UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM
8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15 (d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): December 9, 2008
Thor Industries, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
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Delaware
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1-9235
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93-0768752
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(State or Other Jurisdiction of
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(Commission File Number)
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(IRS Employer Identification
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Incorporation)
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No.)
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419 West Pike Street,
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45334-0629
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Jackson Center, Ohio
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(Zip Code)
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
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Registrants telephone number, including area code:
(937) 596-6849
N/A
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the
filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
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Item 5.02
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Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of
Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
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Thor Industries, Inc. 2008 Annual Incentive Plan
At the Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Thor Industries, Inc. (the Company) held on
December 9, 2008, the stockholders of the Company approved the Thor Industries, Inc. 2008 Annual
Incentive Plan (the 2008 Annual Incentive Plan). The 2008 Annual Incentive Plan is intended to
comply with Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the Code) and is
intended to provide an incentive to executive officers of the Company and its subsidiaries, and
other selected key executives of the Company (Eligible Executives) to contribute to the growth,
profitability and increased stockholder value of the Company. Awards (as defined below) will be
paid based on the satisfaction of performance objectives as described below.
The 2008 Annual Incentive Plan permits the Committee (as defined below) to grant performance
awards based upon pre-established performance goals to Eligible Executives, whether or not such
executives are subject to the limit on deductible compensation under Code Section 162(m) at the
time of grant.
The 2008 Annual Incentive Plan is administered by a committee which will be comprised of at
least two members of the Companys Board of Directors (the Board) who qualify as outside
directors within the meaning of Code Section 162(m) (the Committee), which is currently the
Compensation Committee. Under the 2008 Annual Incentive Plan, the Committee has the power to:
(i) designate Eligible Executives to participate in the 2008 Annual Incentive Plan for a designated
Performance Period as defined below (the Participants); (ii) determine the terms and conditions
of any Award; (iii) determine whether, to what extent, and under what circumstances Awards may be
canceled, forfeited, or suspended; (iv) interpret, administer, reconcile any inconsistency, correct
any defect and/or supply any omission in the 2008 Annual Incentive Plan and any instrument or
agreement relating to, or Award granted under, the 2008 Annual Incentive Plan; (v) establish,
amend, suspend, or waive any rules and regulations; and (vi) make any other determination and take
any other action that the Committee deems necessary or desirable for the administration of the 2008
Annual Incentive Plan.
Under the 2008 Annual Incentive Plan, the Committee has the authority to grant Awards which
represent the conditional right of a participant to receive a cash award following a Performance
Period (as defined below) based upon performance in respect of a Performance Goal (as defined
below). For purposes of the 2008 Annual Incentive Plan, a Performance Period is a fiscal quarter
during which performance will be measured in order to determine a Participants entitlement to
receive payment of an Award, and Performance Goal is, with respect to each Performance Period,
consolidated pre-tax profits of the Company (Pre-Tax Profits) of $15,000,000.
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Prior to, or reasonably promptly following the inception of, a Performance Period but, to the
extent required by Code Section 162(m), by no later than the day prior to the date on which
twenty-five percent (25%) of the Performance Period has elapsed, the Committee will allocate in
writing, on behalf of each Participant, the portion of Pre-Tax Profits (not to exceed 3% on behalf
of any Participant), if any (an Award), to be paid to the Participant if the Performance Goal is
achieved. With respect to any single Participant, the maximum Award that can be paid with respect
to any Performance Period is $5,000,000.
The Committee is authorized at any time during or after a Performance Period to reduce or
eliminate an Award allocated to any Participant for any reason, including, without limitation,
changes in the position or duties of any Participant with the Company during or after a Performance
Period, whether due to any termination of employment (including death, disability, retirement,
voluntary termination, or termination with or without cause) or otherwise. However, no reduction or
elimination will increase the amount otherwise payable to any other Participant if a reduction or
elimination would cause the Awards to fail to qualify as qualified performance-based compensation
under Code Section 162(m), as determined by the Committee. In addition, to the extent necessary to
preserve the intended economic effects of the 2008 Annual Incentive Plan to the Company and the
Participants, the Committee will adjust the calculation of Pre-Tax Profits and Awards and the
allocation thereof to take into account: (i) a change in corporate capitalization, (ii) a corporate
transaction, such as any merger of the Company or any subsidiary into another corporation, any
consolidation of the Company or any subsidiary into another corporation, any separation of the
Company or any subsidiary (including a spin-off or the distribution of stock or property of the
Company or any subsidiary), any reorganization of the Company or any subsidiary (whether or not the
reorganization comes within the definition of Code Section 368), (iii) any partial or complete
liquidation of the Company or any subsidiary or a large, special and non-recurring dividend paid or
distributed by the Company, or (iv) a change in accounting or other relevant rules or regulations;
provided
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however
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extent that the Committee determines that the adjustment would cause the Awards to fail to qualify
as qualified performance-based compensation under Code Section 162(m).
Following the completion of each Performance Period, the Committee will certify in writing, in
accordance with the requirements of Code Section 162(m), the achievement of the Performance Goal
and the Awards payable to Participants.
The Board or the Committee may, at any time, terminate or, from time to time, amend, modify or
suspend the 2008 Annual Incentive Plan and the terms and provisions of any Award granted to any
Participant which has not been paid. No Award may be granted during any suspension of the 2008
Annual Incentive Plan or after its termination.
The above summary of the 2008 Annual Incentive Plan does not purport to be complete and is
qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the 2008 Annual Incentive Plan, a copy
of which is attached as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by
reference.
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Thor Industries, Inc. Deferred Compensation Plan
On December 9, 2008, the Board approved and adopted the amended and restated Thor Industries,
Inc. Deferred Compensation Plan (the Deferred Compensation Plan), which was amended and restated
primarily to comply with Section 409A of the Code. The general purpose of the Deferred
Compensation Plan is to provide the Companys key selected employees with the benefits of an
unfunded, non-qualified deferred compensation program.
Under the Deferred Compensation Plan, participants may elect to defer portions of their salary
and bonus amounts. The Company may also elect to contribute discretionary incentive, matching and
special contributions on behalf of participants. The amounts are credited to the participants
individual account, which is credited with earnings and losses based on the performance of certain
investment funds selected by the Company and elected by the participant.
The portion of a participants account attributable to his or her elective deferrals is 100%
vested at all times. The portion of a participants account attributable to matching
contributions, discretionary incentive contributions and special contributions vests upon the
participants completion of three years of service. However, all amounts in a participants
account become fully vested upon a change of control of the Company.
Vested benefits become payable under the Deferred Compensation Plan (i) upon the participants
separation from service, (ii) upon the occurrence of a change of control of the Company, (iii) upon
the participants death or disability or (iv) in connection with a severe financial hardship due to
an unforeseen emergency (but in this case amounts payable are limited to the amount necessary to
satisfy the emergency plus anticipated taxes). In each case, payment will be made within ninety
(90) days following the event triggering the payment unless the participant is determined by the
Board to be a specified employee under Section 409A of the Code and the payment trigger is the
participants separation from service, in which case the payment will be delayed for a period of
six (6) months.
Prior to a participants attainment of age fifty-five (55), all benefits are paid in lump sum.
Benefits paid following the participants attainment of age fifty-five (55) may be paid in lump sum
or in equal installments not to exceed five years, as elected by the participant in his or her
initial election. Payments of amounts under the Deferred Compensation Plan are paid in cash from
the Companys general funds and any right to receive payments from the Company under the Deferred
Compensation Plan will be no greater than the right of one of the Companys unsecured creditors.
The Board may administer the Deferred Compensation Plan or may appoint a committee to do so.
The Board has the ability to modify or terminate the plan, provided that any modification or
termination does not adversely affect the rights of any participant or beneficiary as to amounts
under the plan. The Board also has the ability to terminate the Deferred Compensation Plan and
accelerate the payments of all vested accounts in connection with certain corporate dissolutions or
changes of control, provided that the acceleration is permissible under Section 409A of the Code.
The Deferred Compensation Plan is intended to comply with Section 409A of the Code.
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The above summary of the Deferred Compensation Plan does not purport to be complete and is
qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Deferred Compensation Plan, a copy
of which is attached as Exhibit 10.2 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by
reference.
Thor Industries, Inc. Select Executive Incentive Plan
On December 9, 2008, the Board approved and adopted the amended and restated Thor Industries,
Inc. Select Executive Incentive Plan (the SEIP), which was amended and restated primarily to
comply with Section 409A of the Code. The SEIP is administered by the Compensation Committee of
the Board. The purpose of the SEIP is to provide eligible executives with supplemental deferred
compensation in addition to the current compensation earned under the Companys Management
Incentive Plan. The SEIP is intended to be an unfunded deferred compensation arrangement for the
benefit of a select group of management or highly compensated employees of the Company and its
designated subsidiaries and affiliates.
For each year of participation, the Company makes contributions, if any, on behalf of eligible
executives, as determined by the Compensation Committee in its sole discretion. The amount(s) are
credited to a bookkeeping account maintained for each eligible executive, which is also credited
with earnings and losses as if the amounts were invested in specific investment funds selected by
the Compensation Committee (or by the eligible executive if the Compensation Committee establishes
a procedure permitting the eligible executive to select from amongst the index funds selected by
the Compensation Committee).
The amount(s) credited to the account of an eligible executive will vest upon the conclusion
of the executives sixth year of participation in the SEIP, provided that the executive does not
experience a separation from service before that time. However, the amounts immediately become
100% vested upon the eligible executives death or attainment of age 65. Except as otherwise
provided in the SEIP, if the executive separates from service, all unvested amounts credited to his or
her account will be forfeited.
The SEIP also contains non-competition, non-solicitation and confidential information
restrictions that, among other things, prohibit eligible executives from competing with the Company
within the United States or Canada during the term of the eligible executives participation and
for a period of eighteen months after separation from service with the Company for any reason.
Non-compliance with such provisions will result in a total forfeiture of vested benefits. An
eligible employee will also forfeit his or her entire vested balance under the SEIP if he or she
engages in certain behavior detrimental to the Company at any time prior to payment of the vested
balance.
Amounts under the SEIP become payable upon an eligible executives separation from service or,
if earlier, upon the eligible executives death or disability or the occurrence of an unforeseen
emergency (but in this case amounts payable are limited to the amount necessary to satisfy the
emergency plus anticipated taxes). Payments made upon an eligible executives death or disability
or an unforeseen emergency are made in a lump sum within ninety days. Payments made in connection
with an eligible executives separation from service will commence eighteen months following the
eligible executives separation from service and payment will be made in
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lump sum or in equal annual installments over five years or ten years or in another actuarially
equivalent form of payment, as elected by the executive at the commencement of participation in the
SEIP. Payments of amounts under the SEIP are paid in cash from the Companys general funds and any
right to receive payments from the Company under the SEIP will be no greater than the right of one
of the Companys unsecured creditors.
