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ARTICLE 1. DEFINITIONS
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ARTICLE 2. PARTICIPATION
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5
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ARTICLE 3. DEFERRALS
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ARTICLE 4. COMPANY CONTRIBUTIONS
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10
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ARTICLE 5. MAINTENANCE OF ACCOUNTS
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14
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ARTICLE 6. PAYMENT OF BENEFITS
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ARTICLE 8. GENERAL PROVISIONS
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22
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ARTICLE 9. SIGNATURE AND VERIFICATION
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APPENDIX A
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1.01
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“Accounts” shall mean the Deferral
Account, the Company (Pre-2014) Matching Account, the Excess Company Contribution Account, the Grandfathered Deferral Account, and the Grandfathered Company Account maintained by the Company to record the payment obligations of the Company
to a Participant as determined under the terms of the Plan.
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1.02
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“Administrative Committee” shall
mean the person or persons appointed by the Board of Directors to administer the Plan as provided in Section 8.01.
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1.03
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“Affiliate” shall mean any company which
is a member of a controlled group of corporations (as defined in Section 414(b) of the Code) which also includes as a member John Wiley & Sons, Inc.; any trade or business under common control (as defined in Section 414(c) of the Code)
with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
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1.04
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“Base Salary” shall mean the
Participant’s annual base fixed compensation paid periodically during the calendar year, determined prior to any pre-tax contributions under a “qualified cash or deferred arrangement” (as defined under Section 401(k) of the Code and its
applicable regulations), under a “cafeteria plan” (as defined under Section 125 of the Code and its applicable regulations or pursuant to a qualified transportation fringe under Section 132(f) of the Code), but excluding any Bonus or other
form of special pay.
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1.05
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“Beneficiary” shall mean the person or
persons designated by a Participant pursuant to the provisions of Section 6.06, in a time and manner determined by the Administrative Committee to receive the amounts, if any, payable under the Plan upon the death of the Participant.
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1.06
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“Bonus” shall mean a cash Performance Bonus.
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1.07
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“Board of Directors” or “Board” shall mean
the Board of Directors of John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
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1.08
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“Change of Control” shall
mean “Change of Control” as such term is defined under the terms of the John Wiley & Sons Inc. Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan as amended and restated effective as of January 1, 2014, provided that an event shall constitute a
Change of Control for purposes hereof only if it also qualifies as a change in the ownership or effective control of the Company, or in the ownership of a substantial portion of the assets of the Company, each as determined pursuant to
Section 409A of the Code.
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1.09
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“Code” shall mean the Internal Revenue Code
of 1986, as amended from time to time.
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1.10
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“Company” shall mean John Wiley &
Sons, Inc., a New York corporation, and any successor thereto, with respect to its employees and such Affiliates authorized by the Board of Directors to participate in the Plan, with respect to their employees.
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“Company (Pre-2014) Matching Account” shall
mean the bookkeeping account (or subaccount(s)) maintained for each Participant to record the amount of Company Contributions that are either (i) credited to a Participant in accordance with Section 4.01 on or after January 1, 2005 and
prior to January 1, 2014 or (ii) which were credited prior to January 1, 2005 but become vested on or after January 1, 2005, adjusted pursuant to Article 5.
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“Company Contributions” shall mean the
amount of contributions credited on behalf of a Participant pursuant to Section 4.01.
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1.13
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“Compensation” shall have the meaning set
forth in the Savings Plan.
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1.14
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“Compensation Committee” shall mean the
Executive Compensation & Development Committee of the Board of Directors (formerly known as the Governance and Compensation Committee).
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1.15
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“Deferral Account” shall mean the
bookkeeping account (or subaccount(s)) maintained for each Participant to record the amount of Base Salary and/or Bonus deferred on his behalf in accordance with Article 3 on or after January 1, 2005, adjusted pursuant to Article 5.
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1.16
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“Deferral Agreement” shall
mean the completed agreements, including any amendments, attachments and appendices thereto, in such form approved by the Plan Administrator, between an Eligible Executive and the Company, under which the Eligible Executive agrees to defer
a portion of his Base Salary or Bonus under the Plan.
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“Deferrals” shall
mean the amount of deferrals credited to a Participant pursuant to Section 3.02.
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1.18
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“Effective Date” shall
mean March 1, 1995.
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1.19
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“Eligible Employee”
shall mean an Employee of the Company who (i) with respect to the Plan Year commencing January 1, 2013 is eligible to participate in the Plan as provided in Section 2.01(d), and (ii) with respect to Plan Years commencing on or after January
1, 2014 is eligible to participate in the Plan as provided in Section 2.01(e).
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“Eligible Executive” shall mean a common
law employee of the Company who is a member of a “select group of management or highly compensated employees” and who (i) with respect to Plan Years commencing prior to January 1, 2014 is designated as eligible to participate in this Plan
by the Compensation Committee, and (ii) with respect to Plan Years beginning on or after January 1, 2014 is eligible to make a deferral election under the Plan as provided in Section 2.01(a), 2.01(b) or 2.01(c).
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“Employee” shall have the meaning set forth
in the Savings Plan.
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1.22
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“ERISA” shall mean the Employee
Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended from time to time.
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1.23
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“Excess Company Contribution Account” shall
mean the bookkeeping account (or subaccount(s)) maintained for each Participant to record the amount of Excess Company Contributions that are credited to a Participant in accordance with Section 4.02 on or after July 1, 2013, as adjusted
pursuant to Article 5.
