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 24, 2008
Kforce Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Florida | 000-26058 | 59-3264661 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
1001 East Palm Avenue, Tampa, Florida 33605
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrants telephone number, including area code: (813) 552-5000
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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Item 1.01 | Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement. |
Amendment of Employment Agreements with Executive Officers
For purposes of bringing certain employment agreements into compliance with the applicable provisions of Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and the Treasury Regulations and interpretive guidance issued thereunder, Kforce Inc. (Kforce) entered into the following amendments on December 24, 2008 (collectively referred to as the Amendments):
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Amendment No. 1 to the Employment Agreement with David L. Dunkel, Kforces Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, which amends his Employment Agreement with Kforce dated as of December 31, 2006, |
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Amendment No. 1 to the Employment Agreement with William L. Sanders, Kforces President, which amends his Employment Agreement with Kforce dated as of December 31, 2006, |
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Amendment No. 1 to the Employment Agreement with Joseph J. Liberatore, Kforces Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, which amends his Employment Agreement with Kforce dated as of December 31, 2006, |
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Amendment No. 1 to the Employment Agreement with Michael Ettore, Kforces Senior Vice President and Chief Services Officer, which amends his Employment Agreement with Kforce dated as of December 31, 2006, |
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Amendment No. 1 to the Employment Agreement with Stephen J. McMahan, Kforces Senior Vice President and Chief Sales Officer, which amends his Employment Agreement with Kforce dated as of December 31, 2006, |
Section 409A governs nonqualified deferred compensation arrangements. Section 409A imposes accelerated taxation and additional tax penalties on service providers (including employees and directors) who participate in a nonqualified deferred compensation arrangement if the arrangement does not comply with the requirements of Section 409A. The Amendments modify the definitions of termination for good reason and disability and related procedures to comply with Section 409A and clarifies that any severance payments which are treated as non-qualified deferred compensation must be made upon a separation of service with Kforce and that, subject to certain exceptions, such payments may be delayed for a period of six months if the executives are deemed to be a specified employee at the time of their termination of employment. The Amendments also make certain other changes necessary to ensure compliance with Section 409A.
The foregoing description of the Amendments does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full texts of the Amendments, copies of which are attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1, Exhibit 10.2, Exhibit 10.3, Exhibit 10.4 and Exhibit 10.5, respectively, and are incorporated herein by reference.
Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan
On December 29, 2008, Kforce adopted Amendment No. 1 to the Kforce Inc. Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan (the SERP) in which Kforces current named executive officers participate. The amended and restated SERP clarifies the definition of several terms including early retirement eligibility, to clarify the benefit formula under varying qualifying distribution events and to conform to final regulations interpreting Internal Revenue Code Section 409A. However, no benefits were increased because of the amendment.
The foregoing description of the amendment to the SERP does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the plan document, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.6, and the adoption agreement, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.7, which are both incorporated herein by reference.
Item 5.02 | Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. |
See the disclosures set forth under Item 1.01 Amendment of Employment Agreements with Executive Officers and Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan, which are incorporated by reference into this Item 5.02.
Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits.
Exhibit
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Description |
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10.1 | Amendment to Employment Agreement, dated as of December 24, 2008, between Kforce Inc. and David L. Dunkel | |
10.2 | Amendment to Employment Agreement, dated as of December 24, 2008, between Kforce Inc. and William L. Sanders | |
10.3 | Amendment to Employment Agreement, dated as of December 24, 2008, between Kforce Inc. and Joseph J. Liberatore | |
10.4 | Amendment to Employment Agreement, dated as of December 24, 2008, between Kforce Inc. and Michael Ettore | |
10.5 | Amendment to Employment Agreement, dated as of December 24, 2008, between Kforce Inc. and Stephen J. McMahan | |
10.6 | Amended and Restated Kforce Inc. Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan, dated as of December 31, 2006 | |
10.7 | Adoption Agreement to the Amended and Restated Kforce Inc. Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan, dated as of December 31, 2006 |
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.
KFORCE INC. | ||||
(Registrant) | ||||
December 29, 2008 | By: |
/s/ JOSEPH J. LIBERATORE |
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Joseph J. Liberatore, | ||||
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer) |
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KFORCE INC. | ||||
(Registrant) | ||||
December 29, 2008 | By: |
/s/ SARA R. NICHOLS |
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Sara R. Nichols, | ||||
Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer (Principal Accounting Officer) |
Exhibit 10.1
AMENDMENT TO EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
THIS AMENDMENT TO EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT (the Agreement) is entered into as of December 24, 2008 between Kforce Inc., a Florida corporation (the Employer or the Company), and David Dunkel (the Executive).
BACKGROUND
The Executive and the Employer are parties to that certain Employment Agreement dated effective December 31, 2006 (the Employment Agreement ). The Employment Agreement has been continually operated in compliance with the requirements of Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and the rules, regulations, and transitional guidance promulgated thereunder and with respect thereto (collectively, Section 409A ). In order to ensure that the Employment Agreement complies in form with Section 409A, the Executive and the Employer wish to amend the Employment Agreement in the manner herein provided.
Accordingly, in consideration of the foregoing, and of the respective agreements of the parties herein, the Employer and the Executive agree as follows:
TERMS
1. The following sentence is added to the Employment Agreement as the last sentence in Section 5(c):
Any such reimbursement for additional tax liabilities shall be paid no later than the end of the calendar year following the calendar year in which the Executive or Executives Beneficiaries remit the related taxes.
2. Section 5(e) of the Employment Agreement is amended in its entirety to read as follows:
(e) Definition of Disability . As used in this Agreement, the term Disability means the Executive meets one of the following requirements:
(i) The Executive is unable to engage in any substantial gainful activity by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment that can be expected to result in death or can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than twelve months; or
(ii) The Executive is, by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment that can be expected to result in death or can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than twelve months, receiving income replacement benefits for a period of not less than three months under an accident and health plan covering employees of the Employer.
3. Section 5(g) of the Employment Agreement is deleted.
4. Section 7(a) of the Employment Agreement is amended by the deletion of the clause or such later date as the Executive or such Beneficiaries may request in writing.
5. The last sentence in Section 9(a) of the Employment Agreement is amended in its entirety to read as follows:
The Executives termination of employment will not constitute a termination for Good Reason unless the Executive first provides written notice to the Employer of the existence of the Good Reason within ninety days following the effective date of the occurrence of the Good Reason, and the Good Reason remains uncorrected by the Employer for more than thirty days following such written notice of the Good Reason from the Executive to the Employer, and the effective date of the Executives termination of employment is within one year following the effective date of the occurrence of the Good Reason.
6. The following sentence is added to the Employment Agreement as the last sentence in Section 9(c)(ii):
The severance pay amount shall be paid to the Executive not later than thirty days after Executives Date of Termination.
7. Section 10(d)(ii) of the Employment Agreement is amended by the deletion of the parenthetical clause (or such later date as the Executive may elect).
8. A new Section 29 is added to the Employment Agreement, to read as follows:
29. SECTION 409A .
With respect to the payments provided by this Agreement upon termination of the Executives employment (the Cash Severance Amount), in the event the aggregate portion of the Cash Severance Amount payable during the first six months following the date of termination of the Executives employment would exceed an amount (the Minimum Amount) equal to two times the lesser of (i) the Executives annualized compensation as in effect for the calendar year immediately preceding the calendar year during which the Executives termination of employment occurs, or (ii) the maximum amount that may be taken into account under a qualified retirement plan pursuant to Section 401(a)(17) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the Code) for the calendar year during which the Executives termination of employment occurs, then, to the extent necessary to avoid the imposition of additional income taxes or penalties or interest on the Executive under Section 409A of the Code, (x) the Employer shall pay during the first six months following the date of termination of the Executives employment, at the time(s) and in the form(s) provided by the applicable sections of this Agreement, a portion of the Cash Severance Amount equal to the Minimum Amount, and (y) the Employer shall accumulate the portion of the Cash Severance Amount that exceeds the Minimum Amount and that the Executive would otherwise be entitled to receive during the first six months following the date of termination of the Executives employment and shall pay such accumulated amount to the Executive in a lump sum on the first day of the seventh month following the date of termination of the Executives employment, and (z) the Employer shall pay the remainder of the Cash Severance Amount, if any, on and after the first day of the seventh month following the date of termination of the Executives employment at the time(s) and in the form(s) provided by the applicable section(s) of this Agreement.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Amendment to Employment Agreement as of the date first written above. This Amendment may be executed in counterparts, which taken together shall have the same force and effect as a single original fully executed agreement. Signatures transmitted by facsimile, scan, or other electronic means shall have the same validity, force and effect as original signatures.
KFORCE INC. | ||
By: |
/s/ WILLIAM L. SANDERS |
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William L. Sanders, | ||
President | ||
/s/ DAVID L. DUNKEL |
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David L. Dunkel, Chief Executive Officer |
Exhibit 10.2
AMENDMENT TO EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
THIS AMENDMENT TO EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT (the Agreement) is entered into as of December 24, 2008 between Kforce Inc., a Florida corporation (the Employer or the Company), and William L. Sanders (the Executive).
BACKGROUND
The Executive and the Employer are parties to that certain Employment Agreement dated effective December 31, 2006 (the Employment Agreement ). The Employment Agreement has been continually operated in compliance with the requirements of Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and the rules, regulations, and transitional guidance promulgated thereunder and with respect thereto (collectively, Section 409A ). In order to ensure that the Employment Agreement complies in form with Section 409A, the Executive and the Employer wish to amend the Employment Agreement in the manner herein provided.
Accordingly, in consideration of the foregoing, and of the respective agreements of the parties herein, the Employer and the Executive agree as follows:
TERMS
1. The following sentence is added to the Employment Agreement as the last sentence in Section 5(c):
Any such reimbursement for additional tax liabilities shall be paid no later than the end of the calendar year following the calendar year in which the Executive or Executives Beneficiaries remit the related taxes.
