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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549   

FORM 10-Q
(Mark One)
ý
Quarterly Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2019.
or
¨
Transition Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
For the transition period from                 to                    .
Commission file number 001-35854
Independent Bank Group, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)   
Texas
   
13-4219346
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
   
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
   
   
   
1600 Redbud Boulevard, Suite 400
McKinney, Texas
   
75069-3257
(Address of principal executive offices)
   
(Zip Code)
(972) 562-9004
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Not applicable
(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or such shorter periods that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes ý No ¨
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes ý No ¨
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and "emerging growth company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large accelerated filer
   
ý
 
      
Accelerated filer
   
¨
Non-accelerated filer
   
¨
(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Smaller reporting company
   
¨
 
 
 
 
 
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 pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ¨
Indicate by a check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ¨ No ý
Applicable Only to Corporate Issuers
Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practical date.
Common Stock, Par Value $0.01 Per Share – 43,667,048 shares as of April 23, 2019.





INDEPENDENT BANK GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Form 10-Q
March 31, 2019
   
PART I.
 
 
   
   
   
 
Item 1.
 
 
 
 
1
 
 
2
 
 
3
 
 
4
 
 
5
 
 
7
   
   
 
 
Item 2.
 
39
   
   
   
 
Item 3.
 
54
   
   
   
 
Item 4.
 
55
   
   
   
 
PART II.
 
 
   
   
   
 
Item 1.
   
55
   
   
   
 
Item 1A.
   
56
   
   
   
 
Item 2
   
56
   
   
   
 
Item 3.
   
56
   
   
   
 
Item 4.
   
56
   
   
 
 
Item 5.
   
56
   
   
   
 
Item 6.
   
57
   
   
   
 
   
 
 
   


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Table of Contents

Independent Bank Group, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Balance Sheets
March 31, 2019 (unaudited) and December 31, 2018
(Dollars in thousands, except share information)
   
 
March 31,
 
December 31,
Assets
 
2019
 
2018
Cash and due from banks
 
$
112,929

 
$
102,024

Interest-bearing deposits in other banks
 
318,870

 
28,755

Cash and cash equivalents
 
431,799

 
130,779

Certificates of deposit held in other banks
 
1,487

 
1,225

Securities available for sale, at fair value
 
1,074,310

 
685,350

Loans held for sale (includes $17,486 and $27,871 carried at fair value, respectively)
 
22,598

 
32,727

Loans, net
 
10,894,373

 
7,839,695

Premises and equipment, net
 
242,559

 
167,866

Other real estate owned
 
6,018

 
4,200

Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLB) of Dallas stock and other restricted stock
 
31,461

 
26,870

Bank-owned life insurance (BOLI)
 
211,717

 
129,521

Deferred tax asset
 
18,512

 
13,180

Goodwill
 
992,380

 
721,797

Other intangible assets, net
 
113,325

 
45,042

Other assets
 
104,844

 
51,713

Total assets
 
$
14,145,383

 
$
9,849,965

 
 
 
 
 
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity
 
   
 
   
Deposits:
 
   
 
   
Noninterest-bearing
 
$
3,089,794

 
$
2,145,930

Interest-bearing
 
8,149,632

 
5,591,864

Total deposits
 
11,239,426

 
7,737,794

FHLB advances
 
340,000

 
290,000

Other borrowings
 
198,425

 
137,316

Junior subordinated debentures
 
53,676

 
27,852

Other liabilities
 
79,654

 
50,570

Total liabilities
 
11,911,181

 
8,243,532

Commitments and contingencies
 


 


Stockholders’ equity:
 
   
 
   
Preferred stock (0 and 0 shares outstanding, respectively)
 

 

Common stock (43,665,793 and 30,600,582 shares outstanding, respectively)
 
437

 
306

Additional paid-in capital
 
1,920,723

 
1,317,616

Retained earnings
 
309,571

 
296,816

Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)
 
3,471

 
(8,305
)
Total stockholders’ equity
 
2,234,202

 
1,606,433

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity
 
$
14,145,383

 
$
9,849,965

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

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Independent Bank Group, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Statements of Income
Three Months Ended March 31, 2019 and 2018 (unaudited)
(Dollars in thousands, except per share information)
   
 
Three months ended March 31,
   
 
2019
 
2018
Interest income:
 
 
 
 
Interest and fees on loans
 
$
145,531

 
$
83,275

Interest on taxable securities
 
5,450

 
2,903

Interest on nontaxable securities
 
2,225

 
1,193

Interest on interest-bearing deposits and other
 
2,370

 
743

Total interest income
 
155,576

 
88,114

Interest expense:
 
 
 
 
Interest on deposits
 
27,842

 
9,799

Interest on FHLB advances
 
2,610

 
1,886

Interest on other borrowings and repurchase agreements
 
2,715

 
2,102

Interest on junior subordinated debentures
 
757

 
360

Total interest expense
 
33,924

 
14,147

Net interest income
 
121,652

 
73,967

Provision for loan losses
 
3,224

 
2,695

Net interest income after provision for loan losses
 
118,428

 
71,272

Noninterest income:
 
 
 
 
Service charges on deposit accounts
 
5,910

 
3,485

Investment management and trust
 
2,219

 

Mortgage banking revenue
 
3,093

 
3,414

Gain on sale of other real estate
 

 
60

Gain (loss) on sale of securities available for sale
 
245

 
(224
)
Gain (loss) on sale of premises and equipment
 
9

 
(8
)
Increase in cash surrender value of BOLI
 
1,359

 
739

Other
 
3,589

 
1,989

Total noninterest income
 
16,424

 
9,455

Noninterest expense:
 
 
 
 
Salaries and employee benefits
 
42,380

 
25,168

Occupancy
 
8,991

 
5,664

Data processing
 
3,769

 
2,405

FDIC assessment
 
1,248

 
741

Advertising and public relations
 
663

 
385

Communications
 
1,295

 
941

Other real estate owned expenses, net
 
71

 
90

Impairment of other real estate
 
436

 
85

Amortization of other intangible assets
 
3,235

 
1,331

Professional fees
 
1,170

 
1,119

Acquisition expense, including legal
 
14,987

 
545

Other
 
8,350

 
6,484

Total noninterest expense
 
86,595

 
44,958

Income before taxes
 
48,257

 
35,769

Income tax expense
 
11,126

 
6,805

Net income
 
$
37,131

 
$
28,964

Basic earnings per share
 
$
0.85

 
$
1.02

Diluted earnings per share
 
$
0.85

 
$
1.02

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

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Independent Bank Group, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income
Three Months Ended March 31, 2019 and 2018 (unaudited)
(Dollars in thousands)
   
 
Three months ended March 31,
   
 
2019
 
2018
Net income
 
$
37,131

 
$
28,964

Other comprehensive income (loss) before tax:
 
   

 
 
Change in net unrealized gains (losses) on available for sale securities during the year
 
15,151

 
(10,915
)
Reclassification for amount realized through sales of securities available for sale included in net income
 
(245
)
 
224

Other comprehensive income (loss) before tax
 
14,906

 
(10,691
)
Income tax expense (benefit)
 
3,130

 
(2,245
)
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax
 
11,776

 
(8,446
)
Comprehensive income
 
$
48,907

 
$
20,518

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
   

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Independent Bank Group, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity
Three Months Ended March 31, 2019 and 2018 (unaudited)
(Dollars in thousands, except for par value, share and per share information)
   
Preferred Stock
$.01 Par Value
10 million shares authorized
 
Common Stock
$.01 Par Value
100 million shares authorized
 
Additional
Paid in Capital
 
Retained
Earnings
 
Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
(Loss)
Income
 
Total
   
 
Shares
 
Amount
 
Balance, December 31, 2018
$

 
30,600,582

 
$
306

 
$
1,317,616

 
$
296,816

 
$
(8,305
)
 
$
1,606,433

Cumulative effect of change in accounting principles

 

 

 

 
(926
)
 

 
(926
)
Net income

 

 

 

 
37,131

 

 
37,131

Other comprehensive income, net of tax

 

 

 

 

 
11,776

 
11,776

Stock issued for acquisition of bank, net of offering costs of $804

 
13,179,748

 
132

 
600,936

 

 

 
601,068

Common stock repurchased

 
(225,903
)
 
(2
)
 

 
(12,505
)
 

 
(12,507
)
Restricted stock forfeited

 
(385
)
 

 

 

 

 

Restricted stock granted

 
111,751

 
1

 
(1
)
 

 

 

Stock based compensation expense

 

 

 
2,172

 

 

 
2,172

Cash dividends ($0.25 per share)

 

 

 

 
(10,945
)
 

 
(10,945
)
Balance, March 31, 2019
$

 
43,665,793

 
$
437

 
$
1,920,723

 
$
309,571

 
$
3,471

 
$
2,234,202

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Balance, December 31, 2017
$

 
28,254,893

 
$
283

 
$
1,151,990

 
$
184,232

 
$
(487
)
 
$
1,336,018

Cumulative effect of change in accounting principle

 

 

 

 
233

 
(233
)
 

Net income

 

 

 

 
28,964

 

 
28,964

Other comprehensive loss, net of tax

 

 

 

 

 
(8,446
)
 
(8,446
)
Restricted stock forfeited

 
(606
)
 

 

 

 

 

Restricted stock granted

 
99,812

 
1

 
(1
)
 

 

 

Stock based compensation expense

 

 

 
1,412

 

 

 
1,412

Exercise of warrants

 
8,874

 

 
152

 

 

 
152

Cash dividends ($0.12 per share)

 

 

 

 
(3,401
)
 

 
(3,401
)
Balance, March 31, 2018
$

 
28,362,973

 
$
284

 
$
1,153,553

 
$
210,028

 
$
(9,166
)
 
$
1,354,699

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements 

4




 

Independent Bank Group, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
Three Months Ended March 31, 2019 and 2018 (unaudited)
(Dollars in thousands) 

   
 
Three Months Ended March 31,
   
 
2019
 
2018
Cash flows from operating activities:
 
   
 
   
Net income
 
$
37,131

 
$
28,964

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
 
 
 
 
Depreciation expense
 
2,694

 
2,050

Accretion of income recognized on acquired loans
 
(9,086
)
 
(3,503
)
Amortization of other intangibles assets
 
3,235

 
1,331

Amortization of premium on securities, net
 
800

 
1,175

Amortization of discount and origination costs on borrowings
 
159

 
158

Stock based compensation expense
 
2,172

 
1,412

Excess tax benefit on restricted stock vested
 
(20
)
 
(349
)
FHLB stock dividends
 
(191
)
 
(140
)
(Gain) loss on sale of securities available for sale
 
(245
)
 
224

(Gain) loss on sale of premises and equipment
 
(9
)
 
8

Gain on sale of other real estate owned
 

 
(60
)
Impairment of other real estate
 
436

 
85

Deferred tax expense
 
6,618

 
729

Provision for loan losses
 
3,224

 
2,695

Increase in cash surrender value of BOLI
 
(1,359
)
 
(739
)
Net gain on loans held for sale
 
(2,799
)
 
(3,232
)
Originations of loans held for sale
 
(74,640
)
 
(97,009
)
Proceeds from sale of loans held for sale
 
87,568

 
111,426

Net change in other assets
 
(1,680
)
 
19

Net change in other liabilities
 
(16,402
)
 
(3,756
)
Net cash provided by operating activities
 
37,606

 
41,488

Cash flows from investing activities:
 
   
 
   
Proceeds from maturities, calls and pay downs of securities available for sale
 
1,128,949

 
32,333

Proceeds from sale of securities available for sale
 
185,508

 
14,801

Purchases of securities available for sale
 
(1,129,986
)
 
(58,884
)
Proceeds from maturities of certificates of deposit held in other banks
 

 
3,185

Purchases of FHLB stock and other restricted stock
 
(2,606
)
 

Proceeds from redemptions of FHLB stock and other restricted stock
 
26,000

 

Net loans originated held for investment
 
(180,233
)
 
(214,533
)
Originations of mortgage warehouse purchase loans
 
(1,579,008
)
 
(1,138,041
)
Proceeds from pay-offs of mortgage warehouse purchase loans
 
1,498,040

 
1,178,035

Additions to premises and equipment
 
(11,601
)
 
(1,594
)
Proceeds from sale of premises and equipment
 
9

 
4

Proceeds from sale of other real estate owned
 

 
1,638

Cash received from acquired bank
 
39,913

 

Cash paid in connection with acquisition
 
(9
)
 

Net cash used in investing activities
 
(25,024
)
 
(183,056
)

5




 

Independent Bank Group, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Continued)
Three Months Ended March 31, 2019 and 2018 (unaudited)
(Dollars in thousands) 

   
 
Three Months Ended March 31,
   
 
2019
 
2018
Cash flows from financing activities:
 
   

 
   

Net increase in demand deposits, money market and savings accounts
 
274,844

 
191,218

Net increase (decrease) in time deposits
 
109,503

 
(29,380
)
Proceeds from FHLB advances
 
700,000

 
275,000

Repayments of FHLB advances
 
(792,653
)
 
(325,021
)
Proceeds from other borrowings, net of issuance costs
 
21,000

 

Proceeds from exercise of common stock warrants
 

 
152

Repurchase of common stock
 
(12,507
)
 

Offering costs paid in connection with acquired bank
 
(804
)
 

Dividends paid
 
(10,945
)
 
(3,401
)
Net cash provided by financing activities
 
288,438

 
108,568

Net change in cash and cash equivalents
 
301,020

 
(33,000
)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year
 
130,779

 
431,102

Cash and cash equivalents at end of year
 
$
431,799

 
$
398,102

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements 



6






Independent Bank Group, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)
(Dollars in thousands, except for share and per share information)


Note 1. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Nature of operations: Independent Bank Group, Inc. (IBG) through its subsidiary, Independent Bank, a Texas state banking corporation (Bank) (collectively known as the Company), provides a full range of banking services to individual and corporate customers in the North, Central and Southeast, Texas areas and along the Colorado Front Range, through its various branch locations in those areas. The Company is engaged in traditional community banking activities, which include commercial and retail lending, deposit gathering, investment and liquidity management activities. The Company’s primary deposit products are demand deposits, money market accounts and certificates of deposit and its primary lending products are commercial business and real estate, real estate mortgage and consumer loans.
Basis of presentation: The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the accounts of IBG and all other entities in which IBG has controlling financial interest. All material intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated in consolidation. In addition, the Company wholly-owns nine statutory business trusts that were formed for the purpose of issuing trust preferred securities and do not meet the criteria for consolidation.
On January 1, 2019, the Company acquired Guaranty Bancorp (Guaranty) and its wholly owned subsidiary, Guaranty Bank and Trust Company (Guaranty Bank) and its wholly owned subsidiary, Private Capital Management, LLC. Guaranty has been merged into the Company and dissolved and Guaranty Bank and its subsidiary has been merged with the Bank as of acquisition date. The Company also acquired two statutory business trusts in connection with the acquisition as disclosed in Note 5, Other Borrowings and Junior Subordinated Debentures. See Note 13, Business Combinations, for more details of the Guaranty acquisition.
The consolidated interim financial statements are unaudited, but include all adjustments, which, in the opinion of management, are necessary for a fair presentation of the results of the periods presented. All such adjustments were of a normal and recurring nature. These financial statements should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and the notes thereto in the Company's Annual Report on Form10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018. The consolidated balance sheet at December 31, 2018 has been derived from the audited financial statements as of that date, but does not include all of the information and footnotes required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America for complete financial statements.
Segment reporting: The Company has one reportable segment. The Company’s chief operating decision-maker uses consolidated results to make operating and strategic decisions.
Reclassifications: Certain prior period financial statement amounts have been reclassified to conform to current period presentation. The reclassifications have no effect on net income or stockholders' equity as previously reported.

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Independent Bank Group, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)
(Dollars in thousands, except for share and per share information)

Adoption of new accounting standards: ASU 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842).This ASU, among other things, requires lessees to recognize a lease liability, which is a lessee’s obligation to make lease payments arising from a lease, measured on a discounted basis; and a right-of-use asset, which is an asset that represents the lessee’s right to use, or control the use of, a specified asset for the lease term. Under this guidance, lessor accounting is largely unchanged. This ASU became effective for annual and interim periods for the Company on January 1, 2019. The Company adopted the standard by applying the alternative transition method whereby comparative periods were not restated, and an immaterial cumulative effect adjustment to the opening balance of retained earnings was recognized as of January 1, 2019. The Company also elected the ASU’s package of three practical expedients, which allowed the Company to forego a reassessment of (i) whether any expired or existing contracts are or contain leases, (ii) the lease classification for any expired or existing leases and (iii) the initial direct costs for any existing leases. The Company also elected not to apply the recognition requirements of the ASU to any short-term leases (as defined by related accounting guidance) and will account for lease and non-lease components separately because such amounts are readily determinable under most lease contracts and because this election results in a lower impact on the Company's balance sheet. The Company has implemented a lease management system to assist in centralizing, maintaining and accounting for all leases and implemented additional processes and internal controls to ensure the Company meets the ASU’s reporting and disclosure requirements. The adoption of this standard resulted in the Company recognizing lease right-of-use assets and related lease liabilities totaling$38,812 and $33,953, respectively, as of January 1, 2019. The difference between the lease assets and the lease liabilities was $4,949 of prepaid rent, which was reclassified to lease assets, and the remainder, net of the deferred tax impact, was recorded as an adjustment to retained earnings in the amount of $70. In addition, the right-of -use assets and related lease liabilities recognized on January 1, 2019 include the leases assumed with the Guaranty acquisition. The adoption of this ASU did not have a significant impact on the Company’s consolidated statement of income. See Note 6, Leases, for required disclosures.
ASU 2017-08, Receivables - Nonrefundable Fees and Other Costs (Subtopic 310-20), Premium Amortization on Purchased Callable Debt Securities. This ASU requires certain premiums on callable debt securities to be amortized to the earliest call date. The amortization period for callable debt securities purchased at a discount is not impacted. Under current GAAP, premiums on callable debt securities are generally amortized over the contractual life of the security. ASU 2017-08 became effective for the Company on January 1, 2019 and, upon adoption, the Company recognized a cumulative effect adjustment reducing retained earnings by $856, net of the deferred tax impact, but otherwise did not have a significant impact to the Company's consolidated financial statements and disclosures.
ASU 2017-12, Derivatives and Hedging (Topic 815): Targeted Improvements to Accounting for Hedging Activities. This ASU refines and expand hedge accounting for both financial and commodity risks. Its provisions create more transparency around how economic results are presented, both on the face of the financial statements and in the footnotes. It also makes certain targeted improvements to simplify the application of hedge accounting guidance. ASU 2017-02 became effective for the Company on January 1, 2019. The adoption of this ASU did not have a significant impact on the Company's consolidated financial statements and disclosures.
ASU 2018-07, Improvements to Nonemployee Share-Based Payment Accounting. This ASU aligns much of the guidance on measuring and classifying nonemployee awards with that of awards to employees. The guidance applies to nonemployee awards issued in exchange for goods or services used or consumed in an entity’s own operations and to awards granted by an investor to employees and nonemployees of an equity method investee for goods or services used or consumed in the investee’s operations. There are no new disclosure requirements. This ASU became effective for the Company on January 1, 2019. The adoption of this ASU did not have a significant impact on the Company’s financial statements and disclosures.
Share repurchase program: The Company established share repurchase programs in prior years which would allow the Company to purchase its common stock in the open market or in privately negotiated transactions. In general, share repurchase programs allow the Company to proactively manage its capital position and return excess capital to shareholders. On October 24, 2018, the Company announced the reestablishment of its share repurchase program. The program authorizes the Company to repurchase up to $75,000 of its common stock. The repurchase program is authorized to continue through October 1, 2019. As of March 31, 2019, the Company repurchased a total of 172,738 shares of Company stock at a total cost of $10,000 under this program. Shares of Company stock repurchased to settle employee tax withholding related to vesting of stock awards during the period ended March 31, 2019 totaled 53,165 at a total cost of $2,507 and were not included under this program.

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Independent Bank Group, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)
(Dollars in thousands, except for share and per share information)

Subsequent events: Companies are required to evaluate events and transactions that occur after the balance sheet date but before the date the financial statements are issued. They must recognize in the financial statements the effect of all events or transactions that provide additional evidence of conditions that existed at the balance sheet date, including the estimates inherent in the financial statement preparation process. Entities shall not recognize the impact of events or transactions that provide evidence about conditions that did not exist at the balance sheet date but arose after that date. The Company has evaluated subsequent events through the date of filing these financial statements with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and noted no subsequent events requiring financial statement recognition or disclosure, except as disclosed in Note 14.
Earnings per share: Basic earnings per common share are net income available to common shareholders divided by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period. The unvested share-based payment awards that contain rights to non forfeitable dividends are considered participating securities for this calculation. Diluted earnings per common share include the dilutive effect of additional potential common shares issuable under stock warrants. The participating nonvested common stock was not included in dilutive shares as it was anti-dilutive for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018. Proceeds from the assumed exercise of dilutive stock warrants are assumed to be used to repurchase common stock at the average market price. All stock warrants were exercised as of December 31, 2018.
The following table presents a reconciliation of net income available to common shareholders and the number of shares used in the calculation of basic and diluted earnings per common share.
 
Three months ended March 31,
   
2019
 
2018
Basic earnings per share:
   
 
   
Net income
$
37,131

 
$
28,964

Less:
 
 
 
Undistributed earnings allocated to participating securities
184

 
245

Dividends paid on participating securities
76

 
33

Net income available to common shareholders
$
36,871

 
$
28,686

Weighted average basic shares outstanding
43,453,424

 
28,049,014

Basic earnings per share
$
0.85

 
$
1.02

Diluted earnings per share:
   
 
   
Net income available to common shareholders
$
36,871

 
$
28,686

Total weighted average basic shares outstanding
43,453,424

 
28,049,014

Add dilutive stock warrants

 
105,353

Total weighted average diluted shares outstanding
43,453,424

 
28,154,367

Diluted earnings per share
$
0.85

 
$
1.02

Anti-dilutive participating securities
52,866

 
118,900




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Independent Bank Group, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)
(Dollars in thousands, except for share and per share information)

Note 2. Statement of Cash Flows
As allowed by the accounting standards, the Company has chosen to report on a net basis its cash receipts and cash payments for time deposits accepted and repayments of those deposits, and loans made to customers and principal collections on those loans. The Company uses the indirect method to present cash flows from operating activities. Other supplemental cash flow information is presented below:   
 
 
Three Months Ended March 31,
 
 
2019
 
2018
Cash transactions:
 
 
 
 
Interest expense paid
 
$
32,673

 
$
15,330

Income taxes paid
 
$

 
$

Noncash transactions:
 
 
 
 
Transfers of loans to other real estate owned
 
$
544

 
$

Securities sold, not yet settled
 
$
1,090

 
$

Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for lease liabilities
 
$
33,878

 
$

Transfer of repurchase agreements to deposits
 
$
8,475

 
$


Supplemental schedule of noncash investing activities from acquisitions is as follows:
 
 
Three Months Ended March 31,
 
 
2019
 
2018
Noncash assets acquired
 
 
 
 
Certificates of deposit held in other banks
 
$
262

 
$

Securities available for sale
 
561,052

 

Restricted stock
 
27,794

 

Loans
 
2,788,159

 

Premises and equipment
 
65,786

 

Other real estate owned
 
1,710

 

Goodwill
 
270,583

 

Other intangibles
 
71,518

 

Bank owned life insurance
 
80,837

 

Other assets
 
31,517

 

Total assets
 
$
3,899,218

 
$

Noncash liabilities assumed:
 
 
 
 
Deposits
 
$
3,108,810

 
$

Repurchase agreements
 
8,475

 

FHLB advances
 
142,653

 

Other borrowings
 
40,000

 

Junior subordinated debentures
 
25,774

 

Other liabilities
 
11,538

 

Total liabilities
 
$
3,337,250

 
$

Cash and cash equivalents acquired from acquisitions
 
$
39,913

 
$

Cash paid to shareholders of acquired banks
 
$
9

 
$

Fair value of common stock issued to shareholders of acquired bank
 
$
601,872

 
$



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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)
(Dollars in thousands, except for share and per share information)

Note 3. Securities Available for Sale
Securities available for sale have been classified in the consolidated balance sheets according to management’s intent. The amortized cost of securities and their approximate fair values at March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, are as follows:   
   
 
Amortized
Cost
 
Gross
Unrealized
Gains
 
Gross
Unrealized
Losses
 
Fair
Value
Securities Available for Sale
 
   
 
   
 
   
 
   
March 31, 2019
 
   
 
   
 
   
 
   
U.S. treasuries
 
$
50,060

 
$
135

 
$
(299
)
 
$
49,896

Government agency securities
 
149,974

 
353

 
(1,497
)
 
148,830

Obligations of state and municipal subdivisions
 
353,916

 
4,573

 
(918
)
 
357,571

Corporate bonds
 
8,050

 
55

 

 
8,105

Residential pass-through securities guaranteed by FNMA, GNMA, FHLMC, FHS and FHMS
 
507,467

 
3,215

 
(1,974
)
 
508,708

Other securities
 
1,200

 

 

 
1,200

   
 
$
1,070,667

 
$
8,331

 
$
(4,688
)
 
$
1,074,310

December 31, 2018
 
   
 
   
 
   
 
   
U.S. treasuries
 
$
30,110

 
$

 
$
(467
)
 
$
29,643

Government agency securities
 
152,969

 
80

 
(2,819
)
 
150,230

Obligations of state and municipal subdivisions
 
187,366

 
727

 
(3,086
)
 
185,007

Residential pass-through securities guaranteed by FNMA, GNMA and FHLMC
 
326,168

 
128

 
(5,826
)
 
320,470

   
 
$
696,613

 
$
935

 
$
(12,198
)
 
$
685,350


Securities with a carrying amount of approximately $217,431 and $219,927 at March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively, were pledged to secure public fund deposits and repurchase agreements.
Proceeds from sale of securities available for sale and gross gains and gross losses for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018 were as follows:
 
 
Three months ended March 31,
 
 
2019
 
2018
Proceeds from sale
 
$
185,508

 
$
14,801

Gross gains
 
$
273

 
$
15

Gross losses
 
$
28

 
$
239



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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)
(Dollars in thousands, except for share and per share information)

The amortized cost and estimated fair value of securities available for sale at March 31, 2019, by contractual maturity, are shown below. Maturities of pass-through certificates will differ from contractual maturities because borrowers may have the right to call or prepay obligations with or without call or prepayment penalties.   
 
 
March 31, 2019
 
 
Securities Available for Sale
 
 
Amortized Cost
 
Fair Value
Due in one year or less
 
$
53,264

 
$
53,081

Due from one year to five years
 
193,562

 
192,822

Due from five to ten years
 
165,152

 
166,967

Thereafter
 
151,222

 
152,732

 
 
563,200

 
565,602

Residential pass-through securities guaranteed by FNMA, GNMA, FHLMC, FHS and FHMS
 
507,467

 
508,708

 
 
$
1,070,667

 
$
1,074,310


The number of securities, unrealized losses and fair value, aggregated by investment category and length of time that individual securities have been in a continuous unrealized loss position, as of March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, are summarized as follows:   
   
 
Less Than 12 Months
 
Greater Than 12 Months
 
Total
Description of Securities
 
Number of Securities
 
Estimated
Fair Value
 
Unrealized
Losses
 
Number of Securities
 
Estimated
Fair Value
 
Unrealized
Losses
 
Estimated
Fair Value
 
Unrealized
Losses
Securities Available for Sale
 
 
 
   
 
   
 
 
 
   
 
   
 
   
 
   
March 31, 2019
 
 
 
   
 
   
 
 
 
   
 
   
 
   
 
   
U.S. treasuries
 
 
$

 
$

 
5
 
$
20,023

 
$
(299
)
 
$
20,023

 
$
(299
)
Government agency securities
 
2
 
3,493

 
(6
)
 
43
 
124,732

 
(1,491
)
 
128,225

 
(1,497
)
Obligations of state and municipal subdivisions
 
18
 
10,145

 
(85
)
 
123
 
71,068

 
(833
)
 
81,213

 
(918
)
Residential pass-through securities guaranteed by FNMA, GNMA and FHLMC
 
9
 
19,152

 
(27
)
 
116
 
203,480

 
(1,947
)
 
222,632

 
(1,974
)
   
 
29
 
$
32,790

 
$
(118
)
 
287
 
$
419,303

 
$
(4,570
)
 
$
452,093

 
$
(4,688
)
December 31, 2018
 
 
 
   
 
   
 
 
 
   
 
   
 
   
 
   
U.S. treasuries
 
1
 
$
9,749

 
$
(6
)
 
5
 
$
19,894

 
$
(461
)
 
$
29,643

 
$
(467
)
Government agency securities
 
4
 
6,068

 
(32
)
 
43
 
126,745

 
(2,787
)
 
132,813

 
(2,819
)
Obligations of state and municipal subdivisions
 
88
 
32,493

 
(326
)
 
218
 
105,817

 
(2,760
)
 
138,310

 
(3,086
)
Residential pass-through securities guaranteed by FNMA, GNMA and FHLMC
 
56
 
112,114

 
(1,031
)
 
101
 
186,713

 
(4,795
)
 
298,827

 
(5,826
)
   
 
149
 
$
160,424

 
$
(1,395
)
 
367
 
$
439,169

 
$
(10,803
)
 
$
599,593

 
$
(12,198
)

Unrealized losses are generally due to changes in interest rates. The Company has the intent to hold these securities until maturity or a forecasted recovery, and it is more likely than not that the Company will not have to sell the securities before the recovery of their cost basis. As such, the losses are deemed to be temporary.   


