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Deferred compensation plan.
DEF, INC.
SUPPLEMENTAL SAVINGS AND
DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN
DEF, Inc. (the "
Employer") would like to establish, effective [date], the DEF, Inc.
Supplemental Savings and Deferred Compensation Plan (the "Plan") to
provide to certain employees of the Company benefits lost by participants under
the DEF, Inc. Retirement Savings Plan (the "Savings Plan") as a
result of restrictions imposed upon such plan by Sections 401(a)(17), 401(m),
402(g), 410(b) and 415 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and to
incorporate the current Deferred Compensation program of the Company for
administrative purposes.
NOW, THEREFORE, the Company
adopts the Plan effective [date].
ARTICLE I. PURPOSE
1.1. The purpose of this Plan
is to provide for the payment of supplemental benefits to select management and
highly compensated employees of the Company whose benefits payable under the
Savings Plan are subject to certain benefit limitations imposed by Sections
401(a)(17), 401(m), 402(g), 410(b) and 415 of the Internal Revenue Code, and to
provide for deferral of other compensation. The Company intends and desires
that this Plan, together with the other elements of the Company's compensation
program, will attract, retain and motivate eligible employees.
1.2. The substantive
provisions of the Savings Plan with any amendments to it in effect as of
[date], and the current Deferred Compensation Program as of [date] are
incorporated by reference into and shall be a part of this Plan as fully as if
set forth here. Any amendments made to the substantive provisions shall also be
incorporated by reference into, and form a part of, this Plan effective as of
the effective date of such amendments.
ARTICLE II. DEFINITIONS
All terms with initial
capital letters which are used in the Savings Plan shall have the meanings
assigned to them under the provisions of the Savings Plan unless otherwise
specified here or as otherwise qualified by the context in which the term is
used here.
2.1. For the purposes of this
Plan, the following words and phrases shall have the meanings indicated unless
a different meaning is clearly required by the context. Any terms used here in
the masculine shall be read and construed in the feminine where they would so
apply, and any terms used in the singular shall be read and construed in the
plural if appropriate:
(a). A "Change of
Control" shall be deemed to have taken place if, as the result of a tender
offer, exchange offer, merger, consolidation, sale of assets, contested
election, or any combination of the foregoing or other similar extraordinary
transactions, the persons, who are directors one year prior to the first of any
such events to occur, shall cease to constitute a majority of the board of
directors of the Company or any parent or successor to the Company.
Termination due to a Change
of Control is deemed to occur if, within two years after the Change of Control,
without the executive's written approval: (1) the executive's employment is
terminated; (2) the executive experiences any reduction in aggregate direct
remuneration, position, responsibility or duties from those enjoyed by the
executive immediately prior to the Change of Control; (3) the executive
experiences any reduction in the aggregate of employee benefits, prerequisites,
or fringe benefits from those enjoyed by the executive immediately prior to the
Change of Control; (4) the Company requires that the executive's principal
place of work is more than 25 miles from executive's principal place of work
immediately prior to the Change of Control or executive is required to travel
in connection with executive's employment to a greater degree than was
customary during the year prior to the Change of Control; or (5) there is a
liquidation, dissolution, consolidation or merger of the Company, or transfer
of all or a significant portion of its assets unless the successor(s) assumes
all of the duties and obligations to the executive set forth in this policy.
(b). "Committee"
shall mean the Committee charged with the administration of the Plan under
Article VII here.
(c). "Company"
shall mean DEF, Inc. or any successor by merger, purchase or otherwise.
(d). "Compensation"
shall mean a Participant's total annual compensation including base salary and
bonuses whether paid in cash or deferred.
(e). "Compensation
Limitation" shall mean, for any fiscal year beginning on and after [date],
$_____, as adjusted to and including such given year of determination in the
manner provided under Code Section 401(a)(17).
(f). "Contribution
Limitation" shall mean for any calendar year, a limitation on the amount
of salary deferral of a Participant in the Savings Plan as a result of the
operation of Code Section 401(m), 402(g) or 415.
(g). "Employee"
shall mean any common law Employee of an Employer.