The Board may amend, suspend or terminate the SEIP in whole or in part, provided that such
action does not retroactively adversely affect the rights of any person that has accrued benefits
under the SEIP prior to the date of such action. The Board has the ability to terminate the SEIP
and accelerate the payments of all vested accounts in connection with certain corporate
dissolutions or change of control, provided that the acceleration is permissible under Section 409A
of the Code. The SEIP is intended to comply with Section 409A of the Code.
The above summary of the SEIP does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety
by reference to the full text of the SEIP, a copy of which is attached as Exhibit 10.3 to this
Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d)
Exhibits
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Exhibit Number
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Description
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10.1
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Thor Industries, Inc. 2008 Annual Incentive Plan
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10.2
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Thor Industries, Inc. Deferred Compensation Plan
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10.3
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Thor Industries, Inc. Select Executive Incentive Plan
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly
caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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Thor Industries, Inc.
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Date: December 15, 2008
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By:
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/s/ Christian G. Farman
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Name:
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Christian G. Farman
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Title:
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Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
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EXHIBIT INDEX
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Exhibit
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Number
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Description
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10.1
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Thor Industries, Inc. 2008 Annual Incentive Plan
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10.2
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Thor Industries, Inc. Deferred Compensation Plan
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10.3
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Thor Industries, Inc. Select Executive Incentive Plan
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Exhibit 10.1
THOR INDUSTRIES, INC.
2008 ANNUAL INCENTIVE PLAN
1.
Purposes
. The purposes of this Plan are to provide an incentive to executive
officers and other selected key executives of the Company to contribute to the growth,
profitability and increased stockholder value of the Company, to retain such executives and
endeavor to qualify the compensation paid under the Plan for tax deductibility under Section 162(m)
of the Code.
2.
Definitions
. For purposes of the Plan, the following terms shall be defined as set
forth below:
(a)
Award
shall mean, with respect to a Performance Period, that portion of the
Pre-Tax Profits payable to a Participant as determined pursuant to Section 4(a).
(b)
Board
shall mean the Companys Board of Directors.
(c)
Code
shall mean the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to
time, including any authoritative guidance and regulations thereunder and successor
provisions thereto.
(d)
Committee
shall mean a committee composed of at least two members of the Board
who qualify as outside directors within the meaning of Section 162(m) of the Code.
(e)
Company
shall mean Thor Industries, Inc. and any entity that succeeds to all or
substantially all of its business.
(f)
Effective Date
shall mean the date the Plan is adopted by the Board, subject to
approval of the Companys stockholders.
(g)
Eligible Employee
shall mean each executive officer of the Company, including
those employed by subsidiaries, and other key executives of the Company selected by the
Committee.
(h)
Fiscal Quarter
shall mean a quarter of a Fiscal Year.
(i)
Fiscal Year
shall mean the fiscal year of the Company which commences on August 1
and ends on July 31.
(j)
Participant
shall mean an Eligible Employee designated by the Committee to
participate in the Plan for a designated Performance Period.
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(k)
Performance Goal
shall mean, with respect to each Performance Period, Pre-Tax
Profits of $15,000,000.
(l)
Performance Period
shall mean a Fiscal Quarter.
(m)
Plan
shall mean this Thor Industries, Inc. 2008 Annual
Incentive Plan, as amended from time to time.
(n)
Pre-Tax Profits
shall mean consolidated pre-tax profits of the Company.
3.
Administration
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(a)
Authority
. The Plan shall be administered by the Committee. Subject to
the provisions of the Plan and applicable law, the Committee shall have the power, in
addition to other express powers and authorizations conferred on the Committee by the Plan,
to: (i) designate Participants; (ii) determine the terms and conditions of any Award; (iii)
determine whether, to what extent, and under what circumstances Awards may be canceled,
forfeited, or suspended and the method or methods by which Awards may be canceled,
forfeited, or suspended; (iv) interpret, administer, reconcile any inconsistency, correct
any defect and/or supply any omission in the Plan and any instrument or agreement relating
to, or Award granted under, the Plan; (v) establish, amend, suspend, or waive any rules and
regulations; and (vi) make any other determination and take any other action that the
Committee deems necessary or desirable for the administration of the Plan.
(b)
Manner of Exercise of Committee Authority
. The Committee may delegate its
responsibility with respect to the administration of the Plan to one or more officers of the
Company, to one or more members of the Committee or to one or more members of the Board;
provided
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however
, that the Committee may not delegate its responsibility
(i) to make Awards to executive officers of the Company; (ii) to make Awards which are
intended to constitute qualified performance-based compensation under Section 162(m) of
the Code; or (iii) to certify the satisfaction of Performance Goals pursuant to Section 4(c)
in accordance with Section 162(m) of the Code. The Committee may also appoint agents to
assist in the day-to-day administration of the Plan and may delegate the authority to
execute documents under the Plan to one or more members of the Committee or to one or more
officers of the Company.
(c)
Limitation of Liability
. The Committee may appoint agents to assist it in
administering the Plan. The Committee and each member thereof shall be entitled to, in good
faith, rely or act upon any report or other information furnished to him or her by any
officer or employee of the Company, the Companys independent certified public accountants,
consultants or any other agent assisting in the administration of the Plan. Members of the
Committee and any officer or employee of the Company acting at the direction or on behalf of
the Committee shall not be personally liable for any action or determination taken or made
in good faith with respect to the Plan, and shall, to the
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extent permitted by law, be fully indemnified and protected by the Company with respect to any such
action or determination.
4.
Awards
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(a)
Allocation of Awards
. Prior to, or reasonably promptly following the
inception of, a Performance Period but, to the extent required by Section 162(m) of the
Code, by no later than the day prior to the date on which twenty-five percent (25%) of the
Performance Period has elapsed, the Committee shall allocate in writing, on behalf of each
Eligible Employee designated as a Participant eligible to receive an Award pursuant to the
Plan for such Performance Period, the portion of Pre-Tax Profits (not to exceed 3% on behalf
of any Participant), if any, to be paid to such Participant with respect to the Performance
Period if the Performance Goal is achieved. With respect to any single Participant, the
maximum Award that shall be paid with respect to any Performance Period shall be $5,000,000.
(b)
Adjustments
. The Committee is authorized at any time during or after a
Performance Period to reduce or eliminate an Award allocated to any Participant for any
reason, including, without limitation, changes in the position or duties of any Participant
with the Company during or after a Performance Period, whether due to any termination of
employment (including death, disability, retirement, voluntary termination, or termination
with or without cause) or otherwise;
provided
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that
, no such reduction or
elimination will increase the amount otherwise payable to any other Participant if such
action would cause the Awards to fail to qualify as qualified performance-based
compensation under Section 162(m) of the Code, as determined by the Committee. In
addition, to the extent necessary to preserve the intended economic effects of the Plan to
the Company and the Participants, the Committee shall adjust the calculation of Pre-Tax
Profits and Awards and the allocation thereof to take into account: (i) a change in
corporate capitalization, (ii) a corporate transaction, such as any merger of the Company or
any subsidiary into another corporation, any consolidation of the Company or any subsidiary
into another corporation, any separation of the Company or any subsidiary (including a
spin-off or the distribution of stock or property of the Company or any subsidiary), any
reorganization of the Company or any subsidiary (whether or not such reorganization comes
within the definition of Section 368 of the Code), (iii) any partial or complete liquidation
of the Company or any subsidiary or a large, special and non-recurring dividend paid or
distributed by the Company, or (iv) a change in accounting or other relevant rules or
regulations;
provided
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however
, that no adjustment hereunder shall be
authorized or made if and to the extent that the Committee determines that such authority or
the making of such adjustment would cause the Awards to fail to qualify as qualified
performance-based compensation under Section 162(m) of the Code.
(c)
Payment of Awards
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(i) Following the completion of each Performance Period, the Committee shall certify in
writing, in accordance with the requirements of Section 162(m) of the Code, the achievement
of the Performance Goal and the Awards payable to Participants. Unless the Committee
determines otherwise, no amounts shall be paid with respect to Awards for a Performance
Period until the Performance Period has ended and the Committee has made the certification
required by this Section 4(c)(i).
(ii) Except as provided below, as soon as practicable following the Committees
certification pursuant to Section 4(c)(i) for the applicable Performance Period, each
Participant shall receive payment, in a cash lump sum, of his or her Award. In no event
shall such payment be made later than 2
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2
months following the date the Committee certifies
that the Performance Goal has been achieved.
5.
General Provisions
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(a)
Termination of Employment
. In the event a Participant terminates
employment for any reason during a Performance Period or prior to the Award payment, he or
she shall not be entitled to receive any Award for such Performance Period.
(b)
Taxes
. The Company is authorized to withhold from any Award granted, any
payment relating to an Award under the Plan, or any payroll or other payment to a
Participant, amounts of withholding and other taxes due in connection with any transaction
involving an Award, and to take such other action as the Committee may deem advisable to
enable the Company and Participants to satisfy obligations for the payment of withholding
taxes and other tax obligations relating to any Award. This authority shall include
authority for the Company to withhold or receive other property and to make cash payments in
respect thereof in satisfaction of a Participants tax obligations, either on a mandatory or
elective basis in the discretion of the Committee.
(c)
Limitations on Rights Conferred under Plan and Beneficiaries
. Status as a
Participant shall not be construed as a commitment that any Award will become payable under
the Plan. Nothing contained in the Plan or in any documents related to the Plan or to any
Award shall confer upon any Eligible Employee or Participant any right to continue as an
Eligible Employee, Participant or in the employ of the Company or constitute any contract or
agreement of employment, or interfere in any way with the right of the Company to reduce
such persons compensation, to change the position held by such person or to terminate the
employment of such Eligible Employee or Participant, with or without cause, but nothing
contained in this Plan or any document related thereto shall affect any other contractual
right of any Eligible Employee or Participant. No benefit payable under, or interest in,
this Plan shall be transferable by a Participant except by will or the laws of descent and
distribution or otherwise be subject in any manner to anticipation, alienation, sale,
transfer, assignment, pledge, encumbrance or charge.
(d)
Changes to the Plan and Awards
. Subject to Section 5(h), notwithstanding
anything herein to the contrary, the Board, or the Committee, may, at any time, terminate
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or, from time to time, amend, modify or suspend the Plan and the terms and provisions of any
Award theretofore granted to any Participant which has not been paid. No Award may be
granted during any suspension of the Plan or after its termination.