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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)
(Dollars in thousands, except for share and per share information)

Note 4. Loans, Net and Allowance for Loan Losses
Loans, net, at March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, consisted of the following:   
 
 
March 31,
 
December 31,
   
 
2019
 
2018
Commercial
 
$
1,982,470

 
$
1,361,104

Real estate:
 
   
 
   
Commercial
 
5,848,442

 
4,141,356

Commercial construction, land and land development
 
1,045,642

 
905,421

Residential
 
1,524,776

 
1,049,521

Single-family interim construction
 
373,398

 
331,748

Agricultural
 
97,704

 
66,638

Consumer
 
70,528

 
31,759

Other
 
481

 
253

   
 
10,943,441

 
7,887,800

Deferred loan fees
 
(2,563
)
 
(3,303
)
Allowance for loan losses
 
(46,505
)
 
(44,802
)
   
 
$
10,894,373

 
$
7,839,695



The Company has certain lending policies and procedures in place that are designed to maximize loan income within an acceptable level of risk. Management reviews and approves these policies and procedures on a regular basis. A reporting system supplements the review process by providing management with frequent reports related to loan production, loan quality, concentrations of credit, loan delinquencies and non-performing and potential problem loans.
Commercial loans are underwritten after evaluating and understanding the borrower’s ability to operate profitably and prudently expand its business. The Company’s management examines current and projected cash flows to determine the ability of the borrower to repay their obligations as agreed. Commercial loans are primarily made based on the identified cash flows of the borrower and secondarily on the underlying collateral provided by the borrower. These cash flows, however, may not be as expected and the value of collateral securing the loans may fluctuate. Most commercial loans are secured by the assets being financed or other business assets such as accounts receivable or inventory and may incorporate a personal guarantee; however, some short term loans may be made on an unsecured basis. Additionally, our commercial loan portfolio includes loans made to customers in the energy industry, which is a complex, technical and cyclical industry. Experienced bankers with specialized energy lending experience originate our energy loans. Companies in this industry produce, extract, develop, exploit and explore for oil and natural gas. Loans are primarily collateralized with proven producing oil and gas reserves based on a technical evaluation of these reserves. At March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, there were approximately $132,432 and $135,034 of energy related loans outstanding, respectively. The Company has a mortgage warehouse purchase program, which provides a mortgage warehouse lending vehicle to third party mortgage bankers across a broad geographic scale. The mortgage loans are underwritten, in part, on approved investor takeout commitments. These loans have a very short duration ranging between 10 days and 15 days. In some cases, loans to larger mortgage originators may be financed for up to 60 days. These loans are reported as commercial loans since the loans are secured by notes receivable, not real estate. As of March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, mortgage warehouse purchase loans outstanding totaled $251,258 and $170,290, respectively.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)
(Dollars in thousands, except for share and per share information)

Commercial real estate loans are subject to underwriting standards and processes similar to commercial loans. These loans are viewed primarily as cash flow loans and secondarily as loans secured by real estate. Commercial real estate lending typically involves higher loan principal amounts, and the repayment of these loans is generally largely dependent on the successful operation of the property or the business conducted on the property securing the loan. Commercial real estate loans may be more adversely affected by conditions in the real estate markets or in the general economy. The properties securing the Company’s commercial real estate portfolio are diverse in terms of type and geographic location. Management monitors the diversification of the portfolio on a quarterly basis by type and geographic location. Management also tracks the level of owner occupied property versus non owner occupied property. At March 31, 2019, the portfolio consisted of approximately 31% of owner occupied property.
Land and commercial land development loans are underwritten using feasibility studies, independent appraisal reviews and financial analysis of the developers or property owners. Generally, borrowers must have a proven track record of success. Commercial construction loans are generally based upon estimates of cost and value of the completed project. These estimates may not be accurate. Commercial construction loans often involve the disbursement of substantial funds with the repayment dependent on the success of the ultimate project. Sources of repayment for these loans may be pre-committed permanent financing or sale of the developed property. The loans in this portfolio are geographically diverse and due to the increased risk are monitored closely by management and the board of directors on a quarterly basis.
Residential real estate and single family interim construction loans are underwritten primarily based on borrowers’ credit scores, documented income and minimum collateral values. Relatively small loan amounts are spread across many individual borrowers, which minimizes risk in the residential portfolio. In addition, management evaluates trends in past dues and current economic factors on a regular basis.
Agricultural loans are collateralized by real estate and/or agricultural-related assets. Agricultural real estate loans are primarily comprised of loans for the purchase of farmland. Loan-to-value ratios on loans secured by farmland generally do not exceed 80% and have amortization periods limited to twenty years. Agricultural non-real estate loans are generally comprised of term loans to fund the purchase of equipment, livestock and seasonal operating lines to grain farmers to plant and harvest corn and soybeans. Specific underwriting standards have been established for agricultural-related loans including the establishment of projections for each operating year based on industry developed estimates of farm input costs and expected commodity yields and prices. Operating lines are typically written for one year and secured by the crop and other farm assets as considered necessary.
Agricultural loans carry significant credit risks as they involve larger balances concentrated with single borrowers or groups of related borrowers. In addition, repayment of such loans depends on the successful operation or management of the farm property securing the loan or for which an operating loan is utilized. Farming operations may be affected by adverse weather conditions such as drought, hail or floods that can severely limit crop yields.
Consumer loans represent less than 1% of the outstanding total loan portfolio. Collateral consists primarily of automobiles and other personal assets. Credit score analysis is used to supplement the underwriting process.
Most of the Company’s lending activity occurs within the State of Texas, primarily in the north, central and southeast Texas regions and the State of Colorado, specifically along the Front Range area. As of March 31, 2019, loans in the Colorado region represented about 31% of the total portfolio. A large percentage of the Company’s portfolio consists of commercial and residential real estate loans. As of March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, there were no concentrations of loans related to a single industry in excess of 10% of total loans.
The allowance for loan losses is an amount that management believes will be adequate to absorb estimated losses relating to specifically identified loans, as well as probable credit losses inherent in the balance of the loan portfolio.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)
(Dollars in thousands, except for share and per share information)

The allowance is derived from the following two components: 1) allowances established on individual impaired loans, which are based on a review of the individual characteristics of each loan, including the customer’s ability to repay the loan, the underlying collateral values and the industry the customer operates and 2) allowances based on actual historical loss experience for the last three years for similar types of loans in the Company’s loan portfolio adjusted for primarily changes in the lending policies and procedures; collection, charge-off and recovery practices; nature and volume of the loan portfolio; change in value of underlying collateral; volume and severity of nonperforming loans; existence and effect of any concentrations of credit and the level of such concentrations and current, national and local economic and business conditions. This second component also includes an unallocated allowance to cover uncertainties that could affect management’s estimate of probable losses. The unallocated allowance reflects the imprecision inherent in the underlying assumptions used in the methodologies for estimating this component.
The Company’s management continually evaluates the allowance for loan losses determined from the allowances established on individual loans and the amounts determined from historical loss percentages adjusted for the qualitative factors above. Should any of the factors considered by management change, the Company’s estimate of loan losses could also change and would affect the level of future provision expense. While the calculation of the allowance for loan losses utilizes management’s best judgment and all the information available, the adequacy of the allowance for loan losses is dependent on a variety of factors beyond the Company’s control, including, among other things, the performance of the entire loan portfolio, the economy, changes in interest rates and the view of regulatory authorities towards loan classifications.
In addition, regulatory agencies, as an integral part of their examination process, periodically review the Bank’s allowance for loan losses, and may require the Bank to make additions to the allowance based on their judgment about information available to them at the time of their examinations.
Loans requiring an allocated loan loss provision are generally identified at the servicing officer level based on review of weekly past due reports and/or the loan officer’s communication with borrowers. In addition, past due loans are discussed at weekly officer loan committee meetings to determine if classification is warranted. The Company’s credit department has implemented an internal risk based loan review process to identity potential internally classified loans that supplements the annual independent external loan review. The external review generally covers all loans greater than $4,125 annually. These reviews include analysis of borrower’s financial condition, payment histories and collateral values to determine if a loan should be internally classified. Generally, once classified, an impaired loan analysis is completed by the credit department to determine if the loan is impaired and the amount of allocated allowance required.
The Texas and Colorado economies, specifically the Company’s lending area of north, central and southeast Texas and the Colorado Front Range area, continued to expand during the first quarter of 2019, though at a slower pace than experienced in 2018. The Texas economy, which is the second largest in the nation, and the Colorado economy are above the U.S. economy in job creation and employment growth. Overall, the forecast is positive with continued moderate growth in the manufacturing and service sectors and rising activity in the energy sector. The Texas and Colorado economies are expected to continue to grow in 2019; however, the pace of expansion is expected to slow as the stimulative impacts of federal tax cuts fade and labor shortages and a slowing global economy constrain growth. The risk of loss associated with all segments of the portfolio could increase due to these factors.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)
(Dollars in thousands, except for share and per share information)

The economy and other risk factors are minimized by the Company’s underwriting standards, which include the following principles: 1) financial strength of the borrower including strong earnings, high net worth, significant liquidity and acceptable debt to worth ratio, 2) managerial business competence, 3) ability to repay, 4) loan to value, 5) projected cash flow and 6) guarantor financial statements as applicable. The following is a summary of the activity in the allowance for loan losses by loan class for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018:
 
Commercial
Commercial
Real Estate, Construction,
Land and Land
Development
Residential
Real Estate
Single-Family
Interim
Construction
Agricultural
Consumer
Other
Unallocated
Total
Three months ended March 31, 2019
 
 

 

 

 
Balance at beginning of period
$
11,793

$
27,795

$
3,320

$
1,402

$
241

$
186

$
3

$
62

$
44,802

Provision for loan losses
1,913

910

267

62

43

(26
)
49

6

3,224

Charge-offs
(1,454
)

(93
)
(3
)

(8
)
(41
)

(1,599
)
Recoveries
43

3




15

17


78

Balance at end of period
$
12,295

$
28,708

$
3,494

$
1,461

$
284

$
167

$
28

$
68

$
46,505

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Three months ended March 31, 2018
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Balance at beginning of period
$
10,599

$
23,301

$
3,447

$
1,583

$
250

$
205

$
(32
)
$
49

$
39,402

Provision for loan losses
1,740

926

143

53

(2
)
(10
)
71

(226
)
2,695

Charge-offs
(82
)
(11
)
(3
)


(16
)
(48
)

(160
)
Recoveries
4

3

2



1

13


23

Balance at end of period
$
12,261

$
24,219

$
3,589

$
1,636

$
248

$
180

$
4

$
(177
)
$
41,960


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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)
(Dollars in thousands, except for share and per share information)

The following table details the amount of the allowance for loan losses and recorded investment in loans by class as of March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018:
 
Commercial
Commercial
Real Estate, Construction,
Land and Land
Development
Residential
Real Estate
Single-Family
Interim
Construction
Agricultural
Consumer
Other
Unallocated
Total
March 31, 2019
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Allowance for losses:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Individually evaluated for impairment
$
2,223

$

$
92

$

$

$
2

$

$

$
2,317

Collectively evaluated for impairment
10,030

28,708

3,402

1,461

284

165

28

68

44,146

Loans acquired with deteriorated credit quality
42








42

Ending balance
$
12,295

$
28,708

$
3,494

$
1,461

$
284

$
167

$
28

$
68

$
46,505

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Loans:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Individually evaluated for impairment
$
7,949

$
1,330

$
1,345

$

$

$
24

$

$

$
10,648

Collectively evaluated for impairment
1,852,969

6,595,119

1,512,319

373,398

90,275

70,477

481


10,495,038

Acquired with deteriorated credit quality
121,552

297,635

11,112


7,429

27



437,755

Ending balance
$
1,982,470

$
6,894,084

$
1,524,776

$
373,398

$
97,704

$
70,528

$
481

$

$
10,943,441

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
December 31, 2018
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Allowance for losses:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Individually evaluated for impairment
$
2,633

$

$
92

$

$

$
2

$

$

$
2,727

Collectively evaluated for impairment
9,115

27,795

3,228

1,402

241

184

3

62

42,030

Loans acquired with deteriorated credit quality
45








45

Ending balance
$
11,793

$
27,795

$
3,320

$
1,402

$
241

$
186

$
3

$
62

$
44,802

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Loans:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Individually evaluated for impairment
$
7,288

$
1,734

$
1,943

$
3,578

$

$
32

$

$

$
14,575

Collectively evaluated for impairment
1,335,194

4,955,178

1,044,265

328,170

66,032

31,699

253


7,760,791

Acquired with deteriorated credit quality
18,622

89,865

3,313


606

28



112,434

Ending balance
$
1,361,104

$
5,046,777

$
1,049,521

$
331,748

$
66,638

$
31,759

$
253

$

$
7,887,800












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Independent Bank Group, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)
(Dollars in thousands, except for share and per share information)

Nonperforming loans by loan class (excluding loans acquired with deteriorated credit quality) at March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, are summarized as follows:   
 
 
Commercial
 
Commercial
Real Estate, Construction,
Land and Land
Development
 
Residential Real Estate
 
Single-Family
Interim
Construction
 
Agricultural
 
Consumer
 
Other
 
Total
March 31, 2019
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Nonaccrual loans
 
$
7,835

 
$
938

 
$
1,179

 
$

 
$

 
$
24

 
$

 
$
9,976

Loans past due 90 days and still accruing
 
71

 

 

 

 

 
1

 

 
72

Troubled debt restructurings (not included in nonaccrual or loans past due and still accruing)
 
114

 
392

 
166

 

 

 

 

 
672

 
 
$
8,020

 
$
1,330

 
$
1,345

 
$

 
$

 
$
25

 
$

 
$
10,720

December 31, 2018
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Nonaccrual loans
 
$
5,224

 
$
1,329

 
$
1,775

 
$
3,578

 
$

 
$
32

 
$

 
$
11,938

Loans past due 90 days and still accruing
 

 

 

 

 

 
5

 

 
5

Troubled debt restructurings (not included in nonaccrual or loans past due and still accruing)
 
114

 
405

 
168

 

 

 

 

 
687

 
 
$
5,338

 
$
1,734

 
$
1,943

 
$
3,578

 
$

 
$
37

 
$

 
$
12,630


The accrual of interest is discontinued on a loan when management believes after considering collection efforts and other factors that the borrower's financial condition is such that collection of interest is doubtful. All interest accrued but not collected for loans that are placed on nonaccrual status or charged-off is reversed against interest income. Cash collections on nonaccrual loans are generally credited to the loan receivable balance, and no interest income is recognized on those loans until the principal balance has been collected. Loans are returned to accrual status when all the principal and interest amounts contractually due are brought current and future payments are reasonably assured.
Impaired loans are those loans where it is probable that all amounts due according to contractual terms of the loan agreement will not be collected. The Company has identified these loans through its normal loan review procedures. Impaired loans are measured based on 1) the present value of expected future cash flows discounted at the loans effective interest rate; 2) the loan's observable market price; or 3) the fair value of collateral if the loan is collateral dependent. Substantially all of the Company’s impaired loans are measured at the fair value of the collateral. In limited cases, the Company may use the other methods to determine the level of impairment of a loan if such loan is not collateral dependent.
All commercial, real estate, agricultural loans and troubled debt restructurings are considered for individual impairment analysis. Smaller balance consumer loans are collectively evaluated for impairment.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)
(Dollars in thousands, except for share and per share information)

Impaired loans by loan class (excluding loans acquired with deteriorated credit quality) at March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, are summarized as follows:   
 
 
Commercial
 
Commercial
Real Estate, Construction,
Land and Land
Development
 
Residential
Real Estate
 
Single-Family
Interim
Construction
 
Agricultural
 
Consumer
 
Other
 
Total
March 31, 2019
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Recorded investment in impaired loans:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Impaired loans with an allowance for loan losses
 
$
7,149

 
$

 
$
134

 
$

 
$

 
$
1

 
$

 
$
7,284

Impaired loans with no allowance for loan losses
 
800

 
1,330

 
1,211

 

 

 
23

 

 
3,364

Total
 
$
7,949

 
$
1,330

 
$
1,345

 
$

 
$

 
$
24

 
$

 
$
10,648

Unpaid principal balance of impaired loans
 
$
7,989

 
$
1,440

 
$
1,479

 
$

 
$

 
$
25

 
$

 
$
10,933

Allowance for loan losses on impaired loans
 
$
2,223

 
$

 
$
92

 
$

 
$

 
$
2

 
$

 
$
2,317

December 31, 2018
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Recorded investment in impaired loans:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Impaired loans with an allowance for loan losses
 
$
6,416

 
$

 
$
134

 
$

 
$

 
$
1

 
$

 
$
6,551

Impaired loans with no allowance for loan losses
 
872

 
1,734

 
1,809

 
3,578

 

 
31

 

 
8,024

Total
 
$
7,288

 
$
1,734

 
$
1,943

 
$
3,578

 
$

 
$
32

 
$

 
$
14,575

Unpaid principal balance of impaired loans
 
$
9,822

 
$
1,860

 
$
2,056

 
$
3,579

 
$

 
$
38

 
$

 
$
17,355

Allowance for loan losses on impaired loans
 
$
2,633

 
$

 
$
92

 
$

 
$

 
$
2

 
$

 
$
2,727

For the three months ended March 31, 2019
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Average recorded investment in impaired loans
 
$
7,619

 
$
1,532

 
$
1,644

 
$
1,789

 
$

 
$
28

 
$

 
$
12,612

Interest income recognized on impaired loans
 
$
18

 
$
22

 
$
4

 
$
109

 
$

 
$
5

 
$

 
$
158

For the three months ended March 31, 2018
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Average recorded investment in impaired loans
 
$
9,806

 
$
3,195

 
$
1,926

 
$

 
$

 
$
64

 
$

 
$
14,991

Interest income recognized on impaired loans
 
$
3

 
$
6

 
$
7

 
$

 
$

 
$

 
$

 
$
16


Certain impaired loans have adequate collateral and do not require a related allowance for loan loss.
The Company will charge-off that portion of any loan which management considers a loss. Commercial and real estate loans are generally considered for charge-off when exposure beyond collateral coverage is apparent and when no further collection of the loss portion is anticipated based on the borrower’s financial condition.
The restructuring of a loan is considered a “troubled debt restructuring” if both 1) the borrower is experiencing financial difficulties and 2) the creditor has granted a concession. Concessions may include interest rate reductions or below market interest rates, principal forgiveness, extending amortization and other actions intended to minimize potential losses.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)
(Dollars in thousands, except for share and per share information)

A “troubled debt restructured” loan is identified as impaired and measured for credit impairment as of each reporting period in accordance with the guidance in Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) 310-10-35. Modifications primarily relate to extending the amortization periods of the loans and interest rate concessions. The majority of these loans were identified as impaired prior to restructuring; therefore, the modifications did not materially impact the Company’s determination of the allowance for loan losses. The recorded investment in troubled debt restructurings, including those on nonaccrual, was $1,895 and $1,925 as of March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively.
There were no loans modified under troubled debt restructurings during the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018.
At March 31, 2019 and 2018, there were no loans modified under troubled debt restructurings during the previous twelve month period that subsequently defaulted during the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively. At March 31, 2019 and 2018, the Company had no commitments to lend additional funds to any borrowers with loans whose terms have been modified under troubled debt restructurings.
Loans are considered past due if the required principal and interest payments have not been received as of the date such payments were due. The following table presents information regarding the aging of past due loans by loan class as of March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018:   
 
 
Loans
30-89 Days
Past Due
 
Loans
90 or More
Past Due
 
Total Past
Due Loans
 
Current
Loans
 
Total
Loans
March 31, 2019
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Commercial
 
$
10,373

 
$
4,873

 
$
15,246

 
$
1,845,672

 
$
1,860,918

Commercial real estate, construction, land and land development
 
10,860

 

 
10,860

 
6,585,589

 
6,596,449

Residential real estate
 
2,599

 
549

 
3,148

 
1,510,516

 
1,513,664

Single-family interim construction
 
3,804

 

 
3,804

 
369,594

 
373,398

Agricultural
 
38

 

 
38

 
90,237

 
90,275

Consumer
 
212

 
24

 
236

 
70,265

 
70,501

Other
 

 

 

 
481

 
481

 
 
27,886

 
5,446

 
33,332

 
10,472,354

 
10,505,686

Acquired with deteriorated credit quality
 
7,351

 
5,206

 
12,557

 
425,198

 
437,755

 
 
$
35,237

 
$
10,652

 
$
45,889

 
$
10,897,552

 
$
10,943,441

December 31, 2018
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Commercial
 
$
15,426

 
$
4,366

 
$
19,792

 
$
1,322,690

 
$
1,342,482

Commercial real estate, construction, land and land development
 
3,435

 

 
3,435

 
4,953,477

 
4,956,912

Residential real estate
 
4,199

 
1,035

 
5,234

 
1,040,974

 
1,046,208

Single-family interim construction
 
774

 
3,578

 
4,352

 
327,396

 
331,748

Agricultural
 

 

 

 
66,032

 
66,032

Consumer
 
135

 
35

 
170

 
31,561

 
31,731

Other
 

 

 

 
253

 
253

 
 
23,969

 
9,014

 
32,983

 
7,742,383

 
7,775,366

Acquired with deteriorated credit quality
 
2,939

 
957

 
3,896

 
108,538

 
112,434

 
 
$
26,908

 
$
9,971

 
$
36,879

 
$
7,850,921

 
$
7,887,800



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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)
(Dollars in thousands, except for share and per share information)

The Company’s internal classified report is segregated into the following categories: 1) Pass/Watch, 2) Special Mention, 3) Substandard and 4) Doubtful. The loans placed in the Pass/Watch category reflect the Company’s opinion that the loans reflect potential weakness that requires monitoring on a more frequent basis. The loans in the Special Mention category reflect the Company’s opinion that the credit contains weaknesses which represent a greater degree of risk and warrant extra attention. These loans are reviewed monthly by officers and senior management to determine if a change in category is warranted. The loans placed in the Substandard category are considered to be potentially inadequately protected by the current debt service capacity of the borrower and/or the pledged collateral. These credits, even if apparently protected by collateral value, have shown weakness related to adverse financial, managerial, economic, market or political conditions, which may jeopardize repayment of principal and interest. There is a possibility that some future loss could be sustained by the Company if such weakness is not corrected. The Doubtful category includes loans that are in default or principal exposure is probable. Substandard and Doubtful loans are individually evaluated to determine if they should be classified as impaired and an allowance is allocated if deemed necessary under ASC 310-10.
The loans that are not impaired are included with the remaining “pass” credits in determining the portion of the allowance for loan loss based on historical loss experience and other qualitative factors. The portfolio is segmented into categories including: commercial loans, consumer loans, commercial real estate loans, residential real estate loans and agricultural loans. The adjusted historical loss percentage is applied to each category. Each category is then added together to determine the allowance allocated under ASC 450-20.
A summary of loans by credit quality indicator by class as of March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, is as follows:   
 
 
Pass
 
Pass/
Watch
 
Special Mention
 
Substandard
 
Doubtful
 
Total
March 31, 2019
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Commercial
 
$
1,870,765

 
$
31,483

 
$
44,653

 
$
35,568

 
$
1

 
$
1,982,470

Commercial real estate, construction, land and land development
 
6,697,009

 
120,445

 
45,248

 
31,382

 

 
6,894,084

Residential real estate
 
1,512,971

 
3,878

 
546

 
7,381

 

 
1,524,776

Single-family interim construction
 
373,002

 

 
396

 

 

 
373,398

Agricultural
 
89,754

 
3,405

 
2,212

 
2,333

 

 
97,704

Consumer
 
70,328

 
76

 

 
124

 

 
70,528

Other
 
481

 

 

 

 

 
481

 
 
$
10,614,310

 
$
159,287

 
$
93,055

 
$
76,788

 
$
1

 
$
10,943,441

December 31, 2018
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Commercial
 
$
1,279,024

 
$
18,378

 
$
30,783

 
$
32,919

 
$

 
$
1,361,104

Commercial real estate, construction, land and land development
 
4,895,217

 
81,693

 
40,601

 
29,266

 

 
5,046,777

Residential real estate
 
1,038,283

 
3,617

 
707

 
6,914

 

 
1,049,521

Single-family interim construction
 
327,939

 

 
231

 
3,578

 

 
331,748

Agricultural
 
61,055

 
2,918

 
2,093

 
572

 

 
66,638

Consumer
 
31,559

 
67

 

 
133

 

 
31,759

Other
 
253

 

 

 

 

 
253

 
 
$
7,633,330

 
$
106,673

 
$
74,415

 
$
73,382

 
$

 
$
7,887,800


The Company has acquired certain loans which experienced credit deterioration since origination (purchased credit impaired (PCI) loans).

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)
(Dollars in thousands, except for share and per share information)

The Company has included PCI loans in the above grading tables. The following provides additional detail on the grades applied to those loans at March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018:
 
 
Pass
 
Pass/
Watch
 
Special Mention
 
Substandard
 
Doubtful
 
Total
March 31, 2019
 
$
325,888

 
$
63,295

 
$
19,605

 
$
28,966

 
$
1

 
$
437,755

December 31, 2018
 
40,940

 
32,427

 
14,817

 
24,250

 

 
112,434


PCI loans may remain on accrual status to the extent the company can reasonably estimate the amount and timing of expected future cash flows. At March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, nonaccrual PCI loans were $8,926 and $6,996, respectively.
Accretion on PCI loans is based on estimated future cash flows, regardless of contractual maturity. The following table summarizes the outstanding balance and related carrying amount of purchased credit impaired loans by acquired bank as of the acquisition date for the acquisitions occurring in 2019 and 2018:
 
 
Acquisition Date
 
 
January 1, 2019
 
June 1, 2018
   
 
Guaranty Bancorp*
 
Integrity Bancshares, Inc.
Outstanding balance
 
$
391,089

 
$
57,317

Nonaccretable difference
 
(17,543
)
 
(9,969
)
Accretable yield
 
(14,704
)
 
(128
)
Carrying amount
 
$
358,842

 
$
47,220


* Amounts represent provisional estimates and are subject to final acquisition accounting adjustments.
The carrying amount of all acquired PCI loans included in the consolidated balance sheet and the related outstanding balance at March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018 were as follows:
 
March 31, 2019
 
December 31, 2018
Outstanding balance
$
483,754

 
$
129,333

Carrying amount
437,755

 
112,434


There was an allocation of $42 and $45 established in the allowance for loan losses relating to PCI loans at March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively.
The changes in accretable yield during the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018 in regard to loans transferred at acquisition for which it was probable that all contractually required payments would not be collected are presented in the table below.
 
For the Three Months Ended March 31,
 
2019
 
2018
Balance at January 1,
$
1,436

 
$
1,546

Additions
14,704

 
128

Accretion
(963
)
 
(732
)
Transfers from nonaccretable

 
1,286

Balance at March 31,
$
15,177

 
$
2,228




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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)
(Dollars in thousands, except for share and per share information)

Note 5. Other Borrowings and Junior Subordinated Debentures
Other borrowings totaled $198,425 and $137,316 at March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively. Junior subordinated debentures totaled $53,676 and $27,852 at March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively.
In connection with the Guaranty acquisition on January 1, 2019 as further explained in Note 13, Business Combinations, the Company assumed $40,000 in aggregate principal of 5.75% fixed and floating rate subordinated notes due July 20, 2026 and trust preferred securities totaling $25,774 issued under two wholly-owned statutory business trusts, Guaranty Capital Trust III and Cenbank Statutory Trust III.
As of March 31, 2019, the Company had $21,000 of borrowing against its revolving line of credit with an unrelated commercial bank. The Company subsequently paid off such borrowings prior to the date of this report. There were no borrowings against the line as of December 31, 2018.

Note 6. Leases
On January 1, 2019, the Company adopted ASU 2016-02, Leases, as further explained in Note 1, Summary of Significant Accounting Policies. The Company’s primary leasing activities relate to certain real estate leases entered into in support of the Company’s branch operations and back office operations. Prior to the Guaranty acquisition, on January 1, 2019, the Company leased 18 of its 74 branches. With the Guaranty acquisition, the Company increased its branch network by 32 branches, of which six are operated under lease agreements. The Company’s branch locations operated under lease agreements have all been designated as operating leases. In addition, the Company leases certain equipment under operating leases. The Company does not have leases designated as finance leases.
The Company determines if an arrangement is a lease at inception. Operating leases are included in operating lease right-of-
use (“ROU”) assets and operating lease liabilities in the consolidated balance sheets. ROU assets represent the right to use an underlying asset for the lease term and lease liabilities represent the obligation to make lease payments arising from the lease. Operating lease ROU assets and liabilities are recognized at commencement date based on the present value of lease payments over the lease term. As the Company's leases do not provide an implicit rate, the Company uses its incremental borrowing rate based on the information available at commencement date in determining the present value of lease payments. The operating lease ROU asset also includes any lease pre-payments made and excludes lease incentives. The Company's lease terms may include options to extend or terminate the lease when it is reasonably certain that the Company will exercise that option. Lease expense for lease payments is recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term. The Company has lease agreements with lease and non-lease components, which the Company has elected to account for separately as the non-lease component amounts are readily determinable under most leases.
As of March 31, 2019 the Company’s lease ROU assets and related lease liabilities were $37,202 and $32,741, respectively, and have remaining terms ranging from 1 to 32 years, including extension options that the Company is reasonably certain will be exercised.
The table below summarizes our net lease cost:
 
 
Three months ended March 31, 2019
Operating lease cost
 
$
1,892

Variable lease cost
 
494

Sublease income
 
(57
)
Net lease cost
 
$
2,329


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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)
(Dollars in thousands, except for share and per share information)

The table below summarizes other information related to our operating leases:
 
 
Three months ended March 31, 2019
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities:
 
 
Operating cash flows from operating leases
 
$
1,491

ROU assets obtained in exchange for lease liabilities
 
38,827

Weighted average remaining lease term - operating leases, in years
 
8.06

Weighted average discount rate - operating leases
 
3.48
%

The following table outlines lease payment obligations as outlined in the Company’s lease agreements for each of the next five years and thereafter in addition to a reconcilement to the Company’s current lease liability.
2019
 
$
6,127

2020
 
5,899

2021
 
5,548

2022
 
4,794

2023
 
3,976

Thereafter
 
11,254

Total lease payments
 
37,598

Less imputed interest
 
(4,857
)
 
 
$
32,741


As of March 31, 2019, the Company had not entered into any material leases that have not yet commenced.