2. Section 5(e) of the Employment Agreement is amended in its entirety to read as follows:
(e) Definition of Disability . As used in this Agreement, the term Disability means the Executive meets one of the following requirements:
(i) The Executive is unable to engage in any substantial gainful activity by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment that can be expected to result in death or can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than twelve months; or
(ii) The Executive is, by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment that can be expected to result in death or can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than twelve months, receiving income replacement benefits for a period of not less than three months under an accident and health plan covering employees of the Employer.
3. Section 5(g) of the Employment Agreement is deleted.
4. Section 7(a) of the Employment Agreement is amended by the deletion of the clause or such later date as the Executive or such Beneficiaries may request in writing.
5. The last sentence in Section 9(a) of the Employment Agreement is amended in its entirety to read as follows:
The Executives termination of employment will not constitute a termination for Good Reason unless the Executive first provides written notice to the Employer of the existence of the Good Reason within ninety days following the effective date of the occurrence of the Good Reason, and the Good Reason remains uncorrected by the Employer for more than thirty days following such written notice of the Good Reason from the Executive to the Employer, and the effective date of the Executives termination of employment is within one year following the effective date of the occurrence of the Good Reason.
6. The following sentence is added to the Employment Agreement as the last sentence in Section 9(c)(ii):
The severance pay amount shall be paid to the Executive not later than thirty days after Executives Date of Termination.
7. Section 10(d)(ii) of the Employment Agreement is amended by the deletion of the parenthetical clause (or such later date as the Executive may elect).
8. A new Section 29 is added to the Employment Agreement, to read as follows:
29. SECTION 409A .
With respect to the payments provided by this Agreement upon termination of the Executives employment (the Cash Severance Amount), in the event the aggregate portion of the Cash Severance Amount payable during the first six months following the date of termination of the Executives employment would exceed an amount (the Minimum Amount) equal to two times the lesser of (i) the Executives annualized compensation as in effect for the calendar year immediately preceding the calendar year during which the Executives termination of employment occurs, or (ii) the maximum amount that may be taken into account under a qualified retirement plan pursuant to Section 401(a)(17) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the Code) for the calendar year during which the Executives termination of employment occurs, then, to the extent necessary to avoid the imposition of additional income taxes or penalties or interest on the Executive under Section 409A of the Code, (x) the Employer shall pay during the first six months following the date of termination of the Executives employment, at the time(s) and in the form(s) provided by the applicable sections of this Agreement, a portion of the Cash Severance Amount equal to the Minimum Amount, and (y) the Employer shall accumulate the portion of the Cash Severance Amount that exceeds the Minimum Amount and that the Executive would otherwise be entitled to receive during the first six months following the date of termination of the Executives employment and shall pay such accumulated amount to the Executive in a lump sum on the first day of the seventh month following the date of termination of the Executives employment, and (z) the Employer shall pay the remainder of the Cash Severance Amount, if any, on and after the first day of the seventh month following the date of termination of the Executives employment at the time(s) and in the form(s) provided by the applicable section(s) of this Agreement.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Amendment to Employment Agreement as of the date first written above. This Amendment may be executed in counterparts, which taken together shall have the same force and effect as a single original fully executed agreement. Signatures transmitted by facsimile, scan, or other electronic means shall have the same validity, force and effect as original signatures.
KFORCE INC. | ||
By: |
/s/ DAVID L. DUNKEL |
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David L. Dunkel, | ||
Chief Executive Officer | ||
/s/ WILLIAM L. SANDERS |
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William L. Sanders, President |
Exhibit 10.3
AMENDMENT TO EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
THIS AMENDMENT TO EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT (the Agreement) is entered into as of December 24, 2008 between Kforce Inc., a Florida corporation (the Employer or the Company), and Joe Liberatore (the Executive).
BACKGROUND
The Executive and the Employer are parties to that certain Employment Agreement dated effective December 31, 2006 (the Employment Agreement ). The Employment Agreement has been continually operated in compliance with the requirements of Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and the rules, regulations, and transitional guidance promulgated thereunder and with respect thereto (collectively, Section 409A ). In order to ensure that the Employment Agreement complies in form with Section 409A, the Executive and the Employer wish to amend the Employment Agreement in the manner herein provided.
Accordingly, in consideration of the foregoing, and of the respective agreements of the parties herein, the Employer and the Executive agree as follows:
TERMS
1. The following sentence is added to the Employment Agreement as the last sentence in Section 5(c):
Any such reimbursement for additional tax liabilities shall be paid no later than the end of the calendar year following the calendar year in which the Executive or Executives Beneficiaries remit the related taxes.
2. Section 5(e) of the Employment Agreement is amended in its entirety to read as follows:
(e) Definition of Disability . As used in this Agreement, the term Disability means the Executive meets one of the following requirements:
(i) The Executive is unable to engage in any substantial gainful activity by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment that can be expected to result in death or can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than twelve months; or
(ii) The Executive is, by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment that can be expected to result in death or can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than twelve months, receiving income replacement benefits for a period of not less than three months under an accident and health plan covering employees of the Employer.
3. Section 5(g) of the Employment Agreement is deleted.
4. Section 7(a) of the Employment Agreement is amended by the deletion of the clause or such later date as the Executive or such Beneficiaries may request in writing.
5. The last sentence in Section 9(a) of the Employment Agreement is amended in its entirety to read as follows:
The Executives termination of employment will not constitute a termination for Good Reason unless the Executive first provides written notice to the Employer of the existence of the Good Reason within ninety days following the effective date of the occurrence of the Good Reason, and the Good Reason remains uncorrected by the Employer for more than thirty days following such written notice of the Good Reason from the Executive to the Employer, and the effective date of the Executives termination of employment is within one year following the effective date of the occurrence of the Good Reason.
6. The following sentence is added to the Employment Agreement as the last sentence in Section 9(c)(ii):
The severance pay amount shall be paid to the Executive not later than thirty days after Executives Date of Termination.
7. Section 10(d)(ii) of the Employment Agreement is amended by the deletion of the parenthetical clause (or such later date as the Executive may elect).
8. A new Section 29 is added to the Employment Agreement, to read as follows:
29. SECTION 409A .
With respect to the payments provided by this Agreement upon termination of the Executives employment (the Cash Severance Amount), in the event the aggregate portion of the Cash Severance Amount payable during the first six months following the date of termination of the Executives employment would exceed an amount (the Minimum Amount) equal to two times the lesser of (i) the Executives annualized compensation as in effect for the calendar year immediately preceding the calendar year during which the Executives termination of employment occurs, or (ii) the maximum amount that may be taken into account under a qualified retirement plan pursuant to Section 401(a)(17) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the Code) for the calendar year during which the Executives termination of employment occurs, then, to the extent necessary to avoid the imposition of additional income taxes or penalties or interest on the Executive under Section 409A of the Code, (x) the Employer shall pay during the first six months following the date of termination of the Executives employment, at the time(s) and in the form(s) provided by the applicable sections of this Agreement, a portion of the Cash Severance Amount equal to the Minimum Amount, and (y) the Employer shall accumulate the portion of the Cash Severance Amount that exceeds the Minimum Amount and that the Executive would otherwise be entitled to receive during the first six months following the date of termination of the Executives employment and shall pay such accumulated amount to the Executive in a lump sum on the first day of the seventh month following the date of termination of the Executives employment, and (z) the Employer shall pay the remainder of the Cash Severance Amount, if any, on and after the first day of the seventh month following the date of termination of the Executives employment at the time(s) and in the form(s) provided by the applicable section(s) of this Agreement.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Amendment to Employment Agreement as of the date first written above. This Amendment may be executed in counterparts, which taken together shall have the same force and effect as a single original fully executed agreement. Signatures transmitted by facsimile, scan, or other electronic means shall have the same validity, force and effect as original signatures.
KFORCE INC. | ||
By: |
/s/ DAVID L. DUNKEL |
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David L. Dunkel, | ||
Chief Executive Officer | ||
/s/ JOSEPH J. LIBERATORE |
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Joseph J. Liberatore, Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer |
Exhibit 10.4
AMENDMENT TO EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
THIS AMENDMENT TO EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT (the Agreement) is entered into as of December 24, 2008 between Kforce Inc., a Florida corporation (the Employer or the Company), and Michael Ettore (the Executive).
BACKGROUND
The Executive and the Employer are parties to that certain Employment Agreement dated effective December 31, 2006 (the Employment Agreement ). The Employment Agreement has been continually operated in compliance with the requirements of Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and the rules, regulations, and transitional guidance promulgated thereunder and with respect thereto (collectively, Section 409A ). In order to ensure that the Employment Agreement complies in form with Section 409A, the Executive and the Employer wish to amend the Employment Agreement in the manner herein provided.
Accordingly, in consideration of the foregoing, and of the respective agreements of the parties herein, the Employer and the Executive agree as follows:
TERMS
1. The following sentence is added to the Employment Agreement as the last sentence in Section 5(c):
Any such reimbursement for additional tax liabilities shall be paid no later than the end of the calendar year following the calendar year in which the Executive or Executives Beneficiaries remit the related taxes.
2. Section 5(e) of the Employment Agreement is amended in its entirety to read as follows:
(e) Definition of Disability . As used in this Agreement, the term Disability means the Executive meets one of the following requirements:
(i) The Executive is unable to engage in any substantial gainful activity by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment that can be expected to result in death or can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than twelve months; or
(ii) The Executive is, by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment that can be expected to result in death or can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than twelve months, receiving income replacement benefits for a period of not less than three months under an accident and health plan covering employees of the Employer.
3. Section 5(g) of the Employment Agreement is deleted.
4. Section 7(a) of the Employment Agreement is amended by the deletion of the clause or such later date as the Executive or such Beneficiaries may request in writing.
5. The last sentence in Section 9(a) of the Employment Agreement is amended in its entirety to read as follows:
The Executives termination of employment will not constitute a termination for Good Reason unless the Executive first provides written notice to the Employer of the existence of the Good Reason within ninety days following the effective date of the occurrence of the Good Reason, and the Good Reason remains uncorrected by the Employer for more than thirty days following such written notice of the Good Reason from the Executive to the Employer, and the effective date of the Executives termination of employment is within one year following the effective date of the occurrence of the Good Reason.
