UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20549

 

FORM 8-K

 

CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report: February 15, 2019

(Date of earliest event reported)

 

POTLATCHDELTIC CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

Delaware

 

001-32729

 

82-0156045

(State or Other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation)

 

(Commission File Number)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification Number)

 

 

 

 

 

601 W. First Avenue, Suite 1600,

Spokane WA

 

 

 

99201

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

 

 

(Zip Code)

509-835-1500

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):

Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§ 230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§ 240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. 

 

 


 

Item 5.02 DEPA RTURE OF DIRECTORS OR CERTAIN OFFICERS; ELECTION OF DIRECTORS; APPOINTMENT OF CERTAIN OFFICERS ; COMPENSATORY ARRANGEMENTS OF CERTAIN OFFICERS

 

On September 1, 2018, the Company entered into an amended and restated Benefits Trust Agreement with Wells Fargo Bank, National Association. A copy is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1 to which reference is made for a full statement of the terms and conditions of such Plan.

 

On February 15, 2019, the Company’s Board of Directors approved changes to the Company’s executive compensation plans, descriptions of which are attached hereto as Exhibits 10.2-10.7.

 

A copy of the Annual Incentive Plan, as amended and restated effective January 1, 2019, is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.2 to which reference is made for a full statement of the terms and conditions of such Plan.

 

A copy of the Management Deferred Compensation Plan, effective June 1, 2008, as amended and restated effective January 1, 2019, is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.3 to which reference is made for a full statement of the terms and conditions of such Plan.

 

A copy of the Salaried Supplemental Benefit Plan II, effective December 5, 2008, as amended and restated effective January 1, 2019, is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.4 to which reference is made for a full statement of the terms and conditions of such Plan.

 

A copy of the Severance Program for Executive Employees, effective September 5, 2013, as amended and restated effective January 1, 2019, is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.5 to which reference is made for a full statement of the terms and conditions of such Plan.

 

A copy of the Performance Share Award Agreement, effective January 1, 2019, is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.6 to which reference is made for a full statement of the terms and conditions of such Plan.

 

A copy of the Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement, effective January 1, 2019, is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.7 to which reference is made for a full statement of the terms and conditions of such Plan.

 

Item 9.01 EXHIBITS

 

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits

 

 

 

 

10.1

Benefits Trust Agreement, September 1, 2018

10.2

Annual Incentive Plan, January 1, 2019

10.3

Management Deferred Compensation Plan, January 1, 2019

10.4

Salaried Supplemental Benefit Plan II, January 1, 2019

10.5

Severance Program for Executive Employees, January 1, 2019

10.6

Performance Share Award Agreement, January 1, 2019

10.7

Restricted Stock Unit Agreement, January 1, 2019

 


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SIGNATURE

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.

Dated: February 21, 2019

 

POTLATCHDELTIC CORPORATION

 

 

 

By:

 

/s/ Lorrie D. Scott

 

 

Lorrie D. Scott

 

 

Vice President, General Counsel and

Corporate Secretary

 


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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

 

 

 

Exhibit

Description

10.1

Benefits Trust Agreement, September 1, 2018

10.2

Annual Incentive Plan, January 1, 2019

10.3

Management Deferred Compensation Plan, January 1, 2019

10.4

Salaried Supplemental Benefit Plan II, January 1, 2019

10.5

Severance Program for Executive Employees, January 1, 2019

10.6

Performance Share Award Agreement, January 1, 2019

10.7

Restricted Stock Unit Agreement, January 1, 2019

 

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POTLATCHDELTIC CORPORATION BENEFITS PROTECTION TRUST AGREEMENT

(As Amended and Restated Effective September 1, 2018)

 

 

 

 


 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

SECTION 1. DEFINITIONS 1

SECTION 2. CREATION OF TRUST; CONTRIBUTIONS 4

SECTION 3. PAYMENTS FROM THE TRUST 5

SECTION 4. MANAGEMENT OF TRUST ASSETS 8

SECTION 5. POWERS OF TRUSTEE 12

SECTION 6. TAXES, EXPENSES AND COMPENSATION OF TRUSTEE 13

SECTION 7. RECORDS AND ACCOUNTING 13

SECTION 8. INDEMNIFICATION AND LIMITATION OF LIABILITY 14

SECTION 9. ADMINISTRATION OF THE PLANS; COMMUNICATIONS 15

SECTION 10. RESIGNATION OR REMOVAL OF TRUSTEE 15

SECTION 11. AMENDMENT OF AGREEMENT; TERMINATION OF TRUST 16

SECTION 12. CONFIDENTIALITY 17

SECTION 13. FORCE MAJEURE 17

SECTION 14. GOVERNING LAW; SEVERABILITY 18

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

POTLATCHDELTIC CORPORATION BENEFITS PROTECTION TRUST AGREEMENT

 

As Amended and Restated Effective September 1, 2018

 

This amended and restated Trust Agreement, originally made as of January 1, 1990 and most recently amended and restated as of February 14, 2014, by and between POTLATCHDELTIC CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation (the "Company") and WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION (the "Trustee"), is hereby amended and restated to read as follows, effective as of September 1, 2018.

 

WITNESSETH:

 

Whereas the Company has adopted the nonqualified deferred compensation plans, programs and policies and has entered into the contracts listed on Schedule 1 (collectively, the "Plans") and may adopt or enter into other such plans, programs, policies and contracts which will be listed from time to time on Schedule 1; and

 

Whereas the Company's obligations pursuant to the Plans are not funded or otherwise secured and the Company desires to take steps to assure that, subject to the claims of the Company's general creditors, the future payment of amounts under the Plans will not be improperly withheld in the event that a Change of Control (as hereinafter defined) of the Company should occur;

 

Whereas the Company wishes to establish a trust (hereinafter called a "Trust") and to contribute to the Trust assets that shall be held therein, subject to the claims of the Company's creditors in the event of the Company's Insolvency, as defined herein, until paid to participants and beneficiaries of the Plans in such manner and at such times as specified in the Plans;

 

Whereas, it is the intention of the parties that this Trust shall constitute an unfunded arrangement and shall not affect the status of the Plans as unfunded plans maintained for the purpose of providing deferred compensation for a select group of management or highly compensated employees for purposes of Title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended ("BRISA") or as an a1Tangement otherwise not subject to ERISA;

 

Whereas, it is the intention of the Company to make contributions to the Trust to provide itself with a source of funds to assist it in the meeting of its liabilities under the Plans;

 

Now, therefore, the Company and the Trustee hereby establish the Trust and agree that the Trust shall be comprised, held, and disposed of as follows:

 

SECTION 1. DEFINITIONS

 

(a) "Benefit Commitments" means:

 

(i) all benefits that are accrued or payable (whether on a current or deferred basis) under the Plans as of the date of the Change of Control and

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

(ii) all benefits that may become payable under the Plans as in effect on the date of the Change of Control as a result of termination of a participant's employment after such Change of Control, as described in Section 2(d).

 

 

(b)

"Change of Control" means the occurrence of any of the following events:

 

(i) The consummation of a merger or consolidation involving the Company (a "Business Combination"), in each case, unless, following such Business Combination,

 

(A) all or substantially all of the individuals and entities who were the beneficial owners, respectively, of the then outstanding shares of common stock of the Company (the "O1.1tstandingCommon Stock") and the then outstanding voting securities of the Company entitled to vote generally in the election of directors (the "Outstanding Voting Securities") immediately prior to such Business Combination beneficially own, directly or indirectly, more than fifty percent (50%) of, respectively, the then outstanding shares of common stock and the combined voting power of the then outstanding voting securities entitled to vote generally in the election of directors of the corporation or other entity resulting from such Business Combination (including, without limitation, a corporation or other entity which as a result of such transaction owns the Company either directly or through one (1) or more subsidiaries),

 

 

(B)

no individual, entity or group (within the meaning of

Section 13(d)(3) or 14(d)(2) of the Exchange Act (a "Person") (excluding any corporation or other entity resulting from such Business Combination or any employee benefit plan (or related trust) sponsored or maintained by the Company or any of its subsidiaries or such other corporation or other entity resulting from such Business Combination) beneficially owns, directly or indirectly, thirty percent (30%) or more of, respectively, the then outstanding shares of common stock or common equity of the corporation or other entity resulting from such Business Combination or the combined voting power of the then outstanding voting securities of such corporation or other entity except to the extent that such ownership is based on the beneficial ownership, directly or indirectly, of Outstanding Common Stock or Outstanding Voting Securities immediately p1ior to the Business Combination, or

(C) at least a majority of the members of the Board of Directors of the Company or other entity resulting from such Business Combination were members of the Board at the time of the execution of the initial agreement providing for, or of the action of the Board to approve, such Business Combination; or

 

(ii)

Individuals who, as of May 6, 2013 constitute the Board of Directors of tl1e Compm1y (the "Incumbent Board") cease for any reason to constitute at least a majority of the Board; provided, however, that any individual becoming a director of the Company subsequent to May 6, 2013 whose election, or nomination for election by the Company's stockholders, was approved by a vote of at least a majority of the directors of

 

 

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the Company then comprising the Incumbent Board shall be considered as though such individual were a member of the Incumbent Board, but excluding, for this purpose, any such individual, whose initial assumption of office occurs as a result of an actual or threatened election contest with respect to the election or removal of directors of the Company, an actual or threatened solicitation of proxies or consents or any other actual or threatened action by, or on behalf of any Person other than the Incumbent Board; or

 

 

(iii)

The acquisition by any Person of beneficial ownership (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act) of thirty percent (30%) or more of either:

 

 

(A)

the then Outstanding Common Stock, or

 

(B)

the combined voting power of the Outstanding Voting Securities, provided, however, that the following acquisitions shall not be deemed to be

 

covered by this paragraph:

 

(I) any acquisition of Outstanding Common Stock or Outstanding Voting Securities by the Company;

 

 

(II)

any acquisition of Outstanding Common Stock or Outstanding Voting Securities by any employee benefit plan (or related trust) sponsored or maintained by the Company; and

 

 

 

(III)

any acquisition of Outstanding Common Stock or Outstanding Voting Securities by any corporation pursuant to a transaction that complies with clauses (A), (B) and (C) of paragraph (i) of this definition; or

 

(iv) The consummation of the sale, lease or exchange of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company.

(c) "Company" means PotlatchDeltic Corporation, a Delaware corporation, and its successor and assigns.

(d) "Insolvent" and "Insolvency" means that the Company is unable to pay its debts as they become due or is subject to a pending proceeding as a debtor under the United States Bankruptcy Code.

(e) "Participants" mean the active and former directors and employees of the Company or its subsidiaries or affiliates who are entitled to benefits under the Plans.

 

(f) "Plans" mean the nonqualified plans, programs, policies and contracts listed on Schedule I adopted or maintained by the Company or a subsidiary or affiliate of the Company. The Company may from time to time add to or delete items from Schedule 1 by notifying the Trustee in writing; provided, however, that no such change to Schedule 1 may be

 

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made after a Change of Control has occurred. The Company shall provide the Trustee with a current copy of each Plan and any amendments thereto.

(g) "Trust" means the PotlatchDeltic Corporation Benefits Protection Trust established pursuant to this Agreement.

(h) "Trustee" means Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, or any successor trustee appointed pursuant to Section 10.

(i) "Trust Fund" means all moneys, securities and other property held by the Trustee under the Trust.

SECTION 2. CREATION OF TRUST; CONTRIBUTIONS

 

(a) Concurrently with the original execution of this Agreement, the Company deposited with the Trustee a certain amount in cash, which became the principal of the Trust to be held, administered, and disposed of by the Trustee as provided in this Agreement. From time to time the Company shall also deposit with the Trustee such contributions as may be permitted or required pursuant to Sections 2(c) and 2(d) of this Agreement. All such contributions and all accumulations and accruals, and the income (net of expenses and taxes) with respect thereto, shall be held by the Trustee in trust pursuant to this Agreement and shall be invested, reinvested and applied as provided herein. The Trustee hereby accepts being named as Trustee under tl1is Agreement and agrees to hold the Trust Fund subject to all of the terms and conditions hereof.

 

(b) The Trust established hereunder shall be revocable by the Company at any time before a Change of Control, but shall be irrevocable upon and after a Change of Control. The Trust is intended to be a grantor trust within the meaning of subpart E, part I, subchapter J, chapter 1, subtitle A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as ai11ended, (more commonly known as a "rabbi trust") and shall be construed accordingly. All income earned on the assets of the Trust Fund shall be taxable to the Company, whether before or after the Trust becomes irrevocable. All taxes with respect to the Trust shall be payable by the Company from its separate funds and shall not be charged against the Trust Fund. The principal of the Trust, and any earnings thereon, shall be held separate and apart from other funds of the Company and shall be used exclusively for the uses and purposes of Participants and general creditors as set forth

herein. Participants and their beneficiaries shall have no preferred claim on, or beneficial ownership interest in, ai1y assets of the Trust. Any rights created under the Plans and this Agreement shall be mere unsecured contractual rights of participants of the Plans and their beneficiaries against the Company. Any assets held by the Trust will be subject to the claims of the Company's general creditors under federal and state law in the event of insolvency.

 

(c) The Company, with the concurrence of the Trustee, may at ai1y time deposit with the Trustee additional cash or marketable securities to be credited to the Trust Fund. Neither the Trustee nor any participant or beneficiary of the Plans shall have any right to compel such additional deposits.

(d) Within 30 days after a Change of Control has occurred, the Company shall irrevocably deposit with the Trustee cash or marketable securities (other than stock or debt obligations of the Company) to be credited to the Trust Fund in an amount which, when added to

 

 


any funds already credited to the Trust Fund, the Company reasonably determines will be at least sufficient to pay:

(i) the Benefit Commitments, and

 

(ii) all anticipated future expenses of the Trust Fund, including the fees and expenses of the Trustee described in Section 6(b).

 

(e)

Upon a Change of Control and at least annually after a Change of Control, the Company shall retain an actuary to re-determine the amount determined pursuant to (d) above. Such re-determination shall be performed using the factors and assumptions set forth in the Plans listed on Schedule I. If the current fair market value of the assets of the Trust Fund does not equal or exceed 110% of the amount so re-determined, the Trustee shall so advise the Company and the Company shall, within 30 days after receiving such notice, make an irrevocable contribution to the Trust equal to the excess of the re-determined amount over the current fair market value of the assets of the Trust Fund.

 

 

(f) The Trustee shall not be responsible for the computation or collection of any contribution to the Trust Fund.

(g) Notwithstanding the provision of the Trust to the contrary, in order to comply with Section 409A(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 as amended (the "Code"), the following rules shall apply:

 

No assets will become restricted to the provision of benefits in connection with a change in the Company's financial health or the occurrence of a "restricted period" as defined in

Section 409A(b)(3)(B), and the Company shall not make contributions to the Trust for the purpose of paying deferred compensation to an "applicable covered employee" as defined in Section 409A(b)(3)(D) of the Code under a nonqualified deferred compensation plan during such restricted period. In the event that contributions are made during a restricted period for the benefit of persons other than "applicable covered employees," the Company will thereafter direct the Trustee to establish such sub-accounts as necessary to separate funding contributed for the benefit of applicable covered employees" and other persons.

 

SECTION 3. PAYMENTS FROM THE TRUST

 

(a) Upon the effective date of this Agreement, the Company shall furnish the Trustee with written information regarding the Participants and their beneficiaries under the Plans and the dates of distribution and amounts of benefits under the Plans and shall update such information on a regular basis. The entitlement of a Participant or beneficiary of the Plans to benefits under the Plans shall be determined by the Company or such party as it shall designate under the Plan, and any claim for such benefits shall be considered and reviewed under the procedures set out in the Plans.

 

(b) The Company shall have tl1e duty to notify the Trustee if a Change of Control occurs. After a Change of Control, tl1e Company shall: (i) within 30 days furnish to the Trustee the information described in (a) above with respect to the Benefit Commitments which are then payable under the Plans; (ii) update such information with respect to all Plans not less

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frequently than annually; and (iii) furnish the Trustee with any other information the Trustee may reasonably request witl1in 30 days after such request.

 

(c) Before a Change of Control, the Trustee shall make payments from the Trust Fund to Participants and their beneficiaries under the Plans if so directed by the Company. The Company shall deliver to the Trustee a schedule (a "Payment Schedule") that indicates the amounts payable in respect of each Participant and beneficiary of the Plans, that provides a f01mula or other instructions acceptable to the Trustee for determining the amounts so payable, the form in which such amount is to be paid (as provided for or available under the Plans), and the time of commencement for payment of such amounts. Except as otherwise provided herein, the Trustee shall make payments to participants and beneficiaries of the Plans in accordance with the Payment Schedule. The Company shall have the right to direct the Trustee to pay over to the Company funds from the Trust Fund for any purpose at any time before a Change of Control.

 

(d)

After a Change of Control, the Trustee shall pay benefits due in accordance with the Payment Schedule. After a Change of Control, the Company shall continue to make the determination of benefits due to Participants or their beneficiaries and shall provide the Trustee with an updated Payment Schedule, to include state and federal tax withholding guidelines, of benefits due; provided however, a Participant or their Beneficiaries may make application to the Trustee for an independent decision as to the amount or fom1 of their benefits due under the Plans.

 

 

(e)

Except as provided in Section l l(f), no funds shall be paid by tl1e Trustee to the Company after a Change of Control.

 

(f) Payments to Participants and their beneficiaries pursuant to Sections 3(c) and 3(d) shall be made by the Trustee to the extent that funds in the Trust Fund are sufficient for such purpose. The Company may make payment of benefits directly to Participants and their beneficiaries as they become due under the terms of the Plans. The Company shall notify the Trustee of its decision to make payment of benefits directly prior to the time amounts are payable to Participants or their beneficiaries. The Company may direct the Trustee in writing to reimburse the Company from the Trust assets for amounts paid directly to the Participants or their beneficiaries by the Company. The Trustee shall reimburse the Company for such payments promptly after receipt by the Trustee of satisfactory evidence that the Company has made the direct payments. In addition, if the principal of the Trust, and any earnings thereon, are not sufficient to make payments of benefits in accordance with the terms of the Plans, the Company shall make the balance of each such payment as it falls due or shall direct the Trustee as to modifications required to the then current Payment Schedule. In making any determination required or permitted to be made by the Trustee under this Section, the Trustee shall, in each such case, reach its own independent determination, in its absolute and sole discretion, as to the amount or form of the Participant's or beneficiary's payment hereunder. In making its dete1mination, the Trustee may consult with and make such inquiries of such persons, including the Participant or beneficiary, the Company, legal counsel, actuaries or other persons, as the Trustee may reasonably deem necessary. Any reasonable costs incurred by the Trustee in arriving at its determination shall be reimbursed by the Company and, to the extent not paid by the Company within a reasonable time, shall be charged to the Trust. The Company waives any right to contest any amount paid over by the Trustee hereunder pursuant to a good faith

 

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determination made by the Trustee notwithstanding any claim by or on behalf of the Company (absent a manifest abuse of discretion by the Trustee) that such payments should not be made.

 

(g) The Board of Directors and the Chief Executive Officer of the Company shall have the duty to notify the Trustee in writing of the Company's Insolvency. Except as provided in the next sentence or to the extent the Trustee has actual knowledge of insolvency, the Trustee shall have no duty to inquire whether the Company is Insolvent. If a person claiming to be a creditor of the Company alleges in writing to the Trustee that the Company is Insolvent, the Trustee shall independently determine or, within 30 days after receipt of such notice, shall petition a court to determine whether the Company is Insolvent and shall suspend benefit payments pending such determination. The Company shall promptly provide all information reasonably requested by the Trustee to enable the Trustee or the court to make such determination. The Trustee may in all events rely on such evidence concerning the Company's solvency as may be furnished to the Trustee and that provides the Trustee a reasonable basis for making a determination concerning the Company's solvency. If at any time the Trustee has determined that the Company is Insolvent, the Trustee shall discontinue payments to Plan Participants or their beneficiaries and shall hold the assets of the Trust for the benefit of the Company's general creditors. Nothing in this Agreement shall in any way diminish the rights of Participants and their beneficiaries to pursue their rights as general creditors of the Company with respect to benefits due under the Plans or otherwise.

 

01) The Trustee shall resume the payment of benefits to Participants and their beneficiaries only after the Trustee has dete rmined that the Company is not Insolvent (or is no longer Insolvent.) Provided that there are sufficient assets, if the Trustee discontinues or suspends benefit payments under Section 3(h) or 3(i) and subsequently resumes such payments, the first payment following such discontinuance or suspension shall include the aggregate amount of all payments that would have been made under the Plans during the period of discontinuance or suspension, less the aggregate amount of any payments made by the Company to the Participant or beneficiary pursuant to the Plans during such period, together with interest equal to 120% of the long-term applicable federal rate, with quarterly compounding, as published under Section 1274(d) of the Code for the first month of each calendar quarter. The Company will direct the Trustee as to the amount of such first payment following discontinuance or suspension.

(i) No Participant or beneficiary shall have any claim on or beneficial ownership interest in any assets of the Trust Fund before such assets are paid to the Participant or beneficiary, and all rights created under the Plans shall be unsecured contractual rights against the Company.

(j) Except as otherwise provided hereunder, after the Trust has become irrevocable, the Company shall have no right or power to direct the Trustee to return to the Company or to divert to others any of the Trust assets before all payment of benefits have been made to Participants and their beneficiaries pursuant to the te1ms of tl1e Plans.

 

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SECTION 4. MANAGEMENT OF TRUST ASSETS

 

(a)

Prior to a Change of Control, the Company shall, subject to this Section, direct the Trustee with respect to investments.

 

 

 

(1)

The Company may direct the Trustee to segregate all or a portion of the Trust Fund in a separate investment account or accounts and may appoint one or more investment managers and/or an investment committee established by the Company to direct the investment and reinvestment of each such investment account or accounts. In such event, the Company shall notify the Trustee of the appointment of each such investment manager and/or investment committee. No such investment manager shall be related, directly or indirectly, to the Company, but members of the investment committee may be employees of the Company.

 

 

 

(2)

Thereafter, until a Change of Control, the Trustee shall make every sale or investment with respect to such investment account as directed in writing by the investment manager or investment committee. It shall be the duty of the Trustee to act strictly in accordance with each direction. The Trustee shall be under no duty to question any such direction of the investment manager or investment committee, to review any securities or other property held in such investment account or accounts acquired by it pursuant to such directions or to make any recommendations to the investment managers or investment committee with respect to such securities or other property.

 

 

 

(3)

Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Trustee, without obtaining prior approval or direction from an investment manager or investment committee, shall invest cash balances held by it from time to time in short term cash equivalents including, but not limited to, through the medium of any short term fond established and maintained by the Trustee subject to the instrument establishing such fund, U.S. Treasury Bills, commercial paper (including such forms of commercial paper as may be available through the Trustee's Trust Department), certificates of deposit (including certificates issued by the Trustee in its separate corporate capacity), and similar type securities, with a maturity not to exceed one year; and, furthermore, sell such short term investments as may be necessary to carry out the instructions of an investment manager or investment committee regarding more permanent type investment and directed distributions.

 

 

 

(4)

The Trustee shall neither be liable nor responsible for any loss resulting to the Trust Fund solely by reason of any sale or purchase of an investment directed by the Company, an investment manager or investment committee nor by reason of the failure to take any action with respect to any investment which was acquired pursuant to any such direction in the absence of further directions of the Company, such investment manager or investment committee.

 

 

In carrying out any directions of the Company, investment manager or investment committee issued in accordance with this Trust Agreement, the Trustee may rely upon any order, certificate, notice, direction or other documentary confirmation purporting to have been issued by the

 

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Company, investment manager or investment committee which the Trustee believes to be genuine and to have been issued by the Company, investment manager or investment committee. The Trustee shall not be charged with knowledge of the tem1ination of the appointment of any investment manager or investment committee until it receives written notice thereof from the Company.

 

The Company, prior to a Change of Control, may direct the Trustee to invest in securities (including stock and the rights to acquire stock) or obligations issued by the Company.

 

At the direction of the Company, the Trustee shall exercise any and all voting rights associated with the Trust assets, give proxies, participate in any voting trusts, mergers, consolidations or liquidations, tender shares and exercise stock subscriptions or conversion rights.

 

 

(b)

After a Change of Control, the Trustee, in its sole discretion, shall have the power in investing and reinvesting the Trust Fund:

 

 

 

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To invest and reinvest in any readily marketable common and preferred stocks (including any stock or security of the Company), bonds, notes, debentures (including convertible stocks and securities but not including any stock or security of the Trustee other than a de minimus amount held in a mutual fund), certificates of deposit or demand or time deposits (including any such deposits with the Trustee), limited partnerships or limited liability companies, private placements and shares of investment companies, and mutual funds, without being limited to the classes or property in which the Trustee is authorized to invest by any law or any rule of court of any state and without regard to the proportion any such property may bear to the entire amount of the Trust Fund. Without limitation, the Trustee may invest the Trust in any investment company (including any investment company or companies for which Wells Fargo Bank, National Association or an affiliated company acts as the investment advisor) or, any insurance contract or contracts issued by an insurance company or companies in each case as the Trustee may determine provided that the Trustee may in its sole discretion keep such portion of the Trust in cash or cash balances for such reasonable periods as may from time to time be deemed advisable pending investment or in order to meet contemplated payments of benefits;

 

 

 

(2)

To invest and reinvest all or any portion of the Trust Fund collectively through the medium of any proprietary mutual fund that may be established and maintained by the Trustee;

 

 

 

(3)

To commingle for investment purposes all or any portion of the Trust Fund with assets of any other similar trust or trusts established by the Company with the Trustee for the purpose of safeguarding deferred compensation or retirement income benefits of its employees and/or directors;

 

 

 

(4)

To retain any property at any time received by the Trustee;

 

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(5)

To sell or exchange any property held by it at public or private sale, for cash or on credit, to grant and exercise options for the purchase or exchange thereof, to exercise all conversion or subscription rights pertaining to any such property and to enter into any covenant or agreement to purchase any property in the future;

 

 

 

(6)

To participate in any plan of reorganization, consolidation, merger, combination, liquidation or other similar plan relating to property held by it and to consent to or oppose any such plan or any action thereunder or any contract, lease, mortgage, purchase, sale or other action by any person;

 

 

 

(7)

To deposit any prope1ty held by it with any protective, reorganization or similar committee, to delegate discretionary power thereto, and to pay part of the expenses and compensation thereof for any assessments levied with respect to any such property to be deposited;

 

 

 

(8)

To extend the time of payment of any obligation held by it;

 

 

(9)

To hold uninvested any moneys received by it, without liability for interest thereon, but only in anticipation of payments due for investments, reinvestments, expenses or disbursements;

 

 

(10) To exercise any and all voting rights associated with Trust assets, give proxies, participate in any voting trusts, mergers, consolidations or liquidations, tender shares and exercise stock subscription or conversion rights;

 

 

(11)

For the purposes of the Trust, to borrow money from others, to issue its promissory note or notes therefor, and to secure the repayment thereof by pledging any property held by it;

 

 

 

(12)

To employ suitable contractors and counsel, who may be counsel to the Company or to the Trustee, and to pay their reasonable expenses and compensation from the Trust Fund to the extent not paid by the Company;

 

 

 

(13)

To register investments in its own name or in the name of a nominee; and to combine certificates representing securities with certificates of the same issue held by it in other fiduciary capacities or to deposit or to arrange for the deposit of such securities with any depository, even though, when so deposited, such securities may be held in the name of the nominee of such depository with other securities deposited therewith by other persons, or to deposit or to arrange for the deposit of any securities issued or guaranteed by the United States government, or any agency or instrumentality thereof, including securities evidenced by book entries rather than by certificates, with the United States Department of the Treasury or a Federal Reserve Bank, even though, when so deposited, such securities may not be held separate from securities deposited therein by other persons; provided, however, that no securities held in the Trust Fund shall be deposited with the United States Department of the Treasury or a Federal Reserve

 

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Bank or other depository in the same account as any individual property of the Trustee, and provided, further, that the books and records of the Trustee shall at all times show that all such securities are part of the Trust Fund;

 

 

(14)

To settle, compromise or submit to arbitration any claims, debts or damages due or owing to or from the Trust, respectively, to commence or defend suits or legal proceedings to protect any interest of the Trust, and to represent the Trust in all suits or legal proceedings in any court or before any other body or tribunal; provided, however, that the Trustee shall not be required to take any such action unless it shall have been indemnified by the Company to its reasonable satisfaction against liability or expenses it might incur therefrom;

 

 

 

(15)

To hold any other class of assets which may be contributed by the Company and that is deemed reasonable by the Trustee, unless expressly prohibited herein;

 

 

 

(16)

To loan any securities at any time held by it to brokers or dealers upon such security as may be deemed advisable, and during the terms of any such Joan to permit the loaned securities to be transferred into the name of and voted by the borrower or others; and

 

 

 

(17)

Generally, to do all acts, whether or not expressly authorized, that the Trustee may deem necessary or desirable for the protection of the Trust Fund.