Note 7. Commitments and Contingencies
Financial Instruments with Off-Balance Sheet Risk
The Company is a party to financial instruments with off-balance sheet risk in the normal course of business to meet the financing needs of its customers. The commitments involve, to varying degrees, elements of credit and interest rate risk in excess of the amount recognized in the balance sheet.
The Company’s exposure to credit loss in the event of nonperformance by the other party to the financial instrument for commitments to extend credit is represented by the contractual amount of this instrument. The Company uses the same credit policies in making commitments and conditional obligations as it does for on-balance sheet instruments. At March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, the approximate amounts of these financial instruments were as follows:   
   
 
March 31,
 
December 31,
 
 
2019
 
2018
Commitments to extend credit
 
$
2,367,735

 
$
1,761,724

Standby letters of credit
 
25,045

 
14,997

 
 
$
2,392,780

 
$
1,776,721


Commitments to extend credit are agreements to lend to a customer as long as there is no violation of any condition established in the contract. Commitments generally have fixed expiration dates or other termination clauses and may require payment of a fee. Since many of the commitments are expected to expire without being drawn upon, the total commitment amounts do not necessarily represent future cash requirements. The Company evaluates each customer’s credit worthiness on a case-by-case basis. The amount of collateral obtained if deemed necessary by the Company upon extension of credit is based on management’s credit evaluation of the counterparty. Collateral held varies but may include accounts receivable, inventory, farm crops, property, plant and equipment and income-producing commercial properties.

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Independent Bank Group, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)
(Dollars in thousands, except for share and per share information)

Letters of credit are written conditional commitments used by the Company to guarantee the performance of a customer to a third party. The Company’s policies generally require that letter of credit arrangements contain security and debt covenants similar to those contained in loan arrangements. In the event the customer does not perform in accordance with the terms of the agreement with the third party, the Company would be required to fund the commitment. The maximum potential amount of future payments the Company could be required to make is represented by the contractual amount shown in the table above. If the commitment is funded, the Company would be entitled to seek recovery from the customer. As of March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, no amounts have been recorded as liabilities for the Company’s potential obligations under these guarantees.
Litigation  
The Company is involved in certain legal actions arising from normal business activities. Management believes that the outcome of such proceedings will not materially affect the financial position, results of operations or cash flows of the Company. A legal proceeding that the Company believes could become material is described below.
Independent Bank is a party to a legal proceeding inherited by Independent Bank in connection with its acquisition of BOH Holdings, Inc. and its subsidiary, Bank of Houston (BOH). The plaintiffs in the case are alleging that Independent Bank aided and abetted or participated in a fraudulent scheme. Independent Bank is pursuing insurance coverage for these claims, including reimbursement for defense costs. The Company believes the claims made in this lawsuit are without merit and is vigorously defending the lawsuit. The Company is unable to predict when the matter will be resolved, the ultimate outcome or potential costs or damages to be incurred. Please see Part II, Item 1. for more details on this lawsuit.

Note 8. Income Taxes
Income tax expense for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018 was as follows:
 
Three months ended March 31,
 
2019
 
2018
Income tax expense for the period
$
11,126

 
$
6,805

Effective tax rate
23.1
%
 
19.0
%

The effective tax rates for 2019 and 2018 differ from the statutory federal tax rate of 21% largely due to tax exempt interest income earned on certain investment securities and loans, the nontaxable earnings on bank owned life insurance, excess tax benefits on restricted stock vestings, nondeductible compensation, and acquisition related expenses.


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Independent Bank Group, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)
(Dollars in thousands, except for share and per share information)

Note 9. Fair Value Measurements
The fair value of an asset or liability is the price that would be received to sell that asset or paid to transfer that liability in an orderly transaction occurring in the principal market (or most advantageous market in the absence of a principal market) for such asset or liability. In estimating fair value, the Company utilizes valuation techniques that are consistent with the market approach, the income approach and/or the cost approach. Such valuation techniques are consistently applied. Inputs to valuation techniques include the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing an asset or liability. ASC Topic 820, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures, establishes a fair value hierarchy for valuation inputs that gives the highest priority to quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs. The fair value hierarchy is as follows:
Level 1 Inputs – Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the reporting entity has the ability to access at the measurement date.
Level 2 Inputs – Inputs other than quoted prices included in Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly. These might include quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets, quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active, inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability (such as interest rates, volatilities, prepayment speeds, credit risks, etc.) or inputs that are derived principally from or corroborated by market data by correlation or other means.
Level 3 Inputs – Unobservable inputs for determining the fair values of assets or liabilities that reflect an entity’s own assumptions about the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the assets or liabilities.

The Company elected the fair value option for certain residential mortgage loans held for sale originated after July 1, 2018 in accordance with Accounting Standard Codification (ASC) 825, Financial Instruments. This election allows for a more effective offset of the changes in fair values of the loans and the derivative instruments used to economically hedge them without the burden of complying with the requirements for hedge accounting under ASC 815, Derivatives and Hedging. The Company has not elected the fair value option for other residential mortgage loans held for sale primarily because they are not economically hedged using derivative instruments. See below and Note 10, Derivative Financial Instruments, for additional information.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)
(Dollars in thousands, except for share and per share information)

Assets and Liabilities Measured on a Recurring Basis
The following table represents assets and liabilities reported on the consolidated balance sheets at their fair value on a recurring basis as of March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018 by level within the ASC Topic 820 fair value measurement hierarchy:   
 
 
 
 
Fair Value Measurements at Reporting Date Using
 
 
Assets/
Liabilities
Measured at
Fair Value
 
Quoted Prices
in Active
Markets for
Identical Assets
(Level 1)
 
Significant
Other
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)
 
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)
March 31, 2019
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Investment securities available for sale:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
U.S. treasuries
 
$
49,896

 
$

 
$
49,896

 
$

Government agency securities
 
148,830

 

 
148,830

 

Obligations of state and municipal subdivisions
 
357,571

 

 
357,571

 

Corporate bonds
 
8,105

 

 
8,105

 

Residential pass-through securities guaranteed by FNMA, GNMA, FHLMC, FHS and FHMS
 
508,708

 

 
508,708

 

Other securities
 
1,200

 

 
1,200

 

Total investment securities available for sale
 
$
1,074,310

 
$

 
$
1,074,310

 
$

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Loans held for sale, fair value option elected (1)
 
$
17,486

 
$

 
$
17,486

 
$

Derivative financial instruments:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest rate lock commitments
 
1,252

 

 
1,252

 

Loan customer counterparty
 
2,342

 

 
2,342

 

Financial institution counterparty
 
127

 

 
127

 

Liabilities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Derivative financial instruments:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Forward mortgage-backed securities trades
 
217

 

 
217

 

Loan customer counterparty
 
128

 

 
128

 

Financial institution counterparty
 
2,506

 

 
2,506

 

December 31, 2018
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Investment securities available for sale:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
U.S. treasuries
 
$
29,643

 
$

 
$
29,643

 
$

Government agency securities
 
150,230

 

 
150,230

 

Obligations of state and municipal subdivisions
 
185,007

 

 
185,007

 

Residential pass-through securities guaranteed by FNMA, GNMA and FHLMC
 
320,470

 

 
320,470

 

Total investment securities available for sale
 
$
685,350

 
$

 
$
685,350

 
$

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Loans held for sale, fair value option elected (1)
 
$
27,871

 
$

 
$
27,871

 
$

Derivative financial instruments:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest rate lock commitments
 
822

 

 
822

 

Loan customer counterparty
 
360

 

 
360

 

Financial institution counterparty
 
109

 

 
109

 

Liabilities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Derivative financial instruments:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Forward mortgage-backed securities trades
 
226

 

 
226

 

Loan customer counterparty
 
108

 

 
108

 

Financial institution counterparty
 
406

 

 
406

 


(1) At March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, loans held for sale for which the fair value option was elected had an aggregate outstanding principal balance of $16,678 and $26,594. There were no mortgage loans held for sale under the fair value option that were 90 days or greater past due or on nonaccrual at March 31, 2019.

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Independent Bank Group, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)
(Dollars in thousands, except for share and per share information)

There were no transfers between level categorizations and no changes in valuation methodologies for the periods presented.
A description of the valuation methodologies used for instruments measured at fair value, as well as the general classification of such instruments pursuant to the valuation hierarchy, is set forth below.
Securities classified as available for sale are reported at fair value utilizing Level 1 and Level 2 inputs. Securities are classified within Level 1 when quoted market prices are available in an active market. Inputs include securities that have quoted prices in active markets for identical assets. For securities utilizing Level 2 inputs, the Company obtains fair value measurements from an independent pricing service. The fair value measurements consider observable data that may include dealer quotes, market spreads, cash flows, the U.S. Treasury and other yield curves, live trading levels, trade execution data, market consensus prepayment speeds, credit information and the security’s terms and conditions, among other things.
Certain mortgage loans held for sale are measured at fair value on a recurring basis due to the Company's election to adopt fair value accounting treatment for those loans originated after July 1, 2018 for which the Company has entered into certain derivative financial instruments as part of its mortgage banking and related risk management activities. These instruments include interest rate lock commitments and mandatory forward commitments to sell these loans to investors known as forward mortgage-backed securities trades. This election allows for a more effective offset of the changes in fair values of the assets and the mortgage related derivative instruments used to economically hedge them without the burden of complying with the requirements for hedge accounting under ASC 815, Derivatives and Hedging. Mortgage loans held for sale, for which the fair value option was elected, which are sold on a servicing released basis, are valued using a market approach by utilizing either: (i) the fair value of securities backed by similar mortgage loans, adjusted for certain factors to approximate the fair value of a whole mortgage loan, including the value attributable to mortgage servicing and credit risk, (ii) current commitments to purchase loans or (iii) recent observable market trades for similar loans, adjusted to credit risk and other individual loan characteristics. As these prices are derived from market observable inputs, the Company classifies these valuations as Level 2 in the fair value disclosures. For mortgage loans held for sale for which the fair value option was elected, the earned current contractual interest payment is recognized in interest income, loan origination costs and fees on fair value option loans are recognized in earnings as incurred and not deferred. The Company has no continuing involvement in any residential mortgage loans sold.
The estimated fair values of interest rate lock commitments utilize current secondary market prices for underlying loans and estimated servicing value with similar coupons, maturity and credit quality, subject to the anticipated loan funding probability (pull-through rate). The fair value of interest rate lock commitments is subject to change primarily due to changes in interest rates and the estimated pull-through rate. These commitments are classified as Level 2 in the fair value disclosures, as the valuations are based on observable market inputs.
Forward mortgage-backed securities trades are exchange-traded or traded within highly active dealer markets. In order to determine the fair value of these instruments, the Company utilized the exchange price or dealer market price for the particular derivative contract; therefore these contracts are classified as Level 2. The estimated fair values are subject to change primarily due to changes in interest rates.
The Company also enters into certain interest rate derivative positions that are not designated as hedging instruments. The estimated fair value of these commercial loan interest rate swaps are obtained from a pricing service that provides the swaps' unwind value (Level 2 inputs). See Note 10, Derivative Financial Instruments, for more information.


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Independent Bank Group, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)
(Dollars in thousands, except for share and per share information)

Assets and Liabilities Measured on a Nonrecurring Basis
In accordance with ASC Topic 820, certain assets and liabilities are measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis; that is, the assets and liabilities are not measured at fair value on an ongoing basis but are subject to fair value adjustments in certain circumstances (for example, when there is evidence of impairment). The following table presents the assets carried on the consolidated balance sheet by caption and by level in the fair value hierarchy at March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, for which a nonrecurring change in fair value has been recorded:   
   
 
   
 
Fair Value Measurements at Reporting Date Using
 
 
   
 
Assets
Measured
at Fair Value
 
Quoted Prices
in Active
Markets for
Identical Assets
(Level 1)
 
Significant
Other
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)
 
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs (Level 3)
 
Period Ended
Total Losses
March 31, 2019
 
   
 
   
 
   
 
   
 
   
Assets:
 
   
 
   
 
   
 
   
 
   
Impaired loans
 
$
2,300

 
$

 
$

 
$
2,300

 
$
690

Other real estate
 
1,564

 

 

 
1,564

 
436

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
December 31, 2018
 
 
 
   

 
   
 
   
 
   
Assets:
 
 
 
   
 
   
 
   
 
   
Impaired loans
 
$
3,824

 
$

 
$

 
$
3,824

 
$
2,227


Impaired loans (loans which are not expected to repay all principal and interest amounts due in accordance with the original contractual terms) are measured at an observable market price (if available) or at the fair value of the loan’s collateral (if collateral dependent). Fair value of the loan’s collateral is determined by appraisals or independent valuation, which is then adjusted for the estimated costs related to liquidation of the collateral. Management’s ongoing review of appraisal information may result in additional discounts or adjustments to valuation based upon more recent market sales activity or more current appraisal information derived from properties of similar type and/or locale. Therefore, the Company has categorized its impaired loans as Level 3.
Other real estate is measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis (upon initial recognition or subsequent impairment). Other real estate is classified within Level 3 of the valuation hierarchy. When transferred from the loan portfolio, other real estate is adjusted to fair value less estimated selling costs and is subsequently carried at the lower of carrying value or fair value less estimated selling costs. The fair value is determined using an external appraisal process, discounted based on internal criteria. Therefore, the Company has categorized its other real estate as Level 3.
In addition, mortgage loans held for sale not recorded under the fair value option are required to be measured at the lower of cost or fair value. The fair value of these loans is based upon binding quotes or bids from third party investors. As of March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, all mortgage loans held for sale not recorded under the fair value option were recorded at cost.


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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)
(Dollars in thousands, except for share and per share information)

Fair Value of Financial Instruments not Recorded at Fair Value
The carrying amount, estimated fair value and the level of the fair value hierarchy of the Company’s financial instruments that are reported at amortized cost on the Company's consolidated balance sheets were as follows at March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Fair Value Measurements at Reporting Date Using
 
 
Carrying
Amount
 
Estimated
Fair Value
 
Quoted Prices
in Active
Markets for
Identical Assets
(Level 1)
 
Significant
Other
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)
 
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)
March 31, 2019
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Financial assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents
 
$
431,799

 
$
431,799

 
$
431,799

 
$

 
$

Certificates of deposit held in other banks
 
1,487

 
1,489

 

 
1,489

 

Loans held for sale, at cost
 
5,112

 
5,218

 

 
5,218

 

Loans, net
 
10,894,373

 
11,040,657

 

 
11,035,690

 
4,967

FHLB of Dallas stock and other restricted stock
 
31,461

 
31,461

 

 
31,461

 

Accrued interest receivable
 
37,428

 
37,428

 

 
37,428

 

Financial liabilities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Deposits
 
11,239,426

 
11,258,549

 

 
11,258,549

 

Accrued interest payable
 
7,434

 
7,434

 

 
7,434

 

FHLB advances
 
340,000

 
338,194

 

 
338,194

 

Other borrowings
 
198,425

 
206,225

 

 
206,225

 

Junior subordinated debentures
 
53,676

 
47,497

 

 
47,497

 

Off-balance sheet assets (liabilities):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Commitments to extend credit
 

 

 

 

 

Standby letters of credit
 

 

 

 

 

December 31, 2018
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Financial assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents
 
$
130,779

 
$
130,779

 
$
130,779

 
$

 
$

Certificates of deposit held in other banks
 
1,225

 
1,224

 

 
1,224

 

Loans held for sale, at cost
 
4,856

 
4,974

 

 
4,974

 

Loans, net
 
7,839,695

 
7,807,823

 

 
7,803,999

 
3,824

FHLB of Dallas stock and other restricted stock
 
26,870

 
26,870

 

 
26,870

 

Accrued interest receivable
 
24,253

 
24,253

 

 
24,253

 

Financial liabilities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Deposits
 
7,737,794

 
7,750,059

 

 
7,750,059

 

Accrued interest payable
 
6,183

 
6,183

 

 
6,183

 

FHLB advances
 
290,000

 
287,450

 

 
287,450

 

Other borrowings
 
137,316

 
138,450

 

 
138,450

 

Junior subordinated debentures
 
27,852

 
31,370

 

 
31,370

 

Off-balance sheet assets (liabilities):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Commitments to extend credit
 

 

 

 

 

Standby letters of credit
 

 

 

 

 

 

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Independent Bank Group, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)
(Dollars in thousands, except for share and per share information)

The methods and assumptions used by the Company in estimating fair values of financial instruments as disclosed herein in accordance with ASC Topic 825, Financial Instruments, as amended by ASU 2016-01 requiring public entities to use the exit price notion effective January 1, 2018, other than for those measured at fair value on a recurring and nonrecurring basis discussed above, are as follows:
Cash and cash equivalents: The carrying amounts of cash and cash equivalents approximate their fair value.
Certificates of deposit held in other banks: The fair value of certificates of deposit held in other banks is based upon current market rates.
Loans held for sale, at cost: The fair value of loans held for sale is determined based upon commitments on hand from investors.
Loans: A discounted cash flow model is used to estimate the fair value of the loans. The discounted cash flow approach models the credit losses directly in the projected cash flows, applying various assumptions regarding credit, interest and prepayment risks for the loans based on loan types, payment types and fixed or variable classifications.
Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas and other restricted stock: The carrying value of restricted securities such as stock in the Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas and Independent Bankers Financial Corporation approximates fair value.
Deposits: The fair values disclosed for demand deposits are, by definition, equal to the amount payable on demand at the reporting date (that is their carrying amounts). The carrying amounts of variable-rate certificates of deposit (CDs) approximate their fair values at the reporting date. Fair values for fixed-rate CDs are estimated using a discounted cash flow calculation that applies interest rates currently being offered on certificates to a schedule of aggregated expected monthly maturities on time deposits.
Federal Home Loan Bank advances, line of credit and federal funds purchased: The fair value of advances maturing within 90 days approximates carrying value. Fair value of other advances is based on the Company’s current borrowing rate for similar arrangements.
Other borrowings: The carrying value of repurchase agreements approximates fair value due to the short term nature. The fair value of private subordinated debentures are based upon prevailing rates on similar debt in the market place. The subordinated debentures that are publicly traded are valued based on indicative bid prices based upon market pricing observations in the current market.
Junior subordinated debentures: The fair value of junior subordinated debentures is estimated using discounted cash flow analyses based on the Company’s current incremental borrowing rates for similar types of borrowing arrangements.
Accrued interest: The carrying amounts of accrued interest approximate their fair values.
Off-balance sheet instruments: Fair values for off-balance sheet, credit-related financial instruments are based on fees currently charged to enter into similar agreements, taking into account the remaining terms of the agreements and the counterparties' credit standing. The fair value of commitments is not material.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)
(Dollars in thousands, except for share and per share information)

Note 10. Derivative Financial Instruments
The Company enters into certain derivative financial instruments as part of its hedging strategy. These financial instruments are not designated as hedging instruments and are used for asset and liability management related to the Company's mortgage banking activities and commercial customers' financing needs. All derivatives are carried at fair value in either other assets or other liabilities.
Through the normal course of business, the Company enters into interest rate lock commitments with consumers to originate mortgage loans at a specified interest rate. These commitments, which contain fixed expiration dates, offer the borrower an interest rate guarantee provided the loan meets underwriting guidelines and closes within the timeframe established by the Company.
During July 2018, the Company began managing the changes in fair value associated with changes in interest rates related to interest rate lock commitments by using forward sold commitments known as forward mortgage-backed securities trades. These instruments are typically entered into at the time the interest rate lock commitment is made.
The Company also offers certain derivatives products, primarily interest rate swaps, directly to qualified commercial banking customers to facilitate their risk management strategies. The interest rate swap derivative positions relate to transactions in which the Company enters into an interest rate swap with a customer, while at the same time entering into an offsetting interest rate swap with another financial institution. An interest rate swap transaction allows customers to effectively convert a variable rate loan to a fixed rate. In connection with each swap, the Company agrees to pay interest to the customer on a notional amount at a variable interest rate and receive interest from the customer on a similar notional amount at a fixed interest rate. At the same time, the Company agrees to pay another financial institution the same fixed interest rate on the same notional amount and receive the same variable interest rate on the same notional amount. These products were not significant for disclosure in prior periods.
The following table provides the outstanding notional balances and fair values of outstanding derivative positions at March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018:
   
 
Outstanding Notional Balance
 
Asset Derivative
Fair Value
 
Liability Derivative
Fair Value
March 31, 2019
 
   
 
   
 
   
Interest rate lock commitments
 
$
33,097

 
$
1,252

 
$

Forward mortgage-backed securities trades
 
32,750

 

 
217

Commercial loan interest rate swaps:
 


 


 


Loan customer counterparty
 
119,741

 
2,342

 
128

Financial institution counterparty
 
119,741

 
127

 
2,506

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
December 31, 2018
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest rate lock commitments
 
$
20,306

 
$
822

 
$

Forward mortgage-backed securities trades
 
27,500

 

 
226

Commercial loan interest rate swaps:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Loan customer counterparty
 
25,055

 
360

 
108

Financial institution counterparty
 
25,055

 
109

 
406


The credit exposure related to interest rate swaps is limited to the net favorable value of all swaps by each counterparty, which was approximately $2,342 at March 31, 2019.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)
(Dollars in thousands, except for share and per share information)

The initial and subsequent changes in the fair value of interest rate lock commitments and the forward sales of mortgage-back securities are recorded in mortgage banking revenue. These gains and losses were not attributable to instrument-specific credit risk. For interest rate swaps, because the Company acts as an intermediary for our customer, changes in the fair value of the underlying derivative contracts substantially offset each other and do not have a material impact on the results of operations.
Income for the three months ended March 31, 2019 was as follows:
 
 
Three months ended March 31,
 
 
2019
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments
 
 
Interest rate lock commitments
 
$
430

Forward mortgage-backed securities trades
 
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Note 11. Stock Awards and Stock Warrants
The Company grants common stock awards to certain employees of the Company. In connection with the Company's initial public offering in April 2013, the Board of Directors adopted the 2013 Equity Incentive Plan. Under this plan, the Compensation Committee may grant awards to certain employees of the Company in the form of restricted stock, restricted stock rights, restricted stock units, qualified and nonqualified stock options, performance-based share awards and other equity-based awards. All stock awards issued under expired plans prior to 2013 are fully vested. In May 2018, the shareholders of the Company voted to amend the plan to increase the reserved shares of common stock to be awarded by the Company’s compensation committee by 1,500,000 for a total of 2,300,000 reserved shares. As of March 31, 2019, there were 1,469,857 shares remaining available for grant for future awards. The shares currently issued under the 2013 Plan are restricted stock awards and will vest evenly over the required employment period, generally ranging from three to five years. Shares granted under the 2013 Equity Incentive Plan were issued at the date of grant and receive dividends.
In connection with the acquisition of Guaranty, as further described in Note 13, Business Combinations, unvested awards of restricted Guaranty common stock granted under Guaranty’s 2015 Long-Term Incentive Plan (Guaranty 2015 RSA), as amended, that were outstanding as of January 1, 2019, the acquisition date, were converted into awards of restricted shares of Independent common stock (Replacement RSA) with the same terms and conditions as were applicable under such Guaranty 2015 RSA, except with respect to any performance-vesting Guaranty 2015 RSA, which became a service-vesting RSA only. The Replacement RSA will vest over the remaining service period, generally in two years, and do not receive dividends.
The following table summarizes the activity in nonvested shares for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018:   
   
 
Number of
Shares
 
Weighted Average
Grant Date
Fair Value
Nonvested shares, December 31, 2018
 
252,903

 
$
62.81

Acquired awards replaced during the period
 
70,248

 
45.77

Granted during the period
 
111,751

 
50.78

Vested during the period
 
(84,388
)
 
37.32

Forfeited during the period
 
(385
)
 
45.77

Nonvested shares, March 31, 2019
 
350,129

 
$
52.58

 
 
 
 
 
Nonvested shares, December 31, 2017
 
242,056

 
$
49.17

Granted during the period
 
99,812

 
71.74

Vested during the period
 
(49,881
)
 
39.15

Forfeited during the period
 
(606
)
 
71.75

Nonvested shares, March 31, 2018
 
291,381

 
$
58.57



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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)
(Dollars in thousands, except for share and per share information)

Compensation expense related to these awards is recorded based on the fair value of the award at the date of grant and totaled $2,172 and $1,412 for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively. Compensation expense is recorded in salaries and employee benefits in the accompanying consolidated statements of income. At March 31, 2019, future compensation expense is estimated to be $16,043 and will be recognized over a remaining weighted average period of 2.88 years.
The fair value of common stock awards that vested during the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018 was $4,542 and $3,617, respectively. The Company recorded $20 and $349 in excess tax benefits on vested restricted stock to income tax expense for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively.
There were no modifications of stock agreements during the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018 that resulted in significant additional incremental compensation costs.
At March 31, 2019, the future vesting schedule of the nonvested shares is as follows:
First year
 
146,479

Second year
 
106,646

Third year
 
67,068

Fourth year
 
24,676

Fifth year
 
5,260

Total nonvested shares
 
350,129



Note 12. Regulatory Matters
Under banking law, there are legal restrictions limiting the amount of dividends the Bank can declare. Approval of the regulatory authorities is required if the effect of dividends declared would cause the regulatory capital of the Bank to fall below specified minimum levels. For state banks, subject to regulatory capital requirements, payment of dividends is generally allowed to the extent of net profits.
The Company (on a consolidated basis) and the Bank are subject to various regulatory capital requirements administered by federal and state banking agencies. Failure to meet minimum capital requirements can initiate certain mandatory and possibly additional discretionary actions by regulators that, if undertaken, could have a direct material effect on the Company’s consolidated financial statements. Under capital adequacy guidelines and the regulatory framework for prompt corrective action, the Company and the Bank must meet specific capital guidelines that involve quantitative measures of assets, liabilities and certain off-balance sheet items as calculated under regulatory accounting practices. The capital amounts and classification are also subject to qualitative judgments by the regulators about components, risk weightings and other factors. Tier 2 capital for the Company includes permissible portions of the Company's subordinated notes. The permissible portion of qualified subordinated notes decreases 20% per year during the final five years of the term of the notes.
The Company is subject to the Basel III regulatory capital framework (the "Basel III Capital Rules"). The implementation of the capital conservation buffer was effective for the Company on January 1, 2016 at the 0.625% level and was phased in over a four-year period increasing by 0.625% each year, until it reached 2.5% on January 1, 2019. The capital conservation buffer is designed to absorb losses during periods of economic stress and requires increased capital levels for the purpose of capital distributions and other payments. Failure to meet the full amount of the buffer will result in restrictions on the Company's ability to make capital distributions, including dividend payments and stock repurchases and to pay discretionary bonuses to executive officers.

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Independent Bank Group, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)
(Dollars in thousands, except for share and per share information)

Fully phased in on January 1, 2019, the Basel III Capital Rules require the Company and Bank to maintain (i) a minimum ratio of Common Equity Tier 1 ("CET1") capital to risk-weighted assets of at least 4.5%, plus the 2.5% capital conservation buffer (7.0%), (ii) a minimum ratio of Tier 1 capital to risk-weighted assets of at least 6.0%, plus the 2.5% capital conservation buffer (8.5%), (iii) a minimum ratio of Total capital (that is, Tier 1 plus Tier 2) to risk-weighted assets of at least 8.0%, plus the 2.5% capital conservation buffer (10.5%) and (iv) a minimum leverage ratio of 4.0%, calculated as the ratio of Tier 1 capital to average quarterly assets.
Quantitative measures established by regulation to ensure capital adequacy require the Company and the Bank to maintain minimum amounts and ratios (set forth in the table below) of total, CET1 and Tier 1 capital (as defined in the regulations) to risk weighted assets (as defined), and of Tier 1 capital (as defined) to average assets (as defined). Management believes, as of March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, the Company and the Bank meet all capital adequacy requirements to which they are subject, including the capital buffer requirement.
As of March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, the Bank’s capital ratios exceeded those levels necessary to be categorized as “well capitalized” under the regulatory framework for prompt corrective action. To be categorized as “well capitalized," the Bank must maintain minimum total risk based, CET1, Tier 1 risk based and Tier 1 leverage ratios as set forth in the table. There are no conditions or events that management believes have changed the Bank’s category.