6. The following sentence is added to the Employment Agreement as the last sentence in Section 9(c)(ii):
The severance pay amount shall be paid to the Executive not later than thirty days after Executives Date of Termination.
7. Section 10(d)(ii) of the Employment Agreement is amended by the deletion of the parenthetical clause (or such later date as the Executive may elect).
8. A new Section 29 is added to the Employment Agreement, to read as follows:
29. SECTION 409A .
With respect to the payments provided by this Agreement upon termination of the Executives employment (the Cash Severance Amount), in the event the aggregate portion of the Cash Severance Amount payable during the first six months following the date of termination of the Executives employment would exceed an amount (the Minimum Amount) equal to two times the lesser of (i) the Executives annualized compensation as in effect for the calendar year immediately preceding the calendar year during which the Executives termination of employment occurs, or (ii) the maximum amount that may be taken into account under a qualified retirement plan pursuant to Section 401(a)(17) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the Code) for the calendar year during which the Executives termination of employment occurs, then, to the extent necessary to avoid the imposition of additional income taxes or penalties or interest on the Executive under Section 409A of the Code, (x) the Employer shall pay during the first six months following the date of termination of the Executives employment, at the time(s) and in the form(s) provided by the applicable sections of this Agreement, a portion of the Cash Severance Amount equal to the Minimum Amount, and (y) the Employer shall accumulate the portion of the Cash Severance Amount that exceeds the Minimum Amount and that the Executive would otherwise be entitled to receive during the first six months following the date of termination of the Executives employment and shall pay such accumulated amount to the Executive in a lump sum on the first day of the seventh month following the date of termination of the Executives employment, and (z) the Employer shall pay the remainder of the Cash Severance Amount, if any, on and after the first day of the seventh month following the date of termination of the Executives employment at the time(s) and in the form(s) provided by the applicable section(s) of this Agreement.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Amendment to Employment Agreement as of the date first written above. This Amendment may be executed in counterparts, which taken together shall have the same force and effect as a single original fully executed agreement. Signatures transmitted by facsimile, scan, or other electronic means shall have the same validity, force and effect as original signatures.
KFORCE INC. | ||
By: |
/s/ DAVID L. DUNKEL |
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David L. Dunkel, | ||
Chief Executive Officer | ||
/s/ MICHAEL ETTORE |
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Michael Ettore, Senior Vice President, Chief Services Officer |
Exhibit 10.5
AMENDMENT TO EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
THIS AMENDMENT TO EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT (the Agreement) is entered into as of December 24, 2008 between Kforce Inc., a Florida corporation (the Employer or the Company), and Steve McMahan (the Executive).
BACKGROUND
The Executive and the Employer are parties to that certain Employment Agreement dated effective December 31, 2006 (the Employment Agreement ). The Employment Agreement has been continually operated in compliance with the requirements of Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and the rules, regulations, and transitional guidance promulgated thereunder and with respect thereto (collectively, Section 409A ). In order to ensure that the Employment Agreement complies in form with Section 409A, the Executive and the Employer wish to amend the Employment Agreement in the manner herein provided.
Accordingly, in consideration of the foregoing, and of the respective agreements of the parties herein, the Employer and the Executive agree as follows:
TERMS
1. The following sentence is added to the Employment Agreement as the last sentence in Section 5(c):
Any such reimbursement for additional tax liabilities shall be paid no later than the end of the calendar year following the calendar year in which the Executive or Executives Beneficiaries remit the related taxes.
2. Section 5(e) of the Employment Agreement is amended in its entirety to read as follows:
(e) Definition of Disability . As used in this Agreement, the term Disability means the Executive meets one of the following requirements:
(i) The Executive is unable to engage in any substantial gainful activity by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment that can be expected to result in death or can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than twelve months; or
(ii) The Executive is, by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment that can be expected to result in death or can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than twelve months, receiving income replacement benefits for a period of not less than three months under an accident and health plan covering employees of the Employer.
3. Section 5(g) of the Employment Agreement is deleted.
4. Section 7(a) of the Employment Agreement is amended by the deletion of the clause or such later date as the Executive or such Beneficiaries may request in writing.
5. The last sentence in Section 9(a) of the Employment Agreement is amended in its entirety to read as follows:
The Executives termination of employment will not constitute a termination for Good Reason unless the Executive first provides written notice to the Employer of the existence of the Good Reason within ninety days following the effective date of the occurrence of the Good Reason, and the Good Reason remains uncorrected by the Employer for more than thirty days following such written notice of the Good Reason from the Executive to the Employer, and the effective date of the Executives termination of employment is within one year following the effective date of the occurrence of the Good Reason.
6. The following sentence is added to the Employment Agreement as the last sentence in Section 9(c)(ii):
The severance pay amount shall be paid to the Executive not later than thirty days after Executives Date of Termination.
7. Section 10(d)(ii) of the Employment Agreement is amended by the deletion of the parenthetical clause (or such later date as the Executive may elect).
8. A new Section 29 is added to the Employment Agreement, to read as follows:
29. SECTION 409A .
With respect to the payments provided by this Agreement upon termination of the Executives employment (the Cash Severance Amount), in the event the aggregate portion of the Cash Severance Amount payable during the first six months following the date of termination of the Executives employment would exceed an amount (the Minimum Amount) equal to two times the lesser of (i) the Executives annualized compensation as in effect for the calendar year immediately preceding the calendar year during which the Executives termination of employment occurs, or (ii) the maximum amount that may be taken into account under a qualified retirement plan pursuant to Section 401(a)(17) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the Code) for the calendar year during which the Executives termination of employment occurs, then, to the extent necessary to avoid the imposition of additional income taxes or penalties or interest on the Executive under Section 409A of the Code, (x) the Employer shall pay during the first six months following the date of termination of the Executives employment, at the time(s) and in the form(s) provided by the applicable sections of this Agreement, a portion of the Cash Severance Amount equal to the Minimum Amount, and (y) the Employer shall accumulate the portion of the Cash Severance Amount that exceeds the Minimum Amount and that the Executive would otherwise be entitled to receive during the first six months following the date of termination of the Executives employment and shall pay such accumulated amount to the Executive in a lump sum on the first day of the seventh month following the date of termination of the Executives employment, and (z) the Employer shall pay the remainder of the Cash Severance Amount, if any, on and after the first day of the seventh month following the date of termination of the Executives employment at the time(s) and in the form(s) provided by the applicable section(s) of this Agreement.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Amendment to Employment Agreement as of the date first written above. This Amendment may be executed in counterparts, which taken together shall have the same force and effect as a single original fully executed agreement. Signatures transmitted by facsimile, scan, or other electronic means shall have the same validity, force and effect as original signatures.
KFORCE INC. | ||
By: |
/s/ DAVID L. DUNKEL |
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David L. Dunkel, | ||
Chief Executive Officer | ||
/s/ STEPHEN J. MCMAHAN |
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Stephen J. McMahan, Senior Vice President and Chief Sales Officer |
Exhibit 10.6
THE EXECUTIVE NONQUALIFIED DEFINED BENEFIT PLAN
PLAN DOCUMENT
THE EXECUTIVE NONQUALIFIED DEFINED BENEFIT PLAN
Section 1. Purpose:
By execution of the Adoption Agreement, the Employer has adopted the Plan set forth herein to provide retirement benefits to certain management Employees or Independent Contractors of the Employer. The Plan is intended to be a nonqualified deferred compensation plan that complies with the provisions of Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code (the Code). The Plan is also intended to be an unfunded plan maintained primarily for the purpose of providing deferred compensation benefits for a select group of management or highly compensated employees under Sections 201(2), 301(a)(3) and 401(a)(1) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) and independent contractors. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Plan, this Plan shall be interpreted, operated and administered in a manner consistent with these intentions.
Section 2. Definitions:
As used in the Plan, including this Section 2, references to one gender shall include the other, and unless otherwise indicated by the context:
2.1 Accrued Benefit means the amount of the annual benefit accrued by a Participant as of any date.
2.2 Active Participant means an Employee or Independent Contractor who is actively participating in the Plan according to Section 3. An Employee or Independent Contractor shall become a Participant as of any date determined by the Committee. A Participant whose Service with the Employer is terminated and who later returns to Service with the Employer shall be treated as a new Employee or Independent Contractor, as applicable, for
purposes of eligibility to participate in the Plan with respect to Service following his return to Service.
2.3 Actuarial Equivalent means benefits of equal Present Value.
2.4 Adoption Agreement means the written agreement pursuant to which the Employer adopts the Plan. The Adoption Agreement is a part of the Plan as applied to the Employer.
2.5 Beneficiary means the person or persons entitled to any survivor benefits payable under the Plan, as provided in Section 11.
2.6 Benefit Formula means the formula used in determining the Accrued Benefit of the Participant as designated in Section 4.2 of the Adoption Agreement.
2.7 Board means the Board of Directors of the Company, if the Company is a corporation. If the Company is not a corporation, Board shall mean the Company.
2.8 Change in Control Event means an event described in Section 409A(a)(2)(A)(v) of the Code (or any successor provision thereto) and the regulations thereunder.
2.9 Committee means the persons or entity designated in the Adoption Agreement to administer the Plan. If the Committee designated in the Adoption Agreement is unable to serve, the Employer shall satisfy the duties of the Committee provided for in Section 7.
2.10 Company means the company designated in the Adoption Agreement as such.
2.11 Disabled means Disabled within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code and the regulations thereunder. Generally, this means that the Participant is unable to engage in any substantial gainful activity 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 12 months, or is, 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 12 months, receiving income replacement benefits for a period of not less than three months under an accident and health plan covering Employees of the Employer.
2.12 Early Retirement Date means the 1st day of the month on or after the date a Participant has satisfied the criteria for Early Retirement Eligibility.