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“Excess Company Contributions”
shall mean the amount of contributions credited on behalf of an Eligible Employee pursuant to Section 4.02.
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“Grandfathered Company Account” shall mean
the bookkeeping account (or subaccount(s)) maintained for a Participant to record the amount of Company Contributions credited to a Participant in accordance with Article 4 prior to January 1, 2005, which were vested as of December 31,
2004, adjusted pursuant to Article 5.
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“Grandfathered Deferral Account” shall
mean the bookkeeping account (or subaccount(s)) maintained for each Participant to record the amount of Base Salary and/or Bonus deferred in accordance with Article 3 prior to January 1, 2005, adjusted pursuant to Article 5.
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“Participant” shall mean, except as
otherwise provided in Article 2, each Eligible Executive who has executed a Deferral Agreement pursuant to the requirements of Section 2.01 and each Eligible Employee who has an amount credited to the Plan on his behalf pursuant to Article
4.
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“Performance Bonus” shall mean the
amount, if any, awarded to a common law employee of the Company under the Company’s performance bonus program, long-term bonus program or other bonus program approved by the Compensation Committee, including but not limited to the Executive
Annual Incentive Plan and the Executive Long Term Incentive Plan; provided that such amounts qualify as performance-based compensation under Section 409A of the Code and the regulations promulgated thereunder.
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“Performance Period” shall mean the period
of at least 12 months over which an individual and/or company performance criteria is measured for purposes of a Company bonus program.
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1.30
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“Plan” shall mean the
Deferred Compensation Plan of John Wiley & Sons, Inc. as set forth in this document, as it may be amended from time to time. However, to the extent permitted or required under Section 409A of the Code, the term Plan may in the
appropriate context also mean a portion of the Plan that is treated as a single plan under Treas. Reg. Section 1.409A-1(c), or the Plan or portion of the Plan and any other nonqualified deferred compensation plan or portion thereof that is
treated as single plan under such section.
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“Plan Administrator” shall mean the
employees of the Company appointed by the Administrative Committee with the responsibilities set forth in this Plan.
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“Plan Year” shall mean the calendar year,
except that the first Plan Year began on the Effective Date.
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1.33
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“Retirement” shall mean a Separation from
Service on or after the date a Participant has attained age 55.
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“Retirement Plan” shall mean the
Employees’ Retirement Plan of John Wiley & Sons, Inc., as amended from time to time.
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“Savings Plan” shall mean the John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Employees’ Savings Plan, as amended from time to time.
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“Separation from Service”
shall mean a “Separation from Service” as such term is defined under the terms of the John Wiley & Sons Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan, as amended and restated effective January 1, 2014.
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“Specified Employee” shall mean “Specified
Employee” as such term is defined under the terms of the John Wiley & Sons Inc. Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan as amended and restated effective as January 1, 2014.
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1.38
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“Statutory Compensation Limitation” shall
mean the limitations set forth in Section 401(a)(17) of the Code as in effect each calendar year for the Savings Plan.
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1.39
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“Unforeseeable Emergency” shall mean a
severe financial hardship to a Participant resulting from (a) an illness or accident of the Participant or the Participant’s spouse, beneficiary or dependent (as defined in Section 152 of the Code, without regard to Section 152(b)(1),
(b)(2) and (d)(1)(B)), (b) loss of the Participant’s property due to casualty (including the need to rebuild a home following damage to the home not otherwise covered by insurance) or (c) other similar extraordinary and unforeseeable
circumstances arising as a result of events beyond the control of the Participant; provided, however, that an Unforeseeable Emergency shall only exist to the extent the severe financial hardship would constitute an Unforeseeable Emergency
under Section 409A of the Code, related regulations and other applicable guidance.
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“Valuation Date” shall
mean the close of each business day on which the New York Stock Exchange is open for business, or such other day or days as the Plan Administrator may determine.
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2.01
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Eligibility
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(a)
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(i) An Employee of the Company who is at a salary grade 18 or higher (or such other salary grade designated by the Administrative
Committee) in the current Plan Year shall be an Eligible Executive with respect to the next-following Plan Year and may elect to participate in this Plan by executing a Deferral Agreement authorizing Deferrals with respect to his Base
Salary payable in the next- following Plan Year, provided such election is made by December 31st of the current Plan Year.
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(ii)
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Effective with respect to Plan Years beginning on and after January 1, 2014, an Employee who (1) was an Employee on the first day of the
Performance Period beginning in that Plan Year, and (2) is an Employee who on September 1st (October 1st for Plan Years beginning on and after January 1, 2016) of that same Plan Year (or such other date in that Plan
Year, as designated by the Administrative Committee, and in all events consistent with the requirements of Section 409A of the Code) is at a salary grade 18 or higher, shall be an Eligible Executive with respect to the Performance Period in
which such date occurs and may elect to participate in this Plan by executing a Deferral Agreement authorizing Deferrals with respect to his Bonus, if any, payable in the Plan Year following such September 1st or October 1st,
as applicable.
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(b)
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The Administrative Committee, may, in its sole discretion, designate other key employees of the Company or an Affiliate which has been authorized
by the Compensation Committee to participate in the Plan, who are members of a select group of management or highly compensated employees, as eligible to participate in the Plan pursuant to the provisions of Article 3.