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Independent Bank Group, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)
(Dollars in thousands, except for share and per share information)

The following table presents the actual capital amounts and required ratios of the Company and Bank as of March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018. The minimum required capital amounts presented as of March 31, 2019 include the minimum required capital levels as of January 1, 2019 when the Basel III Capital Rules have been fully phased-in.
 
   
 
Actual
 
Minimum Capital
Required
 
Required to be Considered Well Capitalized
   
 
Amount
 
Ratio
 
Amount
 
Ratio
 
Amount
 
Ratio
March 31, 2019
 
   
 
   
 
   
 
   
 
   
 
   
Total capital to risk weighted assets:
 
   
 
   
 
   
 
   
 
   
 
   
Consolidated
 
$
1,429,583

 
11.96
%
 
$
1,254,711

 
10.50
%
 
 N/A

 
 N/A

Bank
 
1,427,269

 
11.95

 
1,253,945

 
10.50

 
$
1,194,233

 
10.00
%
Tier 1 capital to risk weighted assets:
 
   
 
   
 
   
 
   
 
   
 
   
Consolidated
 
1,203,078

 
10.07

 
1,015,718

 
8.50

 
 N/A

 
 N/A

Bank
 
1,380,764

 
11.56

 
1,015,098

 
8.50

 
955,386

 
8.00

Common equity tier 1 to risk weighted assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Consolidated
 
1,147,478

 
9.60

 
836,474

 
7.00

 
 N/A

 
 N/A

Bank
 
1,380,764

 
11.56

 
835,963

 
7.00

 
776,252

 
6.50

Tier 1 capital to average assets:
 
   
 
   
 
   
 
   
 
   
 
   
Consolidated
 
1,203,078

 
9.33

 
515,973

 
4.00

 
 N/A

 
 N/A

Bank
 
1,380,764

 
10.70

 
515,935

 
4.00

 
644,919

 
5.00

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
December 31, 2018
 
   
 
   
 
   
 
   
 
   
 
   
Total capital to risk weighted assets:
 
   
 
   
 
   
 
   
 
   
 
   
Consolidated
 
$
1,072,156

 
12.58
%
 
$
681,686

 
8.00
%
 
 N/A

 
 N/A

Bank
 
1,054,783

 
12.39

 
681,004

 
8.00

 
$
851,255

 
10.00
%
Tier 1 capital to risk weighted assets:
 
   
 
   
 
   
 
   
 
   
 
   
Consolidated
 
887,354

 
10.41

 
511,264

 
6.00

 
 N/A

 
 N/A

Bank
 
1,009,981

 
11.86

 
510,753

 
6.00

 
681,004

 
8.00

Common equity tier 1 to risk weighted assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Consolidated
 
856,754

 
10.05

 
383,448

 
4.50

 
 N/A

 
 N/A

Bank
 
1,009,981

 
11.86

 
383,065

 
4.50

 
553,316

 
6.50

Tier 1 capital to average assets:
 
   
 
   
 
   
 
   
 
   
 
   
Consolidated
 
887,354

 
9.57

 
370,727

 
4.00

 
 N/A

 
 N/A

Bank
 
1,009,981

 
10.91

 
370,412

 
4.00

 
463,015

 
5.00



Note 13.    Business Combinations
Guaranty Bancorp
On January 1, 2019, the Company acquired 100% of the outstanding stock of Guaranty Bancorp (Guaranty) and its subsidiary, Guaranty Bank and Trust Company (Guaranty Bank), Denver, Colorado. As a result of the acquisition, the Company added 32 full service branch locations along the Colorado Front Range, including locations throughout the Denver metropolitan area and along I-25 to Fort Collins expanding the Company's footprint in Colorado. The Company issued 13,179,748 shares of Company stock for the outstanding shares of Guaranty common stock, including restricted stock replacement awards.
The Company has recognized a provisional amount of goodwill of $270,583 which is calculated as the excess of both the consideration exchanged and liabilities assumed compared to the estimated fair market value of identifiable assets acquired. The goodwill in this acquisition resulted from a combination of expected synergies and expansion into desirable Colorado markets. None of the goodwill recognized is expected to be deductible for income tax purposes.

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Independent Bank Group, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)
(Dollars in thousands, except for share and per share information)

The Company has incurred expenses related to the acquisition of approximately $17,821 for the three months ended March 31, 2019, which is included in salaries and benefits and acquisition expense in the consolidated statements of income. The Company incurred expense of $1,560 during the year ended December, 31, 2018.
Provisional estimates for loans, other intangibles, deposits and subordinated debentures have been recorded for the acquisition as final valuations are not yet available. The Company does not expect any significant differences from estimated values upon completion of the valuations. The Company has not finalized the loan portfolio for credit-impaired and non-credit-impaired loan estimations, therefore, the amounts are not available for disclosure.

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Independent Bank Group, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)
(Dollars in thousands, except for share and per share information)

Estimated fair values of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed in this transaction as of the closing date are as follows:
Assets of acquired bank:
 
Cash and cash equivalents
$
39,913

Certificates of deposit held in other banks
262

Securities available for sale
561,052

Restricted stock
27,794

Loans
2,788,159

Premises and equipment
65,786

Other real estate owned
1,710

Goodwill
270,583

Other intangible assets
71,518

Bank owned life insurance
80,837

Other assets
31,517

Total assets acquired
$
3,939,131

 
 
Liabilities of acquired bank:
 
Deposits
$
3,108,810

Repurchase agreements
8,475

FHLB advances
142,653

Other borrowings
40,000

Junior subordinated debentures
25,774

Other liabilities
11,538

Total liabilities assumed
$
3,337,250

Common stock of 13,109,500 issued at $45.77 per share
$
600,022

Consideration attributable to 70,248 shares of restricted stock replacement awards
$
1,850

Cash paid
$
9


The following table presents pro-forma information as if the Guaranty acquisition was completed as of January 1, 2018. The pro-forma results combine the historical results of Guaranty into the Company's consolidated statement of income including the impact of certain purchase accounting adjustments including loan and investment discount accretion and intangible assets amortization. The pro-forma results have been prepared for comparative purposes only and are not necessarily indicative of the results that would have been obtained had the acquisition actually occurred on January 1, 2018:
Interest income
$
131,116

Noninterest income
16,425

Total Revenue
$
147,541

Net income
46,603

Net income to common stockholders
$
46,603

Basic earnings per share
$
1.12

Diluted earnings per share
$
1.12


Revenues and earnings of the acquired company since the acquisition date have not been disclosed as Guaranty was merged into the Company and separate financial information is not readily available.
Note 14. Subsequent Events
Declaration of Dividends
On April 24, 2019, the Company declared a quarterly cash dividend in the amount of $0.25 per share of common stock to the stockholders of record on May 6, 2019. The dividend will be paid on May 16, 2019.


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ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward Looking Statements
This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, our other filings with the SEC, and other press releases, documents, reports and announcements that we make, issue or publish may contain statements that we believe are “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (the “Act”) that are subject to risks and uncertainties and are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and other related federal securities laws. These forward-looking statements are statements or projections with respect to matters such as our future results of operations, including our future revenues, income, expenses, provision for taxes, effective tax rate, earnings per share and cash flows, our future capital expenditures and dividends, our future financial condition and changes therein, including changes in our loan portfolio and allowance for loan losses, our future capital structure or changes therein, the plan and objectives of management for future operations, our future or proposed acquisitions and the integration thereof, the future or expected effect of acquisitions on our operations, results of operations and financial condition, our future economic performance and the statements of the assumptions underlying any such statement. Such statements are typically identified by the use in the statements of words or phrases such as “aim,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “expect,” “goal,” “guidance,” “intend,” “is anticipated,” “is estimated,” “is expected,” “is intended,” “objective,” “plan,” “projected,” “projection,” “will affect,” “will be,” “will continue,” “will decrease,” “will grow,” “will impact,” “will increase,” “will incur,” “will reduce,” “will remain,” “will result,” “would be,” variations of such words or phrases (including where the word “could,” “may” or “would” is used rather than the word “will” in a phrase) and similar words and phrases indicating that the statement addresses some future result, occurrence, plan or objective. The forward-looking statements that we make are based on the Company’s current expectations and assumptions regarding its business, the economy, and other future conditions. Because forward-looking statements relate to future results and occurrences, they are subject to inherent uncertainties, risks and changes in circumstances that are difficult to predict. The Company’s actual results may differ materially from those contemplated by the forward-looking statements, which are neither statements of historical fact nor guarantees or assurances of future performance. Many possible events or factors could affect the future financial results and performance of the Company and could cause such results or performance to differ materially from those expressed in forward-looking statements. These factors include, but are not limited to, the following:
our ability to sustain our current internal growth rate and total growth rate;
changes in geopolitical, business and economic events, occurrences and conditions, including changes in rates of inflation or deflation, nationally, regionally and in our target markets, particularly in Texas and Colorado;
worsening business and economic conditions nationally, regionally and in our target markets, particularly in Texas and Colorado, and the geographic areas in those states in which we operate;
our dependence on our management team and our ability to attract, motivate and retain qualified personnel;
the concentration of our business within our geographic areas of operation in Texas and Colorado;
changes in asset quality, including increases in default rates and loans and higher levels of nonperforming loans and loan charge-offs;
concentration of the loan portfolio of Independent Bank, before and after the completion of acquisitions of financial institutions, in commercial and residential real estate loans and changes in the prices, values and sales volumes of commercial and residential real estate, values and dales volumes of commercial and residential real estate;
the ability of Independent Bank to make loans with acceptable net interest margins and levels of risk of repayment and to otherwise invest in assets at acceptable yields and presenting acceptable investment risks;
inaccuracy of the assumptions and estimates that the managements of our Company and the financial institutions that we acquire make in establishing reserves for probable loan losses and other estimates;
lack of liquidity, including as a result of a reduction in the amount of sources of liquidity we currently have;
material increases or decreases in the amount of deposits held by Independent Bank or other financial institutions that we acquire and the cost of those deposits;
our access to the debt and equity markets and the overall cost of funding our operations;
regulatory requirements to maintain minimum capital levels or maintenance of capital at levels sufficient to support our anticipated growth;
changes in market interest rates that affect the pricing of the loans and deposits of each of Independent Bank and the financial institutions that we acquire and the net interest income of each of Independent Bank and the financial institutions that we acquire;
fluctuations in the market value and liquidity of the securities we hold for sale, including as a result of changes in market interest rates;

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effects of competition from a wide variety of local, regional, national and other providers of financial, investment and insurance services;
changes in economic and market conditions that affect the amount and value of the assets of Independent Bank and of financial institutions that we acquire;
the institution and outcome of, and costs associated with, litigation and other legal proceedings against one of more of us, Independent Bank and financial institutions that we acquire or to which any of such entities is subject;
the occurrence of market conditions adversely affecting the financial industry generally;
the impact of recent and future legislative and regulatory changes, including changes in banking, securities and tax laws and regulations and their application by our regulators, such as the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, or the Dodd-Frank Act, and changes in federal government policies;
changes in accounting policies and practices, as may be adopted by the bank regulatory agencies, the Financial Accounting Standards Board, the SEC and the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, as the case may be;
governmental monetary and fiscal policies;
changes in the scope and cost of FDIC insurance and other coverage;
the effects of war or other conflicts, acts of terrorism (including cyber attacks) or other catastrophic events, including storms, droughts, tornadoes, hurricanes and flooding, that may affect general economic conditions;
our actual cost savings resulting from previous or future acquisitions are less than expected, we are unable to realize those cost savings as soon as expected, or we incur additional or unexpected costs;
our revenues after previous or future acquisitions are less than expected;
the liquidity of, and changes in the amounts and sources of liquidity available to, us, before and after the acquisition of any financial institutions that we acquire;
deposit attrition, operating costs, customer loss and business disruption before and after our completed acquisitions, including, without limitation, difficulties in maintaining relationships with employees, may be greater than we expected;
the effects of the combination of the operations of financial institutions that we have acquired in the recent past or may acquire in the future with our operations and the operations of Independent Bank, the effects of the integration of such operations being unsuccessful, and the effects of such integration being more difficult, time-consuming or costly than expected or not yielding the cost savings that we expect;
the impact of investments that we or Independent Bank may have made or may make and the changes in the value of those investments;
the quality of the assets of financial institutions and companies that we have acquired in the recent past or may acquire in the future being different than we determined or determine in our due diligence investigation in connection with the acquisition of such financial institutions and any inadequacy of loan loss reserves relating to, and exposure to unrecoverable losses on, loans acquired;
our ability to continue to identify acquisition targets and successfully acquire desirable financial institutions to sustain our growth, to expand our presence in our markets and to enter new markets;
general business and economic conditions in our markets change or are less favorable than expected;
changes occur in business conditions and inflation;
an increase in the rate of personal or commercial customers’ bankruptcies;
technology-related changes are harder to make or are more expensive than expected;
attacks on the security of, and breaches of, our Independent Bank's digital information systems, the costs we or Independent Bank incur to provide security against such attacks and any costs and liability we or Independent Bank incurs in connection with any breach of those systems;
the potential impact of technology and “FinTech” entities on the banking industry generally; and
the other factors that are described or referenced in Part I, Item 1A. of our Annual Report on Form 10-K or our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, in each case under the caption “Risk Factors.”
We urge you to consider all of these risks, uncertainties and other factors carefully in evaluating all such forward-looking statements that we may make. As a result of these and other matters, including changes in facts and assumptions not being realized, the actual results relating to the subject matter of any forward-looking statement may differ materially from the anticipated results expressed or implied in that forward-looking statement. Any forward-looking statement made by the Company in any report, filing, press release, document, report or announcement speaks only as of the date on which it is made. The Company undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise, except as may be required by law.

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A forward looking-statement may include a statement of the assumptions or bases underlying the forward-looking statement. The Company believes it has chosen these assumptions or bases in good faith and they are reasonable. However, the Company cautions you that assumptions or bases almost always vary from actual results, and the differences between assumptions or bases and actual results can be material. The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or otherwise revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by law.

Overview
This Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations analyzes the major elements of the Company’s financial condition and results of operation as reflected in the interim consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes appearing in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. This section should be read in conjunction with the Company’s interim consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes included elsewhere in this report and with the consolidated financial statements included in the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018.
The Company was organized as a bank holding company in 2002. On January 1, 2009, the Company was merged with Independent Bank Group Central Texas, Inc., and, since that time, has pursued a strategy to create long-term shareholder value through organic growth of our community banking franchise in our market areas and through selective acquisitions of complementary banking institutions with operations in our market areas. On April 8, 2013, the Company consummated the initial public offering, or IPO, of its common stock which is traded on the Nasdaq Global Select Market.
As of March 31, 2019, the Company operated 106 full service banking locations in north, central and southeast Texas regions, and along the Colorado Front Range region. During the first quarter of 2019, the Company announced its intent to rebalance its retail footprint by consolidating branches in Texas and Colorado. This consolidation will result in the reduction of eight branches in Colorado and four branches in Texas with the majority of branch closures occurring in second quarter 2019. In April 2019, the Company also announced its plan to sell another branch in the North Texas region, which is expected to close in third quarter 2019. As a result of the planned branch reduction, Independent Bank will have a total of 93 branches, with 61 Texas locations and 32 Colorado locations.
The Company’s headquarters are located at 1600 Redbud, Suite 400, McKinney, Texas 75069, and its telephone number is (972) 562-9004. The Company’s website address is www.ibtx.com. Information contained on the Company’s website is not incorporated by reference into this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and is not part of this or any other report.
Our principal business is lending to and accepting deposits from businesses, professionals and individuals. We conduct all of our banking operations through Independent Bank, which is a Texas state banking corporation and our principal subsidiary (the Bank). We derive our income principally from interest earned on loans and, to a lesser extent, income from securities available for sale. We also derive income from non-interest sources, such as fees received in connection with various deposit services, mortgage banking operations and investment advisory services. From time to time, we also realize gains on the sale of assets. Our principal expenses include interest expense on interest-bearing customer deposits, advances from the Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas (FHLB) and other borrowings, operating expenses such as salaries, employee benefits, occupancy costs, data processing and communication costs, expenses associated with other real estate owned, other administrative expenses, provisions for loan losses and our assessment for FDIC deposit insurance.
Certain Events Affect Year-over-Year Comparability
Acquisitions. The Company completed the acquisition of Guaranty Bancorp, a Colorado corporation and its subsidiary, Guaranty Bank and Trust Company (Guaranty), on January 1, 2019. As a result of the acquisition, the Company added 32 full service banking locations along the Colorado Front Range including locations throughout the Denver metropolitan area and along I-25 to Fort Collins, expanding the Company's footprint in Colorado. This acquisition increased total assets by $3.9 billion, gross loans by $2.8 billion and deposits by $3.1 billion.
The Company completed the acquisition of Integrity Bancshares, Inc., a Texas corporation and its subsidiary, Integrity Bank, SSB, Houston, Texas (Integrity), a Texas state savings bank on June 1, 2018. The Company acquired four new locations as part of the transaction, representing an expansion in the Houston metropolitan area. This acquisition increased total assets by $851.9 million, gross loans by $651.8 million and deposits by $593.1 million.

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The comparability of the Company's results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018 are affected by these acquisitions.

Discussion and Analysis of Results of Operations for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2019 and 2018
The following discussion and analysis of our results of operations compares the operations for the three months ended March 31, 2019 with the three months ended March 31, 2018. The results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2019 are not necessarily indicative of the results of operations that may be expected for all of the year ending December 31, 2019.
Results of Operations
For the three months ended March 31, 2019, net income was $37.1 million ($0.85 per common share on a diluted basis) compared with net income of $29.0 million ($1.02 per common share on a diluted basis) for the three months ended March 31, 2018. The Company posted annualized returns on average equity of 6.78% and 8.72%, returns on average assets of 1.08% and 1.35% and efficiency ratios of 60.37% and 52.30% for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively. The efficiency ratio is calculated by dividing total noninterest expense (which excludes the provision for loan losses and the amortization of other intangible assets) by net interest income plus noninterest income.
Net Interest Income
The Company’s net interest income is its interest income, net of interest expenses. Changes in the balances of the Company’s earning assets and its deposits, FHLB advances and other borrowings, as well as changes in the market interest rates, affect the Company’s net interest income. The difference between the Company’s average yield on earning assets and its average rate paid for interest-bearing liabilities is its net interest spread. Noninterest-bearing sources of funds, such as demand deposits and stockholders’ equity, also support the Company’s earning assets. The impact of the noninterest-bearing sources of funds is reflected in the Company’s net interest margin, which is calculated as annualized net interest income divided by average earning assets.
Net interest income was $121.7 million for the three months ended March 31, 2019, an increase of $47.7 million, or 64.5%, from $74.0 million for the three months ended March 31, 2018. This increase is due primarily to a $4.7 billion increase, or 62.7%, in average interest earning assets to $12.2 billion for the three months ended March 31, 2019 compared to $7.5 billion for the three months ended March 31, 2018. The increase is primarily due to $3.4 billion in interest-earning assets acquired in the Guaranty transaction as well as $718.9 million of interest-earning assets acquired in the Integrity transaction as well as organic growth over the year. The average yield on interest earning assets increased 40 basis points from 4.77% for the three months ended March 31, 2018 to 5.17% for the three months ended March 31, 2019. The increase from the prior year is due primarily to higher rates on interest-earning assets due to continued increases in the Fed Funds rate for the year over year period as well as an increase in acquired loan accretion due to the Guaranty transaction. The average cost of interest-bearing liabilities increased 54 basis points to 1.59% for the three months ended March 31, 2019 compared to 1.05% for the three months ended March 31, 2018. The increase is primarily due to higher rates offered on our deposits, primarily commercial money market accounts and certificates of deposit, resulting from both market competition and the increased interest rates on deposit products tied to Fed Funds rates, as well as rate increases on short-term FHLB advances and junior subordinated debt. The aforementioned changes resulted in a five basis point increase in the net interest margin for the three months ended March 31, 2019 at 4.05% compared to 4.00% for the three months ended March 31, 2018.

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Average Balance Sheet Amounts, Interest Earned and Yield Analysis.  The following table presents average balance sheet information, interest income, interest expense and the corresponding average yields earned and rates paid for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018. The average balances are principally daily averages and, for loans, include both performing and nonperforming balances.
   
 
Three months ended March 31,
   
 
2019
 
2018
   
 
Average
Outstanding
Balance
 
Interest
 
Yield/
Rate
(3)
 
Average
Outstanding
Balance
 
Interest
 
Yield/
Rate
(3)
(dollars in thousands)
 
   
 
   
 
   
 
   
 
   
 
   
Interest-earning assets:
 
   
 
   
 
   
 
   
 
   
 
   
Loans (1)
 
$
10,708,761

 
$
145,531

 
5.51
%
 
$
6,549,083

 
$
83,275

 
5.16
%
Taxable securities
 
772,782

 
5,450

 
2.86

 
588,447

 
2,903

 
2.00

Nontaxable securities
 
334,976

 
2,225

 
2.69

 
189,429

 
1,193

 
2.55

Interest-bearing deposits and other
 
380,062

 
2,370

 
2.53

 
170,086

 
743

 
1.77

Total interest-earning assets
 
12,196,581

 
$
155,576

 
5.17

 
7,497,045

 
$
88,114

 
4.77

Noninterest-earning assets
 
1,778,611

 
   
 
   
 
1,178,551

 
   
 
   
Total assets
 
$
13,975,192

 
   
 
   
 
$
8,675,596

 
   
 
   
Interest-bearing liabilities:
 
   
 
   
 
   
 
   
 
   
 
   
Checking accounts
 
$
3,909,144

 
$
10,097

 
1.05
%
 
$
2,940,180

 
$
4,958

 
0.68
%
Savings accounts
 
504,880

 
325

 
0.26

 
280,301

 
115

 
0.17

Money market accounts
 
1,899,263

 
9,611

 
2.05

 
737,493

 
2,621

 
1.44

Certificates of deposit
 
1,657,869

 
7,809

 
1.91

 
875,052

 
2,105

 
0.98

Total deposits
 
7,971,156

 
27,842

 
1.42

 
4,833,026

 
9,799

 
0.82

FHLB advances
 
446,029

 
2,610

 
2.37

 
483,709

 
1,886

 
1.58

Repurchase agreements and other borrowings
 
185,684

 
2,715

 
5.93

 
137,798

 
2,102

 
6.19

Junior subordinated debentures
 
53,659

 
757

 
5.72

 
27,686

 
360

 
5.27

Total interest-bearing liabilities
 
8,656,528

 
33,924

 
1.59

 
5,482,219

 
14,147

 
1.05

Noninterest-bearing checking accounts
 
3,024,361

 
   
 
   
 
1,829,955

 
   
 
   
Noninterest-bearing liabilities
 
74,770

 
   
 
   
 
16,021

 
   
 
   
Stockholders’ equity
 
2,219,533

 
   
 
   
 
1,347,401

 
   
 
   
Total liabilities and equity
 
$
13,975,192

 
   
 
   
 
$
8,675,596

 
   
 
   
Net interest income
 
   
 
$
121,652

 
   
 
   
 
$
73,967

 
   
Interest rate spread
 
   
 
   
 
3.58
%
 
   
 
   
 
3.72
%
Net interest margin (2)
 
   
 
   
 
4.05

 
   
 
   
 
4.00

Net interest income and margin (tax equivalent basis) (4)
 
 
 
$
122,565

 
4.08

 
 
 
$
74,421

 
4.03

Average interest earning assets to interest bearing liabilities
 
   
 
   
 
140.89

 
   
 
   
 
136.75

(1)
Average loan balances include nonaccrual loans.
(2)
Net interest margins for the periods presented represent: (i) the difference between interest income on interest-earning assets and the interest expense on interest-bearing liabilities, divided by (ii) average interest-earning assets for the period.
(3)
Yield and rates for the three month periods are annualized.
(4)
A tax-equivalent adjustment has been computed using a federal income tax rate of 21% for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018.



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Provision for Loan Losses
Management actively monitors the Company’s asset quality and provides specific loss provisions when necessary. Provisions for loan losses are charged to income to bring the total allowance for loan losses to a level deemed appropriate by management based on such factors as historical loss experience, trends in classified loans and past dues, the volume, concentrations and growth in the loan portfolio, current economic conditions and the value of collateral.
Loans are charged off against the allowance for loan losses when appropriate. Although management believes it uses the best information available to make determinations with respect to the provision for loan losses, future adjustments may be necessary if economic conditions differ from the assumptions used in making the determination.
The Company recorded a $3.2 million provision for loan losses for the three months ended March 31, 2019 compared to $2.7 million for the comparable period in 2018. Provision expense is primarily reflective of organic loan growth as well as charge-offs or specific reserves taken during the respective period. Net charge-offs were $1.5 million and $137 thousand for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively. The increase in net charge-offs for the three months ended March 31, 2019 was primarily related to $402 thousand in nonaccrual charge-offs in addition to a partial charge-off of an energy loan totaling $827 thousand which had been fully reserved in prior periods.
Noninterest Income
The following table sets forth the components of noninterest income for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018 and the period-over-period variations in such categories of noninterest income:
 
Three months ended March 31,
 
Variance
(dollars in thousands)
2019
2018
 
2019 v. 2018
Noninterest Income
 
 
 
 
 
Service charges on deposit accounts
$
5,910

$
3,485

 
$
2,425

69.6
 %
Investment management and trust
2,219


 
2,219

100.0

Mortgage banking revenue
3,093

3,414

 
(321
)
(9.4
)
Gain on sale of other real estate

60

 
(60
)
N/M

Gain (loss) on sale of securities available for sale
245

(224
)
 
469

N/M

Gain (loss) on sale of premises and equipment
9

(8
)
 
17

N/M

Increase in cash surrender value of BOLI
1,359

739

 
620

83.9

Other
3,589

1,989

 
1,600

80.4

Total noninterest income
$
16,424

$
9,455

 
$
6,969

73.7
 %
 
 
 
 
 
 
N/M - not meaningful
 
 
 
 
 
Total noninterest income increased $7.0 million, or 73.7% for the three months ended March 31, 2019 over same period in 2018. Significant changes in the components of noninterest income are discussed below.
Service charges on deposit accounts. Service charges on deposit accounts increased $2.4 million, or 69.6% for the three months ended March 31, 2019, as compared to the same period in 2018. The increase in service charge income reflects an increase in deposit accounts primarily due to the acquisition of Guaranty Bancorp in January 2019 as well as the acquisition of Integrity in June 2018.
Investment management and trust. The investment management subsidiary and trust division were acquired in the Guaranty transaction on January 1, 2019.

Increase in cash surrender value of BOLI. The increase in cash surrender value of BOLI increased $620 thousand, or 83.9% for the three months ended March 31, 2019, as compared to the same period in 2018. The increase is primarily a result of $81 million in BOLI contracts acquired in the Guaranty transaction.


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Other. Other noninterest income increased $1.6 million, or 80.4% for the three months ended March 31, 2019 as compared to the same period in 2018. The increase from prior year is primarily due to the additional accounts acquired in the Guaranty transaction as well as an increase in acquired loan recoveries during first quarter 2019.
Noninterest Expense
Noninterest expense increased $41.6 million, or 92.6% for the three months ended March 31, 2019 as compared to the same period in 2018. The following table sets forth the components of the Company’s noninterest expense for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018 and the period-over-period variations in such categories of noninterest expense:

Three months ended March 31,
 
Variance
(dollars in thousands)
2019
2018
 
2019 v. 2018
Noninterest Expense
 
 
 
 
 
Salaries and employee benefits
$
42,380

$
25,168

 
$
17,212

68.4
 %
Occupancy
8,991

5,664

 
3,327

58.7

Data processing
3,769

2,405

 
1,364

56.7

FDIC assessment
1,248

741

 
507

68.4

Advertising and public relations
663

385

 
278

72.2

Communications
1,295

941

 
354

37.6

Other real estate owned expenses, net
71

90

 
(19
)
(21.1
)
Impairment of other real estate
436

85

 
351

412.9

Amortization of other intangible assets
3,235

1,331

 
1,904

143.1

Professional fees
1,170

1,119

 
51

4.6

Acquisition expense, including legal
14,987

545

 
14,442

N/M

Other
8,350

6,484

 
1,866

28.8

Total noninterest expense
$
86,595

$
44,958

 
$
41,637

92.6
 %
 
 
 
 
 
 
N/M - not meaningful
 
 
 
 
 
Salaries and employee benefits. Salary and employee benefits increased $17.2 million, or 68.4% for the three months ended March 31, 2019 compared to the same period in 2018. Salary and employee benefit expenses increased for the comparative three months due to additional headcount related to both the Guaranty and Integrity acquisitions as well as organic growth during the year. Salaries and benefits expense is also elevated due to severance and retention payments made or accrued totaling $3.2 million related primarily to the Guaranty transaction and our announced branch restructuring in second quarter 2019, as well as the Company's increase in the 401(k) contribution match in third quarter 2018.
Occupancy.  Occupancy expense increased $3.3 million, or 58.7% for the three months ended March 31, 2019 compared to the same period in 2018. The increase is primarily reflective of 32 additional branches acquired in the Guaranty transaction and four branches acquired in the Integrity transaction.
Data processing. Data processing expense increased $1.4 million, or 56.7% three months ended March 31, 2019 compared to the same period in 2018. Data processing increased for the comparative three months primarily due to additional branches and accounts acquired with the Guaranty and Integrity acquisitions.
FDIC assessment. FDIC assessment expense increased $507 thousand, or 68.4% for the three months ended March 31, 2019 compared to the same period in 2018. The increases in FDIC assessment expense is due to additional accounts acquired with the Guaranty and Integrity acquisitions.
Amortization of other intangible assets. Intangible amortization increased $1.9 million, or 143.1% for the three months ended March 31, 2019 compared to the same period in 2018. The increase relates to the additional amortization of core deposit and customer intangibles related to the acquisition of Guaranty and Integrity transactions.

