting a loan. The
Administrator will have the sole right to approve or disapprove the
application provided that loans will be made available to all Participants
on a reasonably equivalent basis. All loans must be evidenced by
a legally
enforceable agreement (which may include more than one document)
set forth
in writing or in such other form as may be approved by the Internal
Revenue Service, and the terms of such agreement must specify the
amount
and term of the loan, and the repayment schedule. Loans will not
be made
available to Highly Compensated Employees in an amount greater than
the
amount made available to other Employees. Loans will only be made
in
accordance with a separate written loan program which satisfies the
requirements of Code §72(p) and the regulations promulgated thereunder.
Loans are subject to the Spousal consent requirements set forth in
Section
5.8 of the Basic Plan, if applicable, and subject to the Spousal
consent
requirements in Code §401(a)(11) and Code §417, if
applicable.
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7.2
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Insurance
on Participants. If elected in the Adoption Agreement, and
subject to any rules or procedures that may be established and promulgated
by the Administrator under Section 8.6, the Trustee may purchase
life
insurance Policies on the life of a Participant and/or the Participant’s
Spouse in accordance with the
following:
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(a)
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Ownership
Of Policies. All life insurance Policies will be vested
exclusively in the Trustee and will be payable to the Trustee, subject
to
the rights of the Beneficiaries hereunder unless the Trustee permits
the
designation of a named beneficiary other than the Trustee. Notwithstanding
the foregoing, no Trustee who is also a Participant may, except in
a
fiduciary capacity, exercise any ownership rights with respect to any
Policy insuring the life of such Trustee in his or her capacity as
a
Participant.
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(b)
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Primary
Limit On Premiums. At the direction of the Administrator
and/or the Participant, the Trustee will purchase Policies on the
life of
the Participant, provided that the aggregate premiums on ordinary
life
Policies must be less than 50% of the Participant's Account balance;
(2)
the aggregate premiums on term Policies, universal Policies and all
other
Policies which are not ordinary life insurance Policies must be less
than
25% of the Participant's Account balance; and (3) the sum of one-half
of
the premiums on ordinary life insurance Policies and the total of
all
other life insurance premiums cannot exceed 25% of the Participant's
Account balance. For purposes of this Section, an ordinary life insurance
Policy is an insurance policy that has a non-decreasing death benefit
and
also has a non-increasing premium.
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(c)
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Alternate
Limit on Premiums for Money Purchase Plans: Notwithstanding
paragraph (b) above, if this is a money purchase pension plan, a
Participant may, with the consent of the Administrator, elect that
up to
100% of his or her Rollover Account and Voluntary Employee Contribution
Account be used to purchase life insurance Policies on the life of
the
Participant, on the life of the Participant’s Spouse, and/or on the joint
lives of the Participant and his or her
Spouse.
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(d)
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Alternate
Limit on Premiums for 401(k) and Profit Sharing
Plans. Notwithstanding paragraph (b) above, if this is a
401(k) plan or a profit sharing plan, a Participant may elect that
up to
100% of his or her Rollover Account and Voluntary Employee Contribution
Account, and up to 100% of the portion of his or her Vested Participant’s
Account that has accumulated in the Plan for at least 2 years and
is no
longer subject to the distribution restrictions set forth in Code
§401(k)(2)(B), be used to purchase Policies on the life of the
Participant, the life of the Participant’s Spouse, and/or the joint lives
of the Participant and the Participant's Spouse. Likewise, a Participant
who has participated in the Plan for at least 5 years may elect that
up to
100% of his or her Rollover Account and Voluntary Employee Contribution
Account, and up to 100% of his or her Vested Participant’s Account balance
that is no longer subject to the distribution restrictions set forth
in
Code §401(k)(2)(B), be used to purchase Policies on the life of the
Participant, the life of the Participant’s Spouse, and/or the joint lives
of the Participant and his or her
Spouse.
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(e)
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Payment
of Premiums. If Employer contributions are
inadequate to pay all premiums on insurance Policies, the Trustees
may, at
the direction of the Administrator, utilize other amounts remaining
in the
Trust Fund to pay the premiums, allow the Policies to lapse, reduce
the
Policies to a level at which they may be maintained, or borrow against
the
Policies on a prorated basis if borrowing does not discriminate in
favor
of Policies issued on the lives of Highly Compensated Employees.
The
Trustees may also pay premiums when due from the loan values of the
Policies themselves if (1) any such loan is made against all of the
Policies in proportion to their respective cash surrender values,
and (2)
all such loans are repaid in proportion to the cash surrender value
of
such Policies.
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(f)
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Policy
Dividends. Any insurer payments which are paid to the
Trustee on account of experience credits, dividends, or surrender
or
cancellation credits, will be applied by the Employer within the
current
or next succeeding Plan Year toward premiums
due.
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(g)
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Disposition
of Policies Upon Termination. If a Terminated Participant's
Vested Interest equals or exceeds the cash surrender value of any
Policies
issued on his life, the Trustee, with the consent of both the
Administrator and the Terminated Participant, will transfer such
Policies
to the Terminated Participant, together with any restrictions the
Administrator may impose concerning the Terminated Participant's
right to
surrender, assign, or otherwise realize cash on such Policies prior
to his
Normal Retirement Date. If the Terminated Participant's Vested Interest
is
less than the cash surrender values of such Policies, the Administrator
may permit him to pay the Trustee the sum required to make distribution
equal to the value of the Policies being assigned or transferred,
or the
Trustee may borrow the cash surrender values of the Policies from
the
insurer and then assign the
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Policies
to the Terminated Participant. Under no circumstances will the
Trust (or
custodial account) retain any part of the insurance Policy
proceeds.
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(h)
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Disposition
of Policies at Retirement. When a Participant retires, the
Trustee, at the direction of the Administrator, must, with respect
to any
Policies purchased on the life of such Participant under paragraph
(b),
either (1) transfer them to the Participant, (2) with the Participant's
consent, borrow their cash surrender values and transfer them to
the
Participant subject to the loan, or (3) surrender them for their
cash
surrender values. If options (2) or (3) are elected, the cash surrender
values will be added to the Participant's Account for distribution
in
accordance with Section 5.1.
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(i)
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Protection
of Fiduciaries and Insurers. Neither the Trustee, the
Employer, the Administrator, nor any Fiduciary will be responsible
for the
validity of any Policy or the failure of any insurer to make payments
thereunder, or for the action of any person which may delay payment
or
render a Policy void in whole or in part. No insurer will be deemed
a
party to this Plan for any purpose or to be responsible for its validity;
nor will it be required to look into the terms of the Plan nor to
question
any action of the Trustee. The obligations of the insurer will be
determined solely by the Policy's terms and any other written agreements
between it and the Trustee. The insurer will act only at the written
direction of the Trustee, and will be discharged from all liability
with
respect to any amount paid to the Trustee. The insurer will not be
obligated to see that any money paid by it to the Trustee or any
other
person is properly applied.
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(j)
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Conflict
With Plan. If the provisions of any Policy purchased
hereunder conflict with the terms of this Plan, the Plan provisions
will
control.
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7.3
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Key
Man Insurance. The Administrator may instruct the Trustee to
purchase insurance Policies on the life of any Participant whose
employment is deemed to be key to the Employer's financial success.
Such
key man Policies will be deemed to be an investment of the Trust
Fund and
will be payable to the Trust Fund as the beneficiary thereof. The
Trustee
may exercise any and all rights granted under such Policies. Neither
the
Trustee, Employer, Administrator, nor any Fiduciary will be responsible
for the validity of any Policy or the failure of any insurer to make
payments thereunder, or for the action of any person which delays
payment
or renders a Policy void in whole or in part. No insurer which issues
a
Policy will be deemed a party to this Plan for any purpose or to
be
responsible for its validity; nor will it be required to look into
the
terms of the Plan nor to question any action of the Trustee. The
obligations of the insurer will be determined solely by the Policy's
terms
and any other written agreements between it and the Trustee. The
insurer
will act only at the written direction of the Trustee, and will be
discharged from all liability with respect to any amount paid to
the
Trustee. The insurer will not be obligated to see that any money
paid by
it to the Trustee or any other person is properly distributed or
applied.
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7.4
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Directed
Investment Accounts. If elected in the Adoption Agreement, and
pursuant to procedures established by the Administrator and promulgated
under Section 8.6, Participants can direct the investment of one
or more
of their accounts established under the terms of the Plan. Investment
directives will only be given in accordance with an administrative
policy
regarding directed investments.
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8.1
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Appointment,
Resignation, Removal and Succession. Each Administrator appointed
will continue until his death, resignation, or removal, and any
Administrator may resign by giving 30 days written notice to the
Sponsoring Employer. If an Administrator dies, resigns, or is removed,
his
successor will be appointed as promptly as possible, and such appointment
will become effective upon its acceptance in writing by such successor.
Pending the appointment and acceptance of any successor Administrator,
any
then acting or remaining Administrator will have full
power to act.
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8.2
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General
Powers and Duties. The powers and duties of the Administrator
will include (1) appointing the Plan's attorney, accountant, actuary,
or
any other party needed to administer the Plan; (2) directing the
Trustees
with respect to payments from the Trust Fund; (3) deciding if a
Participant is entitled to a benefit; (d) communicating with Employees
regarding their participation and benefits under the Plan, including
the
administration of all claims procedures; (4) filing any returns and
reports with the Internal Revenue Service, Department of Labor, or
any
other governmental agency; (5) reviewing and approving any financial
reports, investment reviews, or other reports prepared by any party
under
(6) above; (7) establishing a funding policy and investment objectives
consistent with the purposes of the Plan and the ERISA; (8) construing
and
resolving any question of Plan interpretation; and (9) making any
findings
of fact the Administrator deems necessary to proper Plan administration.
Notwithstanding any contrary provision of this Plan, benefits under
this
Plan will be paid only if the Administrator decides in its discretion
that
the applicant is entitled to them. The Administrator's interpretation
of
Plan provisions, and any findings of fact, including eligibility
to
participate and eligibility for benefits, are final and will not
be
subject to "de novo" review unless shown to be arbitrary and
capricious.
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8.3
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Appointment
of Administrative Committee. The Sponsoring Employer may elect to
appoint one or more members to an Administrative/Advisory Committee
to be
known as the “Committee” (or such other name as the Sponsoring Employer
may select), to which the Sponsoring Employer may delegate certain
of its
responsibilities as Administrator. Members of the Committee need
not be
Participants or beneficiaries, and officers and directors of the
Employer
will not be precluded from serving as members. A member will serve
until
his or her resignation, death, or disability, or until removed. In
the event of any vacancy arising by reason of the death, disability,
removal, or resignation of a member, the Sponsoring Employer may,
but is
not required to, appoint a successor to serve in his or her place.
The
Committee will select a chairman and a secretary from among its members.
Members of the Committee will serve in such capacity without compensation.
The Committee will act by majority vote. The proper expenses of the
Committee, and the compensation of its agents appointed pursuant
to
Section 8.7 of the Plan, if any, will be paid directly by the
Employer.
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8.4
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Multiple
Administrators. If more than one Administrator has been appointed
by the Sponsoring Employer, the Administrators may delegate specific
responsibilities among themselves, including the authority to execute
documents unless the Sponsoring Employer revokes such delegation.
The
Sponsoring Employer and Trustee will be notified in writing of any
such
delegation of responsibilities, and the Trustee thereafter may rely
upon
any documents executed by the appropriate
Administrator.
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8.5
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Correcting
Administrative Errors. The Administrator will take such steps as
it considers necessary and appropriate to remedy administrative or
operational errors, including, but will not be limited to the following:
(1) taking any action required under the employee plans compliance
resolution system of the Internal Revenue Service, any asset management
or
fiduciary conduct error correction program available through the
Internal
Revenue Service, United States Department of Labor or other governmental
administrative agency; (2) a reallocation of Plan assets; (3) adjustments
in amounts of future payments to Participants, Beneficiaries or Alternate
Payees; and (4) institution and prosecution of actions to recover
benefit
payments made in error or on the basis of incorrect or incomplete
information.
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8.6
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Promulgating
Notices and Procedures. The Sponsoring Employer and Administrator
are given the power and responsibility to promulgate certain written
notices, policies and/or procedures under the terms of the Plan and
disseminate them to Participants, and the Administrator may satisfy
such
responsibility by the preparation of any such notice, policy and/or
procedure in a written form which can be published and communicated
to a
Participant in one or more of the following ways: (1) by distribution
in
hard copy; (2) through distribution of a summary plan description
or
summary of material modifications thereto which sets forth the policy
or
procedure with respect to a right,
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benefit
or
feature offered under the Plan; (3) by e-mail, either to a Participant’s
personal e-mail address or his or her Employer-maintained e-mail
address;
and (4) by publication on a web-site accessible by the Participant,
provided the Participant is notified of said web-site publication.
Any
notice, policy and/or procedure provided through an electronic
medium will
only be valid if the electronic medium which is used is reasonably
designed to provide the notice, policy and/or procedure in a manner
no
less understandable to the Participant than a written document,
and under
such medium, at the time the notice, policy and/or procedure is
provided,
the Employee may request and receive the notice, policy and/or
procedure
on a written paper document at no
charge.
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8.7
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Employment
of Agents and Counsel. The Administrator may appoint such
actuaries, accountants, custodians, counsel, agents, consultants,
service
companies and other persons deemed necessary or desirable in connection
with the administration and operation of the Plan. Any person or
company
so appointed will exercise no discretionary authority over investments
or
the disposition of Trust assets, and their services and duties will
be
ministerial only and will be to provide the Plan with those things
required by law or by the terms of the Plan without in any way exercising
any fiduciary authority or responsibility under the Plan. The duties
of a
third party Administrator will be to safe-keep the individual records
for
all Participants and to prepare all required actuarial services and
disclosure forms under the supervision of the Administrator and any
Fiduciaries of the Plan. It is expressly stated that the third party
Administrator's services are only ministerial in nature and that
under no
circumstances will such third party Administrator (1) exercise any
discretionary authority whatsoever over Plan Participants, Plan
investments, or Plan benefits; or (2) be given any authority or discretion
concerning the management and operation of the Plan that would cause
them
to become Fiduciaries of the Plan.
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8.8
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Compensation
and Expenses. The Administrator may receive such compensation as
agreed upon between the Sponsoring Employer and the Administrator,
provided that any person who already receives full-time pay from
the
Employer may not receive any fees from the Plan for services to the
Plan
as Administrator or in any other capacity, except for reimbursement
for
expenses actually and properly incurred. The Sponsor will pay all
"settlor" expenses (as described in DOL Advisory Opinion 2001-01-A)
incurred by the Administrator, the Committee or any party appointed
under
Section 8.7 in the performance of their duties. The Sponsor may,
but is
not required to pay, all "non-settlor" expenses incurred by the
Administrator, the Committee, or any party appointed under Section
8.7 in
the performance of their duties. Any "non-settlor" expenses incurred
by
the Administrator, the Committee or any party appointed under Section
8.7
that the Sponsor elects not to pay will be reimbursed from Trust
Fund
assets. Any expenses paid from the Trust Fund will be charged to
each
Adopting Employer in the ratio that each Adopting Employer's Participants'
Accounts bears to the total of all the Participants' Accounts maintained
by this Plan, or in any other reasonable method elected by the
Administrator.
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8.9
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Claims
Procedures. The procedures set forth in this Section will be the
sole and exclusive remedy for an Employee, Participant or Beneficiary
("Claimant") to make a claim for benefits under the Plan. These procedures
will be administered and interpreted in a manner consistent with
the
requirements of ERISA §503 and the regulations thereunder. Any electronic
notices provided by the Administrator will comply with the standards
imposed under regulations issued by the Department of Labor. All
claims
determinations made by the Administrator (and when applicable by
the
Committee if one has been appointed under Section 8.3) will be made
in
accordance with the provisions of this Section and the Plan, and
will be
applied consistently to similarly situated Claimants. For purposes
of this
Section 8.9, if a Committee has not been appointed under Section
8.3, any
reference to Committee will be considered a reference to the
Administrator.
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(a)
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Written
Claim. A Claimant, or the Claimant's duly authorized
representative, may file a claim for a benefit to which the Claimant
believes that he or she is entitled under the Plan. Any such claim
must be
filed in writing with the
Administrator.
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(b)
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Denial
of Claim. The Administrator, in its sole and complete
discretion, will make all initial determinations as to the right
of any
person to benefits. If the claim is denied in whole or
in
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part,
the Administrator will send the Claimant a written or electronic
notice,
informing the Claimant of the denial. The notice must be written
in a
manner calculated to be understood by the Claimant and must contain
the
following information: the specific reason(s) for the denial; a
specific
reference to pertinent Plan provisions on which the denial is based;
if
additional material or information is necessary for the Claimant
to
perfect the claim, a description of such material or information
and an
explanation of why such material or information is necessary; and
an
explanation of the Plan's claim review (i.e., appeal) procedures,
the time
limits applicable to such procedures, and the Claimant's right
to request
arbitration if the claim denial is upheld in whole or in part on
appeal.
Written or electronic notice of the denial will be given within
a
reasonable period of time (but no later than 90 days) from the
date the
Administrator receives the claim, unless special circumstances
require an
extension of time for processing the claim. In no event may the
extension
exceed 90 days from the end of the initial 90-day period. If an
extension
is necessary, prior to the expiration of the initial 90-day period,
the
Administrator will send the Claimant a written notice, indicating
the
special circumstances requiring an extension and the date by which
the
Administrator expects to render a
decision.
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(c)
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Request
for Appeal. If the Administrator denies a claim in whole or
in part, the Claimant may elect to appeal the denial. If the Claimant
does
not appeal the denial pursuant to the procedures set forth herein,
the
denial will be final, binding and unappealable. A written request
for
appeal must be filed by the Claimant (or the Claimant's duly authorized
representative) with the Committee within 60 days after the date
on which
the Claimant receives the Administrator's notice of denial. If a
request
for appeal is timely filed, the Claimant will be afforded a full
and fair
review of the claim and the denial. As part of this review, the Claimant
may submit written comments, documents, records, and other information
relating to the claim, and the review will take into account all
such
comments, documents, records, or other information submitted by the
Claimant, without regard to whether such information was submitted
or
considered in the Administrator's initial benefit determination.
The
Claimant also may obtain, free of charge and upon request, records
and
other information relevant to the claim, without regard to whether
such
information was relied upon by the Administrator in making the initial
benefit determination.
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(d)
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Review
of Appeal. The Committee will determine, in its sole and
complete discretion, whether to uphold all or a portion of the initial
claim denial. If, on appeal, the Committee determines that all or
a
portion of the initial denial should be upheld, the Committee will
send
the Claimant a written or electronic notice informing the Claimant
of its
decision to uphold all or a portion of the initial denial, written
in a
manner calculated to be understood by the Claimant and containing
the
following information: the specific reason(s) for the denial; a specific
reference to pertinent Plan provisions on which the denial is based;
a
statement that the Claimant is entitled to receive, upon request
and free
of charge, reasonable access to and copies of all documents and other
information relevant to the claim; and an explanation of the Claimant's
right to request arbitration and the applicable time limits for doing
so.