 

 

 

(c)

After a Change of Control, the Trustee shall have the sole and absolute discretion in the management of the Trust assets and shall have all the powers set forth under Section 4(b). In investing the Trust assets, the Trustee shall consider:

 

 

 

(1)

the needs of the Plans;

 

 

(2)

the need for matching of the Trust assets with the liabilities of the Plans; and

 

 

(3)

the duty of the Trustee to act solely in the best interests of the Participants and their Beneficiaries.

 

 

 

(d)

The Trustee shall have the right, in its sole discretion and upon written notice to the Company, to delegate its investment responsibility to an investment manager who may be an affiliate of the Trustee. In the event the Trustee shall exercise this right, the Trustee shall remain, at all times responsible for the acts of an investment manager.

 

 

 

(e)

The Company shall have the right at any time, and from time to time in its sole discretion, to substitute assets (other than securities issued by the Trustee or the Company) of equal fair market value for any asset held by the Trust. This right is exercisable by the Company in a nonfiduciary capacity without the approval or consent of any person in a fiduciary capacity; provided, however, that, after a

 

 

 

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Change of Control, no such substitution shall be pe1mitted unless the Trustee determines that the fair market values of the substituted assets are equal.

 

SECTION 5. POWERS OF TRUSTEE

 

Subject to Sections 3 and 4, the Trustee shall have full power and authority with respect to any and all moneys, securities and other property at any time received or held in the Trust Fund to do all such acts, take all such proceedings and exercise all such rights and privileges, whether herein specifically referred to or not, as could be done, taken or exercised by the absolute owner thereof, including, without in any way limiting the generality of the foregoing, the following:

(a) To collect and receive the income of the Trust Fund and to invest and reinvest the Trust Fund in investments of any kind, including but not limited to investments administered, advised, custodied, issued, offered, sponsored, underwritten, or otherwise serviced by the Trustee or any of the Trustee's affiliates; To pay the expenses of the Trust (excluding any taxes payable by the Company under Section 2(b)) out of the Trust Fund, including the fees and reasonable expenses of the Trustee and including reasonable compensation for its services as Trustee (if and to the extent that the Company does not pay such expenses and compensation);

 

(b) To employ suitable agents and counsel, and pay their reasonable expenses and compensation out of the Trust Fund (if and to the extent that the Company does not pay such expenses and compensation);

(c)

To sell, convey, exchange or otherwise dispose of any property at any time held in trust hereunder;

 

 

(d)

To hold uninvested any cash contributions to the Trust Fund and to create

reserves of cash or other assets of the Trust Fund in the banking department of any affiliate of the Trustee, without liability for interest thereon, for the payment of expenses, or for distributions pursuant to the Plans, or for any other purpose in connection with the Plans, notwithstanding the affiliate's receipt of “float" from such uninvested cash;

 

(e) To deposit any moneys at any time held in the Trust Fund in any savings bank, in the savings department of any bank or in a banking affiliate of the Trustee;

 

(f) To invest assets of the Trust Fund in any mutual funds advised by the Trustee or any of its affiliates or for which an affiliate of the Trustee acts as a custodian or other service provider m1d to receive management fees from such mutual funds for services performed for such funds;

(g) To have, respecting bonds, shares of corporate stock and other securities, all the rights, powers and privileges of an owner, including holding securities in the name of the Trustee or in the name of a nominee securities depository with or without disclosure of the Trust, voting any corporate stock either in person or by proxy, with or without power of substitution, making payment of calls, assessments or other sums deemed by the Trustee expedient for the protection of the Trust Fund, exchanging securities, selling or exercising stock subscriptions or conversion rights, participating in foreclosures, reorganizations, consolidations, mergers, liquidations,

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pooling agreements, voting trusts, and assenting to corporate sales, leases and encumbrances. Prior to a Change of Control, the Trustee may provide to the Company the proxy of any security when in the Trustee's judgment the Trustee or one of its affiliates may have a conflict of interest;

 

(h) To enter into any contracts with, or purchase any annuities from, any insurance company or insurance companies for the purpose of providing for distributions under the Plans; and

 

(i) To settle, compromise or submit to arbitration any claims, debts or damages due or owing to or from the Trust or the Trust Fund; to commence or defend legal proceedings for or against the Trust; and to represent the Trust in all proceedings in any court of law or equity or before any other body or tribunal.

 

(j) The Trustee shall have, without exclusion, all powers conferred on trustees by applicable law, unless expressly provided otherwise herein, provided, however, that if an insurance policy is held as an asset of the Trust, the Trustee shall have no power to name a beneficiary of the policy other than the Trust, to assign the policy (as distinct from conversion of the policy to a different form) other than to a successor Trustee, or to loan to any person the proceeds of any borrowing against such policy.

 

(k)

Notwithstanding any powers granted to the Trustee pursuant to this Agreement or to applicable law, the Trustee shall not have any power and shall not take any action that could result in this Trust being classified as a corporation or a partnership under U.S. federal income tax Jaws, pursuant to section 301.7701-2 of the Procedure and Administrative Regulations promulgated pursuant to the Internal Revenue Code.

 

 

SECTION 6. TAXES, EXPENSES AND COMPENSATION OF TRUSTEE

 

The Company shall pay any federal, state, local or other taxes imposed with respect to the assets or income of the Trust Fund. The fees and expenses of the Trustee may be revised from time to time as agreed to by the parties. A schedule of the Trustee's fees and expenses shall be agreed upon by the parties hereto. The Trustee's reasonable expenses, including but not limited to the retention of legal counsel, accountants and actuaries and such other professionals as the Trustee determines are necessary or appropriate to enable it to perform its services as Trustee, shall be charged to and payable from the Trust Fund on a monthly basis, or on such other basis as the Trustee deems reasonable, except to the extent that such fees and expenses are paid by the Company.

 

SECTION 7. RECORDS AND ACCOUNTING

 

The Trustee shall keep accurate and detailed records and accounts with respect to all assets included in the Trust Fund and all investments, receipts and disbursements and other transactions involving the Trust, except that the Company shall maintain all accounts for Participants and their beneficiaries as provided in the Plans. Within 60 days following the close of each calendar year or the date of removal or resignation of the Trustee or termination of the Trust, the Trustee shall file with the Company a written repo1t setting forth all investments, receipts, disbursements and other transactions effected by it during the calendar year or part thereof for which the report is filed, in such form as the Company and the Trustee shall agree.

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The Trustee also shall render such additional statements or reports to the Company as the Company may reasonably request from time to time. Upon the expiration of one hundred eighty

 

(180)

days from the date of filing such annual or other account, the Trustee shall be forever released and discharged from any liability or accountability to anyone with respect to the propriety of its acts or transactions shown in such account except with respect to any acts or transactions as to which the Company shall within such ninety-day period file with the Trustee a written statement claiming negligence, willful misconduct or lack of good faith on the part of the Trustee.

 

SECTION 8. INDEMNIFICATION AND LIMITATION OF LIABILITY

 

The Company shall indemnify and hold the Trustee harmless from and against any liability, and the Trustee will incur no liability to any person for, any claims, liabilities, losses, costs, taxes, penalties, interest, and expenses (including reasonable attorneys' fees) that may be imposed on, included by, or asserted against the Trustee by reason of the Trustee's actions or omissions in connection with this Agreement or the Trust, including but not limited to actions or omissions consistent with directions provided hereunder, unless arising from the Trustee's own gross negligence, willful misconduct, or material breach of the provisions of or its obligations under this Agreement. The Trustee shall not be required to give any bond or any other security for the faithful performance of its duties under this trust agreement, except as required by law.

All indemnifications and releases provided in this Agreement will survive any Change of Control and the termination of this Agreement.

The Trustee will have no duty to (i) apply for or obtain a ruling from the Internal Revenue Service as to, or otherwise determine, the tax consequences of the Plans, the Plan documents, the Trust, or this Agreement, as to the Company, Participants, beneficiaries, or otherwise, including but not limited to whether the arrangement created hereunder is a safe harbor rabbi trust and whether any action hereunder complies with Code Section 409A; (ii) construe the terms of the Plans; determine eligibility under the Plans (including eligibility for participation, vesting, and distribution, as well as the timing, amount, and form thereof); resolve benefit claims or claim appeals; maintain participant-level records; or otherwise function as the administrator of the Plans; (iii) unless otherwise required by law, give notices or make filings required by applicable statutes or regulations for any plan; (iv) determine, monitor, or collect contributions; (v) inquire whether the Company has timely filed a top-hat exemption letter or has othe1wise satisfied the reporting and disclosure obligations of Part I of Title I of ERISA; (vi) determine, conduct a review of, make recommendations with respect to, or otherwise question the investment policy guidelines, the classes of permissible investments under this Agreement; buying, holding, or selling Trust assets with respect to any portion of the Trust over which anyone other than the Trustee has investment authority; and the compliance of such buying, holding, and selling with the investment policy guidelines; (vii) monitor service providers hired by the Company; or (viii) make a distribution to the extent that Trust assets, when reduced by taxes applicable to such distribution, when further reduced by expenses payable by the Trust, are less than the amount of the payment.

 

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SECTION 9. ADMINISTRATION OF THE PLANS; COMMUNICATIONS

 

(a) The Company shall administer the Plans as provided therein and subject to Section 3(d), the Trustee shall not be responsible in any respect for administering the Plans. The Trustee shall not be responsible for the adequacy of the Trust Fund to meet and discharge all payments and liabilities under the Plans.

 

(b) Any action of the Company under any provision of this Agreement shall be evidenced by a written instrument signed by an authorized agent of the Company. The Company shall furnish the Trustee from time to time with evidence satisfactory to the Trustee as to the agents authorized to sign such instruments.

 

(c) If a provision of this Trust Agreement requires that a communication or document be provided to the Trustee in writing or written form, that requirement may also be satisfied by a facsimile transmission, electronic mail or other electronic transmission of text (including electronic records attached thereto), if the Trustee reasonably believes such communication or document has been signed, sent or presented (as applicable) by any person or entity authorized to act on behalf of the Company. If this Trust Agreement requires that a communication or document be signed, an electronic signature satisfies that requirement. Any electronic mail or other electronic transmission of text will be deemed signed by the sender if the sender's name or electronic address appears as part of, or is transmitted with, the electronic record. The Trustee will not incur any liability to anyone resulting from actions taken in good faith reliance on such communication or document. Nor shall the Trustee incur any liability in executing instruction from any person or entity authorized to act on behalf of the Company prior to receipt by it of notice of the revocation of the written authority of such person or entity.

 

SECTION 10. RESIGNATION OR REMOVAL OF TRUSTEE

 

(a) The Trustee may resign at any time and for any reason before a Change of Control upon written notice to the Company. After receipt of such written notice, the Company shall appoint a successor trustee that will become Trustee upon its acceptance of the Trust. The Trustee's resignation shall become effective upon the earlier of the date six months after such written notice is provided or the date the successor trustee is appointed by the Company and accepts the Trust. If the Company fails to deliver to the Trustee a successor's written acceptance of ownership within six months of received notice of the Trustee's resignation, the Trustee may immediately petition a court of competent jurisdiction at Trust expense for the appointment of a successor. Even so, the Trustee shall have no duty to find or secure the appointment of a successor upon its resignation pursuant to this Section 1 O(a).

(b) After a Change of Control, the Trustee may resign at any time and for any reason upon written notice to the Company. Such resignation shall become effective only if:

 

(i) The Trustee has obtained the agreement of a bank to act as successor trustee which bank is among the 100 largest banks in the United States, as measured by deposits; or

 

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(ii) A court of competent jurisdiction has appointed a successor trustee, but only after the Trustee has used reasonable efforts to find a successor pursuant to (i) above.

The Trustee shall continue to be trustee of the Trust Fund until the new trustee is in place, and the Trustee shall be entitled to expenses and fees (including expenses incurred in finding a successor trustee or petitioning a court to name a successor trustee) through the later of the effective date of its resignation as Trustee or the end of its custodianship of the Trust Fund.

 

(c)

Prior to a Change of Control, the Company may remove the Trustee upon 30 days written notice to the Trustee, or upon such shorter period as is acceptable to the Trustee. Such removal shall become effective, however, only upon the occurrence of all of the following events:

 

 

 

(i)

The appointment by the Company of a successor trustee;

 

 

(ii)

The acceptance of the Trust by the successor trustee; and

 

 

(iii)

The delivery of the Trust Fund to the successor trustee.

 

Upon designation or appointment of a successor trustee, the Trustee shall transfer the Trust Fund to the successor trustee reserving such reasonable sums as the Trustee shall deem necessary to defray its expenses in settling its accounts and to pay any of its compensation due and unpaid. If the sums so reserved are not sufficient for these purposes, the Trustee shall be entitled to recover the amount of any deficiency from either the Company or the Trust Fund held by the successor trustee, or both.

SECTION 11. AMENDMENT OF AGREEMENT; TERMINATION OF TRUST

 

(a)

At any time prior to a Change of Control, this Trust Agreement may be amended by a written instrument executed by the Trustee and the Company, Notwithstanding the foregoing, no such amendment shall conflict with the terms of the Plans or shall make the Trust revocable after it has become irrevocable in accordance with Section 2(b).

 

 

(b) The provisions of this Agreement and the Trust created hereby may not be amended or terminated after a Change of Control, except to the extent required by applicable law or until the date on which Participants and their beneficiaries have received all of the benefits due to them under the terms and conditions of the Plans, but no such amendment shall conflict with the terms of the Plans or shall make the Trust revocable.

 

(c) In the event the Company terminates the Trust prior to the occurrence of a Change of Control, the Trustee shall reserve such sums as it deems necessary to pay its fees and expenses, and shall distribute all remaining assets of the Trust Fund in accordance with the written directions of the Company and this Section 11. If the Company revokes the Trust under Section 2(b), the Trust shall be considered terminated.

 

(d) After a Change of Control, upon written approval of a majority of all Participants or Beneficiaries entitled to payment of benefits pursuant to the terms of the Plans, the Company

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may amend or terminate this Trust prior to final payment of all amounts payable to all of the Participants and their beneficiaries pursuant to such terms.

 

(e) The Trust shall be terminated upon the final payment of all amounts payable to all of the Participants and their beneficiaries pursuant to the Plans, and the payment of all amounts due to the Trustee and all costs and expenses chargeable to the Trust.

 

(f) Promptly upon termination of this Trust for any of the reasons described in this Section 11, and after payment of all fees, expenses and indemnities due to or incurred by the Trustee hereunder, any remaining portion of the Trust Fund shall be paid promptly to the Company.

 

SECTION 12. CONFIDENTIALITY

 

This Trust Agreement and certain information relating to the Trust is "Confidential Inforn1ation" pursuant to applicable federal and state law, and as such it shall be maintained in confidence and not disclosed, used or duplicated, except as described in this Section. If it is necessary for the Trustee to disclose Confidential Information to a third party in order to perform the Trustee's duties hereunder and Ille Company has authorized the Trustee to do so, the Trustee shall disclose only such Confidential Information as is necessary for such third party to perform its obligations to the Trustee and shall, before such disclosure is made, ensure that said third party understands and agrees to the confidentiality obligations set forth herein. The Trustee and the Company shall maintain appropriate information security programs and adequate administrative and physical safeguards to prevent the unauthorized disclosure, misuse, alteration or destruction of Confidential Information, and shall inform the other party as soon as possible of any security breach or other incident involving possible unauthorized disclosure of or access to Confidential Information. Confidential Info1mation shall be returned to the disclosing party upon request. Confidential Information does not include information that is generally known or available to the public or that is not treated as confidential by the disclosing party, provided, however, that this exception shall not apply to any publicly available information to the extent that the disclosure or sharing of the information by one or both parties is subject to any limitation, restriction, consent, or notification requirement under any applicable federal or state information privacy law or regulation. If the receiving party is required by law, according to the advice of competent counsel, to disclose Confidential Information, the receiving party may do so without breaching this Section, but shall first, if feasible and legally permissible, provide Ille disclosing party with prompt notice of such pending disclosure so that the disclosing party may seek a protective order or other appropriate remedy or waive compliance with the provisions of this Section.

SECTION 13. FORCE MAJEURE

 

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the Trustee shall not be responsible or liable for any losses to the Trust Fund resulting from any event beyond the reasonable control of the Trustee, including but not limited to nationalization, strikes, expropriation, devaluation, seizure, eminent domain or similar action by any governmental authority; or enactment, promulgation, imposition or enforcement by any such governmental authority of currency restrictions, exchange controls, levies or other charges affecting the Trust's property; or the breakdown, failure or malfunction of any utility, telecommunication, or computer systems; or

 

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any order or regulation of any banking or securities industry including changes in market rules and market conditions affecting the execution or settlement of transactions; or poor or incomplete data provided by the Company; or acts of war, terrorism, insurrection or revolution; or acts of God; or any other similar event.

SECTION 14. GOVERNING LAW; SEVERABILITY

(a) This Agreement shall be construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of Washington.

(b) Any provision of this Agreement that is determined to be invalid or unenforceable shall be ineffective without invalidating the remaining provisions hereof.

(c) This is Agreement shall have binding effect on the successors and assigns of the Company and on all parent and subsidiary companies related to any such successor or assign.

(d) This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original instrument, but all of which shall be considered one and the same agreement, and shall become binding when one or more counterparts have been signed by and delivered to each of the parties hereto.

(e) Benefits payable to Participants and their beneficiaries may not be anticipated, assigned (either at law or in equity), alienated, pledged, encumbered, or subjected to attachment, garnishment, levy, execution, or other legal or equitable process.

 

IN WITNESS •WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this amended and restated Agreement to be executed by their duly authorized officers as of this 23 rd day of August 2018.

 

 

 

 

 

POTLATHCDELTIC  CORPORATION

 

By: /s/__________________________

 

Its: VP Human Resources

 

 

WELLS FARGO BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

 

 

By:/s/___________________________

 

Its: Senior Vice President

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Schedule 1 The Plans

Potlatch Corporation Salaried Employees' Supplemental Benefit Plan Potlatch Corporation Salaried Supplemental Benefit Plan II

Potlatch Corporation Management Performance Award Plan Potlatch Corporation Management Perf01mance Award Plan II Potlatch Corporation Annual Incentive Plan

Potlatch Corporation Management Deferred Compensation Plan *

Potlatch Corporation Severance Program for Executive Employees Potlatch Corporation Deferred Compensation Plan for Directors Potlatch Corporation Deferred Compensation Plan for Directors II Potlatch Salaried Severance Plan**

Deltic Timber Corporation Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan

 

Supplemental Retirement Benefit and Life Insurance Agreement Between Potlatch Corporation and Richard B. Madden dated as of February 19, 1988

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

* The contributions made to the Trust Fund by the Company with respect to Directed Investment Accounts under the Management Deferred Compensation Plan shall be held in separate sub-accounts and the provisions of Section 3 shall apply separately to such sub-accounts.

** The contributions made to the Trust Fund by the Company with respect to the Salaried Severance Plan shall be held in a separate sub-account and the provisions of Section 3 shall apply separately to such sub-account.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

Severance and/or Employment Agreements:

Akerman, Jr., Emory S.

 

Bacon, Susan C. (Beneficiary of John W. Bacon) Biazzo, Thomas A.

Black, Douglas L.

 

Brenner, Richard J, Bullard, Richard W. Cheek, George C. Clark, Kenneth L. Covey, Michael J. Crane, Jane E.

Davis, Brian W. Deward, Carl Durand, Daniel J

Hanby, Jr, John E.

 

Hawley Jr. , Robert J. Kosloski, Ervin D, Madden, Richard B:

Martin, F. Lynn McAdoo, James C. Nordholm, Richard C. Norha, Patrick R.  

Page, Gordon R.

Palkie, Thomas G. Powell, Sandra T.

 

 

 

 

 


Robison, John G.

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

Rosenbaum, Lester G. Scott, Lorrie D. Smrekar, Thomas J. Stinnett, Brent L. Warner, Richard V.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

POTLATCHDELTIC CORPORATION

ANNUAL INCENTIVE PLAN

Amended and Restated Effective January 1, 2019

 

 

 

 


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POTLATCH DELTIC CORPORATION

ANNUAL INCENTIVE PLAN

Amended and Restated Effective January 1, 2019

1.

ESTABLISHMENT AND PURPOSE

 

(a)

The Potlatch Corporation Annual Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) was originally adopted effective January 1, 2009.  The Plan was most recently restated effective January 1, 2014.  This restatement incorporates additional changes to the Plan since the 2014 restatement and reflects the Company’s name change to PotlatchDeltic Corporation.  This restatement of the Plan is effective January 1, 2019 and governs Awards made on or after that date.  

The Plan is intended to provide meaningful financial rewards to those employees of the Company and its subsidiaries who are in a position to contribute to the Company’s and its subsidiaries’ achievement of significant improvements in profit performance and growth.

 

(b)

The Plan is intended to comply with the requirements of Section 409A, to the extent applicable.

2.

DEFINITIONS

 

(a)

“Actual Funded Bonus Pool” has the meaning set forth in Section 6(b).

 

(b)

“Affiliate” means any other entity which would be treated as a single employer with the Company under Section 414(b) or (c) of the Code, provided that in applying such Sections and in accordance with the rules of Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-1(h)(3), the language “at least 50 percent” shall be used instead of “at least 80 percent.”

 

(c)

“Award” means an award under the Plan.

 

(d)

“Award Year” means a Year with respect to which Awards are made.

 

(e)

“Beneficiary” means the person or persons who become entitled to receive payment as a result of the death of a Participant. The Participant may designate a beneficiary under the Plan in a form provided by the Committee.

 

(f)

“Board of Directors” or “Board” means the Board of Directors of the Company.

 

(g)

“Cause” means dishonesty, fraud, serious, or willful misconduct, conduct prohibited by law (except minor violations), or the Eligible Employee’s material breach of any of his or her obligations regarding noncompetition, nonsolicitation or the protection of confidential or proprietary information and trade secrets, as those obligations are set forth in any written agreement executed between the Employee and the

 

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Company, in each case as determined by the CEO or, for participating Officers and individual s who are subject to Section 16 of the Exchange Act , by the Committee .

 

(h)

“CEO” means the Chief Executive Officer of the Company.

 

(i)

“Change in Control,” unless the Committee determines otherwise with respect to an Award at the time the Award is granted or unless otherwise defined for purposes of an Award in a written employment, services or other agreement between the Participant and the Company, means the occurrence of any of the following events:

 

(i)

The consummation of a merger or consolidation involving the Company (a “Business Combination”), in each case, unless, following such Business Combination,

 

(A)

all or substantially all of the individuals and entities who were the beneficial owners, respectively, of the then outstanding shares of common stock of the Company (the “Outstanding Common Stock”) and the then outstanding voting securities of the Company entitled to vote generally in the election of directors (the “Outstanding Voting Securities”) immediately prior to such Business Combination beneficially own, directly or indirectly, more than 50% of, respectively, the then outstanding shares of common stock and the combined voting power of the then outstanding voting securities entitled to vote generally in the election of directors of the corporation or other entity resulting from such Business Combination (including, without limitation, a corporation or other entity which as a result of such transaction owns the Company either directly or through one or more subsidiaries),

 

(B)

no individual, entity or group (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) or 14(d)(2) of the Exchange Act (a “Person”) (excluding any corporation or other entity resulting from such Business Combination or any employee benefit plan (or related trust) sponsored or maintained by the Company or any subsidiaries or such other corporation or other entity resulting from such Business Combination) beneficially owns, directly or indirectly, 30% or more of, respectively, the then outstanding shares of common stock or common equity of the corporation or other entity resulting from such Business Combination or the combined voting power of the then outstanding voting securities of such corporation or other entity except to the extent that such ownership is based on the beneficial ownership, directly or indirectly, of Outstanding Common Stock or Outstanding Voting Securities immediately prior to the Business Combination, or


 

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(C)

at least a majority of the members of the board of directors or similar governing body of the corporation or other entity resulting from such Business Combination were members of the Board at the time of the execution of the initial agreement providing for , or of the ac tion of the Board to approve, such Business Combination; or

 

(ii)

Individuals who, as of May 9, 2018 constitute the Board (the “Incumbent Board”) cease for any reason to constitute at least a majority of the Board; provided, however, that any individual becoming a director of the Company subsequent to May 9, 2018 whose election, or nomination for election by the Company’s stockholders, was approved by a vote of at least a majority of the directors of the Company then comprising the Incumbent Board shall be considered as though such individual were a member of the Incumbent Board, but excluding, for this purpose, any such individual whose initial assumption of office occurs as a result of an actual or threatened election contest with respect to the election or removal of directors of the Company, an actual or threatened solicitation of proxies or consents or any other actual or threatened action by, or on behalf of any Person other than the Board; or

 

(iii)

The acquisition by any Person of beneficial ownership (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act) of 30% or more of either:

 

(A)

the then Outstanding Common Stock, or

(B) the combined voting power of th e Outstanding Voting Securities,

provided, however, that the following acquisitions shall not be deemed to be covered by this paragraph (iii):

 

(1 )

any acquisition of Outstanding Common Stock or Outstanding Voting Securities by the Company;

 

(2 )

any acquisition of Outstanding Common Stock or Outstanding Voting Securities by any employee benefit plan (or related trust) sponsored or maintained by the Company; and

 

(3)

any acquisition of Outstanding Common Stock or Outstanding Voting Securities by any corporation pursuant to a transaction that complies with clauses (A), (B) and (C) of paragraph (i) of this definition; or

 

(iv)

The consummation of the sale, lease or exchange of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company.

 

(j)

“Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

 

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(k)

Committee means the committee which shall administer the Plan in accordance with Section 3.

 

(l)

“Company” means PotlatchDeltic Corporation, a Delaware corporation.

 

(m)

“Corporate Performance Modifier” means a modifier percentage amount based on the Company’s performance during the Award Year against an increase in funds from operations equal to net income plus non-cash charges for depletion, depreciation and amortization and the cost basis in real property sold (“FFO”).  The Committee shall determine the FFO target, in writing, at the beginning of the Award Year based on the Company’s internal financial plan and forecasts and a review of industry and stockholder expectations.  Performance against the FFO target shall determine the Corporate Performance Modifier as follows:

Performance

Corporate Performance Modifier

Superior

200%

Target

100%

Threshold

25%

Below Threshold

0%

 

For performance that is intermediate between Threshold Performance and Target Performance, or intermediate between Target Performance and Superior Performance, the Corporate Performance Modifier shall be interpolated consistent with the foregoing percentages.

“Superior Performance” shall be defined as FFO equal to 126.7% or higher of the FFO target, “Target Performance” shall be defined as FFO equal to 100% of the FFO target, “Threshold Performance” shall be defined as FFO equal to 80% of the FFO target, and “Below Threshold Performance” shall be defined as FFO below 80% of the FFO target.

 

(n)

“Disability” means an Employee’s inability to engage in any substantial gainful activity by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment which can be expected to result in death or can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than twelve (12) months, in each case as determined by the Vice President, Human Resources, of the Company or, for any such participating Officer or individual who is subject to Section 16 of the Exchange Act, the Committee, whose determination shall be conclusive and binding.

 

(o)

“Employee” means a full-time salaried employee (including any Officer) of the Company or any of its subsidiaries.

 

(p)

“Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

 

(q)

“Guidelines” means the PotlatchDeltic Corporation Officer Stock Ownership Guidelines.

 

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(r)

Officer means any Employee who is an elected officer of the Company or any of its subsidiaries and who is the chief manager of an Organization Unit.

 

(s)

“Organization Unit” means a major organizational component or profit center of the Company or any of its subsidiaries as determined under Section 4.

 

(t)

“Participant” means any Officer and any Employee actively employed by the Company or any of its subsidiaries during an Award Year in an Organization Unit in a position designated as a participating position under Section 4.

 

(u)

“Plan” means this PotlatchDeltic Corporation Annual Incentive Plan.

 

(v)

“Section 409A” means Section 409A of the Code, including regulations and guidance promulgated thereunder.

 

(w)

“Section 409A Change in Control” has the meaning set forth in Section 17.

 

(x)

“Separates from Service” means termination of a Participant’s service as an Employee consistent with the requirements of Section 409A.  For purposes of the Plan, “Separation from Service” generally means termination of a Participant’s employment as a common-law Employee of the Company and each Affiliate.  

 

(y)

“Special Awards Fund” has the meaning set forth in Section 10(a).

 

(z)

“Target Bonus” has the meaning set forth in Section 6(a).

 

(aa)

“Target Bonus Pool” has the meaning set forth in Section 6(a).

 

(bb)

“Year” means the calendar year.