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Acquisition expenses. Acquisition expenses increased $14.4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2019 compared to the same period in 2018. The increase in acquisition expenses in the first quarter 2019 was primarily due to $8.7 million in change in control payments to Guaranty executives as well as an increase in professional fees, contract termination fees, and conversion-related expenses related to Guaranty.
Other noninterest expense. Other noninterest expense increased $1.9 million, or 28.8% for the three months ended March 31, 2019 compared to the same period in 2018. The increase in noninterest expense primarily reflects the additional headcount, branch locations and accounts acquired in the Guaranty and Integrity transactions but also due in part to higher deposit and loan-related expenses for the year over year period.
Income Tax Expense
Income tax expense was $11.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and $6.8 million for the same period in 2018. The effective tax rates were 23.1% for the three months ended March 31, 2019 compared to 19.0% for the same period in 2018. The higher effective tax rate in first quarter 2019 was due to $1.4 million in deductibility limitations related to the change in control payments made to Guaranty employees and $203 thousand in nondeductible expenses.

Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition
The following is a discussion and analysis of the Company’s financial condition as of March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018.
Assets
The Company’s total assets increased by $4.3 billion, or 43.6%, to $14.1 billion as of March 31, 2019 from $9.8 billion at December 31, 2018. The increase is primarily due to $3.9 billion and $851.9 million in assets acquired with Guaranty and Integrity, respectively, in addition to organic growth for the period.
Loan Portfolio
The following table presents the balance and associated percentage of each major category in our loan portfolio as of March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018:
 
 
(dollars in thousands)
March 31, 2019
 
December 31, 2018
Commercial (1)
$
1,982,470

 
18.1
%
 
$
1,361,104

 
17.2
%
Real estate:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Commercial
5,848,442

 
53.3

 
4,141,356

 
52.3

Commercial construction, land and land development
1,045,642

 
9.5

 
905,421

 
11.4

Residential (2)
1,547,374

 
14.1

 
1,082,248

 
13.7

Single family interim construction
373,398

 
3.4

 
331,748

 
4.2

Agricultural
97,704

 
0.9

 
66,638

 
0.8

Consumer
70,528

 
0.7

 
31,759

 
0.4

Other
481

 

 
253

 

   
10,966,039

 
100.0
%
 
7,920,527

 
100.0
%
Deferred loan fees
(2,563
)
 
 
 
(3,303
)
 
 
Allowance for loan losses
(46,505
)
 
 
 
(44,802
)
 
 
Total loans, net
$
10,916,971

 
 
 
$
7,872,422

 
   
(1) Includes mortgage warehouse purchase loans of $251.3 million and $170.3 million at March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively.
(2) Includes mortgage loans held for sale as of March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018 of $22.6 million and $32.7 million respectively.
Our loan portfolio is the largest category of our earning assets. As of March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, total loans, net of allowance for loan losses and deferred fees, totaled $10.9 billion and $7.9 billion, respectively, which is an increase of 38.7% between the two dates. The increase is primarily due to $2.8 billion in loans acquired in the Guaranty but also due to organic loan growth during 2019.

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Asset Quality
Nonperforming Assets. The Company has established procedures to assist the Company in maintaining the overall quality of the Company’s loan portfolio. In addition, the Company has adopted underwriting guidelines to be followed by the Company’s lending officers and require significant senior management review of proposed extensions of credit exceeding certain thresholds. When delinquencies exist, the Company rigorously monitors the levels of such delinquencies for any negative or adverse trends. The Company’s loan review procedures include approval of lending policies and underwriting guidelines by Independent Bank’s board of directors, an annual independent loan review, approval of large credit relationships by Independent Bank’s Executive Loan Committee and loan quality documentation procedures. The Company, like other financial institutions, is subject to the risk that its loan portfolio will be subject to increasing pressures from deteriorating borrower credit due to general economic conditions.
The Company discontinues accruing interest on a loan when management of the Company believes, after considering the Company’s collection efforts and other factors, that the borrower’s financial condition is such that collection of interest of that loan is doubtful. Loans are placed on nonaccrual status or charged-off at an earlier date if collection of principal or interest is considered doubtful. All interest accrued but not collected for loans, including troubled debt restructurings, that are placed on nonaccrual status or charged off is reversed against interest income. Cash collections on nonaccrual loans are generally credited to the loan receivable balance, and no interest income is recognized on those loans until the principal balance has been collected. Loans are returned to accrual status when all the principal and interest amounts contractually due are brought current and future payments are reasonably assured.
Real estate the Company has acquired as a result of foreclosure or by deed-in-lieu-of foreclosure is classified as other real estate owned until sold.  The Company's policy is to initially record other real estate owned at fair value less estimated costs to sell at the date of foreclosure.  After foreclosure, other real estate is carried at the lower of the initial carrying amount (fair value less estimated costs to sell or lease), or at the value determined by subsequent appraisals or internal valuations of the other real estate.
The Company periodically modifies loans to extend the term or make other concessions to help a borrower with a deteriorating financial condition stay current on their loan and to avoid foreclosure. The Company generally does not forgive principal or interest on loans or modify the interest rates on loans to rates that are below market rates. Under applicable accounting standards, such loan modifications are generally classified as troubled debt restructurings.

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The following table sets forth the allocation of the Company’s nonperforming assets among the Company’s different asset categories as of the dates indicated. The Company classifies nonperforming loans (excluding loans acquired with deteriorated credit quality) as nonaccrual loans, loans past due 90 days or more and still accruing interest or loans modified under restructurings as a result of the borrower experiencing financial difficulties. The balances of nonperforming loans reflect the net investment in these assets, including deductions for purchase discounts.
(dollars in thousands)
 
March 31, 2019
 
December 31, 2018
Nonaccrual loans
 
   
 
   
Commercial
 
$
7,835

 
$
5,224

Real estate:
 
 
 
 
Commercial real estate, construction, land and land development
 
938

 
1,329

Residential real estate
 
1,179

 
1,775

Single family interim construction
 

 
3,578

Consumer
 
24

 
32

Total nonaccrual loans (1)
 
9,976

 
11,938

Loans delinquent 90 days or more and still accruing
 
   

 
   

Commercial
 
71

 

Consumer
 
1

 
5

Total loans delinquent 90 days or more and still accruing
 
72

 
5

Troubled debt restructurings, not included in nonaccrual loans
 
   

 
   

Commercial
 
114

 
114

Real estate:
 
 
 
 
Commercial real estate, construction, land and land development
 
392

 
405

Residential real estate
 
166

 
168

Total troubled debt restructurings, not included in nonaccrual loans
 
672

 
687

Total nonperforming loans
 
10,720

 
12,630

Other real estate owned and other repossessed assets:
 
   

 
   

Commercial real estate, construction, land and land development
 
5,474

 
4,200

Residential real estate
 
544

 

Consumer
 
114

 
114

Total other real estate owned and other repossessed assets
 
6,132

 
4,314

Total nonperforming assets
 
$
16,852

 
$
16,944

Ratio of nonperforming loans to total loans held for investment (2)
 
0.10
%
 
0.16
%
Ratio of nonperforming assets to total assets
 
0.12

 
0.17

(1)  
Nonaccrual loans include troubled debt restructurings of $496 thousand and $506 thousand at March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively and excludes loans acquired with deteriorated credit quality of $8.9 million and $7.0 million as of March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively.
(2)  
Excluding mortgage warehouse purchase loans of $251.3 million and $170.3 million as of March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively.
Nonaccrual loans decreased to $10.0 million at March 31, 2019 from $11.9 million as of December 31, 2018. Troubled debt restructurings that were not on nonaccrual status totaled $672 thousand at March 31, 2019 decreasing slightly from $687 thousand at December 31, 2018. The decrease in nonaccrual loans was primarily due to payoffs of two nonaccrual single-family interim construction loans and one commercial real estate loan totaling $3.9 million, nonaccrual charge-offs totaling $402 thousand, and a $544 thousand nonaccrual residential real estate loan placed in foreclosure, offset by a $3.0 million commercial loan placed on nonaccrual status during the three months ended March 31, 2019. The net increase in other real estate owned and repossessed assets is primarily due to the addition of three properties totaling $1.7 million as a result of the Guaranty acquisition as well as the addition noted above, off-set by a $436 thousand impairment.
As of March 31, 2019, the Company had a total of 137 substandard and doubtful loans with an aggregate principal balance of $61.6 million that were not currently impaired loans, nonaccrual loans, 90 days past due loans or troubled debt restructurings, but where the Company had information about possible credit problems of the borrowers that caused the Company’s management to have serious concerns as to the ability of the borrowers to comply with present loan repayment terms and that could result in those loans becoming nonaccrual loans, 90 days past due loans or troubled debt restructurings in the future.

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The Company generally continues to use the classification of acquired loans classified nonaccrual or 90 days and accruing as of the acquisition date. The Company does not classify acquired loans as troubled debt restructurings, or TDRs, unless the Company modifies an acquired loan subsequent to acquisition that meets the TDR criteria. Reported delinquency of the Company’s purchased loan portfolio is based upon the contractual terms of the loans.
Allowance for Loan Losses. The allowance for loan losses is established through charges to earnings in the form of a provision for loan losses. The Company’s allowance for loan losses represents the Company’s estimate of probable and reasonably estimable loan losses inherent in loans held for investment as of the respective balance sheet date. The Company’s methodology for assessing the adequacy of the allowance for loan losses includes a general allowance for performing loans, which are grouped based on similar characteristics, and an allocated allowance for individual impaired loans. Actual credit losses or recoveries are charged or credited directly to the allowance. As of March 31, 2019, the allowance for loan losses amounted to $46.5 million, or 0.43% of total loans held for investment, excluding mortgage warehouse purchase loans, compared with $44.8 million, or 0.58% as of December 31, 2018. The dollar increase from year end is primarily due to additional general reserves for organic loan growth. The decrease in the allowance for loan losses as a percentage of loans reflects that loans acquired in the Guaranty transaction were recorded at fair value without an allowance at acquisition date. As of March 31, 2019, the discount on acquired loans totaled $142.8 million.
The allowance for loan losses to nonperforming loans has increased from 354.73% at December 31, 2018 to 433.82% at March 31, 2019, due to an increase in the recorded allowance balance as well as a reduction in total nonperforming loans as noted above. Nonperforming loans have decreased to $10.7 million at March 31, 2019 compared to $12.6 million at December 31, 2018.
Securities Available for Sale
The Company’s investment strategy aims to maximize earnings while maintaining liquidity in securities with minimal credit, interest rate and duration risk. The types and maturities of securities purchased are primarily based on the Company’s current and projected liquidity and interest rate sensitivity positions.
The Company recognized a net gain of $245 thousand on the sale of securities for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and a net loss of $224 thousand on the sale of securities for the three month ended March 31, 2018. Securities represented 7.6% and 7.0% of the Company’s total assets at March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively.
Management evaluates securities for other-than-temporary impairment (OTTI) on at least a quarterly basis and more frequently when economic or market conditions warrant such an evaluation. Management does not intend to sell any debt securities it holds and believes the Company more likely than not will not be required to sell any debt securities it holds before their anticipated recovery, at which time the Company will receive full value for the securities. Management has the ability and intent to hold the securities classified as available for sale that were in a loss position as of March 31, 2019 for a period of time sufficient for an entire recovery of the cost basis of the securities. For those securities that are impaired, the unrealized losses are largely due to interest rate changes. The fair value is expected to recover as the securities approach their maturity date. Management believes any impairment in the Company’s securities at March 31, 2019, is temporary and no other-than-temporary impairment has been realized in the Company’s consolidated financial statements.
Capital Resources and Regulatory Capital Requirements
Total stockholder’s equity was $2.2 billion at March 31, 2019 compared with $1.6 billion at December 31, 2018, an increase of approximately $627.8 million. The increase was primarily due to stock issued in the Guaranty acquisition for a total, net of offering costs, of $601.1 million as well as net income of $37.1 million earned by the Company during the three months ended March 31, 2019, stock based compensation of $2.2 million, and an increase of $11.8 million in unrealized gain (loss) on available for sale securities offset by a cumulative adjustment for change in accounting principles of $926 thousand, stock repurchased by the Company totaling $12.5 million and dividends paid of $10.9 million.
 

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As of March 31, 2019, the Company exceeded all capital ratio requirements under prompt corrective action and other regulatory requirements, as detailed in the table below:   
 
As of March 31, 2019
 
Actual Consolidated
Actual Bank
Required minimum capital - Basel III fully phased-in
Required to be considered well capitalized (Bank only)
 
Ratio
Ratio
Ratio
Ratio
Tier 1 capital to average assets ratio
9.33
%
10.70
%
4.00%
≥5.00%
Common equity tier 1 capital to risk weighted assets ratio
9.60

11.56

7.00%
≥6.50
Tier 1 capital to risk weighted assets ratio
10.07

11.56

8.50%
≥8.00
Total capital to risk weighted assets ratio
11.96

11.95

10.50%
≥10.00
Share Repurchase Program. The Company established share repurchase programs in prior years which would allow the Company to purchase its common stock in the open market or in privately negotiated transactions. In general, share repurchase programs allow the Company to proactively manage its capital position and return excess capital to shareholders. On October 24, 2018, the Company announced the reestablishment of its share repurchase program. The program authorizes the purchase by the Company of up to $75,000 of its common stock. The repurchase program is authorized to continue through October 1, 2019. As of March 31, 2019, the Company repurchased a total of 172,738 shares of Company stock at a total cost of $10,000 under this program.
Liquidity Management
The Company continuously monitors the Company’s liquidity position to ensure that assets and liabilities are managed in a manner that will meet all of the Company’s short-term and long-term cash requirements. The Company manages the Company’s liquidity position to meet the daily cash flow needs of customers, while maintaining an appropriate balance between assets and liabilities to meet the return on investment objectives of the Company’s shareholders. The Company also monitors its liquidity requirements in light of interest rate trends, changes in the economy and the scheduled maturity and interest rate sensitivity of the investment and loan portfolios and deposits.
Liquidity risk management is an important element in the Company’s asset/liability management process. The Company’s short-term and long-term liquidity requirements are primarily to fund on-going operations, including payment of interest on deposits and debt, extensions of credit to borrowers, capital expenditures and shareholder dividends. These liquidity requirements are met primarily through cash flow from operations, redeployment of pre-paid and maturing balances in the Company’s loan and investment portfolios, debt financing and increases in customer deposits. The Company’s liquidity position is supported by management of liquid assets and liabilities and access to alternative sources of funds. Liquid assets include cash, interest-bearing deposits in banks, federal funds sold, securities available for sale and maturing or prepaying balances in the Company’s investment and loan portfolios. Liquid liabilities include core deposits, brokered deposits, federal funds purchased, securities sold under repurchase agreements and other borrowings. Other sources of liquidity include the sale of loans, the ability to acquire additional national market non core deposits, the issuance of additional collateralized borrowings such as FHLB advances, the issuance of debt securities, borrowings through the Federal Reserve’s discount window and the issuance of equity securities. For additional information regarding the Company’s operating, investing and financing cash flows, see the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows provided in the Company’s consolidated financial statements.
In addition to the liquidity provided by the sources described above, the Company maintains correspondent relationships with other banks in order to sell loans or purchase overnight funds should additional liquidity be needed. As of March 31, 2019, the Company had established federal funds lines of credit with 11 unaffiliated banks totaling $425 million with no borrowings against the lines at that time. The Company also participates in an exchange that provides direct overnight borrowings with other financial institutions with a borrowing capacity of $279 million and none outstanding as of March 31, 2019. The Company has an unsecured line of credit totaling $100 million with an unrelated commercial bank. The line had $21.0 million outstanding as of March 31, 2019 and was subsequently paid off prior to the date of this report. Based on the values of stock, securities, and loans pledged as collateral, as of March 31, 2019, the Company had additional borrowing capacity with the FHLB of $2.0 billion. In addition, the Company maintains a secured line of credit with the Federal Reserve Bank with an availability to borrow $982.2 million.

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Contractual Obligations
In the ordinary course of the Company’s operations, the Company enters into certain contractual obligations, such as obligations for operating leases and other arrangements with respect to deposit liabilities, FHLB advances and other borrowed funds. The Company believes that it will be able to meet its contractual obligations as they come due through the maintenance of adequate cash levels. The Company expects to maintain adequate cash levels through profitability, loan and securities repayment and maturity activity and continued deposit gathering activities. The Company has in place various borrowing mechanisms for both short-term and long-term liquidity needs.
On January 18, 2018, the Company entered into an agreement with an independent contractor for the oversight and construction of the Company's new corporate headquarters office building in McKinney, Texas. The 165,000 square foot building is estimated to cost approximately $58.0 million and expected to be completed in second quarter 2019. At March 31, 2019, the project's estimated remaining costs was approximately $22 million.
As a result of the acquisition of Guaranty completed during the three months ended March 31, 2019, the Company acquired deposit accounts, FHLB advances, subordinated debt commitments, junior subordinated debentures and assumed the operating lease commitments for several branch locations acquired in the Guaranty transaction.
Other than normal changes in the ordinary course of business and the items mentioned above, there have been no significant changes in the types of contractual obligations or amounts due since December 31, 2018.
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
In the normal course of business, the Company enters into various transactions, which, in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States, are not included in the Company’s consolidated balance sheets. However, the Company has only limited off-balance sheet arrangements that have, or are reasonably likely to have, a current or future material effect on the Company’s financial condition, revenues, expenses, results of operations, liquidity, capital expenditures or capital resources. Independent Bank enters into these transactions to meet the financing needs of the Company’s customers. These transactions include commitments to extend credit and issue standby letters of credit, which involve, to varying degrees, elements of credit risk and interest rate risk in excess of the amounts recognized in the consolidated balance sheets.
Commitments to Extend Credit. Independent Bank enters into contractual commitments to extend credit, normally with fixed expiration dates or termination clauses, at specified rates and for specific purposes. Substantially all of Independent Bank’s commitments to extend credit are contingent upon customers maintaining specific credit standards at the time of loan funding. Independent Bank minimizes its exposure to loss under these commitments by subjecting them to credit approval and monitoring procedures.
Standby Letters of Credit. Standby letters of credit are written conditional commitments that Independent Bank issues to guarantee the performance of a customer to a third party. In the event the customer does not perform in accordance with the terms of the agreement with the third party, Independent Bank would be required to fund the commitment. The maximum potential amount of future payments Independent Bank could be required to make is represented by the contractual amount of the commitment. If the commitment is funded, the customer is obligated to reimburse Independent Bank for the amount paid under this standby letter of credit.
Independent Bank’s commitments to extend credit and outstanding standby letters of credit were $2.4 billion and $25.0 million, respectively, as of March 31, 2019. Since commitments associated with letters of credit and commitments to extend credit may expire unused, the amounts shown do not necessarily reflect the actual future cash funding requirements. The Company manages the Company’s liquidity in light of the aggregate amounts of commitments to extend credit and outstanding standby letters of credit in effect from time to time to ensure that the Company will have adequate sources of liquidity to fund such commitments and honor drafts under such letters of credit.

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Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates
The preparation of the Company’s consolidated financial statements in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles, or GAAP, requires the Company to make estimates and judgments that affect the Company’s reported amounts of assets, liabilities, income and expenses and related disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. The Company bases its estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions that are believed to be reasonable under current circumstances, results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying value of certain assets and liabilities that are not readily available from other sources. The Company evaluates the Company’s estimates on an ongoing basis. Actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions.
Accounting policies, as described in detail in the notes to the Company’s consolidated financial statements, are an integral part of the Company’s financial statements. A thorough understanding of these accounting policies is essential when reviewing the Company’s reported results of operations and the Company’s financial position. The Company believes that the critical accounting policies and estimates discussed below require the Company to make difficult, subjective or complex judgments about matters that are inherently uncertain. Changes in these estimates, that are likely to occur from period to period, or the use of different estimates that the Company could have reasonably used in the current period, would have a material impact on the Company’s financial position, results of operations or liquidity.
Acquired Loans. The Company’s accounting policies require that the Company evaluates all acquired loans for evidence of deterioration in credit quality since origination and to evaluate whether it is probable that the Company will collect all contractually required payments from the borrower.
Acquired loans from the transactions accounted for as a business combination include both loans with evidence of credit deterioration since their origination date and performing loans. The Company accounts for performing loans under ASC Paragraph 310-20, Nonrefundable Fees and Other Costs, with the related difference in the initial fair value and unpaid principal balance (the discount) recognized as interest income on a level yield basis over the life of the loan. The Company accounts for the nonperforming loans acquired in accordance with ASC Paragraph 310-30, Loans and Debt Securities Acquired with Deteriorated Credit Quality. At the date of the acquisition, acquired loans are recorded at their fair value with no valuation allowance.
For purchase credit impaired loans, the Company recognizes the difference between the undiscounted cash flows the Company expects (at the time the Company acquires the loan) to be collected and the investment in the loan, or the “accretable yield,” as interest income using the interest method over the life of the loan. The Company does not recognize contractually required payments for interest and principal that exceed undiscounted cash flows expected at acquisition, or the “nonaccretable difference,” as a yield adjustment, loss accrual or valuation allowance. Increases in the expected cash flows subsequent to the initial investment are recognized prospectively through adjustment of the yield on the loan over the loan’s remaining life, while decreases in expected cash flows are recognized as impairment. Valuation allowances on these impaired loans reflect only losses incurred after the acquisition.
Upon an acquisition, the Company generally continues to use the classification of acquired loans classified nonaccrual or 90 days and accruing. The Company does not classify acquired loans as TDRs unless the Company modifies an acquired loan subsequent to acquisition that meets the TDR criteria. Reported delinquency of the Company’s purchased loan portfolio is based upon the contractual terms of the loans.
Allowance for Loan Losses. The allowance for loan losses represents management’s estimate of probable and reasonably estimable credit losses inherent in the loan portfolio. In determining the allowance, the Company estimates losses on individual impaired loans, or groups of loans which are not impaired, where the probable loss can be identified and reasonably estimated. On a quarterly basis, the Company assesses the risk inherent in the Company’s loan portfolio based on qualitative and quantitative trends in the portfolio, including the internal risk classification of loans, historical loss rates, changes in the nature and volume of the loan portfolio, industry or borrower concentrations, delinquency trends, detailed reviews of significant loans with identified weaknesses and the impacts of local, regional and national economic factors on the quality of the loan portfolio. Based on this analysis, the Company records a provision for loan losses in order to maintain the allowance at appropriate levels.

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Determining the amount of the allowance is considered a critical accounting estimate, as it requires significant judgment and the use of subjective measurements, including management’s assessment of overall portfolio quality. The Company maintains the allowance at an amount the Company believes is sufficient to provide for estimated losses inherent in the Company’s loan portfolio at each balance sheet date, and fluctuations in the provision for loan losses may result from management’s assessment of the adequacy of the allowance. Changes in these estimates and assumptions are possible and may have a material impact on the Company’s allowance, and therefore the Company’s financial position, liquidity or results of operations.
Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets. The excess purchase price over the fair value of net assets from acquisitions, or goodwill, is evaluated for impairment at least annually and on an interim basis if an event or circumstance indicates that it is likely an impairment has occurred. The Company first assesses qualitative factors to determine whether the existence of events or circumstances leads to a determination that it is more likely than not that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying amount. If, after assessing the totality of events or circumstances, the Company determines it is not more likely than not that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying amount, then performing a two step impairment test is unnecessary. If the Company concludes otherwise, then it is required to perform the first step of the two step impairment test by calculating the fair value of the reporting unit and comparing the fair value with the carrying amount of the reporting unit. The Company performs its impairment test annually as of December 31. There have been no circumstances since December 31, 2018 that would indicate any impairment has occurred, therefore, management does not believe goodwill is impaired as of March 31, 2019.
Core deposit intangibles and other acquired customer relationship intangibles lack physical substance but can be distinguished from goodwill because of contractual or other legal rights or because the asset is capable of being sold or exchanged either on its own or in combination with a related contract, asset, or liability. Other intangible assets are being amortized on a straight-line basis over their estimated useful lives ranging from ten to thirteen years. Other intangible assets are tested for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate the carrying amount of the assets may not be recoverable from future undiscounted cash flows. If impaired, the assets are recorded at fair value.

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ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
The principal objective of the Company’s asset and liability management function is to evaluate the interest rate risk within the balance sheet and pursue a controlled assumption of interest rate risk while maximizing net income and preserving adequate levels of liquidity and capital. The Investment Committee of the Bank’s Board of Directors has oversight of Independent Bank's asset and liability management function, which is managed by the Company's Treasurer. The Treasurer meets with our Chief Financial Officer and senior executive management team regularly to review, among other things, the sensitivity of the Company’s assets and liabilities to market interest rate changes, local and national market conditions and market interest rates. That group also reviews the liquidity, capital, deposit mix, loan mix and investment positions of the Company.
The Company's management and the Board of Directors are responsible for managing interest rate risk and employing risk management policies that monitor and limit the Company's exposure to interest rate risk. Interest rate risk is measured using net interest income simulations and market value of portfolio equity analyses. These analyses use various assumptions, including the nature and timing of interest rate changes, yield curve shape, prepayments on loans, securities and deposits, deposit decay rates, pricing decisions on loans and deposits, reinvestment and replacement of asset and liability cash flows.
Instantaneous parallel rate shift scenarios are modeled and utilized to evaluate risk and establish exposure limits for acceptable changes in net interest margin. These scenarios, known as rate shocks, simulate an instantaneous change in interest rates and use various assumptions, including, but not limited to, prepayments on loans and securities, deposit decay rates, pricing decisions on loans and deposits, reinvestment and replacement of asset and liability cash flows.
The Company also analyzes the economic value of equity as a secondary measure of interest rate risk. This is a complementary measure to net interest income where the calculated value is the result of the market value of assets less the market value of liabilities. The economic value of equity is a longer term view of interest rate risk because it measures the present value of the future cash flows. The impact of changes in interest rates on this calculation is analyzed for the risk to the Company's future earnings and is used in conjunction with the analyses on net interest income.
The Company conducts periodic analyses of its sensitivity to interest rate risks through the use of a third-party proprietary interest-rate sensitivity model. That model has been customized to the Company's specifications. The analyses conducted by use of that model are based on current information regarding the Company's actual interest-earnings assets, interest-bearing liabilities, capital and other financial information that it supplies. The third party uses that information in the model to estimate the Company's sensitivity to interest rate risk.
The Company's interest rate risk model indicated that it was in a balanced rate sensitive position in terms of interest rate sensitivity as of March 31, 2019. The table below illustrates the impact of an immediate and sustained 200 and 100 basis point increase and a 100 basis point decrease in interest rates on net interest income based on the interest rate risk model as of March 31, 2019:
Hypothetical Shift in
Interest Rates (in bps)
% Change in Projected
Net Interest Income
200
1.27%
100
0.73
(100)
0.70
These are good faith estimates and assume that the composition of the Company's interest sensitive assets and liabilities existing at each period-end and is based on future maturities and market pricing over the relevant twelve month measurement period and that changes in market interest rates are instantaneous and sustained across the yield curve regardless of duration of pricing characteristics of specific assets or liabilities. Also, this analysis does not contemplate any actions that the Company might undertake in response to changes in market interest rates. The Company believes these estimates are not necessarily indicative of what actually could occur in the event of immediate interest rate increases or decreases of this magnitude. As interest-bearing assets and liabilities re-price in different time frames and proportions to market interest rate movements, various assumptions must be made based on historical relationships of these variables in reaching any conclusion. Since these correlations are based on competitive and market conditions, the Company anticipates that our future results will likely be different from the foregoing estimates, and such differences could be material.

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ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
Evaluation of disclosure controls and procedures. An evaluation of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q was performed under the supervision and with the participation of management, including its Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer. Based upon that evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that the Company's disclosure controls and procedures are effective to provide reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed by the Company in the reports that it files or submits under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, is accumulated and communicated to management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure and are effective to provide reasonable assurance that such information is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified by the SEC's rules and forms.
All internal control systems, no matter how well designed, have inherent limitations. Therefore, even those systems determined to be effective can provide only reasonable assurance with respect to financial statement preparation and presentation.
Changes in internal control over financial reporting. There were no changes in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting during the three months ended March 31, 2019 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.