(h). "Employer"
shall mean DEF, Inc. or any successor by merger, purchase or otherwise, and any
designated subsidiaries.
(i). "Participant"
shall mean an Employee who has become a Participant in accordance with Section
3.2.
(j). "Participating
Employer" shall mean any subsidiary of the Company as defined in the
Savings Plan.
(k). "Plan" shall
mean the DEF, Inc. Supplemental Savings Plan, as the same may be amended from
time to time.
(l). "Plan Benefit"
shall mean, to the extent applicable to any given Participant the benefit
determined under the provisions of Article IV.
(m). "Retirement"
shall mean the later of the first day of the month on or after attainment of
age 591/2 or the date of termination of employment.
ARTICLE III. ELIGIBILITY AND
PARTICIPATION
3.1. Any Employee who is an
officer or key executive with compensation in excess of $_____ may become
eligible to participate in the Plan. Such Employee shall become a Participant
under this agreement only as provided under Section 3.2.
3.2. An Employee eligible to
participate in the Plan under Section 3.1 and who is selected by the Committee
for participation shall become a Participant in the Plan at the earlier of:
(a). his or her election to
defer a portion of his or her Compensation;
(b). the first day of the
Plan Year in which his or her benefit under the Savings Plan is affected either
by the Compensation Limitation or the Contribution Limitation; or
(c). at such time any of the
discretionary payments to be made by the Company or Participating Employer
cannot be made to the Savings Plan.
3.3. Upon becoming a
Participant under the Plan, he or she shall make an irrevocable election to
begin to receive his or her benefits under the Plan at:
(a). a specific age, or
(b). at retirement from the
Company but not later than age 65 if the Participant terminates employment
prior to eligibility for retirement.
ARTICLE IV. PLAN BENEFITS
4.1. The Participant may
defer any portion of his or her Compensation. Deferral is not limited to
amounts that cannot be deferred under the Savings Plan.
4.2. The Company shall
contribute to the account of a Participant eligible for it under Section 3.2
(or to his or her surviving spouse or beneficiary or beneficiaries), 50% of the
first four percent of Compensation deferred under the Plan, but will not
duplicate contributions made under the Savings Plan. Amounts in excess of the
first four percent of the Participant's Compensation shall not be matched by
the Company.
4.3. The Company or
Participating Employer shall contribute any of the discretionary contributions
that a Participant is eligible to receive but which cannot be made to the
Savings Plan because of the application of Code Sections 401(a)(17) or 401(m)
or 410(b).
4.4.
Notwithstanding any provision of this Plan to the contrary, the annual Plan
Benefits set forth under Article IV shall be determined and coordinated by the
Committee so as to prevent any duplication of Plan and Savings Plan
benefits.
ARTICLE V. INDIVIDUAL
ACCOUNTS, INVESTMENTS AND VALUATIONS
5.1. The provisions of the
Savings Plan concerning the creation of individual accounts and the investment
elections made by Participants, as incorporated into this Plan under Section
1.2, are specifically recognized here and shall be used here for their stated
purposes.
5.2. Participant accounts
will be valued annually. A Participant's account will be credited annually at
the end of the fiscal year with interest of the Company's incremental cost of
borrowing above the equivalent annual yield of Treasury Notes maturing in fifteen
(15) years.
ARTICLE VI. VESTING,
COMMENCEMENT AND FORM OF PLAN BENEFIT
6.1. Plan Benefits based on a Participant's deferrals
and the earnings credited shall be fully vested at the time of deferral or
crediting. Plan Benefits based on Company or Participating Employer
contributions shall be fully vested at the earliest of death, retirement,
Change of Control, or, if earlier, according to the following schedule:
Years of Service
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Nonforfeitable Interest
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Less than
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20%
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2
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20%
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3
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40%
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4
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60%
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5
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80%
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6 or more
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100%
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6.2. Vested Plan Benefits
under this agreement shall become payable to a Participant as of the date
specified under the provisions of Section 3.3. Plan Benefits, including the
balance of the Participant's deferred compensation account shall be payable in
annual installments of the lesser of:
(a). the Participant's annual
base salary at the time of termination, or
(b). the remainder of the
participant's account balance, unless the Participant elects in writing no less
than one year before termination to take such amount as annual payments (not to
exceed 10).