3.

ADMINISTRATION OF THE PLAN

 

(a)

The Plan shall be administered by the Executive Compensation and Personnel Policies Committee of the Board of Directors, or such other committee as may be designated and appointed by the Board of Directors, which shall consist of at least three (3) members of the Board of Directors.  No member of the Committee shall be eligible to participate and receive Awards under the Plan while serving as a member of the Committee.

 

(b)

In addition to the powers and duties otherwise set forth in the Plan, the Committee shall have full power and authority to administer and interpret the Plan, to establish procedures for administering the Plan, to adopt and periodically review such rules consistent with the terms of the Plan as the Committee deems necessary or advisable in order to properly carry out the provisions of the Plan, and to take any and all necessary action in connection therewith.  The Committee’s interpretation and construction of the Plan and its determination of eligibility for and the amount of any Award hereunder shall be conclusive and binding on all persons.

 

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4.

ELIGIBILITY AND PARTICIPATION

Officers and individuals who are subject to the Section 16 of the Exchange Act shall not participate in the Plan, except to the extent determined by the Committee for an Award Year.  The CEO or, for eligible Officers and any eligible individual who is subject to Section 16 of the Exchange Act, the Committee shall designate the Organization Units and the CEO shall designate such other Employees who will participate in the Plan for an Award Year.  A Participant who becomes subject to a Disability or dies during an Award Year shall be considered a Participant for the period during the Award Year the Participant was actively at work.  A Participant who (a) is granted an authorized leave of absence during an Award Year shall be considered a Participant for the period of authorized leave of absence not exceeding six (6) months, or (b) retires during an Award Year shall be considered a Participant for the period during the Award Year the Participant was actively at work.

5.

AWARDS

Awards shall be determined in accordance with Sections 6, 7 and 8 and announced to Participants by March 1 following the close of the Award Year and, unless deferred in accordance with the terms of the PotlatchDeltic Corporation Management Deferred Compensation Plan, shall be paid no later than March 15 following the close of the Award Year.

6.

DETERMINING THE ACTUAL FUNDED BONUS POOL

The total amount of Awards made to all Participants with respect to any Award Year shall be determined pursuant to this Section 6.

 

(a)

The Target Bonus Pool for an Award Year shall be the sum of the Target Bonuses for all Participants for the Award Year.  A Participant’s “Target Bonus” shall be an amount equal to a percentage of the Participant’s base salary, based on the position to which the Participant is assigned, as determined by the CEO or, for participating Officers and individuals who are subject to Section 16 of the Exchange Act, by the Committee.  If a Participant does not qualify as a Participant for the entire period of an Award Year, the Target Bonus will be prorated to reflect the portion of the Award Year that the Employee was a Participant. If a Participant is in more than one bonus-eligible salary grade during an Award Year, the total Target Bonus in that Award Year will be the sum of the Target Bonuses applicable to each position in each Organization Unit.

 

(b)

The “Actual Funded Bonus Pool” for each Award Year shall equal the product of the Target Bonus Pool for an Award Year and the Corporate Performance Modifier.  The Actual Funded Bonus Pool shall be represented by a bookkeeping entry only and no Employee shall have any vested right therein.  

 

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7.

ALLOCATING THE ACTUAL FUNDED BONUS POOL AMONG ORGANIZATION UNITS

The Actual Funded Bonus Pool for each Award Year shall be allocated among the Organization Units.  In the case of the Organization Unit that includes corporate management Employees (including the CEO), this allocation shall equal one hundred percent (100%) of the Target Bonus Pool that was attributable to the Employees in that Organization Unit.  In the case of Organization Units that include operating division Employees, this allocation shall be based on what portion of the Target Bonus Pool was attributable to the employees in each Organization Unit (twenty-five percent (25%) weight), and on the extent to which the division met its earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, depletion and amortization (also known as “EBITDDA”) target determined by the CEO and the Committee, as applicable (seventy-five percent (75%) weight).  The resulting allocations may be adjusted up or down at the discretion of the CEO or the Committee, as applicable.

8.

DETERMINING INDIVIDUAL AWARDS

Each Officer shall determine the amount of the Award to each Participant who is assigned to such Officer’s Organization Unit by allocating such Organization Unit’s portion of the Actual Funded Bonus Pool among the Participants employed in such Organization Unit in proportion to the product of the Participant’s Target Bonus and the Participant’s individual performance modifier.  Each Participant’s Award shall be subject to review by and approval of the CEO or, for participating Officers and individuals who are subject to Section 16 of the Exchange Act, the Committee, with the discretion to decrease the individual performance modifier to zero or increase the individual performance modifier up to 200% when approving such Participant’s actual Award.

9.

FORM AND TIME OF PAYMENT OF AWARDS

 

(a)

All Awards under the Plan shall be paid in cash to all Participants other than those subject to the Guidelines.  For a Participant subject to the Guidelines, the Award shall be paid in a combination of 50% cash and 50% common stock of the Company if the Participant has not incrementally reached the required ownership level at the end of each of his or her first five years under the Guidelines or has not maintained 100% of the applicable guideline amount in subsequent years.  The number of shares of common stock shall be determined by dividing the dollar value of the portion of the Award allocated as stock by the closing price of the Company’s common stock on the date of the Committee meeting at which the Award payments are approved.  Award amounts shall be prorated for the portion of the Award Year the Employee was an eligible Participant.  A Participant whose employment is terminated before the payment of an Award for any reason other than death; Disability; Separation from Service after having attained at least age 65 or having attained at least age 55 and accrued at least 10 years of service with the Company and its Affiliates, as determined by the Committee in its discretion, shall not be entitled to payment of an Award.

 

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(b)

Upon the death of a Participant, any payment then due to the Participant shall be paid to the Beneficiary in full in cash no later than March 15 following the close of the Award Year . If no designated Beneficiary survive s the Participant or the Beneficiary dies before receiving pa yment , payment shall be made to the estate of the last to die of the Participant or the designated Beneficiary.

 

(c)

Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan to the contrary and to the maximum extent allowed by law, Awards paid under the Plan shall be subject to (i) the requirements of the PotlatchDeltic Corporation Incentive Compensation Recovery Policy as it may be amended from time to time, and (ii) any other compensation recovery policies as may be adopted from time to time by the Company to comply with applicable law and/or stock exchange requirements, or otherwise, to the extent determined by the CEO or, for participating Officers and individuals who are subject to Section 16 of the Exchange Act, by the Committee to be applicable to a Participant.

10.

SPECIAL AWARDS FUND

 

(a)

A “Special Awards Fund” shall be established with respect to each Award Year in an amount determined by the Committee but not to exceed ten percent (10%) of the Target Bonus Pool for such Award Year.  The Special Awards Fund shall be represented by a bookkeeping entry only and no Employee of the Company shall have any vested right therein.  The Special Awards Fund shall be in addition to the Actual Funded Bonus Pool.

 

(b)

Awards may be made in a total amount equal to the Special Awards Fund to those Employees of the Company who are not Participants with respect to such Award Year but who in the judgment of an Officer have made outstanding contributions to the success of the Company.

 

(c)

After the close of the Award Year, recipients of Awards under the Special Awards Fund shall be selected by the CEO upon the recommendation of an Officer.  The amount of each individual’s Award under the Special Awards Fund shall be determined by the CEO upon the recommendation of an Officer and shall fall within a range set forth in rules adopted by the Committee, expressed as minimum and maximum percentages of annualized salary at the end of the year.  Awards under the Special Awards Fund shall be announced by March 1 following the close of the Award Year.

 

(d)

Awards under the Special Awards Fund shall be paid in full in cash no later than March 15 following the close of the Award Year.

11.

NO ASSIGNMENT OF INTEREST

The interest of any person in the Plan or in payments to be received pursuant to it shall not be subject to option or assignable either by voluntary or involuntary assignment or by operation of law, and any act in violation of this Section 11 shall be void.

 

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12.

EMPLOYMENT RIGHTS

The selection of an Employee as a Participant shall not confer any right on such Employee to receive an Award under the Plan or to continue in the employ of the Company or limit in any way the right of the Company to terminate such Participant’s employment at any time.

13.

AMENDMENT OR TERMINATION OF THE PLAN

The Board of Directors may amend, suspend or terminate the Plan at any time; provided, however, that any amendment adopted or effective on or after July 1 in any Award Year which would adversely affect the calculation of a Participant’s Award or the Participant’s eligibility for an Award for such Award Year shall be applied prospectively from the date the amendment was adopted or effective, whichever is later. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no amendment adopted or termination of the Plan following the occurrence of a Change in Control shall be effective if it (a) would reduce a Participant’s Target Bonus for the Award Year in which the Change in Control occurs, (b) would reduce an Award earned and payable to a Participant in respect of the Award Year that ended immediately before the Award Year in which the Change in Control occurs, or (c) would modify the provisions of this sentence.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Vice President, Human Resources, of the Company shall have the power and authority to amend the Plan with respect to any amendment that (i) does not materially increase the cost of the Plan to the Company or (ii) is required to comply with new or changed legal requirements applicable to the Plan, including, but not limited to, Section 409A.

14.

SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS

The Plan shall be binding upon the Company, its successors and assigns, and any parent corporation of the Company’s successors or assigns.  Notwithstanding that the Plan may be binding upon a successor or assign by operation of law, the Company shall require any successor or assign to expressly assume and agree to be bound by the Plan in the same manner and to the same extent that the Company would be if no succession or assignment had taken place.

15.

CHANGE OF CONTROL

Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan to the contrary, this Section 15 shall apply with respect to the determination of Awards and the payment of Awards following a Change in Control.  In the event that the employment of a Participant terminates following a Change in Control, such Participant shall be guaranteed payment of a prorated Award for the Award Year in which the Change in Control occurs, determined in accordance with Section 8 based on the Participant’s Target Bonus.  A prorated Target Bonus shall be calculated by multiplying the Participant’s Target Bonus for the applicable Award Year by a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of full months in the Award Year completed at the effective time of the Change in Control, and the denominator of which is twelve (12).  With respect to any Award earned but not yet

 

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paid in respect of the Award Year that ended immediately before the Award Year in which occurs a Change in Control that also is a change in the ownership or effective control of the Company or a change in the ownership of a substantial portion of the assets of the Company as defined under Section 409A (a Section 409A Change in Control ), each Participant shall be guaranteed payment of his or her Award determined in accordance with Section 8 based on the performance results for the applicable Award Year.   A wards paid pursuant to this Section 15 shall be paid in a lump sum in cash upon the earliest of (a ) the time p rescribed in Sections 5 and 9 , and (b ) the date the Participant Separates from Service for any reason other than Cause following the Section 409A Change in Control .   A Participant who Sepa rates from Service due to Cause shall not be entitled to payment of any Award.

16.

CHOICE OF LAW AND VENUE

The Plan and all determinations made and actions taken pursuant hereto, to the extent not otherwise governed by the laws of the United States, shall be governed by the laws of the State of Washington without giving effect to principles of conflicts of law.  Employees irrevocably consent to the nonexclusive jurisdiction and venue of the state and federal courts located in the State of Washington.

17.

SECTION 409A

The Plan and payments hereunder are intended to be exempt from the requirements of Section 409A to the maximum extent possible, whether pursuant to the short-term deferral exception described in Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-1(b)(4) or otherwise.  To the extent Section 409A is applicable to the Plan or any payments under the Plan, it is intended that the Plan and such payments comply with the deferral, payout and other limitations and restrictions imposed under Section 409A.  Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan to the contrary, the Plan shall be interpreted, operated and administered in a manner consistent with such intentions.  If a Participant is a “specified employee,” within the meaning of Section 409A, then to the extent necessary to avoid subjecting the Participant to the imposition of any additional tax under Section 409A, amounts that would otherwise be payable under the Plan during the six (6)-month period immediately following the Participant’s “separation from service,” within the meaning of Section 409A(a)(2)(A)(i) of the Code, shall not be paid to the Participant during such period, but shall instead be accumulated and paid to the Participant (or, in the event of the Participant’s death, the Beneficiary) in a lump sum on the first business day after the earlier of the date that is six (6) months following the Participant’s separation from service or the Participant’s death.  Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan to the contrary, the Committee, to the extent it deems necessary or advisable in its sole discretion, reserves the right, but shall not be required, to unilaterally amend or modify the Plan so that any payment qualifies for exemption from or complies with Section 409A; provided, however, that the Committee makes no representations that payments under the Plan shall be exempt from or comply with Section 409A and makes no undertaking to preclude Section 409A from applying to payments under the Plan.

 

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POTLATCHDELTIC CORPORATION

MANAGEMENT DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN

 

 

Effective June 1, 2008

Amended and Restated as of January 1, 2019

 

 

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Table of Contents

 

Page

 

1.

ESTABLISHMENT AND PURPOSE 1

 

2.

DEFINITIONS2

 

3.

ELIGIBILITY TO MAKE DEFERRALS4

 

4.

PARTICIPATION4

 

5.

DEFERRAL ELECTIONS5

 

6.

ESTABLISHMENT OF DEFERRED ACCOUNTS6

 

7.

TREATMENT OF DEFERRED COMPENSATION ACCOUNT AND STOCK UNITS DURING DEFERRAL PERIOD6

 

8.

FORM AND TIME OF PAYMENT OF DEFERRED COMPENSATION ACCOUNT7

 

9.

EFFECT OF DEATH OF PARTICIPANT9

 

10.

CLAIMS AND REVIEW PROCEDURE9

 

11.

PARTICIPANT’S RIGHTS UNSECURED9

 

12.

STATEMENT OF DEFERRED COMPENSATION ACCOUNT9

 

13.

NONASSIGNABILITY OF INTERESTS10

 

14.

ADMINISTRATION OF THE PLAN10

 

15.

AMENDMENT OR TERMINATION OF THE PLAN10

 

16.

TAX WITHHOLDING11

 

17.

NO EMPLOYMENT RIGHTS11

 

18.

SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS11

 

19.

CHOICE OF LAW AND VENUE11

 

 

ATTACHMENT A - CLAIMS AND REVIEW PROCEDURE FOR THE

POTLATCHDELTIC MANAGEMENT DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN

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POTLATCH DELTIC CORPORATION
MANAGEMENT DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN

Effective June 1, 2008

Amended and Restated as of January 1, 2019

1.

ESTABLISHMENT AND PURPOSE

(a) The Potlatch Corporation Management Deferred Compensation Plan was adopted on May 16, 2008, by the Board of Directors of PotlatchDeltic Corporation (formerly Potlatch Corporation) to provide an opportunity for senior management who have made the maximum elective contributions permitted under the 401(k) Plan to elect to defer additional compensation and to invest and accumulate such compensation on a tax‑deferred basis.  The Plan was restated effective May 1, 2009, and it was most recently restated effective February 14, 2014.  This amendment and restatement incorporates additional changes to the Plan since the 2014 restatement and reflects the Company’s name change to PotlatchDeltic Corporation.  Such changes are effective January 1, 2019, except as stated otherwise.

(b) This Plan is also intended to provide for deferral of awards under the MPAP II for the 2008 performance period and under the AIP beginning with the 2009 performance period.

(c) Effective as of October 1, 2008, this Plan also provides for the administration of deferrals previously made under the MPAP II.  For avoidance of doubt, deferrals made under the PotlatchDeltic Corporation Management Performance Award Plan, which are not subject to Section 409A, continue to be subject to the rules of that plan and the administrative rules and regulations applicable thereto.

(d) The provisions of this Plan for elections to defer base salary are effective for base salary earned on or after January 1, 2009.

(e) The Plan is intended to constitute a deferred compensation plan for the benefit of a select group of management or highly compensated employees of the Company, and, as such, to be exempt from all of the provisions of Parts 2, 3, and 4 of Title I of ERISA.  The Company intends that the existence of a trust, if any, will not alter the characterization of the Plan as “unfunded” for purposes of ERISA, and will not be construed to provide income to the Participants under the Plan prior to actual payment of the vested accrued benefits hereunder.

(f) The Plan is intended to comply with the requirements of Section 409A.  Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan to the contrary, the Plan shall be interpreted, operated, and administered in a manner consistent with such intentions.  Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan to the contrary, the Committee, to the extent it deems necessary or advisable in its sole discretion, reserves the right, but shall not be required, to unilaterally amend or modify the Plan so that any payment qualifies for exemption from or complies with Section 409A; provided, however, that the Committee makes no representations that payments under the Plan shall be exempt from or comply with Section 409A and makes no undertaking to preclude Section 409A from applying to payments under the Plan.

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2.

DEFINITIONS

(a) 401(k) Plan ” means the PotlatchDeltic Salaried 401(k) Plan, as amended.

(b) Affiliate ” means any other entity which would be treated as a single employer with the Company under Section 414(b) or (c) of the Code, provided that in applying such Sections and in accordance with the rules of Treasury Regulations Section 1.409A‑1(h)(3), the language “at least 50 percent” shall be used instead of “at least 80 percent.”

(c) AIP ” means the PotlatchDeltic Corporation Annual Incentive Plan and any successor plan thereto.

(d) Beneficiary ” means the person or persons who become entitled to receive payment of the Participant’s Deferred Compensation Account as a result of the death of the Participant.  A Participant may designate a beneficiary under the Plan in a form provided by the Committee.

(e) Benefits Committee ” means the PotlatchDeltic Corporation Benefits Committee and any successor committee thereto.

(f) Board ” and “ Board of Directors ” means the board of directors of the Company.

(g) Code ” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

(h) Committee ” means the Executive Compensation and Personnel Policies Committee of the Board.

(i) Company ” means PotlatchDeltic Corporation, a Delaware corporation.

(j) Compensation ” means the amount of compensation due by the Company to an Employee for his or her services as an Employee as either (i) annual base salary or (ii) an award under the MPAP II or AIP.

(k) Deferred Compensation Account ” means the bookkeeping account established pursuant to Section 6 on behalf of each Employee who elects to participate in the Plan.  Within a Participant’s Deferred Compensation Account, a Directed Investment Account, Stock Unit Account, and appropriate sub‑accounts shall be maintained as are necessary for the proper administration of a Participant’s Deferred Compensation Account.  An Employee who has made a deferral under the MPAP II shall be deemed to have elected to participate in this Plan.

(l) Disabled ” means an Employee’s inability to engage in any substantial gainful activity by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment which can be expected to result in death or can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than twelve (12) months.

(m) Dividend Equivalent ” means an amount equal to the cash distribution paid on an outstanding share of the Company’s common stock.  Dividend Equivalents shall be credited with respect to Stock Units as if each Stock Unit were an outstanding share of the Company’s common

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stock, except that Dividend Equivalents shall also be credited with respect to fractional Stock Units.

(n) Employee ” means a full‑time salaried employee of the Company or any subsidiary thereof.

(o) ERISA ” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended.

(p) MPAP II ” means the PotlatchDeltic Corporation Management Performance Award Plan II, as amended.

(q) Participant ” means an Employee who has deferred Compensation credited to a Deferred Compensation Account under the Plan.

(r) Performance‑Based Compensation ” means compensation, the amount of which, or the entitlement to which, is contingent on the satisfaction of pre‑established organizational or individual performance criteria relating to a performance period of at least twelve (12) consecutive months.  Organizational or individual performance criteria are considered pre‑established if established in writing by not later than ninety (90) days after the commencement of the period of service to which the criteria relates, provided that the outcome is substantially uncertain at the time the criteria are established.  Performance‑Based Compensation does not include any amount or portion of any amount that will be paid either regardless of performance, or based upon a level of performance that is substantially certain to be met at the time the criteria is established.  Compensation may be Performance‑Based Compensation where the amount will be paid regardless of satisfaction of the performance criteria due to the Employee’s death, disability, or a Change in Control Event (as defined in Treasury Regulation § 1.409A‑3(i)(5)), provided that a payment made under such circumstances without regard to the satisfaction of the performance criteria will not constitute performance‑based compensation.  For this purpose, a disability refers to any medically determinable physical or mental impairment resulting in the Employee’s inability to perform the duties of his or her position or any substantially similar position, where such impairment can be expected to result in death or can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than six (6) months.  Performance‑Based Compensation may include payments based upon subjective performance criteria, provided that:  (i) the subjective performance criteria are bona fide and relate to the performance of the Employee, a group of service providers that includes the Employee, or a business unit for which the Employee provides services (which may include the entire organization); and (ii) the determination that any subjective performance criteria have been met is not made by the Employee or a family member of the Employee (as defined in Code § 267(c)(4) applied as if the family of an individual includes the spouse of any member of the family), or a person under the effective control of the Employee or such a family member, and no amount of the compensation of the person making such determination is effectively controlled in whole or in part by the Employee or such a family member.

(s) Plan ” means the PotlatchDeltic Corporation Management Deferred Compensation Plan.

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(t) Plan Year means the 12 month period beginning January 1 and ending December   31.

(u) Section 409A ” means Section 409A of the Code, including regulations and guidance promulgated thereunder.

(v) Separation from Service ” means termination of an Employee’s service as an Employee consistent with the requirements of Section 409A.  For purposes of the Plan, “Separation from Service” generally means termination of an Employee’s employment as a common‑law employee of the Company and each Affiliate.

(w) Stock Units ” means the deferred portion of Compensation which is converted into a unit denominated in shares of the Company’s common stock.

(x) Value ” means the closing price of the Company’s common stock as reported in the New York Stock Exchange, Inc. composite transactions reports for the relevant date.

(y) Variable Fractions Method ” is a distribution method for amounts payable in installments.  The amount of the first installment is determined by dividing the Participant’s account balance by the total number of installments due.  Each subsequent annual installment is equal to the Participant’s account balance as adjusted for earnings or losses since the last distribution date divided by a denominator equal to the total number of installments due minus the number of installments previously paid.

(z) Year ” shall mean the calendar year.

3.

ELIGIBILITY TO MAKE DEFERRALS

(a) Each Employee who is in a position that is eligible for awards under the PotlatchDeltic Corporation 2019 Long‑Term Incentive Plan (an “ Eligible Employee ”) shall be eligible to elect to defer base salary under the Plan.

(b) Each Eligible Employee who is eligible to receive an award under the AIP (other than an award under an AIP Special Awards Fund) shall be eligible to defer such award under the Plan; provided that an Employee who is required to defer his or her award shall automatically become a Participant in this Plan.

4.

PARTICIPATION

(a) Each Employee who is eligible to participate in the Plan pursuant to Section 3 above shall, prior to the beginning of each Year and in accordance with the applicable deadline established by the Committee, have the option to make an irrevocable election to defer a percentage of his or her Compensation earned during the following Year before the beginning of each such Year.  Compensation paid after December 31 of a Plan Year for services performed by the Employee during the final payroll period of the calendar year and which payroll period includes the last day of such calendar year shall be treated as earned for services performed in the year paid.

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(b) N otwithstanding the foregoing, an Employee may make an irrevocable election to participate during a Year with respect to Compensation earned during that Year and subsequent to the filing of such election, provided such election is made within thirty (30) days of the Employee s initial eligibility to participate in this Plan and any other nonqualified deferred compensation plans treated as a single plan with this Plan under Section 409A.  Any such initial election shall apply only to Compensation earned for services performed after the date of the election.  If compensation is due for services performed over a period of time which includes the period both before and the period after the date of the election, the election will apply to an amount equal to the total amount of the compensation paid for such performance period multiplied by the ratio of the number of days remaining in the performance period after the election over the total number of days in the performance period.

(c) Notwithstanding the preceding rules, a deferral election for an award of Compensation under the AIP, which constitutes Performance‑Based Compensation, may be made no later than six (6) months before the end of such performance period.  This special election rule is available only if (i) the Employee performs services for the Company or its Affiliate continuously from the later of the beginning of the performance period or the date the performance criteria are established through the date an election is made with respect to such payment, (ii) the election is made before the amount of the Performance‑Based Compensation to be received becomes reasonably ascertainable or, if the Performance‑Based Compensation is a specified or calculable amount, when the amount is substantially certain to be paid, and (iii) the performance period is at least twelve (12) months in duration.

(d) The Committee may also adopt such additional or alternative election rules provided that such rules comply with the rules of Section 409A.

5.

DEFERRAL ELECTIONS

(a) An Employee who elects to participate in the Plan with respect to annual base salary or an award under the AIP for a Year shall file a deferral election with respect to each type of Compensation on such form as the Committee shall prescribe, which shall indicate:

(i) The amount or percentage of each type of Compensation that such Employee elects to defer pursuant to the terms of the Plan.  The percentage must be in increments of ten percent (10%) and may not exceed fifty percent (50%) in the case of annual base salary.  An election to voluntarily defer an award under the AIP must be in increments of ten percent (10%) and shall be for not less than fifty percent (50%) of such award.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, an election to defer Compensation may not reduce the Employee’s remaining compensation below the amount necessary to satisfy applicable employment tax withholding, income tax withholding, and benefit plan withholding.  This election shall be irrevocable with respect to each type of Compensation for that Year to which it applies after the applicable deadline for making such election as provided in Section 4 for that Year.

(ii) The percentage of the Compensation deferred pursuant to the election that is to be converted into Stock Units or deemed invested in any other investment account available under Section 7.

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(b) An Employee who elects to participate in the Plan shall have only one form of payment election in effect for all amounts deferred under the Plan.  Subject to Section 5(c), at the time of an Employee s initial election to defer base salary or an award under the AIP, the Employee shall file an election and shall indicate whether the deferred Compensation shall be paid in a lump sum or paid in annual installments over a period of fifteen (15) or fewer years.  For purposes of the Plan, installment payments shall be treated as a single distribution for purposes of Section 409A.  Deferred Compensation shall be distributed in a single lump sum payment unless the Employee elects otherwise.

(c) An Employee’s election as to the time and form of payment of deferred Compensation shall be irrevocable and binding on all deferred Compensation under the Plan.  For avoidance of doubt it is intended that a Participant shall have only one method of payment in effect.

(d) For purposes of determining the payment election in effect for a Participant with existing deferrals under this Plan prior to May 1, 2009 or under the MPAP II, the payment election in effect as of April 30, 2009 shall remain in effect for all existing and future deferrals under the Plan.

6.

ESTABLISHMENT OF DEFERRED ACCOUNTS

(a) For each Employee who has deferred compensation under the AIP or who has elected to defer base salary, the Company shall establish a Deferred Compensation Account to which shall be credited an amount equal to that portion of the Compensation which would have been payable currently to the Employee but for the terms of the deferral election.

(b) Any amount of base salary or AIP award that is deferred under this Plan and with respect to which the Employee has elected to allocate to Stock Units shall be converted into full and fractional Stock Units and transferred to a Stock Unit Account on the date such Compensation otherwise would have been paid (or if such date is not a trading day, on the next trading day following such date) by dividing the amount of such Compensation by the value of the Company’s common stock on such crediting date.

(c) Amounts credited to a Participant’s Deferred Compensation Account shall be fully vested at all times.

7.

TREATMENT OF DEFERRED COMPENSATION ACCOUNT AND STOCK UNITS DURING DEFERRAL PERIOD

(a) Directed Investment Account .  The balance of each Participant’s Directed Investment Account shall be adjusted, for earnings and losses commencing with the date as of which any amount is credited to the Directed Investment Account.  Such earnings or losses during the deferral period for amounts credited to a Participant’s Directed Investment Account shall be computed by reference to the rate of return on one or more of the investment alternatives that are available under the 401(k) Plan and which are designated by the Committee as available under this Plan.  Each participating Employee may select (in ten percent (10%) increments) which investment alternative(s) will be used for this purpose with respect to his or her deferred Compensation, and the alternative(s) selected need not be the same as the Employee has selected under the 401(k)

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Plan, but any such selection will apply only prospectively.  The Committee shall determine how frequently such selections may be changed.

(b) Stock Unit Account .  Amounts deemed invested in the Stock Unit Account may not be transferred to any other investment and must remain in the Stock Unit Account until distributed to the Participant.  On each dividend payment date, Dividend Equivalents shall be credited to each full and fractional Stock Unit to the extent such Stock Unit was in the Participant’s Stock Unit Account on the dividend record date immediately preceding the applicable dividend payment date. As of the dividend payment date, the value of such Dividend Equivalents shall be credited to the Participant’s Directed Investment Account, subject to the Participant’s ability to subsequently change such investment in accordance with Section 7(a).

(c) Effect of Certain Transactions .  In the event that there occurs a dividend or other distribution of shares of the Company’s common stock (“ Shares ”), a dividend in the form of cash or other property that materially affects the fair market value of the Shares, a stock split, a reverse stock split, a split‑up, a split‑off, a spin‑off, a combination or subdivision of Shares or other securities of the Company, an exchange of Shares for other securities of the Company, or a similar transaction or event that materially affects the fair market value of the Shares, the Committee, in order to prevent diminution or enlargement of the benefits or potential benefits intended to be made available under the Plan, shall make appropriate adjustments in the number of each Participant’s Stock Units determined as of the date of such occurrence.