(e)
Unfunded Status of Awards; Creation of Trusts
. The Plan is intended to
constitute an unfunded plan for incentive and deferred compensation. With respect to any
amounts payable to a Participant pursuant to an Award, nothing contained in the Plan (or in
any documents related thereto), nor the creation or adoption of the Plan, the grant of any
Award, or the taking of any other action pursuant to the Plan shall give any such
Participant any rights that are greater than those of a general creditor of the Company;
provided,
that
, the Committee may authorize the creation of trusts and
deposit therein cash or other property or make other arrangements, to meet the Companys
obligations under the Plan. Such trusts or other arrangements shall be consistent with the
unfunded status of the Plan unless the Committee otherwise determines with the consent of
each affected Participant. The trustee of such trusts may be authorized to dispose of trust
assets and reinvest the proceeds in alternative investments, subject to such terms and
conditions as the Committee may specify in accordance with applicable law.
(f)
Non-Exclusivity of the Plan
. Neither the adoption of the Plan by the Board
(or a committee designated by the Board) nor submission of the Plan or provisions thereof to
the stockholders of the Company for approval shall be construed as creating any limitations
on the power of the Board to adopt such other incentive arrangements as it may deem
necessary.
(g)
Governing Law
. The validity, construction, and effect of the Plan, any
rules and regulations relating to the Plan, and any Award shall be determined in accordance
with the laws of the State of Delaware, without giving effect to principles of conflicts of
laws, and applicable Federal law.
(h)
Exemption Under Section 162(m) of the Code
. The Plan, and all Awards issued
thereunder, are intended to be exempt from the application of Section 162(m) of the Code,
which restricts under certain circumstances the Federal income tax deduction for
compensation paid by a public company to covered employees (within the meaning of Section
162(m) of the Code) in excess of $1 million per year. The Committee may, without
stockholder approval, amend the Plan retroactively or prospectively to the extent it
determines necessary in order to comply with any subsequent clarification of Section 162(m)
of the Code required to preserve the Companys Federal income tax deduction for compensation
paid pursuant to the Plan. Notwithstanding Section 5(d), the Committee may not change the
Performance Goal unless all necessary stockholder approval or re-approval of the Plan is
obtained in order to qualify Awards as performance-based compensation within the meaning
of Section 162(m) of the Code.
(i)
Effective Date
. The Plan is effective on the Effective Date, subject to
subsequent approval thereof by the Companys stockholders at the first annual meeting of
stockholders to occur after the Effective Date, and shall remain in effect until it has been
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terminated pursuant to Section 5(e). If the Plan is not approved by the stockholders at
such annual meeting, the Plan and all interests in the Plan awarded to Participants before
the date of such annual meeting shall be void
ab
initio
and of no further
force and effect.
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Exhibit 10.2
Thor Industries, Inc.
Amended and Restated
Deferred Compensation Plan
Effective January 1, 2005
The Thor Industries, Inc. Amended and Restated Deferred Compensation Plan (the
Plan
) was
adopted by the Employer effective as of June 1, 2000 and was restated as of February 1,
2003. The Company hereby amends and restates the Plan effective as of January 1, 2005 to,
among other things, comply with Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as
amended (the
Code
). The purpose of the Plan is to provide key selected employees of the
Employer with the benefits of an unfunded, non-qualified deferred compensation program. The
Plan is intended to constitute a plan that is unfunded and maintained by an employer
primarily for the purpose of providing deferred compensation for a select group of
management or highly compensated employees within the meaning of Sections 201(20),
301(a)(3) and 401(a)(1) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended
(
ERISA
), is intended to be exempt from the provisions of Parts 2, 3 and 4 of Title I of
ERISA, and shall be interpreted and administered to the extent possible in a manner
consistent with that intent.
When used in the Plan, the following words shall have the meanings set forth below, unless
the context clearly indicates otherwise:
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Accounts
: The bookkeeping accounts maintained by the Employer, with
appropriate sub accounts, to reflect Contributions to the Plan, adjusted for earnings
and losses, in accordance with the Plan. Accounts shall be bookkeeping entries only
and shall not constitute an actual allocation of any assets of the Employer, or be
deemed to create any trust, custodial account or deposit with respect to any assets
which may be utilized to satisfy the obligation of the Employer to provide the benefits
specified in the Plan.
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(b)
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Beneficiary
: Any person who is designated by a Participant to receive payment
of benefits under the Plan, to the extent available, after the Participants death.
The Participant may specify his or her Beneficiaries on a form approved by the
Committee and may make such changes to his or her Beneficiary designation at any time,
pursuant to procedures adopted by the Committee. Notwithstanding anything in the Plan
to the contrary, if the Participant designates his or her spouse as a Beneficiary of
benefits payable hereunder, and the Participants marriage to that spouse is later
terminated (whether by divorce, annulment, dissolution or otherwise), the Participants
designation of his or her spouse as a Beneficiary shall be null and void, and the
portion of the Participants benefits that would, but for this provision be payable to
the Participants spouse will be payable as designated in the Participants Beneficiary
designation, as if the spouse had predeceased the Participant.
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(c)
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Board
: The Board of Directors of Thor Industries, Inc.
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(d)
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Bonus.
A cash payment made by the Employer to an Eligible Employee, in
addition to such Eligible Employees Compensation, in order to recognize specific
accomplishments.
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(e)
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Bonus Deferrals
: Those elective Bonus Contributions made to the Plan pursuant
to Part IV(b) of the Plan.
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(f)
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Change in Control
: The occurrence of any one of the following events:
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(i) any person (as such term is defined in Section 3(a)(9) of the Securities Exchange Ace of
1934 (the
Exchange Act
) and as used in Sections 13 (d)(3) and 14(d)(2) of the Exchange Act) is or
becomes a beneficial owner (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act), directly or
indirectly, of securities of Thor Industries, Inc. (the
Company
for purposes of this definition)
representing 50% or more of the combined voting power of the Companys then outstanding securities
eligible to vote for the election of the Board (the
Company Voting Securities
);
provided
,
however
, that the event described in this paragraph (i) shall not be deemed to be a Change
in Control by virtue of any of the following acquisitions: (A) by the Company or any subsidiary,
(B) by any employee benefit plan sponsored or maintained by the Company or any subsidiary, (C) by
any underwriter temporarily holding securities pursuant to an offering of such securities, (D)
pursuant to a Non-Control Transaction (as defined in paragraph (iii)), or (E) a transaction (other
than one described in (iii) below) in which Company Voting Securities are acquired from the
Company, if a majority of the Incumbent Board (as defined below) approves a resolution providing
expressly that the acquisition pursuant to this clause (E) does not constitute a Change in Control
under this paragraph (i);
(ii) individuals
who, on the Effective Date, constitute the Board (the
Incumbent Board
)
cease for any reason to constitute at least a majority thereof, provided that any person becoming a
director subsequent to the Effective Date, whose election or nomination for election was approved
by a vote of at least two-thirds of the directors comprising the Incumbent Board (either by a
specific vote or by approval of the proxy statement of the Company in which such person is named as
a nominee for director, without objection to such nomination) shall be considered a member of the
Incumbent Board;
provided
,
however
, that no individual initially elected or
nominated as a director of the Company as a result of an actual or threatened election contest with
respect to directors or any other actual or threatened solicitation of proxies or consents by or on
behalf of any person other than the Board shall be deemed to be a member of the Incumbent Board;
(iii) the shareholders of the Company approve a merger, consolidation, share exchange or
similar form of corporate reorganization of the Company or any such type of transaction involving
the Company or any of its subsidiaries (whether for such transaction or the issuance of securities
in the transaction or otherwise) (a
Business
Combination
), unless, immediately following such
Business Combination: (A) more than 50% of the total voting power of the publicly traded
corporation resulting from such Business Combination (including, without limitation, any
corporation which directly or indirectly has beneficial ownership of 100% of the Company Voting
Securities or all or substantially all of the assets of the Company and its subsidiaries) eligible
to elect directors of such corporation would be represented by shares that were Company Voting
Securities immediately prior to such Business Combination (either by remaining outstanding or being
converted), and such voting power would be in substantially the same proportion as the voting power
of such Company Voting Securities immediately prior to the Business Combination, (B) no person
(other than any publicly traded holding company resulting from such Business Combination, any
employee benefit plan sponsored or maintained by the Company (or the corporation resulting from
such Business Combination), or any person which beneficially owned, immediately prior to such
Business Combination, directly or indirectly, 50% or more of the Company Voting Securities (a
Company 50% Stockholder
) would become the beneficial owner, directly or indirectly, of 50% or
more of the total voting power of the outstanding voting securities eligible to elect directors of
the corporation resulting from such Business Combination and no Company 50% Stockholder would
increase its percentage of such total voting power, and (C) at least a majority of the members of
the board of directors of the corporation resulting from such Business Combination would
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be members of the Incumbent Board at the time of the Boards approval of the execution of the
initial agreement providing for such Business Combination (a
Non-Control Transaction
); or
(iv) the shareholders of the Company approve a plan of complete liquidation or dissolution of
the Company or the sale or disposition of all or substantially all of the Companys assets.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, a Change in Control shall not be deemed to occur solely
because any person acquires beneficial ownership of more than 50% of the Company Voting
Securities as a result of the acquisition of Company Voting Securities by the Company which,
by reducing the number of Company Voting Securities outstanding, increases the percentage of
shares beneficially owned by such person;
provided
,
that
, if a Change in
Control would occur as a result of such an acquisition by the Company (if not for the
operation of this sentence), and after the Companys acquisition such person becomes the
beneficial owner of additional Company Voting Securities that increases the percentage of
outstanding Company Voting Securities beneficially owned by such person, then a Change in
Control shall occur.
Notwithstanding any other provision contained in this Part II(f) or in the Plan, an event
shall not constitute a Change in Control unless such event constitutes a change in control
event within the meaning of Treasury Regulations Section 1.409A-3(i)(5).
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Code
: The U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended and any authoritative
guidance and/or regulations promulgated thereunder.
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(h)
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Committee
: The Committee as provided for in the Plan, which shall have the
authority to direct the operations of the Plan. If Thor Industries, Inc. does not
appoint members of the Committee, then Thor Industries, Inc. shall be the administrator
of the Plan, and direct its day to day operations.
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(i)
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Compensation
: An Employees wages, salaries, fees for professional services
and other amounts received (whether or not the amount is paid in cash) for personal
services actually performed in the course of employment with the Employer to the extent
that such amounts are includible in gross income, including, but not limited to,
commissions paid to salespersons, compensation for services on the basis of a
percentage of profits, commissions on insurance premiums, tips or those items
excludable under the definition of compensation under Treasury Regulation Section
1.415-2(d)(3). While Bonuses can be deferred under the Plan, they do not constitute
Compensation. For purposes of the Plan, Compensation will be determined before
Elective Deferrals and other salary reduction amounts that are not included in the
Participants gross income under Sections 125, 402(e), 402(h) or 403(b) of the Code.
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(j)
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Compensation Deferrals:
Those elective Compensation deferrals made to the Plan
pursuant to Part IV(a) of the Plan.
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(k)
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Contributions
: Collectively, Compensation Deferrals, Bonus Deferrals, Matching
Contributions, Discretionary Incentive Contributions, and Employer Special
Contributions.