6.3. In the event of a Change
of Control, the Company shall pay to each Participant, a lump sum consisting of
the value of the Participant's accounts under the Plan as if he or she were
fully vested, and the amount shall be paid at the time of termination following
the Change of Control.
6.4. Notwithstanding any Plan
provision to the contrary, no Company or Participating Employer contributions
made under this Plan and interest earnings credited on Participant accounts
shall be paid with respect to a Participant (or beneficiary) who is terminated
for "Cause". For purposes of the Plan, Cause means (a) action by the
Participant involving willful and wanton malfeasance and including any wrongful
and unlawful act, or (b) the Participant being convicted of a felony directly
or indirectly involving the Company. Nothing contained here shall prevent the
payment of benefits to a vested Participant who is involuntarily terminated for
reasons other than Cause.
ARTICLE VII. ADMINISTRATION
7.1. The Compensation
Committee of the Board of Directors shall be charged with the administration of
the Plan. The Committee shall have all such powers as may be necessary to
discharge its duties relative to the administration of the Plan, including by
way of illustration and not limitation, discretionary authority to interpret
and construe the Plan, to decide any dispute arising under the agreement, to
determine the right of any Employee with respect to participation here, to
determine the right of any Participant with respect to benefits payable under
the Plan and to adopt, alter and repeal such administrative rules, regulations
and practices governing the operation of the Plan as it, in its sole
discretion, may from time to time deem advisable. No member of the Committee
shall be liable to any person for any action taken or omitted in connection
with the interpretation and administration of the Plan unless attributable to
willful misconduct or lack of good faith. The Committee shall be entitled to
conclusively rely upon all tables, valuations, certificates, opinions and
reports furnished by any actuary, accountant, controller, counsel or other
person employed or engaged by the Committee or the Company with respect to the
Plan.
ARTICLE VIII. AMENDMENT AND
TERMINATION
8.1. The
Company expects to continue the Plan indefinitely, but reserves the right to
amend or terminate it at any
time, if, in its sole
judgment, such amendment or termination is necessary or desirable. Any such
amendment or termination shall be made in writing by the Board of Directors of
the Company or its designee, if applicable, and shall be effective as of the
date specified in such document. No amendment or termination of the Plan shall
directly or indirectly deprive any Participant, surviving spouse or beneficiary
of all or any portion of the Plan Benefits earned by the Participant as of the
date of amendment or Plan benefits will be fully vested and the Company (or any
transferee, purchaser or successor entity) shall be obligated to pay Plan
Benefits to Participants, surviving spouses and beneficiaries at such time or
times as provided under the terms of the Plan.
8.2. The Plan shall not be
automatically terminated by a transfer or sale of the Company or by the merger
or consolidation of the Company into or with any other corporation or other
entity, but it shall be continued after such sale, merger or consolidation only
if and to the extent that the transferee, purchaser or successor entity agrees
to continue the Plan. In the event the Plan is not continued by the transferee,
purchaser or successor entity, then it shall terminate subject to the
provisions of Section 8.1.
ARTICLE IX. MISCELLANEOUS
9.1. No Effect on Employment
Rights. Nothing contained here will confer upon any Participant the right to be
retained in the service of the Company nor limit the right of the Company to
discharge or otherwise deal with Participants without regard to the existence
of the Plan.
9.2. Plan Unfunded.
Notwithstanding any provision here to the contrary, the benefits offered here
shall constitute nothing more than an unfunded, unsecured promise by the
Company to pay benefits determined under this agreement which are accrued by
Participants while such Participants are employed by the Company. No provision
shall at any time be made with respect to segregating any assets of the Company
for payment of any benefits under this agreement. No Participant, Beneficiary
or any other person shall have any interest in any particular assets of the
Company by reason of the right to receive a benefit under the Plan and any such
Participant, Beneficiary or other person shall have only the rights of a
general unsecured creditor of the Company with respect to any rights under the
Plan. Nothing contained in the Plan shall constitute a guaranty by the Company
or any other entity or person that the assets of the Company will be sufficient
to pay any benefit under this agreement. All expenses and fees incurred in the
administration of the Plan shall be paid by the Company.