Written or electronic notice will be given within a reasonable period
of
time (but no later than 60 days) from the date the Committee receives
the
request for appeal, unless special circumstances require an extension
of
time for reviewing the claim, but. In no event may the extension
exceed 60
days from the end of the initial 60-day period. If an extension is
necessary, prior to the expiration of the initial 60-day period,
the
Committee will send the Claimant a written notice, indicating the
special circumstances requiring an extension and the date by which
the
Committee expects to render a
decision.
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(e)
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Alternative
Time for an Appeal To Be Decided. Notwithstanding paragraph
(d), if the Committee holds regularly scheduled meetings on a quarterly
or
more frequent basis, the Committee may make its determination of
the claim
on appeal at its next regularly scheduled meeting if the Committee
receives the written request for appeal more than 30 days prior to
its
next regularly scheduled meeting or at the regularly scheduled meeting
immediately following the next regularly scheduled meeting if the
Committee receives the
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written
request for appeal within 30 days of the next regularly scheduled
meeting.
If special circumstances require an extension, the decision may
be
postponed to the third regularly scheduled meeting following the
Committee's receipt of the written request for appeal if, prior
to the
expiration of the initial time period for review, the Claimant
is provided
with written notice, indicating the special circumstances requiring
an
extension and the date by which the Committee expects to render
a
decision. If the extension is required because the Claimant has
not
provided information that is necessary to decide the claim, the
Committee
may suspend the review period from the date on which notice of
the
extension is sent to the Claimant until the date on which the Claimant
responds to the request for additional
information.
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(f)
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Right
of Arbitration. If a Claimant wishes to contest a final
decision of the Committee, the Claimant may request arbitration.
If the
Claimant does not request arbitration pursuant to the procedures
set forth
herein, the decision of the Committee will be final, binding and
unappealable. A written request for arbitration must be filed by the
Claimant (or the Claimant's duly authorized representative) with
the
Committee within 15 days after the date on which the Claimant receives
the
written decision of the Committee. If a request for arbitration
is timely filed, the Claimant and the Committee will each name an
arbitrator within 20 days after the Committee receives the Claimant's
written request for arbitration. The two arbitrators will jointly
name a
third arbitrator within 15 days after their appointment. If either
party
fails to select an arbitrator within the 20 day period, or if the
two
arbitrators fail to select a third arbitrator within 15 days after
their
appointment, then the presiding judge of the county court (or its
equivalent) in the county in which the principal office of the Sponsor
is
located will appoint such other arbitrator or arbitrators. The arbitrators
will render a decision within 60 days after their appointment and
will
conduct all proceedings pursuant to the laws of the state in which
the
Sponsor’s principal place of business is located and the then current
Rules of the American Arbitration Association governing commercial
transactions, to the extent that such rules are not inconsistent
with
applicable state law. The cost of the arbitration procedure will
be borne
by the losing party or, if the decision is not clearly in favor of
one
party or the other, in the manner determined by the arbitrators.
The
arbitration proceeding provided for in this Section will be the sole
and
exclusive remedy of a Claimant to contest decisions of the Committee
under
this Plan, and the arbitrators' decision will be final, binding and
unappealable.
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8.10
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Qualified
Domestic Relations Orders. A Qualified Domestic Relations Order,
or QDRO, is a signed domestic relations order issued by a State Court
which creates, recognizes or assigns to an alternate payee(s) the
right to
receive all or part of a Participant's Plan benefit. An alternate
payee is
a Spouse, former Spouse, child, or other dependent of a Participant
who is
treated as a Beneficiary under the Plan as a result of the QDRO.
The
Administrator will determine if a domestic relations order is a Qualified
Domestic Relations Order based on an Administrative Policy Regarding
Qualified Domestic Relations Orders established by the
Administrator.
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8.11
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Appointment
of an Investment Manager. The Administrator, with the consent of
the Employer, may appoint an Investment Manager to manage and control
the
investment of all or any portion of the Trust Fund. Each Investment
Manager will be either (1) an investment advisor registered under
the
Investment Advisors Act of 1940; (2) a bank as defined in that Act;
or (3)
an insurance company qualified to manage, acquire or dispose of any
asset
of the Trust under the laws of more than one state. An Investment
Manager
will acknowledge in writing that it is a Fiduciary of the Plan. The
Administrator will enter into an agreement with the Investment Manager
specifying the duties and compensation of the Investment Manager
and
further specifying any other terms and conditions under which the
Investment will be retained. The Trustee will not be liable for any
act or
omission of an Investment Manager, and will not be liable for following
the direction of an Investment Manager with respect to any duties
delegated by the Administrator to the Investment Manager. The
Administrator has the power to determine the portion of the Plan's
assets
to be invested by a designated Investment Manager and to establish
investment objectives and guidelines for the Investment Manager to
follow.
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9.1
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Appointment,
Resignation, Removal and Succession. The Trust established under
the Plan will have one or more individual Trustees, a corporate Trustee,
or any combination thereof, appointed as
follows:
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(a)
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Appointment. Each
Trustee will be appointed and will serve until a successor has been
named
or until such Trustee's resignation, death, incapacity, or removal,
in
which event the Sponsoring Employer will name a successor Trustee.
The
term Trustee will include the original and any successor
Trustees.
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(b)
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Resignation. A
Trustee may resign at any time by giving written notice to the Sponsoring
Employer, unless such notice is waived by the Sponsoring Employer.
The
Sponsoring Employer may remove a Trustee at any time by giving such
Trustee written notice. Such removal may be with or without cause.
Unless
waived in writing by the Sponsor, if any Trustee who is an Employee
or an
elected or appointed official resigns or terminates employment with
the
Sponsoring Employer or an Adopting Employer, such termination will
constitute an immediate resignation as a Trustee of the
Plan.
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(c)
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Successor
Trustee. Each successor Trustee will succeed to the title to
the Trust by accepting his appointment in writing and by filing such
written acceptance with the former Trustee and the Sponsoring Employer.
The former Trustee, upon receipt of such acceptance, will execute
all
documents and perform all acts necessary to vest the Trust Fund's
title of
record in any successor Trustee. No successor Trustee will be
personally liable for any act or failure to act of any predecessor
Trustee.
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(d)
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Merger. If
any corporate Trustee, before or after qualification, changes its
name,
consolidates or merges with another corporation, or otherwise reorganizes,
any resulting corporation which succeeds to the fiduciary business
of such
Trustee will become a Trustee hereunder in lieu of such corporate
Trustee.
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9.2
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Powers
and Duties of the Trustee. The specific powers and duties of the
Trustee will be governed under the terms of a separate trust instrument
entered into between the Sponsoring Employer and the
Trustee.
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Plan
Amendment. The Basic Plan and Adoption Agreements can be amended
at any time, and from time to time, in accordance with the following
provisions:
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(a)
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Amendment
by the Mass Submitter. Subject to the requirements and
limitations set forth in paragraphs (d) and (e) below, the Mass
Submitter may amend any part of the Basic Plan and the Adoption
Agreements. For purposes of this Plan, the Mass Submitter is AccuDraft,
Inc.
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(b)
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Amendment
by the Prototype Sponsor. Subject to the requirements and
limitations set forth in paragraphs (d) and (e) below, the Prototype
Sponsor may amend the any part of the Basic Plan and Adoption Agreements
on behalf of each Employer maintaining the Plan at the time of the
amendment. Any such amendment to the Basic Plan does not require
consent
of the such an Employer, nor does such an Employer have to reexecute
its
Adoption Agreement with respect to such an amendment. The Prototype
Sponsor will provide each adopting Employer a copy of the amended
Basic
Plan (either by providing substitute or additional pages, or by providing
a restated Basic Plan). An amendment by the Prototype Sponsor to
any
Adoption Agreement offered under the Prototype Plan is
not
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effective
with respect to an Employer's Plan unless the Employer reexecutes
the
amended Adoption Agreement. For purposes of amendments made by
the
Prototype Sponsor, the Mass Submitter will be recognized as the
agent of
the Prototype Sponsor. If the Prototype Sponsor does not adopt
the
amendments made by the Mass Submitter, it will no longer be identical
to
or a minor modifier of the Mass Submitter
plan.
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(c)
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Amendment
by the Sponsoring Employer. Subject to the requirements and
limitations set forth in paragraphs (d) and (e) below, the Sponsoring
Employer may amend any part of the Basic Plan and the Adoption Agreements
in accordance with the following
provisions:
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(1)
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Permissible
Amendments. The Sponsoring Employer will have the right at any
time to amend the Adoption Agreement in the following manner without
affecting the Plan's status as a Prototype Plan: the Sponsoring
Employer may change any optional selections under the Adoption
Agreement; the Sponsoring Employer may add additional language where
authorized under the Adoption Agreement, including language necessary
to
satisfy Code §415 or Code §416 due to the aggregation of multiple plans;
(3) the Sponsoring Employer may change the addendums to the Adoption
Agreement from time to time without having to reexecute the signature
page
of the Adoption Agreement; (4) the Sponsoring Employer may add any
model
amendments published by the IRS which specifically provide that their
adoption will not cause the Plan to be treated as an individually
designed
plan; (5) the Sponsoring Employer may adopt any amendments that it
deems
necessary to satisfy the requirements for resolving qualification
failures
under the IRS' compliance resolution programs; and (6) the Sponsoring
Employer may adopt an amendment to cure a coverage or
nondiscrimination testing failure, as permitted under applicable
Treasury
regulations. The ability to amend the Plan as authorized under this
Section applies only to the Sponsoring Employer that executes the
signature page of the Adoption Agreement. Any amendment to the Plan
by the
Sponsoring Employer under this Section also applies to any Affiliated
Employer that participates under the Plan as an Adopting Employer.
The
Sponsoring Employer may also amend the Plan at any time for any other
reason, including a waiver of the minimum funding requirement under
Code
§412(d). However, such an amendment will cause the Plan to lose its
status
as a Prototype Plan and become an individually designed plan. The
Sponsoring Employer's amendment of the Plan from one type of Defined
Contribution Plan (e.g., a money purchase plan) into another type
of
Defined Contribution Plan (e.g., a profit sharing plan) will not
result in
a partial termination or any other event that would require full
vesting
of some or all Plan Participants
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(2)
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Manner
of Amendment. Any amendments to the Adoption Agreements by the
Sponsoring Employer can be made by either (1) substituting pages
with the
new elections (or new addendum) and executing an "Amendment By Page
Substitution" and attaching it as part of the Adoption Agreement;
(2) by
executing an "Amendment By Section Replication" in which the section
or
sections (or addendum or addendums) to be changed are reproduced
with the
new elections indicated, and attaching it as part of the Adoption
Agreement; or (3) by executing a properly worded corporate resolution
and
attaching it as part of the Adoption
Agreement.
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(d)
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General
Requirements. An amendment of the Basic Plan or Adoption
Agreement by the Mass Submitter, the Prototype Sponsor, or the Sponsoring
Employer must be in writing. However, no such amendment or modification
(1) can increase the responsibilities of the Trustee or Administrator
without their written consent; (2) can deprive any Participant
or
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Beneficiary
of the benefits to which he is entitled from the Plan; (3) can
result in a
decrease in the amount of any Participant's Account except as may
be
permitted under the terms of Code §412(c)(8) if applicable; or (4) can,
except as otherwise provided, permit any part of the Trust Fund
(other
than as required to pay taxes and administration expenses) to be
used for
or diverted to purposes other than the exclusive benefit of the
Participants or their Beneficiaries, or cause or permit any portion
of the
Trust Fund to revert to or become the property of the Employer.
In
addition, unless the provisions of paragraph (e) are satisfied,
no
amendment to the Plan will have the effect of eliminating or restricting
the ability of a Participant or other payee to receive payment
of his or
her Account balance or benefit entitlement under a particular optional
form of benefit provided under the
Plan.
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(e)
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Elimination
of Optional Forms of Benefit. Effective for amendments
adopted and effective on or after September 6, 2000, if the Plan
is a
401(k) plan or a profit sharing plan, the Sponsoring Employer may
eliminate all annuity and installment forms of distribution (including
the
QJSA) only if the amendment provides a single-sum or lump sum distribution
form that is otherwise identical to the optional form of benefit
which is
restricted or eliminated. For this purpose a single-sum or lump sum
distribution form is otherwise identical only if it is identical
in all
respects to the eliminated or restricted optional form of benefit
(or
would be identical except that it provides greater rights to the
payee)
except with respect to the timing of payments after
commencement.
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(f)
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Certain
Corrective Amendments. To satisfy the minimum coverage
requirements of Code §410(b), the nondiscriminatory amount requirement of
regulation §1.401(a)(4)-1(b)(2), or the nondiscriminatory plan amendment
requirement of regulation §1.401(a)(4)-1(b)(4), a corrective amendment or
change of the choice of options in the Adoption Agreement may
retroactively increase allocations for Employees who benefited under
the
Plan during the Plan Year being corrected, or may grant allocations
to
Employees who did not benefit under the Plan during the Plan Year
being
corrected. To satisfy the nondiscriminatory current availability
requirement of regulation §1.401(a)(4)-4(b) for benefits, rights or
features, a corrective amendment or change of the choice of options
in the
Adoption Agreement may make a benefit, right or feature available
to
Employees to whom it was previously not available. A corrective amendment
or change of the choice of options in the Adoption Agreement will
not be
effective prior to the date of adoption unless it satisfies the applicable
requirements of regulation §1.401(a)(4)-11(g)(3)(ii) through (vii),
including the requirement that, in order to be effective for the
preceding
Plan Year, such amendment or change of the choice of options in the
Adoption Agreement must be adopted by the 15th day of the 10th month
after
the close of the preceding Plan
Year.
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Termination
By Sponsoring Employer. The Sponsoring Employer at any time can
terminate the Plan and Trust in whole or in part in accordance with
the
following provisions:
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(a)
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Termination
of Plan. The Sponsoring Employer can terminate the Plan and
Trust by filing written notice thereof with the Administrator and
Trustee
and by completely discontinuing contributions to the Plan. Upon any
such
termination, the Trust Fund will continue to be administered until
distribution has been made to the Participants and other payees,
which
distribution must occur as soon as administratively feasible after
the
termination of the Plan, and must be made in accordance with the
provisions of Article 5 of the Plan, including Section 5.6 where
applicable. However, the Administrator may elect not to distribute
the
Accounts of Participants and other payees upon termination of the
Plan but
instead to transfer the entire Trust Fund assets and liabilities
attributable to this terminated Plan to another qualified plan maintained
by the Employer or its successor.
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(b)
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Vesting
Requirement. Upon complete termination of the Plan, or upon
a complete discontinuance of contributions to the Plan, any Participant
who is affected by such termination all Participants who have not
incurred
a Termination of Employment and all
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Participants
who have incurred a Termination of Employment but have not incurred
a five
(5) year Break in Service will have a 100% Vested Interest in his
or her
unpaid Participant Account. Upon partial termination of the Plan
only
those Participants who have incurred a Termination of Employment on
account of the event which caused the partial termination but have
not
incurred a five (5) year Break in Service shall automatically have
a 100%
Vested Interest in his or her unpaid Participant Account to the
date of
partial termination.
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(c)
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Discontinuance
of Contributions. The Sponsoring Employer may at any time
completely discontinue contributions to the Plan but continue the
Plan in
operation in all other respects, in which event the Trust Fund will
continue to be administered until eventual full distribution of all
benefits has been made to the Participants and other payees in accordance
with Article 5 after their death, retirement, Disability or Termination
of
Employment. Any such discontinuance of contributions without an additional
notice of termination from the Sponsor to the Administrator and Trustee
will not constitute a termination of the
Plan.
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Termination
of Participation by Adopting Employer. Any Adopting Employer may
by written resolution terminate its participation in the Plan at
any time
by notification to the Sponsor, the Administrator, and the Trustee.
Such
Adopting Employer may thereupon request a transfer of Trust Fund
assets
attributable to its Employees from this Plan to any successor qualified
retirement plan maintained by the Adopting Employer or its successor.
The
Administrator may, however, refuse to make such transfer if in its
considered opinion such transfer would operate to the detriment of
any
Participant, jeopardize the continued qualification of the Plan,
or if
such transfer does not comply with any requirements of the Internal
Revenue Service. If no such transfer is made, the provisions in the
definition of Adopting Employer in Article 1 will apply with respect
to
the payment of benefits for Employees of such Adopting
Employer.
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Merger
or Consolidation. This Plan and Trust may not be merged or
consolidated with, nor may any of its assets or liabilities be transferred
to, any other plan, unless the benefits payable to each Participant
if the
Plan was terminated immediately after such action would be equal
to or
greater than the benefits to which such Participant would have been
entitled if this Plan had been terminated immediately before such
action.
If the Employer acquires another company in a "Section 410(b)(6)(C)
transaction," employees of the acquired company may be excluded from
this
Plan regardless of the provisions of Section 2.1 of the Plan and
the
Adoption Agreement during the period beginning on the date of the
transaction and ending on the last day of the Plan Year beginning
after
the date of the Transaction. A Section 410(b)(6)(C) transaction is
an
asset or stock acquisition, merger, or similar transaction involving
a
change in the employer of the employees of a
business.
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No
Contract of Employment. Except as otherwise provided by law,
neither the establishment of this Plan, any modification hereto,
the
creation of any fund or account, nor the payment of any benefits,
will be
construed as giving any Participant or other person any legal or
equitable
rights against the Employer, any officer or Employee thereof, or
the
Trustee, except as herein provided. Further, under no circumstances
will
the terms of employment of any Participant be modified or otherwise
affected by this Plan.
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Title
to Assets. No Participant or Beneficiary will have any right to,
or any interest in, any assets of the Trust upon separation from
service
with the Employer, Affiliated Employer, or Adopting Employer, except
as
otherwise provided by the terms of the
Plan.
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Qualified
Military Service. Notwithstanding any provision of this Plan to
the contrary, contributions, benefits and service credit with respect
to
qualified military service will be provided in accordance with Code
§414(u).
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Fiduciaries
and Bonding. Plan Fiduciaries will have only those powers and
duties specifically given to them under the terms of this Plan. In
addition, every Fiduciary other than a bank, an insurance company,
or a
Fiduciary of an Employer which has no common-law employees, will
be bonded
in an amount not less than 10% of the amount of funds under such
Fiduciary's supervision, but such bond will not be less than $1,000
or
more than $500,000 or such other amount that may be required by law.
The
bond will provide protection to the Plan against any loss for acts
of
fraud or dishonesty by a Fiduciary acting alone or in concert with
others.
The cost of such bond will be an expense of either the Employer or
the
Trust, at the election of the Sponsoring
Employer.
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Severability
of Provisions. If any Plan provision is held invalid or
unenforceable, such invalidity or unenforceability will not affect
any
other provision of this Plan, and this Plan will be construed and
enforced
as if such provision had not been
included.
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Gender
and Number. Words used in the masculine gender will be construed
as though they were also used in the feminine or neuter gender where
applicable, and words used in the singular form will be construed
as
though they were also used in the plural form where
applicable.
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Headings
and Subheadings. Headings and subheadings are inserted for
convenience of reference. They constitute no part of this Plan and
are not
to be considered in its
construction.
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Legal
Action. In any claim, suit or proceeding concerning the Plan
and/or Trust which is brought against the Trustee or Administrator,
this
Plan and Trust will be construed and enforced according to the laws
of the
state in which the Sponsoring Employer maintains its principal place
of
business, to the extent that is not preempted by the provisions of
ERISA.