8.

FORM AND TIME OF PAYMENT OF DEFERRED COMPENSATION ACCOUNT

Subject to Section 8(b), payment of a Participant’s Deferred Compensation Account shall commence on, or within the thirty (30)‑day period that begins on, the March 15th of the year following the year in which Separation from Service occurs. A Participant may request an earlier distribution of an amount credited to his or her Deferred Compensation Account upon the occurrence of an unforeseeable emergency within the meaning of Section 409A as determined by the Committee, but only to the extent necessary to alleviate the emergency. Payment of a Participant’s Stock Units shall also be made at such time except that, within the six‑month period beginning on the last date on which Compensation has been converted into Stock Units on behalf of the Participant, to the extent that the Committee reasonably determines that earlier payment would result in a violation of Federal securities laws, payment of the Participant’s Stock Units shall be made on, or within the thirty (30)‑day period that begins on, the last day of the month in which such six‑month period expires. Notwithstanding the previous sentence, Stock Unit payments shall be made following the Participant’s death, Disability, or the date of the Participant’s Separation from Service, without regard to whether such six‑month period has expired. For the purpose of payment, Stock Units shall be converted to cash based on the Value of the Company’s common stock on the most recent valuation day prior to the day on which the distribution is made. In no event shall distributions be paid in shares of the Company’s stock.

The amount of each installment payment due for a Deferred Compensation Account shall be determined by application of the Variable Fractions Method.  Each annual installment for Years subsequent to the Year in which payment commences shall be made on, or within the thirty (30)‑day period that begins on March 15th.

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In the case of a Participant who has both Stock Units and other deemed investment accounts available under Section 7, if a partial distribution of a deferred portion of Compensation is to be made and if the Participant s Stock Units are immediately payable in accordance with the first paragraph of this Section, payment shall be made partially from the Participant s Stock Units and partially from such other deemed investment accounts, in proportion to the relative value of the Participant s Stock Units and such other accounts.  If the Participant s Stock Units are not immediately payable in accordance with the previous paragraph, the partial payment shall be made entirely from such other deemed investment accounts, in proportion to the relative value of such accounts.

Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan to the contrary:

(a) No distribution shall be made from the Plan that would constitute an impermissible acceleration of payment as defined in Section 409A(a)(3); and

(b) A distribution made to a Participant who is identified as a Key Employee at the time of his or her Separation from Service will be delayed for a minimum of six (6) months if the Participant’s distribution is triggered by his or her Separation from Service.  Any payment that otherwise would have been made except for the application of this Section 8(b) during such six (6)‑month period will be made in one (1) lump sum payment no later than the last day of the second month following the month that is six (6) months from the date of the Participant’s Separation from Service.  The Participant’s Deferred Compensation Account shall continue to be adjusted for earnings and losses and Dividend Equivalents during the delay.  The determination of which Participants are Key Employees will be made by the Company in its sole discretion in accordance with this Section 8(b) and Section 416(i) of the Code, including regulations and guidance promulgated thereunder, and Section 409A.

(i) Identification Date ” means each December 31.

(ii) Key Employee ” means an Employee who, on an Identification Date, is:

An officer of the Company having annual compensation greater than the compensation limit in Section 416(i)(1)(A) (i) of the Code, provided that no more than fifty (50) officers of the Company shall be determined to be Key Employees as of any Identification Date;

A five percent (5%) owner of the Company; or

A one percent (1%) owner of the Company having annual compensation from the Company of more than $150,000.

If an Employee is identified as a Key Employee on an Identification Date, then such Employee shall be considered a Key Employee for purposes of the Plan during the period beginning on the first April 1 following the Identification Date and ending on the next March 31.

(c) Notwithstanding the foregoing, a lump sum distribution shall be made in the Committee’s discretion to clear out a small balance held for the benefit of the Participant (or his or her Beneficiary) provided that the Committee’s decision is evidenced in‑writing prior to the date of the distribution, the distribution is not greater than the applicable dollar amount under Section 402(g)(1)(B) of the Code and the payment results in the termination of all benefits due

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under the plan and all other account balance plans treated as a single nonqualified deferred compensation plan with this Plan under Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A 1(c)(2).

(d) If a Plan benefit is payable to a minor or a person declared incompetent or to a person incapable of handling the disposition of property, the Committee may direct payment to the guardian, legal representative or person having the care and custody of such minor, incompetent or person.  The Administrator may require proof of incompetency, minority, incapability or guardianship as it may deem appropriate prior to distribution.  Such distribution shall completely discharge the Committee, the trustees of any trusts, and the Company from all liability with respect to such benefit.

(e) Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan to the contrary and to the maximum extent allowed by law, payment of a Participant’s Deferred Compensation Account shall be subject to (i) the requirements of the PotlatchDeltic Corporation Incentive Compensation Recovery Policy as it may be amended from time to time, and (ii) any other compensation recovery policies as may be adopted from time to time by the Company to comply with applicable law and/or stock exchange requirements, or otherwise, to the extent determined by the Committee in its discretion to be applicable to a Participant.

9.

EFFECT OF DEATH OF PARTICIPANT

Upon the death of a Participant, all amounts, if any, remaining in his or her Deferred Compensation Account shall be distributed to the Beneficiary designated by the Participant.  Such distribution shall be made at the time or times specified in the Participant’s deferral election.  If the designated Beneficiary does not survive the Participant or dies before receiving payment in full of the Participant’s Deferred Compensation Account, payment shall be made to the estate of the last to die of the Participant or the designated Beneficiary.

10.

CLAIMS AND REVIEW PROCEDURE

Claims and appeals filed with respect to benefits awarded under the Plan shall be reviewed in accordance with the Claims and Review Procedure for the PotlatchDeltic Management Deferred Compensation Plan as provided in Attachment A to the Plan.

11.

PARTICIPANT’S RIGHTS UNSECURED

The interest under the Plan of any Participant and such Participant’s right to receive a distribution from the Plan shall be an unsecured claim against the general assets of the Company.  The Deferred Compensation Account and all deemed investment accounts available under Section 7 shall be bookkeeping entries only and no Participant shall have an interest in or claim against any specific asset of the Company pursuant to the Plan.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company may, in its discretion, choose to contribute to the PotlatchDeltic Corporation Benefits Protection Trust Agreement to assist with the payment of benefits under the Plan.

12.

STATEMENT OF DEFERRED COMPENSATION ACCOUNT

Each Participant shall be provided or receive access to periodic statements of their Deferred Compensation Account.

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13.

NONASSIGNABILITY OF INTERESTS

The interest and property rights of any Employee under the Plan shall not be subject to option nor be assignable either by voluntary or involuntary assignment or by operation of law, including (without limitation) bankruptcy, garnishment, attachment or other creditor’s process, and any act in violation of this Section 13 shall be void.

14.

ADMINISTRATION OF THE PLAN

The Plan shall be administered by the Committee.  In addition to the powers and duties otherwise set forth in the Plan, the Committee shall have full power and authority to administer and interpret the Plan, to establish procedures for administering the Plan and to take any and all necessary action in connection therewith, including retaining outside managers to assist with the administration of the Plan.  The Committee’s interpretation and construction of the Plan shall be conclusive and binding on all persons.  In its discretion, the Committee may delegate to the Vice President, Human Resources, of the Company the authority for the effective administration of the Plan and for assigning responsibility to designated managers to carry out such duties.

15.

AMENDMENT OR TERMINATION OF THE PLAN

(a) The Board or the Committee may amend, suspend or terminate the Plan at any time.  The foregoing notwithstanding, the Plan may not be amended (including any amendment to this Section 15) or terminated by the Board or the Committee if such amendment or termination would or adversely affect or impair the Employee’s right to receive amounts credited to his or her Deferred Compensation Account.

(b) Except as provided in Section 15(c) or as otherwise permitted under Section 409A, in the event of termination of the Plan, the Participants’ Deferred Compensation Accounts may, in the Board’s or the Committee’s discretion, be distributed within the period beginning twelve (12) months after the date the Plan was terminated and ending twenty‑four (24) months after the date the Plan was terminated, or pursuant to Section 8, if earlier.  If the Plan is terminated and Deferred Compensation Accounts are distributed, the Board or the Committee shall terminate all account balance non‑qualified deferred compensation plans with respect to all Employees and shall not adopt a new account balance non‑qualified deferred compensation plan for at least three (3) years after the date the Plan was terminated.  A termination and liquidation of the Plan under this Section 15(b) shall be made only in compliance with Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A‑3(j)(4)(ix)(c).

(c) The Board or the Committee may terminate the Plan upon a corporate dissolution of the Company that is taxed under Section 331 of the Code or with the approval of a bankruptcy court pursuant to 11 U.S.C.  Section 503(b)(1)(A), provided that the Participants’ Deferred Compensation Accounts are distributed and included in the gross income of the Participants by the latest of (i) the Year in which the Plan terminates or (ii) the first Year in which payment of the Deferred Compensation Accounts is administratively practicable.

(d) Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Vice President, Human Resources, of the Company shall have the power and authority to amend the Plan with respect to any amendment that (i) does not materially increase the cost of the Plan to the Company or (ii) is intended to

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comply with new or changed legal requirements applicable to the Plan, including, but not limited to, Section 409A.

16.

TAX WITHHOLDING

The Company shall make, or cause to be made, appropriate arrangements for satisfaction of any federal or state income tax or other payroll‑based withholding tax required to be paid by a Participant upon any deferral made to or distribution made from the Plan.

17.

NO EMPLOYMENT RIGHTS

Nothing in the Plan shall be deemed to give any individual a right to remain in the employ of the Company or any subsidiary or to limit in any way the right of the Company or a subsidiary to terminate any individual’s employment with or without case, which right is hereby reserved.

18.

SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS

The Plan shall be binding upon the Company, its successors and assigns, and any parent corporation of the Company’s successors or assigns.  Notwithstanding that the Plan may be binding upon a successor or assign by operation of law, the Company shall require any successor or assign to expressly assume and agree to be bound by the Plan in the same manner and to the same extent that the Company would be if no succession or assignment had taken place.

19.

CHOICE OF LAW AND VENUE

The Plan and all determinations made, and actions taken pursuant hereto, to the extent not otherwise governed by the laws of the United States, shall be governed by the laws of the State of Washington without giving effect to principles of conflicts of law.  Participants irrevocably consent to the nonexclusive jurisdiction and venue of the state and federal courts located in the State of Washington.


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ATTACHMENT A

CLAIMS AND REVIEW PROCEDURE FOR THE POTLATCHDELTIC MANAGEMENT DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN

(a) The claims procedure set forth below is effective for claims decided on or after January 1, 2019 and shall be interpreted in accordance with the applicable provisions of 29 C.F.R. § 2560.503‑1, including with respect to a plan providing disability benefits.  Claims decided prior to January 1, 2019 shall be decided under the claims procedure in effect at the time of such decision.

(b) A Participant or a Beneficiary, or the authorized representative of either, (the “ Claimant ”) who believes that he or she has been denied benefits to which he or she is entitled under the Plan may file a written claim for such benefits with the person or entity designated by the Benefits Committee (the “ Initial Claim Reviewer ”).  Any such written claim must be addressed to: Benefits Committee, Management Deferred Compensation Plan, PotlatchDeltic Corporation, 601 W. First Avenue, Suite 1600, Spokane, Washington 99201.  (If the Benefits Committee fails to designate an Initial Claim Reviewer, then the Benefits Committee shall be the Initial Claim Reviewer.)  The Initial Claim Reviewer may prescribe a form for filing such claims, and, if it does so, a claim will not be deemed properly filed unless such form is used, but the Initial Claim Reviewer shall provide a copy of such form to any person whose claim for benefits is improper solely for this reason.

(c) Claims that are properly filed will be reviewed by the Initial Claim Reviewer, which will make its decision with respect to such claim and notify the Claimant in writing of such decision within 90 days (45 days in the case of a claim related to the Participant’s Disability (a “ Disability Claim ”)) after the Initial Claim Reviewer’s receipt of the written claim, provided that the 90‑day period (45‑day period in the case of a Disability Claim) can be extended for up to an additional 90 days (30 days in the case of a Disability Claim) if the Initial Claim Reviewer determines that special circumstances (or matters beyond the control of the Plan in the case of a Disability Claim) require an extension of time to process the claim and the Claimant is notified in writing of the extension prior to the termination of the initial 90‑day period (45‑day period in the case of a Disability Claim).  In the case of a Disability Claim, if, prior to the end of the 30‑day extension period, the Initial Claim Reviewer determines that, due to matters beyond the control of the Plan, a decision cannot be rendered within that extension period, the period for making the determination may be extended for up to an additional 30 days, provided that the Claimant is notified in writing of the extension prior to the termination of the initial 30‑day period.  Any extension notice shall indicate the special circumstances or matters requiring the extension and the date by which the Initial Claim Reviewer expects to render its decision on the claim.  In the case of a Disability Claim, the extension notice shall also explain the standards on which entitlement to a benefit is based, the unresolved issues that prevent a decision on the claim, and the additional information needed to resolve those issues, and the Claimant will be afforded at least 45 days within which to provide the specified information.

(d) If the claim is wholly or partially denied, the written response to the Claimant shall include:

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(i) Th e specific reason or reasons for the denial;

(ii) Reference to the specific Plan provisions on which the denial is based;

(iii) A description of any additional material or information necessary for the Claimant to perfect his or her claim and an explanation why such material or information is necessary;

(iv) A description of the Plan’s claim appeal procedure (and the time limits applicable thereto), as set forth in Section  10(e) (j) , including a statement of the Claimant’s right to bring a civil action under ERISA § 502(a) following an adverse determination on appeal; and

(v) In the case of an adverse benefit determination with respect a to a Disability Claim, the written response shall be provided in a culturally and linguistically appropriate manner (within the meaning of 29 C.F.R. § 2560.503‑1(o)) and shall also include:

(A) A discussion of the decision, including an explanation of the basis for disagreeing with or not following (1) the views presented by the Claimant to the Plan of health care professionals treating the Participant and vocational professionals who evaluated the Participant, (2) the views of medical or vocational experts whose advice was obtained on behalf of the Plan in connection with the adverse benefit determination, without regard to whether the advice was relied upon in making the determination, and (3) a disability determination regarding the Participant presented by the Claimant to the Plan made by the Social Security Administration;

(B) If the adverse benefit determination is based on a medical necessity or experimental treatment or similar exclusion or limit, either an explanation of the scientific or clinical judgment for the determination, applying the terms of the Plan to the Participant’s medical circumstances, or a statement that such explanation will be provided free of charge upon request;

(C) Either the specific internal rules, guidelines, protocols, standards or other similar criteria of the Plan relied upon in making the adverse determination or, alternatively, a statement that such rules, guidelines, protocols, standards or other similar criteria of the Plan do not exist; and  

(D) 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 (within the meaning of 29 C.F.R. § 2560.503‑1(m)(8)) to the Claimant’s claim for benefits.

(e) If the claim is denied in whole or in part, the Claimant may appeal such denial by filing a written appeal with the Benefits Committee within 60 days (180 days in the case of a Disability Claim) of receiving written notice that the claim has been denied.  Such appeal should include:

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(i) A statement of the grounds on which the appeal is based;

(ii) Reference to the specific Plan provisions that support the claim;

(iii) The reason(s) or argument(s) why the Claimant believes the claim should be granted and evidence supporting each reason or argument; and

(iv) Any other comments, documents, records or information relating to the claim that the Claimant wishes to include.

(f) The Claimant will be provided, upon request and free of charge, reasonable access to, and copies of, all documents, records and other information relevant (within the meaning of 29 C.F.R. § 2560.503‑1(m)(8)) to his or her claim.

(g) Appeals will be considered by the Benefits Committee (exclusive of the Initial Claim Reviewer or any subordinate of the Initial Claim Reviewer in the case of a Disability Claim), which will take into account all comments, documents, records and other information submitted by the Claimant relating to the claim, without regard to whether such information was submitted or considered in the initial determination.  The Benefits Committee will not afford any deference to the Initial Claim Reviewer’s denial of the claim.

(h) In deciding an appeal of a Disability Claim that is based in whole or in part on a medical judgment, the Benefits Committee will consult with a health care professional who was neither consulted by the Initial Claim Reviewer with respect to the claim that is the subject of the appeal nor a subordinated of such health care professional and provide for the identification of the medical or vocational experts whose advice was obtained on behalf of the Plan in connection with the Initial Claim Reviewer’s determination (without regard to whether the advice was relied upon by the Initial Claim Reviewer in making its determination).  Before the Benefits Committee can issue an adverse benefit determination on appeal of a Disability Claim, the Benefits Committee will provide the Claimant, free of charge, with any new or additional evidence considered, relied upon, or generated by the Benefits Committee in connection with the claim or any new or additional rationale on which an adverse benefit determination on appeal will be based on.  Such evidence or rationale will be provided to the Claimant as soon as possible and sufficiently in advance of the date on which the notice of adverse benefit determination on appeal of a Disability Claim is required to be provided to give the Claimant a reasonable opportunity to respond prior to that date.

(i) The Benefits Committee will make its decision with respect to any appeal, and notify the Claimant in writing of such decision, within 60 days (45 days in the case of a Disability Claim) after the Benefits Committee’s receipt of the written appeal; provided that the 60‑day period (45‑day period in the case of a Disability Claim) can be extended for up to an additional 60 days (45 days in the case of a Disability Claim) if the Benefits Committee determines that special circumstances require an extension of time to process the appeal and the Claimant is notified in writing of the extension prior to the termination of the initial 60‑day period (45‑day period in the case of a Disability Claim).  The extension notice shall indicate the special circumstances requiring the extension and the date by which the Benefits Committee expects to render its decision on the appeal.  

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(j) In the event the claim is denied on appeal, the written denial will include:

(i) The specific reason or reasons for the denial;

(ii) References to the specific Plan provisions on which the denial 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 (within the meaning of 29 C.F.R. § 2560.503‑1(m)(8)) to his or her claim;

(iv) A statement of the Claimant’s right to bring a civil action under ERISA § 502(a); and

(v) In the case of an adverse benefit determination related to a Disability Claim, the written denial shall be provided in a culturally and linguistically appropriate manner (within the meaning of 29 C.F.R. § 2560.503‑1(o)) and shall also include:

(A) Any applicable contractual limitations period that applies to the Claimant’s right to bring a civil action under ERISA § 502(a), including the calendar date on which the contractual limitations period expires for the claim;

(B) A discussion of the decision, including an explanation of the basis for disagreeing with or not following (1) the views presented by the Claimant to the Plan of health care professionals treating the Participant and vocational professionals who evaluated the Participant, (2) the views of medical or vocational experts whose advice was obtained on behalf of the Plan in connection with a Claimant’s adverse benefit determination, without regard to whether the advice was relied upon in making the benefit determination, and (3) a disability determination regarding the Participant presented by the Claimant to the Plan made by the Social Security Administration;

(C) If the adverse benefit determination is based on a medical necessity or experimental treatment or similar exclusion or limit, either an explanation of the scientific or clinical judgment for the determination, applying the terms of the Plan to the Claimant’s medical circumstances, or a statement that such explanation will be provided free of charge upon request; and

(D) Either the specific internal rules, guidelines, protocols, standards or other similar criteria of the Plan relied upon in making the adverse determination or, alternatively, a statement that such rules, guidelines, protocols, standards or other similar criteria of the Plan do not exist.

(k) A Claimant may not bring an action under ERISA § 502(a) or otherwise with respect to his or her claim until he or she has exhausted the foregoing procedure.  Any such action must be filed in a court of competent jurisdiction within 180 days after the date on which the Claimant receives the Benefits Committee’s written denial of the Claimant’s claim on appeal or, if earlier, one year after the date of the occurrence of the alleged facts or conduct giving rise to the

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claim (including, without limitation, the date the Claimant alleges he or she became entitled to Plan benefits requested in the suit or legal action) or it shall be forever barred.  Any further review, judicial or otherwise, of the Benefits Committee s decision on the Claimant s claim will be limited to whether, in the particular instance, the Benefits Committee abused its discretion.  In no event will such further review, judicial or otherwise, be on a de novo basis, as the Benefits Committee has discretionary authority to determine eligibility for benefits and to construe and interpret the terms of the Plan.

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POTLATCHDELTIC CORPORATION

SALARIED SUPPLEMENTAL BENEFIT PLAN II

Effective December 5, 2008
Amended and Restated as of January 1, 2019


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POTLATCH DELTIC CORPORATION

SALARIED SUPPLEMENTAL BENEFIT PLAN II

 

Effective December 5, 2008
Amended and Restated as of January 1, 2019

 

SECTION 1.   INTRODUCTION.

(a)

The PotlatchDeltic Corporation Salaried Supplemental Benefit Plan II (the “Plan”) was established effective December 5, 2008.  The Plan was most recently restated effective February 14, 2014.  This restatement incorporates additional changes to the Plan since the 2014 restatement and reflects the Company’s name change to PotlatchDeltic Corporation.  This restatement is effective January 1, 2019 and governs benefits accrued under the Plan on or after that date.  The purposes of the Plan include:

(i) to supplement benefits provided under the Retirement Plan to the extent such benefits are reduced due to the limits of Section 401(a)(17) or 415 of the Code;

(ii) to provide retirement benefits that take into account deferred Incentive Plan awards;

(iii) to provide retirement benefits to certain executives calculated as if they received a standard bonus award under the Incentive Plan; and

(iv) to supplement benefits provided under the 401(k) Plan to the extent that a participant’s allocations of Company Contributions or Allocable Forfeitures are reduced due to the limits of Section 401(a)(17), 401(k)(3), 401(m) or 415 of the Code or because the participant has deferred an Incentive Plan award.

(b)

This Plan is a successor plan to the Potlatch Forest Products Salaried Employees’ Supplemental Benefit Plan II (the “PFPC Plan”), with respect to those individuals identified as “Potlatch Employees” pursuant to the Employee Matters Agreement by and between Potlatch Corporation and Clearwater Paper Corporation (the “EMA”).  Pursuant to the EMA, all accrued benefit liabilities under the PFPC Plan with respect to Potlatch Employees have been transferred to and assumed by this Plan.  

(c)

This Plan also is a successor plan to the Potlatch Corporation Salaried Employees’ Supplemental Benefit Plan (the “Prior Plan”).  Effective December 31, 2004, the Prior Plan was frozen and no new benefits are to accrue under it; provided, however, that any benefits accrued and vested under the Prior Plan before January 1, 2005 continue to be governed by the terms and conditions of the Prior Plan as in effect on December 31, 2004 or on the date of any later amendment, provided that such amendment is not a material modification of the Prior Plan under Section 409A.

(d)

Any benefits that accrued under the Prior Plan with respect to Potlatch Employees before January 1, 2005 but that were unvested after December 31, 2004 and any benefits that accrued under the Prior Plan after December 31, 2004 are deemed to

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have accrued under th is Plan and all such accruals are governed by the terms and conditions of th is Plan as it may be amended from time to time.

(e)

This Plan is intended to be a deferred compensation plan, for the benefit of a select group of management or highly compensated employees of the Company, and, as such, to be exempt from all of the provisions of Parts 2, 3, and 4 of Title I of ERISA.  The Company intends that the existence of a trust, if any, will not alter the characterization of the Plan as “unfunded” for purposes of ERISA, and will not be construed to provide income to the Participants under the Plan prior to actual payment of the vested accrued benefits hereunder.  

(f)

The Plan is intended to comply with the requirements of Section 409A.  Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan to the contrary, the Plan shall be interpreted, operated and administered in a manner consistent with such intentions.  Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan to the contrary, the Committee, to the extent it deems necessary or advisable in its sole discretion, reserves the right, but shall not be required, to unilaterally amend or modify the Plan so that any payment qualifies for exemption from or complies with Section 409A; provided, however, that the Committee makes no representations that payments under the Plan shall be exempt from or comply with Section 409A and makes no undertaking to preclude Section 409A from applying to payments under the Plan.

(g)

Capitalized terms used in the Plan (other than those defined in Section 2) shall have the same meanings given to such terms in the Retirement Plan or the 401(k) Plan, as the context may require.

SECTION 2.   DEFINITIONS

(a)

Actuarial Equivalent ” shall mean “actuarial equivalent” as defined in the Retirement Plan.  

(b)

Affiliate ” means any other entity which would be treated as a single employer with PotlatchDeltic under Section 414(b) or (c) of the Code, provided that, for purposes of determining whether a Separation from Service has occurred, in applying such Sections and in accordance with the rules of Treasury Regulations Section 1.409A-1(h)(3), the language “at least 50 percent” shall be used instead of “at least 80 percent.”

(c)

Beneficiary ” means the person or persons who become entitled to receive payment of the Plan Benefits as a result of the death of the Participant.  A Participant may designate a Beneficiary under the Plan in a form provided by the Committee.

(d)

Benefits Committee ” means the PotlatchDeltic Corporation Benefits Committee and any successor committee thereto.

(e)

Board of Directors ” or “ Board ” shall mean the Board of Directors of the Company.

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(f)

Change in Control , unless the Committee determines otherwise with respect to Plan Benefits at the time such Plan Benefits first accrue or unless otherwise defined for purposes of Plan Benefits in a written employment, services or other agreement between the Participant and the Company, mean s the occurrence of any of the following events:

(i) The consummation of a merger or consolidation involving the Company (a “Business Combination”), in each case, unless, following such Business Combination,

(A) all or substantially all of the individuals and entities who were the beneficial owners, respectively, of the then outstanding shares of common stock of the Company (the “Outstanding Common Stock”) and the then outstanding voting securities of the Company entitled to vote generally in the election of directors (the “Outstanding Voting Securities”) immediately prior to such Business Combination beneficially own, directly or indirectly, more than 50% of, respectively, the then outstanding shares of common stock and the combined voting power of the then outstanding voting securities entitled to vote generally in the election of directors of the corporation or other entity resulting from such Business Combination (including, without limitation, a corporation or other entity which as a result of such transaction owns the Company either directly or through one or more subsidiaries),

(B) no individual, entity or group (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) or 14(d)(2) of the Exchange Act (a “Person”) (excluding any corporation or other entity resulting from such Business Combination or any employee benefit plan (or related trust) sponsored or maintained by the Company or any of its subsidiaries or such other corporation or other entity resulting from such Business Combination) beneficially owns, directly or indirectly, 30% or more of, respectively, the then outstanding shares of common stock or common equity of the corporation or other entity resulting from such Business Combination or the combined voting power of the then outstanding voting securities of such corporation or other entity except to the extent that such ownership is based on the beneficial ownership, directly or indirectly, of Outstanding Common Stock or Outstanding Voting Securities immediately prior to the Business Combination, or

(C) at least a majority of the members of the board of directors or similar governing body of the corporation or other entity resulting from such Business Combination were members of the Board at the time of the execution of the initial agreement providing for, or of the action of the Board to approve, such Business Combination; or

(ii) Individuals who, as of May 9, 2018 constitute the Board (the “Incumbent Board”) cease for any reason to constitute at least a majority of the Board; provided, however, that any individual becoming a director of the Company subsequent to May 9, 2018 whose election, or nomination for election by the Company’s stockholders, was approved by a vote of at least a majority of the directors of the Company then comprising the Incumbent Board shall be considered as though such individual were a member of the Incumbent Board, but excluding, for this purpose, any such individual whose initial assumption of office occurs as a result of an actual or threatened election contest with respect to the election or removal of directors of the Company, an actual or threatened

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solicitation of proxies or consents or any other actual or threatened action by, or on behalf of any Person other than the Board; or

 

(iii) The acquisition by any Person of beneficial ownership (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act) of 30% or more of either:

 

(A) the then Outstanding Common Stock, or

(B) the combined voting power of th e Outstanding Voting Securities,

provided, however, that the following acquisitions shall not be deemed to be covered by this paragraph (iii):

(I) any acquisition of Outstanding Common Stock or Outstanding V oting Securities by the Company;

(II) any acquisition of Outstanding Common Stock or Outstanding Voting Securities by any employee benefit plan (or related trust) sponsored or maintained by the Company; and

(III) any acquisition of Outstanding Common Stock or Outstanding Voting Securities by any corporation pursuant to a transaction that complies with clauses (A), (B) and (C) of paragraph (i) of this definition; or

(iv) The consummation of the sale, lease or exchange of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company.

(g)

Code ” shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.  

(h)

Committee ” shall mean the Executive Compensation and Personnel Policies Committee of the Board of Directors.

(i)

Company ” shall mean PotlatchDeltic Corporation, a Delaware corporation.  

(j)

ERISA ” shall mean the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended.

(k)

401(k) Plan ” shall mean the PotlatchDeltic Salaried 401(k) Plan.

(l)

Identification Date ” means each December 31.