2.13 Early Retirement Eligibility means the criteria described in the Adoption Agreement.
2.14 Effective Date shall be the date designated in the Adoption Agreement.
2.15 Employee means an individual in the Service of the Employer if the relationship between him and the Employer is the legal relationship of employer and employee and if the individual is one of the select group of management or highly compensated employees of the Employer. An individual shall cease to be an Employee upon the Employees separation from Service.
2.16 Employer means the Company, as identified in the Adoption Agreement, and any Participating Employer which adopts this Plan. An Employer may be a corporation, a limited liability company, a partnership or sole proprietorship.
2.17 Entry Date means the date determined by the Committee that a Participant is eligible to participate in the Plan.
2.18 Grandfathered Amounts means, if applicable, Plan benefits that were earned and vested as of December 31, 2004 within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code and
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regulations thereunder. Grandfathered Amounts shall be subject to the terms designated in the Adoption Agreement.
2.19 Inactive Participant means a Participant who has an Accrued Benefit and who is not an Active Participant.
2.20 Independent Contractor means an individual in the Service of the Employer if the relationship between the individual and the Employer is not the legal relationship of employer and employee. An individual shall cease to be an Independent Contractor upon the termination of the Independent Contractors service. An Independent Contractor shall include a director of the Employer who is not an Employee.
2.21 Normal Form means the normal form of benefit distribution as designated by the Employer in Section 6.1 of the Adoption Agreement. Benefits under the Plan may be distributed in the following forms:
2.21.1 Period Certain. An amount payable to the Participant in equal installments for a specified period. If the Participant dies before the end of such period, the benefit will continue for the remainder of the period to the Beneficiary.
2.21.2 Straight Life. An amount payable to the Participant in equal installments for the life of the Participant.
2.21.3 Period Certain and Life. An amount payable to the Participant in equal installments for the longer of a specified period or the life of the Participant. If the Participant should die before the end of the specified period, the benefit will continue for the remainder of the period to the Beneficiary.
2.21.4 Joint and Survivor Life. An amount payable to the Participant in equal installments for the life of the Participant. The amount will continue after the Participants death to the Participants Surviving Spouse, if any, for the life of the Surviving Spouse in an amount equal to the survivorship percentage multiplied by the amount payable during the life of the Participant.
2.21.5 Lump sum. One payment in cash.
2.22 Normal Retirement Date means the date the Participant meets the criteria designated in the Adoption Agreement.
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2.23 Participant means either an Active Participant or an Inactive Participant.
2.24 Participating Employer means any trade or business (whether or not incorporated) which adopts this Plan with the consent of the Company identified in the Adoption Agreement.
2.25 Plan means The Executive Nonqualified Defined Benefit Plan as herein set forth or as duly amended. The name of the Plan as applied to the Employer shall be designated in the Adoption Agreement.
2.26 Plan-Approved Domestic Relations Order shall mean a judgment, decree, or order (including the approval of a settlement agreement) which is:
2.26.1 Issued pursuant to a States domestic relations law;
2.26.2 Relates to the provision of child support, alimony payments or marital property rights to a Spouse, former Spouse, child or other dependent of the Participant;
2.26.3 Creates or recognizes the right of a Spouse, former Spouse, child or other dependent of the Participant to receive all or a portion of the Participants benefits under the Plan;
2.26.4 Requires payment to such person of their interest in the Participants benefits in an immediate lump payment; and
2.26.5 Meets such other requirements established by the Committee.
2.27 Plan Year means the twelve-month period ending on the last day of the month designated in the Adoption Agreement; provided that the initial Plan Year may have fewer than twelve months.
2.28 Present Value means the current value of a benefit that is payable in a specified form on a specified date. The basis for the calculation shall be an interest rate of 7.5%
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and the 1994 Group Annuity Reserving (GAR) mortality table, as given in Revenue Ruling 2001-62.
2.29 Qualifying Distribution Event means (i) the Separation from Service of the Participant, (ii) the date the Participant becomes Disabled (if elected in the Adoption Agreement), (iii) the death of the Participant, or (iv) a Change in Control Event (if elected in the Adoption Agreement).
2.30 Separation from Service or Separates from Service means a separation from service within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code.
2.31 Service means employment by the Employer as an Employee. For purposes of the Plan, the employment relationship is treated as continuing intact while the Employee is on military leave, sick leave, or other bona fide leave of absence if the period of such leave does not exceed six months, or if longer, so long as the Employees right to reemployment is provided either by statute or contract. If the Participant is an Independent Contractor, Service shall mean the period during which the contractual relationship exists between the Employer and the Participant. The contractual relationship is not terminated if the Participant anticipates a renewal of the contract or becomes an Employee.
2.32 Specified Employee means an employee who meets the requirements for key employee treatment under Section 416(i)(l)(A)(i), (ii) or (iii) of the Code (applied in accordance with the regulations thereunder and without regard to Section 416(i)(5) of the Code) at any time during the twelve-month period ending on December 31 of each year (the identification date). Unless binding corporate action is taken to establish different rules for determining Specified Employees for all plans of the Company and its controlled group members that are subject to Section 409A of the Code, the foregoing rules and the other default rules in the
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regulations under Section 409A of the Code shall apply. If the person is a key employee as of any identification date, the person is treated as a Specified Employee for the twelve-month period beginning on the first day of the fourth month following the identification date.
2.33 Spouse or Surviving Spouse means, except as otherwise provided in the Plan, a person who is the legally married spouse or surviving spouse of a Participant.
2.34 Vested Accrued Benefit means the amount of the Accrued Benefit of a Participant that is nonforfeitable as of any date.
2.35 Vesting Percentage means the percentage that is used to determine the Participants Vested Accrued Benefit, as described in Section 4.3 of the Adoption Agreement.
Section 3. Participation:
3.1 Active Participation. The Committee in its discretion shall designate each Employee or Independent Contractor who is eligible to participate in the Plan. An Employee or Independent Contractor shall become an Active Participant as of any date determined by the Committee. Such date shall be the Participants Entry Date.
3.2 Inactive Participation. An Active Participant shall become an Inactive Participant upon the earliest Qualifying Distribution Event or a determination by the Committee that the Participant is no longer eligible to accrue future benefits under the Plan.
3.3 Inactive Participants Vested Accrued Benefit. An Inactive Participants Vested Accrued Benefit is that Vested Accrued Benefit on the date he ceases to be an Active Participant.
3.4 Ceasing Participation. An Inactive Participant ceases to be a Participant on the date he is no longer entitled to future benefit payments.
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Section 4. Amount of Benefit:
4.1 Amount of Accrued Benefit. A Participants Accrued Benefit shall be determined in accordance with the Benefit Formula described in Section 4.2. The Accrued Benefit of a Participant can never be less than zero.
4.2 Benefit Formula. The Benefit Formula shall be designated by the Employer in the Adoption Agreement.
4.3 Vesting Percentage. A Participants Vested Accrued Benefit shall be equal to the Accrued Benefit multiplied by the Vesting Percentage. The applicable Vesting Percentage is determined by the schedule designated in the Adoption Agreement. The Vested Accrued Benefit of a Participant can never be less than zero.
4.4 Adjustment to the Benefit Amount. The Accrued Benefit and the Vested Accrued Benefit shall be adjusted for the form of benefit payment and the time of benefit payment as provided in Section 6. The adjustments shall be applied in the following order: First, the annual benefit amount shall be adjusted for the benefit payment frequency as provided in Section 6.7. Second, an Actuarial Equivalent adjustment shall be made for the form of payment, as provided in Section 6.1 and 6.2. Third, an adjustment shall be made if a Participants Plan benefits begin to be paid before the Participants Normal Retirement Date, as provided in Section 6.6.
4.5 Forfeiture. If a Participant separates from Service before he is fully vested in his Accrued Benefit, he shall thereupon forfeit his right to receive such benefit under this Plan to the extent he is not then vested.
Section 5. Qualifying Distribution Events:
Payment to a Participant shall commence upon the first Qualifying Distribution
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Event to occur as to the Participant: a Separation from Service, death, or, if elected in the Adoption Agreement, becoming Disabled or a Change in Control Event. Any of these events that occurs after the first Qualifying Distribution Event to occur shall have no effect on the time or form of distribution of Plan benefits.
5.1 Separation from Service. If the Participant Separates from Service with the Employer, the Vested Accrued Benefit, as of the date of separation, shall be paid to the Participant by the Employer as provided in Section 6. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no distribution shall be made earlier than six months after the date of Separation from Service with respect to a Participant who, as of the date of his Separation from Service, is a Specified Employee of a corporation the stock in which is traded on an established securities market or otherwise. Any payments to which such Specified Employee would be entitled during the first six months following the date of Separation from Service shall be accumulated without interest and paid on the first day of the seventh month following the date of Separation from Service.
5.2 Disability. The Employer designates in the Adoption Agreement whether (i) a Participants becoming Disabled shall not be a Qualifying Distribution Event, (ii) a Participants becoming Disabled shall be a Qualifying Distribution Event, or (iii) a Participants becoming Disabled may be a Qualifying Distribution Event if a Participant timely and affirmatively elects upon his initial enrollment to make becoming Disabled an applicable Qualifying Distribution Event for his benefit. If becoming Disabled is a Qualifying Distribution Event for a Participant and the Participant becomes Disabled, the Vested Accrued Benefit, as of the date of the Participants becoming Disabled, shall be paid to the Participant by the Employer as provided in Section 6.
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5.3 Death . If the Participant dies, the Participants Vested Accrued Benefit, as of the date of death, shall be paid to the Participant by the Employer as provided in Section 6.
5.4 Change in Control Event. The Employer designates in the Adoption Agreement whether (i) a Change in Control Event shall not be a Qualifying Distribution Event, (ii) a Change in Control Event shall be a Qualifying Distribution Event, or (iii) a Change in Control Event may be a Qualifying Distribution Event if a Participant timely and affirmatively elects upon his initial enrollment to make a Change in Control Event an applicable Qualifying Distribution Event for his benefit. If a Change in Control Event is a Qualifying Distribution Event for a Participant and the Change in Control Event occurs, the Vested Accrued Benefit, as of the date of the Change in Control Event, shall be paid to the Participant by the Employer as provided in Section 6.