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(l)
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Disability
: A Participant is either (a) unable to engage in any substantial
gainful activity by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment
which can be expected to result in death or can be expected to last for a continuous
period of not less than twelve (12) months; or (b) by reason of any medically
determinable physical or
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mental impairment which can be expected to result in death or can be expected to
last for a continuous period of not less than twelve (12) months, receiving income
replacement benefits for a period of not less than three (3) months under an
accident and health plan covering employees of the Employer; or (c) determined to be
totally disabled by the Social Security Administration.
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(m)
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Discretionary Incentive Contributions
: Those discretionary Employer
contributions to the Plan made pursuant to Part IV(c) of the Plan.
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(n)
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Effective Date
: June 1, 2000.
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(o)
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Elective Deferrals
: A Compensation Deferral or Bonus Deferral made under the
Plan pursuant to a Participants Elective Deferral Agreement.
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(p)
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Elective Deferral Agreement
: An irrevocable election of the Participant to
defer a portion of his or her Compensation and/or Bonus pursuant to the Plan. Such
Elective Deferral Agreement shall (i) be in writing, signed by the Participant prior to
the start of the Plan Year to which it relates (or such earlier date set forth in the
Elective Deferral Agreement for a particular Plan Year);
provided
,
that
, a person who becomes a new Participant in the Plan may, within 30 days
following his or her selection as a Participant, elect to defer his or her Compensation
and/or Bonus earned after the date of such election so long as such Participant was not
eligible to participate in any other plan that is required to be aggregated with the
Plan for purposes of Section 409A of the Code; (ii) take effect as of the start of the
following Plan Year (or the date the Participant commences participation in the Plan,
if later); (iii) except as otherwise provided herein, be irrevocable; and (iv) be on a
form and submitted as prescribed by the Committee. Any Elective Deferral Agreement in
effect as of the last day of a Plan Year shall automatically renew for each succeeding
Plan Year unless a proper election modifying or terminating the prior Elective Deferral
Agreement is submitted to the Committee during the period of time designated by the
Committee.
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(q)
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Eligible Employee
: An employee who is a member of a select group of management
or highly compensated employees, within the meaning of ERISA, as determined by the
Committee.
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(r)
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Employer
: (i) Thor Industries, Inc. and (ii) any member of Thor Industries,
Inc.s control group within the meaning of U.S. Treasury Regulation Section
1.409A-1(h)(3), as such may be modified or amended from time to time, by applying the
at least 50 percent provisions thereof, which is designated by the Committee as an
employer whose employees will be eligible to participate in the Plan.
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(s)
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Employer Special Contribution
: Those Employer contributions made pursuant to
Part IV(e) of the Plan and allocated pursuant to the provisions of an agreement entered
into between the Employer and a Participant.
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(t)
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Employment Commencement Date
: The date on which an employee is first employed
by the Employer.
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(u)
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ERISA:
The Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended and the
regulations promulgated thereunder.
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(v)
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Fiscal Quarter.
The fiscal quarter of Thor Industries, Inc.
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(w)
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Investment Fund
: Any of the investment funds selected by the Committee into
which amounts credited to Accounts may be deemed to be invested as set forth on
Exhibit A
attached hereto, as may be amended from time to time.
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(x)
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Matching Contributions
: Those Employer matching contributions made pursuant to
Part IV(d) of the Plan, allocated as a matching contribution to the Compensation
Deferral or Bonus Deferral Contributions.
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(y)
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Participant
: An Eligible Employee who has been selected to participate in the
Plan and who has Contributions credited to his or her Account. An individual who has
an Account in the Plan and is due benefits under the Plan (notwithstanding any vesting
or forfeiture provisions contained herein) shall continue to be a Participant despite
no longer being an Eligible Employee.
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(z)
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Plan
: This non-qualified deferred compensation plan established by Thor
Industries, Inc., which is intended to be a top hat plan, as defined in Department of
Labor Regulation § 23.20.104-23, and exempt from the provisions of Parts 2, 3 and 4 of
Title I of ERISA.
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(aa)
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Plan Year:
The twelve month period ending on December 31.
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(bb)
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Separation From Service:
The meaning shall be as set forth in U.S. Treasury
Regulation Section 1.409A-1(h), including the default presumptions thereunder.
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(cc)
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Specified Employee
: The meaning shall be as set forth in Section
409A(a)(2)(B)(i) of the Code.
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(dd)
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Trust Agreement:
An agreement entered into between the Trustee and the
Employer providing for fiduciary services in connection with a grantor trust
established in connection with the Plan.
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(ee)
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Trustee:
The trustee designated in the Trust Agreement, or its successors and
assigns. The Trustee shall not be a party to the Plan, and its responsibilities shall
be governed exclusively by the Trust Agreement.
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(ff)
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Unforeseeable Emergency:
A severe financial hardship to the Participant
resulting from an illness or accident of the Participant, the Participants spouse, or
a dependent (as defined in Section 152(a) of the Code) of the Participant, loss of the
Participants property due to casualty, or similar extraordinary and unforeseeable
circumstances arising as a result of events beyond the control of the Participant.
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(gg)
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Year of Service:
A consecutive 12-month period of continuous service in the
employ of the Employer commencing on the employees Employment Commencement Date.
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II
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Eligibility and Participation
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A.
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Eligibility
: From among those employees designated as Eligible Employees, the Board
(or its designee) shall select those who shall become Participants in the Plan. The Board
may impose such terms and conditions upon such an employee prior to becoming a
Participant, which shall be
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communicated to the employee, in writing, prior to commencement of participation. An
Eligible Employee shall commence Participation as of any date specified by the Board.
Eligibility criteria may be revised at the discretion of the Employer;
provided
,
that
, no employee shall be an Eligible Employee unless he or she is a member of a
select group of management or highly compensated employees within the meaning of ERISA.
Status as an Eligible Employee or Participant in one Plan Year does not guarantee such
status in any subsequent Plan Year.
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B.
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Participation
: A Participant shall commence participation in the Plan upon
completion of an appropriate Elective Deferral Agreement or allocation of a Contribution
to his or her Account. An employee shall remain a Participant for so long as he or she is
entitled to receive benefits under the Plan.
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The Employer shall establish an Account, for bookkeeping purposes only, for each Participant
in the Plan. Contributions made pursuant to Part IV hereof shall be credited to each
Participants Account at the times, and in the amounts, determined by the Committee.
To the extent applicable, the Employer shall credit each Participants Account with:
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a)
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Compensation Deferrals
: The amount of any Compensation deferred at the
election of a Participant pursuant to an Elective Deferral Agreement with respect to
any Plan Year. The Employer shall specify in the Elective Deferral Agreement any
minimum or maximum percentage of Compensation that may be deferred with respect to any
Plan Year;
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b)
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Bonus Deferrals
: The amount of any Bonus deferred at the election of a
Participant pursuant to an Elective Deferral Agreement with respect to any Plan Year.
Commencing with the 2009 Plan Year, elections made by Participants with respect to
Bonuses shall relate to Bonuses earned during each of the Fiscal Quarters that
commences during the Plan Year to which the election relates. For example, an election
made by a Participant on December 19, 2008 to defer a portion of his or her Bonus for
the 2009 Plan Year shall cover any Bonuses earned in the Fiscal Quarters commencing on
each of February 1, 2009, May 1, 2009, August 1, 2009 and November 1, 2009. The
Employer shall specify in the Elective Deferral Agreement any minimum or maximum
percentage of the Participants Bonus that may be deferred with respect to any Plan
Year;
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c)
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Discretionary Incentive Contributions
: An amount, as determined in the
discretion of the Employer, which will be allocated to the Accounts of particular
Participants with respect to a particular Plan Year, as determined by the Employer;
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d)
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Matching Contributions
: An amount determined by the Employer, in its
discretion, computed as a matching amount to any Compensation Deferrals or Bonus
Deferrals made pursuant to an Elective Deferral Agreement; and/or
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Employer Special Contributions
: An Employer Contribution amount as may be
specified in an agreement between the Employer and a Participant.
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Benefits payable pursuant to the Plan shall be calculated with reference to the amount of
Contributions credited to the Participants Account, together with any adjustments made
thereto pursuant to the provisions of the Plan. The value of each Account will reflect
Contributions adjusted to reflect (i) gains and losses (realized or unrealized) and income
attributable to the Investment Fund options selected by the Participant; (ii) payments from
the Account to the Participant or a Beneficiary; and (iii) the Participants pro rata share
of administrative expenses and fees arising from operation of the Plan, to the extent not
paid by the Employer.
V.
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Deemed Investment of Accounts
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A.
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Investment Funds
. Contributions made to Accounts pursuant to Part IV of the Plan
shall be deemed to be invested in one or more of the Investment Funds set forth on
Exhibit A
attached hereto in accordance with each Participants election. The
Employer shall make adjustments to Participants Accounts to reflect any investment gains
or losses such Participants Accounts would experience if funds were actually invested
pursuant to the Participants election. Participants may request changes in deemed
investment elections at such time, and in such manner, as may be specified by the
Committee from time to time. Any deemed investment election, or changes to deemed
investment elections, shall remain in effect until changed by the Participant.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Committee may, in its sole discretion, accept or reject
a Participants request to change a Participants deemed investment election.
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B.
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Statements.
The Committee shall provide each Participant with a statement of his or
her Account, valued as of the last business day of each calendar quarter, reflecting the
income, gains and losses (realized or unrealized), amounts of deferrals, and distributions
of such Account since the prior statement.
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A Participant shall be 100% vested in his or her Elective Deferrals at all times. Employer
Contributions to a Participants Account, together with any income or gains attributable
thereto, shall vest upon the Participants completion of three (3) Years of Service.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, a Participant shall become fully vested in his or her
Accounts immediately prior to a Change in Control.
VII.
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Elections by Participants
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A.
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Elective Deferrals
. Prior to the commencement of each Plan Year, all Eligible
Employees who have been selected to participate in the Plan will be provided with an
Elective Deferral Agreement pursuant to which they may elect to defer all or a portion of
their Compensation and/or Bonus with respect to such Plan Year, subject to such minimum
and maximum deferral amounts as are set forth in the Elective Deferral Agreement and the
rules . Except as otherwise provided in the Plan with respect to newly eligible
Participants, Elective Deferral Agreements must be delivered to the Committee no later
than the December 31 immediately preceding the Plan Year to which the elections relate (or
such earlier date as is set forth in the Elective Deferral Agreement for a particular Plan
Year). Elections will remain in effect with respect to subsequent Plan Years unless and
until a Participant delivers a new Elective Deferral Agreement to the Committee which
complies with the timing requirements set forth herein.
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B.
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Deferral of Other Contributions
. Other Contributions credited to a Participants
Account shall be automatically deferred in accordance with the terms of the Plan without
any election on the part of the Participant.
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C.