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(c)
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(i) With respect to the Plan Year commencing on January 1, 2013 (the “2013 Plan Year”), an Employee who was a participant in the Retirement Plan
on June 30, 2013, shall be an Eligible Employee for the portion of the 2013 Plan Year beginning on July 1, 2013 during which he or she is eligible to participate in the Savings Plan and his Compensation during that portion of the 2013 Plan
Year exceeds the applicable pro-rata portion of the Statutory Compensation Limitation in effect for the 2013 Plan Year.
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(ii)
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With respect to the Plan Year commencing on January 1, 2013, an Employee who was employed by the Company on or after July 1, 2012 but is not a
participant in the Retirement Plan on June 29, 2013 shall be an Eligible Employee for the portion of the 2013 Plan Year during which he or she is eligible to participate in the Savings Plan during 2013 and his Compensation in that Plan Year
exceeds the Statutory Compensation Limitation in effect for the 2013 Plan Year.
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(d)
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Effective with respect to Plan Years commencing on or after January 1, 2014, an Employee shall be an Eligible Employee for the portion of any
Plan Year during which
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(i)
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the Employee is eligible to participate in the Savings Plan and (ii) the Eligible Employee’s Compensation
in that Plan Year exceeds the Statutory Compensation Limitation in effect for that particular Plan Year.
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2.02
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In General
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(a)
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An Eligible Executive shall become a Participant as of the earlier of (i) the date a Company Contribution or Excess Company Contribution is
credited on his behalf in accordance with Article 4 or (ii) the date such Eligible Executive first files an effective Deferral Agreement with the Plan Administrator or its delegate; provided, however, such Deferral Agreement shall be
effective for purposes of deferring Base Salary or Bonus only as provided in Article 3.
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(b)
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The Deferral Agreement shall be in writing (or in electronic format) and be properly completed in the format approved by the Plan Administrator
(or its delegate) who shall be the sole judge of the proper completion thereof. Such Deferral Agreement shall provide, subject to the limitation specified in Section 3.02, for the deferral of a portion of the Eligible Executive’s Base
Salary and Bonus and shall include such other provisions as the Administrative Committee deems appropriate.
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(c)
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An Eligible Employee shall become a Participant on the date a Company Contribution or Excess Company Contribution is credited on his behalf in
accordance with Article 4.
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2.03
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Termination of Participation
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(a)
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Participation shall cease upon termination of a Participant’s employment with the Company or his Separation from Service, if earlier, unless the
Participant is entitled to benefits under the Plan, in which event his participation shall terminate when those benefits are distributed to him.
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(b)
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Subject to the provisions of Section 3.01, a Participant shall only be eligible to have Deferrals or Company Contributions credited on his behalf
in accordance with Article 3 or 4, for as long as he remains an Eligible Executive. Subject to the provisions of Article 4, a Participant shall only be eligible to have Excess Company Contributions credited on his behalf in accordance with
Sections 4.02 for as long as he remains an Eligible Employee or Eligible Executive.
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(c)
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If a former Participant whose participation in the Plan ceased under Section 2.02(a) or 2.02(c) is reemployed or reinstated
as an Eligible Executive or Eligible Employee, the former Participant may again become a Participant in accordance with the provisions of Sections 2.01 and 2.02.
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3.01
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Deferral Elections
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(a)
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(i) Subject to the following provisions of this Section, prior to the close of an annual enrollment period established by the Administrative
Committee or its delegate in any Plan Year, an Eligible Executive may elect, subject to Section 3.02(a) below, to defer a portion of his Base Salary that is otherwise earned and payable in the next calendar year by filing a Deferral
Agreement with the Plan Administrator or its delegate. If an employee becomes an Eligible Executive after January 1 in any Plan Year, he may not elect to defer Base Salary for that year. If an employee is first employed by the Company
after the close of the annual enrollment period and becomes an Eligible Executive prior to the beginning of the next Plan Year, he may elect, subject to following provisions of this Section and Section 3.02(a) below, to defer a portion of
his Base Salary that is otherwise earned and payable in the next calendar year by filing a Deferral Agreement with the Plan Administrator or its delegate no later than the last business day of the Plan Year in which he became an Eligible
Executive.
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(ii)
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Subject to the following provisions of this Section, prior to the close of an annual enrollment period established by the Administrative
Committee or its delegate, an Eligible Executive who was employed on the first day of a Performance Period and who remains continuously employed through the date his Deferral Agreement is submitted, may elect to defer a portion of his Bonus
earned with respect to that Performance Period but which is otherwise payable in the next calendar year; provided the Deferral Agreement is filed with Plan Administrator or its delegate no later than six months before the end of the
applicable Performance Period.
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(b)
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The Eligible Executive shall submit the Deferred Agreement in the manner specified by the Plan Administrator and a Deferral Agreement that is not
timely filed shall be considered void and shall have no effect. The Plan Administrator shall establish procedures that govern deferral elections under the Plan, including the ability to make separate elections for Base Salary and Bonuses.
A Participant’s election to defer a portion of Base Salary for any Plan Year shall become irrevocable on the date established by the Administrative Committee or its delegate but no later than the last day of the calendar year preceding the
calendar year in which the Base Salary is earned. A Participant’s election to defer a portion of Bonus earned with respect to the Performance Period beginning in the Plan Year shall become irrevocable on the date established by the
Administrative Committee or its delegate, but no later than six months prior to the end of the applicable Performance Period. A Participant may revoke or change his election to defer a portion of Base Salary or Bonus at any time prior to
the date the election becomes irrevocable. Any such revocation or change shall be made in a form and manner determined by the Plan Administrator.