PART II
Item 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
In the normal course of business, the Company and Independent Bank are named as defendants in various lawsuits. Management of the Company and Independent Bank, following consultation with legal counsel, do not expect the ultimate disposition of any, or a combination, of these matters to have a material adverse effect on the business of the Company or Independent Bank. A legal proceeding that the Company believes could become material is described below.
Independent Bank is a party to a legal proceeding inherited by Independent Bank in connection with the Company's acquisition of BOH Holdings, Inc. and its subsidiary, Bank of Houston, or BOH, that was completed on April 15, 2014. Several entities related to R. A. Stanford, or the Stanford Entities, including Stanford International Bank, Ltd., or SIBL, had deposit accounts at BOH. Certain individuals who had purchased certificates of deposit from SIBL filed a class action lawsuit against several banks, including BOH, on November 11, 2009 in the U.S. District Court Northern District of Texas, Dallas Division, in a case styled Peggy Roif Rotstain, et al. on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated, v. Trustmark National Bank, et al., Civil Action No. 3:09-CV-02384-N-BG. The suit alleges, among other things, that the plaintiffs were victims of fraud by SIBL and other Stanford Entities and seeks to recover damages and alleged fraudulent transfers by the defendant banks.
On May 1, 2015, the plaintiffs filed a motion requesting permission to file a Second Amended Class Action Complaint in this case, which motion was subsequently granted. The Second Amended Class Action Complaint asserted previously unasserted claims, including aiding and abetting or participation in a fraudulent scheme based upon the large amount of deposits that the Stanford Entities held at BOH and the alleged knowledge of certain BOH officers. The plaintiffs seek recovery from Independent Bank and other defendants for their losses. The case was inactive due to a court-ordered discovery stay issued March 2, 2015 pending the Court’s ruling on plaintiff’s motion for class certification and designation of class representatives and counsel. On November 7, 2017, the Court issued an order denying the plaintiff’s motion. In addition, the Court lifted the previously ordered discovery stay. On January 11, 2018, the Court entered a scheduling order providing that the case be ready for trial on January 27, 2020. However, discovery in this case has been extended and the Company now expects that the trial will be delayed until sometime after May 2020. The Company has experienced an increase in legal fees associated with the defense of this claim and anticipates further increases in legal fees as the case proceeds to trial.
Independent Bank notified its insurance carriers of the claims made in the Second Amended Complaint. The insurance carriers have initially indicated that the claims are not covered by the policies or that a “loss” has not yet occurred. Independent Bank pursued insurance coverage as well as reimbursement of defense costs through the initiation of litigation and other means. On November 6, 2018, the Company settled claims under its Financial Institutions Select Policy pursuant to which the Company received payment of an amount which is not material to the operations of the Company. The Company did not settle any claims under its Financial Institution Bond Policy.

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Independent Bank believes that the claims made in this lawsuit are without merit and is vigorously defending this lawsuit. This is complex litigation involving a number of procedural matters and issues. As such, Independent Bank is unable to predict when this matter may be resolved and, given the uncertainty of litigation, the ultimate outcome of, or potential costs or damages arising from, this case.
Item 1A. RISK FACTORS
In evaluating an investment in our securities, investors should consider carefully, among other things, the risk factors previously disclosed in Part I, Item 1A of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018, and in the information contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and our other reports and registrations statements.
Item 2. UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS
None
Item 3. DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES
None
Item 4. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES
Not applicable
Item 5. OTHER INFORMATION
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Item 6. EXHIBITS
The following documents are filed as exhibits to this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q:
   
 
 
 
Exhibit 3.1
   
   
   
Exhibit 3.2
   
   
   
Exhibit 3.3
   
   
   
Exhibit 3.4
 
 
 
 
Exhibit 3.5
 
 
 
 
Exhibit 3.6
 
 
 
 
Exhibit 3.7
 
 
 
 
Exhibit 3.8
 
 
 
 
Exhibit 3.9
 
 
 
 
Exhibit 3.10
 
 
 
 
Exhibit 3.11
 
 
 
 
Exhibit 4.1
 
 
 
 

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Exhibit 4.2
 
 
 
 
Exhibit 4.3
 
 
 
 
Exhibit 4.4
 
 
 
 
Exhibit 4.5
 
 
 
 
Exhibit 4.6
 
 
 
 
Exhibit 4.7
 
 
 
 
The other instruments defining the rights of holders of the long-term debt securities of the Company and its subsidiaries are omitted pursuant to section (b)(4)(iii)(A) of Item 601 of Regulation S-K. The Company hereby agrees to furnish copies of these instruments to the SEC upon request.
 
 
 
Exhibit 4.8(a)*
 
 
 
 
Exhibit 4.8(b)*
 
 
 
 
Exhibit 4.8(c)*
 
 
 
 
Exhibit 4.8(d)*
 
 
 
 
Exhibit 10.1(a)
 
 
 
 
Exhibit 10.1(b)
 
 
 
 
Exhibit 10.1(c)
 
 
 
 
Exhibit 31.1*
   
   
   
Exhibit 31.2*
   
   
   
Exhibit 32.1**
   
   
   
Exhibit 32.2**
   

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Exhibit 101.INS *
   
XBRL Instance Document-the XBRL Instance Document does not appear in the Interactive Data File because its XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document.

   
   
Exhibit 101.SCH *
   
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
   
   
Exhibit 101.CAL *
   
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document
   
   
Exhibit 101.DEF *
   
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document
   
   
Exhibit 101.LAB *
   
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document
   
   
Exhibit 101.PRE *
   
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document
 
 
 
*
Filed herewith.
**
Furnished herewith (such certification shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, except to the extent that the Company specifically incorporates it by reference)


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Signatures
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
   
 
   
   
Independent Bank Group, Inc.
 
   
   
   
Date:
April 25, 2019
   
By: /s/ David R. Brooks
 
   
   
   
 
   
   
David R. Brooks
 
   
   
Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President
   
Date:
April 25, 2019
   
By: /s/ Michelle S. Hickox
 
   
   
   
 
   
   
Michelle S. Hickox
 
   
   
Executive Vice President
 
   
   
Chief Financial Officer


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Exhibit 4.8(a)




EXHIBIT48VSPLANAMENDM_IMAGE1.GIF



401(k) Volume Submitter Plan


466998


This document was signed according to the records of the Principal Life Insurance Company. The "This Document Was Electronically Signed By" heading displays the name of the person that electronically signed the document along with the date the electronic signature was received.
Changes to your documents become effective the latter of the Effective Date or the Signed Date, unless an earlier date is required by law.

The electronic signature(s) received by the Principal Life Insurance Company (Principal Life) are in compliance with the electronic signature procedures established by Principal Life.


EXHIBIT48VSPLANAMENDM_IMAGE2.GIF
Jim Harbour
Defined Contribution Document Leader Principal Life Insurance Company

This Document was Electronically Signed By:
PAMELA MURRAY 12/27/2018
12:42 PM
PAMELA MURRAY 12/27/2018
12:43 PM



















Independent Bank 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan


































Principal Financial Group 401(k) Volume Submitter Approved August 8, 2014

Amend No. 3 Effective January 1, 2019








INTRODUCTION ARTICLE I
 
TABLE OF CONTENTS


FORMAT AND DEFINITIONS
Section
1.01
-----
Format
Section
1.02
-----
Definitions
ARTICLE II
 
 
PARTICIPATION
Section
2.01
-----
Active Participant
Section
2.02
-----
Inactive Participant
Section
2.03
-----
Cessation of Participation
Section
2.04
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Adopting Employers - Separate Plans
Section
2.05
-----
Adopting Employers - Single Plan
Section
2.06
-----
Adopting Employers - Multiple Employer Plan
ARTICLE III
 
 
CONTRIBUTIONS
Section
3.01
-----
Employer Contributions
Section
3.02
-----
Voluntary Contributions by Participants
Section
3.03
-----
Rollover Contributions
Section
3.04
-----
In-plan Roth Rollovers
Section
3.05
-----
Forfeitures
Section
3.06
-----
Allocation
Section
3.07
-----
Contribution Limitation
Section
3.08
-----
Excess Amounts
Section
3.09
-----
401(k) Safe Harbor Provisions
Section
3.10
-----
Eligible Automatic Contribution Arrangement (EACA) Provisions
Section
3.11
-----
Qualified Automatic Contribution Arrangement (QACA) Safe Harbor Provisions
ARTICLE IV
 
 
INVESTMENT OF CONTRIBUTIONS




Section
4.01
-----
Investment and Timing of Contributions
Section
4.02
-----
Investment in Qualifying Employer Securities
Section
4.03
-----
Voting and Tender of Self-Directed Brokerage Accounts
Section
4.04
-----
Life Insurance
ARTICLE V
 
 
BENEFITS
Section
5.01
-----
Retirement Benefits
Section
5.02
-----
Death Benefits
Section
5.03
-----
Vested Benefits
Section
5.04
-----
When Benefits Start
Section
5.05
-----
Withdrawal Benefits
Section
5.06
-----
Loans to Participants
Section
5.07
-----
Distributions Under Qualified Domestic Relations Orders






ARTICLE VI
 
 
DISTRIBUTION OF BENEFITS
Section
6.01
-----
Automatic Forms of Distribution
Section
6.02
-----
Optional Forms of Distribution
Section
6.03
-----
Election Procedures
Section
6.04
-----
Notice Requirements
ARTICLE VII
 
 
REQUIRED MINIMUM DISTRIBUTIONS
Section
7.01
-----
Application
Section
7.02
-----
Definitions
Section
7.03
-----
Required Minimum Distributions
Section
7.04
-----
TEFRA Section 242(b)(2) Elections
ARTICLE VIII
 
 
TERMINATION OF THE PLAN
ARTICLE IX
 
 
ADMINISTRATION OF THE PLAN
Section
9.01
-----
Administration
Section
9.02
-----
Expenses
Section
9.03
-----
Records
Section
9.04
-----
Information Available
Section
9.05
-----
Claim Procedures
Section
9.06
-----
Delegation of Authority
Section
9.07
-----
Exercise of Discretionary Authority
Section
9.08
-----
Transaction Processing
ARTICLE X
 
 
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Section
10.01
-----
Amendments
Section
10.02
-----
Direct Rollovers
Section
10.03
-----
Mergers and Direct Transfers
Section
10.04
-----
Provisions Relating to the Insurer and Other Parties
Section
10.05
-----
Employment Status
Section
10.06
-----
Rights to Plan Assets




Section
10.07
-----
Beneficiary
Section
10.08
-----
Nonalienation of Benefits
Section
10.09
-----
Construction
Section
10.10
-----
Legal Actions
Section
10.11
-----
Small Amounts
Section
10.12
-----
Word Usage
Section
10.13
-----
Change in Service Method
Section
10.14
-----
Military Service
Section
10.15
-----
Qualification of Plan
ARTICLE XI
 
 
TOP-HEAVY PLAN REQUIREMENTS
Section
11.01
-----
Application
Section
11.02
-----
Definitions
Section
11.03
-----
Modification of Vesting Requirements
Section
11.04
-----
Modification of Contributions







ARTICLE XII    TRUST PROVISIONS PLAN EXECUTION






INTRODUCTION

The Primary Employer previously established a retirement plan on March 1, 1994.

The Plan is amended with this Amendment Number 3, effective January 1, 2019. This amended document is substituted in lieu of the prior document with the exception of any interim amendment and any model amendment that have not been incorporated into this amendment. Such amendment(s) shall continue to apply to this Plan until such provisions are integrated into the Plan or such amendment(s) are superseded by another amendment.

It is intended that the Plan, as amended, qualify as a profit sharing plan under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, including any later amendments to the Code. The Employer agrees to operate the Plan according to the terms, provisions, and conditions set forth in this document.

The amended Plan continues to be for the exclusive benefit of employees of the Employer. All persons covered under the Plan before the effective date of this amendment shall continue to be covered under the amended Plan, if they are still Eligible Employees as of the amendment date, with no loss of benefits.






ARTICLE I FORMAT AND DEFINITIONS
SECTION 1.01--FORMAT.

The Employer’s retirement plan is set out in this signed document, and any amendments to this document.

Words and phrases defined in the DEFINITIONS SECTION of Article I shall have that defined meaning when used in this Plan, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. These words and phrases have initial capital letters to aid in identifying them as defined terms.

Some of the defined terms and phrases in the DEFINITIONS SECTION of Article I and some of the provisions contained in the following articles may not apply to this Plan and shall not be used in the Plan. The provisions in Articles II through XII of the Plan shall determine whether or not the terms will apply.

SECTION 1.02--DEFINITIONS.

Account means the Participant’s share of the Plan Fund. Separate accounting records are kept for those parts of his Account resulting from the following contributions that are made to the plan as stated in Article III:

(a)
Nondeductible Voluntary Contributions

(b)
Deductible Voluntary Contributions

(c)
Pre-tax Elective Deferral Contributions

(d)
Roth Elective Deferral Contributions

(e)
In-plan Roth Rollovers

(f)
Matching Contributions that are not Qualified Matching Contributions or QACA Matching Contributions

(g)
Qualified Matching Contributions

(h)
QACA Matching Contributions

(i)
Qualified Nonelective Contributions

(j)
QACA Nonelective Contributions

(k)
Wage Rate Contributions

(l)
All other Employer Contributions

(m)
Rollover Contributions






If the Participant's Vesting Percentage is less than 100% as to any of the Employer Contributions, a separate accounting record will be kept for any part of his Account resulting from such Employer Contributions and, if there has been a prior Forfeiture Date, from such Contributions made before a prior Forfeiture Date.

A Participant's Account shall be reduced by any distribution of his Vested Account and by any Forfeitures. A Participant's Account shall participate in the earnings credited, expenses charged, and any appreciation or depreciation of the Investment Fund. His Account is subject to any minimum guarantees applicable under the Annuity Contract or other investment arrangement and to any expenses associated therewith.

Accrual Computation Period means the 12-month period used to measure hours for purposes of receiving an Employer Contribution or allocation.

The Accrual Computation Period is a consecutive 12-month period ending on the last day of each Plan Year, including corresponding consecutive 12-month periods before the effective date of this Plan.

Accrual Service means the period of service used to determine the number of units credited to a Participant for purposes of determining the amount of his Discretionary Contribution.

ACP Test means the nondiscrimination test described in Code Section 401(m)(2) as provided for in subparagraph (d) of the EXCESS AMOUNTS SECTION of Article III.

ACP Test Safe Harbor means the method described in the 401(k) SAFE HARBOR PROVISIONS SECTION or the QUALIFIED AUTOMATIC CONTRIBUTION ARRANGEMENT (QACA) SAFE HARBOR PROVISIONS
SECTION of Article III for satisfying the ACP Test with respect to Matching Contributions.

Active Participant means an Eligible Employee who is actively participating in the Plan according to the provisions in the ACTIVE PARTICIPANT SECTION of Article II.

Additional Contributions means additional Employer Contributions (see the EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS SECTION of Article III), or the Forfeitures that are reallocated according to the ALLOCATION SECTION of Article III and are deemed to be Additional Contributions.

Adopting Employer means an employer who has adopted this Plan and who is not the Primary Employer.

An Adopting Employer is an employer that is a Controlled Group member and is listed in the ADOPTING EMPLOYERS – SINGLE PLAN SECTION of Article II.

ADP Test means the nondiscrimination test described in Code Section 401(k)(3) as provided for in subparagraph (c) of the EXCESS AMOUNTS SECTION of Article III.

ADP Test Safe Harbor means the method described in the 401(k) SAFE HARBOR PROVISIONS SECTION or the QUALIFIED AUTOMATIC CONTRIBUTION ARRANGEMENT (QACA) SAFE HARBOR PROVISIONS
SECTION of Article III for satisfying the ADP Test.

Affiliated Service Group means any group of corporations, partnerships or other organizations of which the Employer is a part and that is affiliated within the meaning of Code Section 414(m) and the regulations thereunder. The term Controlled Group, as it is used in this Plan, shall include the term Affiliated Service Group.


Allocation Group means the designated groups of Employees for purposes of determining separate Discretionary Contributions in the EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS SECTION of Article III.

Alternate Payee means any spouse, former spouse, child, or other dependent of a Participant who is recognized by a qualified domestic relations order as having a right to receive all, or a portion of, the benefits payable under the Plan with respect to such Participant.

Annual Compensation means the Employee’s Compensation for a defined 12-month period of time.

For a Plan Year, Annual Compensation is the Employee’s Compensation for the Compensation Year ending with or within the consecutive 12-month period ending on the last day of the Plan Year. Annual Compensation shall exclude Compensation for the portion of the Compensation Year in which an Employee is not an Active Participant.

Annuity Contract means the annuity contract or contracts into which the Primary Employer, and the Adopting Employers adopting this Plan as a separate plan enter, or Trustee enters, whichever is appropriate, with the Insurer for guaranteed benefits, for the investment of Contributions in separate accounts, and for the payment of benefits under this Plan.

Annuity Starting Date means the first day of the first period for which an amount is payable as an annuity or any other form.

Appendix A means the appendix identified as Appendix A which may be attached to and made a part of this Plan.

Beneficiary means the person or persons named by a Participant to receive any benefits under the Plan when the Participant dies. See the BENEFICIARY SECTION of Article X.

Benefit Factor means, for a Plan Year, a person’s Annual Compensation for the Plan Year multiplied by his actuarial factor for the Plan Year determined in Appendix A.

Catch-up Contributions means Elective Deferral Contributions made to the Plan that are in excess of an otherwise applicable Plan limit and that are made by Participants who are age 50 or older by the end of their taxable year. An otherwise applicable Plan limit is a limit in the Plan that applies to Elective Deferral Contributions without regard to Catch-up Contributions, such as the limits on the Maximum Annual Additions, as defined in the CONTRIBUTION LIMITATION SECTION of Article III, the dollar limitation on Elective Deferral Contributions under Code Section 402(g) (not counting Catch-up Contributions), and the limit imposed by the ADP Test.

Catch-up Contributions are not subject to the limits on the Maximum Annual Additions, as defined in the CONTRIBUTION LIMITATION SECTION of Article III, are not counted in the ADP Test, and are not counted in determining the minimum allocation under Code Section 416 (but Catch-up Contributions made in prior years are counted in determining whether the Plan is top-heavy).

Claimant means any person who makes a claim for benefits under this Plan. See the CLAIM PROCEDURES SECTION of Article IX.

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


Compensation means, except for purposes of the CONTRIBUTION LIMITATION SECTION of Article III and Article XI, the total earnings, except as modified in this definition, from the Employer during any specified period.

"Earnings" in this definition means wages, within the meaning of Code Section 3401(a), and all other payments of compensation to an Employee by the Employer (in the course of the Employer’s trade or business) for which the Employer is required to furnish the Employee a written statement under Code Sections 6041(d), 6051(a)(3), and 6052. Earnings shall be determined without regard to any rules under Code Section 3401(a) that limit the remuneration included in wages based on the nature or location of the employment or the services performed (such as the exception for agricultural labor in Code Section 3401(a)(2)). The type of compensation that is reported in the "Wages, Tips and Other Compensation" box on Form W-2 satisfies this definition.

For any Self-employed Individual, Compensation means Earned Income.

Except as provided herein, Compensation for a specified period is the Compensation actually paid or made available (or if earlier, includible in gross income) during such period.

For Plan Years beginning on or after July 1, 2007, Compensation for a Plan Year shall also include Compensation paid by the later of 2 1/2 months after an Employee’s Severance from Employment with the Employer maintaining the Plan or the end of the Plan Year that includes the date of the Employee’s Severance from Employment with the Employer maintaining the Plan, if (i) the payment is regular Compensation for services during the Employee’s regular working hours, or Compensation for services outside the Employee’s regular working hours (such as overtime or shift differential), commissions, bonuses, or other similar payments, and, absent a Severance from Employment, the payments would have been paid to the Employee while the Employee continued in employment with the Employer; (ii) the payment is for unused accrued bona fide sick, vacation or other leave that the Employee would have been able to use if employment had continued; or (iii) the payment is received by the Employee pursuant to a nonqualified unfunded deferred compensation plan and would have been paid at the same time if employment had continued, but only to the extent includible in gross income.

Any payments not described above shall not be considered Compensation if paid after Severance from Employment, even if they are paid by the later of 2 1/2 months after the date of Severance from Employment or the end of the Plan Year that includes the date of Severance from Employment.

Back pay, within the meaning of section 1.415(c)-2(g)(8) of the regulations, shall be treated as Compensation for the Plan Year to which the back pay relates to the extent the back pay represents wages and compensation that would otherwise be included in this definition.

Compensation paid or made available during a specified period shall include amounts that would otherwise be included in Compensation but for an election under Code Section 125(a), 132(f)(4), 402(e)(3), 402(h)(1)(B), 402(k), or 457(b).

Compensation shall exclude reimbursements or other expense allowances, fringe benefits (cash and noncash), moving expenses, deferred compensation (other than elective contributions), and welfare benefits.

Compensation shall exclude the following:

Annual performance bonuses paid in January of the prior year, holiday bonus, restricted stock and dividend equivalent payments, Shining Star awards, Christmas cash awards, shared leave pool, cash employee recognition.


For purposes of the EXCESS AMOUNTS SECTION of Article III, the Employer may elect to use an alternative nondiscriminatory definition of Compensation in accordance with the regulations under Code Section 414(s).

The annual Compensation of each Participant taken into account in determining contributions and allocations for any determination period (the period over which Compensation is determined) shall not exceed $200,000, as adjusted for cost-of-living increases in accordance with Code Section 401(a)(17)(B). The cost-of-living adjustment in effect for a calendar year applies to any determination period beginning with or within such calendar year. In modification of the foregoing, Elective Deferral Contributions may be made with respect to Compensation that exceeds the annual compensation limit, provided such Elective Deferral Contributions otherwise satisfy any applicable limitations.

If a determination period consists of fewer than 12 months, the annual compensation limit is an amount equal to the otherwise applicable annual compensation limit multiplied by a fraction. The numerator of the fraction is the number of months in the short determination period, and the denominator of the fraction is 12.

If Compensation for any prior determination period is taken into account in determining a Participant's contributions or allocations for the current Plan Year, the Compensation for such prior determination period is subject to the applicable annual compensation limit in effect for that determination period. For this purpose, in determining contributions and allocations in Plan Years beginning on or after January 1, 2002, the annual compensation limit in effect for determination periods beginning before that date is $200,000.

Compensation means, for a Leased Employee, Compensation for the services the Leased Employee performs for the Employer, determined in the same manner as the Compensation of Employees who are not Leased Employees, regardless of whether such Compensation is received directly from the Employer or from the leasing organization.

Compensation Year means a defined 12-month period used to determine Annual Compensation.

The Compensation Year is the consecutive 12-month period ending on the last day of each Plan Year, including corresponding periods before the effective date of the Plan.

Contingent Annuitant means an individual named by the Participant to receive a lifetime benefit after the Participant's death in accordance with a survivorship life annuity.

Contribution Date means the date on which Wage Rate Contributions are calculated.

Contributions means Employer Contributions, Participant Contributions, and Rollover Contributions as set out in Article III, unless the context clearly indicates only specific contributions are meant.

Controlled Group means any group of corporations, trades, or businesses of which the Employer is a part that is under common control. A Controlled Group includes any group of corporations, trades, or businesses, whether or not incorporated, which is either a parent-subsidiary group, a brother-sister group, or a combined group within the meaning of Code Section 414(b), Code Section 414(c) and the regulations thereunder and, for purposes of determining contribution limitations under the CONTRIBUTION LIMITATION SECTION of Article III, as modified by Code Section 415(h). The term Controlled Group, as it is used in this Plan, shall include the term Affiliated Service Group and any other employer required to be aggregated with the Employer under Code Section 414(o) and the regulations thereunder.


Designated Beneficiary means the individual who is designated by the Participant (or the Participant’s surviving spouse) as the Beneficiary of the Participant’s interest under the Plan and who is the designated beneficiary under Code Section 401(a)(9) and section 1.401(a)(9)-4 of the regulations.

Designated Roth Account means the portion of a Participant’s Account resulting from Roth Elective Deferral Contributions, In-plan Roth Rollovers, and the portion of a Rollover Contribution from a designated Roth account under another plan, and the respective earnings thereon. The Designated Roth Account shall be record kept in a manner that satisfies the separate accounting requirements of section 1.401(k)-1(f) of the regulations.

Differential Wage Payments means any payments that are made on or after January 1, 2009, by an Employer to an individual with respect to any period during which the individual is performing Qualified Military Service while on active duty for a period of more than 30 days. Such payments shall be made in accordance with Code Section 3401(h) and represent all or a portion of the wages the individual would have received from the Employer if the individual were performing service for the Employer.

Direct Rollover means a payment by the Plan to the Eligible Retirement Plan specified by the Distributee.

Discretionary Contributions means discretionary Employer Contributions. See the EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS SECTION of Article III.

Distributee means an Employee or former Employee. In addition, the Employee's (or former Employee's) surviving spouse and the Employee's (or former Employee's) spouse or former spouse who is the Alternate Payee under a qualified domestic relations order, as defined in Code Section 414(p), are Distributees with regard to the interest of the spouse or former spouse. For distributions made after December 31, 2006, a Distributee includes the Employee’s (or former Employee’s) nonspouse Designated Beneficiary, in which case, the distribution can only be transferred to a traditional IRA or Roth IRA established on behalf of the nonspouse Designated Beneficiary for the purpose of receiving the distribution.

Early Retirement Age means an age prior to the Participant’s Normal Retirement Age. The Participant’s Account shall become nonforfeitable if he is an Employee upon attainment of such age.

Early Retirement Age is not applicable to this Plan.

Early Retirement Date means a date before a Participant’s Normal Retirement Date that he selects for the start of his retirement benefits.

Early retirement is not permitted.

Earned Income means, for a Self-employed Individual, net earnings from self-employment in the trade or business for which this Plan is established if such Self-employed Individual’s personal services are a material income producing factor for that trade or business. Net earnings shall be determined without regard to items not included in gross income and the deductions properly allocable to or chargeable against such items. Net earnings shall be reduced for the employer contributions to the employer’s qualified retirement plan(s) to the extent deductible under Code Section 404.

Net earnings shall be determined with regard to the deduction allowed to the employer by Code Section 164(f) for taxable years beginning after December 31, 1989.

Elective Deferral Agreement means an agreement between an Eligible Employee and the Employer under which an Eligible Employee may make Elective Deferral Contributions. An Elective Deferral Agreement (or


change thereto) must be made in such manner and in accordance with such rules as the Employer may prescribe in a nondiscriminatory manner (including by means of voice response or other electronic system under circumstances the Employer permits). Elective Deferral Agreements cannot relate to Compensation that is payable prior to the later of the adoption or effective date of the cash or deferred arrangement (CODA). Elective Deferral Agreements shall be made, changed, or terminated according to the provisions of the EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS SECTION of Article III. An Elective Deferral Agreement may also be terminated according to the terms of an automatic contribution arrangement.

Elective Deferral Contributions means Employer Contributions made in accordance with either an Elective Deferral Agreement or the terms of an automatic contribution arrangement.

Elective Deferral Contributions means Pre-tax Elective Deferral Contributions and Roth Elective Deferral Contributions, unless the context clearly indicates only one is meant.

Elective Deferral Contributions shall be 100% vested and subject to the distribution restrictions of Code Section 401(k) when made. See the WHEN BENEFITS START SECTION of Article V.

Eligibility Computation Period means a consecutive 12-month period.

Eligibility Service means the period of service used to determine if an Employee has met any service requirement for eligibility described in the ACTIVE PARTICIPANT SECTION of Article II.

Eligibility Service is an Employee's Period of Service. Eligibility Service shall be measured from his Employment Commencement Date to his most recent Severance Date. This Period of Service shall be reduced by any Period of Severance that occurred prior to his most recent Severance Date, unless such Period of Severance is included under the service spanning rule below. This period of Eligibility Service shall be expressed as years (on the basis that 365 days equal one year), months (on the basis that 30 days equal one month), or days.

Period of Severance included (service spanning rule):

A Period of Severance shall be deemed to be a Period of Service under either of the following conditions:

(a)
the Period of Severance immediately follows a period during which an Employee is not absent from work and ends within 12 months; or

(b)
the Period of Severance immediately follows a period during which an Employee is absent from work for any reason other than quitting, being discharged, or retiring (such as a leave of absence or layoff) and ends within 12 months of the date he was first absent.

Period of Military Duty included:

A Period of Military Duty shall be included as service with the Employer to the extent it has not already been credited.

Controlled Group service included:

An Employee's service with a member firm of a Controlled Group while both that firm and the Employer were members of the Controlled Group shall be included as service with the Employer.


However, Eligibility Service is modified as follows:

Service with a Predecessor Employer that did not maintain this Plan included:

An Employee's service with a Predecessor Employer that did not maintain this Plan shall be included as service with the Employer. The crediting of such service shall be determined on a reasonably uniform basis for all similarly situated Employees based on all relevant facts and circumstances so as not to discriminate in favor of Highly Compensated Employees. An Employee's service with such Predecessor Employer shall be counted only if service continued with the Employer without interruption.

Eligible Employee means any Employee of the Employer excluding the following:

Bargaining class. Represented for collective bargaining purposes by any collective bargaining agreement between the Employer and employee representatives, if retirement benefits were the subject of good faith bargaining and if two percent or less of the Employees who are covered pursuant to that agreement are professionals as defined in section 1.410(b)-9 of the regulations. For this purpose, the term “employee representatives” does not include any organization more than half of whose members are Employees who are owners, officers, or executives of the Employer.

Nonresident alien, within the meaning of Code Section 7701(b)(1)(B), who receives no earned income, within the meaning of Code Section 911(d)(2), from the Employer that constitutes income from sources within the United States, within the meaning of Code Section 861(a)(3), or who receives such earned income but it is all exempt from income tax in the United States under the terms of an income tax convention.

An individual considered by the Employer to be an independent contractor who is later determined by the Internal Revenue Service to be an Employee.

However, to the extent an Employee becomes an Employee as a result of a Code Section 410(b)(6)(C) transaction, that Employee shall not be an Eligible Employee during the period beginning on the date of the transaction and ending on the last day of the first Plan Year beginning after the date of the transaction. This period is called the transition period. The transition period may end earlier if there is a significant change in the coverage under the Plan or if the Employer chooses to cover all similarly situated Employees as of an earlier date. A Code Section 410(b)(6)(C) transaction is an asset or stock acquisition, merger, or similar transaction involving a change in the employer of the employees of a trade or business.