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Investment Funds
. The Participant shall elect the Investment Funds into which his or
her Contributions shall be deemed to be invested during the deferral period. The
Participant shall select from amongst those Investment Funds listed on the Elective
Deferral Agreement.
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D.
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Form of Payment
. All amounts distributed from a Participants Account prior to the
Participants attainment of age 55 shall be paid in a lump sum payment. Amounts
distributed from a Participants Account on or after the Participants attainment of age
55 may be paid in lump sum or in installments over a number of years (not to exceed five
years), as elected by the Participant in his or her initial Elective Deferral Agreement.
The Participant will not have the option of making new form of payment elections each
year. Rather, the Participants form of payment election shall be made at the inception
of the Participants participation in the Plan (i.e., by December 31 of the year
immediately preceding the Participants first Plan Year or, to the extent permitted under
the terms of the Plan, within 30 days after he or she is selected as a Participant) and
shall not be modifiable. If the Participant does not make an election with respect to
form of payment, payment shall be made in a lump sum.
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E.
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Cancellation of Deferrals Following Unforeseeable Emergency or Hardship Distribution.
Notwithstanding any other provision contained herein, the Committee may cancel a
Participants Elective Deferrals if the Participant receives an unforeseeable emergency or
hardship distribution pursuant to Treasury Regulation Section 1.401(k)-1(d)(3).
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F.
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Selection of New Payment Date Pursuant to Transition Relief.
Notwithstanding any
provision to the contrary contained herein, to the extent permitted by Section 409A of the
Code (including Q&A-19(c) of IRS Notice 2005-1, 2005-2 IRB 274 (12/20/2004), the Final
Treasury Regulations promulgated under Section 409A of the Code, IRS Notice 2006-79, IRS
Notice 2007-86 and other applicable guidance), a Participant may, on or prior to December
31, 2008, choose a new payment date for the payment of all or a portion of his or her
Accounts hereunder and/or may make a new election with respect to the form of payment of
his or her Accounts and such elections shall not be treated as a change in the form and
timing of payment or an acceleration of payment in violation of Section 409A of the Code;
provided
,
that
, (A) with respect to any election made on or following
January 1, 2006, but prior to January 1, 2007, (i) the Participant may not make an
election hereunder during the 2006 calendar year with respect to payments that, but for
the election, the Participant would otherwise receive during the 2006 calendar year, and
(ii) the Participant may not make an election hereunder during the 2006 calendar year that
would cause payments to be made during the 2006 calendar year; (B) with respect to any
election made on or following January 1, 2007, but prior to January 1, 2008, (i) the
Participant may not make an election hereunder during the 2007 calendar year with respect
to payments that, but for the election, the Participant would otherwise receive during the
2007 calendar year, and (ii) the Participant may not make an election hereunder during the
2007 calendar year that would cause payments to be made during the 2007 calendar year; and
(C) with respect to any election made on or following January 1, 2008, but prior to
January 1, 2009, (i) the Participant may not make an election hereunder during the 2008
calendar year with respect to payments that, but for the election, the Participant would
otherwise receive during the 2008 calendar year, and (ii) the Participant may not make an
election hereunder during the 2008 calendar year that would cause payments to be made
during the 2008 calendar year.
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Payment of Accounts
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The first to occur of the following events shall trigger a distribution of all or a portion
of a Participants Account:
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Separation from Service
. The vested portion of a Participants Account shall be paid
(or payments shall commence, in the case of installments) within ninety (90) days
following the Participants Separation from Service. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if
the Committee (or its delegate) determines in its discretion that any Participant is a
Specified Employee, then such payments shall be made (or commence, in the case of
installments) on the first payroll date following the six-month anniversary of the
Participants separation date (or on the date of the Participants death, if earlier).
For purposes of the Plan, whether a Participant is a Specified Employee will be determined
in accordance with the written procedures adopted (or to be adopted) by the Board which
are incorporated by reference herein. The Employer will notify Participants who are
determined to be Specified Employees with respect to any Plan Year.
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B.
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Disability
. In the event of a Participants Disability, the vested portion of such
Participants Account shall be paid (or payments shall commence, in the case of
installments) within ninety (90) days following the occurrence of such Disability.
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C.
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Death
. In the event of a Participants death, the vested portion of such
Participants Account shall be paid in cash lump sum within ninety (90) days following the
Participants death.
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D.
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Change in Control.
In the event of a Change in Control, the vested portion of each
Participants Account shall be paid (or payments shall commence, in the case of
installments) within ninety (90) days following the occurrence of such Change in Control.
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E.
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Unforeseeable Emergency
. The Committee may, in its sole discretion, allow a
Participant to be paid all or a portion of the vested portion of the Participants Account
in the event of an Unforeseeable Emergency. In such case, the payment to be made to the
Participant shall be limited to the amount reasonably necessary to satisfy the emergency
plus amounts necessary to pay taxes reasonably anticipated as a result of such payment,
after taking into account the extent to which such hardship is or may be relieved through
reimbursement or compensation from insurance or otherwise or by liquidation of the
Participants assets (to the extent the liquidation of such assets would not itself cause
severe financial hardship). Payments to the Participant under this Part VIII, Subpart E.
shall be made in lump sum as soon as practicable but in any event within ninety (90) days
following the Committees determination that an Unforeseeable Emergency exists. Such
payments shall reduce the Participants Account balance under the Plan.
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F.
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Payments Subject to Vesting Requirements.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, if a
portion of a Participants Account is subject to a vesting requirement specified in Part
VI of the Plan, such portion and the income and net investment gains arising therefrom
shall be payable to such Participant only to the extent the applicable vesting
requirements have been fulfilled. Any portion of the Participants Account which is not
vested at the time of a Participants Separation from Service, death or Disability shall
be forfeited.
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Administration and Interpretation of Terms
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A.
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Committee
. The Committee shall be the administrator of the Plan, charged with
responsibility for the day to day operations of the Plan, and shall interpret its
provisions, reconcile any inconsistency in, correct any defect in and/or supply any
omission in the Plan and any instrument
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relating thereto and the Committees interpretation and construction thereof, and actions
hereunder, shall be binding and conclusive on all persons for all purposes. The Committee
shall have the authority to implement operational policies and shall have such other
authority as may be delegated to it by the Employer. The Committee may delegate any of its
powers, authorities or responsibilities for the administration of the Plan to any other
person or committee so designated by it in writing. The Committee may employ such agents as
may be necessary for the effective operation of the Plan, including, but not limited to,
attorneys, accountants, service providers and other agents. No member of the Committee
shall be personally liable to any person for any action taken or omitted in connection with
the interpretation of the Plan, or its operations, unless attributable to that persons own
willful misconduct, gross negligence, or lack of good faith. Members of the Committee shall
not participate in any action with respect to benefits they may receive as Participants in
the Plan.
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Procedures
: The Committee may establish such procedures as are reasonably necessary
for the implementation and operation of the Plan. To the extent that such procedures are
not directly in conflict with the terms of the Plan, they shall be binding in all respects
on the Participants.
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Costs of Administration.
The Employer shall pay all costs of administering the Plan.
To the extent that such costs are not paid in a reasonably timely manner, they shall be
considered a charge against any Trust established in connection with the establishment of
this Plan.
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Limitation of Rights of Participants and Beneficiaries
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No Right of Employment or Other Benefits.
Nothing contained in the Plan shall confer
or shall be construed as conferring upon any Participant the right to continue in the
employ of the Employer in any specific capacity, for any specific term, or at any specific
rate of compensation, all of which remain at the sole discretion of the Employer. Any
compensation deferred and any benefits paid under the Plan shall be disregarded in
computing benefits under any employee benefit plan of the Employer, except to the extent
expressly provided herein.
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Unsecured Promise; General Creditor.
The obligation of the Employer to provide
benefits pursuant to the Plan shall be the sole unsecured promise of the Employer with
respect to the Plan. Notwithstanding the foregoing, subject to the restrictions of
Section 409A(b) of the Code and Internal Revenue Service (
IRS
) Notice 2006-33 Internal
Revenue Bulletin (
IRB
) 2006-15 (04/10/2006), the Employer may, in its sole discretion,
establish a grantor trust for the purpose of setting aside funds for the payment of
benefits under the Plan (a
Trust
). However, the assets of any such Trust shall at all
times remain subject to the claims of the general creditors of the Employer, and no
Participant or Beneficiary shall have any claim or right with respect to the assets held
in the Trust, except to the extent that the Participant or Beneficiary is a general
creditor of the Employer. Notwithstanding anything in the Plan to the contrary, upon a
Change in Control, the Employer shall, as soon as possible, fund its obligations under the
Plan such that the Trust assets are sufficient to provide all of the benefits to
Participants and Beneficiaries.
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Non-assignable
: None of the benefits, payments, proceeds or claims of any
Participant or Beneficiary shall be subject to any claim of any creditor of any
Participant or Beneficiary and the same shall not be subject to attachment, garnishment or
other legal process by any creditor of such Participant or Beneficiary, nor shall any
Participant or Beneficiary have any right to alienate, anticipate, commute, pledge,
encumber or assign any benefits or payments of proceeds which he or she may expect to
receive, contingently or otherwise, under the Plan.
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Termination and Modification
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Right to Modify or Terminate Plan:
The Employer shall have the right to modify or
terminate the Plan by written instrument duly executed on behalf of the Employer by its
authorized officer;
provided
,
that
, any amendment or termination of the
Plan shall not adversely affect the rights of any Participant or Beneficiary as to amounts
credited to an Account prior to the effective date of such amendment or termination.
Written notice of each amendment and of the termination of the Plan shall be provided to
each Participant or Beneficiary to whom payments have already commenced.