Furthermore, unless otherwise prohibited by law, either the Sponsoring
Employer or the Trust, in the sole discretion of the Sponsoring Employer,
will reimburse the Trustee and/or the Administrator for all costs,
attorneys fees and other expenses associated with any such claim,
suit or
proceeding.
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Qualified
Plan Status. This Plan and the related Trust Agreement and the
related Adoption Agreement are intended to be a qualified retirement
plan
under the provisions of Code §401(a) and
§501(a).
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Mailing
of Notices to Administrator, Employer or Trustee. Notices,
documents or forms required to be given to or filed with the
Administrator, the Employer or the Committee will be either hand
delivered
or mailed by first class mail, postage prepaid, to the Committee
or the
Employer, at the Employer's principal place of business. Any notices,
documents or forms required to be given to or filed with the Trustee
will
be either be hand delivered or mailed by first class mail, postage
prepaid, to the Trustee at its principal place of
business.
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Participant
Notices and Waivers of Notices. Whenever written notice is
required to be given under the terms of this Plan, such notice will
be
deemed to be given on the date that such written notice is either
hand
delivered to the recipient or deposited at a United States Postal
Service
Station, first class mail, postage paid. Notice may be waived by
any party
entitled to receive written notice concerning any matter under the
terms
of this Plan.
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No
Duplication of Benefits. There will be no duplication of benefits
under the Plan because of employment by more than one participating
Employer.
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Evidence
Furnished Conclusive. Anyone required to give evidence under the
terms of the Plan may do so by certificate, affidavit, document or
other
information that the person to act in reliance may consider pertinent,
reliable and genuine, and to have been signed, made or presented
by the
proper party or parties. The Plan Fiduciaries will be fully protected
in
acting and relying upon any evidence described under this
Section.
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Release
of Claims. Any payment to a Participant or Beneficiary, his or
her legal representative, or
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to
a guardian or committee appointed for such Participant or Beneficiary,
will, to the extent thereof, be in full satisfaction of all claims
hereunder against the Administrator and the Trustee, 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 determined by the Administrator
or the
Trustee.
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Multiple
Copies of Plan And/or Trust And/or Adoption Agreement. This Plan,
the related Trust Agreement and the related Adoption Agreement may
be
executed in any number of counterparts, each of which will be deemed
an
original, but all of which will constitute one and the same Agreement
or
Trust Agreement, as the case may be, and will be binding on the respective
successors and assigns of the Employer and all other
parties.
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Loss
of Prototype Status. If the Prototype Sponsor terminates the
services of the Mass Submitter, this Plan will no longer qualify
as a
Prototype Plan and will be considered an individually-designed
plan.
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Limitation
of Liability and Indemnification. In addition to and in
furtherance of any other limitations provided in the Plan, and to
the
extent permitted by applicable law, the Employer will indemnify and
hold
harmless its board of directors (collectively and individually),
if any,
the Administrative/Advisory Committee (collectively and individually),
if
any, and its officers, Employees, and agents against and with respect
to
any and all expenses, losses, liabilities, costs, and claims, including
legal fees to defend against such liabilities and claims, arising
out of
their good-faith discharge of responsibilities under or incident
to the
Plan, excepting only expenses and liabilities resulting from willful
misconduct. This indemnity will not preclude such further indemnities
as
may be available under insurance purchased by the Employer or as
may be
provided by the Employer under any by-law, agreement, vote of shareholders
or disinterested directors, or otherwise, as such indemnities are
permitted under state law. Payments with respect to any indemnity
and
payment of expenses or fees under this Section will be made only
from
assets of the Employer, and will not be made directly or indirectly
from
assets of the Trust.
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Written
Elections and Forms. Whenever the word "written" or the words "in
writing" are used, such words will include any method of communication
permitted by the DOL with respect to such documentation. In a similar
manner, the word "form" will include any other method of election
permitted under current law. Such alternative methods will include,
but
not be limited to, electronic modes to the extent permitted by
law.
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Assignment
and Alienation of Benefits. Except as may otherwise be permitted
under Code §401(a)(13)(C), or as may otherwise be permitted under a
Qualified Domestic Relations Order as provided in Section 8.10, or
as may
otherwise be permitted under Section 7.1 relating to loans to
Participants, no right or claim to, or interest in, any part of the
Trust
Fund, or any payment therefrom, will be assignable, transferable,
or
subject to sale, mortgage, pledge, hypothecation, commutation,
anticipation, garnishment, attachment, execution, or levy of any
kind, and
the Trustees will not recognize any attempt to assign, transfer,
sell,
mortgage, pledge, hypothecate, commute, or anticipate the same, except
to
the extent required by law.
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Exclusive
Benefit Rule. All contributions made by the Employer or an
Affiliated Employer to the Trust Fund will be used for the exclusive
benefit of the Participants who are Employees of the Employer or
Affiliated Employer and for their Beneficiaries and will not be used
for
nor diverted to any other purpose except the payment of the costs
of
maintaining the Plan. All contributions made by an Adopting Employer
who
is not an Affiliated Employer will be used for the exclusive benefit
of
the Participants who are Employees of the Adopting Employer and for
their
Beneficiaries and will not be used for nor diverted to any other
purpose
except the payment of the Adopting Employers' proportionate costs
of
maintaining the Plan.
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Dual
and Multiple Trusts. Plan assets may be held in two or more
separate trusts, or in trust and by an insurance company
or by a trust and under a custodial agreement. Plan assets may also
be
held in a common trust.
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2
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Section
2. Service Definitions for Eligibility, Vesting and
Allocations
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3
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Section
3. Eligibility Requirements
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4
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Section
4. Elective Deferrals
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12
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Section
5. Safe Harbor Contributions
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13
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Section
6. Non-Safe Harbor Matching Contributions
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15
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Section
7. Non-Safe Harbor Non-Elective Contributions
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17
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Section
8. QMACs and QNECs
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19
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Section
9. Rollovers and Employee After-Tax Contributions
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20
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Section
10. Prevailing Wage Contributions
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21
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Section
11. Vesting Requirements
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21
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Section
12. Compensation Definitions
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24
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Section
13. Allocation of Forfeitures
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29
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Section
14. Allocation of Earnings and Losses
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30
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Section
15. Normal and Early Retirement Age
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32
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Section
16. Distribution Provisions
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33
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Section
17. Insurance, Loans and Directed Investments
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36
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Section
18. Highly Compensated Employee Elections
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36
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Section
19. Top Heavy Allocations
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36
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Section
20. 401(k) SIMPLE Provisions
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36
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37
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Section
22. Signature Provisions
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1.1 |
Plan
Name PGT
Savings Plan
Plan # 001
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1.2 |
Sponsoring
Employer PGT
Industries, Inc.
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1.3 |
Fiscal
Year begins
____________ and
ends ____________ oexcept
for a short Fiscal Year beginning ____________
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1.4
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Type
of Business Entity(check one)
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x |
C-Corporation
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o |
LLC
(Limited Liability Company)
|
o
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S-Corporation
|
o |
LLP
(Limited Liability Partnership)
|
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o |
Sole
proprietor
|
o |
Tax
exempt organization
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o |
Partnership
|
o |
Other
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1.5
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Adopting
Employers.
Check here oif
there are additional adopting employers and complete the "Adopting
Employer Addendum."
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1.6
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Plan
Administrator.
The Plan Administrator is:
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1.7
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Trustees.
Check
here oif
all transactions must be approved by a majority of the Trustees
(unless
the Trustees have agreed by a majority of their number that a particular
act or transaction can be taken or approved by a single
Trustee).
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o
Individual
Trustees
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Street
Address
|
City
|
State
|
ZIP
Code
|
o |
Discretionary
Trustee. The
corporate Trustee has full discretion in investing the assets of
the Plan
except as otherwise instructed by the Administrator, by the Employer,
by
an Investment Manager, by another Named Fiduciary, oor
by a Participant in accordance with Section 17.3 of the Adoption
Agreement
with regard to Participant directed
investments.
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x |
Directed
Trustee. The
corporate Trustee is only permitted to invest the assets of the
Plan as
directed by the Administrator, by the Employer, by an Investment
Manager,
by another Named Fiduciary, xor
by a Participant in accordance with Section 17.3 of the Adoption
Agreement
with regard to Participant directed
investments.
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1.8
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Effective
Dates
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1.9 |
Plan
Year begins 1/1
and ends 12/31
o except
for a short Plan Year beginning
__________________________________.
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1.10
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Anniversary
Date. The
Anniversary Date of the Plan is December
31st.
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1.11
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Permitted
Contributions. The
contributions indicated below are currently permitted under the
terms of
the Plan. (check
all that apply).
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2.1
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Method
of Determining Service. An
Employee's Years of Service/Periods of Service ("Service") will
be
determined as follows:
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(a)
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o Counting
of
Hours Method Only. A
Participant's Service for all purposes will be determined by the
Counting
of Hours Method, and a Year of Service for eligibility and Vesting
is
determined by the following number of Hours of
Service:
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(b)
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o Elapsed
Time Method Only. A
Participant's Service for all purposes will be determined by the
Elapsed
Time Method.
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(c)
|
x A
mixture of methods. A
Participant's Service for each purpose will be determined by the
method
selected below.
|
x |
Elapsed
Time Method
|
o |
Counting
of Hours Method. A Year of Service for eligibility purposes is
________
Hours
of Service (max.
1,000)
and a Break in Service for eligibility purposes is _______ Hours
of Service (max.
500)
|
o |
Elapsed
Time Method
|
x |
Counting
of Hours Method. A Year of Service for Vesting purposes is 1,000
Hours
of Service (max.
1,000) and
a Break in Service for Vesting purposes is 500
Hours
of Service (max.
500)
|
o |
Elapsed
Time Method
|
x |
Counting
of Hours Method
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2.2 |
x
Predecessor
Service. Service
with the following entity or entities will be credited for the
purposes,
if any, indicated in (a), (b), (c) and (d) below: Triple
Diamond Glass, Inc., Binnings Building Products, Inc.
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______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ |
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ |
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ |
(a) |
x
Elective
Deferrals, ADP Safe Harbor Contributions, QMACs and QNECs.
Service
with any entity listed above will be given for eligibility under
Section
3.2(a) and (b) of the Adoption
Agreement.
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(b) |
o
ACP
Safe Harbor Matching Contributions. Service
with any entity listed above will be given for < oeligibility
under Section 3.2(b) of the Adoption Agreement > < oVesting
under Section 11.3 of the Adoption Agreement
>.
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(c) |
x
Non-Safe
Harbor Matching Contributions. Service
with any entity listed above will be given for < xeligibility
under Section 3.2(d) of the Adoption Agreement > < xVesting
under Section 11.4 of the Adoption Agreement
>.
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(d) |
x Non-Safe
Harbor Non-Elective Contributions. Service
with any entity listed above will be given for < xeligibility
under Section 3.2(e) of the Adoption Agreement > < x Vesting
under Section 11.5 of the Adoption Agreement
>.
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2.3
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Re-Hired
Employees. The
Service of an Eligible Employee who terminates employment and is
re-hired
after incurring a Break in Service will be credited in accordance
with the
provisions selected below.
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(a)
|
Such
Eligible Employee's Service prior to the Break in Service
will: (check
one)
|
x |
Only
be credited as required under the rule of parity as provided in
Code
§410(a)(5).
|
o |
Be
credited regardless of the number of Breaks in Service and regardless
of
whether the Employee was Vested
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(b)
|
Such
Eligible Employee will enter the Plan as a
Participant: (check
one)
|
x |
Immediately
upon re-employment
|
o |
Only
after being credited with an additional Year of Service (with retroactive
service credit)
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(a)
|
The
eligibility computation period will: (check
one, if applicable)
|
o |
Be
based on an Employee's 12-month employment
year
|
o |
Switch
to the Plan Year after an Employee's initial 12-month employment
year
|
(b)
|
The
Vesting computation period will be: (check
one, if applicable)
|
x |
The
Plan Year
|
o |
Based
on an Employee's 12-month employment
year
|
(c)
|
An
Employee will be deemed to have been credited with a Year of Service
for
eligibility purposes: (check
one)
|
o |
At
the end of the eligibility computation period in which he or she
is
credited with the required Hours of
Service
|
o |
At
the time he or she is actually credited with the required Hours
of
Service
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3.1
|
Eligible
Employees. All
Employees are considered Eligible Employees xexcept
for the class or classes of Employees (as defined in Section 2.1
of the
Basic Plan) below who are excluded from participating for the purpose
indicated: (check
any that apply)
|
(a) |
x
Ineligible
Classes for
Elective
Deferrals,
QMACs
and QNECs: (check
all that apply)
|
o | Union Employees |
o | Non-Resident Aliens |
o | "Merger and Acquisition" Employees (but only during the statutory exclusion period) |
x | Leased Employees (not otherwise excluded by statute) |
o | Employees determined to be undocumented workers |
x | Employees of an Affiliated Employer that does not adopt this Plan |
o | Key Employees |
o | Highly Compensated Employees |
o |
Employees
who are paid primarily < oby
salary > < oby
the hour > < oby
commissions >
|
x |
Other seasonal
employees
|
________________________________________________________________________ |
________________________________________________________________________ |
________________________________________________________________________ |
________________________________________________________________________ |
(b) |
o
Ineligible
Classes for
ADP
Safe Harbor Contributions: (check
all that apply)
|
o | Union Employees |
o | Non-Resident Aliens |
o | "Merger and Acquisition" Employees (but only during the statutory exclusion period) |
o | Leased Employees (not otherwise excluded by statute) |
o | Employees determined to be undocumented workers |
o | Employees of an Affiliated Employer that does not adopt this Plan |
o | Key Employees |
o | Highly Compensated Employees |
o | Employees who are paid primarily < oby salary > < oby the hour > < oby commissions > |
o |
Other
__________________________________________________________________________________
|
_______________________________________________________________________ |
_______________________________________________________________________ |
_______________________________________________________________________ |
_______________________________________________________________________ |
(c) |
o
Ineligible
Classes for
ACP
Safe Harbor Matching Contributions: (check
all that apply)
|
o | Union Employees |
o | Non-Resident Aliens |
o | "Merger and Acquisition" Employees (but only during the statutory exclusion period) |
o | Leased Employees (not otherwise excluded by statute) |
o | Employees determined to be undocumented workers |
o | Employees of an Affiliated Employer that does not adopt this Plan |
o | Key Employees |
o | Highly Compensated Employees |
o | Employees who are paid primarily < oby salary > < oby the hour > < oby commissions > |
o |
Other
__________________________________________________________________________________
|
_______________________________________________________________________ |
_______________________________________________________________________ |
_______________________________________________________________________ |
_______________________________________________________________________ |
(d)
|
x
Ineligible
Classes for
Non-Safe
Harbor Matching Contributions: (check
all that apply)
|
o | Union Employees |
o | Non-Resident Aliens |
o | "Merger and Acquisition" Employees (but only during the statutory exclusion period) |
x | Leased Employees (not otherwise excluded by statute) |
o | Employees determined to be undocumented workers |
x | Employees of an Affiliated Employer that does not adopt this Plan |
o | Key Employees |
o | Highly Compensated Employees |
o | Employees who are paid primarily < oby salary > < oby the hour > < o by commissions > |
x |
Other seasonal
employees
|
________________________________________________________________________ |
________________________________________________________________________ |
________________________________________________________________________ |
________________________________________________________________________ |
(e)
|
x
Ineligible
Classes for
Non-Safe
Harbor Non-Elective Contributions: (check
all that apply)
|
o | Union Employees |
o | Non-Resident Aliens |
o | "Merger and Acquisition" Employees (but only during the statutory exclusion period) |
x | Leased Employees (not otherwise excluded by statute) |
o | Employees determined to be undocumented workers |
x | Employees of an Affiliated Employer that does not adopt this Plan |
o | Key Employees |
o | Highly Compensated Employees |
o | Employees who are paid primarily < o by salary > < o by the hour > < o by commissions > |
x |
Other seasonal
employees
|
________________________________________________________________________ |
________________________________________________________________________ |
________________________________________________________________________ |
________________________________________________________________________ |
3.2
|
Minimum
Age and Service Requirements. An
Eligible Employee (see
Section 3.1 above) will
be eligible to enter the Plan as a Participant for the indicated
purpose
on the applicable Entry Date upon satisfying the following age
and/or
service requirements:
|
(a) |
x
Requirements
for
Elective
Deferrals,
QMACs
and QNECs: (check
one age and one service
requirement)
|
3.2
|
Age
|
Service
|
x
None
|
o
1) None
|
|
o
18
|
o
2) 1-Year
Period of Service (elapsed
time only)
|
o
19
|
x
3) 3< xmonth
(max.
12) >
< oday
(max.
365) >
Period of Service (elapsed
time only)
|
|
o
20
|
o
4) 1
Year of Service
|
|
o
20½
|
o
5) 1
Year of Service, or if earlier, ______ (max. 11)
consecutive
calendar months of employment < o in
which the Employee is credited with at least _____ Hours of Service
per
month >.
|
|
o
21
|
o
6) 1
Year of Service, or if earlier, ______ (max. 364)
consecutive
days of employment
< o in
which the Employee is credited with at least _____ Hours of Service
per
day >.
|
(b) |
o
Requirements
for
ADP
Safe Harbor Contributions: (check
one age and one service
requirement)
|
|
Age
|
Service
|
o
None
|
o
1) None
|
|
o
18
|
o
2) 1-Year
Period of Service (elapsed
time only)
|
|
o
19
|
o
3) ___
< omonth
(max.
12) >
< oday
(max.
365) >
Period of Service (elapsed
time only)
|
|
o
20
|
o
4) 1
Year of Service
|
|
o
20½
|
o
5) 1
Year of Service, or if earlier, ______ (max. 11)
consecutive
calendar months of employment < o
in
which the Employee is credited with at least _____ Hours of Service
per
month >.
|
|
o
21
|
o
6) 1
Year of Service, or if earlier, ______ (max. 364)
consecutive
days of employment
< oin
which the Employee is credited with at least _____ Hours of Service
per
day >.
|
(c) |
o
Requirements
for
ACP
Safe Harbor Contributions: (check
one age and one service
requirement)
|
Age
|
Service
|
|
o
None
|
o
1) None
|
|
o
18
|
o
2) 1-Year
Period of Service (elapsed
time only)
|
|
o
19
|
o
3) ___
< omonth
(max.
12) >
< oday
(max.
365) >
Period of Service (elapsed
time only)
|
|
o
20
|
o
4) 1
Year of Service
|
|
o
20½
|
o
5) 1
Year of Service, or if earlier, ______ (max. 11)
consecutive
calendar months of employment < oin
which the Employee is credited with at least _____ Hours of Service
per
month >.
|
|
o
21
|
o
6) 1
Year of Service, or if earlier, ______ (max. 364)
consecutive
days of employment
< o in
which the Employee is credited with at least _____ Hours of Service
per
day >.
|
(d) |
x
Requirements
for
Non-Safe
Harbor Matching Contributions: (check
one age and one service
requirement)
|
Age
|
Service
|
|
x
None
|
o
1) None
|
|
o
18
|
o
2) ___-Year
Period of Service (max.
2 - elapsed time only)
|
|
o
19
|
x
3) 3<
x month
(max.
24) >
< o day
(max.