9.3. Binding on Company,
Employees and Their Successors. The Plan shall be binding upon and inure to the
benefit of the Company, its successors and assigns and the employee and his or
her heirs, executors, administrators and legal representatives. In the event of
the merger or consolidation of the Company with or into any other corporation,
or in the event substantially all of the assets of the Company shall be
transferred to another corporation, the successor corporation resulting from
the merger or consolidation, or the transferee of such assets, as the case may
be, shall, as a condition to the consummation of the merger, consolidation or
sale, assume the obligations of the Company under this agreement and shall be
substituted for the Company under this agreement.
9.4. Spendthrift Provisions.
No benefit payable under the Plan shall be subject in any manner to
anticipation, alienation, sale, transfer, assignment, pledge, encumbrance, or
charge prior to actual receipt of it by the payee; and any attempt so to
anticipate, alienate, sell, transfer, assign, pledge, encumber or charge prior
to such receipt shall be void; and the Company shall not be liable in any
manner for or subject to the debts, contracts, liabilities, torts or
engagements of any person entitled to any benefit under the Plan.
9.5. Disclosure. Each
Participant shall receive a copy of the Plan.
9.6. State Law. The Plan is
established under and will be construed according to the laws of the State of
_________ to the extent that such laws are not pre empted by the Employee
Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, and regulations promulgated
under it.
9.7. Incapacity of Recipient.
In the event a Participant, surviving spouse or beneficiary is declared
incompetent and a guardian, conservator or other person legally charged with
the care of his or her person or of his or her estate is appointed, any
benefits under the Plan to which such Participant, spouse or beneficiary is
entitled shall be paid to such guardian, conservator or other person legally
charged with the care of his or her person or his or her estate. Except as
provided here, when the Committee, in its sole discretion, determines that a
Participant, surviving spouse or beneficiary is unable to manage his or her
financial affairs, the Committee may direct the Company to make distributions
to any person for the benefit of such Participant, spouse or beneficiary.
9.8.
Unclaimed Benefit. Each Participant shall keep the Committee informed of his or
her current address. The Committee shall not be obligated to search for the
whereabouts of any person. If the location of a Participant is not made known
to the Committee within three years after the date on which any payment of the
Participant's benefit under this agreement may be made, payment may be made as
though the Participant had died at the end of the three year period. If, within
one additional year after such three year period has elapsed, or, within three
years after the
actual death of a
Participant, whichever occurs first, the Committee is unable to locate the
spouse or any beneficiary of the Participant, any Plan Benefits held for a
Participant, surviving spouse or beneficiary shall be forfeited.
9.9. Elections, Applications.
Notices. Every direction, revocation or notice authorized or required under
this agreement shall be deemed delivered to the Company or the Committee as the
case may be: (a) on the date it is personally delivered to the Secretary of the
Committee (with a copy to the Company's General Counsel) at the Company's
executive offices at [address] or (b) three business days after it is sent by
registered or certified mail, postage prepaid, addressed to the Secretary of
the Committee (with a copy to the Company's General Counsel) at the offices
indicated above, and shall be deemed delivered to a Participant, surviving
spouse or beneficiary: (a) on the date it is personally delivered to such
individual, or (b) three business days after it is sent by registered or
certified mail, postage prepaid, addressed to such individual at the last
address shown for him or her on the records of the Company. Any notice required
under this agreement may be waived by the person entitled to it.
9.10. Counterparts. This Plan
may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be
considered as an original, and no other counterparts need be produced.
9.11. Severability. In the
event any provision of this Plan shall be held illegal or invalid for any
reason, such illegality or invalidity shall not affect the remaining provisions
of the Plan. This Plan shall be construed and enforced as if such illegal or
invalid provision had never been contained here.
9.12. Headings. The headings
of Sections of this Plan are for convenience of reference only and shall have
no substantive effect on the provisions of this Plan.
Executed at _________, effective as of [date].
ATTEST:
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