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Right to Accelerate Payment Upon Termination of the Plan:
The Employer may terminate
the Plan and accelerate the payment of all vested Participant Accounts in the following
circumstances:
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if the termination and liquidation of the Plan is within twelve (12) months of
a corporate dissolution taxed under Section 331 of the Code, or with the approval of a
bankruptcy court pursuant to 11 USC 503(b)(1)(A);
provided
,
that
, the
amounts deferred under the Plan are included in each Participants gross income in the
latest of: (A) the calendar year in which the termination and liquidation occur, (B)
the first calendar year in which the amount is no longer subject to a substantial risk
of forfeiture, or (C) the first calendar year in which payment is administratively
practicable; or
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if the termination and liquidation is pursuant to irrevocable action taken by
the Employer within the thirty (30) days preceding or the twelve (12) months following
a Change in Control;
provided
,
that
, all agreements, methods, programs
and other arrangements sponsored by the Employer immediately after the time of the
Change in Control that are treated as a single plan under Treasury Regulations Section
1.409A-1(c)(2) are terminated and liquidated with respect to each Participant that
experienced such Change in Control, so that under the terms of the termination and
liquidation all Participants are required to receive all amounts of deferred
compensation under such agreements, methods, programs and other arrangements within
twelve (12) months of the date the Employer takes all necessary action to terminate and
liquidate the agreements, methods, programs and other arrangements; or
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if (A) the termination and liquidation does not occur proximate to a downturn
in the financial health of the Employer; (B) the Employer terminates and liquidates all
agreements, methods, programs and other arrangements sponsored by them that would be
aggregated with any terminated and liquidated agreements, methods, programs and other
arrangements under Section 409A (and particularly Treasury Regulations Section
1.409A-1(c)) if the same Participant had deferrals of compensation under all of the
agreements, methods, programs and other arrangements that are terminated and
liquidated; (C) no payments in liquidation are made within twelve (12) months of the
date the Employer takes all necessary action to irrevocably terminate and liquidate the
Plan other than payments that would be payable under the terms of the Plan if the
action to terminate had not occurred; (D) all payments are made within twenty-four (24)
months of the date the Employer takes all necessary action to irrevocably terminate and
liquidate the Plan; and (E) the Employer does not adopt a new plan that would be
aggregated with the terminated and liquidated plan under Treasury Regulations Section
1.409A-1(c) if the same Participant participated in both plans, at any time within
three (3) years following the date the Employer takes all necessary action to
irrevocably terminate and liquidate the Plan.
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Notwithstanding clause a) above, the Plan may not be terminated contrary to the provisions of
Section 409A of the Code, including, without limitation, Treasury Regulations Section
1.409A-3(j)(4)(ix) with reference to Treasury Regulations Section 1.409A-1(g).
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Request
. Any person claiming a benefit under the Plan, requesting an interpretation
or ruling under the Plan, or requesting information under the Plan shall present the
request in writing to the Committee.
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Denial
. If the claim or request is denied, the electronic or written notice of
denial shall state in a manner calculated to be understood by the claimant:
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The specific reasons for the denial, with specific reference to the Plan
provisions on which the denial is based;
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b)
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A description of any additional material or information required for the
claimant to perfect the claim and an explanation of why such material or information is
necessary; and
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c)
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An explanation of the Plans claim review procedure and the time limits
applicable to such claim review procedure, including a statement of the claimants
right to bring a civil action under Section 502(a) of ERISA following an adverse
benefit determination on review of the claim.
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The initial notice of denial shall be provided within 90 days after receipt of the claim,
unless the Committee determines that special circumstances require an extension of time, not
exceeding 90 days, and so notifies the claimant by written notice prior to the expiration of the
initial 90-day period.
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Review of Decision
. The claimant may, within 60 days after receipt of notification
of the denial of a claim submitted hereunder, submit in writing to the Committee a notice
that the claimant contests the denial of his or her claim and desires a further review by
the Committee. Upon request and free of charge, the Committee shall provide the claimant
reasonable access to all pertinent documents, records and other information relevant to
the claimants claim for benefits. The Committee shall also authorize the claimant to
submit comments, documents, records and other information related to the claim for
benefits to the Committee, which shall review the claim, including any new information
submitted by the claimant.
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Final Decision by the Committee
. The Committee shall render a final decision on a
claim submitted hereunder and contested with specific reasons therefor electronically or
in writing and shall transmit it to the claimant within 60 days after receipt of the
claimants request for review, unless the Committee determines that special circumstances
require additional time, not exceeding 60 days, and so notifies the claimant by written
notice prior to the expiration of the initial 60-day period. In the case of an adverse
benefit determination, the final decision shall set forth in a manner calculated to be
understood by the claimant:
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The specific reasons for the denial, with specific reference to the Plan
provisions on which the denial is based;
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b)
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A statement that the claimant is entitled to receive, upon request and free of
charge, all documents, records, and other information relevant to the claimants claim
for benefits; and
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A statement of the claimants right to bring an action under Section 502(a) of
ERISA.
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Withholding of Plan Benefits
. The Company shall withhold, or cause to be withheld,
from any benefits payable under the Plan all Federal, state, city or other taxes as
required pursuant to any law or governmental regulation or ruling.
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Withholding on Contributions
. The Company shall withhold from current compensation
to the Participant amounts required to be withheld pursuant to applicable law in respect
of amounts contributed to Accounts under the Plan.
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The terms of the Plan shall be binding upon the Employer and its successors or assigns and
upon any person, persons, or entity acquiring control of the Employer, and upon each
Participant and any of his or her beneficiaries, heirs, executors and administrators.
Notices, elections, or designations by a Participant to the Employer shall be addressed to
the Employer to the attention of the Committee. Notices by the Employer to a Participant
shall be addressed to the Participant at his or her home address reflected in the records of
the Employer.
The Effective Date of the Plan was January 1, 2000. The effective date of this amendment
and restatement shall be January 1, 2005.
XVII.
Governing Law
The Plan shall be construed and enforced in accordance with, and shall be governed by, the
laws of the state of Delaware.
XVIII.
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Section 409A of the Code
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Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan, this Plan is intended to comply with
Section 409A of the Code and shall at all times be interpreted in accordance with such
intent such that amounts credited to Participant Accounts shall not be taxable to
Participants until such amounts are paid to Participants in accordance with the terms of the
Plan. To the extent that any provision of the Plan violates Section 409A of the Code such
that amounts would be taxable to a Participant prior to payment or subject to an additional
tax, such provision shall be deemed amended in the manner that fulfills the intent of this
Section XVIII and avoids application of any such additional tax. In no event will the
Employer have any liability for any failure of the Plan to satisfy Section 409A of the Code
and such parties do not guarantee that the Plan complies with Section 409A of the Code.
It is the intent of the Company that no payments under the Plan be subject to the additional
tax on deferred compensation imposed by Section 409A of the Code. To the extent that the
Employer determines that Participants would be subject to the additional 20% tax imposed on
certain deferred compensation arrangements pursuant to Section 409A of the Code as a result
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any provision of the Plan, the parties agree to negotiate in good faith to reform or strike
such violative provision.
In no event will the Employer or any of its affiliates have any liability for any failure of
the Plan to satisfy Section 409A of the Code and such parties do not guarantee that the Plan
complies with Section 409A of the Code.
XIX.
Miscellaneous
The captions preceding the Parts and Subparts of this document have been inserted solely as
a matter of convenience and in no way define or limit the scope or intent of any provision
hereof.
Executed on behalf of the Employer, effective as of the date first written above.
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Exhibit A
Wells Fargo Advantage Money Market
PIMCO Total Return Administrative
Wells Fargo Advantage C&B Large Cap Adm
Davis NY Venture A
Wells Fargo Advantage Index
Wells Fargo Advantage Growth Adm
American Century Ultra
American Century Equity Income
Wells Fargo Advantage Enterprise Adm
Wells Fargo Advantage Small Cap Value Z
Royce Special Equity
Managers Special Equity
Templeton Foreign
Artisan International Inv
Wells Fargo Advantage Life Stage Conservative
Wells Fargo Advantage Life Stage Moderate Portfolio
Wells Fargo Advantage Life Stage Aggressive
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Exhibit 10.3
THOR INDUSTRIES, INC.
AMENDED AND RESTATED
SELECT EXECUTIVE INCENTIVE PLAN
Effective January 1, 2005
Thor Industries, Inc.
419 West Pike Street
Jackson Center, Ohio 45334
Section 1.
Purpose
.
THOR Industries, Inc., a Delaware corporation, established the Thor Industries, Inc. Select
Executive Incentive Plan (the
Plan
) effective as of September 29, 1997, for the purpose
of providing its eligible executives and directors with supplemental deferred compensation in
addition to the current compensation earned under the Companys Management Incentive Plan
(
MIP
). The Company hereby amends and restates the Plan in its entirety to, among other
things, comply with Section 409A of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the
Code
). It is intended that the Plan shall constitute an unfunded deferred compensation
arrangement for the benefit of a select group of management or highly compensated employees of the
Company and its designated subsidiaries and affiliates for purposes of the federal income tax laws
and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (
ERISA
) and all
documents, agreements or instruments made or given pursuant to the Plan shall be interpreted so as
to effect such intent.
Section 2.
Definitions
.
2.1
Account
shall mean the notional account maintained for each Participant for the
aggregate deferred compensation contributions made pursuant to Section 4 hereof.
2.2
Board
shall mean the board of directors of Thor Industries, Inc.
2.3
Change in Control
shall mean a change in control event within the meaning of
Treasury Regulations Section 1.409A-3(i)(5).
2.4
Code
shall mean the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended and any
authoritative guidance and/or regulations promulgated thereunder.
2.5
Commencement Date
shall mean, with respect to any Participant, the later of (i)
the date the Committee determines that the Participant shall
commence participation in the Plan and (ii) the date an Eligible Person is formally notified
that he or she has been selected as a Participant.
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2.6
Committee
shall mean the Compensation Committee of Thor Industries, Inc.
2.7
Company
shall mean (i) Thor Industries, Inc. and (ii) any member of the
Companys control group within the meaning of Treasury Regulations Section 1.409A-1(h)(3), as such
may be modified or amended from time to time, by applying the at least 50 percent provisions
thereof, which is designated by the Committee as an employer whose executives and directors will be
eligible to participate in the Plan.
2.8
Competes
shall have the meaning set forth in Subsection 6.3.1 hereof.
2.9
Confidential Information
shall mean proprietary and confidential data or
information which is valuable to, and related to, the business of the Company and its affiliates,
the details of which are generally unknown to the public or to the Companys or its affiliates
competitors, including, without limitation, information regarding the Companys or its affiliates
employees, business strategies, models and systems, customers, suppliers, partners and affiliates,
gained by a Participant as a result of his or her affiliation with the Company or its affiliates,
and other items that the Company or its affiliates may from time to time mark or otherwise identify
as confidential.
2.10
Disability
shall mean a Participant is either (a) unable to engage in any
substantial gainful activity by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment
which can be expected to result in death or can be expected to last for a continuous period of not
less than twelve (12) months; or (b) by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental
impairment which can be expected to result in death or can be expected to last for a continuous
period of not less than twelve (12) months, receiving income replacement benefits for a period of
not less than three (3) months under an accident and health plan covering employees of the Company;
or (c) determined to be totally disabled by the Social Security Administration.
2.11
Eligible Person
shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3 hereof.
2.12
ERISA
shall mean the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as
amended and the regulations promulgated thereunder.
2.13
Index Funds
shall mean the investment funds selected by the Committee into
which amounts credited to Accounts shall be deemed to be invested as set forth on
Exhibit A
attached hereto, as amended from time to time.
2.14
Non-Compete Period
shall have the meaning set forth in Subsection 6.3.1 hereof.
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2.15
Participant
shall mean an Eligible Person who is participating in the Plan.
2.16
Participation Year
shall mean each Plan Year during which an Eligible Person is
a Participant in the Plan.
2.17
Plan Year
shall mean the period commencing on August 1 and ending on July 31 of
the subsequent calendar year.