730) >
Period of Service (elapsed
time only)
|
|
o
20
|
o
4) __
Year(s)
of Service (max.
2)
|
|
o
20½
|
o
5) 1
Year of Service, or if earlier, ______ (max. 11)
consecutive
calendar months of employment < o
in
which the Employee is credited with at least _____ Hours of Service
per
month >.
|
|
o
21
|
o
6) 1
Year of Service, or if earlier, ______ (max. 364)
consecutive
days of employment
< oin
which the Employee is credited with at least _____ Hours of Service
per
day >.
|
(e) |
x
Requirements
for
Non-Safe
Harbor Non-Elective Contributions: (check
one age and one service
requirement)
|
Age
|
Service
|
|
x
None
|
o
1) None
|
|
o
18
|
o
2) ___-Year
Period of Service (max.
2 - elapsed time only)
|
|
o
19
|
x
3) 3<
month
(max.
24) >
< o day
(max.
730) >
Period of Service (elapsed
time only)
|
|
o
20
|
o
4)
__
Year(s)
of Service (max.
2)
|
|
o
20½
|
o
5) 1
Year of Service, or if earlier, ______ (max. 11)
consecutive
calendar months of employment < o
in
which the Employee is credited with at least _____ Hours of Service
per
month >.
|
|
o
21
|
o
6) 1
Year of Service, or if earlier, ______ (max. 364)
consecutive
days of employment
< o
in
which the Employee is credited with at least _____ Hours of Service
per
day >.
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3.3
|
Entry
Dates. An
Eligible Employee who has satisfied the applicable age and service
requirements selected in Section 3.2 will enter the Plan as a Participant
for the applicable purpose on the Entry Date (as defined in Section
2.2 of
the Basic Plan) selected below.
|
(a) |
x
Entry
Date for
Elective
Deferrals,
QMACs
and QNECs: (check
one)
|
o | Retroactive to the first day of Plan Year in which the requirements are satisfied. |
o | The first day of the Plan Year coincident with or following the date the requirements are satisfied. (See 1 below) |
o | The first day of the Plan Year nearest the date the requirements are satisfied. |
o | The last day of the Plan Year coincident with or following the date the requirements are satisfied. (See 1 below) |
o | The last day of the Plan Year nearest the date the requirements are satisfied. |
x | The first day of the month coincident with or following the date the requirements are satisfied. |
o | The first day of the payroll period coincident with or following the date the requirements are satisfied. |
o | The same day the requirements are satisfied. |
o |
The
____________
or ____________
coincident with or following the date the requirements are satisfied.
(See
2 below)
|
o |
The __________________
or ____________
or ____________
or ____________
coincident with or following the date the requirements are satisfied.
(See
3 below)
|
(b) |
o
Entry
Date for
ADP
Safe Harbor Contributions: (check
one)
|
o | Retroactive to the first day of Plan Year in which the requirements are satisfied. |
o | The first day of the Plan Year coincident with or following the date the requirements are satisfied. (See 1 below) |
o | The first day of the Plan Year nearest the date the requirements are satisfied. |
o | The last day of the Plan Year coincident with or following the date the requirements are satisfied. (See 1 below) |
o | The last day of the Plan Year nearest the date the requirements are satisfied. |
o | The first day of the month coincident with or following the date the requirements are satisfied. |
o | The first day of the payroll period coincident with or following the date the requirements are satisfied. |
o | The same day the requirements are satisfied. |
o |
The ___________
or
____________ coincident
with or following the date the requirements are satisfied. (See
2 below)
|
o |
The ___________
or
____________
or
____________ or _____________
coincident
with or following the date the requirements are satisfied. (See
3 below)
|
(c) |
o
Entry
Date for
ACP
Safe Harbor Contributions: (check
one)
|
o | Retroactive to the first day of Plan Year in which the requirements are satisfied. |
o | The first day of the Plan Year coincident with or following the date the requirements are satisfied. (See 1 below) |
o | The first day of the Plan Year nearest the date the requirements are satisfied. |
o | The last day of the Plan Year coincident with or following the date the requirements are satisfied. (See 1 below) |
o | The last day of the Plan Year nearest the date the requirements are satisfied. |
o | The first day of the month coincident with or following the date the requirements are satisfied. |
o | The first day of the payroll period coincident with or following the date the requirements are satisfied. |
o | The same day the requirements are satisfied. |
o |
The __________
or
___________ coincident
with or following the date the
requirements are satisfied. (See
2 below)
|
o |
The __________
or
__________ or
__________ or ___________
coincident
with or following the date the
requirements are satisfied. (See
3 below)
|
(d) |
x Entry
Date for Non-Safe
Harbor Matching Contributions: (check
one)
|
o | Retroactive to the first day of Plan Year in which the requirements are satisfied. |
o |
The
first day of the Plan Year coincident with or following
the date the
requirements are satisfied. (See
1 below)
|
o | The first day of the Plan Year nearest the date the requirements are satisfied. |
o |
The
last day of the Plan Year coincident
with or following the date the
requirements are satisfied. (See
1 below)
|
o | The last day of the Plan Year nearest the date the requirements are satisfied. |
x | The first day of the month coincident with or following the date the requirements are satisfied. |
o | The first day of the payroll period coincident with or following the date the requirements are satisfied. |
o | The same day the requirements are satisfied. |
o |
The ______________
or ______________
coincident
with
or
following
the
date
the
requirements
are
satisfied.
(See
2
below)
|
o |
The ______________
or ______________
or
______________
or
______________
coincident
with
or
following
the
date
the
requirements
are
satisfied.
(See
3
below)
|
(e) |
x
Entry
Date for Non-Safe
Harbor Non-Elective Contributions: (check
one)
|
o | Retroactive to the first day of Plan Year in which the requirements are satisfied. |
o | The first day of the Plan Year coincident with or following the date the requirements are satisfied. (See 1 below) |
o | The first day of the Plan Year nearest the date the requirements are satisfied. |
o | The last day of the Plan Year coincident with or following the date the requirements are satisfied. (See 1 below) |
o |
The
last day of the
Plan Year nearest
the date the
requirements
are
satisfied.
|
x | The first day of the month coincident with or following the date the requirements are satisfied. |
o | The first day of the payroll period coincident with or following the date the requirements are satisfied. |
o |
The
same
day
the
requirements
are
satisfied.
|
o |
The _____________ or _____________
coincident
with
or
following
the
date
the
requirements
are
satisfied.
(See
2
below)
|
o |
The _____________
or _____________ or _____________
or
______________ coincident
with
or
following
the
date
the
requirements
are
satisfied.
(See
3
below)
|
(f) |
x
Entry
Date for
"Otherwise
Excludible Participants" Used for Certain Testing Purposes.
For any Plan Year in which Otherwise
Excludible Participants are excluded for testing, the Entry Date
for such
Participants is: (check
one)
|
o |
The
date the Employee satisfies the statutory
requirements
|
x |
The
maximum statutory entry date
|
o |
The
Entry Date or Entry Dates
for Elective Deferrals as
set forth in Section
3.3(a) of the Adoption Agreement.
|
3.4
|
Waiver
of Age and Service Requirements.
To
the extent selected below, the eligibility requirements in Section
3.2 are
waived.
|
(a) |
o
Waiver
of Requirements for
Elective
Deferrals,
QMACs
and QNECs:
|
(1)
|
The
date of the waiver is: (check
one)
|
o |
The
initial effective date (or amendment effective date) of the
Plan
|
o |
The
date this Plan is signed by the
Sponsor
|
o |
The
following date
____________________________
|
(2)
|
The
eligibility requirements being waived are: (check
all that apply)
|
o |
The
age requirement
|
o |
The
service requirement
|
(3)
|
The
waiver applies to:
(check
one)
|
o |
All
Eligible Employees
|
o |
Only
Eligible Employees expected to be credited with at least _________
Hours
of Service per month.
|
(4)
|
The
entry date for each affected Employee will be: (check
one)
|
o |
The
date selected in (1) above
|
o |
The
later of the effective (or restatement) date of the Plan or the
Employee's
date of employment
|
(b) |
o
Waiver
of Requirements for
ADP
Safe Harbor Contributions:
|
(1)
|
The
date of the waiver is: (check
one)
|
o |
The
initial effective date (or amendment effective date) of the
Plan
|
o |
The
date this Plan is signed by the
Sponsor
|
o |
The
following date
_______________________________
|
(2)
|
The
eligibility requirements being waived are: (check
all that apply)
|
o |
The
age requirement
|
o |
The
service requirement
|
(3)
|
The
waiver applies to:
(check
one)
|
o |
All
Eligible Employees
|
o |
Only
Eligible Employees expected to be credited with at least __________
Hours of Service per month.
|
(4)
|
The
entry date for each affected Employee will be: (check
one)
|
o |
The
date selected in (1) above
|
o |
The
later of the effective (or restatement) date of the Plan or the
Employee's
date of employment
|
(c) |
o
Waiver
of Requirements for
ACP
Safe Harbor Contributions:
|
(1)
|
The
date of the waiver is: (check
one)
|
o |
The
initial effective date (or amendment effective date) of the
Plan
|
o |
The
date this Plan is signed by the
Sponsor
|
o |
The
following date
_______________________________
|
(2)
|
The
eligibility requirements being waived are: (check
all that apply)
|
o |
The
age requirement
|
o |
The
service requirement
|
(3)
|
The
waiver applies to:
(check
one)
|
o |
All
Eligible Employees
|
o |
Only
Eligible Employees expected to be credited with at least
__________
Hours of Service per month.
|
(4)
|
The
entry date for each affected Employee will be: (check
one)
|
o |
The
date selected in (1) above
|
o |
The
later of the effective (or restatement) date of the Plan or the
Employee's
date of employment
|
(d) |
o
Waiver
of Requirements for
Non-Safe
Harbor Matching Contributions:
|
(1)
|
The
date of the waiver is: (check
one)
|
o |
The
initial effective date (or amendment effective date) of the
Plan
|
o |
The
date this Plan is signed by the
Sponsor
|
o |
The
following date
_______________________________
|
(2)
|
The
eligibility requirements being waived are: (check
all that apply)
|
o |
The
age requirement
|
o |
The
service requirement
|
(3)
|
The
waiver applies to:
(check
one)
|
o |
All
Eligible Employees
|
o |
Only
Eligible Employees expected to be credited with at least __________
Hours of Service per month.
|
(4)
|
The
entry date for each affected Employee will be: (check
one)
|
o |
The
date selected in (1) above
|
o |
The
later of the effective (or restatement) date of the Plan or the
Employee's
date of employment
|
(e)
|
Waiver
of Requirements for Non-Safe
Harbor Non-Elective Contributions:
|
(1)
|
The
date of the waiver is: (check
one)
|
o |
The
initial effective date (or amendment effective date) of the
Plan
|
o |
The
date this Plan is signed by the
Sponsor
|
o |
The
following date
_______________________________
|
(2)
|
The
eligibility requirements being waived are: (check
all that apply)
|
o |
The
age requirement
|
o |
The
service requirement
|
(3)
|
The
waiver applies to:
(check
one)
|
o |
All
Eligible Employees
|
o |
Only
Eligible Employees expected to be credited with at least __________
Hours of Service per month.
|
(4)
|
The
entry date for each affected Employee will be: (check
one)
|
o |
The
date selected in (1) above
|
o |
The
later of the effective (or restatement) date of the Plan or the
Employee's
date of employment
|
3.5
|
x
Waiver
of Participation in the Plan. An
Employee can waive participation in the Plan if the waiver complies
with
the requirements set forth in Section 2.3 of the Basic
Plan.
|
4.1
|
Elective
Deferral Percentage. A
Participant can make Elective Deferrals in accordance with the
provisions
selected below.
|
(a)
|
Minimum
And Maximum Percentage. The
minimum permitted Elective Deferral percentage is 0 %
of Compensation and the maximum permitted Elective Deferral percentage
is
100 %
of Compensation. In addition, other Elective Deferral provisions
under the
Plan may be set forth in an Administrative Policy Regarding Elective
Deferrals as promulgated by the Administrator from time to time.
Such
administrative policy may include, but is not limited to, setting
the
maximum Elective Deferral percentage for Participants who are Highly
Compensated Employees (if such percentage is less than the maximum
percentage set forth above) and describing a program of automatic
increases to a Participants' Elective Deferral percentage as elected
by
the Administrator and/or the
Participant.
|
(b)
|
x Automatic
Enrollment. Automatic
enrollment is permitted under the Plan. The terms of the automatic
enrollment, including but not limited to the percentage, automatic
increases to that percentage, the proportion which is considered
a Pre-Tax
Elective Deferral and/or a Roth Elective Deferral, and the Participants
to
whom it applies, are as set forth in the Administrative Policy
Regarding
Elective Deferrals as promulgated from time to time by the
Administrator.
|
(c)
|
Salary
Reduction Agreements. A
Participant can change his or her Salary Reduction Agreement: (check
one)
|
o |
At
any time
|
o |
Annually
on the date established by the
Administrator
|
o | Semi-annually on the date established by the Administrator |
o | Quarterly on the date established by the Administrator |
o | Monthly on the day established by the Administrator |
x | On the date or dates as established by the Administrator |
(d)
|
Elective
Deferral Commencement Date. If
this is a new plan or if this is an existing plan to which Elective
Deferrals are being added, a Participant can begin making Elective
Deferrals on the date indicated
below.
|
o | The date this Adoption Agreement is signed by the Sponsoring Employer |
o | ______________________________ (must be after the date listed above) |
(e)
|
Other
Elective Deferral Rules. A
Participant who: (check
any that apply)
|
o |
Has
not deferred the maximum amount permitted under paragraph (a) can
make a
year-end change to the Elective Deferral election in order to increase
Elective Deferrals for the year (including available Catch-Up
Contributions)
|
x |
Incurs
a Break in Service but does not terminate employment can continue
making
Elective Deferrals
|
4.2
|
x
Catch-Up
Contributions. Catch-Up
Contributions are permitted in accordance with Section 3.1(a)(1)(F)
of the
Basic Plan.
|
4.3
|
o
Roth
Elective Deferrals. A
Participant may designate all or a portion or his or her Elective
Deferrals as Roth Elective Deferrals in accordance with Section
3.1(a)(1)(B) of the Basic
Plan.
|
4.4
|
ADP
Testing. The
ADP Test will be determined as indicated below. (check
one - but if any options in Section 5 below are also checked, "Current
year testing" must be checked
below)
|
o |
Current
year testing for all Plan Years oexcept
for the following Plan Years:
_________________________________________
|
x |
Prior
year testing for all Plan Years oexcept
for the following Plan Years:
__________________________________________
|
o |
Prior
year testing for first Plan Year and current year testing thereafter,
subject to Section 1.4 of the Basic
Plan
|
5.1
|
o
"Mandatory"
ADP Safe Harbor Non-Elective Contributions. The
Employer will make an ADP Safe Harbor Non-Elective Contribution
for each
Safe Harbor Participant in an amount equal to 3% of Compensation
(or such
higher percentage of Compensation as may be elected by the Employer)
for
the Plan Year, subject to the following provisions (if
any):
|
o |
The
ADP Safe Harbor Non-Elective Contribution will be used to offset
the
allocation that would otherwise be made to the Participant under
Section 7
of the Adoption Agreement. If Section 7.2(d) of the Adoption Agreement
is
checked, this offset applies only to the second step of the Two-Step
Formula or the fourth step of the Four-Step Formula, as
applicable.
|
o |
This
contribution will be made to the following defined contribution
plan in
lieu of this Plan:
|
____________________________________________________________________________________ |
5.2
|
o
"Discretionary"
ADP Safe Harbor Non-Elective Contributions. The
Employer may make an ADP Safe Harbor Non-Elective Contribution
for each
Safe Harbor Participant in an amount equal to 3% of Compensation
(or such
higher percentage of Compensation as may be elected by the Employer)
for
the Plan Year. Once the decision is made to make the contribution
for a
Plan Year, an additional Safe Harbor Notice must be provided to
Participants in a timely manner. This additional Safe Harbor Notice
must
either be executed by the Sponsoring Employer and/or authorized
by an
appropriate resolution of the Sponsoring Employer in order to be
considered an amendment to the Plan sufficient to add the ADP Safe
Harbor
Non-Elective Contribution to the Plan. However, if the additional
Safe
Harbor Notice is not provided in a timely manner, the Plan will
not be
considered to be a Safe Harbor Plan for that Plan Year and the
3% ADP Safe
Harbor Non-Elective Contribution set forth above will not be made.
Any
such contribution, if made, will be made subject to the following
provisions (if any):
|
o |
The
ADP Safe Harbor Non-Elective Contribution will be used to offset
the
allocation that would otherwise be made to the Participant under
Section 7
of the Adoption Agreement. If Section 7.2(d) of the Adoption Agreement
is
checked, this offset applies only to the second step of the Two-Step
Formula or the fourth step of the Four-Step Formula, as
applicable.
|
o |
This
contribution will be made to the following defined contribution
plan in
lieu of this Plan:
|
_____________________________________________________________________________________ |
5.3
|
o
ADP
Safe Harbor Basic Matching Contributions. The
Employer will make a Matching Contribution for each Safe Harbor
Participant equal to the sum of (1) 100% of the Participant's Elective
Deferrals that do not exceed 3% of his or her Compensation for
the Plan
Year, plus (2) 50% of the Participant's Elective Deferrals that
exceed 3%
of his or her Compensation for the Plan Year but do not exceed
5% percent
of his or her Compensation for the Plan
Year.
|
5.4
|
o
ADP
Safe Harbor Enhanced Matching Contributions. The
Employer will make a Matching Contribution for each Safe Harbor
Participant equal to the sum of (1) 100% of the Participant's Elective
Deferrals that do not exceed _____% (min.
3% and max. 6%) of
his or her Compensation for the Plan Year, plus (2) _____% of
the Participant's Elective Deferrals that exceed _____% of
his or her Compensation for the Plan Year but do not exceed _____% percent
of Compensation for the Plan Year.
|
5.5
|
o
ACP
Safe Harbor Discretionary Non-Tiered Matching Contributions.
The
Employer's ACP Safe Harbor Discretionary Non-Tiered Matching Contribution
is totally discretionary, but when made will be a percentage determined
by
the Employer of a Safe Harbor Participant's Elective Deferrals
that do not
exceed 4% of his or her Compensation for the Contribution
Period.
|
5.6
|
o
ACP
Safe Harbor Mandatory
Non-Tiered Matching Contributions. The
Employer must make an ACP Safe Harbor Mandatory Non-Tiered Matching
Contribution equal to ______% of
a Safe Harbor Participant's Elective Deferrals which do not exceed
______%
(max. 6)
of
a Safe Harbor Participant's Compensation for the Contribution
Period.
|
5.7
|
o
ACP
Safe Harbor Mandatory
Tiered Matching Contributions. The
Employer must make an ACP Safe Harbor Mandatory Tiered Matching
Contribution for each Safe Harbor Participant equal to the amount
determined by the formula below provided the ratio of Matching
Contributions for a Safe Harbor Participant to his or her Elective
Deferrals and Employee contributions does not increase as the amount
of
his or her Elective Deferrals and Employee contributions increases.