5.5 No Duplicate Benefits. The benefit payments in this Section 5 are alternative benefits. By accepting the benefits pursuant to any one of the subsections of Section 5, the Participant shall forfeit any rights under any other of the subsections of Section 5.
Section 6. Payment of Benefits:
6.1 Normal Form of Benefit Distribution. Unless an optional form of benefit is elected by the Participant in accordance with Section 6.2, all benefits shall be payable in the Normal Form designated for each Qualifying Distribution Event by the Employer in the Adoption Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Normal Form is a joint and survivor annuity but the Participant is not married at the time his benefit payment commences, his Vested Accrued Benefit shall be payable in the form of a straight life annuity on an Actuarial Equivalent basis.
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6.2 Optional Form of Benefit Distribution. The Employer shall designate in the Adoption Agreement the optional forms of benefit distribution for each Qualifying Distribution Event, if any, which may be elected by the Participant. In lieu of the Normal Form described in Section 6.1, and subject to the Election Procedures under Section 6.3, the Participant may elect an optional form of benefit distribution from among the designated payment options. Payment shall be made in the manner elected by the Participant. The Participant may elect a different method of payment for each Qualifying Distribution Event as specified in the Adoption Agreement. Any optional form elected shall be the Actuarial Equivalent of the Normal Form.
6.3 Election Procedures. Prior to the Participants entry into the Plan, the Participant shall elect the form of payment under which his benefit will be distributed from among the available optional forms of payment to the extent permitted in the Adoption Agreement. If the Participant elects to receive his benefit in the form of a joint and survivor annuity but is not married at the time his benefit payment commences, his Vested Accrued Benefit shall be paid in the form of a straight life annuity on an Actuarial Equivalent basis. If the Participant fails to elect a form of payment as provided for in this Section 6.3, the Participants Vested Accrued Benefit shall be paid to him in the Normal Form.
6.4 Subsequent Elections. With the consent of the Committee, a Participant may change the time or form of benefit payment subject to the following requirements:
6.4.1 The new election may not take effect until at least 12 months after the date on which the new election is made.
6.4.2 If the new election relates to a payment for reasons other than the death of the Participant or the Participant becoming Disabled, the new election must provide for the deferral of the payment for a period of at least five years from the date such payment would otherwise have been made.
For this purpose, a payment is each separately identified amount to which a Participant is entitled
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under the Plan; provided, that entitlement to a life annuity (including a straight life or joint and survivor annuity) or installments for a period certain is treated as entitlement to a single payment. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a change in the form of payment from one type of life annuity to another type of life annuity before any annuity payment has been made is not considered a change in the time or form of payment under Section 409A of the Code and so such a change is not subject to the requirements of this Section 6.4.
6.5 Commencement of Benefits. Benefit payments will commence as soon as practicable after (but no later than 60 days after) the commencement dates designated in the Adoption Agreement for each Qualifying Distribution Event. A payment may be further delayed to the extent permitted in accordance with regulations and guidance under Section 409A of the Code.
6.6 Adjustment Before Normal Retirement Date. If a Participants Plan benefits begin to be paid before the Participants Normal Retirement Date, the amount of the benefit shall be adjusted as designated in the Adoption Agreement.
6.7 Frequency of Benefit Payments. The benefit payments shall be paid on the frequency designated in the Adoption Agreement. Payments on a monthly basis shall be one-twelfth of the annual benefit amount, and payments on a quarterly basis shall be one-fourth of the annual benefit amount.
6.8 De Minimis Amounts. Notwithstanding any payment election made by the Participant, the Present Value of the Vested Accrued Benefit of the Participant (including the adjustments in Section 4.4) at the time of a permitted Qualifying Distribution Event will be distributed in a single lump sum payment if such Present Value does not exceed the amount designated by the Employer in the Adoption Agreement. Such payment shall be made on or
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before the later of (i) December 31 of the calendar year in which the permitted Qualifying Distribution Event occurs, or (ii) the date that is 2-1/2 months after the permitted Qualifying Distribution Event occurs. In addition, the Employer may distribute a single lump sum payment equal to the Present Value of a Participants Vested Accrued Benefit at anytime if the amount does not exceed the limit in Section 402(g)(1)(B) of the Code and results in the termination of the Participants entire interest in the Plan as provided under Section 409A of the Code. For this purpose, the Vested Accrued Benefit is determined as if the Participant had Separated from Service on such date and includes the adjustments in Sections 4.4.
6.9 Acceleration Prohibited. The acceleration of the time or schedule of any payment due under the Plan is prohibited except as expressly provided in regulations and administrative guidance promulgated under Section 409A of the Code (such as accelerations for domestic relations orders and employment taxes). It is not an acceleration of the time or schedule of payment if the Employer waives or accelerates the vesting requirements applicable to a benefit under the Plan.
Section 7. Administration by Committee:
7.1 Membership of Committee. If the Committee consists of individuals appointed by the Board, they will serve at the pleasure of the Board. Any member of the Committee may resign, and his successor, if any, shall be appointed by the Board.
7.2 General Administration . The Committee shall be responsible for the operation and administration of the Plan and for carrying out its provisions. The Committee shall have the full authority and discretion to make, amend, interpret, and enforce all appropriate rules and regulations for the administration of this Plan and decide or resolve any and all questions, including interpretations of this Plan, as may arise in connection with this Plan. Any
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such action taken by the Committee shall be final and conclusive on any party. To the extent the Committee has been granted discretionary authority under the Plan, the Committees prior exercise of such authority shall not obligate it to exercise its authority in a like fashion thereafter. The Committee shall be entitled to rely conclusively upon all tables, valuations, certificates, opinions and reports furnished by any actuary, accountant, controller, counsel or other person employed or engaged by the Employer with respect to the Plan. The Committee may, from time to time, employ agents and delegate to such agents, including employees of the Employer, such administrative or other duties as it sees fit.
7.3 Indemnification . To the extent not covered by insurance, the Employer shall indemnify the Committee, each employee, officer, director, and agent of the Employer, and all persons formerly serving in such capacities, against any and all liabilities or expenses, including all legal fees relating thereto, arising in connection with the exercise of their duties and responsibilities with respect to the Plan, provided however that the Employer shall not indemnify any person for liabilities or expenses due to that persons own gross negligence or willful misconduct.
Section 8. Contractual Liability:
8.1 Contractual Liability. Unless otherwise elected in the Adoption Agreement, the Company shall be obligated to make all payments hereunder. This obligation shall constitute a contractual liability of the Company to the Participants, and such payments shall be made from the general funds of the Company. The Company shall not be required to establish or maintain any special or separate fund, or otherwise to segregate assets to assure that such payments shall be made, and the Participants shall not have any interest in any particular assets of the Company by reason of its obligations hereunder. To the extent that any person
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acquires a right to receive payment from the Company, such right shall be no greater than the right of an unsecured creditor of the Company.
8.2 Trust. The Employer may establish a trust to assist it in meeting its obligations under the Plan. Any such trust shall conform to the requirements of a grantor trust under Revenue Procedures 92-64 and 92-65 and at all times during the continuance of the trust the principal and income of the trust shall be subject to claims of general creditors of the Employer under federal and state law. The establishment of such a trust would not be intended to cause Participants to realize current income on amounts contributed thereto, and the trust would be so interpreted and administered.
Section 9. Allocation of Responsibilities:
The persons responsible for the Plan and the duties and responsibilities allocated to each are as follows:
9.1 | Board. |
(i) | To amend the Plan; |
(ii) | To appoint and remove members of the Committee; and |
(iii) | To terminate the Plan as permitted in Section 12. |
9.2 | Committee. |
(i) | To designate Participants; |
(ii) | To interpret the provisions of the Plan and to determine the rights of the Participants under the Plan, except to the extent otherwise provided in Section 14 relating to claims procedure; |
(iii) | To administer the Plan in accordance with its terms, except to the extent powers to administer the Plan are specifically delegated to another person or persons as provided in the Plan; |
(iv) | To account for the Accrued Benefits of Participants; |
(v) | To direct the Employer in the payment of benefits; |
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(vi) | To file such reports as may be required with the United States Department of Labor, the Internal Revenue Service and any other government agency to which reports may be required to be submitted from time to time; and |
(vii) | To administer the claims procedure to the extent provided in Section 14. |
Section 10. Benefits Not Assignable; Facility of Payments:
10.1 Benefits Not Assignable. No portion of any benefit credited or paid under the Plan with respect to any Participant shall be subject in any manner to anticipation, alienation, sale, transfer, assignment, pledge, encumbrance or charge, and any attempt so to anticipate, alienate, sell, transfer, assign, pledge, encumber or charge the same shall be void, nor shall any portion of such benefit be in any manner payable to any assignee, receiver or any one trustee, or be liable for his debts, contracts, liabilities, engagements or torts. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that all or any portion of the benefit of a Participant is transferred to the former Spouse of the Participant incident to a divorce, the Committee shall maintain such amount for the benefit of the former Spouse until distributed in the manner required by an order of any court having jurisdiction over the divorce, and the former Spouse shall be entitled to the same rights as the Participant with respect to such benefit.
10.2 Plan-Approved Domestic Relations Orders. The Committee shall establish procedures for determining whether an order directed to the Plan is a Plan-Approved Domestic Relations Order. If the Committee determines that an order is a Plan-Approved Domestic Relations Order, the Committee shall cause the payment of amounts pursuant to (and prevent any payment or act which might be inconsistent with) the Plan-Approved Domestic Relations Order.
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10.3 Payments to Minors and Others. If any individual entitled to receive a payment under the Plan shall be physically, mentally or legally incapable of receiving or acknowledging receipt of such payment, the Committee, upon the receipt of satisfactory evidence of his incapacity and satisfactory evidence that another person or institution is maintaining him and that no guardian or committee has been appointed for him, may cause any payment otherwise payable to him to be made to such person or institution so maintaining him. Payment to such person or institution shall be in full satisfaction of all claims by or through the Participant to the extent of the amount thereof.