2.18
Separation from Service
shall have the meaning set forth in Treasury
Regulations Section 1.409A-1(h), including the default presumptions thereunder.
2.19
Unforeseeable Emergency
shall mean a severe financial hardship to the
Participant resulting from an illness or accident of the Participant, the Participants spouse, or
a dependent (as defined in Section 152(a) of the Code) of the Participant, loss of the
Participants property due to casualty, or similar extraordinary and unforeseeable circumstances
arising as a result of events beyond the control of the Participant.
2.20
Vested Balance
shall mean the vested portion of a Participants Account.
2.21
Vesting Percentage
shall mean the percentage of a Participants Account that is
vested, determined in accordance with Subsection 6.1 hereof.
Section 3.
Eligibility
.
Eligible Persons shall be those employees of the Company or members of the Board who are
designated by the Committee as eligible to participate in the Plan; provided, that, each Eligible
Person shall be a member of a select group of management or highly compensated employees within the
meaning of ERISA. Eligible Persons shall become Participants on the Commencement Date.
Section 4.
Accounts; Deferred Compensation Contributions
.
4.1
Accounts
. When an Eligible Person becomes a Participant in the Plan, the Company
shall establish an Account, for bookkeeping purposes only, in such Participants name to which
deferred compensation contributions may, in the discretion of the Committee, be made.
4.2
Deferred Compensation Contributions
. Each Plan Year, deferred compensation
contributions, if any, shall be credited to the Participants Account. The contributions to be
made on behalf of any Participant shall be determined
in the sole discretion of the Committee, and may be $0 for any Plan Year. To the extent that
contributions are made to an Account, such Account shall also be credited with
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earnings and losses
based on the performance of certain Index Funds, in accordance with Section 5 hereof.
4.3
Timing of Deferred Compensation Contributions
. The Company shall determine the
date or dates that the deferred compensation contributions shall be credited to the Accounts but in
no event shall amounts be credited to Accounts later than the last day of the applicable Plan Year.
4.4
Mid-year Participation
. If an Eligible Person becomes a Participant during a Plan
Year, the Company may, in its sole discretion, pro-rate the contributions that would otherwise be
credited to such Participants Account with respect to such Plan Year.
Section 5.
Deemed Investment of Accounts
.
5.1
Credit Based on Index Funds
. Subject to Subsection 5.2, any contributions to an
Account pursuant to Subsection 4.1 shall be credited with earnings and losses as if the amounts
were invested in certain Index Funds. The Committee may, in its sole discretion, establish a
procedure allowing any Participant to request that earnings and losses be credited to his or her
Account based on the returns of one or more particular Index Funds (an
Investment
Request
). The procedure may specify the frequency with which Participants may make such
Investment Requests. If the Participant does not make an Investment Request, or if the Company
does not establish a procedure allowing Participants to make such requests, the Participants
Account will be deemed to be invested in such default Index Fund(s) as are selected by the
Committee.
5.2
Committee Discretion With Respect to Investment Requests
. The Committee shall not
be obligated to comply with, nor be liable for any failure to comply with, the Investment Request
of any Participant. The Committee shall have sole discretion whether to accept or reject a
Participants Investment Request.
5.3
Informal Funding
. Subject to the restrictions of Section 409A(b) of the Code and
Internal Revenue Service (
IRS
) Notice 2006-33 Internal Revenue Bulletin (
IRB
)
2006-15 (04/10/2006), the Company may informally fund its obligations under the Plan in any manner
that it chooses and shall not be required to invest any amounts in any particular investment,
including any Index Fund. The Company may, without limitation, purchase life insurance or any
security or other property to fund its obligations under the Plan.
Section 6.
Vesting of Account Balances.
6.1
Vesting Percentage
. The Participants Vesting Percentage shall be determined
based on his or her years of Plan participation. Except as otherwise
provided in this Section 6, all contributions shall become 100% vested at the conclusion of
the Participants sixth Participation Year;
provided
,
that
, the Participant has not
experienced a Separation from Service prior to such date. Thus, the Participants Vesting
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Percentage shall be 0% until the conclusion of the Participants sixth Participation Year and 100%
thereafter.
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Notwithstanding the foregoing, a Participant shall become automatically 100% vested in his or her
entire Account on the earlier of (i) the date he or she attains age 65 or (ii) the date of his or
her death.
Example 1
: Assume that a Participant commences participation in the Plan in the 2009 Plan
Year and continues to participate in the Plan for six years. The contributions made to the
Participants Account shall have a Vesting Percentage of 0% until the end of the Participants
sixth Participation Year (
i
.
e
., the end of the 2014 Plan Year). Thus on and after
July 31, 2014, the Vesting Percentage of the Participants Account shall be 100%.
Example 2
: Assume the same facts as in Example 1 but the Participant attains age 65 on
June 30, 2013. The Participants Account shall have a Vesting Percentage of 0% until June 30,
2013. On and after June 30, 2013, the Vesting Percentage of the Participants Account shall be
100%.
6.2
Vested Balance
. The amount payable to a Participant upon distribution of his or
her Account shall be equal to the vested portion of his or her Account (the
Vested
Balance
). Subject to Subsection 6.3 hereof, the Vested Balance shall be equal to the balance
of the Participants Account multiplied by the Vesting Percentage determined under Subsection 6.1.
6.3
Forfeiture Provisions
. Notwithstanding Subsections 6.1 and 6.2 hereof, the
following forfeiture provisions shall apply.
6.3.1
Non-Compete Forfeiture
. If, during the period commencing on the Participants
Commencement Date and ending on the date which is eighteen (18) months after the Participants
Separation from Service for any reason (the
Non-Compete Period
), the Participant Competes
with the Company, the Participant shall forfeit one-hundred percent (100%) of his or her Vested
Balance.
For purposes of this Subsection 6.3.1,
Competes
shall mean, in the sole discretion of the
Committee, the Participant, within the United States or Canada, directly or indirectly, (1) owns
(as a proprietor, partner, shareholder, or otherwise) an interest in, or (2)
participates (as an officer, director, or in any other capacity) in the management, operation, or
control of, or (3) performs services as or acts in the capacity of an employee, independent
contractor, consultant, or agent of, any enterprise engaged,
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directly or indirectly, in the
business of production and/or marketing of recreation vehicles and buses, except with the prior
written consent of the Company.
6.3.2
Non-Solicitation
. If, during the Non-Compete Period, the Participant, directly
or indirectly, employs or solicits the employment of any employee of the Company or any subsidiary
or affiliate of the Company who was such an employee at the time of the Participants Separation
from Service or during the six (6) month period prior to the Participants Separation from Service,
the Participant shall forfeit one-hundred percent (100%) of his or her Vested Balance.
6.3.3
Non-Disclosure of Confidential Information
. If, during the Non-Compete Period,
the Participant, directly or indirectly, discloses to any third party any Confidential Information
regarding the Company, the Participant shall forfeit one-hundred percent (100%) of his or her
Vested Balance.
6.3.4
Bad Behavior Forfeiture
. If, at any time prior to the payment of a
Participants Vested Balance, the Participant is convicted of, or pleads guilty to, a felony or
misdemeanor relating to the Company or its business, engages in conduct which negatively affects
the Companys reputation or breaches his or her fiduciary duty to the Company, in each case, as
determined by the Committee, the Committee may, in its discretion, cause the forfeiture of
one-hundred percent (100%) of the Participants Vested Balance.
6.3.5
Forfeiture of Unvested Amounts Following Separation from Service
. Except as
otherwise provided herein, all unvested amounts credited to a Participants Account shall be
forfeited upon such Participants Separation from Service.
Section 7.
Payment of Accounts
.
7.1
Timing of Payment of Accounts
. The occurrence of any of the following events with
respect to a Participant shall trigger a distribution of all or a portion of a Participants
Account:
7.1.1
Separation from Service
. The Vested Balance of a Participants Account shall be
paid (or payments shall commence, in the case of installments) on the first business day following
the end of the eighteenth (18th) complete calendar month following the Participants Separation
from Service (the
Normal Payment Date
).
7.1.2
Disability
. Notwithstanding Subsection 7.1.1, in the event of a Participants
Disability prior to the Normal Payment Date, the Vested Balance of such Participants Account shall
be paid within ninety (90) days following the occurrence of such Disability.
7.1.3
Death
. Notwithstanding Subsection 7.1.2, in the event of a Participants death
prior to the Normal Payment Date, the Vested Balance of such Participants Account shall be paid
within ninety (90) days following the Participants death.
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7.1.4
Unforeseeable Emergency
. The Committee may, in its sole discretion, allow a
Participant to be paid all or a portion of the Participants Vested Balance in the event of an
Unforeseeable Emergency. In such case, the payment to be made to the Participant shall be limited
to the amount reasonably necessary to satisfy the emergency plus amounts necessary to pay taxes
reasonably anticipated as a result of such payment, after taking into account the extent to which
such hardship is or may be relieved through reimbursement or compensation from insurance or
otherwise or by liquidation of the Participants assets (to the extent the liquidation of such
assets would not itself cause severe financial hardship). Payments to the Participant under this
Subsection 7.1.4 shall be made as soon as practicable but in any event within ninety (90) days
following the Committees determination that an Unforeseeable Emergency exists. Such payments
shall reduce the Participants Account balance under the Plan.
7.2
Form of Payment
.
7.2.1
Payout Election
. On the Commencement Date, a Participant shall file a Payout
Election Form with the Committee designating the form in which payment of the amounts in his or her
Account shall be made in the event of a distribution on the Normal Payment Date. Such election
shall apply to the Participants entire Vested Balance. If no such election is made, or if amounts
are distributed in connection with a Participants death, Disability or Unforeseeable Emergency,
payments shall be made in a lump sum. Form of payment options include:
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installments over five years;
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installments over ten years;
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Any other actuarially
equivalent form of payment that the Committee approves in
advance.
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7.3
Incapacity
. If the Committee finds that any person to whom any amount is payable
hereunder is unable to care for his or her affairs because of illness or accident, then the
Committee, if it so elects, may direct that any payment due him or her (unless a prior claim
therefor has been made by a duly appointed legal representative) or any part thereof, be paid or
applied for the benefit of such person (or such persons spouse, children or other dependents), to
an institution maintaining or having custody of such person, or any other person deemed by the
Committee to be a proper recipient on behalf of such person otherwise entitled to payment, or any
of them,
in such manner and proportion as the Committee may deem proper. Any such payment shall be in
complete discharge of the Companys obligations under this Plan.
Section 8.
Payment to Beneficiary or Representative
.
If the Participant dies before receiving all of his or her Vested Balance, the Company shall
pay the remaining balance to the beneficiary most recently designated by
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the Participant (or, if no
such beneficiary shall survive the Participant or if no beneficiary has been designated, to the
beneficiary designated by the Participant under the Companys group term life insurance plan, or if
no such beneficiary has been designated under the group term life insurance plan, to the
Participants estate).