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(c)
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A Participant’s Deferral Agreement shall apply only with respect to Base Salary earned in the Plan Year following the Plan Year in which the
Deferral Agreement is filed with the Plan Administrator or its delegate under Section 3.01(a). A Participant’s Deferral Agreement shall only apply to a Bonus which is not readily ascertainable at the time the
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(d)
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If a Participant ceases to be an Eligible Executive after the date a deferral election becomes irrevocable but continues to be employed by the
Company, he shall continue to be a Participant and his Deferral Agreement currently in effect shall remain in force for the remainder of the applicable Plan Year or Performance Period, but such Participant shall not be eligible to defer any
portion of his Base Salary or Bonus earned in a subsequent Plan Year or Performance Period (as applicable) until such time as he shall once again become a Eligible Executive.
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(e)
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Notwithstanding anything in this Plan to the contrary, if an Eligible Executive
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(i)
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receives a withdrawal of deferred cash contributions on account of hardship from any plan which is maintained by the Company and which meets the
requirements of Section 401(k) of the Code, and
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is precluded from making contributions to such 401(k) plan for at least 6 months after receipt of the hardship withdrawal, the Eligible
Executive’s Deferral Agreements with respect to Base Salary or Bonus in effect at that time shall be cancelled. Any Base Salary or Bonus payment which would have been deferred pursuant to that Deferral Agreement but for the application of
this Section 3.01(e) shall be paid to the Eligible Executive as if he had not entered into the Deferral Agreement.
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3.02
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Amount of Deferral
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(a)
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An Eligible Executive may defer up to 25% of Base Salary and up to 100% of Bonus; provided the total amount of Bonus and Base Salary deferred in
a calendar year beginning prior to January 1, 2009 shall not exceed 25% of the sum of the Eligible Executive’s projected Base Salary for such calendar year and the Bonus received by the Eligible Executive in such calendar year.
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At the direction of the Compensation Committee, the Administrative Committee may establish such other maximum or minimum
limits on the amount of Base Salary or Bonus which may be deferred and/or the timing of such deferral. Eligible Executives shall be given written notice of any such limits prior to the date they take effect.
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3.03
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Crediting to Deferral Account
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3.04
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Vesting
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4.01
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Amount of Company Contributions
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4.02
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Excess Company Contributions
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(a)
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Excess Basic Contributions:
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(i)
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With respect to the period commencing July 1, 2013 and ending December 31, 2013 the Company shall credit, in accordance with the provisions of
Section 4.03, to the Excess Company Contribution Account of a Participant who is an Eligible Executive or an Eligible Employee described in Section 2.01(d)(i) and who in either case is entitled to basic retirement contributions under
Section 3.04(a)(ii) of the Savings Plan, an Excess Basic Contribution equal to (1) three
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The Company shall credit each year, in accordance with the provisions of Section 4.03, to the Excess Company Contribution Account of a
Participant who is an Eligible Executive or Eligible Employee described in Section 2.01(d)(ii) and who in either case is entitled to basic retirement contributions under the provision of Section 3.04(a)(i) of the Savings Plan, an Excess
Basic Contribution equal to (1) three (3) percent of the portion of his Compensation paid in 2013 while an Eligible Employee that exceeds the Statutory Compensation Limitation for 2013 plus (2) three (3) percent of such Eligible Executive’s
Base Salary and Bonus, if any, that would have otherwise been paid during 2013 had it not been deferred under the provisions of Section 3.01(a).
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(iii)
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With respect to a Participant who is an Eligible Employee and Eligible Executive for Plan Years commencing on and after January 1, 2014, the
amount of Excess Basic Contributions credited to such Participant’s Excess Company Contribution
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(iv)
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For avoidance of doubt, Excess Basic Contributions shall only be credited under the provisions of this paragraph (a) on behalf of a Participant
who is an Eligible Employee or Eligible Executive if he is eligible to receive Basic Contributions (as that term is defined in the Savings Plan) under the terms of the Savings Plan for that period.
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(b)
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Excess Matching Contributions:
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With respect to a Participant who is an Eligible Employee or an Eligible Executive for Plan Years commencing on and after January 1, 2014, the
amount of Excess Matching Contributions credited to such Participant’s Excess Company Contribution Account for a Plan Year shall be equal to his “Effective Rate of Match” (as such term is defined in subparagraph(ii) below) for that Plan
Year multiplied by (1) the portion of his Compensation earned while an Eligible Employee in that particular Plan Year that exceeds the Statutory Compensation Limitation for that Plan Year plus (2) the portion of his Base Salary and Bonus,
if any, that would have otherwise been paid in that particular Plan Year had it not been deferred under the provisions of Section 3.01(a).
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For purposes of this paragraph (b), a Participant “Effective Rate of Match” for a particular Plan Year shall be determined by
dividing (1) the dollar amount of Matching Contribution (as such term is defined under the provisions of the Savings Plan) he received under the terms of the Savings Plan for that Plan Year by (2) the amount of his Compensation (as defined
under the terms of the Savings Plan) for such Plan Year as limited by the provisions of Section 401(a)(17) of the Code.