In no
event can Elective Deferrals that exceed 6% of a Safe Harbor Participant's
Compensation for the Contribution Period be matched. (check
each tier that applies)
|
o |
1st
tier______%
of Elective Deferrals that do not exceed ______%
of
Compensation
|
o | 2nd tier ______% of Elective Deferrals that exceed ______% but not ______% of Compensation |
o | 3rd tier ______% of Elective Deferrals that exceed ______% but not ______% of Compensation |
o | 4th tier ______% of Elective Deferrals that exceed ______% but not ______% of Compensation |
5.8
|
o
Catch-Up
Contributions.
With
respect to ADP Safe Harbor Matching Contributions or ACP Safe Harbor
Matching Contributions, Catch Up Contributions will be treated
as any
other Elective Deferral and matched according to the formula(s)
above as
if they were Elective Deferrals, but only to the extent required
or
permitted under the Code and the
regulations.
|
5.9
|
o
True-Up
Contributions.
Matching
Contributions under this Section which are contributed for an Allocation
Period which is less than the Plan Year must be trued up at the
end of the
Plan Year unless they are deposited in the Plan by the end of the
Plan
quarter following the Plan quarter to which they relate. Any other
Matching Contributions made under this Section: (check
one)
|
o |
Will
not be trued-up
|
o
|
Will
be trued-up annually < obut
only with respect to Participants employed on the last day of the
Plan
Year >
|
o
|
Will
be trued-up at the end of each Allocation
Period
|
5.10
|
o
Safe Harbor Participant.A
Safe Harbor Participant is a Participant who has satisfied the
requirements set forth in Section 3.1(a) of the Basic Plan oexcluding
the following Participants: (check
all that apply)
|
o
|
HCEs
< owho
don't own an interest in an Employer on the last day of the Plan
Year >
< owho
are also Key Employees >
|
o
|
Otherwise
Excludible Participants. For this purpose, the Entry Date for the
Otherwise Excludible Participants is: (check
one)
|
o
|
The
date they satisfy the statutory
requirements
|
o
|
The
maximum statutory entry date
|
o
|
The
Entry Date of Entry Dates for Elective Deferrals as set forth in
Section
3.2(a) of the Adoption Agreement
|
5.11 |
o Effective
Date of Article 5. The
provisions selected in this Article 5 are (or were) effective
as
of ______________.
|
5.12 |
o Recission
Date of Article 5. The
provisions selected in this Article 5 will no longer apply as
of
______________.
|
6.1
|
Determination
of Amount. Non-Safe
Harbor Matching Contributions which are not intended to automatically
satisfy the ADP Safe Harbor or the ACP Safe Harbor are permitted,
subject
to the provisions indicated below.
|
(a)
|
x Discretionary
Formula. The
Employer's Non-Safe Harbor Matching Contribution for any Allocation
Period
is totally discretionary x not
to exceed the following for an Allocation Period: (check
one if applicable)
|
o
|
________%
of each Benefiting Participant's Elective
Deferrals
|
o
|
________%
of each Benefiting Participant's
Compensation
|
o
|
$_______
for each Benefiting Participant
|
o
|
The
lesser of ________%
of each Benefiting Participant's Compensation or $________
|
x
|
100
%
of each Participant Elective Deferrals that do not exceed 3
%
of his or her Compensation
|
o
|
A
Participant's Elective Deferrals that do not exceed a percentage
(determined by the Employer) of
Compensation.
|
(b)
|
o Mandatory
Non-Tiered Formula. The
Employer must make a Non-Safe Harbor Matching Contribution to
the Plan
which is equal to ______% of
each Benefiting Participant's Elective Deferrals o not
to exceed the following for an Allocation Period: (check
one)
|
o
|
Elective
Deferrals in excess of _____% of
each Benefiting Participant's
Compensation
|
o
|
$________
for each Benefiting Participant
|
o
|
The
lesser of Elective Deferrals in excess of _____% of
each Benefiting Participant's Compensation or
$________
|
(c)
|
o Mandatory
Tiered Formula. The
Employer must make a Non-Safe Harbor Matching Contribution for
each
Benefiting Participant equal to the amount determined by the
tiered
formula set forth below. (check
each tier that applies)
|
o
|
1st
tier ________%
of Elective Deferrals that do not exceed ________%
of Compensation
|
o
|
2nd
tier ________%
of Elective Deferrals that exceed ________%
but not ________%
of Compensation
|
o
|
3rd
tier ________%
of Elective Deferrals that exceed ________%
but not ________%
of Compensation
|
o
|
4th
tier ________%
of Elective Deferrals that exceed ________%
but not ________%
of Compensation
|
o
|
5th
tier ________%
of Elective Deferrals that exceed ________%
but not ________%
of Compensation
|
o
|
6th
tier ________%
of Elective Deferrals that exceed ________%
but not ________%
of Compensation
|
o
|
7th
tier ________%
of Elective Deferrals that exceed ________%
but not ________%
of Compensation
|
o
|
8th
tier ________%
of Elective Deferrals that exceed ________%
but not ________%
of Compensation
|
(d)
|
o Mandatory
Years of Service Formula. The
Employer must make a Non-Safe Harbor Matching Contribution equal
to the
amount determined by the formula below based on a Benefiting
Participant's
Years of Service. A Year of Service for this purpose is < o a
Plan Year in which a Participant is credited with at least 1,000
Hours of
Service > < o the
same as defined for eligibility purposes in Section 2.1 of the
Adoption
Agreement> < o the
same as defined for Vesting purposes in Section
2.1 of the Adoption
Agreement>
|
Years
of Service
|
Matching
%
|
|
________________
|
_______%
|
|
________________
|
_______%
|
|
________________
|
_______%
|
6.2
|
Allocation
Requirements. Any
Employee who has entered the Plan as a Participant for Non-Safe
Harbor
Matching Contribution purposes and makes an Elective Deferral in
an
Allocation Period < o and
who is an NHCE for that Allocation Period > will be a Benefiting
Participant for Non-Safe Harbor Matching Contribution purposes
for that
Allocation Period as indicated
below.
|
(a)
|
Participants
who are
still Employees on the last day of the Allocation
Period (check
one)
|
x
|
Will
always be Benefiting Participants regardless of
Service
|
o
|
Must
be credited with at least ____ Hours
of Service (max.
1,000) in
the Allocation Period
|
o
|
Must
be credited with at least a ______-month
Period of Service (max.
6) in
the Allocation Period
|
o
|
Must
be credited with at least ____ consecutive
calendar months of employment (max.
6) in
the Allocation Period
|
o
|
Must
be credited with at least ____
consecutive days of employment (max.
182) in
the Allocation Period
|
(b)
|
Participants
who terminate
employment
before the last day of the Allocation Period because
of retirement
on or after Normal Retirement Age < o or
Early Retirement Age > (check
one)
|
o
|
Will
not
be
Benefiting Participants for that Allocation
Period
|
x
|
Will
always be Benefiting Participants regardless of
Service
|
o
|
Must
be credited with at least ____
Hours of Service (max.
1,000) in
the Allocation Period
|
o
|
Must
be credited with at least a ______-month
Period of Service (max.
6) in
the Allocation Period
|
o
|
Must
be credited with at least ____
consecutive calendar months of employment (max.
6) in
the Allocation Period
|
o
|
Must
be credited with at least ____
consecutive days of employment (max.
182) in
the Allocation Period
|
(c)
|
Participants
who terminate
employment
before the last day of the Allocation Period because
of their Disability (check
one)
|
o
|
Will
not
be
Benefiting Participants for that Allocation
Period
|
x
|
Will
always be Benefiting Participants regardless of
Service
|
o
|
Must
be credited with at least ____
Hours of Service (max.
1,000) in
the Allocation Period
|
o
|
Must
be credited with at least a ______-month
Period of Service (max.
6) in
the Allocation Period
|
o
|
Must
be credited with at least ____
consecutive calendar months of employment (max.
6) in
the Allocation Period
|
o
|
Must
be credited with at least ____
consecutive days of employment (max.
182) in
the Allocation Period
|
(d)
|
Participants
who terminate
employment
before the last day of
the Allocation Period because
of their death (check
one)
|
o
|
Will
not
be
Benefiting Participants for that Allocation
Period
|
x
|
Will
always be Benefiting Participants regardless of
Service
|
o
|
Must
be credited with at least ____
Hours of Service (max.
1,000) in
the Allocation Period
|
o
|
Must
be credited with at least a ______-month
Period of Service (max.
6) in
the Allocation Period
|
o
|
Must
be credited with at least ____
consecutive calendar months of employment (max.
6) in
the Allocation Period
|
o
|
Must
be credited with at least ____
consecutive days of employment (max.
182) in
the Allocation Period
|
(e)
|
Participants
who terminate
employment
before the last day of the Allocation Period for
any other reason (check
one)
|
o
|
Will
not
be
Benefiting Participants for that Allocation
Period
|
x
|
Will
always be Benefiting Participants regardless of
Service
|
o
|
Must
be credited with at least ____
Hours of Service (max.
1,000) in
the Allocation Period
|
o
|
Must
be credited with at least a ______-month
Period of Service (max.
6) in
the Allocation Period
|
o
|
Must
be credited with at least ____
consecutive calendar months of employment (max.
6) in
the Allocation Period
|
o
|
Must
be credited with at least ____
consecutive days of employment (max.
182) in
the Allocation Period
|
6.3
|
Catch-Up
Contributions. Any
Catch-Up Contributions made by a Participant: (check
one)
|
o
|
Will
not be matched under this Section
|
x
|
Will
be matched under this Section in accordance with the formula selected
in
Section 6.1 above o without
regard to any limitations selected in such
formula
|
6.4
|
True-Up
Contributions. Matching
Contributions made under this Section: (check
one)
|
x
|
Will
not be trued-up
|
o
|
Will
be trued-up annually < o but
only with respect to Participants employed on the last day of the
Plan
Year >
|
o
|
Will
be trued-up at the end of each Allocation
Period
|
6.5
|
ACP
Testing. The
ACP Test will be determined as indicated below. (check
one)
|
o
|
Current
year testing for all Plan Years o except
for the following Plan
Years: _____________________
|
x
|
Prior
year testing for all Plan Years o except
for the following Plan
Years: _____________________
|
o
|
Prior
year testing for the first Plan Year and current year testing thereafter,
subject to Section 1.16 of the Basic
Plan
|
6.6
|
Additional
Non-Safe Harbor Matching Contributions. In
addition to the Non-Safe Harbor Matching Contributions made under
this
Section 6, an Employer may make additional Non-Safe Harbor Matching
Contributions as indicated in the "Additional Non-Safe Harbor Matching
Contribution Addendum" attached to this Adoption
Agreement.
|
7.1
|
Determination
of Amount. Non-Safe
Harbor Non-Elective Contributions which are not intended to automatically
satisfy the ADP Safe Harbor are permitted, and the amount for any
Allocation Period will be determined by the formula below. (check
one)
|
x
|
Totally
discretionary on the part of the
Employer
|
o
|
Equal
to at least _____%
of the Compensation of all Participants eligible for an allocation
under
Section 7.3 below
|
o
|
Equal
to at least $___________
|
7.2 |
Allocation
Method. Non-Safe
Harbor Non-Elective Contributions made to the Plan will be allocated
in
the manner indicated below.
|
(a)
|
x Pro-rata
based on the Compensation for
the Allocation Period of all Benefiting
Participants.
|
(b)
|
o Per
capita (same dollar amount) for
the Allocation Period to all Benefiting
Participants.
|
(c)
|
o Pro-rata
based on the allocation points of
all Benefiting Participants. Each Participant's allocation points
for each
Allocation Period will be the sum of the points indicated below.
(check
all that apply, but (1) or (2) must be
checked)
|
o
|
(1)
points
for each year of a Participant's
age
|
o
|
(2)
points
for each of a Participant's credited Years of Service o to
a maximum of ___________
such years
|
o
|
(3)
points
per each $ (max.
$200) of
a Participant's Compensation paid in the Allocation
Period
|
(d)
|
o Using
permitted disparity in
< o a
2-step allocation for all Plan Years > < o a
4-step allocation for all Plan Years > < o a
2-step allocation in non-Top Heavy Plan Years and 4-step allocation
in Top
Heavy Plan Years >, in accordance with Section 3.2(f) of the Basic
Plan. The integration percentage and the integration level are
as
indicated below.
|
Integration
%
|
Integration
Level (check
one integration %and one applicable integration level for that
%)
|
|
o 5.7%
|
o The
Taxable Wage Base
o 20%
of the Taxable Wage Base
o $_________ (must
be 20% or less of the Taxable Wage
Base)
|
o 5.4%
|
o 80%
of the Taxable Wage Base rounded up < o $1
> < o $100
> < o $1,000
>
o _________%
of the Taxable
Wage Base (must
be more than 80% but less than 100%)
o $_________ (must
be more than 80% but less than 100% of the Taxable Wage
Base)
|
|
o 4.3%
|
o 20%
of the Taxable Wage Base
rounded up < o $1
> < o $100
> < o $1,000
>
o _________%
of the Taxable
Wage Base (must
be more than 20% but not more than 80%)
o $_________ (must
be more than 20% but not more than 80% of the Taxable Wage
Base)
|
(e)
|
o Using
allocation groups as indicated in the "Allocation Group Addendum"
attached
as part of this Adoption Agreement, and Otherwise Excludible
Participants
will < o
not
> share in the gateway allocation. For this purpose, the Entry
Date for
the Otherwise Excludible Participants is: (check
one)
|
o
|
The
date they satisfy the statutory
requirements
|
o
|
The
maximum statutory entry date
|
o
|
The
Entry Date or Entry Dates for Elective Deferrals as set forth in
Section
3.2(a) of the Adoption Agreement
|
(f)
|
o Using
age-weighting based
on a < o 7.5%
> < o 8%
> < o 8.5%
> table as set forth in the "Age-Weighted Table Addendum" attached
as
part of this Adoption
Agreement.
|
7.3
|
Allocation
Requirements. Subject
to the gateway requirements in Section 3.2(f)(3) of the Basic Plan,
any
Employee who has entered the Plan as a Participant for Non-Safe
Harbor
Non-Elective Contribution purposes will be a Benefiting Participant
for
Non-Safe Harbor Non-Elective Contribution purposes for that Allocation
Period as indicated below.
|
(a)
|
Participants
who are
still Employees on the last day of the Allocation
Period (check
one)
|
o
|
Will
always be Benefiting Participants regardless of
Service
|
x
|
Must
be credited with at least 1,000
Hours of Service (max.
1,000) in
the Allocation Period
|
o
|
Must
be credited with at least a ______-month
Period of Service (max.
6) in
the Allocation Period
|
o
|
Must
be credited with at least _____
consecutive calendar months of employment (max.
6) in
the Allocation Period
|
o
|
Must
be credited with at least _____
consecutive days of employment (max.
182) in
the Allocation Period
|
(b)
|
Participants
who terminate
employment before
the last day of the Allocation Period because
of retirement on
or after Normal Retirement Age < o or
Early Retirement Age > (check
one)
|
o
|
Will
not be Benefiting Participants for that Allocation
Period
|
x
|
Will
always be Benefiting Participants regardless of
Service
|
o
|
Must
be credited with at least _____
Hours of
Service (max.
1,000) in
the Allocation Period
|
o
|
Must
be credited with at least a ______-month
Period of Service (max.
6) in
the Allocation Period
|
o
|
Must
be credited with at least _____
consecutive
calendar months of employment (max.
6) in
the Allocation Period
|
o
|
Must
be credited with at least _____
consecutive
days of employment (max.
182) in
the Allocation Period
|
(c)
|
Participants
who terminate
employment
before the last day of the Allocation Period because
of their Disability (check
one)
|
o
|
Will
not be Benefiting Participants for that Allocation
Period
|
x
|
Will
always be Benefiting Participants regardless of
Service
|
o
|
Must
be credited with at least _____
Hours of
Service (max.
1,000) in
the Allocation Period
|
o
|
Must
be credited with at least a ______-month
Period of Service (max.
6) in
the Allocation Period
|
o
|
Must
be credited with at least _____
consecutive
calendar months of employment (max.
6) in
the Allocation Period
|
o
|
Must
be credited with at least _____
consecutive
days of employment (max.
182) in
the Allocation Period
|
(d)
|
Participants
who terminate
employment
before the last day of the Allocation Period because
of their death (check
one)
|
o
|
Will
not be Benefiting Participants for that Allocation
Period
|
x
|
Will
always be Benefiting Participants regardless of
Service
|
o
|
Must
be credited with at least _____
Hours of
Service (max.
1,000) in
the Allocation Period
|
o
|
Must
be credited with at least a ______-month
Period of Service (max.
6) in
the Allocation Period
|
o
|
Must
be credited with at least _____
consecutive calendar months of employment (max.
6) in
the Allocation Period
|
o
|
Must
be credited with at least _____
consecutive days of employment (max.
182) in
the Allocation Period
|
(e)
|
Participants
who terminate
employment
before the last day of the Allocation Period for
any other reason (check
one)
|
o
|
Will
not be Benefiting Participants for that Allocation
Period
|
o
|
Will
always be Benefiting Participants regardless of
Service
|
x
|
Must
be credited with at least 1,000 Hours
of Service (max.
1,000) in
the Allocation Period
|
o
|
Must
be credited with at least a ______-month
Period of Service (max.
6) in
the Allocation Period
|
o
|
Must
be credited with at least _____
consecutive
calendar months of employment (max.
6) in
the Allocation Period
|
o
|
Must
be credited with at least _____
consecutive
days of employment (max.
182) in
the Allocation Period
|
7.4
|
o Failsafe
Allocations. For
any Plan Year in which the Plan fails to satisfy the average
benefit
percentage test of Code §410(b)(2) or the average benefits test of
regulation §1.401(a)(4) (or the Administrator is unable to or elects not
to perform such tests), in accordance with Section 3.6 of the
Basic Plan
to the extent necessary to insure that the Plan satisfies one
of the tests
set forth in Code §410(b)(1)(A) (in which the Plan initially fails to
benefit at least 70% of Non-Highly Compensated Employees) or
Code
§410(b)(1)(B) (in which the Plan initially fails to benefit a
percentage
of Non-Highly Compensated Employees that is at least 70% of the
percentage
of Highly Compensated Employees who benefit under the Plan),
an additional
Employer contribution may be made and allocated for certain Participants
who are not Benefiting Participants for that Plan Year pursuant
to the
rankings below.
|
(a)
|
Participants
eligible for the failsafe allocation will first be ranked by their
(check
one)
|
o
|
Hours
of Service (or
months if elapsed time) beginning
with the < o highest
> < o lowest
> number
|
o
|
Compensation
beginning with the < o highest
> < o lowest
> amount
|
(b)
|
Before
an allocation is made, the Participants in (a) will be further
ranked
(check
one)
|
o
|
Beginning
with those who are employed on the last day of Plan
Year
|
o
|
Beginning
with those who are credited with at least 1,000 hours of service
(6
months of service if elapsed
time)
|
7.5
|
o Additional
Non-Safe Harbor Non-Elective Contributions. In
addition to the Non-Safe Harbor Non-Elective Contributions made
under this
Section 7, an Employer may make additional Non-Safe Harbor Non-Elective
Contributions as indicated in the "Additional Non-Safe Harbor
Non-Elective
Contribution Addendum" attached to this Adoption
Agreement.
|
8.1
|
x Qualified
Matching Contributions (QMACs). The
Employer may elect to make Qualified Matching Contributions to
the Plan
for any Plan Year under Section 3.1(a)(4) of the Basic Plan.