Section 11. Beneficiary:
The Participants Beneficiary shall be the person, persons, entity or entities designated by the Participant on the beneficiary designation form provided by and filed with the Committee or its designee. If the Participant does not designate a Beneficiary, the Beneficiary shall be his Surviving Spouse. If the Participant does not designate a Beneficiary and has no Surviving Spouse, the Beneficiary shall be the Participants estate. The designation of a Beneficiary may be changed or revoked only by filing a new Beneficiary designation form with the Committee or its designee. If a Beneficiary (the primary Beneficiary) is receiving or is entitled to receive payments under the Plan and dies before receiving all of the payments due him, the remaining payments to which he is entitled shall be paid to the contingent Beneficiary, if any, named in the Participants current beneficiary designation form. If there is no contingent Beneficiary, the remaining payments shall be paid to the estate of the primary Beneficiary. Any Beneficiary may disclaim all or any part of any benefit to which such Beneficiary shall be entitled hereunder by filing a written disclaimer with the Committee before payment of such benefit is to be made. Such a disclaimer shall be made in a form satisfactory to the Committee and shall be irrevocable
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when filed. Any benefit disclaimed shall be payable from the Plan in the same manner as if the Beneficiary who filed the disclaimer had predeceased the Participant.
Section 12. Amendment and Termination of the Plan:
The Company may amend any provision of the Plan or terminate the Plan at any time; provided, that in no event shall such amendment or termination reduce the Participants Accrued Benefit as of the date of such amendment or termination, nor shall any such amendment or termination affect the terms of the Plan relating to the payment of such benefit. For the purpose of this section, the Accrued Benefit on the date of termination is determined as if the Participant had Separated from Service on such date and includes any adjustments in Section 4.4. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the following special provisions shall apply:
12.1 Termination in the Discretion of the Employer. Except as otherwise provided in Sections 12.2, the Company in its discretion may terminate the Plan and distribute benefits to Participants subject to the following requirements and any others specified under Section 409A of the Code:
12.1.1 All arrangements sponsored by the Employer that would be aggregated with the Plan under Section 1.409A-l(c) of the Treasury Regulations are terminated.
12.1.2 No payments other than payments that would be payable under the terms of the Plan if the termination had not occurred are made within 12 months of the termination date.
12.1.3 All benefits under the Plan are paid within 24 months of the termination date.
12.1.4 The Employer does not adopt a new arrangement that would be aggregated with the Plan under Section 1.409A-1(c) of the Treasury Regulations providing for the deferral of compensation at any time within 3 years following the date of termination of the Plan.
12.1.5 The termination does not occur proximate to a downturn in the financial health of the Employer.
12.2 Termination Upon Change in Control Event. If the Company terminates the Plan within thirty days preceding or twelve months following a Change in Control Event, the
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Accrued Benefit of each Participant shall become fully vested and payable to the Participant in a lump sum within twelve months following the date of termination, subject to the requirements of Section 409A of the Code.
Section 13. Communication to Participants:
The Employer shall make a copy of the Plan available for inspection by Participants and their beneficiaries during reasonable hours at the principal office of the Employer.
Section 14. Claims Procedure:
The following claims procedure shall apply with respect to the Plan:
14.1 Filing of a Claim for Benefits. If a Participant or Beneficiary (the claimant) believes that he is entitled to benefits under the Plan which are not being paid to him or which are not being accrued for his benefit, he shall file a written claim therefore with the Committee.
14.2 Notification to Claimant of Decision. Within 90 days after receipt of a claim by the Committee (or within 180 days if special circumstances require an extension of time), the Committee shall notify the claimant of the decision with regard to the claim. In the event of such special circumstances requiring an extension of time, there shall be furnished to the claimant prior to expiration of the initial 90-day period written notice of the extension, which notice shall set forth the special circumstances and the date by which the decision shall be furnished. If such claim shall be wholly or partially denied, notice thereof shall be in writing and worded in a manner calculated to be understood by the claimant, and shall set forth: (i) the specific reason or reasons for the denial; (ii) specific reference to pertinent provisions of the Plan on which the denial is based; (iii) a description of any additional material or information
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necessary for the claimant to perfect the claim and an explanation of why such material or information is necessary; and (iv) an explanation of the procedure for review of the denial and the time limits applicable to such procedures, including a statement of the claimants right to bring a civil action under ERISA following an adverse benefit determination on review. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the claim relates to a disability determination, the Committee shall notify the claimant of the decision within 45 days (which may be extended for an additional 30 days if required by special circumstances).
14.3 Procedure for Review. Within 60 days following receipt by the claimant of notice denying his claim, in whole or in part, or, if such notice shall not be given, within 60 days following the latest date on which such notice could have been timely given, the claimant may appeal denial of the claim by filing a written application for review with the Committee. Following such request for review, the Committee shall fully and fairly review the decision denying the claim. Prior to the decision of the Committee, the claimant shall be given an opportunity to review pertinent documents and to submit issues and comments in writing.
14.4 Decision on Review. The decision on review of a claim denied in whole or in part by the Committee shall be made in the following manner:
14.4.1 Within 60 days following receipt by the Committee of the request for review (or within 120 days if special circumstances require an extension of time), the Committee shall notify the claimant in writing of its decision with regard to the claim. In the event of such special circumstances requiring an extension of time, written notice of the extension shall be furnished to the claimant prior to the commencement of the extension. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the claim relates to a disability determination, the Committee shall notify the claimant of the decision within 45 days (which may be extended for an additional 45 days if required by special circumstances).
14.4.2 With respect to a claim that is denied in whole or in part, the decision on review shall set forth specific reasons for the decision, shall be written in a manner calculated to be understood by the claimant, and shall set forth:
(i) | the specific reason or reasons for the adverse determination; |
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(ii) | specific reference to pertinent Plan provisions on which the adverse determination is based; |
(iii) | a statement that the claimant is entitled to receive, upon request and free of charge, reasonable access to, and copies of, all documents, records, and other information relevant to the claimants claim for benefits; and |
(iv) | a statement describing any voluntary appeal procedures offered by the Plan and the claimants right to obtain the information about such procedures, as well as a statement of the claimants right to bring an action under ERISA section 502(a). |
14.4.3 The decision of the Committee shall be final and conclusive.
14.5 Action by Authorized Representative of Claimant. All actions set forth in this Section 14 to be taken by the claimant may likewise be taken by a representative of the claimant duly authorized by him to act in his behalf on such matters. The Committee may require such evidence as either may reasonably deem necessary or advisable of the authority to act of any such representative.
Section 15. Miscellaneous Provisions:
15.1 Set off. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Plan, the Employer may reduce the amount of any payment otherwise payable to or on behalf of a Participant hereunder (net of any required withholdings) at the time payment is due by the amount of any loan, cash advance, extension of credit or other obligation of the Participant to the Employer that is then due and payable, and the Participant shall be deemed to have consented to such reduction. In addition, the Employer may at any time offset a Participants Accrued Benefit by an amount up to $5,000 to collect any such amount in accordance with requirements under Section 409A of the Code.
15.2 Notices. Each Participant who is not in Service and each Beneficiary shall be responsible for furnishing the Committee or its designee with his current address for the
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mailing of notices and benefit payments. Any notice required or permitted to be given to such Participant or Beneficiary shall be deemed given if directed to such address and mailed by regular United States mail, first class, postage prepaid. If any check mailed to such address is returned as undeliverable to the addressee, mailing of checks will be suspended until the Participant or Beneficiary furnishes the proper address. This provision shall not be construed as requiring the mailing of any notice or notification otherwise permitted to be given by posting or by other publication.
15.3 Lost Distributees. A benefit shall be deemed forfeited if the Committee is unable to locate the Participant or Beneficiary to whom payment is due on or before the fifth anniversary of the date payment is to be made or commence; provided, however, that such benefit shall be reinstated if a valid claim is made by or on behalf of the Participant or Beneficiary for all or part of the forfeited benefit.
15.4 Reliance on Data. The Employer and the Committee shall have the right to rely on any data provided by the Participant or by any Beneficiary. Representations of such data shall be binding upon any party seeking to claim a benefit through a Participant, and the Employer and the Committee shall have no obligation to inquire into the accuracy of any representation made at any time by a Participant or Beneficiary.
15.5 Receipt and Release for Payments. Subject to the provisions of Section 15.1, any payment made from the Plan to or with respect to any Participant or Beneficiary, or pursuant to a disclaimer by a Beneficiary, shall, to the extent thereof, be in full satisfaction of all claims hereunder against the Plan and the Employer with respect to the Plan. The recipient of any payment from the Plan may be required by the Committee, as a condition precedent to such payment, to execute a receipt and release with respect thereto in such form as shall be acceptable
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to the Committee.
15.6 Headings. The headings and subheadings of the Plan have been inserted for convenience of reference and are to be ignored in any construction of the provisions hereof.
15.7 Continuation of Employment. The establishment of the Plan shall not be construed as conferring any legal or other rights upon any Employee or any persons for continuation of employment, nor shall it interfere with the right of the Employer to discharge any Employee or to deal with him without regard to the effect thereof under the Plan.
15.8 Merger or Consolidation; Assumption of Plan. No Employer shall consolidate or merge into or with another corporation or entity, or transfer all or substantially all of its assets to another corporation, partnership, trust or other entity (a Successor Entity) unless such Successor Entity shall assume the rights, obligations and liabilities of the Employer under the Plan and upon such assumption, the Successor Entity shall become obligated to perform the terms and conditions of the Plan. Nothing herein shall prohibit the assumption of the obligations and liabilities of the Employer under the Plan by any Successor Entity.
15.9 Construction. The Employer shall designate in the Adoption Agreement the state according to whose laws the provisions of the Plan shall be construed and enforced, except to the extent that such laws are superseded by ERISA and the applicable requirements of the Code.