(m)

Incentive Plan ” means the PotlatchDeltic Corporation Management Performance Award Plan, Management Performance Award Plan II, Annual Incentive Plan or any successor plan.

(n)

Key Employee ” means a Participant who, on an Identification Date, is:

(i) An officer (a person holding the title of Vice President or higher, the Corporate Secretary, the Corporate Treasurer, the Controller, or other person designated as an officer by the Company or an Affiliate in its sole discretion) of the Company or an

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Affiliate having annual compensation greater than the compensation limit in S ection 416(i)( 1 )(A)(i) of the Code, provided that no more than fifty officers of the Company and its Affiliates shall be determined to be Key Employees as of any Identification Date;

(ii) A five percent owner of the Company; or

(iii) A one percent owner of the Company having annual compensation from the Company and its Affiliates of more than $150,000.

If a Participant is identified as a Key Employee on an Identification Date, then such Participant shall be considered a Key Employee for purposes of the Plan during the period beginning on the first April 1 following the Identification Date and ending on the next March 31.

(o)

Plan ” shall mean this PotlatchDeltic Corporation Salaried Supplemental Benefit Plan II.

(p)

Prior Plan ” shall mean the Potlatch Corporation Salaried Employees’ Supplemental Benefit Plan.

(q)

Retirement Plan ” shall mean the PotlatchDeltic Salaried Retirement Plan.

(r)

Section 409A ” means Section 409A of the Code, including regulations and guidance promulgated thereunder.

(s)

Separation from Service ” or “ Separates from Service ” shall mean termination of an Employee’s service as an Employee consistent with the requirements of Section 409A. For purposes of the Plan, “Separation from Service” generally means termination of an Employee’s employment as a common-law employee of the Corporation and each Affiliate.

SECTION 3.   ELIGIBILITY AND PARTICIPATION.

Participation in the Plan shall be limited to:    

(a)

All participants in the Retirement Plan whose benefits thereunder are reduced due to the limits of Section 401(a)(17) of the Code (limiting the amount of compensation that may be taken into account under the Retirement Plan) or Section 415 of the Code (limiting the annual benefits payable under the Retirement Plan);

(b)

All participants in the Retirement Plan who are credited with deferred Incentive Plan awards;

(c)

All participants in the Retirement Plan who otherwise participate in the Incentive Plan, who are officers of the Company and who are required by company policy to retire no later than the Normal Retirement Date; and

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(d)

All participants in the 401(k) Plan whose allocations of the Company Contributions or Allocable Forfeitures are reduced because the participant has deferred an Incentive Plan award or because of the limits of one or more of the following sections of the Code:

(i)  Section 401(a)(17) (limiting the amount of compensation that may be taken into account under the 401(k) Plan);

(ii)  Section 401(k)(3) (limiting participants’ Deferred Contributions to the 401(k) Plan);  

(iii)  Section 401(m) (limiting participants’ Non-deferred Contributions and matching Company Contributions under the 401(k) Plan); or

(iv)  Section 415 (limiting overall annual allocations under the 401(k) Plan).  

Any Employee with whom the Company has entered into a contract that provides benefits equivalent to any of the benefits described in this Plan shall not be eligible to participate in or receive benefits under this Plan to the extent of such equivalent benefits.

SECTION 4.   AMOUNT OF PLAN BENEFITS .

A Participant’s Plan Benefit shall consist of (to the extent applicable to the Participant) (i) the Retirement Plan Supplemental Benefit and (ii) the 401(k) Plan Supplemental Benefit.  All Plan Benefits shall accrue as of the last day of each Plan Year or as of the date, if earlier, on which the Participant Separates from Service.  

(a)

Retirement Plan Supplemental Benefit .  A Participant’s Retirement Plan Supplemental Benefit shall be the amount determined under Section 4(a)(i) minus the amount determined under Section 4(a)(ii).  

(i)   All Participants. A Participant’s Retirement Plan Supplemental Benefit shall be the difference between

   (A)  the actual vested benefits payable under the Retirement Plan to the Participant and his or her joint annuitant (if any) and

   (B)  the vested benefits that would be payable under the Retirement Plan if (i) the limitations imposed by sections 401(a)(17) and 415 of the Code did not apply, (ii) any deferred Incentive Plan award credited to the Participant had been paid to the Participant in the year it was deferred and (iii) any benefits payable under Appendix H of the Retirement Plan were not included.

In the case of any Participant who is an officer of the Company and who is required by the corporate mandatory retirement policy to retire no later than the mandatory retirement date, the Retirement Plan Supplemental Benefit also shall include the difference, if any, between the amount determined in Section 4(a)(i)(B) and the

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vested benefits that would be payable under the Retirement Plan if modified as in Section 4(a)(i)(B) and also modified so that the Incentive Plan awards credited to the Participant (both deferred and not deferred) which were recognized by the Retirement Plan in the Participant’s Final Average Earnings had been 100% of the Standard Bonus (as defined in the Incentive Plan ) , considering for this purpose, only those years during which the Participant was an officer of the corporation and was required to retire not later than the mandatory retirement date under the corporate mandatory retirement policy; provided, however, that for individuals who retire in an Award Year beginning on or after January 1, 2007, the Standard Bonus will be used to calculate Final Average Earnings only with respect to periods prior to January 1, 2007.

(ii)   Prior Plan Offsets .  A Participant’s Retirement Plan Supplemental Benefit shall be reduced by the Participant’s retirement plan supplemental benefit accrued under the Prior Plan.

The Participant shall become vested in the Participant’s Retirement Plan Supplemental Benefit upon the completion of five Years of Vesting Service.

(b)

401(k) Plan Supplemental Benefit .  A Participant’s 401(k) Plan Supplemental Benefit shall be the vested amount credited to a bookkeeping account established pursuant to this Section 4(b).  As of the last day of each Plan Year commencing after December 31, 2004, each Participant whose allocations for such Plan Year under the 401(k) Plan are reduced as described in Section 3(d) and who has made the maximum Participating Deferred and Participating Non-deferred Contributions permitted under the 401(k) Plan for such Plan Year shall have an amount credited to such bookkeeping account.  The amount so credited shall be the difference between the amount of Company Contributions and Allocable Forfeitures actually allocated to the Participant under the 401(k) Plan for such Plan Year and the amount of Company Contributions and Allocable Forfeitures that would have been allocated to the Participant under the 401(k) Plan for such Plan Year if the Participant had made Participating Contributions equal to six percent of the Participant’s Earnings (determined without regarding to Section 401(a)(17) of the Code and without regard to the deferral of any Incentive Plan award otherwise payable).

Through December 31 of the Plan Year preceding the Plan Year in which payment of the Participant’s entire 401(k) Plan Supplemental Benefit is made, the amount credited to such bookkeeping account shall be credited with earnings and losses based on the following:

(i) For periods prior to January 1, 2009, earnings shall be calculated using an interest rate equal to 70% of the higher of the following averages, compounded annually:  (i) the prime rate charged by the major commercial banks as of the first business day of each month (as reported in an official publication of the Federal Reserve System) or (ii) the average monthly long-term rate of A-rated corporate bonds (as published in Moody’s Bond Record).

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(ii) For periods on and after January 1, 2009 and prior to the date determined under Section 4(b)(iii), earnings shall be calculated using an interest rate equal to 120% of the long-term applicable federal rate, with quarterly compounding, as published under Section 1274(d) of the Code for the first month of each calendar quarter.

(iii) Effective as soon as practicable after January 1, 2009 as determined by the Committee, for Participant groups identified by the Committee, earnings and losses shall be calculated by reference to the rate of return on one or more of the investment alternatives that are available under the 401(k) Plan and which are designated by the Committee as available under this Plan. Each Participant may select (in ten percent (10%) increments) which investment alternative(s) will be used for this purpose with respect to his or her bookkeeping account, and the alternative(s) selected need not be the same as the Participant has selected under the 401(k) Plan, but any such selection will apply only prospectively. The Committee shall determine how frequently such selections may be changed.

The Participant shall become vested in the Participant’s 401(k) Plan Supplemental Benefit upon the earliest of completion of two Years of Vesting Service, attainment of age 65 while an Employee, death while an Employee or Total and Permanent Disability.

SECTION 5.   DISTRIBUTIONS OF PLAN BENEFITS .

Distributions of Plan Benefits shall be made after the Participant Separates from Service pursuant to the following procedures.

(a)

Retirement Plan Supplemental Benefit .  The Retirement Plan Supplemental Benefits shall be distributed beginning no later than 90 days following the Participant’s attainment of age 55 or Separation from Service, whichever is later (the “Beginning Date”).  If the Participant’s benefit is less than or equal to $50,000 (calculated as an Actuarial Equivalent lump sum of the amount payable at Normal Retirement) on the Beginning Date, the Participant’s benefit shall be paid in a lump sum.  If the Participant’s benefit is greater than $50,000 (calculated as an Actuarial Equivalent lump sum of the amount payable at Normal Retirement) on the Beginning Date, the Participant’s benefit shall be paid in the form of an annuity.  The Participant may elect the form of annuity payment from the forms available under the Retirement Plan, excluding the Social Security Adjustment option, not more than 30 days after the Beginning Date.  A Participant’s Retirement Plan Supplemental Benefit which is paid in the form of annuity shall be subject to the same actuarial adjustments for form of payment applicable to Retirement Plan benefits.  If a Participant’s Retirement Plan Supplemental Benefit is payable before the Participant is first eligible to receive benefits under the Retirement Plan, the Retirement Plan Supplemental Benefit will be calculated to be the Actual Equivalent of the amount payable at Normal Retirement.

If the Participant fails to make an annuity election pursuant to this Section 5(a), the vested Retirement Supplemental Benefit shall be distributed in the form of Joint & Survivor 50% Annuity or Single Life Annuity if the Participant is unmarried.

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(b)

401(k) Plan Supplemental Benefit .   By the later of ( i) January 31st of the calendar year immediately following the first calendar year in which the Participant first accrues a benefit under this Plan (or if earlier, thirty 30 days after first becoming eligible to participate in the Potlatch Deltic Corporation Management Deferred Compensation Plan), or (ii)  to the extent authorized by the Committee, December 31, 200 8 , each Participant shall elect to receive distribution of the Participant’s vested 401(k) Plan Supplemental Benefit in ten or fewer annual installments or in a lump sum beginning in the Plan Year (but no later than March 15 th of such Plan Year) following the Plan Year in which the Participant Separates from Service by filing the prescribed form with the Company .  This election shall be irrevocable.  Distribution will be made in accordance with the Participant’s election except as provided below.  The amount of any annual installment shall be determined by dividing the amount credited to the Participant’s bookkeeping account as of the last day of the Plan Year preceding the date of distribution of such installment by the total number of installments elected by the P articipant less the number of installments already paid.  For purposes of the Plan, installment payments shall be treated as a single distribution under S ection 409A.   All annual installment payments shall be payable no later than March 15 th of the payment year.

If the Participant fails to make an election pursuant to this Section 5(b), the vested 401(k) Plan Supplemental Benefit shall be distributed in a lump sum in the Plan Year (but no later than March 15 th of such Plan Year) following the Plan Year in which the Participant Separates from Service.

If a Participant dies before the Participant’s 401(k) Plan Supplemental Benefit has been completely distributed, such remaining benefit shall be distributed in a lump sum as soon as practicable thereafter to the Beneficiary.  If the designated Beneficiary does not survive the Participant or dies before receiving payment in full of the Participant’s Deferred Compensation Account, payment shall be made to the estate of the last to die of the Participant or the designated Beneficiary.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, a lump sum distribution shall be made in the Committee’s (or its delegate’s) discretion to clear out a small balance held for the benefit of the Participant (or his or her Beneficiary) provided that the Committee’s (or its delegate’s) decision is evidenced in writing prior to the date of the distribution, the distribution is not greater than the applicable dollar amount under Section 402(g)(1)(B) of the Code and the payment results in the termination of all benefits due under the plan and all other “account balance plans” treated as a single nonqualified deferred compensation plan with this Plan under Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-1(c)(2).

To the extent that no bookkeeping account has previously been established for a Participant and if the amount to be credited to the Participant’s account is less than $1,000 in a Plan year, then no 401(k) Plan Supplement Benefit bookkeeping account shall be established for the Participant in such Plan Year and the deferred amount shall be distributed to the Participant in cash not later than the end of the Plan Year following the Plan Year in which such amount was deferred.

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(c)

Delayed Distribution to Key Employees .  Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section 5, distributions of the Retirement Plan Supplemental Benefit and the 401(k) Plan Supplemental Benefit accounts made to a Participant who is identified as a Key Employee at the time of his or her Separation from Service will be delayed for a minimum of six months if the Participant’s distribution is triggered by his or her Separation from Service.  Any payment that otherwise would have been made pursuant to this Section 5 during such six-month period will be made in one lump sum payment, without adjustment for interest, not later than the last day of the second month following the month that is six months from the date the Participant Separates from Service.  The determination of which Participants are Key Employees will be made by the Company in its sole discretion in accordance with this Section 5(c) and section 416(i) of the Code, including regulations and guidance promulgated thereunder (defining key employees) , and Section 409A.

(d)

No Acceleration of Benefits .  Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan to the contrary, no distribution shall be made from the Plan that would constitute an impermissible acceleration of payment as defined in Section 409A(a)(3).  

SECTION 6.   MISCELLANEOUS

(a)

Forfeitures .  Plan Benefits shall be forfeited under the following circumstances:

(i)  If the Participant is not vested in the Retirement Plan Supplemental Benefit or 401(k) Plan Supplemental Benefit when the Participant Separates from Service; or

(ii)  If the Participant is indebted to the Company or any affiliate at the time the Participant or the Participant’s joint annuitant or other Beneficiary becomes entitled to payment of a Plan Benefit.  In such a case, to the extent that the amount of the Plan Benefit does not exceed such indebtedness, the amount of such Plan Benefit shall be forfeited and the Participant’s indebtedness shall be extinguished to the extent of such forfeiture.

(b)

Funding .  The interest under the Plan of any Participant and such Participant’s right to receive a distribution from the Plan shall be an unsecured claim against the general assets of the Company. Until distributed, Plan Benefits shall be bookkeeping entries only and no Participant shall have an interest in or claim against any specific asset of the Company pursuant to the Plan. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company may, in its discretion, choose to contribute to the PotlatchDeltic Corporation Benefits Protection Trust Agreement to assist with the payment of benefits under the Plan.

(c)

Tax Withholding .  The Company shall make or cause to be made appropriate arrangements for satisfaction of any federal or state income tax or other payroll-based withholding tax required to be paid by the Participant upon the accrual or payment of any Plan Benefits.

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(d)

No Employment Rights .  Nothing in the Plan shall be deemed to give any individual a right to remain in the employ of the Company or any subsidiary or to limit in any way the right of the Company o r a subsidiary to terminate any individual’s employment with or without case , which right is hereby reserved.

 

(e)

No Assignment of Rights .  

(i)  Except as otherwise provided in Section 6(a)(ii) with respect to a Participant’s indebtedness to the Company or an Affiliate or in Section 6(e)(ii), the interest or rights of any person in the Plan or in any distribution to be made hereunder shall not be assigned (either at law or in equity), alienated, anticipated or subject to the attachment, bankruptcy, garnishment, levy, execution or other legal or equitable process.  Any act in violation of this Section 6(e)(i) shall be void.

(ii) All or any portion of a Participant’s Plan Benefit hereunder shall be subject to the creation, assignment or recognition of a right under a state domestic relations order that is determined to be a “qualified domestic relations order” (within the meaning of Section 414(p) of the Code) under the procedures established by the Company for the determination of the qualified status of domestic relations orders and for making distributions under qualified domestic relations orders.

(f)

Administration .  The Plan shall be administered by the Committee.  The Committee (or its delegate) shall make such rules, interpretations and computations as it may deem appropriate, and any decision of the Committee (or its delegate) with respect to the Plan, including (without limitation) any determination of eligibility to participate in the Plan and any calculation of Plan Benefits, shall be conclusive and binding on all persons.

 

(g)

Amendment and Termination .  

(i) The Company expects to continue the Plan indefinitely.  Future conditions, however, cannot be foreseen, and the Committee shall have the authority to amend or to terminate the Plan at any time.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Vice President, Human Resources, of the Company shall have the power and authority to amend the Plan provided that such amendment (i) does not materially increase the cost of the Plan to the Company or (ii) is required to comply with new or changed legal requirements applicable to the Plan, including, but not limited to, Section 409A.  

(ii) In the event of an amendment of the Plan, a Participant’s Plan Benefits shall not be less than the Plan Benefits to which the Participant would be entitled if the Participant had Separated from Service immediately prior to such amendment.  In addition to the foregoing, the Plan may not be amended (including any amendment to this Section 6(g)) or terminated during the three-year period following a Change in Control if such amendment or termination would alter the provisions of this Section 6(g) or adversely affect a Participant’s accrued Plan Benefits.

(iii)  Except as provided in Section 6(g)(iv), in the event of termination of the Plan, the Participants’ Plan Benefits may, in the Committee’s discretion, be distributed

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within the period beginning 12 months after the date the Plan was terminated and ending 24 months after the date the Plan was terminated, or pursuant to Section 5, if earlier.  If the Plan is terminated and the Plan Benefits are distributed, the Company , in compliance with S ection 409A shall terminate all account and non-account balance non-qualified deferred compensation plans with respect to all P articipants and shall not adopt a new account or non-account balance non-qualified deferred compensation plan for at least five years after the date the Plan was terminated.

(iv)  The Committee may terminate the Plan upon a corporate dissolution of the Company that is taxed under section 331 of the Code or with the approval of a bankruptcy court pursuant to 11 U.S.C. Section 503(b)(1(A), provided that the Plan Benefits are distributed and included in the gross income of the Participants by the latest of (A) the Plan Year in which the Plan terminates or (B) the first Plan Year in which payment of the Plan Benefits is administratively practicable.

(h)

Successors and Assigns .  The Plan shall be binding upon the Company, its successors and assigns, and any parent corporation of the Company’s successors or assigns.  Notwithstanding that the Plan may be binding upon a successor or assign by operation of law, the Company shall require any successor or assign to expressly assume and agree to be bound by the Plan in the same manner and to the same extent that the Company would be if no succession or assignment had taken place.

 

(i)

Claims and Review Procedure .

Claims and appeals filed with respect to benefits awarded under the Plan shall be reviewed in accordance with the Claims and Review Procedure for the PotlatchDeltic Corporation Supplemental Benefit Plan II as provided in Attachment A to the Plan.

(j)

Choice of Law and Venue .  The Plan and all determinations made and actions taken pursuant hereto, to the extent not otherwise governed by the laws of the United States, shall be governed by the laws of the State of Washington without giving effect to principles of conflicts of law.  Participants irrevocably consent to the nonexclusive jurisdiction and venue of the state and federal courts located in the State of Washington.


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ATTACHMENT A

CLAIMS AND REVIEW PROCEDURE FOR THE POTLATCHDELTIC CORPORATION SUPPLEMENTAL BENEFIT PLAN II

(a)  The claims procedure set forth below is effective for claims decided on or after January 1, 2019 and shall be interpreted in accordance with the applicable provisions of 29 C.F.R. § 2560.503-1, including with respect to a plan providing disability benefits.  Claims decided prior to January 1, 2019 shall be decided under the claims procedure in effect at the time of such decision.

(b)  A Participant or a Beneficiary, or the authorized representative of either, (the “Claimant”) who believes that he or she has been denied benefits to which he or she is entitled under the Plan may file a written claim for such benefits with the person or entity designated by the Benefits Committee (the “Initial Claim Reviewer”). Any such written claim must be addressed to the Benefits Committee, Salaried Supplemental Benefit Plan II, PotlatchDeltic Corporation, 601 W. First Avenue, Suite 1600, Spokane, Washington 99201.  (If the Benefits Committee fails to designate an Initial Claim Reviewer, then the Benefits Committee shall be the Initial Claim Reviewer.)  The Initial Claim Reviewer may prescribe a form for filing such claims and if it does so, a claim will not be deemed properly filed unless such form is used, but the Initial Claim Reviewer shall provide a copy of such form to any person whose claim for benefits is improper solely for this reason.

(c)  Claims that are properly filed will be reviewed by the Initial Claim Reviewer which will make its decision with respect to such claim and notify the Claimant in writing of such decision within 90 days (45 days in the case of a claim related to the Participant’s Disability (a “Disability Claim”)) after the Initial Claim Reviewer’s receipt of the written claim, provided that the 90-day period (45-day period in the case of a Disability Claim) can be extended for up to an additional 90 days (30 days in the case of a Disability Claim) if the Initial Claim Reviewer determines that special circumstances (or matters beyond the control of the Plan in the case of a Disability Claim) require an extension of time to process the claim and the Claimant is notified in writing of the extension prior to the termination of the initial 90-day period (45-day period in the case of a Disability Claim).  In the case of a Disability Claim, if, prior to the end of the 30-day extension period, the Initial Claim Reviewer determines that, due to matters beyond the control of the Plan, a decision cannot be rendered within that extension period, the period for making the determination may be extended for up to an additional 30 days, provided that the Claimant is notified in writing of the extension prior to the termination of the initial 30-day period.  Any extension notice shall indicate the special circumstances or matters requiring the extension and the date by which the Initial Claim Reviewer expects to render its decision on the claim.  In the case of a Disability Claim, the extension notice shall also explain the standards on which entitlement to a benefit is based, the unresolved issues that prevent a decision on the claim, and the additional information needed to resolve those issues, and the Claimant will be afforded at least 45 days within which to provide the specified information.

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( d )  If the claim is wholly or partially denied, the written response to the Claimant shall include:  

   (i)The specific reason or reasons for the denial;

   (ii)Reference to the specific Plan provisions on which the denial is based;

   (iii)A description of any additional material or information necessary for the Claimant to perfect his or her claim and an explanation why such material or information is necessary;

   (iv)A description of the Plan’s claim appeal procedure (and the time limits applicable thereto), as set forth in Section 6(i)(v) – (xi), including a statement of the Claimant’s right to bring a civil action under ERISA § 502(a) following an adverse determination on appeal; and

   (v)In the case of an adverse benefit determination with respect to a Disability Claim, the written response shall be provided in a culturally and linguistically appropriate manner (within the meaning of 29 C.F.R. § 2560.503-1(o)) and shall also include:

(A)  A discussion of the decision, including an explanation of the basis for disagreeing with or not following (1) the views presented by the Claimant to the Plan of health care professionals treating the Participant and vocational professionals who evaluated the Participant, (2) the views of medical or vocational experts whose advice was obtained on behalf of the Plan in connection with the adverse benefit determination, without regard to whether the advice was relied upon in making the determination, and (3) a disability determination regarding the Participant presented by the Claimant to the Plan made by the Social Security Administration;

(B)  If the adverse benefit determination is based on a medical necessity or experimental treatment or similar exclusion or limit, either an explanation of the scientific or clinical judgment for the determination, applying the terms of the Plan to the Participant’s medical circumstances, or a statement that such explanation will be provided free of charge upon request;

(C)  Either the specific internal rules, guidelines, protocols, standards or other similar criteria of the Plan relied upon in making the adverse determination or, alternatively, a statement that such rules, guidelines, protocols, standards or other similar criteria of the Plan do not exist; and

(D)  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 (within the meaning of 29 C.F.R. § 2560.503-1(m)(8)) to the Claimant’s claim for benefits.  

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(e )  If the claim is denied in whole or in part, the Claimant may appeal such denial by filing a written appeal with the Benefits Committee within 60 days (180 days in the case of a Disability Claim) of receiving written notice that the claim has been denied. Such appeal should include:

(i)  A statement of the grounds on which the appeal is based;

(ii)  Reference to the specific Plan provisions that support the claim;

(iii)  The reason(s) or argument(s) why the Claimant believes the claim should be granted and evidence supporting each reason or argument; and

(iv)  Any other comments, documents, records or information relating to the claim that the Claimant wishes to include.

(f)  The Claimant will be provided, upon request and free of charge, reasonable access to, and copies of, all documents, records and other information relevant (within the meaning of 29 C.F.R. § 2560.503-1(m)(8)) to his or her claim.

(g)  Appeals will be considered by the Benefits Committee (exclusive of the Initial Claim Reviewer or any subordinate of the Initial Claim Reviewer in the case of a Disability Claim), which will take into account all comments, documents, records and other information submitted by the Claimant relating to the claim, without regard to whether such information was submitted or considered in the initial determination.  The Benefits Committee will not afford any deference to the Initial Claim Reviewer’s denial of the claim.

(h)  In deciding an appeal of a Disability Claim that is based in whole or in part on a medical judgment, the Benefits Committee will consult with a health care professional who was neither consulted by the Initial Claim Reviewer with respect to the claim that is the subject of the appeal nor a subordinated of such health care professional and provide for the identification of the medical or vocational experts whose advice was obtained on behalf of the Plan in connection with the Initial Claim Reviewer’s determination (without regard to whether the advice was relied upon by the Initial Claim Reviewer in making its determination).  Before the Benefits Committee can issue an adverse benefit determination on appeal of a Disability Claim, the Benefits Committee will provide the Claimant, free of charge, with any new or additional evidence considered, relied upon, or generated by the Benefits Committee in connection with the claim or any new or additional rationale on which an adverse benefit determination on appeal will be based on.  Such evidence or rationale will be provided to the Claimant as soon as possible and sufficiently in advance of the date on which the notice of adverse benefit determination on appeal of a Disability Claim is required to be provided to give the Claimant a reasonable opportunity to respond prior to that date.

(i)  The Benefits Committee will make its decision with respect to any appeal, and notify the Claimant in writing of such decision, within 60 days (45 days in the case of a Disability Claim) after the Benefits Committee’s receipt of the written appeal; provided that the 60-day period (45-day period in the case of a Disability Claim) can be extended

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for up to an additional 60 days (45 days in the case of a Disability Claim) if the Benefits Committee determines that special circumstances require an extension of time to process the appeal and the Claimant is notified in writing of the extension prior to the termination of the initial 60-day period (45-day period in the case of a Disability Claim).  The extension notice shall indicate the special circumstances requiring the extension and the date by which the Benefits Committee expects to render its decision on the appeal.

(j)  In the event the claim is denied on appeal, the written denial will include:

(i)  The specific reason or reasons for the denial;

(ii)  References to the specific Plan provisions on which the denial 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 (within the meaning of 29 C.F.R. § 2560.503-1(m)(8)) to his or her claim;

(iv)  A statement of the Claimant’s right to bring a civil action under ERISA § 502(a); and

(v)  In the case of an adverse benefit determination related to a Disability Claim, the written denial shall be provided in a culturally and linguistically appropriate manner (within the meaning of 29 C.F.R. § 2560.503-1(0) and shall also include:

(A)  Any applicable contractual limitations period that applies to the Claimant’s right to bring a civil action under ERISA § 502(a), including the calendar date on which the contractual limitations period expires for the claim;

(B)  A discussion of the decision, including an explanation of the basis for disagreeing with or not following (1) the views presented by the Claimant to the Plan of health care professionals treating the Participant and vocational professionals who evaluated the Participant, (2) the views of medical or vocational experts whose advice was obtained on behalf of the Plan in connection with a Claimant’s adverse benefit determination, without regard to whether the advice was relied upon in making the benefit determination, and (3) a disability determination regarding the Participant presented by the Claimant to the Plan made by the Social Security Administration;

(C)  If the adverse benefit determination is based on a medical necessity or experimental treatment or similar exclusion or limit, either an explanation of the scientific or clinical judgment for the determination, applying the terms of the Plan to the Claimant’s medical circumstances, or a statement that such explanation will be provided free of charge upon request; and

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( D )  Either the specific internal rules, guidelines, protocols, standards or other similar criteria of the Plan relied upon in making the adverse determination or, alternatively, a statement that such rules, guidelines, protocols, standards or other similar criteria of the Plan do not exist.

(k)  A Claimant may not bring an action under ERISA § 502(a) or otherwise with respect to his or her claim until he or she has exhausted the foregoing procedure. Any such action must be filed in a court of competent jurisdiction within 180 days after the date on which the Claimant receives the Benefits Committee’s written denial of the Claimant’s claim on appeal or, if earlier, one year after the date of the occurrence of the alleged facts or conduct giving rise to the claim (including, without limitation, the date the Claimant alleges he or she became entitled to Plan benefits requested in the suit or legal action) or it shall be forever barred. Any further review, judicial or otherwise, of the Benefits Committee’s decision on the Claimant’s claim will be limited to whether, in the particular instance, the Benefits Committee abused its discretion. In no event will such further review, judicial or otherwise, be on a de novo basis, as the Benefits Committee has discretionary authority to determine eligibility for benefits and to construe and interpret the terms of the Plan.