Eligible Retirement Plan means an eligible plan under Code Section 457(b) which is maintained by a state, political subdivision of a state, or any agency or instrumentality of a state or political subdivision of a state and which agrees to separately account for amounts transferred into such plan from this Plan, a traditional IRA, a Roth IRA for distributions after December 31, 2007, an annuity plan described in Code Section 403(a), an annuity contract described in Code Section 403(b), or a qualified plan described in Code Section 401(a), that accepts the Distributee's Eligible Rollover Distribution. The definition of Eligible Retirement Plan shall also apply in the case of a distribution to a surviving spouse, or to a spouse or former spouse who is the Alternate Payee under a qualified domestic relations order, as defined in Code Section 414(p).

If any portion of an Eligible Rollover Distribution is attributable to payments or distributions from a Designated Roth Account, an Eligible Retirement Plan with respect to such portion shall include only (i) another designated Roth account of the individual from whose Account the payments or distributions were made or
(ii) a Roth IRA of such individual.


Eligible Rollover Distribution means any distribution of all or any portion of the balance to the credit of the Distributee, except that an Eligible Rollover Distribution does not include: (i) any distribution that is one of a series of substantially equal periodic payments (not less frequently than annually) made for the life (or life expectancy) of the Distributee or the joint lives (or joint life expectancies) of the Distributee and the Distributee's Designated Beneficiary, or for a specified period of ten years or more; (ii) any distribution to the extent such distribution is required under Code Section 401(a)(9); (iii) any hardship distribution; (iv) any Permissible Withdrawal; and (v) any other distribution(s) that is reasonably expected to total less than $200 during a year. For purposes of the $200 rule, a distribution from a Designated Roth Account and a distribution from other accounts under the Plan shall be treated as made under separate plans.

Any portion of a distribution that consists of after-tax employee contributions that are not includible in gross income may be transferred only to (i) a traditional individual retirement account or annuity described in Code Section 408(a) or (b) (a “traditional IRA"); (ii) a Roth individual retirement account or annuity described in Code Section 408A (a “Roth IRA”) for distributions after December 31, 2007; or (iii) a qualified plan or an annuity contract described in Code Section 401(a) and 403(b), respectively, that agrees to separately account for amounts so transferred (and earnings thereon), including separately accounting for the portion of such distribution which is includible in gross income and the portion of such distribution which is not so includible.

Employee means an individual who is employed by the Employer or any other employer required to be aggregated with the Employer under Code Sections 414(b), (c), (m), or (o). A Controlled Group member is required to be aggregated with the Employer.

Beginning January 1, 2009, the term Employee shall include any individual receiving Differential Wage Payments.

The term Employee shall include any Self-employed Individual treated as an employee of any employer described in the preceding paragraphs as provided in Code Section 401(c)(1). The term Employee shall also include any Leased Employee deemed to be an employee of any employer described in the preceding paragraphs as provided in Code Section 414(n) or (o).

An independent contractor is not an Employee. If the Internal Revenue Service determines that an individual who the Employer considered to be an independent contractor is an Employee, such individual shall be an Employee as of the reclassification date.

Employer means, except for purposes of the CONTRIBUTION LIMITATION SECTION of Article III, the Primary Employer or an Adopting Employer who has adopted this Plan as a separate plan. This will also include any successor corporation, trade or business which will, by written agreement, assume the obligations of this Plan or any Predecessor Employer that maintained this Plan.

Employer Contributions means Elective Deferral Contributions, Matching Contributions, Qualified Nonelective Contributions, QACA Nonelective Contributions, Additional Contributions, Wage Rate Contributions, and Discretionary Contributions as set out in Article III and contributions made by the Employer in accordance with the provisions of the MODIFICATION OF CONTRIBUTIONS SECTION of Article XI, unless the context clearly indicates only specific contributions are meant.

Employer Group means each separate group of entities which consist of the Primary Employer and all Adopting Employers that are members of the same Controlled Group as the Primary Employer or consist of an Adopting Employer that is not a member of the same Controlled Group as the Primary Employer and all other Adopting Employers who are members of the same Controlled Group as such Adopting Employer. If more than one Employer Group adopts this Plan, the Plan shall be a multiple employer plan as described in Code Section 413(c).


Employment Commencement Date means the date an Employee first performs an Hour of Service.

Entry Date means the date an Employee first enters the Plan as an Active Participant. See the ACTIVE PARTICIPANT SECTION of Article II.

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

Fiscal Year means the Primary Employer’s taxable year. The last day of the Fiscal Year is December 31.

Forfeiture means the part, if any, of a Participant's Account that is forfeited. See the FORFEITURES SECTION of Article III.

Forfeiture Date means the date on which a Forfeiture occurs.

Highly Compensated Employee means any Employee who:

(a)
was a 5-percent owner at any time during the year or the preceding year, or

(b)
for the preceding year had compensation from the Employer in excess of $80,000 and was in the top-paid group (top 20% of employees based on compensation) for the preceding year. The $80,000 amount is adjusted at the same time and in the same manner as under Code Section 415(d), except that the base period is the calendar quarter ending September 30, 1996.

For this purpose the applicable year of the plan for which a determination is being made is called a determination year and the preceding 12-month period is called a look-back year.

In determining who is a Highly Compensated Employee, the Employer makes a top-paid group election. The effect of this election is that an Employee (who is not a 5-percent owner at any time during the determination year or the look-back year) with compensation in excess of $80,000 (as adjusted) for the look-back year is a Highly Compensated Employee only if the Employee was in the top paid group for the look-back year.

The election(s) once made, apply for all subsequent years unless changed by the Employer. The election(s) must apply consistently to the determination years of all plans maintained by the Employer which reference the highly compensated employee definition in Code Section 414(q), except as provided in Internal Revenue Service Notice 97-45 (or superseding guidance).

The determination of who is a highly compensated former Employee is based on the rules applicable to determining Highly Compensated Employee status as in effect for that determination year, in accordance with section 1.414(q)-1T, A-4 of the temporary Income Tax Regulations and Internal Revenue Service Notice 97-45.

The determination of who is a Highly Compensated Employee, including the determinations of the number and identity of Employees in the top-paid group, the compensation that is considered, and the identity of the 5-percent owners, shall be made in accordance with Code Section 414(q) and the regulations thereunder.

For purposes of this definition, the above references to compensation shall mean Compensation as defined in the CONTRIBUTION LIMITATION SECTION of Article III.


Hour of Service means, for the elapsed time method of crediting service in this Plan, each hour for which an Employee is paid, or entitled to payment, for performing duties for the Employer. Hour of Service means, for the hours method of crediting service in this Plan, the following:

(a)
Each hour for which an Employee is paid, or entitled to payment, for performing duties for the Employer during the applicable computation period.

(b)
Each hour for which an Employee is paid, or entitled to payment, by the Employer on account of a period of time in which no duties are performed (irrespective of whether the employment relationship has terminated) due to vacation, holiday, illness, incapacity (including disability), layoff, jury duty, military duty or leave of absence. Notwithstanding the preceding provisions of this subparagraph (b), no credit will be given to the Employee:

(1)
for more than 501 Hours of Service under this subparagraph (b) on account of any single continuous period in which the Employee performs no duties (whether or not such period occurs in a single computation period); or

(2)
for an Hour of Service for which the Employee is directly or indirectly paid, or entitled to payment, on account of a period in which no duties are performed if such payment is made or due under a plan maintained solely for the purpose of complying with applicable worker's or workmen's compensation, or unemployment compensation, or disability insurance laws; or

(3)
for an Hour of Service for a payment which solely reimburses the Employee for medical or medically related expenses incurred by him.

For purposes of this subparagraph (b), a payment shall be deemed to be made by, or due from the Employer, regardless of whether such payment is made by, or due from the Employer, directly or indirectly through, among others, a trust fund or insurer, to which the Employer contributes or pays premiums and regardless of whether contributions made or due to the trust fund, insurer or other entity are for the benefit of particular employees or are on behalf of a group of employees in the aggregate.

(c)
Each hour for which back pay, irrespective of mitigation of damages, is either awarded or agreed to by the Employer. The same Hours of Service shall not be credited both under subparagraph (a) or subparagraph (b) above (as the case may be) and under this subparagraph (c). Crediting of Hours of Service for back pay awarded or agreed to with respect to periods described in subparagraph (b) above will be subject to the limitations set forth in that subparagraph.

The crediting of Hours of Service above shall be applied under the rules of paragraphs (b) and (c) of the Department of Labor Regulation 2530.200b-2 (including any interpretations or opinions implementing such rules); which rules, by this reference, are specifically incorporated in full within this Plan. The reference to paragraph (b) applies to the special rule for determining Hours of Service for reasons other than the performance of duties such as payments calculated (or not calculated) on the basis of units of time and the rule against double credit. The reference to paragraph (c) applies to the crediting of Hours of Service to computation periods.

Hours of Service shall be credited for employment with any other employer required to be aggregated with the Employer under Code Sections 414(b), (c), (m), or (o) and the regulations thereunder for purposes of eligibility and vesting. Hours of Service shall also be credited for any individual who is considered an employee for purposes of this Plan pursuant to Code Section 414(n) or (o) and the regulations thereunder.


Solely for purposes of determining whether a one-year break in service has occurred for vesting purposes, during a Parental Absence an Employee shall be credited with the Hours of Service which would otherwise have been credited to the Employee but for such absence, or in any case in which such hours cannot be determined, eight Hours of Service per day of such absence. The Hours of Service credited under this paragraph shall be credited in the computation period in which the absence begins if the crediting is necessary to prevent a break in service in that period; or in all other cases, in the following computation period.

Inactive Participant means a former Active Participant who has an Account. See the INACTIVE PARTICIPANT SECTION of Article II.

In-plan Roth Rollover means the irrevocable rollover of all or any portion of a Participant’s Vested Account (other than a Designated Roth Account) to a Designated Roth Account under the Plan. The rollover shall be subject to the provisions of the IN-PLAN ROTH ROLLOVERS SECTION of Article III, and made in accordance with Code Section 402A(c)(4) and any subsequent guidance.

Insurance Policy means the life insurance policy or policies issued to the Trustee by the Insurer as provided in Article IV.

Insurer means Principal Life Insurance Company or the insurance company or companies named by (i) the Primary Employer or (ii) the Trustee in its discretion or as directed under the Trust Agreement.

Integration Level means the point in an integrated allocation formula at which the percentage of Compensation used to determine the allocation of the Discretionary Contribution increases.

Investment Fund means the total of Plan assets, excluding the cash value of any Insurance Policy and the guaranteed benefit policy portion of any Annuity Contract. All or a portion of these assets may be held under, or invested pursuant to, the terms of a Trust Agreement.

The Investment Fund shall be valued at current fair market value as of the Valuation Date. The valuation shall take into consideration investment earnings credited, expenses charged, payments made, and changes in the values of the assets held in the Investment Fund.

The Investment Fund shall be allocated at all times to Participants, except as otherwise expressly provided in the Plan. The Account of a Participant shall be credited with its share of the gains and losses of the Investment Fund. The part of a Participant’s Account invested in a funding arrangement that establishes one or more accounts or investment vehicles for such Participant thereunder shall be credited with the gain or loss from such accounts or investment vehicles. The part of a Participant’s Account invested in other funding arrangements shall be credited with a proportionate share of the gain or loss of such investments. The share shall be determined by multiplying the gain or loss of the investment by the ratio of the part of the Participant’s Account invested in such funding arrangement to the total of the Investment Fund invested in such funding arrangement.

Investment Manager means any fiduciary (other than a Trustee or Named Fiduciary)

(a)
who has the power to manage, acquire, or dispose of any assets of the Plan;

(b)
who (i) is registered as an investment adviser under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940; (ii) is not registered as an investment adviser under such Act by reason of paragraph (1) of section 203A(a) of such Act, is registered as an investment adviser under the laws of the state (referred to in such paragraph (1)) in which it maintains its principal office and place of business, and, at the time it last


filed the registration form most recently filed by it with such state in order to maintain its registration under the laws of such state, also filed a copy of such form with the Secretary of Labor; (iii) is a bank, as defined in that Act; or (iv) is an insurance company qualified to perform services described in subparagraph (a) above under the laws of more than one state; and

(c)
who has acknowledged in writing being a fiduciary with respect to the Plan.

Late Retirement Date means any day that is after a Participant's Normal Retirement Date and on which retirement benefits begin. If a Participant continues to work for the Employer after his Normal Retirement Date, his Late Retirement Date shall be the day he has a Severance from Employment. A later Retirement Date (after a Severance from Employment) may apply if the Participant so elects. See the WHEN BENEFITS START SECTION of Article V. In modification of the foregoing, a Participant may elect to begin his retirement benefits before he has a Severance from Employment.

Leased Employee means any person (other than an employee of the recipient) who, pursuant to an agreement between the recipient and any other person ("leasing organization"), has performed services for the recipient (or for the recipient and related persons determined in accordance with Code Section 414(n)(6)) on a substantially full time basis for a period of at least one year, and such services are performed under primary direction or control by the recipient. Contributions or benefits provided by the leasing organization to a Leased Employee, which are attributable to service performed for the recipient employer, shall be treated as provided by the recipient employer.

A Leased Employee shall not be considered an employee of the recipient if:

(a)
such employee is covered by a money purchase pension plan providing (i) a nonintegrated employer contribution rate of at least 10 percent of compensation, as defined in Code Section 415(c)(3), (ii) immediate participation, and (iii) full and immediate vesting, and

(b)
Leased Employees do not constitute more than 20 percent of the recipient's nonhighly compensated work force.

Loan Administrator means the person(s) or position(s) authorized to administer the Participant loan program.

Mandatory Distribution means a distribution to a Participant that is made without the Participant’s consent and is made to the Participant before he attains the older of age 62 or his Normal Retirement Age.

Matching Contributions means Employer Contributions that are contingent on a Participant’s Elective Deferral Contributions. See the EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS SECTION of Article III.
Maximum Integration Rate means the amount determined according to the following schedule: INTEGRATION
MAXIMUM
LEVEL    INTEGRATION RATE

100% of TWB    5.7%

Less than 100%, but
more than 80% of TWB    5.4% More than 20% of TWB, but


not more than 80% of TWB    4.3%

Not more than 20% of TWB    5.7%

"TWB" as used in this definition means the Taxable Wage Base as in effect on the latest Yearly Date.

On any date the portion of the rate of tax under Code Section 3111(a) (in effect on the latest Yearly Date) that is attributable to old age insurance exceeds 5.7%, such rate shall be substituted for 5.7%. 5.4% and 4.3% shall be increased proportionately.

Monthly Date means each Yearly Date and the same day of each following month during the Plan Year beginning on such Yearly Date.

Named Fiduciary means the person or persons who have authority to control and manage the operation and administration of the Plan.

The Named Fiduciary is the Primary Employer.

Named Fiduciary for Contributions means the Named Fiduciary responsible for collecting Contributions pursuant to the ADMINISTRATION SECTION of Article IX.

Net Profits means the Employer’s current or accumulated net earnings, determined according to generally accepted accounting practices, before any Contributions made by the Employer under this Plan and before any deduction for Federal or state income tax, dividends on the Employer’s stock, and capital gains or losses. If the Employer is a nonprofit organization under Code Section 501(c)(3), Net Profits means excess revenues (excess of receipts over expenditures).

Nonhighly Compensated Employee means an Employee of the Employer who is not a Highly Compensated Employee.

Nonvested Account means the excess, if any, of a Participant's Account over his Vested Account.

Normal Form means a single life annuity with installment refund.

Normal Retirement Age means the age at which the Participant's Account becomes nonforfeitable if he is an Employee. A Participant's Normal Retirement Age is 65.

Normal Retirement Date means the date the Participant reaches his Normal Retirement Age. Unless otherwise provided in this Plan, a Participant's retirement benefits shall begin on his Normal Retirement Date if he has had a Severance from Employment on such date. However, retirement benefits shall not begin before the older of age 62 or his Normal Retirement Age, unless the qualified election procedures of the ELECTION PROCEDURES SECTION of Article VI are met. Even if the Participant is an Employee on his Normal Retirement Date, he may choose to have his retirement benefit begin on such date.

Owner-employee means a Self-employed Individual who, in the case of a sole proprietorship, owns the entire interest in the unincorporated trade or business for which this Plan is established. If this Plan is established for a partnership, an Owner-employee means a Self-employed Individual who owns more than 10 percent of either the capital interest or profits interest in such partnership.

Parental Absence means an Employee's absence from work:


(a)
by reason of pregnancy of the Employee,

(b)
by reason of birth of a child of the Employee,

(c)
by reason of the placement of a child with the Employee in connection with adoption of such child by such Employee, or

(d)
for purposes of caring for such child for a period beginning immediately following such birth or placement.

Participant means either an Active Participant or an Inactive Participant.

Participant Contributions means Voluntary Contributions as set out in Article III.

Period of Military Duty means, for an Employee

(a)
who served as a member of the armed forces of the United States, and

(b)
who was reemployed by the Employer at a time when the Employee had a right to reemployment in accordance with seniority rights as protected under Chapter 43 of Title 38 of the U.S. Code,

the period of time from the date the Employee was first absent from active work for the Employer because of such military duty to the date the Employee was reemployed.

Period of Service means a period of time beginning on an Employee's Employment Commencement Date and ending on his Severance Date.

Period of Severance means a period of time beginning on an Employee's Severance Date and ending on the date he again performs an Hour of Service.

A one-year Period of Severance means a Period of Severance of 12 consecutive months.

Solely for purposes of determining whether a one-year Period of Severance has occurred for eligibility or vesting purposes, the consecutive 12-month period beginning on the first anniversary of the first date of a Parental Absence shall not be a one-year Period of Severance.

Permissible Withdrawal means a withdrawal that meets the requirements in the ELIGIBLE AUTOMATIC CONTRIBUTION ARRANGEMENT (EACA) PROVISIONS SECTION or the QUALIFIED AUTOMATIC CONTRIBUTION ARRANGEMENT (QACA) SAFE HARBOR PROVISIONS SECTION of Article III.

Plan means the 401(k) plan of the Employer set forth in this document, including any later amendments to it. If a Trust Agreement has been set up, the term Plan shall also include the Trust Agreement, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.

Plan Administrator means the person or persons who administer the Plan. The Plan Administrator is the Primary Employer.
Plan Fund means the total of the Investment Fund, the guaranteed benefit policy portion of any Annuity Contract, and the cash value of any Insurance Policy. The Investment Fund shall be valued as stated in its


definition. The guaranteed benefit policy portion of any Annuity Contract shall be determined in accordance with the terms of the Annuity Contract and, to the extent that such Annuity Contract allocates contract values to Participants, allocated to Participants in accordance with its terms. The cash value of any Insurance Policy shall be stated in such policy. The total value of all amounts held under the Plan Fund shall equal the value of the aggregate Participants’ Accounts under the Plan.

Plan Participation means the period of time during which a Participant has been an Active Participant since his earliest Entry Date.

Plan Year means a consecutive 12-month period beginning on a Yearly Date and ending on the day before the next Yearly Date. If the Yearly Date changes, the change will result in a short Plan Year.

Plan-year Quarter means a period beginning on a Quarterly Date and ending on the day before the next Quarterly Date.

Practitioner means Principal Life Insurance Company.

Predecessor Employer means, except for purposes of the CONTRIBUTION LIMITATION SECTION of Article III, a firm of which the Employer was once a part (e.g., due to a spin-off or change of corporate status) or a firm absorbed by the Employer because of a merger or acquisition (stock or asset, including a division or an operation of such company).

Pre-tax Elective Deferral Contributions means a Participant’s Elective Deferral Contributions that are not includible in the Participant’s gross income at the time deferred.

Prevailing Rate Schedule means a schedule that is published by the United States Department of Labor or any State Department of Labor, indicating the minimum hourly rate for wages and fringe benefits (including, but not limited to, pension benefits) which must be paid to the employees of an employer working on particular jobs financed or contracted by the United States of America or any State, County, Municipality, or other governmental entity.

Primary Beneficiary means an individual who is named as a Beneficiary under the Plan and has an unconditional right to all or a portion of the Participant’s Account balance under the Plan upon the death of the Participant.

Primary Employer means Independent Bank Group, Inc..

Prior Employer means an Employee’s last employer immediately prior to the Employer that is not a Predecessor Employer or a Controlled Group member.

QACA Matching Contributions means Matching Contributions made under a qualified automatic contribution arrangement and that are distributable only in accordance with the distribution provisions applicable to Elective Deferral Contributions, to the extent QACA Matching Contributions can be distributed under such distribution provision.

QACA Nonelective Contributions means Employer Contributions made under a qualified automatic contribution arrangement and that are distributable only in accordance with the distribution provisions applicable to Elective Deferral Contributions, to the extent QACA Nonelective Contributions can be distributed under such distribution provision.


Qualified Joint and Survivor Annuity means, for a Participant who has a spouse, an immediate survivorship life annuity with installment refund, where the survivorship percentage is 50% and the Contingent Annuitant is the Participant's spouse. A former spouse will be treated as the spouse to the extent provided under a qualified domestic relations order as described in Code Section 414(p).

The amount of benefit payable under the Qualified Joint and Survivor Annuity shall be the amount of benefit that may be provided by the Participant's Vested Account.

Qualified Matching Contributions means Matching Contributions that are 100% vested when made to the Plan and that are distributable only in accordance with the distribution provisions applicable to Elective Deferral Contributions, to the extent Qualified Matching Contributions can be distributed under such distribution provision.

Qualified Military Service means any service in the uniformed services (as defined in Chapter 43 of Title 38 of the U.S. Code) by any individual if such individual is entitled to reemployment rights under such chapter with respect to such service.

Qualified Nonelective Contributions means Employer Contributions (other than Elective Deferral Contributions and Qualified Matching Contributions) that are 100% vested when made to the Plan and that are distributable only in accordance with the distribution provisions applicable to Elective Deferral Contributions, to the extent Qualified Nonelective Contributions can be distributed under such distribution provision.

Qualified Preretirement Survivor Annuity means a single life annuity with installment refund payable to the surviving spouse of a Participant who dies before his Annuity Starting Date. A former spouse will be treated as the surviving spouse to the extent provided under a qualified domestic relations order as described in Code Section 414(p).

Qualified Reservist Distribution means any distribution to an individual if: (i) such distribution is from an individual retirement plan, or from amounts attributable to employer contributions made pursuant to elective deferrals described in Code Section 402(g)(3)(A) or (C) or Code Section 501(c)(18)(D)(iii); (ii) such individual was (by reason of being a member of a reserve component (as defined in Section 101 of Title 37 of the U.S. Code)) ordered or called to active duty after September 11, 2001, for a period in excess of 179 days or for an indefinite period; and (iii) such distribution is made during the period beginning on the date of such order or call and ending at the close of the active duty period.

Qualifying Employer Securities means any security which is issued by the Employer or any Controlled Group member and which meets the requirements of Code Section 409(l) and ERISA Section 407(d)(5). This shall also include any securities that satisfied the requirements of the definition when these securities were assigned to the Plan.

Qualifying Employer Securities Fund means that part of the assets of the Trust Fund that are designated to be held primarily or exclusively in Qualifying Employer Securities for the purpose of providing benefits for Participants.

Quarterly Date means each Yearly Date and the third, sixth, and ninth Monthly Date after each Yearly Date that is within the same Plan Year.

Reemployment Commencement Date means, for purposes of determining a Vesting Computation Period, the date an Employee first performs an Hour of Service following a Vesting Break in Service. For all other


purposes, Reemployment Commencement Date means the date an Employee first performs an Hour of Service following a Severance from Employment.

Reentry Date means the date a former Active Participant reenters the Plan. See the ACTIVE PARTICIPANT SECTION of Article II.

Retirement Date means the date a retirement benefit will begin and is a Participant's Early, Normal, or Late Retirement Date, as the case may be.

Rollover Contributions means an amount distributed to an Employee that can be transferred directly or indirectly to this Plan from another Eligible Retirement Plan.

Roth Elective Deferral Contributions means a Participant’s Elective Deferral Contributions that are not excludible from the Participant’s gross income at the time deferred and have been irrevocably designated as Roth Elective Deferral Contributions by the Participant in his Elective Deferral Agreement. Whether an Elective Deferral Contribution is not excludible from a Participant’s gross income will be determined in accordance with section 1.401(k)-1(f)(2) of the regulations. In the case of a Self-employed Individual, an Elective Deferral Contribution is not excludible from gross income only if the individual does not claim a deduction for such amount.

Self-Directed Brokerage Account means that portion of a Participant’s Account that is invested at the Participant’s direction in the Principal Self-Directed Brokerage AccountSM.

Self-employed Individual means, with respect to any taxable year, an individual who has Earned Income for the taxable year (or who would have Earned Income but for the fact the trade or business for which this Plan is established did not have net profits for such taxable year).

Semi-yearly Date means each Yearly Date and the sixth Monthly Date after each Yearly Date that is within the same Plan Year.

Severance Date means the earlier of:

(a)
the date on which an Employee quits, retires, dies, or is discharged, or

(b)
the first anniversary of the date an Employee begins a one-year absence from service (with or without pay). This absence may be the result of any combination of vacation, holiday, sickness, disability, leave of absence, or layoff.

Solely to determine whether a one-year Period of Severance has occurred for eligibility or vesting purposes for an Employee who is absent from service beyond the first anniversary of the first day of a Parental Absence, Severance Date is the second anniversary of the first day of the Parental Absence. The period between the first and second anniversaries of the first day of the Parental Absence is not a Period of Service and is not a Period of Severance.

Severance from Employment means, except for purposes of the CONTRIBUTION LIMITATION SECTION of Article III, an Employee has ceased to be an Employee. An Employee does not have a Severance from Employment if, in connection with a change of employment, the Employee’s new employer maintains such Plan with respect to the Employee.


Significant Corporate Event means any corporate merger or consolidation, recapitalization, reclassification, liquidation, dissolution, sale of substantially all assets of a trade or business, or such similar transaction as may be prescribed in regulations under Code Section 409(e)(3).

Taxable Wage Base means the contribution and benefit base under section 230 of the Social Security Act.

Totally and Permanently Disabled means that a Participant is disabled, as a result of sickness or injury, to the extent that he is prevented from engaging in any substantial gainful activity, and is eligible for and receives a disability benefit under Title II of the Federal Social Security Act.

Trust Agreement means an agreement of trust between the Primary Employer and Trustee established for the purpose of holding and distributing the Trust Fund under the provisions of the Plan. The Trust Agreement may provide for the investment of all or any portion of the Trust Fund in the Annuity Contract and any Insurance Policy or any other investment arrangement.

Trust Fund means the total funds held under the Trust Agreement. The term Trust Fund when used within a Trust Agreement shall mean only the funds held under that Trust Agreement.

Trustee means the party or parties named in the Trust Agreement.

Valuation Date means the date on which the value of the assets of the Investment Fund is determined. The value of each Account that is maintained under this Plan shall be determined on the Valuation Date. In each Plan Year, the Valuation Date shall be the last day of the Plan Year. At the discretion of the Plan Administrator, Trustee, or Insurer (whichever applies) and in a nondiscriminatory manner, assets of the Investment Fund may be valued more frequently. These dates shall also be Valuation Dates.

Vested Account means the vested part of a Participant's Account. All Contributions are 100% vested when made, therefore the Participant's Vested Account is equal to his Account.

Vesting Break in Service means the period defined for purposes of determining when a break in service has occurred.

Vesting Computation Period means the 12-month period used to determine the hours for purposes of Vesting Service.

Vesting Percentage means the percentage used to determine the nonforfeitable portion of a Participant's Account attributable to Employer Contributions that were not 100% vested when made.

Vesting Service means a period of service used to determine a Participant's Vesting Percentage.

Voluntary Contributions means contributions by a Participant that are 100% vested when made to the Plan and are not required as a condition of employment or participation, or for obtaining additional Employer Contributions. Voluntary Contributions, and earnings thereon, shall be 100% vested and nonforfeitable at all times. See the VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTIONS BY PARTICIPANTS SECTION of Article III.

Wage Rate Contributions means Employer Contributions based on the applicable Prevailing Rate Schedule. See the EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS SECTION of Article III.

Yearly Date means March 1, 1994, and each following January 1.


Years of Service means an Employee’s Period of Service. Years of Service shall be measured from his Employment Commencement Date to his most recent Severance Date. Years of Service shall be reduced by any Period of Severance that occurred prior to his most recent Severance Date, unless such Period of Severance is included under the service spanning rule below. This period of Years of Service shall be expressed as years and fractional parts of a year (to four decimal places) on the basis that 365 days equal one year.

Period of Severance included (service spanning rule):

A Period of Severance shall be deemed to be a Period of Service under either of the following conditions:

(a)
the Period of Severance immediately follows a period during which an Employee is not absent from work and ends within 12 months; or

(b)
the Period of Severance immediately follows a period during which an Employee is absent from work for any reason other than quitting, being discharged, or retiring (such as a leave of absence or layoff) and ends within 12 months of the date he was first absent.

Period of Military Duty included:

A Period of Military Duty shall be included as service with the Employer to the extent it has not already been credited.

Controlled Group service included:

An Employee's service with a member firm of a Controlled Group while both that firm and the Employer were members of the Controlled Group shall be included as service with the Employer.


ARTICLE II PARTICIPATION
SECTION 2.01--ACTIVE PARTICIPANT.

(a)
An Employee shall first become an Active Participant (begin active participation in the Plan) on the earliest date on which he is an Eligible Employee and has met the eligibility requirement(s) set forth below. This date is his Entry Date.