QMACs, when
made, will be allocated in the manner elected by the Administrator
under
Section 3.2(d) of the Basic Plan. For any Plan Year in which
a QMAC is
made, it will be allocated to all Participants x except
for the following: (check
all that apply)
|
x
|
All
HCEs
|
o
|
All
NHCEs who satisfy the allocation requirements for Non-Safe Harbor
Matching
Contributions
|
o
|
All
NHCEs who satisfy the allocation requirements for Non-Safe Harbor
Non-Elective Contributions
|
8.2
|
x Qualified
Non-Elective Contributions (QNECs). The
Employer may elect to make Qualified Non-Elective Contributions
to the
Plan for any Plan Year under Section 3.1(a)(5) of the Basic Plan.
QNECs,
when made, will be allocated in the manner elected by the Administrator
under Section 3.2(e) of the Basic Plan. For any Plan Year in which
a QNEC
is made, it will be allocated to all Participants xexcept
for the following: (check
all that apply)
|
x
|
All
HCEs
|
o
|
All
NHCEs who satisfy the allocation requirements for Non-Safe Harbor
Non-Elective Contributions
|
o
|
All
NHCEs who satisfy the allocation requirements for Non-Safe Harbor
Matching
Contributions
|
9.1
|
x Rollover
Contributions. Rollover
Contributions are permitted by any Eligible Employee < o who
has entered the Plan as a Participant for Elective Deferral purposes
>
< o who
has entered the Plan as a Participant for Non-Safe Harbor Matching
Contribution purposes > < o who
has entered the Plan as a Participant for Non-Safe Harbor Non-Elective
Contribution purposes >.
|
(a)
|
Rollover
Contributions will be accepted from: (check
any that apply)
|
x
|
Code
§401(a) plans (qualified
retirement plans)
|
o
|
Code
§403(a) plans (qualified
annuity plans)
|
x
|
Code
§403(b) plans (annuities
purchased by a Code §501(c)(3) organization and certain educational
institutions)
|
x
|
Code
§408(a) plans (individual
retirement accounts)
|
o
|
Code
§408(b) plans (individual
retirement annuities)
|
x
|
Code
§457(b) plans (governmental
only)
|
(b)
|
Rollover
Contributions can also include the following: (check
all that apply)
|
o
|
Roth
Elective Deferrals
|
o
|
Voluntary
Employee Contributions
|
o
|
Mandatory
Employee Contributions
|
o
|
Participant
loans
|
o
|
In
kind distributions (other than Participant
loans)
|
(c)
|
Rollover
Contributions can be withdrawn from the Plan: (check
one)
|
x
|
At
any time
|
o
|
Annually
on a date set by the Administrator
|
o
|
Semi-annually
on dates set by the Administrator
|
o
|
Quarterly
on dates set by the Administrator
|
o
|
Monthly
on dates set by the Administrator
|
o
|
Only
upon termination of employment with the
Employer
|
(d)
|
Rollover
Contributions which are withdrawn from the Plan < o can
> < x cannot
> be redeposited in the
Plan.
|
9.2
|
x Transfer
Contributions. The
Plan will < x not
> accept Transfer Contributions which remain subject to the Qualified
Joint and Survivor Annuity requirements of Code §401(a)(11) at the time of
transfer.
|
9.3
|
o Voluntary
Employee Contributions. Voluntary
Employee Contributions are permitted from any Eligible Employee
who has
entered the Plan as a Participant for purposes of < o
making Elective Deferrals
> < o receiving
Non-Safe Harbor Matching Contributions > < o receiving
Non-Safe Harbor Non-Elective Contribution
>.
|
(a)
|
The
ACP Testing method is: (check
one)
|
o
|
Current
year testing for all Plan Years o except
for the following Plan Years:
_____________________
|
o
|
Prior year testing for all Plan Years o except for the following Plan Years: _________________________ |
o
|
Prior
year testing for first Plan Year and current year testing thereafter,
subject to Section 1.16 of the Basic
Plan
|
(b)
|
Voluntary
Employee Contributions can be withdrawn from the Plan:
(check
one)
|
o
|
At
any time
|
o
|
Annually
on a date set by the Administrator
|
o
|
Semi-annually
on dates set by the Administrator
|
o
|
Quarterly
on dates set by the Administrator
|
o
|
Monthly
on dates set by the Administrator
|
o
|
Only
upon termination of employment with the
Employer
|
(c)
|
Matching
Contributions. o Voluntary
Employee Contributions will be matched in the same manner as Elective
Deferrals.
|
9.4
|
o Mandatory
Employee Contributions. Subject
to Section 3.9 of the Basic Plan, each Participant who has satisfied
the
eligibility requirements for < o Elective
Deferrals > < o Non-Safe
Harbor Matching Contributions > < o Non-Safe
Harbor Non-Elective Contributions > must make a contribution to the
Plan each Plan Year equal to _____%
of his or her Compensation. With respect to Mandatory Employee
Contributions, the ACP Test will be determined each Plan Year
by the
following method:
|
o
|
Current year testing for all Plan Years o except for the following Plan Years: _______________________ |
o
|
Prior year testing for all Plan Years o except for the following Plan Years: _________________________ |
o
|
Prior
year testing for the first Plan Year and current year testing thereafter,
subject to Section 1.16 of the Basic
Plan
|
9.5
|
o Deemed
IRAs. Deemed
Individual Retirement Accounts are permitted by any Eligible
Employee <
o who
has entered the Plan as a Participant for Elective Deferral purposes
>
< o who
has entered the Plan as a Participant for Non-Safe Harbor Matching
Contribution purposes > < o who
has entered the Plan as a Participant for Non-Safe Harbor Non-Elective
Contribution purposes >.
|
10.1
|
o Prevailing
Wage Contributions.Subject
to Section 3.1(c) of the Basic Plan, the Employer will make
contributions
to the Plan for the Prevailing Wage Service of each Participant
< o who
is an NHCE >. Such contributions will be made pursuant to the schedule
in the "Prevailing Wage Addendum" attached to the Adoption
Agreement, and
in accordance with the provisions
below.
|
10.2
|
o Treatment
as QNECs. Prevailing
Wage contributions may be treated as
QNECs.
|
10.3
|
o Offset
of Other Contributions. Prevailing
Wage contributions may be used to offset the Employer contributions
selected below, applied in the order
indicated.
|
o
|
_____
ADP Safe Harbor Contributions
|
o
|
_____
ACP Safe Harbor Contributions
|
o
|
_____
Non-Safe Harbor Matching
Contributions
|
o
|
_____
Non-Safe Harbor Non-Elective
Contributions
|
10.4
|
Vesting.
Prevailing
Wage contributions are 100% Vested at all times unless they are
"annualized" pursuant to Department of Labor regulations, in which
case
they will be Vested in accordance with the schedule selected in
Section
11.6 of the Adoption Agreement. However, notwithstanding the foregoing,
to
the extent that a Prevailing Wage contribution is used to offset
an ADP
Safe Harbor Contribution, an ACP Safe Harbor Contribution, or a
QNEC, such
Prevailing Wage contribution will be 100% Vested at all
times.
|
11.1
|
100%
Vesting Upon Retirement, Death or Disability. A
Participant's Vested Interest in his or her Participant's Account
will be
100% upon reaching Normal Retirement Age. A Participant will also
have a
100% Vested Interest in his or her Participant's Account upon the
occurrence of the following events: (check
all that apply)
|
o
|
Reaching
Early Retirement Age
|
x
|
Death
prior to Termination of Employment
|
x
|
Disability
prior to Termination of Employment
|
11.2
|
Elective
Deferrals, QMACs, QNECs and ADP Safe Harbor Contributions.
A
Participant's Vested Interest in all Elective Deferrals, Qualified
Matching Contributions, Qualified Non-Elective Contributions and
ADP Safe
Harbor Contributions allocated to him or her under Section 5 of
the
Adoption Agreement will be 100% at all
times.
|
11.3
|
o ACP
Safe Harbor Matching Contributions. A
Participant's Vested Interest in all ACP Safe Harbor Matching
Contributions allocated to him or her under Section 5 of the
Adoption
Agreement will be determined by the provisions selected
below.
|
(a)
|
The
Vesting schedule is
< o 100%
full and immediate > < o the
graded schedule below >:
|
1
Year of Service
|
_____%
|
2
Years of Service
|
_____%
|
3
Years of Service
|
_____%
|
4
Years of Service
|
_____%
|
5
Years of Service
|
_____%
|
6
Years of Service
|
_____%
(must
be 100%)
|
(b)
|
o Vesting
Schedule for Pre-EGTRRA ACP Safe Harbor Matching Contributions.
Notwithstanding
paragraph (a) above, a Participant's Vested Interest in his or
her ACP
Safe Harbor Contributions which were made to the Plan prior to
January 1,
2001 will be determined in accordance with the Vesting schedule
in effect
when such contributions were made to the
Plan.
|
(c)
|
Service
Counted for Vesting. All
Years of Service (or Periods of Service, if elapsed time) with
the
Employer are counted in determining a Participant's Vested Interest
in his
or her ACP Safe Harbor Contributions o except
the following: (check
one)
|
o
|
Years
of Service before age 18
|
o
|
Years
of Service before the Employer maintained this Plan or a predecessor
plan
|
o
|
Years
of Service during a period for which the Employee made no mandatory
contributions to the Plan
|
11.4
|
x Non-Safe
Harbor Matching Contributions. A
Participant's Vested Interest in all Non-Safe Harbor Matching
Contributions allocated to him or her will be determined by the
provisions
below selected below.
|
(a)
|
The
Vesting schedule is
< o 100%
full and immediate > < x the
graded schedule below >:
|
1
Year of Service
|
20
%
|
2
Years of Service
|
40
%
|
3
Years of Service
|
60
%
|
4
Years of Service
|
80
%
|
5
Years of Service
|
100
%
|
6
Years of Service
|
100
%
(must
be 100%)
|
(b)
|
o Vesting
Schedule for Pre-EGTRRA Non-Safe Harbor Matching Contributions.
Notwithstanding
paragraph (a) above, a Participant's Vested Interest in Non-Safe
Harbor
Matching Contributions which were made to the Plan prior to January
1,
2001 will be determined in accordance with the Vesting schedule
in effect
when such contributions were made to the
Plan.
|
(c)
|
Service
Counted for Vesting. All
Years of Service (or Periods of Service, if elapsed time) with
the
Employer are counted in determining a Participant's Vested Interest
in his
or her Non-Safe Harbor Matching Contributions o except
the following:
|
o
|
Years
of Service before age 18
|
o
|
Years
of Service before the Employer maintained this Plan or a predecessor
plan
|
o
|
Years
of Service during a period for which the Employee made no mandatory
contributions to the Plan
|
11.5
|
x Non-Safe
Harbor Non-Elective Contributions. A
Participant's Vested Interest in all Non-Safe Harbor Non-Elective
Contributions allocated to him or her will be determined by the
provisions
selected below.
|
(a)
|
The
Vesting schedule in a non-Top Heavy Plan Year is
< o 100%
full and immediate > < x the
graded schedule below >:
|
1
Year of Service
|
20
%
|
2
Years of Service
|
40
%
|
3
Years of Service
|
60
%
|
4
Years of Service
|
80
%
|
5
Years of Service
|
100
%
|
6
Years of Service
|
100
%
|
7
Years of Service
|
100
%
(must
be 100%)
|
(b)
|
The
Vesting schedule in a Top Heavy Plan Year is
< o 100%
full and immediate > < x the
graded schedule below >:
|
1
Year of Service
|
20
%
|
2
Years of Service
|
40
%
|
3
Years of Service
|
60
%
|
4
Years of Service
|
80
%
|
5
Years of Service
|
100
%
|
6
Years of Service
|
100
%
(must
be 100%)
|
(c)
|
Service
Counted for Vesting. All
Years of Service (or Periods of Service, if elapsed time) with
the
Employer are counted in determining a Participant's Vested Interest
in his
Non-Safe Harbor Non-Elective Contributions o except
for the following:
|
o
|
Years
of Service before age 18
|
o
|
Years
of Service before the Employer maintained this Plan or a predecessor
plan
|
o
|
Years
of Service during a period for which the Employee made no mandatory
contributions to the Plan
|
11.6
|
o Prevailing
Wage Contributions. Except
as otherwise provided in Section 10.4 of the Adoption Agreement,
a
Participant's Vested Interest in all Prevailing Wage contributions
allocated to him or her will be determined by the provisions
below.
|
(a)
|
The
Vesting schedule in a non-Top Heavy Plan Year is
< o 100%
full and immediate > < o the
graded schedule below >:
|
1
Year of Service
|
______%
|
2
Years of Service
|
______%
|
3
Years of Service
|
______%
|
4
Years of Service
|
______%
|
5
Years of Service
|
______%
|
6
Years of Service
|
______%
|
7
Years of Service
|
______% (must
be 100%)
|
(b)
|
The
Vesting schedule in a Top Heavy Plan Year is
< o 100%
full and immediate > < o the
graded schedule below >:
|
1
Year of Service
|
______%
|
2
Years of Service
|
______%
|
3
Years of Service
|
______%
|
4
Years of Service
|
______%
|
5
Years of Service
|
______%
|
6
Years of Service
|
______% (must
be 100%)
|
(c)
|
Service
Counted for Vesting. All
Years of Service (or Periods of Service, if elapsed time) with
the
Employer are counted in determining a Participant's Vested Interest
in his
Non-Safe Harbor Non-Elective Contributions o except
for the following:
|
o
|
Years
of Service before age 18
|
o
|
Years
of Service before the Employer maintained this Plan or a predecessor
plan
|
o
|
Years
of Service during a period for which the Employee made no mandatory
contributions to the Plan
|
12.1
|
Elective
Deferrals. A
Participant's Compensation for Elective Deferral purposes will
be
determined as follows:
|
(a)
|
Compensation
is defined as: (check
one)
|
x
|
Form
W-2 Compensation
|
o
|
Code
§3401 Compensation
|
o
|
Code
§415 Safe Harbor Compensation
|
(b)
|
Deferrals
under Code §125, §132(f)(4), §401(k), §402(h), §403(b), §457(b) and
§414(h)(2) will: (check
one)
|
x
|
Be
included as Compensation
|
o
|
Not
be included as Compensation
|
(c)
|
The
Compensation measuring period is the: (check
one)
|
x
|
Plan
Year
|
o
|
Fiscal
Year ending on or within the Plan
Year
|
o
|
Calendar
year ending on or within the Plan
Year
|
(d) |
x The
following
categories of remuneration will not be counted as Compensation
for
Elective Deferral purposes under this Section 12.1: (check
all that apply)
|
x
|
Compensation
received prior to entering the Plan as a
Participant
|
o
|
Compensation
received as a member of an ineligible class of Employees per Section
3.1(a) of the Adoption Agreement
|
o
|
All
items in Reg. §1.414(s)-1(c)(3) (i.e., reimbursements or other expense
allowances, including fringe benefits (cash and non-cash), moving
expenses, deferred compensation and welfare benefits, even if includible
in gross income)
|
o
|
Bonuses
|
o
|
Overtime
|
o
|
Commissions
|
x |
Other See
1 in Addendum
|
___________________________________________________________________ |
(e) |
o The
categories
of remuneration excluded as Compensation for Elective Deferral
purposes
under paragraph (d) above will only be excluded from the Compensation
of
the following Participants: (check all that
apply)
|
o
|
Highly
Compensated Employees
|
o
|
Other ___________________________________________________________________ |
___________________________________________________________________ |
12.2
|
o Safe
Harbor Contributions. A
Participant's Compensation for purposes of any Safe Harbor Contributions
contributed under Section 5 of the Adoption Agreement will be
determined
as indicated below.
|
(a)
|
Compensation
is defined as: (check
one)
|
o
|
Form
W-2 Compensation
|
o
|
Code
§3401 Compensation
|
o
|
Code
§415 Safe Harbor Compensation
|
(b)
|
Deferrals
under Code §125, §132(f)(4), §401(k), §402(h), §403(b), §457(b) and
§414(h)(2) will: (check
one)
|
o
|
Be
included as Compensation
|
o
|
Not
be included as Compensation
|
(c)
|
The
Compensation measuring period is the: (check
one)
|
o
|
Plan
Year
|
o
|
Fiscal
Year ending on or within the Plan
Year
|
o
|
Calendar
year ending on or within the Plan
Year
|
(d)
|
o The
following categories of remuneration will not be counted as Compensation
for Safe Harbor Contribution purposes under this Section 12.2:
(check
all that apply)
|
o
|
Compensation
received prior to entering the Plan as a
Participant
|
o
|
Compensation
received prior to becoming eligible for a Non-Elective
Contribution
|
o
|
Compensation
received as a member of an ineligible class of Employees per Section
3.1(a) of the Adoption Agreement
|
o
|
All
items in Reg. §1.414(s)-1(c)(3) (i.e., reimbursements or other expense
allowances, including fringe benefits (cash and non-cash), moving
expenses, deferred compensation and welfare benefits, even if includible
in gross income)
|
o
|
Bonuses
|
o
|
Overtime
|
o
|
Commissions
|
o
|
Other ___________________________________________________________________ |
___________________________________________________________________ |
(e)
|
o The
categories of remuneration will be excluded as Compensation for
Safe
Harbor Contribution purposes under paragraph (d) will only be
excluded
from the Compensation of the following Participants: (check
any that apply)
|
o
|
Highly
Compensated Employees
|
o
|
Other ___________________________________________________________________ |
___________________________________________________________________ |
12.3
|
x Non-Safe
Harbor Matching Contributions. A
Participant's Compensation for purposes of Non-Safe Harbor Matching
Contributions contributed under Section 6 of the Adoption Agreement
will
be determined as indicated below.
|
(a)
|
Compensation
is defined as: (check
one)
|
x
|
Form
W-2 Compensation
|
o
|
Code
§3401 Compensation
|
o
|
Code
§415 Safe Harbor Compensation
|
(b)
|
Deferrals
under Code §125, §132(f)(4), §401(k), §402(h), §403(b), §457(b) and
§414(h)(2) will: (check
one)
|
x
|
Be
included as Compensation
|
o
|
Not
be included as Compensation
|
(c)
|
The
Compensation measuring period is the: (check
one)
|
x
|
Plan
Year
|
o
|
Fiscal
Year ending on or within the Plan
Year
|
o
|
Calendar
year ending on or within the Plan
Year
|
(d)
|
x The
following categories of remuneration will not be counted as Compensation
for Non-Safe Harbor Matching Contribution purposes under this
Section
12.3: (check
any that apply)
|
x
|
Compensation
received prior to entering the Plan as a
Participant
|
o
|
Compensation
received prior to becoming eligible for a Matching
Contribution
|
o
|
Compensation
received as a member of an ineligible class of Employees per Section
3.1(a) of the Adoption Agreement
|
o
|
All
items in Reg. §1.414(s)-1(c)(3) (i.e., reimbursements or other expense
allowances, including fringe benefits (cash and non-cash), moving
expenses, deferred compensation and welfare benefits, even if includible
in gross income)
|
o
|
Bonuses
|
o
|
Overtime
|
o
|
Commissions
|
x
|
Other
See
2 in Addendum
|
___________________________________________________________________
|
(e)
|
o The
categories excluded as Compensation for Non-Safe Harbor Contribution
purposes under paragraph (d) above will only be excluded from
the
Compensation of the following Participants: (check
any that apply)
|
o
|
Highly
Compensated Employees
|
o
|
Other ___________________________________________________________________ |
___________________________________________________________________ |
12.4
|
x Non-Safe
Harbor Non-Elective Contributions. A
Participant's Compensation for purposes of any Non-Safe Harbor
Non-Elective Contributions contributed under Section 7 of the
Adoption
Agreement will be determined as indicated
below.