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ADDENDUM A

AMENDMENT AND RESTATEMENT OF THE

ADDITIONAL BENEFITS PROVIDED TO MICHAEL J. COVEY

 

Except as provided in this amendment and restatement to Addendum A, all of the terms and conditions of the PotlatchDeltic Corporation Salaried Supplemental Benefits Plan II, or successor plan (the “Plan”), shall apply to any benefit payable under the Plan to Michael J. Covey. PotlatchDeltic Corporation (“PotlatchDeltic”) provided to Mr. Covey a minimum pension benefit guaranteed in his Employment Agreement dated February 6, 2006, as amended (the “Agreement”), which term ends on February 6, 2009, if he retires at or after age 55.  The Agreement provides that PotlatchDeltic is obligated to continue to honor the retirement benefits set forth in Section 5(b)(iv) of the Agreement described below after the term of the Agreement ends.  In addition, the amendment to the Agreement provides that Mr. Covey is fully vested in his Plan benefits, but not the minimum pension benefit provided in Section 5(b)(iv) of his Agreement, as of his first day of employment, which is consistent with the vesting of benefits provided to other PotlatchDeltic executives; provided, however, in the event of a Change in Control, as defined in the Plan, he will be vested in the minimum pension benefit immediately.  This amended and restated Addendum A describes the benefits that will be provided to Mr. Covey under the Plan.

Michael J. Covey shall be fully vested in the Plan, except for the “Minimum Benefit” described below, on the first day of employment with PotlatchDeltic.  Furthermore, if Mr. Covey Separates from Service, as defined in the Plan, at or after age 55, he will receive a Minimum Benefit under the Plan, determined as follows:

(a) The positive amount equal to $26,800 minus the Total Monthly Pension Benefits, as defined below (the “Difference”), shall be paid to Mr. Covey as provided herein.

(i) The “Total Monthly Pension Benefits” shall be the sum of the monthly vested benefit under the Company’s Plan and qualified pension plan, as described in Section 4(a)(i)(B) of the Plan (the “Company Pension Benefits”), plus the monthly benefit under Mr. Covey’s former employer’s supplemental pension plan and qualified pension plan that would have been provided to Executive, taking into consideration his termination date with his former employer (the “Former Company Pension Benefits”); provided that the Company Pension Benefits and the Former Company Pension Benefits shall be calculated as the actuarial equivalent of a single life annuity.  

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(b) The payment of the Difference as a monthly single life annuity shall be converted at the Beginning Date, as defined in the Plan, into the actuarial equivalent form that Executive has validly elected to receive his Retirement Plan Supplemental Benefit under the Plan, which amount shall be paid at the same time and in the same form as his Retirement Plan Supplemental Benefit.

(c) In the event that the Difference is zero or less, then no additional benefits shall be paid to Mr. Covey hereunder.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, if there is a Change in Control, as defined in the Plan, then Mr. Covey shall immediately vest in his Minimum Benefit and he shall receive his Minimum Benefit upon his Separation from Service without regard to attainment of age 55.

 


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A DD ENDUM B

ADDITIONAL BENEFITS PROVIDED TO BRENT STINNETT

Except as provided in this Addendum B, all of the terms and conditions of the PotlatchDeltic Corporation Salaried Supplemental Benefits Plan II (the “Plan”) shall apply to any benefit payable under the Plan to Brent Stinnett.  In accordance with the foregoing, the retirement benefits guaranteed to Mr. Stinnett in his Offer Letter, dated July 18, 2006 and accepted by Mr. Stinnett on July 21, 2006 will be provided under this Addendum B to the Plan to the extent that such minimum retirement benefit are not provided by any other section of the Plan or under any other section of the PotlatchDeltic Salaried Retirement Plan or the PotlatchDeltic Salaried 401(k) Plan.  The relevant section of Mr. Stinnett’s Offer Letter is reproduced below (references below to the Potlatch Forest Products Corporation Salaried Retirement Plan and Salaried Savings Plan shall be deemed to include references to the PotlatchDeltic Salaried Retirement Plan and PotlatchDeltic Salaried 401(k) Plan):

You will be considered 100% vested immediately in any benefit you accrue under the terms of the Potlatch Forest Products Corporation Salaried Retirement Plan and Potlatch Forest Products Corporation Salaried Savings Plan (“Qualified Plans”) and the Potlatch Corporation Supplemental Retirement Plan (“Non Qualified Plan”).  Additionally, you will be treated as eligible for early retirement, death and disability benefits under the terms of both the Qualified and Non-Qualified Plans without meeting the Years of Service requirements that normally apply within these plans.  The effect of this provision is to assure that you begin accruing non-forfeitable pension and 401(k) benefits immediately upon joining PotlatchDeltic, and that you may receive plan benefits earlier than age 65 if you should, die, become disabled or choose to retire early (“Qualifying Events”).

While considered as 100% vested under the terms of the Qualified Plans, no benefits will be payable under the Qualified Plan unless you meet the requirements contained within these plans.  Rather, the Non Qualified Plan will provide and pay all benefits that accrue under the Qualified Plans, as well as, any benefits that accrue under the Non-Qualified Plan, as the case may be, upon the occurrence of a Qualifying Event.


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ADDENDUM C

ADDITIONAL BENEFITS PROVIDED TO JANE CRANE

Except as provided in this Addendum C, all of the terms and conditions of the PotlatchDeltic Corporation Salaried Supplemental Benefits Plan II (the “Plan”) shall apply to any benefit payable under the Plan to Jane Crane.  In accordance with the foregoing, the retirement benefits guaranteed to Ms. Crane in her Offer Letter, dated January 5, 2007 and accepted by Ms. Crane on January 8, 2007, will be provided under this Addendum C to the Plan to the extent that such minimum retirement benefits are not provided by any other section of the Plan or under any other section of the PotlatchDeltic Salaried Retirement Plan or the PotlatchDeltic Salaried 401(k) Plan.  The relevant section of Ms. Crane's Offer Letter is reproduced below(references below to the Potlatch Forest Products Corporation Salaried Retirement Plan and Salaried Savings Plan shall be deemed to include references to the PotlatchDeltic Salaried Retirement Plan and PotlatchDeltic Salaried 401(k) Plan):

You will be considered 100% vested immediately in any benefit you accrue under the terms of the Potlatch Forest Products Corporation Salaried Retirement Plan and Potlatch Forest Products Corporation Salaried Savings Plan ("Qualified Plans") and the Potlatch Corporation Supplemental Retirement Plan  ("Non Qualified Plan").  Additionally, you will be treated as eligible for early retirement, death and disability benefits under the terms of both the Qualified and Non-Qualified Plans without meeting the Years of Service requirements that normally apply within these plans.  The effect of this provision is to assure that you begin accruing non-forfeitable pension and 401(k) benefits immediately upon joining PotlatchDeltic, and that you may receive plan benefits earlier than age 65 if you should, die, become disabled or choose to retire early ("Qualifying Events").

While considered as 100 % vested under the terms of the Qualified Plans, no benefits will be payable under the Qualified Plans unless you meet the requirements contained within these plans.  Rather, the Non Qualified Plan will provide and pay all benefits that accrue under the Qualified Plans, as well as, any benefits that accrue under the Non-Qualified Plan, as the case may be, upon the occurrence of a Qualifying Event.


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ADDENDUM D

ADDITIONAL BENEFITS PROVIDED TO LORRIE SCOTT

 

Except as provided in this Addendum D, all of the terms and conditions of the PotlatchDeltic Corporation Salaried Supplemental Benefits Plan II (the “Plan”) shall apply to any benefit payable under the Plan to Lorrie Scott.  In accordance with the foregoing, the retirement benefits guaranteed to Ms. Scott in her Offer Letter, dated June 3, 2010 and accepted by Ms. Scott on June 16, 2010, will be provided under this Addendum D to the Plan to the extent that such minimum retirement benefits are not provided by any other section of the Plan or under any other section of the PotlatchDeltic Salaried Retirement Plan or the PotlatchDeltic Salaried 401(k) Plan.  These retirement benefits consist of the following (references below to the defined benefit plan shall be deemed to include references to the PotlatchDeltic Salaried Retirement Plan and PotlatchDeltic Salaried 401(k) Plan):

You will be considered 100% vested immediately in any benefit you accrue under the terms of the PotlatchDeltic Corporation Salaried Retirement Plan and PotlatchDeltic Corporation Salaried 401(k) Plan ("Qualified Plans") and the Potlatch Corporation Supplemental Retirement Plan  ("Non Qualified Plan").  Additionally, you will be treated as eligible for early retirement, death and disability benefits under the terms of both the Qualified and Non-Qualified Plans without meeting the Years of Service requirements that normally apply within these plans.  The effect of this provision is to assure that you begin accruing non-forfeitable pension and 401(k) benefits immediately upon joining PotlatchDeltic, and that you may receive plan benefits earlier than age 65 if you should, die, become disabled or choose to retire early ("Qualifying Events").

While considered as 100 % vested under the terms of the Qualified Plans, no benefits will be payable under the Qualified Plans unless all requirements contained within these plans are met.  Rather, the Non Qualified Plan will provide and pay all benefits that accrue under the Qualified Plans, as well as, any benefits that accrue under the Non-Qualified Plan, as the case may be, upon the occurrence of a Qualifying Event.

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POTLATCHDELTIC CORPORATION SEVERANCE PROGRAM FOR EXECUTIVE EMPLOYEES

 

Amended and Restated Effective January 1, 2019

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

POTLATCHDELTIC CORPORATION

 

SEVERANCE PROGRAM FOR EXECUTIVE EMPLOYEES

 

Effective September 5, 2013

Amended and Restated Effective January 1, 2019

 

SECTION 1 ADOPTION AND PURPOSE OF PROGRAM .

 

PotlatchDeltic Corporation (the “Company”) amended and restated the Potlatch Corporation Severance Program for Executive Employees (the “Program”), effective September 5, 2013 and February 14, 2014. This amendment and restatement is effective as of January 1, 2019 and applies in the case of any Separation from Service on and after such date; the applicable prior version of the Program applies to any Separation from Service prior to such date. The Program is designed to provide a program of severance payments to certain employees of the Company and its designated subsidiaries. The Program is an employee welfare benefit plan within the meaning of Section 3(1) of ERISA and Section 2510.3-1 of the regulations issued thereunder.  The plan administrator of the Program for purposes of ERISA is the Committee.

 

SECTION 2 DEFINITIONS .

 

(a) “Affiliate” means any other entity which would be treated as a single employer with the Company under Section 414(b) or (c) of the Code, provided that in applying such Sections and in accordance with the rules of Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-1(h)(3), the language “at least 50 percent” shall be used instead of “at least 80 percent.”

 

(b) “Base Compensation” means an Eligible Employee’s base rate of pay as in effect at the time the Eligible Employee Separates from Service, or, if greater, the rate in effect at the time Good Reason occurs or the time a Change in Control occurs, if applicable. An Eligible Employee’s base rate of pay shall be determined without reduction for (i) any deferred contributions made by the Eligible Employee pursuant to the Salaried 401(k) Plan, or (ii) any contributions made by the Eligible Employee pursuant to the PotlatchDeltic Management Deferred Compensation Plan.

 

(c) “Beneficiary” means the person or persons who become entitled to receive payment as a result of the death of an Eligible Employee. The Eligible Employee may designate a beneficiary under the Program in a form provided by the Committee.

 

(d) “Benefits Committee” means the PotlatchDeltic Corporation Benefits Committee and any successor committee thereto.

 

 

(e)

“Board” means the Board of Directors of the Company.

 

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(f) “Cause” means dishonesty, fraud, serious or willful misconduct, conduct prohibited by law (except minor violations), or the Eligible Employee’s material breach of any of his or her obligations regarding noncompetition, nonsolicitation or the protection of confidential or proprietary information and trade secrets, as those obligations are set forth in any written agreement executed between the Eligible Employee and the Participating Company, in each case as determined by the Vice President, Human Resources, of the Company or, in the case of executive officers, the Board or the Committee.

 

(g) “Change in Control” unless the Committee determines otherwise with respect to severance benefits at the time an Eligible Employee is first considered eligible to receive payment of severance benefits pursuant to the terms of Section 5 the Program or unless otherwise defined for purposes of a severance benefit in a written employment, services or other agreement between the Participant and the Company means the occurrence of any of the following events:

 

(i) The consummation of a merger or consolidation involving the Company (a “Business Combination”), in each case, unless, following such Business Combination,

 

(A) all or substantially all of the individuals and entities who were the beneficial owners, respectively, of the then outstanding shares of common stock of the Company (the “Outstanding Common Stock”) and the then outstanding voting securities of the Company entitled to vote generally in the election of directors (the “Outstanding Voting Securities”) immediately prior to such Business Combination beneficially own, directly or indirectly, more than 50% of, respectively, the then outstanding shares of common stock and the combined voting power of the then outstanding voting securities entitled to vote generally in the election of directors of the Company or other entity resulting from such Business Combination (including, without limitation, a corporation or other entity which as a result of such transaction owns the Company either directly or through one or more subsidiaries),

 

(B) no individual, entity or group (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) or 14(d)(2) of the Exchange Act (a “Person”) (excluding any corporation or other entity resulting from such Business Combination or any employee benefit plan (or related trust) sponsored or maintained by the Company or any of its subsidiaries or such other corporation or other entity resulting from such Business Combination) beneficially owns, directly or indirectly, 30% or more of, respectively, the then outstanding shares of common stock or common equity of the corporation or other entity resulting from such Business Combination or the combined voting power of the then outstanding voting securities of such corporation or other entity except to the extent that such ownership is based on the beneficial ownership, directly or indirectly, of Outstanding Common Stock or Outstanding Voting Securities immediately prior to the Business Combination, or

 

(C) at least a majority of the members of the board of directors or similar governing body of the corporation or other entity resulting from such Business Combination were

 

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members of the Board at the time of the execution of the initial agreement providing for, or of the action of the Board to approve, such Business Combination; or

 

(ii) Individuals who, as of May 9, 2018   constitute the Board (the “Incumbent Board”) cease for any reason to constitute at least a majority of the Board; provided, however, that any individual becoming a director of the Company subsequent to May 9, 2018 whose election, or nomination for election by the Company’s stockholders, was approved by a vote of at least a majority of the directors of the Company then comprising the Incumbent Board shall be considered as though such individual were a member of the Incumbent Board, but excluding, for this purpose, any such individual whose initial assumption of office occurs as a result of an actual or threatened election contest with respect to the election or removal of directors of the Company, an actual or threatened solicitation of proxies or consents or any other actual or threatened action by, or on behalf of any Person other than the Board; or

 

(iii) The acquisition by any Person of beneficial ownership (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act) of thirty percent (30%) or more of either:

 

(A) the then Outstanding Common Stock, or

(B) the combined voting power of the Outstanding Voting Securities, provided, however, that the following acquisitions shall not be deemed to be

covered by this paragraph (iii):

 

(I) any acquisition of Outstanding Common Stock or Outstanding Voting Securities by the Company;

 

(II) any acquisition of Outstanding Common Stock or Outstanding Voting Securities by any employee benefit plan (or related trust) sponsored or maintained by the Company; and

 

(III) any acquisition of Outstanding Common Stock or Outstanding Voting Securities by any corporation pursuant to a transaction that complies with clauses (A), (B) and (C) of paragraph (i) of this definition; or

 

(iv) The consummation of the sale, lease or exchange of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company.

 

 

(h)

“Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

 

(i) “Committee” means the Executive Compensation and Personnel Policies Committee of the Board.

 

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(j) “Company” has the meaning set forth in Section 1.  References to the Company include Participating Companies where the context so indicates.

 

(k) “Eligible Employee” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.

 

 

(l)

“ERISA” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended.

 

(m) “Good Reason” means the existence of any one or more of the following conditions without an Eligible Employee’s express written consent: (i) the assignment to the Eligible Employee of any duties or responsibilities that results in a material diminution of his or her duties or responsibilities as in effect immediately prior to such assignment; provided, however, that, for the avoidance of doubt, a change in his or her title or reporting relationships shall not constitute Good Reason; (ii) a material reduction in the Eligible Employee’s annual base salary, as determined by taking into account the annual base salary in effect immediately prior to such reduction (and as may have been increased after the date of a Change in Control); (iii) a material reduction in the Eligible Employee’s aggregate employee benefit opportunities provided under material Benefit Plans, as determined by taking into account, in the aggregate, such opportunities in effect immediately prior to such reduction (and as may have been increased after the date of a Change in Control), unless such reduction is part of an across-the-board reduction of employee benefit opportunities for substantially all similarly-situated employees of the Participating Company as of the time of such reduction; (iv) a relocation of the Eligible Employee’s business office to a location more than fifty (50) miles from the location at which he or she performs duties as of the date such relocation requirement or request is communicated to the Eligible Employee by the Participating Company, except for required business travel to an extent substantially consistent with his or her business travel obligations prior to such date; or (v) a material breach by the Participating Company of any material written agreement between the Eligible Employee and the Participating Company concerning the terms and conditions of the Eligible Employee’s employment or other service relationship with the Participating Company.  For purposes of this definition of “Good Reason,” the term “Benefit Plan” means any cash or equity-based incentive plan, qualified and nonqualified employee benefit plan or any employee welfare plan of the Participating Company.

 

 

(n)

“Identification Date” means each December 31.

 

(o) “Incentive Plan” means the PotlatchDeltic Corporation Annual Incentive Plan and any successor plan.

 

 

(p)

“Key Employee” means an Eligible Employee who, on an Identification Date, is:

 

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(i) An officer of the Company or an Affiliate having annual compensation greater than the compensation limit in Section 416(i)(l)(A)(i) of the Code, provided that no more than fifty (50) officers of the Company and its Affiliates shall be determined to be Key Employees as of any Identification Date;

 

 

(ii)

A five percent (5%) owner of the Company; or

 

(iii) A one percent (1%) owner of the Company having annual compensation from the Company and its Affiliates of more than $150,000.

 

If an Eligible Employee is identified as a Key Employee on an Identification Date, then such Eligible Employee shall be considered a Key Employee for purposes of the Program during the period beginning on the first April 1 following the Identification Date and ending on the next March 31.

 

(q) “Normal Retirement Date” means the first day of the month coinciding with or nest following a Participant’s 65 th birthday, or, if sooner, the first day of the month coinciding with or nest following the date on which a Participant experiences a Separation from Service after having attained at least age 55 and accrued at least 10 years of service with the Company and its Affiliates, as determined by the Committee in its discretion.

(r) “Participating Company” means the Company and its subsidiaries designated by the Committee to participate in the Program.

 

(s) “Present Value” means the present value calculated using the assumed discount rate applied in projecting the Company’s pension benefit obligations for financial reporting purposes and the RP 2000 mortality table.

 

(t) “Principal Officers” means the chairman and chief executive officer, president and chief operating officer, chief financial officer, secretary, treasurer and controller and any vice president of a Participating Company.

 

 

(u)

“Program” has the meaning set forth in Section 1.

 

(v) “Retirement Plan” means the PotlatchDeltic Salaried Retirement Plan as in effect from time to time.

 

(w) “Salaried 401(k) Plan” means the PotlatchDeltic Salaried 401(k) Plan as in effect from time to time.

 

(x) “Section 409A” means Section 409A of the Code, including regulations and guidance promulgated thereunder.

 

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(y) “Separation from Service” or “Separates from Service” means termination of an Eligible Employee’s service as an Eligible Employee consistent with the requirements of Section 409A. For purposes of the Program, “Separation from Service” (including “Separates from Service”) generally means termination of an Eligible Employee’s employment as a common-law employee of the Company and each Affiliate.

 

(z) “Supplemental Plans” means the Potlatch Corporation Salaried Employees’ Supplemental Benefit Plan and PotlatchDeltic Corporation Salaried Supplemental Benefit Plan II and any successor plan.

 

(aa) “Year of Service” means a year of vesting service as determined under the Retirement Plan.

 

SECTION 3 ELIGIBILITY .

 

All Principal Officers and appointed vice presidents of the Participating Companies and such other employees of the Participating Companies who are designated by the Committee to participate in the Program shall be eligible to participate in the Program (each, an “Eligible Employee”).   As a condition to participation in the Program, each Eligible Employee shall agree in writing to become bound by its terms.

 

SECTION 4 SEVERANCE BENEFITS .

 

(a) Basic Severance Benefits . Upon the occurrence of any of the events specified in Section 5(a), an Eligible Employee shall receive (in lieu of any other severance benefit payable under any other plan or program now or hereafter maintained by a Participating Company) basic severance benefits under the Program as follows:

 

(i) A lump sum cash benefit equal to three (3) weeks of the Eligible Employee’s Base Compensation for each full Year of Service completed by such Eligible Employee, provided that the sum of the amounts payable under this Section 4(a)(i) shall not be less than an amount equal to one (1) year of the Eligible Employee’s Base Compensation;

 

(ii) A lump sum cash benefit equal to the Eligible Employee’s unused and earned vacation pay, if any, determined as of the date when the Eligible Employee Separates from Service under the terms of the Participating Company’s vacation policy as in effect when the applicable event specified in Section 5(a) occurs (which, in the case of Separation from Service pursuant to Section 5(a)(iii), shall be the date of the material change rather than the date the Eligible Employee Separates from Service);

 

(iii) Eligibility for an “Award” under the Incentive Plan for the “Award Year” in which the Eligible Employee Separates from Service, determined under all the terms and conditions of the Incentive Plan;

 

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(iv) In consideration of the Eligible Employee’s future health care needs, a lump sum cash benefit in an amount equal to the product of (A) the total monthly premium for medical and dental coverage, if any, for the Eligible Employee in effect on the day preceding the date of the Eligible Employee’s Separation from Service, and (B) twelve (12); and

 

(v) Reimbursement for outplacement services incurred for a period of up to twelve (12) months from the date of the Eligible Employee’s Separation from Service. The Eligible Employee must submit his or her receipts in accordance with the Participating Company’s then current expense reimbursement policy.

 

(b) Change in Control Benefits . Upon the occurrence of any of the events specified in Section 5(b), an Eligible Employee shall receive (in lieu of any severance benefit payable under Section 4(a) or any other severance benefit payable under any other plan or program now or hereafter maintained by a Participating Company) Change in Control benefits under the Program as follows:

 

(i) A lump sum cash benefit equal to the Eligible Employee’s annual Base Compensation plus his or her annual Base Compensation multiplied by his or her target bonus percentage (as determined pursuant to the Incentive Plan), determined as of the date of the Change in Control or the effective date the Eligible Employee Separates from Service, whichever produces the larger amount, multiplied by the appropriate factor from the following table:

 

Eligible Employee Pay Multiple Factor

 

 

Chief Executive Officer Other Eligible Employees

3.00

2.50

 

 

(ii) A lump sum cash benefit equal to the Eligible Employee’s unused and earned vacation pay, if any, determined as of the date on which the Eligible Employee Separates from Service under the terms of the Participating Company’s vacation policy. For this purpose, an Eligible Employee’s Base Compensation and the terms of the vacation policy shall be determined as of the date when the Eligible Employee Separates from Service;

 

(iii) Eligibility for an “Award” for the “Award Year” in which the Eligible Employee Separates from Service under the Incentive Plan determined under all the terms and conditions of such plan but based on the Eligible Employee’s target bonus determined pursuant to such plan; provided, however, that such benefit shall not be payable with respect to any Award Year for which the Eligible Employee receives a payment pursuant to any similar change in control provision in or related to the Incentive Plan;

 

(iv) In consideration of the Eligible Employee’s future health care needs, a lump sum cash benefit in an amount equal to the product of (A) the total monthly premium for medical and dental coverage, if any, for the Eligible Employee and his or her spouse and dependents in effect

 

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on the day preceding the date of the Eligible Employee’s Separation from Service, and (B) twelve (12);

 

(v) Reimbursement for outplacement services incurred for a period of up to twelve (12) months from the date of the Eligible Employee’s Separation from Service. The Eligible Employee must submit his or her receipts in accordance with the Participating Company’s current expense reimbursement policy;

 

(vi) In the case of an Eligible Employee who has less than two (2) Years of Service on the date he or she Separates from Service, a lump sum cash benefit equal to the unvested portion, if any, of the Eligible Employee’s “401(k) Plan Supplemental Benefit” account under the Supplemental Plans. The value of those portions of the Eligible Employee’s “401(k) Plan Supplemental Benefit” account referred to in the preceding sentence shall be determined as of the date the Eligible Employee Separates from Service with the Participating Company; and

 

(vii) A lump sum cash benefit equal to the Present Value of the Eligible Employee’s “Normal Retirement Benefit” and “Retirement Plan Supplemental Benefit” determined under the Retirement Plan and the Supplemental Plans, respectively, if the Eligible Employee was not entitled to a “Vested Benefit” under the Retirement Plan as of the date the Eligible Employee Separates from Service with the Participating Company.

 

 

(c)

Limitation on Payments Under Certain Circumstances .

 

(i) Notwithstanding any other provision under the Program, in the event that an Eligible Employee becomes entitled to receive or receives any payments or benefits under the Program or under any other plan, agreement, program or arrangement with an Affiliate (collectively, the “Payments”), that may separately or in the aggregate constitute “parachute payments” within the meaning of Section 280G of the Code and the Treasury regulations promulgated thereunder (“Section 280G”) and it is determined that, but for this Section 4(c)(i), any of the Payments will be subject to any excise tax pursuant to Section 4999 of the Code or any similar or successor provision (the “Excise Tax”), the Participating Company shall pay to the Eligible Employee either (A) the full amount of the Payments or (B) an amount equal to the Payments reduced by the minimum amount necessary to prevent any portion of the Payments from being an “excess parachute payment” (within the meaning of Section 280G) (the “Capped Payments”), whichever of the foregoing amounts results in the receipt by the Eligible Employee, on an after-tax basis (with consideration of all taxes incurred in connection with the Payments, including the Excise Tax), of the greatest amount of Payments notwithstanding that all or some portion of the Payments may be subject to the Excise Tax. For purposes of determining whether an Eligible Employee would receive a greater after-tax benefit from the Capped Payments than from receipt of the full amount of the Payments and for purposes of Section 4(c)(iii) (if applicable), the Eligible Employee shall be deemed to pay federal, state and local taxes at the highest marginal rate of taxation for the applicable calendar year.

 

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(ii) All computations and determinations called for by Sections 4(c)(i) and 4(c)(iii) shall be made and reported in writing to the Company and the Eligible Employee by a third-party service provider selected by the Company (the “Tax Advisor”), and all such computations and determinations shall be conclusive and binding on the Company and the Eligible Employee. For purposes of such calculations and determinations, the Tax Advisor may rely on reasonable, good faith interpretations concerning the application of Sections 280G and 4999 of the Code.  The Company and the Eligible Employee shall furnish to the Tax Advisor such information and documents as the Tax Advisor may reasonably request in order to make the required calculations and determinations. The Company shall bear all fees and expenses charged by the Tax Advisor in connection with its services.

 

(iii) In the event that Section 4(c)(i) applies and a reduction is required to be applied to the Payments thereunder, the Payments shall be reduced by the Company in a manner and order of priority that provides the Eligible Employee with the largest net after-tax value; provided that payments of equal after-tax present value shall be reduced in the reverse order of payment. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, any such reduction shall be structured in a manner intended to comply with Section 409A.

 

(d) No Duty to Mitigate; Offset .  The Eligible Employee shall not be required to mitigate the amount of any payments provided under Section 4(b), nor shall any payment or benefit provided for in Section 4(b) be offset by any compensation earned by the Eligible Employee as the result of employment by another employer or by retirement benefits.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Committee in its sole discretion may reduce any payments provided under Section 4(a), 4(b) and 4(c) (to an amount not less than zero) by any payments that an Eligible Employee has or will receive pursuant to an arrangement or agreement with the Participating Company that provides for severance payments, including related tax payments, to which such Eligible Employee may be entitled in the event of termination of employment, provided that no such payments are subject to the requirements of Section 409A.

 

SECTION 5 CONDITIONS FOR PAYMENT OF SEVERANCE BENEFITS .