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(iii)
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For avoidance of doubt, Excess Matching Contributions shall only be credited on behalf of a Participant who is an Eligible Employee or Eligible
Executive if he is eligible to receive Matching Contributions (as that term is defined in the Savings Plan) under the terms of the Savings Plan for that period.
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(c)
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Excess Profit Sharing Contributions:
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(i)
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With respect to the period commencing July 1, 2013 and ending December 31, 2013, the Company shall credit, in accordance with the provisions of
Section 4.03, to the Excess Company Contribution Account of a Participant (1) who is an Eligible Executive or Eligible Employee as defined in Section 2.01(d)(i), (2) who in either case is entitled to a discretionary profit sharing
contribution under the provisions of Section 3.05(a) of the Savings Plan, and (3) who was a participant in the Retirement Plan on June 30, 2013, an Excess Profit Sharing Contribution equal to the profit sharing percentage allocated under
the provisions of the Savings Plan with respect to the Plan Year ending December
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(ii)
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With respect to the period commencing January 1, 2013 and ending December 31, 2013, the Company shall credit, in accordance with the provisions
of Section 4.03, to the Excess Company Contribution Account of a Participant (1) who is an Eligible Executive or Eligible Employee defined in Section 2.01(d)(ii), (2) who in either case is a entitled to a discretionary profit sharing
contribution under the provisions of Section 3.05(a) of the Savings Plan, and (3) who was a participant in the Retirement Plan on June 30, 2013, an Excess Profit Sharing Contribution equal to the profit sharing percentage allocated under
provisions of the Savings Plan, if any, with respect to the Plan Year ending December 31, 2013, multiplied by (A) the portion of his Compensation paid during 2013 while an Eligible Executive or Eligible Employee that exceeds the Statutory
Compensation Limitation for 2013, plus (B) the portion of such Eligible Executive’s Base Salary and Bonus, if any, that would have otherwise been paid during 2013 had it not been deferred under the provisions of Section 3.01(a).
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With respect to Eligible Employees and Eligible Executives for Plan Years commencing on and after January 1, 2014, the amount of Excess Profit
Sharing Contributions, if any, credited to a Participant’s Excess Company Contribution Account for a Plan Year shall be equal to the sum of (1) the profit sharing percentage allocated under provisions of the Savings Plan, if any, with
respect to Compensation paid in that Plan Year multiplied by (1) the portion of his Compensation in that particular Plan Year that exceeds the Statutory Compensation Limitation in effect for that Plan Year, and (2) such Eligible Executive’s
Base Salary and Bonus, if any, that would have otherwise been paid in that particular Plan Year had it not been deferred under the provisions of Section 3.01(a).
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For avoidance of doubt, Excess Profit Sharing Contributions shall only be credited on behalf of an Eligible Employee or Eligible Executive if he
is eligible to receive such Profit Sharing Contributions (as that term is defined in the Savings Plan) under the provisions of the Savings Plan for that period.
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4.03
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Crediting to Company (Pre-2014) Matching Account and Excess Company Contribution Account
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(a)
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The Company Contributions determined pursuant to Section 4.01 shall be credited to a Participant’s Company Account as soon as administratively
practicable following the close of each calendar year.
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(b)
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(i) The Excess Basic Contributions credited on a Participant’s behalf pursuant to Section 4.02(a)(i) or 4.02(a)(ii) shall be credited to his Excess Company Contribution
Account, as soon as administratively practicable following the close of the 2013 Plan Year.
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(c)
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The Excess Matching Contributions credited on a Participant’s behalf pursuant to Section 4.02(b) shall be credited to a Participant’s Excess
Company Contribution Account as soon as administratively practicable following the close of each calendar year (or such other date in the calendar year as designated by the Administrative Committee).
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(d)
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The Excess Profit Sharing Contributions, if any, credited on a Participant’s behalf pursuant to Section 4.02(c) shall be credited to a
Participant’s Excess Company Contribution Account as soon as administratively practicable following the close of each fiscal year of the Company (or such other date as designated by the Administrative Committee).
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4.04
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Vesting
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5.01
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Adjustment of Account
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(a)
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As of each Valuation Date, a Participant’s Accounts shall be credited or debited with the amount of earnings or losses with which such Accounts
would have been credited or debited, assuming it had been invested in one or more investment funds, or earned the rate of return of one or more indices of investment performance, designated by the Administrative Committee and elected by the
Participant pursuant to Section 5.02 for purposes of measuring the investment performance of his Accounts.
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(b)
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The Administrative Committee shall designate at least one investment fund or index of investment performance and may designate other investment
funds or investment indices to be used to measure the investment performance of a Participant’s Accounts. The designation of any such investment funds or indices shall not require the Company to invest or earmark their general assets in any
specific manner. The Administrative Committee may change the designation of investment funds or indices from time to time, in its sole discretion, and any such change shall not be deemed to be an amendment affecting Participants’ rights
under Section 7.02.
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5.02
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Investment Fund or Performance Elections
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5.03
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Changing Investment Elections
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(a)
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A Participant may change his election in Section 5.02 used to measure the investment performance of his future Deferrals,
Excess Company Contributions and Company Contributions, within such time periods and in such manner prescribed by the Administrative Committee. The election shall be effective as soon as administratively practicable after the date on which
notice is timely filed or at such other time as the Administrative Committee shall determine.