|
(a)
|
Compensation
is defined as: (check
one)
|
x
|
Form
W-2 Compensation
|
o
|
Code
§3401 Compensation
|
o
|
Code
§415 Safe Harbor Compensation
|
(b)
|
Deferrals
under Code §125, §132(f)(4), §401(k), §402(h), §403(b), §457(b) and
§414(h)(2) will: (check
one)
|
x
|
Be
included as Compensation
|
o
|
Not
be included as Compensation
|
(c)
|
The
Compensation measuring period is the: (check
one)
|
x
|
Plan
Year
|
o
|
Fiscal
Year ending on or within the Plan
Year
|
o
|
Calendar
year ending on or within the Plan
Year
|
(d)
|
x The
following categories of remuneration will not be counted as Compensation
for Non-Safe Harbor Non-Elective Contribution purposes under
this Section
12.4: (check
any that apply)
|
x
|
Compensation
received prior to entering the Plan as a
Participant
|
o
|
Compensation
received prior to becoming eligible for a Non-Elective
Contribution
|
o
|
Compensation
received as a member of an ineligible class of Employees per Section
3.1(a) of the Adoption Agreement
|
o
|
All
items in Reg. §1.414(s)-1(c)(3) (i.e., reimbursements or other expense
allowances, including fringe benefits (cash and non-cash), moving
expenses, deferred compensation and welfare benefits, even if includible
in gross income)
|
o
|
Bonuses
(cannot
be checked if Section 7.2(d) is
checked)
|
o
|
Overtime
(cannot
be checked if Section 7.2(d) is
checked)
|
o
|
Commissions
(cannot
be checked if Section 7.2(d) is
checked)
|
x
|
Other
(cannot be checked if Section 7.2(d) is checked) See
3 in Addendum
|
___________________________________________________________________
|
(e)
|
o The
categories excluded as Compensation for Non-Safe Harbor Non-Elective
Contribution purposes under paragraph (d) above will only be
excluded from
the Compensation of the following Participants: (check
any that apply)
|
o
|
Highly
Compensated Employees
|
o
|
Other ___________________________________________________________________ |
___________________________________________________________________ |
12.5
|
o Voluntary
Employee Contributions. A
Participant's Compensation for purposes of any Voluntary Employee
Contributions contributed under Section 9.3 of the Adoption Agreement
will
be determined as indicated
below.
|
(a)
|
Compensation
is defined as (check
one)
|
o
|
Form
W-2 Compensation
|
o
|
Code
§3401 Compensation
|
o
|
Code
§415 Safe Harbor Compensation
|
(b)
|
Deferrals
under Code §125, §132(f)(4), §401(k), §402(h), §403(b), §457(b) and
§414(h)(2) will: (check
one)
|
o
|
Be
included as Compensation
|
o
|
Not
be included as Compensation
|
(c)
|
The
Compensation measuring period is the (check
one)
|
o
|
Plan
Year
|
o
|
Fiscal
Year ending on or within the Plan
Year
|
o
|
Calendar
year ending on or within the Plan
Year
|
(d)
|
o The
following categories of remuneration will not be counted as Compensation
for Voluntary Employee Contribution purposes under this Section
12.5:
(check
any that apply)
|
o
|
Compensation
received prior to entering the Plan as a
Participant
|
o
|
Compensation
received prior to becoming eligible for a Non-Elective
Contribution
|
o
|
Compensation
received as a member of an ineligible class of Employees per Section
3.1(a) of the Adoption Agreement
|
o
|
All
items in Reg. §1.414(s)-1(c)(3) (i.e., reimbursements or other expense
allowances, including fringe benefits (cash and non-cash), moving
expenses, deferred compensation and welfare benefits, even if includible
in gross income)
|
o
|
Bonuses
|
o
|
Overtime
|
o
|
Commissions
|
o
|
Other ___________________________________________________________________ |
___________________________________________________________________ |
(e)
|
o The
categories excluded as Compensation for Voluntary Employee Contribution
purposes under paragraph (d) above will only be excluded from
the
Compensation of the following Participants: (check
any that apply)
|
o
|
Highly
Compensated Employees
|
o
|
Other ___________________________________________________________________ |
___________________________________________________________________ |
12.6
|
o Mandatory
Employee Contributions. A
Participant's Compensation for purposes of any Mandatory Employee
Contributions contributed under Section 9.4 of the Adoption Agreement
will
be determined as indicated
below.
|
(a)
|
Compensation
is defined as (check
one)
|
o
|
Form
W-2 Compensation
|
o
|
Code
§3401 Compensation
|
o
|
Code
§415 Safe Harbor Compensation (as defined under Regulation
§1.415-2(d)(10))
|
(b)
|
Deferrals
under Code §125, §132(f)(4), §401(k), §402(h), §403(b), §457(b) and
§414(h)(2) will: (check
one)
|
o
|
Be
included as Compensation
|
o
|
Not
be included as Compensation
|
(c)
|
The
Compensation measuring period is the (check
one)
|
o
|
Plan
Year
|
o
|
Fiscal
Year ending on or within the Plan
Year
|
o
|
Calendar
year ending on or within the Plan
Year
|
(d)
|
o The
following categories of remuneration will not be counted as Compensation
for Mandatory Employee Contribution purposes under this Section
12.6:
(check
any that apply)
|
o
|
Compensation
received prior to entering the Plan as a
Participant
|
o
|
Compensation
received prior to becoming eligible for a Non-Elective
Contribution
|
o
|
Compensation
received as a member of an ineligible class of Employees per Section
3.1(a) of the Adoption Agreement
|
o
|
All
items in Reg. §1.414(s)-1(c)(3) (i.e., reimbursements or other expense
allowances, including fringe benefits (cash and non-cash), moving
expenses, deferred compensation and welfare benefits, even if includible
in gross income)
|
o
|
Bonuses
|
o
|
Overtime
|
o
|
Commissions
|
o
|
Other ___________________________________________________________________ |
___________________________________________________________________ |
(e)
|
o The
categories excluded as Compensation for Mandatory Employee Contribution
purposes under paragraph (d) above will only be excluded from
the
Compensation of the following Participants: (check
any that apply)
|
o
|
Highly
Compensated Employees
|
o
|
Other ___________________________________________________________________ |
___________________________________________________________________ |
12.7
|
Compensation
for Key Employee Determination.
An Employee's compensation used for purposes of determining who
is a Key
Employee is the Employee's < x Form
W-2 Compensation > < o Code
§3401 Compensation > < o Code
§415 Safe Harbor Compensation > < o Code
§415 Statutory Compensation > for the Plan
Year.
|
12.8
|
Compensation
for Highly Compensated Employee Determination.
An
Employee's compensation sued for purposes of determining who is
a Highly
Compensated Employee is the Employee's < o Form
W-2 Compensation > < o Code
§3401 Compensation > < o Code
§415 Safe Harbor Compensation > < x Code
§415 Statutory Compensation > for the Plan
Year.
|
12.9
|
Compensation
for Top Heavy Allocation Purposes.
An
Employee's compensation used for purposes of determining Top Heavy
allocations is the Employee's < x Form
W-2 Compensation > < o Code
§3401 Compensation > < o Code
§415 Safe Harbor Compensation > < o Code
§415 Statutory Compensation > for the Plan
Year.
|
12.10
|
Compensation
for Code §415 Limitation Determination.
An
Employee's compensation used for purposes of determining his or
her Annual
Addition limitation is the Employee's < x Form
W-2 Compensation > < o Code
§3401 Compensation > < o Code
§415 Safe Harbor Compensation > < o Code
§415 Statutory Compensation > for the Limitation
Year.
|
12.11
|
Deemed
Code §125 Compensation.
Code §415(c)(3) Compensation does < o not
> include Deemed Code §125
Compensation.
|
13.1
|
x Matching
contributions. Forfeitures
of Matching Contributions which are not used to pay administrative
expenses as permitted under Section 3.4 of the Basic Plan will
be
allocated (or used) as selected text
below.
|
(a)
|
Forfeitures
attributable to matching contributions will be: (check
one)
|
x
|
Used
to reduce Employer contributions as described in Section 3.4(b)
of the
Basic Plan
|
o
|
Added
to Employer contributions as described in Section 3.4(b) of the
Basic
Plan
|
o
|
Allocated
to Benefiting Participants in the manner selected in subparagraphs
(1)
through (3) below
|
(1)
|
Forfeitures
will be allocated to a Benefiting Participant's: (check
one)
|
o
|
Matching
Contribution Account
|
o
|
Non-elective
Contribution Account
|
(2)
|
Forfeitures
will be allocated only to those Participants who are otherwise
eligible
under Section 6.2 to receive an allocation for the Plan Year and
who:
(check
any that apply)
|
o
|
Made
an Elective Deferral in the current Plan
Year
|
o
|
Were
also Participants in the prior Plan
Year
|
(3)
|
Forfeitures
will be allocated on a pro-rata basis based on a Benefiting Participant's:
(check
one)
|
o
|
Compensation
for the Plan Year
|
o
|
Elective
Deferrals for the Plan Year
|
o
|
Matching
Contributions for the Plan Year
|
o
|
Matching
Contribution Account balances for the Plan
Year
|
(b)
|
A
Forfeiture of Matching Contributions will occur: (check
one)
|
x
|
When
a Participant's Vested Account balance is distributed (or after
5
consecutive Breaks in Service, if
earlier)
|
o
|
After
a terminated Participant incurs < o 1
> < o 2
> < o 3
> < o 4
> < o 5
> consecutive Breaks in Service
|
13.2
|
x Non-Elective
Contributions.
Forfeitures of Non-Elective Contributions which are not used to
pay
administrative expenses as permitted under Section 3.4 of the Basic
Plan
will be allocated (or used) as selected
below.
|
(a)
|
Forfeitures
will be: (check
one)
|
x
|
Used
to reduce Employer contributions as described in Section 3.4(a)
of the
Basic Plan
|
o
|
Added
to Employer contributions as described in Section 3.4(a) of the
Basic
Plan
|
o
|
Allocated
to Benefiting Participants in the manner selected in subparagraphs
(1)
through (3) below
|
(1)
|
Forfeitures
will be allocated to a Benefiting Participant's: (check
one)
|
o
|
Non-Elective
Contribution Account
|
o
|
Matching
Contribution Account
|
(2)
|
Forfeitures
will be allocated only to those Participants who are otherwise
eligible
under Section 7.3 to receive an allocation for the Plan Year and
who:
(check
any that apply)
|
o
|
Made
an Elective Deferral in the current Plan
Year
|
o
|
Were
also Participants in the prior Plan
Year
|
(3)
|
Forfeitures
will be allocated on a pro-rata basis based on a Benefiting Participant's:
(check
one)
|
o
|
Compensation
for the Plan Year
|
o
|
Elective
Deferrals for the Plan Year
|
o
|
Non-Elective
Contribution for the Plan Year
|
o
|
Non-Elective
Contribution Account balance for the Plan
Year
|
(b)
|
A
Forfeiture of Non-Elective Contributions will occur (check
one)
|
x
|
When
a Participant's Vested Account balance is distributed (or after
5
consecutive Breaks in Service, if
earlier)
|
o
|
After
a terminated Participant incurs < o 1
> < o 2
> < o 3
> < o 4
> < o5
> consecutive Breaks in Service
|
14.1
|
Elective
Deferral Accounts. Investment
earnings and losses on non-segregated Elective Deferral Accounts
will be
allocated in accordance Section 3.3 of the Basic Plan and with
the
provisions selected below.
|
(a)
|
Earnings
and losses will be allocated (check
one)
|
o
|
1)
On
a daily valuation basis as determined by the
administrator
|
x
|
2)
On
a time weighted basis as determined by the
administrator
|
o
|
3)
On
the beginning Account balance unadjusted for any contributions
and
withdrawals since the prior Valuation
Date
|
o
|
4)
On
the beginning balance adjusted for contributions and withdrawals
since the
prior Valuation Date
|
(b)
|
If
(a)(4) is selected, the adjustment for contributions and withdrawals
is:
|
Adjustment
for Contributions (check
one)
|
Adjustment
for Withdrawals (check
one)
|
o No
adjustment
|
o No
adjustment
|
o 50%
of contributions
|
o 50%
of contributions
|
o 100%
of contributions
|
o 100%
of contributions
|
14.2
|
x Matching
Contribution Accounts. Investment
earnings and losses on non-segregated Matching Contribution Accounts
will
be allocated in accordance with the provisions
below.
|
(a)
|
Earnings
and losses will be allocated. (check
one)
|
o
|
1)
On
a daily valuation basis as determined by the
administrator
|
x
|
2)
On
a time weighted basis as determined by the
administrator
|
o
|
3)
On
the beginning Account balance unadjusted for any contributions
and
withdrawals since the prior Valuation
Date
|
o
|
4)
On
the beginning balance adjusted for contributions and withdrawals
since the
prior Valuation Date
|
(b)
|
If
(a)(4) is selected, the adjustment for contributions and withdrawals
is:
(check
one)
|
Adjustment
for Contributions (check
one)
|
Adjustment
for Withdrawals (check
one)
|
o No
adjustment
|
o No
adjustment
|
o 50%
of contributions
|
o 50%
of contributions
|
o 100%
of contributions
|
o 100%
of contributions
|
14.3
|
x Non-Elective
Contribution Accounts. Investment
earnings and losses on non-segregated Non-Elective Contribution
Accounts
will be allocated in accordance with the provisions selected
below.
|
(a)
|
Earnings
and losses will be allocated (check
one)
|
o
|
1)
On
a daily valuation basis as determined by the
administrator
|
x
|
2)
On
a time weighted basis as determined by the
administrator
|
o
|
3)
On
the beginning Account balance unadjusted for any contributions
and
withdrawals since the prior Valuation
Date
|
o
|
4)
On
the beginning balance adjusted for contributions and withdrawals
since the
prior Valuation Date
|
(b)
|
If
(a)(4) is selected, the adjustment for contributions and withdrawals
is:
(check
one)
|
Adjustment
for Contributions (check
one)
|
Adjustment
for Withdrawals (check
one)
|
o No
adjustment
|
o No
adjustment
|
o 50%
of contributions
|
o 50%
of contributions
|
o 100%
of contributions
|
o 100%
of contributions
|
14.4
|
x Rollover
Contributions. Investment
earnings and losses on non-segregated Rollover Accounts will
be allocated
in accordance with the provisions selected
below.
|
(a)
|
Earnings
and losses will be allocated (check
one)
|
o
|
1)
On
a daily valuation basis as determined by the
administrator
|
x
|
2)
On
a time weighted basis as determined by the
administrator
|
o
|
3)
On
the beginning Account balance unadjusted for any contributions
and
withdrawals since the prior Valuation
Date
|
o
|
4)
On
the beginning balance adjusted for contributions and withdrawals
since the
prior Valuation Date
|
(b)
|
If
(a)(3) is selected, the adjustment for contributions and withdrawals
is:
(check
one)
|
Adjustment
for Contributions (check
one)
|
Adjustment
for Withdrawals (check
one)
|
o No
adjustment
|
o No
adjustment
|
o 50%
of contributions
|
o 50%
of contributions
|
o 100%
of contributions
|
o 100%
of contributions
|
14.5
|
o Voluntary
Employee Contributions. Investment
earnings and losses on non-segregated Voluntary Employee Contribution
Accounts will be allocated in accordance with the provisions
below.
|
(a)
|
Earnings
and losses will be allocated (check
one)
|
o
|
1)
On
a daily valuation basis as determined by the
administrator
|
o
|
2)
On
a time weighted basis as determined by the
administrator
|
o
|
3)
On
the beginning Account balance unadjusted for any contributions
and
withdrawals since the prior Valuation
Date
|
o
|
4)
On
the beginning balance adjusted for contributions and withdrawals
since the
prior Valuation Date
|
(b)
|
If
(a)(3) is selected, the adjustment for contributions and withdrawals
is:
(check
one)
|
Adjustment
for Contributions (check
one)
|
Adjustment
for Withdrawals (check
one)
|
o No
adjustment
|
o No
adjustment
|
o 50%
of contributions
|
o 50%
of contributions
|
o 100%
of contributions
|
o 100%
of contributions
|
14.6
|
o Mandatory
Employee Contributions. Investment
earnings and losses on non-segregated Mandatory Employee Contribution
Accounts will be allocated in accordance with the provisions
below.
|
(a)
|
Earnings
and losses will be allocated (check
one)
|
o
|
1)
On
a daily valuation basis as determined by the
administrator
|
o
|
2)
On
a time weighted basis as determined by the
administrator
|
o
|
3)
On
the beginning Account balance unadjusted for any contributions
and
withdrawals since the prior Valuation
Date
|
o
|
4)
On
the beginning balance adjusted for contributions and withdrawals
since the
prior Valuation Date
|
(b)
|
If
(a)(3) is selected, the adjustment for contributions and withdrawals
is:
(check
one)
|
Adjustment
for Contributions (check
one)
|
Adjustment
for Withdrawals (check
one)
|
o No
adjustment
|
o No
adjustment
|
o 50%
of contributions
|
o 50%
of contributions
|
o 100%
of contributions
|
o 100%
of contributions
|
14.7
|
o Prevailing
Wage Contributions. Investment
earnings and losses on non-segregated Prevailing Wage Contribution
Accounts will be allocated in accordance with the provisions
below.
|
(a)
|
Earnings
and losses will be allocated (check
one)
|
o
|
1)
On
a daily valuation basis as determined by the
administrator
|
o
|
2)
On
a time weighted basis as determined by the
administrator
|
o
|
3)
On
the beginning Account balance unadjusted for any contributions
and
withdrawals since the prior Valuation
Date
|
o
|
4)
On
the beginning balance adjusted for contributions and withdrawals
since the
prior Valuation Date
|
(b)
|
If
(a)(3) is selected, the adjustment for contributions and withdrawals
is:
(check
one)
|
Adjustment
for Contributions (check
one)
|
Adjustment
for Withdrawals (check
one)
|
o No
adjustment
|
o No
adjustment
|
o 50%
of contributions
|
o 50%
of contributions
|
o 100%
of contributions
|
o 100%
of contributions
|
15.1
|
Normal
Retirement Age. The
Plan's Normal Retirement Age is Age 65
(max.
65) o or
the __________ (max.
5th) anniversary
of becoming a Participant, if
later.
|
15.2
|
Normal
Retirement Date. The
Plan's Normal Retirement Date is as indicated below. (check
one)
|
o
|
The
Anniversary Date < o following
> < o nearest
> the date a Participant reaches Normal Retirement
Age
|
o
|
The
first day of the month < o following
> < o nearest
> the date a Participant reaches Normal Retirement Age
|
x
|
The
same date a Participant reaches Normal Retirement
Age
|
15.3
|
o Early
Retirement Age. Early
Retirement is permitted, and the Plan's Early Retirement Age is
Age _____
(max.