 

(a) Payment of Basic Severance Benefits . Subject to the provisions of Section 5(c), an Eligible Employee will be eligible for the benefits specified in Section 4(a) upon the occurrence of any of the following events (except that an Eligible Employee who has satisfied the conditions of Section 5(b) will be eligible for the benefits specified in Section 4(b) rather than the benefits specified in Section 4(a)):

 

(i) The Eligible Employee’s involuntary termination of employment that constitutes a Separation from Service by the Company for any reason other than Cause; or

 

(ii) Termination as a Participating Company of the entity employing the Eligible Employee due to the sale to a third party or a spin-off of a designated subsidiary, subject to the

 

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limitations of Section 5(c)(ii) and provided that such transaction is a change in the ownership or effective control of the Company or a change in the ownership of a substantial portion of the assets of the Company as defined in the regulations promulgated under Section 409A; or

 

 

(iii)

The Eligible Employee Separates from Service with a Company within twenty-four

(24) months following an event that constitutes Good Reason. An Eligible Employee shall not be deemed to have experienced a Separation from Service hereunder unless (i) the Eligible Employee notifies the Company in writing of the condition that he or she believes constitutes Good Reason within thirty (30) days of the initial existence thereof (which notice specifically identifies such condition and the details regarding its existence), (ii) the Company fails to remedy or cause to be remedied such condition within thirty (30) days after the date on which it receives such notice (the “Remedial Period”), and (iii) the Eligible Employee terminates his or her service relationship with the Company within sixty (60) days after the end of the Remedial Period. An Eligible Employee’s failure to include in the notice any fact or circumstance that contributes to a showing of Good Reason shall not waive any right he or she has hereunder or preclude the Eligible Employee from asserting such fact or circumstance in enforcing his or her rights hereunder.

 

For the avoidance of doubt and purposes of this Section 5(a), the term “Company” includes any Participating Company or successor entity, as applicable.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, no benefits shall be available under this Section 5(a) if (i) the Eligible Employee Separates from Service with a Company due to death or because he or she is eligible for or receiving long-term or permanent disability benefits under the Company’s disability income plan as in effect on the date of onset of disability or (ii) the Eligible Employee satisfies all of the following conditions:

 

 

 

Date;

(A)

he or she Separates from Service on or after his or her Normal Retirement

 

 

(B) for the two (2) year period immediately before retirement, he or she qualified as an Eligible Employee; and

 

(C) his or her benefits under the Retirement Plan, Salaried 401(k) Plan and Supplemental Plans which, when converted to a straight life annuity (and excluding any portion of the benefit under the Salaried 40l(k) Plan which represents contributions by the Eligible Employee), equals, in the aggregate, at least $44,000.

 

(b) Payment of Change in Control Benefits .  Subject to the provisions of Section 5(c), an Eligible Employee will be eligible for the benefits specified in Section 4(b) upon the occurrence of any of the following events within twenty-four (24) months following a Change in Control:

 

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(i) The Eligible Employee experiences an involuntary termination of employment that constitutes a Separation from Service for any reason other than Cause; or

 

(ii) The Eligible Employee Separates from Service for Good Reason, provided that the Eligible Employee was employed by the Company on the date immediately preceding the Change in Control.  An Eligible Employee shall not be deemed to have experienced a Separation from Service hereunder unless (i) the Eligible Employee notifies the Company in writing of the condition that he or she believes constitutes Good Reason within thirty (30) days of the initial existence thereof (which notice specifically identifies such condition and the details regarding its existence), (ii) the Company fails to remedy or cause to be remedied such condition within thirty

(30) days after the date on which it receives such notice (the “Remedial Period”), and (iii) the Eligible Employee terminates his or her service relationship with the Company within sixty (60) days after the end of the Remedial Period. An Eligible Employee’s failure to include in the notice any fact or circumstance that contributes to a showing of Good Reason shall not waive any right he or she has hereunder or preclude the Eligible Employee from asserting such fact or circumstance in enforcing his or her rights hereunder.

 

For the avoidance of doubt and for purposes of this Section 5(b), the term “Company” includes any Participating Company or successor entity, as applicable.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, no benefits shall be available under this Section 5(b) if the Eligible Employee Separates from Service with a Company due to death or because he or she is eligible for or receiving long-term or permanent disability benefits under the Company’s disability income plan as in effect on the date of onset of disability.

 

 

(c)

Limitations on Eligibility for Benefits .

 

(i) If an Eligible Employee is assigned from one to another Participating Company, he or she shall not be considered to have Separated from Service under the provisions of the Program.

 

(ii) No benefit will be payable hereunder due to an Eligible Employee’s Separation from Service because of the sale to a third party or spin-off of a division (or other operating assets) of a Participating Company or the termination of the Eligible Employee’s employer’s status as a Participating Company upon the sale to a third party or spin-off of a designated subsidiary where such sale or spin-off is a change in the ownership or effective control of the Company or a change in the ownership of a substantial portion of the assets of the Company as defined in the regulations promulgated under Section 409A, if (A) (I) the Eligible Employee is employed in the same or better job by the purchaser of such division, assets, or subsidiary or such other spun-off entity or

(II) such purchaser or spun-off entity is contractually obligated to offer the Eligible Employee the same or a better job and (B) such purchaser or spun-off entity is contractually obligated to maintain a plan which in all material respects is equivalent to the Program, providing for continuing

 

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coverage of the Eligible Employee for two (2) years following the sale or spin-off of such division, assets or subsidiary.

 

(iii) To the extent that an Eligible Employee shall have received severance payments or other severance benefits under any other plan or agreement of the Participating Company before receiving benefits hereunder, the severance payments or other severance benefits under such other plan or agreement shall reduce (but not below zero) the corresponding benefits to which the Eligible Employee shall be entitled under Section 4.  To the extent that an Eligible Employee accepts payments made pursuant to Section 4, he or she shall be deemed to have waived his or her right to receive a corresponding amount of future severance payments or other severance benefits under any other plan or agreement of the Participating Company. Benefits provided under the Program shall be in lieu of or offset by, as determined by the Committee, any termination or severance payments or other severance benefits for which the Eligible Employee may be eligible under any of the plans or agreements of the Company or an Affiliate or under the Worker Adjustment Retraining Notification Act of 1988 or any similar statute or regulation.

 

(iv) Any and all amounts payable and benefits or additional rights provided pursuant to the Program shall only be payable if an Eligible Employee timely delivers to the Participating Company and does not revoke a general waiver and release of claims in favor of the Participating Company and related parties identified therein in the form presented by the Participating Company, and the revocation period related to such general waiver and release has expired. Such general waiver and release shall be executed and delivered (and the revocation period related thereto, if any, shall have lapsed without revocation having been made) within sixty (60) days following the Eligible Employee’s Separation from Service.

 

(v) Any amounts or benefits payable but not made as of the Eligible Employee’s death shall be paid to the Beneficiary.  If a designated Beneficiary does not survive the Eligible Employee or dies before receiving all such payments, payment of the balance shall be made to the estate of the last to die of the Eligible Employee or the designated Beneficiary.

 

SECTION 6 TIME AND FORM OF BENEFIT .

 

(a) Time of Benefit .  Except as provided in Section 6(b), distributions made to Eligible Employees will commence no more than sixty (60) days following the Eligible Employee’s Separation from Service, provided the applicable revocation period required for the release under Section 5(c)(iv) has lapsed at that time without revocation having been made.

 

(b) Key Employees .  Notwithstanding any other provision of the Program, a distribution of benefits subject to the requirements of Section 409A made to an Eligible Emplo y ee who is identified as a Key Employee at the time of his or her Separation from Service will be delayed for a minimum of six (6) months if the Eligible Employee’s distribution is triggered by his or her Separation from Service.  Any payment that otherwise would have been made except for the

 

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application of this Section 6(b) during such six (6) month period will be made in one (1) lump sum payment not later than the last day of the second month following the month that is six (6) months from the date the Eligible Employee Separates from Service. The determination of which Eligible Employees are Key Employees will be made by the Committee in its sole discretion in accordance with this Section 6(b) and Sections 416(i) and 409A of the Code and the regulations promulgated thereunder.

 

(c) Form of Benefit .  The benefits described in Section 4(a)(i) shall be paid, less withholding for applicable taxes, in monthly installments over a period not to exceed twelve (12) months from the date the Eligible Employee Separates from Service. The benefits described in Sections 4(a)(ii) and 4(a)(iv) shall be paid, less withholding for applicable taxes, in a lump sum. The benefits described in Sections 4(b)(i), (ii), (iv), (vi) and (vii) shall be paid, less withholding for applicable taxes, in a lump sum.

 

SECTION 7 EFFECT OF DEATH OF EMPLOYEE .

 

Should an Eligible Employee die after Separation from Service but while participating in the Program and prior to the payment of the entire benefit due hereunder, the balance of the benefit payable under the Program shall be paid in a lump sum to the estate of the Eligible Employee.

 

SECTION 8 AMENDMENT AND TERMINATION .

 

The Company reserves the right to amend or terminate the Program at any time and to increase or decrease the amount of any benefit provided under the Program; provided, however, that as to any individual who has qualified as an Eligible Employee and has become entitled to any Change in Control benefit under Section 4(b), the Program cannot be terminated or amended to reduce any benefit provided under Section 4(b) or make any condition pertaining to qualification for the Change in Control benefit under Section 4(b) materially more restrictive.  Once an individual has qualified as an Eligible Employee, the Program may not be amended to cause such individual to cease to qualify as an Eligible Employee for purposes of determining that individual’s eligibility for the Change in Control benefit under Section 4(b). Notwithstanding any other provision of the Program, following a Change in Control this Section 8 may not be amended for a period of three

(3) years.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Vice President, Human Resources, of the Company shall have the power and authority to amend the Program with respect to any amendment that (i) does not materially increase the cost of the Program to the Company or (ii) is required to comply with new or changed legal requirements applicable to the Program, including, but not limited to, Section 409A.

 

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SECTION 9 CLAIMS PROCEDURE .

 

(a) Claims . All applications for benefits and all inquiries concerning claims under the program shall be submitted to the following address: Benefits Committee, Severance Program for Executive Employees, PotlatchDeltic Corporation, 601 W. First Avenue, Suite 1600, Spokane, Washington 99201.

 

(b) Denial of Claims . In the event that any application for benefits under the Program is denied in whole or in part, the Benefits Committee shall notify the applicant in writing of such denial and shall advise the applicant of the right to a review thereof.  Such written notice shall set forth, in a manner calculated to be understood by the applicant, specific reasons for such denial, specific references to the provisions of the Program on which such denial is based, a description of any information or material necessary for the applicant to perfect his or her application, an explanation of why such material is necessary and an explanation of the Program’s review procedures and the time limits applicable to such procedures, including a statement of the applicant’s right to bring a civil action under Section 502(a) of ERISA following a denial on review of the claim, as described in Section 10. Such written notice shall be given to the applicant within ninety (90) days after the Benefits Committee receives the application, unless special circumstances require an extension of time of up to an additional ninety (90) days for processing the application. If such an extension of time for processing is required, written notice of the extension shall be furnished to the applicant prior to the termination of the initial ninety (90) day period. This notice of extension shall indicate the special circumstances requiring the extension of time and the date by which the Benefits Committee expects to render its decision on the application for benefits.

 

SECTION 10 REVIEW PROCEDURE .

 

(a) Informal Resolution of Questions . Any Eligible Employee who has questions or concerns about his or her benefits under the Program is encouraged to communicate with the Vice President, Human Resources, of the Company.  If this discussion does not give the Eligible Employee satisfactory results, a formal claim for benefits may be made within one (1) year of the event giving rise to the claim in accordance with the procedures of this Section 10. If a participant fails to file a formal claim within the preceding limitation period, the participant shall not be entitled to bring any legal or equitable action for benefits under the Program.

 

(b) Formal Benefits Claim Review by Benefits Committee . An Eligible Employee may make a written request for review of any matter concerning his or her benefits under the Program. The claim must be submitted to the following address: Benefits Committee, Severance Program for Executive Employees, PotlatchDeltic Corporation, 601 W. First Avenue, Suite 1600, Spokane, Washington 99201. The Benefits Committee shall decide the action to be taken with respect to any such request and may require additional information, if necessary, to process the request. The Benefits Committee shall review the request and shall issue its decision, in writing, no later than

 

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ninety (90) days after the date the request is received, unless the circumstances require an extension of time. If such an extension is required, written notice of the extension shall be furnished to the person making the request within the initial ninety (90) day period, and the notice shall state the circumstances requiring the extension and the date by which the Benefits Committee expects to reach a decision on the request. In no event shall the extension exceed a period of ninety

(90) days from the end of the initial period.

 

(c) Notice of Denied Request . If the Benefits Committee denies a request in whole or in part, it shall provide the person making the request with written notice of the denial within the period specified in Section 10(b). The notice shall set forth the specific reason for the denial, reference to the specific Program provisions upon which the denial is based, a description of any additional material or information necessary to perfect the request, an explanation of why such information is required, and an explanation of the Program’s appeal procedures and the time limits applicable to such procedures, including a statement of the claimant’s right to bring a civil action under Section 502(a) of ERISA following an adverse benefit determination on review.

 

 

(d)

Appeal to Benefits Committee .

 

(i) A person whose request has been denied in whole or in part (or such person’s authorized representative) may file an appeal of the decision in writing with the Benefits Committee within sixty (60) days of receipt of the notification of denial. The appeal must be submitted to the following address: Benefits Committee, PotlatchDelticCorporation, 601 W. First Avenue, Suite 1600, Spokane, Washington 99201. The Benefits Committee, for good cause shown, may extend the period during which the appeal may be filed for another sixty (60) days. The appellant and his or her authorized representative shall be permitted to submit written comments, documents, records and other information relating to the claim for benefits.  Upon request and free of charge, the appellant should be provided reasonable access to, and copies of, all documents, records or other information relevant to the appellant’s claim.

 

(ii) The Benefits Committee’s review shall take into account all comments, documents, records and other information submitted by the appellant relating to the claim, without regard to whether such information was submitted or considered in the initial benefit determination.  The Benefits Committee’s review shall not be restricted to those provisions of the Program cited in the original denial of the claim.

 

(iii) The Benefits Committee shall issue a written decision within a reasonable period of time but not later than sixty (60) days after receipt of the appeal, unless special circumstances require an extension of time for processing, in which case the written decision shall be issued as soon as possible, but not later than one hundred twenty (120) days after receipt of an appeal.  If such an extension is required, written notice shall be furnished to the appellant within the initial sixty (60) day period. This notice shall state the circumstances requiring the extension and the date b y which the Benefits Committee expects to reach a decision on the appeal.

 

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(iv) If the decision on the appeal denies the claim in whole or in part, written notice shall be furnished to the appellant. Such notice shall state the reason(s) for the denial, including references to specific Program provisions upon which the denial was based. The notice shall state that the appellant 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 claim for benefits. The notice shall describe any voluntary appeal procedures offered by the Program and the appellant’s right to obtain the information about such procedures. The notice shall also include a statement of the appellant’s right to bring an action under Section 502(a) of ERISA.

 

(v) The decision of the Benefits Committee on the appeal shall be final, conclusive and binding upon all persons and shall be given the maximum possible deference allowed by law.

 

(e) Exhaustion of Remedies . No legal or equitable action for benefits under the Program shall be brought unless and until the claimant has submitted a written claim for benefits in accordance with Section 10(a), has been notified that the claim is denied in accordance with Section 10(c), has filed a written request for a review of the claim in accordance with Section 10(d), and has been notified in writing that the Benefits Committee has affirmed the denial of the claim in accordance with Section 10(d); provided, however, that an action for benefits may be brought after the Benefits Committee has failed to act on the claim within the time prescribed in Section 10(b) and Section 10(d), respectively.

 

SECTION 11 ADMINISTRATION OF THE PROGRAM .

 

In addition to the powers and duties otherwise set forth in the Program, the Committee shall have full power and authority to administer and interpret the Program, to establish procedures for administering the Program, to adopt and periodically review such rules consistent with the terms of the Program as the Committee deems necessary or advisable in order to properly carry out the provisions of the Program, and to take any and all necessary action in connection therewith. The Committee’s interpretation and construction of the Program and its determination of the amount of any Award thereunder shall be conclusive and binding on all persons.  In its discretion, the Committee may delegate to the Vice President, Human Resources, of the Company the authority for the effective administration of the Program and for assigning responsibility to designated managers to carry out such duties.

 

SECTION 12 APPLICATION OF SECTION 409A .

 

(a) General .  The Program and payments hereunder are intended to be exempt from the requirements of Section 409A to the maximum extent possible, whether pursuant to the short-term deferral exception described in Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-1(b)(4) or otherwise. To the extent Section 409A is applicable to the Program or any payments under the Program, it is intended that the Program and such payments comply with the deferral, payout and other limitations and restrictions imposed under Section 409A. Notwithstanding any other provision of

 

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the Program to the contrary, the Program shall be interpreted, operated and administered in a manner consistent with such intentions.  Notwithstanding any other provision of the Program to the contrary, the Committee, to the extent it deems necessary or advisable in its sole discretion, reserves the right, but shall not be required, to unilaterally amend or modify the Program so that any payment qualifies for exemption from or complies with Section 409A; provided, however, that the Company makes no representations that payments under the Program shall be exempt from or comply with Section 409A and makes no undertaking to preclude Section 409A from applying to payments under the Program.

 

(b) Payment Periods; Release .  Whenever the Program specifies a payment period with reference to a number of days, the actual date of payment within the specified period shall be within the sole discretion of the Company; provided that if the timing of the payment is contingent on the lapse or expiration of the revocation period for the release required under Section 5(c)(iv) and such revocation period could, as of an Eligible Employee’s Separation from Service, lapse either in the same year as the date of such Separation from Service or in the following year, the actual date of payment within the specified period shall be in such following year.

 

(c) Reimbursements . All reimbursements provided under the Program shall be made or provided in accordance with the requirements of Section 409A, including, where applicable, the requirement that (i) any reimbursement is for expenses incurred during the Eligible Employee’s lifetime (or during a shorter period of time specified in the Program), (ii) the amount of expenses eligible for reimbursement during a calendar year may not affect the expenses eligible for reimbursement in any other calendar year, (iii) the reimbursement of an eligible expense will be made on or before the last day of the taxable year following the year in which the expense is incurred, and (iv) the right to reimbursement is not subject to liquidation or exchange for another benefit.

 

SECTION 13 BASIS OF PAYMENTS TO AND FROM PROGRAM .

 

All benefits under the Program shall be paid by the Participating Company. The Program shall be unfunded and benefits hereunder shall be paid only from the general assets of the Participating Company.   Nothing contained in the Program shall be deemed to create a trust of any kind for the benefit of Eligible Employees or create any fiduciary relationship between the Participating Company and the Eligible Employees with respect to any assets of the Participating Company.

The Participating Company is under no obligation to fund the benefits provided herein prior to payment, although it may do so if it chooses. Any assets which the Participating Company chooses to use for advance funding shall not cause the Program to be a funded plan within the meaning of ERISA.

 

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SECTION 14 NO EMPLOYMENT RIGHTS .

 

Nothing in the Program shall be deemed to give any individual the right to remain in the employ of a Participating Company or to limit in any way the right of a Participating Company to terminate an individual’s employment, which right is hereby reserved.

 

SECTION 15     NON-ALIENATION OF BENEFITS .

 

No benefit payable under the Program shall be subject to anticipation, alienation, sale, transfer, assignment, pledge, encumbrance or charge, and any attempt to make it so shall be void.

 

SECTION 16 SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS .

 

The Program shall be binding on the Company, its successors and assigns, and any parent corporation of the Company’s successors or assigns. Notwithstanding that the Program may be binding upon a successor or assign by operation of law, the Company shall require any successor or assign to expressly assume and agree to be bound by the Program in the same manner and to the same extent that the Company would be if no succession or assignment had taken place.

 

SECTION 17 NOTICES .

 

All notices pertaining to the Program shall be in writing and shall be deemed given if delivered by hand or mailed with postage prepaid and addressed, in the case of the Company to the address set forth in Section 9(a), attention of its Corporate Secretary, and in the case of the Eligible Employee to his or her last known address as reflected in the records of the Company.

 

SECTION 18     CHOICE OF LAW AND VENUE .

 

The Program and all determinations made and actions taken pursuant hereto, to the extent not otherwise governed by the laws of the United States, shall be governed by the laws of the State of Washington without giving effect to principles of conflicts of law. Employees irrevocably consent to the nonexclusive jurisdiction and venue of the state and federal courts located in the State of Washington.

 

POTLATCHDELTIC CORPORATION

PERFORMANCE SHARE AWARD AGREEMENT

2014 LONG-TERM INCENTIVE PLAN

Pursuant to your Performance Share Award Notice (the “ Award Notice ”) and this Performance Share Award Agreement (this “ Award Agreement ”), PotlatchDeltic Corporation, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “ Company ”), has granted to you a contingent Award (the “ Award ”) of Performance Shares pursuant to Section 8.1 of the 2014 Long-Term Incentive Plan, as amended from time to time (the “ Plan ”).  

The details of the Award are as follows:

1.

Definitions   

In addition to the terms defined elsewhere in this Award Agreement, the following terms used in this Award Agreement shall have the meanings set forth in this Section 1.  Capitalized terms not explicitly defined in this Award Agreement but defined in the Plan shall have the same definitions as in the Plan.  

 

(a)

Good Reason ” means the existence of any one or more of the following conditions without your express written consent: (i) the assignment to you of any duties or responsibilities that results in a material diminution of your duties or responsibilities as in effect immediately prior to such assignment; provided, however, that, for the avoidance of doubt, a change in your title or reporting relationships shall not constitute Good Reason; (ii) a material reduction in your annual base salary, as determined by taking into account the annual base salary in effect immediately prior to such reduction (and as may have been increased after the date of a Change in Control); (iii) a material reduction in your aggregate employee benefit opportunities provided under material Benefit Plans, as determined by taking into account, in the aggregate, such opportunities in effect immediately prior to such reduction (and as may have been increased after the date of a Change in Control), unless such reduction is part of an across-the-board reduction of employee benefit opportunities for substantially all similarly-situated employees of the Company as of the time of such reduction; (iv) a relocation of your business office to a location more than 50 miles from the location at which you perform duties as of the date such relocation requirement or request is communicated to you by the Company, except for required business travel to an extent substantially consistent with your business travel obligations prior to such date; or (v) a material breach by the Company of any material written agreement between you and the Company concerning the terms and conditions of your employment or other service relationship with the Company.  For purposes of this definition of “Good Reason,” the term “Company” includes any Related Company or Successor Company, as applicable, and the term “ Benefit Plan ” means any cash or equity-based incentive plan, qualified and nonqualified employee benefit plan or any employee welfare plan of the Company.

 

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Notwithstanding any other provision of this Award Agreement to the contrary, you shall not be deemed to have experienced a Termination of  Service due to Good Reason unless (i) you notify the Company in writing of the condition that you believe constitutes Good Reason within thirty (30) days of the initial existence thereof (which notice specifically identifies such condition and the details regarding its existence), (ii) the Company fails to remedy or cause to be remedied such condition within thirty (30) days after the date on which it receives such notice (the “ Remedial Period ”), and (iii) you terminate your service relationship with the Company (and its Related Companies) within sixty (60) days after the end of the Remedial Period.  Your failure to include in the notice any fact or circumstance that contributes to a showing of Good Reason shall not waive any right you have hereunder or preclude you from asserting such fact or circumstance in enforcing your rights hereunder.

 

(b)

Grant Date ” means the date set forth in the Award Notice.

 

(c)

Long-Term Performance Period ” has the meaning set forth in the Award Notice and is the period of time selected by the Committee during which performance is measured to determine the extent to which the Performance Shares become earned and vested.

 

(d)

Performance Matrix ” has the meaning set forth in the Award Notice.

 

(e)

Post-Change in Control Separation from Service ” means a Termination of Service due to a termination by the Company or a Related Company, as applicable, without Cause (including, without limitation, a Termination of Service due to mandatory Retirement) or by you for Good Reason at any time during the 24-month period following the effective date of a Change in Control.

 

(f)

Shares ” means the shares of Common Stock that you receive pursuant to settlement of this Award.

 

(i)

Target Number of Performance Shares ” has the meaning set forth in the Award Notice.

2.

Establishment of Performance Measures and Performance Matrix

The Performance Matrix sets forth the Performance Measures (including, without limitation, the methodology for calculating achievement against Performance Measures) established for the Long-Term Performance Period and the percentage of the Target Number of Performance Shares that you may earn at the end of the Long-Term Performance Period depending on actual achievement of such Performance Measures.  The Performance Measures for the Long-Term Performance Period and other details set forth in the Performance Matrix shall be established by the Committee in writing reasonably promptly after the beginning of the Performance Period but no later than ninety (90) days after the commencement of the Long-Term Performance Period.      

3.

Determination of Performance Level and Earned Performance Shares

 

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(a)

General

After the completion of the Long-Term Performance Period and prior to settlement of any portion of the Award, the Committee shall certify in writing the extent to which the Performance Measures for the Long-Term Performance Period have been achieved or exceeded, the final number of Performance Shares that have become earned and vested under the Award in accordance with the Performance Matrix, and any other material terms.  

  

(b) Change in Control

Notwithstanding any other provision in this Award Agreement, the Long-Term Performance Period shall be deemed concluded on the effective date of a Change in Control.  As of that date, the Performance Measures shall be deemed to have been satisfied and the Committee shall determine the Target Number of Performance Shares, plus the dividend equivalents calculated on the Target Number of Performance Shares (collectively, the “ Performance Share Award Amount ”).

The Performance Share Award Amount shall be converted into an award of restricted stock units representing the right to receive shares of common stock of the Successor Company having a fair market value that is substantially equal to the fair market value of the Performance Share Award Amount, as determined immediately prior to and immediately after the effective date of the Change in Control, as the case may be (the “ Assumed Performance Share Awards ”).  Assumed Performance Share Awards will be subject to the same payment schedule set forth in Section 5 and the other terms and conditions as applied to the Award immediately prior to the effective date of the Change in Control.  

4. Vesting

(a) General

The number of Performance Shares that may vest under this Award and the timing of vesting of the Performance Shares shall depend upon achievement of the Performance Measures established for the Long-Term Performance Period and shall be determined in accordance with the Performance Matrix.  Except as otherwise set forth in this Award Agreement, the Award will terminate and be subject to forfeiture upon your Termination of Service as set forth in Section 4(b) below.  If the Performance Measures established for the Long-Term Performance Period are not satisfied in accordance with the Performance Matrix, the Award will be canceled immediately and no shares of Common Stock shall be issued pursuant to this Award Agreement.

(b)

Termination of Service - General

Except as otherwise provided in Section 4(d) below, upon your Termination of Service for any reason (other than death, Disability or Retirement) during the Long-Term Performance Period (as determined without regard to any deemed conclusion of such Performance Period under Section 3(b)), any portion of the Award that has not become earned

 

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and vested will immediately terminate and the Award shall immediately be forfeited without payment of any further consideration to you.

(c)

Termination of Service Due to Death, Disability or Retirement

If your Termination of Service during the Long-Term Performance Period (as determined without regard to any deemed conclusion of such Performance Period under Section 3(b)) is due to your death, Disability or Retirement, you (or, in the case of your death, your designated beneficiary or representative) will be entitled to a prorated number of the Performance Shares that the Committee determines pursuant to Section 3 above.  The prorated number of Performance Shares earned shall be determined by the Committee at the end of the Long-Term Performance Period based on the ratio of the number of completed calendar months you provided services to the Company or a Related Company, as applicable, during the Long-Term Performance Period to the total number of months in the Long-Term Performance Period.

(d)

Change in Control

If you experience a Post-Change in Control Separation from Service, you shall be entitled to the Performance Share Award Amount determined in accordance with Section 3(b).

5. Settlement of Awards  

(a) Settlement

Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Award Agreement, vested Performance Shares shall be issued within sixty (60) days following the earliest to occur of the following (i) January 1 of the calendar year immediately following the calendar year that includes the last day of the Long-Term Performance Period (as determined without regard to any deemed conclusion of such Performance Period under Section 3(b)) and (ii) an Employee’s Post-Change in Control Separation from Service.

(b)

Other Limitations

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Award Agreement, you shall not receive shares of Common Stock pursuant to this Award Agreement to the extent the settlement of the Award would result in a violation of the stock ownership limitations set forth in the Company’s Restated Certificate of Incorporation or would impair the Company’s status as a “real estate investment trust” within the meaning of Sections 856 through 860 of the Code.

6. Dividend Equivalents

(a) General

This Award shall be credited with dividend equivalents for any dividends declared and paid with respect to the Common Stock after the Grant Date and before the date the Performance Shares are settled pursuant to Section 5 above.  Prior to the date the Award is settled pursuant to Section 5 above (unless the Award is forfeited), dividend equivalents shall be converted into additional contingent Performance Shares by dividing (i) the aggregate amount or

 

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value of the dividends paid with respect to that number of shares equal to the number of Performance Shares subject to this A ward by (ii) the Fair Market Value per share of the Common Stock on the app licable dividend payment date .  Such additional contingent Performance Shares shall be forfeited or vest and be settled in the same manner as the underlying Performance Shares to which they relate.

(b)

Change in Control

Following the effective date of the Change in Control, dividend equivalents shall continue to accrue on the Assumed Performance Share Awards until the date of settlement.  Such dividend equivalents shall be converted into Successor Company restricted stock units as of the dividend payment date by dividing the amount of the dividend equivalents by the fair market value of one share of common stock of the Successor Company on the dividend payment date and such additional restricted stock units shall be subject to the same payment schedule and other terms and conditions as the Assumed Performance Share Awards to which they are attributable.