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(b)
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A Participant may change his election of the investment fund or funds or index or indices used to measure the future investment performance of
his existing Account balances, within such time periods and in such manner prescribed by the Administrative Committee. The election shall be effective as soon as administratively practicable after the date on which the notice is filed or at
such other time as the Administrative Committee shall determine.
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5.04
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Individual Accounts
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5.05
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Valuation of Accounts
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(a)
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The Plan Administrator shall value or cause to be valued each Participant’s Accounts at least quarterly. On such Valuation
Date there shall be allocated to the Accounts of each Participant the appropriate amount determined in accordance with Section 5.01.
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(b)
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Whenever an event requires a determination of the value of Participant’s Accounts, the value shall be computed as of the Valuation Date
coincident with, or immediately following, the date of the event.
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6.01
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Commencement of Payment – Deferral Account
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(a)
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Subject to the limitations set forth in this Article 6, each Plan Year a Participant elects to defer Base Salary and/or Bonus, the Participant
shall designate on the applicable Deferral Agreement that the distribution of the portion of his Deferral Account attributable to such Plan Year shall commence, pursuant to Section 6.03, upon the occurrence of (i) or (ii) below:
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(i)
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the Participant’s Retirement, or
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(ii)
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a designated year not later than the year in which he attains age 70-1/2. A Participant may not elect a year that is less
than five (5) years subsequent to the date he executed the Deferral Agreement.
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(b)
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(i) Subject to clause (ii) below, in the event a Participant elects to have Deferrals commence as of a designated year pursuant to Section
6.01(a), distribution of such Deferrals, adjusted pursuant to Article 5, shall be based on the last Valuation Date of such designated year and payment shall be made in the following January.
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(ii)
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In the event a Participant incurs a Separation from Service prior to his attaining Retirement or a designated year, as elected pursuant to
Section 6.01(a), such election(s) shall become void and distribution of the Participant’s Deferral Account shall commence, pursuant to Section 6.03, in the seventh month following the month in which his Separation from Service occurs. The
value of such distribution shall be determined as of the last Valuation Date of the month immediately preceding the month in which payment is to commence.
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(iii)
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If a Participant incurs a Separation from Service due to his Retirement, (1) the portion of his Deferral Account designated to be paid in a
designated year(s) shall be paid in accordance with such election(s), and (2) the portion of his Deferral Account scheduled to be paid upon Retirement shall commence in the seventh month following the month in which the Participant’s
Retirement occurs. The value of such distribution shall be determined as of the last Valuation Date of the month immediately preceding the month in which payment is to commence.
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(c)
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A Participant shall not be permitted to change his designation of the event which entitles him to distribution of any portion
of his Deferral Account. However, a Participant who has elected a designated year distribution pursuant to Section 6.01(a)(ii) may change the designated year as provided in Section 6.08.
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6.02
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Unforeseeable Emergency
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6.03
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Method of Payment - Deferral Account
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(a)
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(i) Except as otherwise provided in this Article 6, upon a Participant’s Retirement, the payment of the portion of
his Deferral Account that is attributable to Deferrals made pursuant to a Deferral Agreement executed prior to October 1, 2012 that is payable upon Retirement pursuant to Section 6.01(a)(i) shall be made in approximately equal annual
installments for a period of fifteen years. A Participant shall not be permitted to change the form of payment.
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(ii)
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Except as otherwise provided in this Article 6, upon a Participant’s Retirement, the payment of the portion of a Participant’s Deferral Account
that is attributable to Deferrals made pursuant to his Deferral Agreement(s) executed on or after October 1, 2012 and credited to his Deferral Account on and after January 1, 2013 that is payable upon Retirement pursuant to Section
6.01(a)(i) shall be made in approximately equal annual installments for a period of whole years not to exceed fifteen (15) years, as elected by the Participant. Such election of the number of annual installments (form of payment) shall be
made by the Participant at the time he completes his Deferral Agreement with respect to a Deferral pursuant to Section 6.01(a)(i). A Participant shall not be permitted to change a form of payment election made pursuant to the provisions of
this Section 6.03(a) (ii).
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(iii)
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Except as otherwise provided in this Article 6, the payment of the portion of a Participant’s Deferral Account attributable to Deferrals made
pursuant to his Deferral Agreement(s) executed prior to October 1, 2012 that is payable as of a designated year pursuant to Section 6.01(a)(ii), shall be made in a single lump sum.
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(iv)
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Except as otherwise provided in this Article 6, the payment of the portion of a Participant’s Deferral Account that is attributable to Deferrals
made pursuant to his Deferral Agreement(s) executed on or after October 1, 2012 and credited to
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(v)
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Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan to the contrary, if a Participant incurs a Separation from Service for reasons other than
Retirement, the Participant’s Deferral Account shall be distributed to him in one lump sum payment.
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(b)
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During any installment payment period described in paragraph (a) of this Section 6.03, each portion of the Participant’s Deferral Account shall
continue to be credited with earnings or losses as described in Section 5.01. The first installment shall be made as set forth in Section 6.01(b). Subsequent installments, if any, shall be paid in January of the year following the year in
which the preceding installment was paid. The amount of each installment shall equal the balance in the applicable portion of the Participant’s Deferral Account as of the last Valuation Date of the month immediately preceding the month in
which payment is to be made, divided by the number of remaining installments (including the installment being determined).