15.10 Taxes. The Employer or other payor may withhold a benefit payment under the Plan or a Participants wages, or the Employer may reduce a Participants benefits, in order to meet any federal, state, local or employment tax withholding obligations with respect to Plan benefits, as permitted under Section 409A of the Code. The Employer or other payor shall report Plan payments and other Plan-related information to the appropriate governmental
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agencies as required under applicable laws.
Section 16. Transition Rules:
This Section 16 does not apply to plans newly established on or after January 1, 2009.
16.1 Payment Elections. Notwithstanding the provisions of Sections 6.3 or 6.4 of the Plan, a Participant may elect on or before December 31, 2008, the time or form of payment of amounts subject to Section 409A of the Code provided that such election applies only to amounts that would not otherwise be payable in the year of the election and does not cause an amount to paid in the year of the election that would not otherwise be payable in such year.
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Exhibit 10.7
Principal Life Insurance Company, Raleigh, NC 27612
A member of the Principal Financial Group ®
THE EXECUTIVE NONQUALIFIED DEFINED BENEFIT PLAN
ADOPTION AGREEMENT
THIS AGREEMENT is the adoption by Kforce Inc. (the Company) of the Executive Nonqualified Defined Benefit Plan (Plan).
W I T N E S S E T H :
WHEREAS, the Company desires to adopt the Plan as an unfunded, nonqualified deferred compensation plan; and
WHEREAS, the provisions of the Plan are intended to comply with the requirements of Section 409A of the Code and the regulations thereunder and shall apply to amounts subject to section 409A; and
WHEREAS, the Company has been advised by Principal Life Insurance Company to obtain legal and tax advice from its professional advisors before adopting the Plan,
NOW, THEREFORE, the Company hereby adopts the Plan in accordance with the terms and conditions set forth in this Adoption Agreement:
ARTICLE I
Terms used in this Adoption Agreement shall have the same meaning as in the Plan, unless some other meaning is expressly herein set forth. The Employer hereby represents and warrants that the Plan has been adopted by the Employer upon proper authorization, and the Employer hereby elects to adopt the Plan for the benefit of its Participants as referred to in the Plan. By the execution of this Adoption Agreement, the Employer hereby agrees to be bound by the terms of the Plan.
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ARTICLE II
The Employer hereby makes the following designations or elections for the purpose of the Plan:
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Name of Employer |
Address |
Telephone No. |
EIN |
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Kforce Inc. |
1001 East Palm Avenue Tampa, FL 33605 |
(813)552-1404 | 59-3264461 |
2.25 | Plan: The name of the Plan as applied to the Employer is | |
Kforce Inc. Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan . | ||
2.27 | Plan Year : The Plan Year shall end on the last day of the month of December . |
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4.2 | Benefit Formula: |
If the Participant Separates from Service before reaching the Early Retirement Date, the Participant shall not have an Accrued Benefit.
For the other Qualifying Distribution Events, the Participants Accrued Benefit on a Straight Life basis is a monthly amount equal to (a) X (b) X [(c) / (d)], where
(a) | equals the Participants Average Compensation, divided by 12; |
(b) | equals 45%; |
(c) | equals the Participants Years of Service as of the date the Participant becomes an Inactive Participant; and |
(d) | equals the Participants projected Years of Service determined as if the Participant continued employment until the Normal Retirement Age; |
and where [(c) / (d)] shall not exceed one.
If the Qualifying Distribution Event is after a Participants Normal Retirement Date, the benefit percentage in (b) above is replaced with the following percentage based on the Participants age:
Age 66 |
47 | % | |
Age 67 |
49 | % | |
Age 68 |
51 | % | |
Age 69 |
53 | % | |
Age 70 |
55 | % | |
Age 71 |
57 | % | |
Age 72 |
59 | % | |
Age 73 |
61 | % | |
Age 74 |
63 | % | |
Age 75 or older |
65 | % |
The benefit is further increased with interest from the first day of the month following the Normal Retirement Date to the actual date of determination based on the interest rate in the Present Value definition.
If the date of a Participants Qualifying Distribution Event is prior to the attainment of age sixty-two (62) and ten (10) years of service, or age fifty-five (55) and twenty-five (25) years of service, the Accrued Benefit shall be reduced by one half of one percent (1/2%) per month for each month between the Participants event date and the Participants Normal Retirement Date. For the purpose of this factor, a year of service shall mean the total number of full years in which a Participant is employed by an Employer. A year of employment shall be a 365 day period (or 366 day period in the case of a leap year) that begins on the later of December 31, 2006 or the Participants date of hire, and for any subsequent year, commences on the anniversary of such date. The Committee in sole discretion shall determine whether any partial year of employment shall be counted as a year of service and such determination need not be the same for each year or for each Participant.
If the Participant is covered by an employment agreement (Employment Agreement) and the Qualifying Distribution Event is the Participants death or becoming Disabled, then the Participants Accrued Benefit is modified by the following:
If the Accrued Benefit under this Plan is greater than the benefit under the Employment Agreement on an Actuarial Equivalent basis, the Participants Accrued Benefit under this Plan is reduced by Actuarial Equivalent benefit under the Employment Agreement.
If the benefit under the Employment Agreement on an Actuarial Equivalent basis is greater than or equal the Accrued Benefit under this Plan, the Participant shall not have an Accrued Benefit under this Plan.
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Benefit Formula Definitions:
For purposes of the Plan, Normal Retirement Age shall mean attainment of age 65 .
For purposes of the Benefit Formula , Years of Service shall mean the total number of full years in which a Participant is employed by an Employer. A year of employment shall be a 365 day period (or 366 day period in the case of a leap year) that begins on the later of December 31, 2006 or the Participants date of hire, and for any subsequent year, commences on the anniversary of such date. The Committee in sole discretion shall determine whether any partial year of employment shall be counted as a year of service and such determination need not be the same for each year or for each Participant. In the event of a Change in Control Event, a Participant shall be credited with additional Years of Service, for the sole purpose of determining the SERP Benefit under the formula set forth in this Section 4.2, in an amount equal to one additional year of Year of Service for each year of employment completed by the Participant prior to the effective date of the Plan (not to exceed ten (10)); provided, however, that in no event shall the crediting of such additional Years of Service result in, or entitle a Participant (or his or her Beneficiary) to receive a benefit in excess of the maximum benefit that may be paid the under formula described in this Section 4.2. Additional years of service may be credited at death or becoming Disabled based on the Participants employment agreement, if any.
The Compensation of a Participant shall mean all of a Participants base salary received as an Employee and Bonus.
The Average Compensation of a Participant shall mean the highest average of a Participants Compensation for any three (3) full Pay Years (or, if the Participant has been employed for less than three (3) full Pay Years, the actual number of the Participants full Pay Years) out of the last ten (10) full Pay Years preceding the date benefits are being determined.
If the Participant has not completed the entire Pay Year period specified by the Average Compensation computation since his Entry Date, the Average Compensation shall be based on those full Pay Years that have been completed since his Entry Date.
The Pay Year shall mean the consecutive 12-month period ending on the last day of the month of December .
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Completed Years of Service |
Vesting
Percentage |
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Less than 1 Year |
_____ | % | |
___Years |
_____ | % | |
___Years |
_____ | % | |
___Years |
_____ | % | |
___Years |
_____ | % | |
___Years |
_____ | % | |
___ or more Years |
_____ | % |
XX |
(v) | Other: A Participants vested percentage shall be determined in accordance with the schedule set forth in an agreement entered into between the Participant and Employer, if any. If the Participant has not entered into an agreement with the Employer regarding vesting of Plan benefits, the Participants benefits under the Plan shall become 100% vested upon the attainment of at least age fifty-five (55) with ten (10) or more Years of Service, and shall be 0% vested prior to such date. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Participants employment is involuntarily terminated by the Employer for reasons other than Cause after 5 years of service, or upon death, Disability or a Change in Control, the Participant shall be fully vested in his or her Plan benefits. For purposes of this provision, Cause shall mean termination of a Participants employment for (i) the |
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6.1 | Normal Form of Payment: The Normal Form of benefit distribution for each Qualifying Distribution Event shall be as follows: |
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6.2 | Optional Form of Payment: If permitted by the Employer, the Participant may select an optional form of payment for each Qualifying Distribution Event. The benefit payable under an optional form shall be the Actuarial Equivalent of the Normal Form of the Vested Accrued Benefit. |
XX Lump Sum ___ 5 Year Period Certain ___ 10 Year Period Certain ___ 20 Year Period Certain ___ Other: __________ |
___ Straight Life ___ 5 Year Certain & Life XX 10 Year Certain & Life ___ 20 Year Certain & Life ____Other: _________ |
___ Joint & 50% Survivor Life ___ Joint & 67% Survivor Life ___ Joint & 100% Survivor Life ___ Other: _________ |
___ Lump Sum ___ 5 Year Period Certain ___ 10 Year Period Certain ___ 20 Year Period Certain ___ Other: __________ |
___ Straight Life ___ 5 Year Certain & Life ___ 10 Year Certain & Life ___ 20 Year Certain & Life ___ Other: _________ |
___ Joint & 50% Survivor Life ___ Joint & 67% Survivor Life ___ Joint & 100% Survivor Life ___ Other: _________ |
XX | (iii) | Not Applicable. | ||||
(c) | Death: | |||||
XX | (i) | The Employer does not permit optional forms. Benefits are distributed according to the Normal Form. | ||||
___ | (ii) | The Employer does permit optional forms. The Participant may choose from the following Actuarial Equivalent forms of payment: |
___ Lump Sum ___ 5 Year Period Certain ___ 10 Year Period Certain ___ 20 Year Period Certain ___ Other: __________ |
___ Joint & 100% Survivor Life |
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(d) | Disabled (if elected): | |||||
___ | (i) | The Employer does not permit optional forms. Benefits are distributed according to the Normal Form. | ||||
XX | (ii) | The Employer does permit optional forms. The Participant may choose from the following Actuarial Equivalent forms of payment: |
XX Lump Sum ___ 5 Year Period Certain ___ 10 Year Period Certain ___ 20 Year Period Certain ___ Other: __________ |
___ Straight Life ___ 5 Year Certain & Life XX 10 Year Certain & Life ___ 20 Year Certain & Life ___ Other: _________ |
___ Joint & 50% Survivor Life ___ Joint & 67% Survivor Life ___ Joint & 100% Survivor Life ___ Other: _________ |
___ | (iii) | Not applicable. | ||||
(e) | Change in Control Event (if elected): | |||||