7.    Securities Law Compliance

(a)

You represent and warrant that you (i) have been furnished with a copy of the Plan and all information which you deem necessary to evaluate the merits and risks of receipt of the Award, (ii) have had the opportunity to ask questions and receive answers concerning the information received about the Award and the Company, and (iii) have been given the opportunity to obtain any additional information you deem necessary to verify the accuracy of any information obtained concerning the Award and the Company.

( b )

You confirm that you have been advised, prior to your receipt of the Shares, that neither the offering of the Shares nor any offering materials have been reviewed by any administrator under the Securities Act or any other applicable securities act (the “ Acts ”) and that the Shares cannot be resold unless they are registered under the Acts or unless an exemption from such registration is available.

( c )

You understand that the Company is under no obligation to register or qualify the Shares with any securities or other governmental authority and is not required to seek approval or clearance from any such authority for the issuance or sale of the Shares.  You further understand that the Company has no obligation to you to maintain any registration of the Shares with the Securities Exchange Commission and has not represented to you that it will so maintain registration of the Shares.  Further, you agree that the Company shall have unilateral authority to amend the Plan and this Award Agreement without your consent to the extent necessary to comply with securities or other laws applicable to the issuance of the Shares.

( d )

You hereby agree to indemnify the Company and hold it harmless from and against any loss, claim or liability, including attorneys' fees or legal expenses, incurred by the Company as a result of any breach by you of, or any inaccuracy in, any representation, warranty or statement made by you in this Award Agreement or the breach by you of any terms or conditions of this Award Agreement.

 

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8 . Transfer Restrictions

Except as otherwise provided in this Award Agreement, neither the Award nor any right or privilege conferred by this Award Agreement shall be sold, assigned, pledged (as collateral for a loan or as security for the performance of an obligation or for any purpose) or transferred by you or made subject to attachment or similar proceedings, whether voluntarily or by operation of law, other than by will or by the applicable laws of descent and distribution. Upon any attempt to transfer, assign, pledge, hypothecate or otherwise dispose of the Award, or of any right or privilege conferred by this Award Agreement, contrary to the provisions of this Section 8, or upon any attempted sale under any execution, attachment or similar process upon the rights and privileges conferred by this Award Agreement, the Award and the rights and privileges conferred by this Award Agreement shall immediately become null and void. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Award Agreement, you may designate one or more beneficiaries on a Company-approved form who may receive payment under this Award after your death.

9. No Rights as Stockholder   

You shall not be entitled to any cash dividends, voting, or other rights of a stockholder unless and until the date of issuance of the shares of Common Stock that are the subject to the Award.

10. Tax Withholding and Other Obligations  

(a)

You are ultimately responsible for all taxes owed in connection with this Award, including any tax withholding obligations, regardless of any action the Company or any Related Company takes with respect to any such tax withholding obligations that arise in connection with this Award.  As a condition to the issuance of shares of Common Stock pursuant to this Award, you agree to make arrangements satisfactory to the Company for the payment of the tax withholding obligations that arise upon receipt of the Shares or otherwise and any other obligations.  

(b)

Your acceptance of this Award constitutes your instruction and authorization to the Company and any brokerage firm determined acceptable to the Company for such purpose to sell on your behalf a whole number of Shares from those Shares issuable to you in payment of this Award as the Company determines to be appropriate to generate cash proceeds sufficient to satisfy the tax withholding obligations that arise upon receipt of the Shares.   Such Shares will be sold on the day such tax withholding obligations arise, or as soon thereafter as practicable.  You will be responsible for all brokerage fees and other costs of sale, and you agree to indemnify and hold the Company harmless from any losses, costs, damages, or expenses relating to any such sale.  To the extent the proceeds of such sale exceed your tax withholding obligations, the Company agrees to pay such excess in cash to you through payroll as soon as practicable.  You acknowledge that the Company or its designee is under no obligation to arrange for such sale at any particular price, and that the proceeds of any such sale may not be sufficient to satisfy your tax withholding obligations.  Accordingly, you agree to pay to the Company as soon as practicable, including through additional payroll withholding, any amount of the tax withholding obligations that is not satisfied by the sale of Shares described above.  You acknowledge that this paragraph (b) is intended to comply with the requirements of Rule 10b5-

 

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1(c)(1)(i)(B) under the Exchange Act, and to be interpreted to comply with the requirements of Rule 10b5-1(c), and that you are not aware of any material, nonpublic information with respect to the Company or any securities of the Company as of the date you accept this Award.

(c)

The Company may refuse to issue any shares of Common Stock to you until you satisfy the tax withholding obligations and any other obligations.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company may withhold from the shares of Common Stock otherwise payable to you with respect to this Award the number of whole shares of Common Stock required to satisfy the minimum applicable tax withholding obligations and any other obligations, the number to be determined by the Company based on the Fair Market Value of the Common Stock on the date the Company is required to withhold.  Also notwithstanding the foregoing, to the maximum extent permitted by law, the Company has the right to retain without notice from salary or other amounts payable to you, an amount sufficient to satisfy the tax withholding obligations and any other obligations.  

11. Limitations on Payments under Certain Circumstances

(a) Notwithstanding any other provision under this Award Agreement, in the event that you become entitled to receive or receive any payments or benefits under an Award or under any other plan, agreement, program or arrangement with the Company or any Related Company (collectively, the “ Payments ”), that may separately or in the aggregate constitute “parachute payments” within the meaning of Section 280G of the Code and the Treasury regulations promulgated thereunder (“ Section 280G ”) and it is determined that, but for this Section 11(a), any of the Payments will be subject to any excise tax pursuant to Section 4999 of the Code or any similar or successor provision (the “ Excise Tax ”), the Company shall pay to you either (i) the full amount of the Payments or (ii) an amount equal to the Payments reduced by the minimum amount necessary to prevent any portion of the Payments from being an “excess parachute payment” (within the meaning of Section 280G) (the “ Capped Payments ”), whichever of the foregoing amounts results in the receipt by you, on an after-tax basis (with consideration of all taxes incurred in connection with the Payments, including the Excise Tax), of the greatest amount of Payments notwithstanding that all or some portion of the Payments may be subject to the Excise Tax.  For purposes of determining whether you would receive a greater after-tax benefit from the Capped Payments than from receipt of the full amount of the Payments and for purposes of Section 11(c) below (if applicable), you shall be deemed to pay federal, state and local taxes at the highest marginal rate of taxation for the applicable calendar year.

(b) All computations and determinations called for by Sections 11(a) and 11(b) shall be made and reported in writing to the Company and you by a third-party service provider selected by the Company (the “ Tax Advisor ”), and all such computations and determinations shall be conclusive and binding on the Company and you.  For purposes of such calculations and determinations, the Tax Advisor may rely on reasonable, good faith interpretations concerning the application of Sections 280G and 4999 of the Code.  The Company and you shall furnish to the Tax Advisor such information and documents as the Tax Advisor may reasonably request in order to make their required calculations and determinations.  The Company shall bear all fees and expenses charged by the Tax Advisor in connection with its services.

 

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(c) In the event that Section 1 1 (a) applies and a reduction is required to be applied to the Payments thereunder, the Payments shall be reduced by the Company in a manner and order of priority that provides you with the largest net after-tax value; provided that payments of equal after-tax present value shall be reduced in the reverse order of payment.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, any such reduction shall be structured in a manner intended to comply with Section 409A.

12. Independent Tax Advice

You acknowledge that determining the actual tax consequences to you of receiving this Award and Shares hereunder and deferring or disposing of shares of Common Stock may be complicated.  These tax consequences will depend, in part, on your specific situation and may also depend on the resolution of currently uncertain tax law and other variables not within the control of the Company.  You are aware that you should consult a competent and independent tax advisor for a full understanding of the specific tax consequences to you of receiving this Award and receiving or disposing of the Shares.  Prior to executing the Award Notice, you either have consulted with a competent tax advisor independent of the Company to obtain tax advice concerning the receipt of this Award and the receipt or disposition of the Shares in light of your specific situation or you have had the opportunity to consult with such a tax advisor but chose not to do so.

13. Recovery of Compensation  

By executing the Award Notice, you acknowledge and agree that, in accordance with Section 14 of the Plan, the Award shall be subject to (a) the Potlatch Corporation Incentive Compensation Recovery Policy as it may be amended from time to time, and (b) any other compensation recovery policies as may be adopted from time to time by the Company to comply with applicable law and/or stock exchange requirements, or otherwise, to the extent determined by the Committee in its discretion to be applicable to you.

14. General Provisions

(a) Compliance with Laws and Regulations

This Award Agreement is subject to Section 16.5 of the Plan.

(b) No Employment Rights  

Nothing in this Award Agreement shall be construed as giving you the right to be retained as an employee or as impairing the rights of the Company or a Related Company to terminate your employment or other service relationship at any time, with or without Cause.

(c) Relationship to Other Benefits   

Stock Units shall not be taken into account in determining any benefits under any pension, savings, disability, severance, group insurance or any other pay-related plan of the Company or any Related Company.

 

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(d)

Undertaking  

You hereby agree to take whatever additional action and execute whatever additional documents the Company may deem necessary or advisable in order to carry out or effect one or more of the obligations or restrictions imposed on either you or the Stock Units pursuant to the express provisions of this Award Agreement.

(e)

Successors and Assigns  

The provisions of this Award Agreement will inure to the benefit of, and be binding on, the Company and its successors and assigns and you and your legal representatives, heirs, legatees, distributees, assigns and transferees by operation of law, whether or not any such person will have become a party to this Award Agreement and agreed in writing to join herein and be bound by the terms and conditions hereof.

(f) Electronic Delivery and Participation

The Company may, in its sole discretion, decide to deliver any documents related to the Award or future awards that may be granted under the Plan by electronic means or request your consent to participate in the Plan by electronic means.  By executing the Award Notice, you hereby consent to receive such documents by electronic delivery and, if requested, you agree to participate in the Plan through an on-line or electronic system established and maintained by the Company or a third party designated by the Company.

(g) Interpretation; Choice of Law and Venue

The Award, to the extent not otherwise governed by the laws of the United States, shall be governed by the laws of the State of Washington without giving effect to principles of conflicts of law.  By executing the Award Notice, you irrevocably consent to the nonexclusive jurisdiction and venue of the state and federal courts located in the State of Washington.  If there is any discrepancy between the terms and conditions of this Award Agreement and the terms and conditions of the Plan, the terms and conditions of the Plan shall control.

 

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POTLATCHDELTIC CORPORATION

RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT AWARD AGREEMENT

2014 LONG-TERM INCENTIVE PLAN

Pursuant to your Restricted Stock Unit Award Notice (the “ Award Notice ”) and this Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement (this “ Award Agreement ”), PotlatchDeltic Corporation, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “ Company ”), has granted you an Award (the “ Award ”) of Restricted Stock Units pursuant to Section 7 of the 2014 Long-Term Incentive Plan, as amended from time to time (the “ Plan ”), for the number of Restricted Stock Units indicated in your Award Notice.  

The details of the Award are as follows:

1.

Definitions   

In addition to the terms defined elsewhere in this Award Agreement, the following terms used in this Award Agreement shall have the meanings set forth in this Section 1.  Capitalized terms not explicitly defined in this Award Agreement but defined in the Plan shall have the same definitions as in the Plan.  

 

(a)

Good Reason ” means the existence of any one or more of the following conditions without your express written consent: (i) the assignment to you of any duties or responsibilities that results in a material diminution of your duties or responsibilities as in effect immediately prior to such assignment; provided, however, that, for the avoidance of doubt, a change in your title or reporting relationships shall not constitute Good Reason; (ii) a material reduction in your annual base salary, as determined by taking into account the annual base salary in effect immediately prior to such reduction (and as may have been increased after the date of a Change in Control); (iii) a material reduction in your aggregate employee benefit opportunities provided under material Benefit Plans, as determined by taking into account, in the aggregate, such opportunities in effect immediately prior to such reduction (and as may have been increased after the date of a Change in Control), unless such reduction is part of an across-the-board reduction of employee benefit opportunities for substantially all similarly-situated employees of the Company as of the time of such reduction; (iv) a relocation of your business office to a location more than 50 miles from the location at which you perform duties as of the date such relocation requirement or request is communicated to you by the Company, except for required business travel to an extent substantially consistent with your business travel obligations prior to such date; or (v) a material breach by the Company of any material written agreement between you and the Company concerning the terms and conditions of your employment or other service relationship with the Company.  For purposes of this definition of “Good Reason,” the term “Company” includes any Related Company or Successor Company, as applicable, and the term “ Benefit Plan ” means any cash or equity-based incentive plan, qualified and

 

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nonqualified employee benefit plan or any employee welfare plan of the Company.

Notwithstanding any other provision of this Award Agreement to the contrary, you shall not be deemed to have experienced a Termination of  Service due to Good Reason unless (i) you notify the Company in writing of the condition that you believe constitutes Good Reason within thirty (30) days of the initial existence thereof (which notice specifically identifies such condition and the details regarding its existence), (ii) the Company fails to remedy or cause to be remedied such condition within thirty (30) days after the date on which it receives such notice (the “ Remedial Period ”), and (iii) you terminate your service relationship with the Company (and its Related Companies) within sixty (60) days after the end of the Remedial Period.  Your failure to include in the notice any fact or circumstance that contributes to a showing of Good Reason shall not waive any right you have hereunder or preclude you from asserting such fact or circumstance in enforcing your rights hereunder.

 

(b)

Grant Date ” means the date set forth in the Award Notice.

( c )

Settlement Date ” has the meaning set forth in the Award Notice.

 

( d )

Shares ” means the shares of Common Stock that you receive pursuant to settlement of this Award.

2.

Vesting  

(a) General

The Award will vest and become payable according to the vesting schedule set forth in the Award Notice (the “ Vesting Schedule ”).  One share of Common Stock will be issuable for each Restricted Stock Unit that vests and becomes payable.  Restricted Stock Units that have vested and are no longer subject to forfeiture according to the Vesting Schedule are referred to herein as “ Vested Units .”  Restricted Stock Units that have not vested and remain subject to forfeiture under the Vesting Schedule are referred to herein as “ Unvested Units .”  The Unvested Units will vest (and to the extent so vested cease to be Unvested Units remaining subject to forfeiture) and become payable in accordance with the Vesting Schedule (the Unvested and Vested Units are collectively referred to herein as the “ Stock Units ”).  Except as otherwise provided in this Award Agreement, the Award will terminate and the Stock Units will be subject to forfeiture upon your Termination of Service as set forth in Section 2(b).  

(b)

Termination of Service - General

Except as otherwise provided in Section 2(d) below, upon your Termination of Service for any reason (other than death, Disability or Retirement) on or prior to the last day of the Vesting Schedule, any portion of the Award that has not vested will immediately terminate and all Unvested Units shall immediately be forfeited without payment of any further consideration to you.

 

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(c)

Termination of Service Due to Death, Disability or Retirement

If your Termination of Service is due to your death, Disability or Retirement, and the Award provides for vesting in its entirety as of a single date, you (or, in the case of your death, your designated beneficiary or representative) will be entitled to a prorated number of the Stock Units based on the number of months completed in the Vesting Schedule as of the date of your termination divided by the total number of months in the Vesting Schedule.  If the Award vests ratably during the term of the Vesting Schedule, you will receive the next tranche of Stock Units scheduled to vest.

(d) Change in Control

  

If you experience a Termination of Service due to a termination by the Company or a Related Company, as applicable, without Cause (including, without limitation, a Termination of Service due to mandatory Retirement) or by you for Good Reason within one month prior to or 24 months following the effective date of a Change in Control that is at least six (6) months following the Grant Date, the Stock Units shall become immediately vested in full and payable in accordance with Section 3(b) below.

3.

Settlement of Awards  

(a) General

Except as otherwise provided in this Award Agreement, as soon as practicable following the Settlement Date (but in any event within sixty (60) days following the Settlement Date) attributable to the Vested Units, the Company will settle any Vested Units by issuing to you one share of Common Stock for each Vested Unit and, as applicable, one share of Common Stock for each Vested Unit that corresponds to an accrued dividend equivalent.  Any Vested Units payable to you (including Shares payable pursuant to Section 4 below) shall be paid solely in shares of Common Stock.  Any fractional share will be rounded down to the closest whole share.  

(b)

Change in Control

The Company will settle any Unvested Units that become Vested Units pursuant to Section 2(d) above by issuing to you one share of Common Stock for each Vested Unit and, as applicable, one share of Common Stock for each Vested Unit that corresponds to an accrued dividend equivalent as soon as practicable (but in no event later than the 60th day) after the Unvested Units become Vested Units, provided that if this Award provides deferred compensation subject to Section 409A, the Vested Units will be settled at the same time and in the same form as the Vested Units would have been settled had no Change in Control occurred.

 

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(c)

Deferral; Limitations

If you elect to defer issuance of shares of Common Stock under this Award as provided in Section 5, such shares shall be issued as set forth in the deferral election form or agreement that you enter into with the Company.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Award Agreement, you shall not receive shares of Common Stock pursuant to this Award Agreement to the extent the settlement of the Award would result in a violation of the stock ownership limitations set forth in the Company’s Restated Certificate of Incorporation or would impair the Company’s status as a “real estate investment trust” within the meaning of Sections 856 through 860 of the Code.

4.

Dividend Equivalents

This Award shall be credited with dividend equivalents for any dividends declared and paid with respect to the Common Stock after the Grant Date and before the date the Restricted Stock Units are settled pursuant to Section 3 above.  Prior to the date the Restricted Stock Units are settled pursuant to Section 3 above (unless the Restricted Stock Units are forfeited), dividend equivalents shall be converted into additional Restricted Stock Units by dividing (i) the aggregate amount or value of the dividends paid with respect to that number of shares equal to the number of Restricted Stock Units subject to this Award by (ii) the Fair Market Value per share of the Common Stock on the applicable dividend payment date.  Such additional Restricted Stock Units shall be forfeited or vest and be settled in the same manner as the underlying Restricted Stock Units to which they relate.

5.

Deferral

Subject to Section 16.5(a) of the Plan, you may elect to defer delivery of the shares of Common Stock that otherwise would be due by virtue of the satisfaction of the requirements for issuance of shares of Common Stock under this Award Agreement.  The Committee shall, in its sole discretion, establish the rules and procedures for such deferral elections and payment deferrals.  

6.

Securities Law Compliance

(a)

You represent and warrant that you (i) have been furnished with a copy of the Plan and all information which you deem necessary to evaluate the merits and risks of receipt of the Award, (ii) have had the opportunity to ask questions and receive answers concerning the information received about the Award and the Company, and (iii) have been given the opportunity to obtain any additional information you deem necessary to verify the accuracy of any information obtained concerning the Award and the Company.

(b )

You confirm that you have been advised, prior to your receipt of the Shares, that neither the offering of the Shares nor any offering materials have been reviewed by any administrator under the Securities Act or any other applicable securities act (the “ Acts ”) and that the Shares cannot be resold unless they are registered under the Acts or unless an exemption from such registration is available.

 

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(c )

You understand that the Company is under no obligation to register or qualify the Shares with any securities or other governmental authority and is not required to seek approval or clearance from any such authority for the issuance or sale of the Shares.   You further understand that the Company has no obligation to you to maintain any registration of the Shares with the Securities Exchange Commission and has not represented to you that it will so maintain registration of the Shares.   Further, you agree that the Company shall have unilateral authority to amend the Plan and this Award Agreement without your consent to the extent necessary to comply with securities or other laws applicable to the issuance of the Shares.   

(d )

You hereby agree to indemnify the Company and hold it harmless from and against any loss, claim or liability, including attorneys' fees or legal expenses, incurred by the Company as a result of any breach by you of, or any inaccuracy in, any representation, warranty or statement made by you in this Award Agreement or the breach by you of any terms or conditions of this Award Agreement.

7.

Transfer Restrictions

Except as otherwise provided in this Award Agreement, neither the Award nor any right or privilege conferred by this Award Agreement shall be sold, assigned, pledged (as collateral for a loan or as security for the performance of an obligation or for any purpose) or transferred by you or made subject to attachment or similar proceedings, whether voluntarily or by operation of law, other than by will or by the applicable laws of descent and distribution. Upon any attempt to transfer, assign, pledge, hypothecate or otherwise dispose of the Award, or of any right or privilege conferred by this Award Agreement, contrary to the provisions of this Section 7, or upon any attempted sale under any execution, attachment or similar process upon the rights and privileges conferred by this Award Agreement, the Award and the rights and privileges conferred by this Award Agreement shall immediately become null and void.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Award Agreement, you may designate one or more beneficiaries on a Company-approved form who may receive payment under this Award after your death.

8.

No Rights as Stockholder   

You shall not be entitled to any cash dividends, voting, or other rights of a stockholder unless and until the date of issuance of the shares of Common Stock that are the subject to the Award.

9.

Tax Withholding and Other Obligations  

(a)

You are ultimately responsible for all taxes owed in connection with this Award, including any tax withholding obligations, regardless of any action the Company or any Related Company takes with respect to any such tax withholding obligations that arise in connection with this Award.  As a condition to the issuance of shares of Common Stock pursuant to this Award, you agree to make arrangements satisfactory to the Company for the payment of the tax withholding obligations that arise upon receipt of the Shares or otherwise and any other obligations.  

 

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(b)

Your acceptance of this Award constitutes your instruction and authorization to the Company and any brokerage firm determined acceptable to the Company for such purpose to sell on your behalf a whole number of Shares from those Shares issuable to you in payment of Vested Units as the Company determines to be appropriate to generate cash proceeds sufficient to satisfy the tax withholding obligations that arise upon receipt of the Shares .   Such Shares will be sold on the day such tax withholding obligations arise , or as soon thereafter as practicable.  You will be responsible for all brokerage fees and other costs of sale, and you agree to indemnify and hold the Company harmless from any losses, costs, damages, or expenses relating to any such sale.  To the extent the proceeds of such sale exceed your tax withholding obligations , the Company agrees to pay such excess in cash to you through payroll as soon as practicable.  You acknowledge that the Company or its designee is under no obligation to arrange for such sale at any particular price, and that the proceeds of any such sale may not be sufficient to satisfy your tax withholding obligations .  Accordingly, you agree to pay to the Company as soon as practicable, including through additional payroll withholding, any amount of the tax withholding obligations that is not satisfied by the sale of Shares described above. You acknowledge that this paragraph   (b) is intended to comply with the requirements of Rule 10b5-1(c)(1)(i)(B) under the Exchange Act, and to be interpreted to comply with the requirements of Rule 10b5-1(c), and that you are not aware of any material, nonpublic information with respect to the Company or any securities of the Company as of the date you accept this Award .

(c)

The Company may refuse to issue any shares of Common Stock to you until you satisfy the tax withholding obligations and any other obligations.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company may withhold from the shares of Common Stock otherwise payable to you with respect to your Vested Units the number of whole shares of Common Stock required to satisfy the minimum applicable tax withholding obligations and any other obligations, the number to be determined by the Company based on the Fair Market Value of the Common Stock on the date the Company is required to withhold.  Also notwithstanding the foregoing, to the maximum extent permitted by law, the Company has the right to retain without notice from salary or other amounts payable to you, an amount sufficient to satisfy the tax withholding obligations and any other obligations.  

10.

Limitations on Payments under Certain Circumstances

(a) Notwithstanding any other provision under this Award Agreement, in the event that you become entitled to receive or receive any payments or benefits under an Award or under any other plan, agreement, program or arrangement with the Company or any Related Company (collectively, the “ Payments ”), that may separately or in the aggregate constitute “parachute payments” within the meaning of Section 280G of the Code and the Treasury regulations promulgated thereunder (“ Section 280G ”) and it is determined that, but for this Section 10(a), any of the Payments will be subject to any excise tax pursuant to Section 4999 of the Code or any similar or successor provision (the “ Excise Tax ”), the Company shall pay to you either (i) the full amount of the Payments or (ii) an amount equal to the Payments reduced by the minimum amount necessary to prevent any portion of the Payments from being an “excess parachute payment” (within the meaning of Section 280G) (the “ Capped Payments ”), whichever of the foregoing amounts results in the receipt by you, on an after-tax basis (with consideration of all taxes incurred in connection with the Payments, including the Excise Tax), of the greatest amount of Payments notwithstanding that all or some portion of the Payments may be subject to the Excise Tax.  For

 

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purposes of determining whether you would receive a greater after-tax benefit from the Capped Payments than from receipt of the full amount of the Payments and for purposes of Section 10(c) below (if applicable), you shall be deemed to pay federal, state and local taxes at the highest marginal rate of taxation for the applicable calendar year.

(b) All computations and determinations called for by Sections 10(a) and 10(b) shall be made and reported in writing to the Company and you by a third-party service provider selected by the Company (the “ Tax Advisor ”), and all such computations and determinations shall be conclusive and binding on the Company and you.  For purposes of such calculations and determinations, the Tax Advisor may rely on reasonable, good faith interpretations concerning the application of Sections 280G and 4999 of the Code.  The Company and you shall furnish to the Tax Advisor such information and documents as the Tax Advisor may reasonably request in order to make their required calculations and determinations.  The Company shall bear all fees and expenses charged by the Tax Advisor in connection with its services.

(c) In the event that Section 10(a) applies and a reduction is required to be applied to the Payments thereunder, the Payments shall be reduced by the Company in a manner and order of priority that provides you with the largest net after-tax value; provided that payments of equal after-tax present value shall be reduced in the reverse order of payment.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, any such reduction shall be structured in a manner intended to comply with Section 409A.

11. Independent Tax Advice

You acknowledge that determining the actual tax consequences to you of receiving this Award and Shares hereunder and deferring or disposing of shares of Common Stock may be complicated.  These tax consequences will depend, in part, on your specific situation and may also depend on the resolution of currently uncertain tax law and other variables not within the control of the Company.  You are aware that you should consult a competent and independent tax advisor for a full understanding of the specific tax consequences to you of receiving this Award and receiving or disposing of the Shares.  Prior to executing the Award Notice, you either have consulted with a competent tax advisor independent of the Company to obtain tax advice concerning the receipt of this Award and the receipt or disposition of the Shares in light of your specific situation or you have had the opportunity to consult with such a tax advisor but chose not to do so.

12. Recovery of Compensation  

By executing the Award Notice, you acknowledge and agree that, in accordance with Section 14 of the Plan, the Award shall be subject to (a) the Potlatch Corporation Incentive Compensation Recovery Policy as it may be amended from time to time, and (b) any other compensation recovery policies as may be adopted from time to time by the Company to comply with applicable law and/or stock exchange requirements, or otherwise, to the extent determined by the Committee in its discretion to be applicable to you.

 

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13. General Provisions

(a) Compliance with Laws and Regulations

This Award Agreement is subject to Section 16.5 of the Plan.

This Award Agreement is subject to Section 16.5 of the Plan.

(b) No Employment Rights  

Nothing in this Award Agreement shall be construed as giving you the right to be retained as an employee or as impairing the rights of the Company or a Related Company to terminate your employment or other service relationship at any time, with or without Cause.

(c) Relationship to Other Benefits   

Stock Units shall not be taken into account in determining any benefits under any pension, savings, disability, severance, group insurance or any other pay-related plan of the Company or any Related Company.

(d)

Undertaking  

You hereby agree to take whatever additional action and execute whatever additional documents the Company may deem necessary or advisable in order to carry out or effect one or more of the obligations or restrictions imposed on either you or the Stock Units pursuant to the express provisions of this Award Agreement.

(e)

Successors and Assigns  

The provisions of this Award Agreement will inure to the benefit of, and be binding on, the Company and its successors and assigns and you and your legal representatives, heirs, legatees, distributees, assigns and transferees by operation of law, whether or not any such person will have become a party to this Award Agreement and agreed in writing to join herein and be bound by the terms and conditions hereof.

 

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(f) Electronic Delivery and Participation

The Company may, in its sole discretion, decide to deliver any documents related to the Award or future awards that may be granted under the Plan by electronic means or request your consent to participate in the Plan by electronic means.  By executing the Award Notice, you hereby consent to receive such documents by electronic delivery and, if requested, you agree to participate in the Plan through an on-line or electronic system established and maintained by the Company or a third party designated by the Company.

(g) Interpretation; Choice of Law and Venue

The Award, to the extent not otherwise governed by the laws of the United States, shall be governed by the laws of the State of Washington without giving effect to principles of conflicts of law.  By executing the Award Notice, you irrevocably consent to the nonexclusive jurisdiction and venue of the state and federal courts located in the State of Washington.  If there is any discrepancy between the terms and conditions of this Award Agreement and the terms and conditions of the Plan, the terms and conditions of the Plan shall control.

 

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