64) o or
the completion of __________ Years/Periods of Service, if
later.
|
15.4
|
o Early
Retirement Date. The
Early Retirement Date is as indicated below. (check
one)
|
o
|
Any
Anniversary Date after a Participant reaches Early Retirement
Age
|
o
|
The
first day of any month after a Participant reaches Early Retirement
Age
|
o
|
Any
date after a Participant reaches Early Retirement
Age
|
16.1
|
Distribution
for Reasons Other Than Death. The
benefit payable to a Participant who terminates employment with
the
Employer for reasons other than death will be distributed in the
manner
indicated below.
|
(a)
|
The
Normal Form of Distribution is (check
one normal form and each applicable optional form, if
any)
|
(1)
|
x A
lump sum payment.o Optional
Forms of Distribution are:
|
o
|
Installment
payments
|
o
|
Partial
payments as requested from time to time by the
Participant
|
o
|
Any
form of annuity which can be purchased from an insurance company
(subject
to the QJSA rules)
|
(2)
|
o Installment
payments. o Optional
Forms of Distribution are:
|
o
|
A
lump sum payment
|
o
|
Partial
payments as requested from time to time by the
Participant
|
o
|
Any
form of annuity which can be purchased from an insurance company
(subject
to the QJSA rules)
|
(3)
|
o A
Qualified Joint and Survivor Annuity.o Optional
Forms of Distribution are:
|
o
|
A
lump sum payment
|
o
|
Installment
payments
|
o
|
Partial
payments as requested from time to time by the
Participant
|
o
|
Any
other form of annuity which can be purchased from an insurance
company
|
(b)
|
Distribution
will be made to a Participant who terminates employment because
of
retirement on or after the Normal Retirement Date in accordance
with
Section 5.1 of the Basic Plan. Distribution will be made to a Participant
who terminates employment because of his or her Disability as indicated
below. (check
one)
|
o
|
Distribution
will be made within an administratively reasonable time after termination
of employment.
|
x
|
Distribution
will not be made until the time of distribution selected in Section
16.1(c) below.
|
(c)
|
Distribution
will be made to a Participant who terminates employment for reasons
other
than retirement, death or Disability within an administratively
reasonable
time after (check
one)
|
o
|
The
Participant has a 1-year Break in
Service
|
o
|
The
Participant has _____
(max. 5)
consecutive
1-year Breaks in Service
|
o
|
The
end of the Plan Year in which the Participant terminates
employment
|
o
|
The
Participant terminates employment
|
o
|
The
Participant terminates employment, but not more than ______
days after
termination of employment
|
o
|
The
Participant terminates employment, but not earlier than ______
days after
termination of employment
|
o
|
The
next valuation date of the Plan
|
o
|
The
Participant requests payment
|
o
|
The
date the Participant reaches his or her Normal (or Early) Retirement
Age
under the Plan
|
16.2
|
Distribution
Upon Death. Subject
to Section 5.2 of the Basic Plan, if Section 16.1(a)(3) is checked,
any
death benefit payable to the surviving Spouse of a deceased Participant
will be distributed as a Qualified Pre-Retirement Survivor Annuity
unless
the Spouse waives the QPSA per Section 5.8 of the Basic Plan. Any
death
benefit payable to a non-Spouse Beneficiary (or any death benefit
payable
to a surviving Spouse who waives the QPSA) will be paid in the
form of
distribution indicated below. If Section 16.1(a)(3) is not checked,
the
death benefit payable to a Beneficiary will be distributed as indicated
below: (check
all that apply)
|
x
|
In
a lump sum payment
|
o
|
In
installment payments (if elected by the
Beneficiary)
|
o
|
In
partial payments as requested from time to time by the
Beneficiary
|
16.3
|
o Protected
Benefits. The
forms of distribution set forth in the "Protected Benefits Addendum"
are
also permitted.
|
16.4
|
x Mandatory
Cash-Outs. Subject
to Section 5.5 of the Basic Plan, the Administrator will distribute
the
Vested Aggregate Account balance of a terminated Participant
without his
or her consent based on the thresh-hold indicated
below.
|
(a)
|
Cash-Out
Threshold. The
dollar threshold for mandatory cash-outs is (check
one)
|
o
|
$5,000
< o including
> < o excluding
> Rollover Contributions
|
x
|
$1,000
including Rollover Contributions
|
o
|
$________ (less
than $5,000 but more than $1,000) <
o including
> < o excluding
> Rollover Contributions
|
o
|
$________ (less
than $1,000) including
Rollover Contributions
|
(b)
|
o Use
of Rollover Contributions. If
Rollover Contributions are excluded in paragraph (a) above, the
election
applies to distributions made on or after _
(the
date cannot be earlier than January 1, 2002) with
respect to Participants who separated from service on or
after _______ (the
date can be earlier than January 1,
2002).
|
16.5
|
o In-Service
Distributions. Subject
to Section 4.2 of the Basic Plan, a Participant who has reached
Normal
Retirement Age and who has not terminated employment can nevertheless
withdraw all or any portion of his or her Vested Aggregate Account;
and osubject
to Section 5.17 of the Basic Plan, a Participant who has not
reached
Normal (or Early) Retirement Age and has not terminated employment
can
withdraw all or a portion of the Vested Interest in the Accounts
indicated
below.
|
(a)
|
Elective
Deferral, QMAC/QNEC Accounts and ADP Safe Harbor Contribution Accounts.
A
Participant who has reached Age _____
(at least
59½) can
withdraw all or a portion of his or her: (check
all that apply)
|
o
|
Elective
Deferral Account
|
o
|
Qualified
Matching Contribution Account
|
o
|
Qualified
Non-Elective Contribution Account
|
o
|
ADP
Safe Harbor Contribution Account
|
(b)
|
Non-Safe
Harbor Matching Contribution Accounts, Non-Safe Harbor Non-Elective
Contribution Accounts and ACP Safe Harbor Contribution Accounts.
A
Participant who has satisfied the conditions indicated in paragraph
(c)
below can withdraw all or a portion of his or her: (check
all that apply)
|
o
|
Vested
Non-Safe Harbor Matching Contribution
Account
|
o
|
Vested
Non-Safe Harbor Non-Elective Contribution
Account
|
o
|
Vested
ACP Safe Harbor Contribution
Account
|
(c)
|
Conditions
for Withdrawals Under Paragraph (b) Above. A
Participant must satisfy the conditions indicated below in order
to make a
withdrawal under paragraph (b) above. (check
all that apply)
|
o
|
The
Participant must have a 100% Vested Interest in the
account
|
o
|
The
Participant must have reached Age
________________
|
o
|
The
Participant must have been a Participant for at least 5
years
|
o
|
The
amount being distributed must have accumulated in the account for
at least
2 years
|
16.6
|
x Financial
Hardship Distributions. Subject
to Section 5.16 of the Basic Plan, a Participant < x who
is still an Employee > may withdraw up to the amount indicated below
because of a financial hardship. (check
any that apply)
|
x
|
Elective
Deferrals. Up
to 100
%
(max.
100%) of
his or her Elective Deferrals
|
o
|
Matching
Contributions. Up
to _____
% (max.
100%) of
his or her Vested Non-Safe Harbor Matching
Contributions
|
o
|
Non-Elective
Contributions. Up
to _____
% (max.
100%) of
his or her Vested Non-Safe Harbor Non-Elective
Contributions
|
16.7
|
Required
Beginning Date. Subject
to the terms of Section 1.104 of the Basic Plan, the Required Beginning
Date for Participants who are not 5% owners is < x the
later of Age 70½ or actual retirement > < o Age
70½ >.
|
16.8
|
o Definition
of Spouse. For
purposes of the Plan, a Spouse is the person to whom a Participant
is
legally married throughout the one year period ending on the
earlier of
the Annuity Starting Date or the date of the Participant's
death.
|
16.9
|
x QDRO
Distributions. Benefits
payable pursuant to a Qualified Domestic Relations Order can
be
distributed even if the affected Participant has not yet reached
the
Earliest Retirement Age (as defined in Section 8.10 of the Basic
Plan).
|
16.10
|
x Buy-Back
Requirements. If
a terminated Participant who received a distribution of his or
her Vested
Interest returns as an Employee before the end of five consecutive
Breaks
in Service (or Periods of Severance, if elapsed time) measured
from the
day immediately after the date of his or her distribution (or measured
from the date employment terminated in the case of a Participant
who had
no Vested interest in his or her Account), the non-Vested Account
balance
(determined as of the date of the distribution of the Vested Interest,
unadjusted by subsequent gains and losses, or in the case of a
Participant
who had no Vested interest, determined as of the date his or her
employment terminated) will be restored as
follows:
|
o
|
The
Participant must repay the full amount of the distribution attributable
to
Employer contributions before the earlier of five years after the
first
date on which he or she is re-employed by the Employer or the date
on
which the Participant incurs five consecutive Breaks in Service
(or
Periods of Severance) following the date of
distribution.
|
x
|
The
Account will be restored first out of Forfeitures for the Plan
Year and,
if Forfeitures are insufficient to restore the Account, the Employer
will
make a special contribution to the Plan to the extent necessary
to restore
the Account.
|
16.11
|
Definition
of Disability. For
purposes of the Plan, a Participant will be considered to have
suffered a
Disability as indicated below.
|
(a)
|
General
Definition. A
Participant will be considered to have suffered a Disability for
purposes
of the Plan if the Participant suffers a mental or physical impairment
which (check
one)
|
o
|
Totally
and permanently prevents the Participant from engaging in any occupation
for remuneration or profit.
|
o
|
Totally
and permanently prevents the Participant from performing his or
her
specified duties for the Employer
|
x
|
Qualifies
the Participant for disability benefits under the Social Security
Act in
effect on the date the Participant suffers the mental or physical
impairment, in the opinion of the Social Security
Administration.
|
o
|
Qualifies
the Participant for benefits under an Employer-sponsored long-term
disability plan which is administered by an independent third party,
in
the opinion of the insurance
company.
|
(b)
|
o Exceptions.
Notwithstanding
(a) above, a Participant will not be considered to have suffered
a
Disability for purposes of the Plan if the mental or physical
impairment
is the result of (check
any that apply)
|
o
|
The
use of illegal drugs or intoxicants
|
o
|
An
intentionally self-inflicted injury or
sickness
|
o
|
An
injury suffered as a result of an unlawful or criminal act by the
Participant
|
17.1
|
o Purchase
of Insurance. Subject
to Section 7.2 of the Basic Plan, insurance Policies can be purchased
on
the life of a Participant at the direction of < o the
Administrator > < o the
Participant >.
|
17.2
|
x Loans
to Participants. Subject
to Section 7.1 of the Basic Plan and a written procedure established
by
the Employer, loans can be made to Participants from the
Plan.
|
17.3
|
x Directed
Investment Accounts. Subject
to Section 7.4 of the Basic Plan and a written procedure established
by
the Employer, Participants can direct the investment of one or
more of the
accounts maintained on their behalf under the
Plan.
|
18.1
|
o Calendar
Year Election. The
calendar year election is being made for the purpose of determining
who is
an HCE. o The
election is effective ________.
o The
election is rescinded effective ________.
|
18.2
|
x Top
Paid Group Election. The
top paid group election is being made for the purpose of determining
who
is an HCE. o The
election is effective ________.
o The
election is rescinded effective ________.
|
19.1
|
Who
Receives the Allocation. Subject
to Section 3.5 of the Basic Plan, a Top Heavy Allocation will be
made in
each Top Heavy Plan Year to each Participant who is employed on
the last
day of the Plan Year < o and
is a Non-Key Employee >.
|
19.2
|
Top
Heavy Ratio. In
determining the Top Heavy Ratio, the interest and mortality factors
set
forth in Section 1.117(e) of the Basic Plan will be used o except
as indicated below. (check
any that apply)
|
o
|
_____% interest
will be used prior to reaching Normal Retirement
Age.
|
o
|
_____% interest
will be used after reaching Normal Retirement
Age.
|
o |
The
_______________
mortality table will be used after reaching Normal Retirement
Age.
|
19.3
|
Participation
in Multiple Plans. An
eligible Participant as described in Section 19.1 above who participates
in this Plan and in one or more defined benefit plans or in one
or more
other defined contribution Plans that are part of a Top Heavy Required
Aggregation Group will receive the minimum Top Heavy benefit in
the manner
described in Section 3.5 of the Basic Plan. o
|
20.1
|
o Election
of 401(k) SIMPLE Provisions.
The Sponsoring Employer elects to have the 401(k) SIMPLE Provisions
described in Section 3.11 of the Basic Plan apply to the Plan,
and the
Employer will make the contribution indicated
below.
|
(a)
|
o SIMPLE
Matching Contributions. The
Employer will make a Matching Contribution equal to each eligible
employee's Elective Deferral up to a limit of < o 3%
> < o
_____% > of Compensation
determined without regard to Code §401(a)(17). If the percentage is less
than 3%, the restrictions in Section 3.11(f) of the Basic Plan
will
apply.
|
(b)
|
o Non-Elective
Contributions.
The Employer will make a Non-Elective Contribution equal to 2%
of the
compensation of each eligible employee who makes at least $__________
(max.
$5,000)
Compensation for the year.
|
20.2
|
o Revocation
of 401(k) SIMPLE Provisions.
The Sponsoring Employer revokes the 401(k) SIMPLE Provisions
previously
elected, effective as of January 1 next following the date this
Section
20.2 is signed and dated below by the Sponsoring
Employer.
|
By
_______________________ (on
behalf of the Employer)
|
Dated
____________________________
|
21.1
|
Reliance.
The adopting Employer may rely on an opinion letter issued by the
Internal
Revenue Service as evidence that the plan is qualified under Code
§401
only to the extent provided in Revenue Procedure 2005-16. The Employer
may
not rely on teh opinion letter in certain other circumstances or
with
respect to certain qualification requirements that are specified
in the
opinion letter issued with respect to the plan and in Revenue Procedure
2005-16. In order to have reliance in such circumstances or with
respect
to such qualification requirements, application for a determination
letter
must be made to Employee Plans Determinations of the Internal Revenue
Service. This Adoption Agreement may be sue donly in conjunction
with
Basic Plan #01. The appropriateness of the adoption of this Plan
and the
terms of the Adoption Agreement, its qualification with the IRS,
and the
tax and Employee benefit consequences are the responsibility of
an
Employer and its tax and legal advisors. Failure to properly complete
this
Adoption Agreement may result in disqualification of the
Plan.
|
21.2
|
Limitation
Year.
The Limitation Year of the Plan is < x the
Plan Year > < o the
Fiscal Year which ends on or within the Plan Year > < o the
calendar year which ends on or within the Plan Year
>.
|
21.3
|
Multiple
Defined Contribution Plans.
If
a Participant (a) is or was covered under two or more current or
terminated plans sponsored by the same Employer (or Employers in
teh same
controlled or affiliated service group); or (b) is covered under
either a
welfare benefit fund as defined in Code §419(e), or an individual medical
account as defined in Code §415(l)(2) under which amounts are treated as
Annual Additions with respect to any Participant in this Plan,
Annual
Additions will be adjusted as
follows:
|
x
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The
provisions of Article 6 of the Basic Plan will apply so the Annual
Additions under this Plan will be reduced
first.
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21.4
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Amendment
of Adoption Agreement.
The Sponsoring Employer can at any time change any election previously
amended in this Adoption Agreement (or any addendum previously
attached to
this Adoption Agreement) by (a) substituting pages with the new
elections
(or new addendum) and executing an "Amendment By Page Substitution"
and
attaching it as part of the Adoption Agreement; (b) by executing
an
"Amendment By Section Replication" in which the section or sections
(or
addendum or addendums) to be changed are reproduced with the new
elections
indicated, and attaching it as part of the Adoption Agreement;
or (c) by
executing a properly worded corporate resolution and attaching
it as part
of the Adoption Agreement.
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21.5
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Prototype
Sponsor Information.
The Prototype Sponsor certifies that it will inform the Sponsoring
Employer of any amendments to the Plan or of the Prototype sponsor's
discontinuance or abandonment of the Plan. For more information
about the
Plan, a Sponsoring Employer may contact the Prototype Sponsor (or
its
authorized representative) at the following
address:
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City
Altamonte
Sporings
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State FL | ZIP Code 32714 | Phone (407) 774-8321 |
22.1
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Signature
of the Sponsoring Employer
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By
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Title
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Name
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Date
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22.2
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Signature
of the Individual Trustees (the
individual Trustees may sign here in lieu of executing the separate
trust
document)
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Trustee
#1
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Name
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Date
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Trustee
#2
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Name
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Date
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Trustee
#3
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Name
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Date
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Trustee
#4
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Name
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Date
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Trustee
#5
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Name
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Date
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Trustee
#6
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Name
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Date
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22.3
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Signature
of the Corporate Trustee (the
Corporate Trustee may sign here in lieu of executing the separate
trust
document)
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By
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Title
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Name
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Date
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22.4
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Signature
of the Custodian (complete
only if a custodian has been
appointed)
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By
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Title
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Name
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Date
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1.
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Deferred
compensation or additional benefits payable other than in cash
and
exclusive of dividend equivalents; relocation expenses; tuition
reimbursement; separation pay; allowances (including tool, auto
and EMT);
any/all income related to the Annual Incentive Plan and/or Management
Incentive Plan, including any/all income related to ownership of
equity
interests; PGT product; and imputed
income.
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2.
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Deferred
compensation or additional benefits payable other than in cash
and
exclusive of dividend equivalents; relocation expenses; tuition
reimbursement; separation pay; allowances (including tool, auto
and EMT);
any/all income related to the Annual Incentive Plan and/or Management
Incentive Plan, including any/all income related to ownership of
equity
interests; PGT product; and imputed
income.
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3.
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Deferred
compensation or additional benefits payable other than in cash
and
exclusive of dividend equivalents; relocation expenses; tuition
reimbursement; separation pay; allowances (including tool, auto
and EMT);
any/all income related to the Annual Incentive Plan and/or Management
Incentive Plan, including any/all income related to ownership of
equity
interests; PGT product; and imputed
income.
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By:
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Title:
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Name:
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Date:
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1.
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Deferred
compensation or additional benefits payable other than in cash and
exclusive of dividend equivalents; relocation expenses; tuition
reimbursement; separation pay; allowances (including tool, auto and
EMT);
any/all income related to the Annual Incentive Plan and/or Management
Incentive Plan, including any/all income related to ownership of
equity
interests; PGT product; and imputed
income.
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2.
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Deferred
compensation or additional benefits payable other than in cash and
exclusive of dividend equivalents; relocation expenses; tuition
reimbursement; separation pay; allowances (including tool, auto and
EMT);
any/all income related to the Annual Incentive Plan and/or Management
Incentive Plan, including any/all income related to ownership of
equity
interests; PGT product; and imputed income.
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3.
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Deferred
compensation or additional benefits payable other than in cash and
exclusive of dividend equivalents; relocation expenses; tuition
reimbursement; separation pay; allowances (including tool, auto and
EMT);
any/all income related to the Annual Incentive Plan and/or Management
Incentive Plan, including any/all income related to ownership of
equity
interests; PGT product; and imputed
income.
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