___ | (i) | The Employer does not permit optional forms. Benefits are distributed according to the Normal Form. | ||||
___ | (ii) | The Employer does permit optional forms. The Participant may choose from the following Actuarial Equivalent forms of payment: |
___ Lump Sum ___ 5 Year Period Certain ___ 10 Year Period Certain ___ 20 Year Period Certain ___ Other: __________ |
___ Straight Life ___ 5 Year Certain & Life ___ 10 Year Certain & Life ___ 20 Year Certain & Life ___ Other: _________ |
___ Joint & 50% Survivor Life ___ Joint & 67% Survivor Life ___ Joint & 100% Survivor Life ___ Other: _________ |
XX | (iii) | Not applicable. |
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6.5 | Commencement of Benefits: Benefit payments will commence as of the following dates upon the occurrence of a Qualifying Distribution Event. |
(a) | Separation from Service on or after the Early Retirement Date | |||
(or Separation from Service on or after the Normal Retirement Date if early retirement is not permitted) | ||||
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(i) The 1st day of the month on or next following the date of the Participants Separation from Service. |
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XX |
(ii) Other: On the last day of the six-month period immediately following the Participants Separation from Service . |
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(b) | Separation from Service prior to the Early Retirement Date | |||
(or Separation from Service prior to the Normal Retirement Date if early retirement is not permitted) | ||||
___ |
(i) The Normal Retirement Date. |
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___ |
(ii) The 1st day of the month on or next following the date of the Participants Separation from Service. |
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XX |
(iii) Other: Not Applicable . |
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(c) | Death | |||
___ | (i) The Normal Retirement Date. | |||
XX | (ii) The 1st day of the month on or next following the date of the Participants death. | |||
___ | (iii) Other: . | |||
(d) | Disabled (if elected) | |||
___ | (i) The Normal Retirement Date. | |||
XX | (ii) The 1st day of the month on or next following the date on which the Participant becomes Disabled. | |||
___ | (iii) Other: . | |||
___ | (iv) Not applicable. | |||
(e) | Change in Control Event (if elected) | |||
___ | (i) The 1st day of the month on or next following the date of the Change in Control Event. | |||
___ | (ii) Other: . | |||
XX | (iii) Not applicable. |
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6.6 | Adjustment for Benefits Paid Before the Normal Retirement Date : If any Plan benefit is payable before the Normal Retirement Date of the Participant, the amount of the Plan benefit shall be adjusted as follows, to the extent applicable: |
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(a) The Vested Accrued Benefit shall be reduced by a discount factor of 6% per year for each year that the commencement of payment precedes the Normal Retirement Date. The factors shall be prorated for a partial year, counting a partial month as a complete month. The factors shall be rounded to four decimal places. |
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(b) The Vested Accrued Benefit shall be reduced based on the actuarial assumptions listed in the Present Value definition for the elapsed time that the commencement of payment precedes the Normal Retirement Date. |
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XX |
(c) The Vested Accrued Benefit shall not be adjusted. |
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6.7 Benefit Frequency : The benefit shall be paid on the following basis: |
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(a) Annually. | |
___ |
(b) Quarterly. | |
XX |
(c) Monthly. | |
6.8 De Minimis Amounts. |
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(a) Notwithstanding any payment election made by the Participant, the Present Value of the Vested Accrued Benefit will be distributed in a single lump sum payment at the time designated under the Plan if at the time of a permitted Qualifying Distribution Event the Vested Accrued Benefit does not exceed $ . In addition, the Employer may distribute the Present Value of a Participants Vested Accrued Benefit at any time if the benefit does not exceed the limit in Section 402(g)(1)(B) of the Code and results in the termination of the Participants entire interest in the Plan. |
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XX |
(b) There shall be no pre-determined de minimis amount under the Plan; however, the Employer may distribute the Present Value of a Participants Vested Accrued Benefit in a single lump sum payment at any time if the balance does not exceed the limit in Section 402(g)(1)(B) of the Code and results in the termination of the Participants entire interest in the Plan. |
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8.1 Contractual Liability: Liability for payments under the Plan shall be the responsibility of the: |
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(a) Company. |
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XX |
(b) Employer or Participating Employer who employed the Participant when amounts were deferred. |
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12. Amendment and Termination of Plan: Notwithstanding any provision in this Adoption Agreement or the Plan to the contrary, Sections 2.28, 7, 10.2, 14.1, 14.6 and 15.1 of the Plan shall be amended to read as provided in attached Exhibit A . |
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15.9 Construction: The provisions of the Plan shall be construed and enforced according to the laws of the State of Florida except to the extent that such laws are superseded by ERISA and the applicable provisions of the Code.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Agreement has been executed as of the day and year above stated.
KFORCE INC. | ||
By: | /s/ David M. Kelly | |
David M. Kelly, VP Finance |
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EXHIBIT A
TO
KFORCE INC. SUPPLEMENTAL EXECUTIVE RETIREMENT PLAN
(As Amended and Restated December 31, 2006)
The purpose of this Exhibit A to the Kforce Inc. Supplement Executive Retirement Plan (Plan) is to set forth terms and conditions that revise, supplement or are in addition to the terms and conditions of the Principal Executive Nonqualified Defined Benefit Plan (Basic Plan Document) and Adoption Agreement adopted by Kforce Inc. (the Company) to implement the Plan. The terms of this Exhibit A shall supercede any provision of the Basic Plan Document or Adoption Agreement to the contrary.
1. | The Company and a Participant may enter into an agreement (Plan Agreement) with respect to such Participants participation in the Plan. Notwithstanding any provision of the Basic Plan Document or Adoption Agreement to the contrary, each Plan Agreement executed by a Participant shall provide for the entire benefit to which such Participant is entitled under the Plan; should there be more than one Plan Agreement, the Plan Agreement bearing the latest date of acceptance by the Company shall supercede all previous Plan Agreements in their entirety and shall govern such entitlement. The terms of any Plan Agreement may be different for any Participant, and any Plan Agreement may provide additional benefits not set forth in the Plan or limit the benefits otherwise provided under the Plan; provided, however, that any such additional benefits or benefit limitations must be agreed upon by both the Company and Participant. |
2. | The following Section 2:28 shall be substituted for Section 2.28 of the Basic Plan Document: |
Section 2.28: Present Value means the current value of a benefit that is payable in a specified form on a specified date. The basis for the calculation shall be: (a) the RP-2000 Mortality Table for Healthy Annuitants (sex distinct) and (b) an annual rate equal to the Moodys Aa Long Term Corporate Bond Yield at month end close for December prior to the date for which the rate is to be used rounded to the nearest .25% or such other rate deemed appropriate by the Company in accordance with the Generally Accepted Accounting Principles. The actuarial assumptions may be adjusted from time to time as selected by the Company and such assumptions shall be applied consistently to all Participants.
3. | Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 7 of the Basic Plan Document, the following provisions shall govern administration of the Plan following a Change in Control: |
Within one hundred and twenty (120) days following a Change in Control, the individuals who comprised the Committee immediately prior to the Change in Control (whether or not such individuals are members of the Committee following the Change in Control) may, by written consent of the majority of such individuals, appoint an independent third party administrator (the Administrator) to perform any or all of the Committees duties described in Sections 7 and 9 of the Plan, including, without limitation, the power to determine any questions arising in connection with the administration or interpretation of the Plan, and the power to make benefit entitlement determinations. Upon and after the effective date of such appointment, (i) the Company must pay all reasonable administrative expenses and fees of the Administrator, and (ii) the Administrator may only be terminated with the written consent of the majority of Participants with benefits under the Plan as of the date of such proposed termination.
4. | By adding the following to the end of Section 14.1 of the Basic Plan Document: |
If such claim relates to the contents of a notice received by the claimant, the claim must be made within sixty (60) days after such notice was received by the claimant. All other claims must be made within 180 days of the date on which the event that caused the claim to arise occurred.
5. | By adding the following new Section 14.6 to the Basic Plan Document: |
14.6 Arbitration. If a claimant has complied with the foregoing provisions of this Section 14, the claimant shall have the right to submit the controversy to final and binding arbitration pursuant to the then most applicable Rules of the American Arbitration Association (AAA) provided, however, that unless the parties otherwise agree, the arbitration shall be before a single arbitrator selected either by mutual agreement or, failing agreement, from a list of seven arbitrators provided by AAA. In the event the
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parties are unable to agree upon such an arbitrator from such list of seven, each party shall strike one name in turn with the first to strike being chosen by lot. When only one name remains, that person shall be the parties arbitrator. The parties expressly waive their rights, if any, to have such matters heard by a jury or a judge, whether in state or federal court. The cost of the arbitration, including, but not limited to, any reasonable legal fees or other expenses incident thereto incurred in connection with such arbitration shall be borne by the party that is determined by the arbitrator(s) not to have prevailed with respect to the applicable claim(s). In the arbitration the Committees decision on appeal shall not be entitled to a presumption of correctness; rather, the dispute shall be decided de novo.
6. | Section 10.2 of the Basic Plan Document shall be deleted in its entirety. For the avoidance of doubt, the Plan shall not recognize any domestic relations order purporting to assign a Participants benefits to an alternate payee, except to the extent specifically required by law. |
7. | Section 15.1 of the Basic Plan Document shall be deleted in its entirety. For the avoidance of doubt, the Employer may not reduce the amount of any payment otherwise payable to or on behalf of a Participant under the Plan by the amount of any loan, cash advance, extension of credit or other obligation of the Participant to the Employer, except as provided under Section 15.10 of the Basic Plan Document with respect to tax withholding. |
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