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6.04
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Method and Timing of Payment – Company (Pre-2014) Matching Account
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(a)
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Upon Separation from Service with the Company and all Affiliates for reasons other than death, the amount credited to a Participant’s Company
(Pre-2014) Matching Account, to the extent vested under the terms of the Plan, shall be distributed to the Participant in one lump sum payment in the seventh month following the month in which such Participant’s Separation from Service
occurs. The value of such distribution shall be determined as of the last Valuation Date in the month immediately preceding the month in which payment is to commence.
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(b)
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In the event the Participant incurs a Separation from Service for reasons other than death prior to vesting in all or any
part of the amount credited to his Company (Pre-2014) Matching Account, such nonvested amount shall be forfeited.
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(c)
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In the event of a Participant’s death while employed by the Company or an Affiliated Company, his Company (Pre-2014) Matching Account shall be
fully vested and payable to his Beneficiary in accordance with Section 6.06.
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6.05
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Method and Timing of Payment – Excess Contribution Company Account
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(a)
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Except as otherwise provided in this Article 6, upon a Participant’s Retirement, the payment of his Excess Contribution
Company Account shall be made in approximately equal annual installments for a period of five years. During such payment period, that portion of the Participant’s Excess Contribution Company Account shall continue to be credited with
earnings or losses as described in Section 5.01. The first installment shall be made as set forth in Section 6.01(b)(ii). Subsequent installments, if any, shall be paid in January of the year following the year in which the preceding
installment was paid.
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(b)
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Notwithstanding the foregoing, if a Participant incurs a Separation from Service for reasons other than Retirement or death, the Participant’s
Excess Contribution Company Account shall be distributed to him, in one lump sum payment. The distribution of a Participant’s Excess Contribution Account shall be distributed in the seventh month following the month in which his Separation
from Service occurs. The value of such distribution shall be determined as of the last Valuation Date of the month immediately preceding the month in which payment is to commence.
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6.06
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Designation of Beneficiary – Payment on Death of Participant
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(a)
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Each Participant shall file with the Plan Administrator a written designation of one or more persons as the Beneficiary who shall be entitled to
receive the amount, if any, payable under the Plan upon his death pursuant to Sections 6.03, 6.04 and 6.05. A Participant may, from time to time, revoke or change his Beneficiary designation without the consent of any prior Beneficiary by
filing a new designation with the Plan Administrator. The last such designation received by the Plan Administrator shall be controlling; provided, however, that no designation, or change or revocation thereof, shall be effective unless
received by the Plan Administrator prior to the Participant’s death, and in no event shall it be effective as of a date prior to such receipt. If no such Beneficiary designation is in effect at the time of a Participant’s death or if no
designated Beneficiary survives the Participant, the Participant’s estate shall be his Beneficiary and shall receive the payment of the amount, if any, payable under the Plan upon his death. If the Participant has designated more than one
Beneficiary and one or more Beneficiaries predecease the Participant, any death benefit that would have been payable to a deceased Beneficiary shall be proportionately allocated among the surviving Beneficiaries.
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(b)
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Notwithstanding any Plan provision to the contrary, in the event of the Participant’s death, his entire vested Account balances shall be paid to
his Beneficiary in a single lump sum within 90 days of the end of the month in which the Participant’s death occurs. The value of such distribution shall be determined as of the last Valuation Date in the month immediately preceding the
month in which payment is to be made. A Beneficiary may not elect, directly or indirectly, when within such 90-day period payment under this paragraph (b) shall be made.
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6.07
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Special Distribution Rules
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(a)
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Notwithstanding any Plan provisions to the contrary, the Plan Administrator, may in its sole discretion, elect to pay the value of the
Participant’s Accounts (including the value of his Grandfathered Deferral Account and Grandfathered Company Account) upon a Separation from Service for any reason in a single lump sum payment if the balance of his Accounts does not exceed
the then applicable dollar amount under Section 402(g)(1)(B) of the Code, provided such payment represents the complete liquidation of the Participant’s interest in the Plan.
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(b)
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Notwithstanding any Plan provisions to the contrary, a distribution due to Separation from Service, but not distributions due
to death, of a Participant who is a Specified Employee shall not commence earlier than the seventh month following the month in which such Participant’s Separation from Service occurs.
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6.08
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Change of Distribution Election
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(a)
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In accordance with such procedures as the Plan Administrator may prescribe, a Participant may elect to change his designated year election(s)
under Section 6.01(a)(ii) applicable to the portion of his Deferral Account that is attributable to Deferrals made pursuant to his Deferral Agreement(s), as described in this Section 6.08
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(b)
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A Participant may elect to change his designated year election made pursuant to Section 6.01(a)(ii) to (i) a later designated year (but not later
than his attainment of age 70-1/2), and/or (ii) a different installment period (from one (1) to five (5) years), by filing with the Plan Administrator a new commencement of distribution election form applicable to that portion of the
Participant’s Deferral Account (or subaccounts thereof), subject to the following limitations:
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(i)
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Such election must be made at least 12 months prior to the designated year then in effect with respect to that portion of his Deferral Account
(or subaccounts thereof), and such election will not become effective until at least 12 months after the date on which the election is made; and
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(ii)
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The distribution of that portion of his Deferral Account (or subaccount(s) thereof) shall be deferred for five years from the date such payment
would otherwise have commenced absent this election (and, for the avoidance of doubt, may be in the form of either a lump sum or up to five (5) annual installments).