Section 9.
Administration
.
9.1
Administration of the Plan
. The Plan shall be administered by the Committee which
shall have full power, discretion and authority to interpret, construe and administer this Plan and
any part hereof, reconcile any inconsistency in, correct any defect in and/or supply any omission
in the Plan and any instrument relating thereto and the Committees interpretation and construction
thereof, and actions hereunder, shall be binding and conclusive on all persons for all purposes.
The Committee may employ legal counsel, consultants, actuaries and agents as it may deem desirable
for the proper administration of the Plan and may rely on the opinion of such counsel or the
computations of such consultant or other agent. The Committee shall provide for the keeping of
written minutes of its actions hereunder.
9.2
Participant Statements
. The Committee shall provide to each Participant, at least
annually, a statement setting forth the balance of the Account of such Participant. Such statement
shall be provided no later than 60 days following the end of each Plan Year.
Section 10.
Claims Procedure
.
10.1
Request
. Any person claiming a benefit under the Plan, requesting an
interpretation or ruling under the Plan, or requesting information under the Plan shall present the
request in writing to the Committee.
10.2
Denial
. If the claim or request is denied, the electronic or written notice of
denial shall state in a manner calculated to be understood by the claimant:
(a) The specific reasons for the denial, with specific reference to the Plan provisions on
which the denial is based;
(b) A description of any additional material or information required for the claimant to
perfect the claim and an explanation of why such material or information is necessary; and
(c) An explanation of the Plans claim review procedure and the time limits applicable to such
claim review procedure, including a statement of the claimants right to bring a civil action under
Section 502(a) of ERISA following an adverse benefit determination on review of the claim.
The initial notice of denial shall be provided within 90 days after receipt of the claim,
unless the Committee determines that special circumstances require an
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extension of time, not
exceeding 90 days, and so notifies the claimant by written notice prior to the expiration of the
initial 90-day period.
10.3
Review of Decision
. The claimant may, within 60 days after receipt of
notification of the denial of a claim submitted hereunder, submit in writing to the Committee a
notice that the claimant contests the denial of his or her claim and desires a further review by
the Committee. Upon request and free of charge, the Committee shall provide the claimant
reasonable access to all pertinent documents, records and other information relevant to the
claimants claim for benefits. The Committee shall also authorize the claimant to submit comments,
documents, records and other information related to the claim for benefits to the Committee, which
shall review the claim, including any new information submitted by the claimant.
10.4
Final Decision by the Committee
. The Committee shall render a final decision on
a claim submitted hereunder and contested with specific reasons therefor electronically or in
writing and shall transmit it to the claimant within 60 days after receipt of the claimants
request for review, unless the Committee determines that special circumstances require additional
time, not exceeding 60 days, and so notifies the claimant by written notice prior to the expiration
of the initial 60-day period. In the case of an adverse benefit determination, the final decision
shall set forth in a manner calculated to be understood by the claimant:
(a) The specific reasons for the denial, with specific reference to the Plan provisions on
which the denial is based;
(b) A statement that the claimant is entitled to receive, upon request and free of charge, all
documents, records, and other information relevant to the claimants claim for benefits; and
(c) A statement of the claimants right to bring an action under Section 502(a) of ERISA.
Section 11.
Trust; Unsecured General Creditor
.
11.1
Trust
. The Company may establish a trust with a financial institution for
payment of benefits under this Plan. The trust shall be a grantor trust for tax purposes. The trust
shall provide that any assets contributed to the trustee shall be used exclusively for payment of
benefits under this Plan except in the event the Company
becomes insolvent. In the event of insolvency, the trust fund shall be available for payment
of obligations of the Company to its creditors.
11.2
Payment Other than from Trust
. Except as provided in Subsection 11.1, any
amounts payable under this Plan shall be paid in cash from the general funds of the Company. The
Participant and any beneficiary shall have no right, title or interest whatsoever in or to any
investment which the Company may make to aid it in meeting its obligation hereunder or to any
assets of the Company. Nothing contained in this Plan, and no action taken pursuant to the Plan
provisions, shall create or
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be construed to create a fiduciary relationship between the Company and
any Participant or beneficiary.
11.3
Unsecured Creditor
. To the extent that any person acquires a right to receive
payments from the Company hereunder, such right shall be no greater than the right of an unsecured
creditor of the Company. Rights to benefit payments under the Plan are not subject in any manner
to anticipation, alienation, sale, transfer, assignment, pledge, encumbrance, attachment or
garnishment by creditors of the Participant or of the Participants beneficiaries. It is the
intention of the Company that the Plan be unfunded for tax purposes and for purposes of Title I of
ERISA.
Section 12.
Withholding
.
12.1
Withholding of Plan Benefits
. The Company shall withhold, or cause to be
withheld, from any benefits payable under this Plan all Federal, state, city or other taxes as
required pursuant to any law or governmental regulation or ruling.
12.2
Withholding on Contributions
. The Company shall withhold from current
compensation to the Participant amounts required to be withheld pursuant to applicable law in
respect of amounts contributed to Accounts under this Plan.
Section 13.
Employment and Benefits Rights
.
13.1
Effect on Other Plans
. Any benefit payable under this Plan shall not be deemed
salary or other compensation for the purpose of computing benefits under any employee benefit plan
or other arrangement of the Company for the benefit of its employees or directors except to the
extent otherwise provided in such plan or arrangement or required to comply with laws applicable to
such plan or arrangement.
13.2
Not a Contract of Employment
. This Plan is not a contract of employment and
shall not affect any employment rights of any Eligible Person or any Participant or the right or
ability of the Company to terminate the Eligible Persons or the Participants employment at any
time, with or without cause.
13.3
Other Benefits
. This Plan shall be in addition to any rights of the Participant
under any other agreement with the Company, if any, and shall not
affect or reduce any benefit or compensation inuring to the Eligible Person of a kind not
expressly provided for in this Plan.
Section 14.
Binding Effect: Nonassignability
.
This Plan shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Company and its successors and
assigns and the Participant and the Participants designees and estate. Neither the Participant nor
the Participants designees or estate shall commute, encumber, sell or otherwise dispose of the
right to receive the payments provided for in
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this Plan, which payments and the rights thereto are
expressly declared to be nontransferable and nonassignable.
Section 15.
Amendment; Termination
.
15.1
Right to Terminate Plan
.
This Plan may be amended, suspended or terminated, in
whole or in part, by the Board, but no such action shall retroactively impair or otherwise
adversely affect the rights of any person to benefits under this Plan which have accrued prior to
the date of such action, as determined by the Committee. Any amendment which materially impairs or
otherwise adversely affects the prospective rights of any person to benefits under this Plan shall
be effective only for Plan Years which follow the year in which notice to Participants is given.
15.2
Right to Terminate Plan and Accelerate Payment of Participant Accounts
.
The
Company may terminate the Plan and accelerate the payment of all vested Accounts in the following
circumstances:
15.2.1 if the termination and liquidation of the Plan is within twelve (12) months of a
corporate dissolution taxed under Section 331 of the Code, or with the approval of a bankruptcy
court pursuant to 11 USC 503(b)(1)(A);
provided
,
that
, the amounts deferred under
the Plan are included in each Participants gross income in the latest of: (A) the calendar year in
which the termination and liquidation occur, (B) the first calendar year in which the amount is no
longer subject to a substantial risk of forfeiture, or (C) the first calendar year in which payment
is administratively practicable; or
15.2.2 if the termination and liquidation is pursuant to irrevocable action taken by the
Company within the thirty (30) days preceding or the twelve (12) months following a Change in
Control;
provided
,
that
, all agreements, methods, programs and other arrangements
sponsored by the Company immediately after the time of the Change in Control that are treated as a
single plan under Treasury Regulations Section 1.409A-1(c)(2) are terminated and liquidated with
respect to each Participant that experienced such Change in Control, so that under the terms of the
termination and liquidation all Participants are required to receive all amounts of deferred
compensation under such agreements, methods, programs and other arrangements within twelve (12)
months of the date the Company takes all necessary action to terminate and liquidate the
agreements, methods, programs and other arrangements; or
15.2.3 if (A) the termination and liquidation does not occur proximate to a downturn in the
financial health of the Company; (B) the Company terminates and liquidates all agreements, methods,
programs and other arrangements sponsored by them that would be aggregated with any terminated and
liquidated agreements, methods, programs and other arrangements under Section 409A of the Code (and
particularly Treasury Regulations Section 1.409A-1(c)) if the same Participant had deferrals of
compensation under all of the agreements, methods, programs and other arrangements that are
terminated and liquidated; (C) no payments in liquidation are made within twelve (12) months of the
date the Company takes all necessary action to
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irrevocably terminate and liquidate the Plan other
than payments that would be payable under the terms of the Plan if the action to terminate had not
occurred; (D) all payments are made within twenty-four (24) months of the date the Company takes
all necessary action to irrevocably terminate and liquidate the Plan; and (E) the Company does not
adopt a new plan that would be aggregated with the terminated and liquidated plan under Treasury
Regulations Section 1.409A-1(c) if the same Participant participated in both plans, at any time
within three (3) years following the date the Company takes all necessary action to irrevocably
terminate and liquidate the Plan.
Notwithstanding this Subsection 15.2, the Plan may not be terminated contrary to the
provisions of Section 409A of the Code, including, without limitation, Treasury Regulations Section
1.409A-3(j)(4)(ix) with reference to Treasury Regulations Section 1.409A-1(g).
Section 16.
Governing Law
.
This Plan shall be governed by the laws of the State of Delaware from time to time in effect.
Section 17.
Section 409A of the Code.
17.1 The Plan is intended to comply with Section 409A of the Code and shall be interpreted
accordingly.
17.2 It is the intent of the Company that no payments under this Plan be subject to the
additional tax on deferred compensation imposed by Section 409A of the Code. To the extent that
the Company determines that Participants would be subject to the additional 20% tax imposed on
certain deferred compensation arrangements pursuant to Section 409A of the Code as a result of any
provision of this Plan, the parties agree to negotiate in good faith to reform or strike such
violative provision.
17.3 In no event will the Company or any of its affiliates have any liability for any failure
of the Plan to satisfy Section 409A of the Code and such parties do not guarantee that the Plan
complies with Section 409A of the Code.
Section 18.
Miscellaneous
.
The captions preceding the Sections hereof have been inserted solely as a matter of
convenience and in no way define or limit the scope or intent of any provision hereof.
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Executed on behalf of the Company, effective as of the date first written above.
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Exhibit A
Money Market by MFC Global
Active Bond by DMR and MFC Global
Managed by GMD and DMR
Equity Income by T. Rowe Price
500 Index by MFC Global
Small Cap Growth by Wellington Management
Overseas Equity by Capital Guardian
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