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6.09
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Change of Control
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7.01
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Right to Terminate
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7.02
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Right to Amend
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7.03
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Uniform Action
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7.04
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Compliance with Securities and Other Laws
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8.01
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Administration
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(a)
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The Plan shall be administered by the Administrative Committee. Effective July 1, 2013, “Administrative Committee” shall mean the Benefits
Administration Committee under the Savings Plan. The Administrative Committee shall have the exclusive responsibility and complete discretionary authority to control the operation, management and administration of the Plan, with all powers
necessary to enable it properly to carry out such responsibilities, including, but not limited to, the power to interpret the Plan and any related documents, to establish procedures for making any elections called for under the Plan, to
make factual determinations regarding any and all matters arising under the Plan, including, but not limited to, the right to determine eligibility for benefits, the right to construe the terms of the Plan, the right to remedy possible
ambiguities, inequities, inconsistencies or omissions, and the right to resolve all interpretive, equitable or other questions arising under the Plan.
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(b)
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The Administrative Committee may delegate all or part of its administrative duties to one or more persons, whether or not such person or persons
are members of the Administrative Committee or employees of the Company. The Administrative Committee (and, to the extent consistent with the scope of delegated administrative authority, the person or persons delegated authority hereunder)
may engage agents and representatives, including recordkeepers and legal counsel, in connection with the administration of the Plan.
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(c)
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Any dispute between a Participant or Beneficiary and the Plan Administrator shall be subject to resolution by determination of the Administrative
Committee.
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(d)
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All acts and decisions of the Administrative Committee shall be final, conclusive and binding upon all Participants, former Participants,
Beneficiaries, and employees of the Company.
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(e)
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It is the intent of the Company that the Plan complies with Section 409A of the Code, related regulations and other applicable guidance
promulgated with respect thereto and the provisions of the Plan shall be interpreted to be consistent therewith. Without limiting the foregoing, a Participant shall not be deemed to have experienced a Retirement until the Participant has
had a "separation from service," as that term is used in Section 409A(a)(2)(A)(i) of the Code and defined in related regulations or other applicable guidance.
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8.02
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Unsecured Interest
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8.03
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Funding
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(a)
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All amounts payable in accordance with this Plan shall constitute a general unsecured obligation of the Company. Such amounts, as well as any
administrative costs relating to the Plan, shall be paid out of the general assets of the Company, to the extent not paid by a grantor trust established pursuant to paragraph (b) below.
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(b)
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The Company may, for administrative reasons, establish a grantor trust for the benefit of Participants participating in the Plan. The assets of
said trust will be held separate and apart from other Company funds, and shall be used exclusively for the purposes set forth in the Plan and the applicable trust agreement, subject to the following conditions:
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(i)
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the creation of said trust shall not cause the Plan to be other than “unfunded” for purposes of Title I of ERISA;
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(ii)
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the Company shall be treated as “grantor” of said trust for purposes of Section 677 of the Code; and
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(iii)
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said trust agreement shall provide that its assets may be used to satisfy claims of the Company’s general creditors, and the rights of such
general creditors are enforceable by them under federal and state law.
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8.04
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No Contract of Employment
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8.05
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Withholding Taxes
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8.06
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Nonalienation
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8.07
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Claims Procedure
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8.08
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Competency
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8.09
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Limitation of Liability
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8.10
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Indemnification
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(a)
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the act or failure to act shall have occurred
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(i)
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in the course of the person’s service as an officer, employee or agent of the Company or as a member of the Compensation
Committee or of the Administrative Committee, or as the Plan Administrator, or
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(ii)
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in connection with a service provided with or without charge to the Plan or to the Participants or Beneficiaries of the Plan,
if such service was requested by the Compensation Committee or the Administrative Committee or the Plan Administrator; and
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(b)
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the act or failure to act is in good faith and in, or not opposed to, the best interests of the Company.
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8.11
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Payment of Expenses
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8.12
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Forfeiture for Cause
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8.13
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Mergers/Transfers
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8.14
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Elections
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8.15
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Acceleration of or Delay in Payments
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8.16
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Insurance Products
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8.17
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Compliance
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8.18
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Construction
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(a)
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The Plan is intended to constitute an unfunded deferred compensation arrangement for a select group of management or highly compensated employees
and therefore exempt from the requirements or Sections 201, 301 and 401 of ERISA. All rights hereunder shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York.
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(b)
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The masculine pronoun shall mean the feminine wherever appropriate.
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(c)
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The captions preceding the sections and articles hereof have been inserted solely as a matter of convenience and in no way
define or limit the scope or intent of any provisions of the Plan.
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8.19
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Discharge of Corporation's Obligation
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8.20
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Successors
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(ii)
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Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event such Participant’s Separation from Service occurs for reasons other than Retirement or death prior to
such designated year, the value of the Participant’s Grandfathered Deferral and Grandfathered Company Accounts shall be determined as of the last Valuation Date of the month in which such Separation from Service occurred and distribution
shall be made in the following month.
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(iii)
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Notwithstanding any Plan provision to the contrary if a Participant’s Separation from Service is due to his Retirement, the
value of the portion of his Grandfathered Deferral Account and Grandfathered Company Accounts scheduled to be paid upon his Retirement shall be determined as of the last Valuation Date in the month of his Retirement and distribution shall
be made in the following month.
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