He has completed 3 months of Eligibility Service before his Entry Date.

He is age 18 or older.

The service requirement above is waived on January 1, 2019. This date shall be an Entry Date if the Eligible Employee has met all the other eligibility requirements. Such waiver shall only apply to Employees of Private Capital Management LLC.

(b)
If the Plan’s eligibility requirements are changed, an Employee who was an Active Participant immediately prior to the effective date of the change is deemed to satisfy the new requirements and his Entry Date shall not change.

(c)
Each Employee who was an Active Participant on the day before the effective date of a restatement of the Plan (as determined in the Introduction) shall continue to be an Active Participant if he is still an Eligible Employee on such restatement effective date and his Entry Date shall not change.

(d)
If service with a Predecessor Employer or Prior Employer is counted for purposes of Eligibility Service, an Employee shall be credited with such service on the date he becomes an Employee and shall become an Active Participant for purposes of specified Contributions which have an Eligibility Service requirement on the earliest Entry Date for such Contributions on which he is an Eligible Employee and has met all of the eligibility requirements for such Contributions above. This date is his Entry Date for such Contributions.

(e)
If a person has been an Eligible Employee who has met all of the eligibility requirements for purposes of specified Contributions which have any such requirements, but is not an Eligible Employee on the date that would have been his Entry Date for such Contributions, he shall become an Active Participant for purposes of such Contributions on the date he again becomes an Eligible Employee. This date is his Entry Date for such Contributions.

(f)
In the event an Employee who is not an Eligible Employee becomes an Eligible Employee, he shall become an Active Participant for purposes of specified Contributions immediately if he has satisfied the eligibility requirements for such Contributions and would have otherwise previously become an Active Participant had he met the definition of Eligible Employee. This date is his Entry Date for such Contributions.

(g)
An Inactive Participant shall again become an Active Participant (resume active participation in the Plan) for purposes of the Contributions for which he previously had an Entry Date on the date he again performs an Hour of Service as an Eligible Employee. This date is his Reentry Date for such Contributions.


Upon again becoming an Active Participant, he shall cease to be an Inactive Participant.

(h)
A former Participant shall again become an Active Participant (resume active participation in the Plan) for purposes of the Contributions for which he previously had an Entry Date on the date he again performs an Hour of Service as an Eligible Employee. This date is his Reentry Date for such Contributions.

(i)
A Participant’s earliest Entry Date shall be used to determine if he is an Active Participant for purposes of any minimum contribution or allocation under the MODIFICATION OF CONTRIBUTIONS SECTION of Article XI.

SECTION 2.02--INACTIVE PARTICIPANT.

An Active Participant shall become an Inactive Participant on the earlier of the following:

(a)
the date the Participant ceases to be an Eligible Employee, or

(b)
the effective date of complete termination of the Plan under Article VIII.

An Employee or former Employee who was an Inactive Participant on the day before the effective date of the restatement or amendment (as determined in the Introduction) shall continue to be an Inactive Participant on the effective date of such restatement or amendment. Eligibility for any benefits payable to the Participant or on his behalf and the amount of the benefits shall be determined according to the provisions of the prior document, unless otherwise stated in this document or any subsequent documents.

SECTION 2.03--CESSATION OF PARTICIPATION.

A Participant shall cease to be a Participant on the date he is no longer an Eligible Employee and his Account is zero.

SECTION 2.04--ADOPTING EMPLOYERS - SEPARATE PLANS.

No other employer has adopted this Plan as a separate plan.

SECTION 2.05--ADOPTING EMPLOYERS - SINGLE PLAN.

Each of the Controlled Group members listed below is an Adopting Employer. Each Adopting Employer listed below participates with the Employer in this Plan. An Adopting Employer's agreement to participate in this Plan shall be in writing.

The Employer has the right to amend the Plan. An Adopting Employer does not have the right to amend the Plan.

If the Adopting Employer did not maintain its plan before its date of adoption specified below, its date of adoption shall be the Entry Date for any of its Employees who have met the requirements in the ACTIVE PARTICIPANT SECTION of this article as of that date. Service with and Compensation from an Adopting Employer shall be included as service with and Compensation from the Employer. Transfer of employment, without interruption, between an Adopting Employer and another Adopting Employer or the Employer shall not be considered an interruption of service.


The Primary Employer’s Fiscal Year defined in the DEFINITIONS SECTION of Article I shall be the Fiscal Year used in interpreting this Plan for Adopting Employers.

Contributions made by an Adopting Employer shall be treated as Contributions made by the Employer. Forfeitures arising from those Contributions shall be used for the benefit of all Participants.

An employer shall not be an Adopting Employer if it ceases to be a Controlled Group member. Such an employer may continue a retirement plan for its Employees in the form of a separate document. This Plan shall be amended to delete a former Adopting Employer from the list below.

If (i) an employer ceases to be an Adopting Employer or the Plan is amended to delete an Adopting Employer and (ii) the Adopting Employer does not continue a retirement plan for the benefit of its Employees, partial termination may result and the provisions of Article VIII shall apply.

ADOPTING EMPLOYERS
NAME    DATE OF ADOPTION
Private Capital Management LLC    January 1, 2019

SECTION 2.06--ADOPTING EMPLOYERS - MULTIPLE EMPLOYER PLAN.

No other employer has adopted this Plan as a multiple employer plan.


ARTICLE III CONTRIBUTIONS
SECTION 3.01--EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS.

Employer Contributions are conditioned on initial qualification of the Plan. If the Plan is denied initial qualification, the provisions of the QUALIFICATION OF PLAN SECTION of Article X shall apply.

Employer Contributions shall be made without regard to Net Profits. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Plan shall continue to be designed to qualify as a profit sharing plan for purposes of Code Sections 401(a), 402, 412, and 417. Such Contributions shall be equal to the Employer Contributions as described below:

The Plan is a 401(k) safe harbor plan and the 401(k) safe harbor provisions (including the annual notice requirements) described in the 401(k) SAFE HARBOR PROVISIONS SECTION of this article apply. The Plan will satisfy the ADP Test Safe Harbor and the ACP Test Safe Harbor.

The Plan is satisfying the ADP Test Safe Harbor using Matching Contributions.

(a)
The amount of each Elective Deferral Contribution for a Participant shall be equal to a portion of Compensation as specified in an Elective Deferral Agreement. Such Elective Deferral Contribution shall not be made before the later of (i) the adoption or effective date of the cash or deferred arrangement (CODA) or (ii) the date the Participant signs the Elective Deferral Agreement. An Employee who is eligible to participate in the Plan for purposes of Elective Deferral Contributions may file an Elective Deferral Agreement with the Employer. The Participant shall modify or terminate an Elective Deferral Agreement by filing a new Elective Deferral Agreement. An Elective Deferral Agreement shall remain in effect until modified or terminated by the Participant. An Elective Deferral Agreement may also be terminated according to the terms of an automatic contribution arrangement.

An Elective Deferral Agreement to start or modify Elective Deferral Contributions shall be effective as soon as administratively feasible on or after the Participant’s Entry Date (Reentry Date, if applicable) or any following date. An Elective Deferral Agreement must be entered into on or before the date it is effective.

An Elective Deferral Agreement to stop Elective Deferral Contributions may be entered into on any date. Such Elective Deferral Agreement shall be effective as soon as administratively feasible following the date on which the Elective Deferral Agreement is entered into.

Elective Deferral Contributions made pursuant to an Elective Deferral Agreement or the terms of an automatic contribution arrangement shall not be made earlier than the date (i) the Participant performs the services that relate to such Elective Deferral Contributions or (ii) the Compensation used to calculate such Elective Deferral Contributions would be payable to the Participant if not contributed to the Plan.

A Participant who is age 50 or older by the end of the taxable year shall be eligible to make Catch-up Contributions.

A Participant may elect to designate all or any portion of his future Elective Deferral Contributions as Roth Elective Deferral Contributions.


The Plan provides for an automatic election to have Elective Deferral Contributions made. The automatic Elective Deferral Contribution shall be Pre-tax Elective Deferral Contributions and shall be 6% of Compensation. The automatic Elective Deferral Contribution shall be automatically increased as soon as administratively feasible on or after each January 1 by 1% up to a maximum automatic Elective Deferral Contribution of 15%. The Participant may affirmatively elect a different percentage or elect not to make Elective Deferral Contributions, and may elect to designate all or any portion of his Elective Deferral Contributions as Roth Elective Deferral Contributions, if Roth Elective Deferral Contributions are allowed.

The automatic election shall apply when a Participant first becomes eligible to make Elective Deferral Contributions (or again becomes eligible after a period during which he was not an Active Participant).

An amendment that increases the amount of the automatic Elective Deferral Contribution shall apply to Participants as follows. The higher automatic deferral percentage shall apply to Participants at the time they enter or reenter the Plan on or after the effective date of such amendment and to Participants who were already automatically enrolled as of the effective date of such amendment.

An amendment that decreases the amount of the automatic Elective Deferral Contribution shall only apply to Participants at the time they enter or reenter the Plan on or after the effective date of such amendment. The lower automatic deferral percentage shall not apply to Participants who were already automatically enrolled as of the effective date of such amendment.

The Participant shall be provided a notice that explains the automatic election and his right to elect a different rate of Elective Deferral Contributions or to elect not to make Elective Deferral Contributions, and his right to designate all or any portion of his Elective Deferral Contributions as Roth Elective Deferral Contributions, if Roth Elective Deferral Contributions are allowed. The notice shall include the procedure for exercising those rights and the timing for implementing any such elections. The Participant shall be given a reasonable period thereafter to elect a different rate of Elective Deferral Contributions or to elect not to make Elective Deferral Contributions, and to designate all or any portion of his Elective Deferral Contributions as Roth Elective Deferral Contributions, if allowed.

Each Active Participant affected by the automatic election and automatic increase (if applicable) shall be provided an annual notice that explains the automatic election and his right to elect a different rate of Elective Deferral Contributions or to elect not to make Elective Deferral Contributions, and his right to designate all or any portion of his Elective Deferral Contributions as Roth Elective Deferral Contributions, if allowed. The notice shall include the procedure for exercising those rights and the timing for implementing any such elections.

No Participant shall be permitted to have Elective Deferral Contributions, as defined in the EXCESS AMOUNTS SECTION of this article, made under this Plan, or any other plan, contract, or arrangement maintained by the Employer, during any calendar year, in excess of the dollar limitation contained in Code Section 402(g) in effect for the Participant’s taxable year beginning in such calendar year. The dollar limitation in the preceding sentence shall be increased by the dollar limit on Catch-up Contributions under Code Section 414(v)(2)(B)(i) for the taxable year for any Participant who will be age 50 or older by the end of the taxable year.

The dollar limitation contained in Code Section 402(g) was $15,000 for taxable years beginning in 2006. After 2006, the $15,000 limit is adjusted by the Secretary of the Treasury for cost-of-living increases under Code Section 402(g)(4). Any such adjustments will be in multiples of $500.


Catch-up Contributions for a Participant for a taxable year may not exceed the dollar limit on Catch- up Contributions under Code Section 414(v)(2)(B)(i) for the taxable year. The dollar limit on Catch- up Contributions under Code Section 414(v)(2)(B)(i) was $5,000 for taxable years beginning in 2006. After 2006, the $5,000 limit is adjusted by the Secretary of the Treasury for cost-of-living increases under Code Section 414(v)(2)(C). Any such adjustments will be in multiples of $500.

Elective Deferral Contributions are 100% vested and nonforfeitable.

(b)
The Employer shall make Matching Contributions in an amount equal to 100% of Elective Deferral Contributions that are not over 6% of Compensation.

Matching Contributions are calculated based on Elective Deferral Contributions and Compensation for the payroll period. Matching Contributions are made for all persons who were Active Participants at any time during that payroll period.

Elective Deferral Contributions that are Catch-up Contributions shall be matched.

Matching Contributions are Qualified Matching Contributions and are 100% vested when made.

(c)
Qualified Nonelective Contributions are not permitted.

(d)
QACA Nonelective Contributions are not permitted.

(e)
Additional Contributions are not permitted.

(f)
Wage Rate Contributions are not permitted.

(g)
Discretionary Contributions may be made for each Plan Year in an amount determined by the Employer.

Discretionary Contributions are 100% vested when made.

Employer Contributions are allocated according to the provisions of the ALLOCATION SECTION of this article.

The Employer may make all or a part of an annual Employer Contribution (Contributions that are calculated based on Annual Compensation or Compensation for the Plan Year) before the end of the Plan Year. Such Contributions that are made for or allocated to each person who was an Active Participant at any time during the Plan Year shall be allocated when made in a manner that approximates the allocation that would otherwise have been made as of the last day of the Plan Year. Succeeding allocations shall take into account amounts previously allocated for the Plan Year. The percentage of the Employer Contribution allocated to the Participant for the Plan Year shall be the same percentage that would have been allocated to him if the entire allocation had been made as of the last day of the Plan Year. Excess allocations shall be forfeited and reallocated as necessary to provide the percentage applicable to each Participant. Any other annual Employer Contributions made before the end of the Plan Year shall be held unallocated until the last day of the Plan Year. Then, as of the last day of the Plan Year, the advance Contributions (and earnings) shall be allocated according to the provisions of the ALLOCATION SECTION of this article.

A portion of the Plan assets resulting from Employer Contributions (but not more than the original amount of those Contributions) may be returned if the Employer Contributions are made because of a mistake of fact or


are more than the amount deductible under Code Section 404 (excluding any amount which is not deductible because the Plan is disqualified). The amount involved must be returned to the Employer within one year after the date the Employer Contributions are made by mistake of fact or the date the deduction is disallowed, whichever applies. Except as provided under this paragraph and in Articles VIII and X, the assets of the Plan shall never be used for the benefit of the Employer and are held for the exclusive purpose of providing benefits to Participants and their Beneficiaries and for defraying reasonable expenses of administering the Plan.

SECTION 3.02--VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTIONS BY PARTICIPANTS.

Voluntary Contributions are not permitted.

SECTION 3.03--ROLLOVER CONTRIBUTIONS.

A Rollover Contribution may be made by an Eligible Employee or Inactive Participant if the following conditions are met:

(a)
The Contribution is a Participant Rollover Contribution or a direct rollover of an Eligible Rollover Distribution from the types of plans and types of contributions specified below.

Direct Rollovers. The Plan will accept a direct rollover of an Eligible Rollover Distribution from:

A qualified plan described in Code Section 401(a) or 403(a), including after-tax employee contributions and including any portion of a designated Roth account.

An annuity contract described in Code Section 403(b), including after-tax employee contributions and including any portion of a designated Roth account.

An eligible plan under Code Section 457(b) which is maintained by a state, political subdivision of a state, or any agency or instrumentality of a state or political subdivision of a state, including any portion of a designated Roth account.

Participant Rollover Contributions from Other Plans. The Plan will accept a Participant contribution of an Eligible Rollover Distribution from:

A qualified plan described in Code Section 401(a) or 403(a), excluding after-tax employee contributions and including distributions of a designated Roth account only to the extent such amount would otherwise be includible in a Participant’s gross income.

An annuity contract described in Code Section 403(b), excluding after-tax employee contributions and including distributions of a designated Roth account only to the extent such amount would otherwise be includible in a Participant’s gross income.

An eligible plan under Code Section 457(b) which is maintained by a state, political subdivision of a state, or any agency or instrumentality of a state or political subdivision of a state, including distributions of a designated Roth account only to the extent such amount would otherwise be includible in a Participant’s gross income.

Participant Rollover Contributions from IRAs.    The Plan will accept a Participant Rollover Contribution of the portion of a distribution from an individual retirement account or individual


retirement annuity described in Code Section 408(a) or (b) that is eligible to be rolled over and would otherwise be includible in the Participant's gross income.

(b)
The Contribution is of amounts that the Code permits to be transferred to a plan that meets the requirements of Code Section 401(a).

(c)
The Contribution is made in the form of a direct rollover under Code Section 401(a)(31) or is a rollover made under Code Section 402(c) or 408(d)(3)(A) within 60 days after an Eligible Employee or Inactive Participant receives the distribution.

(d)
In the case of an Inactive Participant, the Contribution must be of an amount distributed from another plan of the Employer or a plan of a Controlled Group member.

(e)
The Eligible Employee furnishes evidence satisfactory to the Plan Administrator that the proposed rollover meets conditions (a), (b), and (c) above. Such evidence must be reasonable and cannot effectively eliminate or substantially impair the Eligible Employee’s right to elect a direct rollover.

A Rollover Contribution shall be allowed in cash or in kind and must be made according to procedures set up by the Plan Administrator. The in-kind distribution must be of an allowable security under the Self-Directed Brokerage Account.

A Rollover Contribution may include a direct rollover of an outstanding loan balance that is not in default for a Participant impacted by a business event in accordance with nondiscriminatory procedures set up by the Plan Administrator. For this purpose, a business event means an acquisition, merger, or similar transaction involving a change in the employer of the employees of a trade or business.

If the Eligible Employee is not an Active Participant when the Rollover Contribution is made, he shall be deemed to be an Active Participant only for the purpose of investment and distribution of the Rollover Contribution. Employer Contributions shall not be made for or allocated to the Eligible Employee and he may not make Participant Contributions until the time he meets all of the requirements to become an Active Participant.

Rollover Contributions made by an Eligible Employee or Inactive Participant shall be credited to his Account. The part of the Participant's Account resulting from Rollover Contributions is 100% vested and nonforfeitable at all times. Separate accounting records shall be maintained for those parts of his Rollover Contributions consisting of (i) voluntary contributions which were deducted from the Participant's gross income for Federal income tax purposes; (ii) after-tax employee contributions, including the portion that would not have been includible in the Participant’s gross income if the contributions were not rolled over into this Plan; and (iii) any portion of a designated Roth account, including the portion that would not have been includible in the Participant’s gross income if the contributions were not rolled over into this Plan.

SECTION 3.04--IN-PLAN ROTH ROLLOVERS.

In-plan Roth Rollovers are not permitted.


SECTION 3.05--FORFEITURES.

The Nonvested Account of a Participant shall be forfeited as of the earlier of the following:

(a)
the date the record keeper is notified that the Participant died (if prior to such date he has had a Severance from Employment), or

(b)
the Participant’s Forfeiture Date.

A Participant’s Nonvested Account shall be forfeited before the earlier of (a) or (b) above if, after he has a Severance from Employment, he receives, or is deemed to receive, a distribution of his entire Vested Account under the RETIREMENT BENEFITS SECTION of Article V, the VESTED BENEFITS SECTION of Article V, or the SMALL AMOUNTS SECTION of Article X. The forfeiture shall occur as of the date the Participant receives, or is deemed to receive, the distribution.

A Forfeiture of Matching Contributions that relate to excess amounts shall also occur as provided in the EXCESS AMOUNTS SECTION of this article.

Forfeitures shall be determined at least once during each Plan Year. Forfeitures may be used to pay administrative expenses or to reduce Employer Contributions (other than Elective Deferral Contributions, Qualified Matching Contributions, and Qualified Nonelective Contributions) made after the Forfeitures are determined. Forfeitures of Matching Contributions that relate to excess amounts as provided in the EXCESS AMOUNTS SECTION of this article that have not been used to pay administrative expenses, shall be used to reduce Employer Contributions (other than Elective Deferral Contributions, Qualified Matching Contributions, and Qualified Nonelective Contributions) made after the Forfeitures are determined. Forfeitures that have not been used to pay administrative expenses or used to reduce Employer Contributions shall be allocated as of the last day of the Plan Year in which such Forfeitures are determined as provided in the ALLOCATION SECTION of this article. Upon their allocation to Accounts, or application to reduce Employer Contributions, Forfeitures shall be deemed to be Employer Contributions.

If a Participant again becomes an Eligible Employee after receiving a distribution which caused all of his Nonvested Account to be forfeited, he shall have the right to repay to the Plan the entire amount of the distribution he received (excluding any amount of such distribution resulting from Participant Contributions and Rollover Contributions). The repayment must be made in a single sum (repayment in installments is not permitted) before the earlier of the date five years after the date he again becomes an Eligible Employee or the end of the first period of five consecutive Vesting Break in Service periods which begin after the date of the distribution.

If the Participant makes the repayment above, the Plan Administrator shall restore to his Account an amount equal to his Nonvested Account that was forfeited on the date of distribution, unadjusted for any investment gains or losses. If no amount is to be repaid because the Participant was deemed to have received a distribution or only received a distribution of Participant Contributions or Rollover Contributions, and he again performs an Hour of Service as an Eligible Employee within the repayment period, the Plan Administrator shall restore the Participant’s Account as if he had made a required repayment on the date he performed such Hour of Service. Restoration of the Participant’s Account shall include restoration of all Code Section 411(d)(6) protected benefits with respect to the restored Account, according to applicable Treasury regulations. Provided, however, the Plan Administrator shall not restore the Nonvested Account if (i) a Forfeiture Date has occurred after the date of the distribution and on or before the date of repayment and (ii) that Forfeiture Date would result in a complete forfeiture of the amount the Plan Administrator would otherwise restore.

The Plan Administrator shall restore the Participant’s Account by the close of the Plan Year following the Plan Year in which repayment is made. The permissible sources for restoration of the Participant’s Account


are Forfeitures or special Employer Contributions. Such special Employer Contributions shall be made without regard to profits. The repaid and restored amounts are not included in the Participant’s Annual Additions, as defined in the CONTRIBUTION LIMITATION SECTION of this article.

SECTION 3.06--ALLOCATION.

A person meets the allocation requirements of this section if he is an Active Participant on the last day of the Plan Year and has at least 1,000 Hours of Service during the latest Accrual Computation Period ending on or before that date.

A person shall also meet the requirements of this section if he was an Active Participant at any time during the Plan Year and (i) dies or (ii) has a Severance from Employment after he reaches his Normal Retirement Date or becomes disabled. A person who dies or becomes disabled while performing Qualified Military Service shall also meet the requirements of this section if he is a Participant at any time during the Plan Year. For purposes of this paragraph, disabled means the disability is subsequently determined to meet the definition of Totally and Permanently Disabled.

Elective Deferral Contributions shall be allocated to the Participants for whom such Contributions are made under the EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS SECTION of this article. Such Contributions shall be allocated when made and credited to the Participant’s Account.

Matching Contributions shall be allocated to the persons for whom such Contributions are made under the EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS SECTION of this article. Matching Contributions shall be allocated no later than the last day of the Plan Year.

Forfeitures that have not been used to pay administrative expenses or used to reduce Employer Contributions shall be allocated as of the last day of the Plan Year in which such Forfeitures are determined.

Discretionary Contributions plus any Forfeitures shall be allocated as of the last day of the Plan Year, using Annual Compensation for the Plan Year. The allocation shall be made to each person meeting the allocation requirements of this section. The amount allocated shall be equal to the Discretionary Contributions plus any Forfeitures multiplied by the ratio of such person’s Annual Compensation to the total Annual Compensation for all such persons. In years in which the Plan is a Top-heavy Plan, as defined in the DEFINITIONS SECTION of Article XI, and the minimum contribution under the MODIFICATION OF CONTRIBUTIONS SECTION of Article XI is not being provided by other contributions to this Plan or another plan of the Employer, and the allocation described above would provide an allocation for any person less than the minimum contribution required for such person in the MODIFICATION OF CONTRIBUTIONS SECTION of Article XI, such minimum contribution shall first be allocated to all such persons. Then any amount remaining shall be allocated to the remaining persons sharing in the allocation based on Annual Compensation as described above, as if they were the only persons sharing in the allocation for the Plan Year. The allocation for any person who does not meet the allocation requirements of this section shall be limited to the amount necessary to fund the minimum contribution.

This amount shall be credited to the person’s Account.

If Leased Employees are Eligible Employees, in determining the amount of Employer Contributions allocated to a person who is a Leased Employee, contributions provided by the leasing organization that are attributable to services such Leased Employee performs for the Employer shall be treated as provided by the Employer. Those contributions shall not be duplicated under this Plan.


SECTION 3.07--CONTRIBUTION LIMITATION.

The limitations of this section shall apply to Limitation Years beginning on or after July 1, 2007, except as otherwise provided herein.

(a)
Definitions. For the purpose of determining the contribution limitation set forth in this section, the following terms are defined.

Annual Additions means the sum of the following amounts credited to a Participant’s account for the Limitation Year:

(1)
employer contributions;

(2)
employee contributions; and

(3)
forfeitures.

Annual Additions to a defined contribution plan, as defined in section 1.415(c)-1(a)(2)(i) of the regulations, shall also include the following:

(4)
mandatory employee contributions, as defined in Code Section 411(c)(2)(C) and section 1.411(c)-1(c)(4) of the regulations, to a defined benefit plan;

(5)
contributions allocated to any individual medical benefit account, as defined in Code Section 415(l)(2), which is part of a pension or annuity plan maintained by the Employer;

(6)
amounts attributable to post-retirement medical benefits, allocated to the separate account of a key employee, as defined in Code Section 419A(d)(3), under a welfare benefit fund, as defined in Code Section 419(e), maintained by the Employer;

(7)
annual additions under an annuity contract described in Code Section 403(b); and

(8)
allocations under a simplified employee pension.

Compensation means wages, within the meaning of Code Section 3401(a), and all other payments of compensation to an employee by the Employer (in the course of the Employer’s trade or business) for which the Employer is required to furnish the employee a written statement under Code Sections 6041(d), 6051(a)(3), and 6052. Compensation shall be determined without regard to any rules under Code Section 3401(a) that limit the remuneration included in wages based on the nature or location of the employment or the services performed (such as the exception for agricultural labor in Code Section 3401(a)(2)). The type of compensation that is reported in the “Wages, Tips and Other Compensation” box on Form W-2 satisfies this definition.

For any Self-employed Individual, Compensation means Earned Income.

Except as provided herein, Compensation for a Limitation Year is the Compensation actually paid or made available (or if earlier, includible in gross income) during such Limitation Year.

Compensation for a Limitation Year shall also include Compensation paid by the later of 2 1/2 months after an employee’s Severance from Employment with the Employer maintaining the plan or


the end of the Limitation Year that includes the date of the employee’s Severance from Employment with the Employer maintaining the plan, if (i) the payment is regular Compensation for services during the employee’s regular working hours, or Compensation for services outside the employee’s regular working hours (such as overtime or shift differential), commissions, bonuses, or other similar payments, and, absent a Severance from Employment, the payments would have been paid to the employee while the employee continued in employment with the Employer; (ii) the payment is for unused accrued bona fide sick, vacation or other leave that the employee would have been able to use if employment had continued; or (iii) the payment is received by the employee pursuant to a nonqualified unfunded deferred compensation plan and would have been paid at the same time if employment had continued, but only to the extent includible in gross income.

Any payments not described above shall not be considered Compensation if paid after Severance from Employment, even if they are paid by the later of 2 1/2 months after the date of Severance from Employment or the end of the Limitation Year that includes the date of Severance from Employment.

Back pay, within the meaning of section 1.415(c)-2(g)(8) of the regulations, shall be treated as Compensation for the Limitation Year to which the back pay relates to the extent the back pay represents wages and compensation that would otherwise be included in this definition.

Compensation paid or made available during such Limitation Year shall include amounts that would otherwise be included in Compensation but for an election under Code Section 125(a), 132(f)(4), 402(e)(3), 402(h)(1)(B), 402(k), or 457(b).

Compensation shall not include amounts paid as Compensation to a nonresident alien, as defined in Code Section 7701(b)(1)(B), who is not a Participant in the Plan to the extent the Compensation is excludible from gross income and is not effectively connected with the conduct of a trade or business within the United States.

Defined Contribution Dollar Limitation means $40,000, automatically adjusted under Code Section 415(d) effective January 1 of each year, as published in the Internal Revenue Bulletin. The new limitation shall apply to Limitation Years ending with or within the calendar year of the date of the adjustment, but a Participant’s Annual Additions for a Limitation Year cannot exceed the currently applicable dollar limitation (as in effect before the January 1 adjustment) prior to January 1. However, after a January 1 adjustment is made, Annual Additions for the entire Limitation Year are permitted to reflect the dollar limitation as adjusted on January 1.

Employer means the employer that adopts this Plan, and all members of a controlled group of corporations (as defined in Code Section 414(b) as modified by Code Section 415(h)), all commonly controlled trades or businesses (as defined in Code Section 414(c), as modified, except in the case of a brother-sister group of trades or businesses under common control, by Code Section 415(h)), or affiliated service groups (as defined in Code Section 414(m)) of which the adopting employer is a part, and any other entity required to be aggregated with the employer pursuant to Code Section 414(o).

Limitation Year means the consecutive 12-month period ending on the last day of each Plan Year, including corresponding consecutive 12-month periods before the original effective date of the Plan. All qualified plans maintained by the Employer must use the same Limitation Year. If the Limitation Year is other than the calendar year, execution of this Plan (or any amendment to this Plan changing the Limitation Year) constitutes the Employer’s adoption of a written resolution electing the Limitation Year. If the Limitation Year is amended to a different consecutive 12-month period, the new Limitation Year must begin on a date within the Limitation Year in which the amendment is made.


Maximum Annual Addition means, except for catch-up contributions described in Code Section 414(v), the Annual Addition that may be contributed or allocated to a Participant’s Account under the Plan for any Limitation Year. This amount shall not exceed the lesser of:

(1)
The Defined Contribution Dollar Limitation, or

(2)
100 percent of the Participant’s Compensation for the Limitation Year.

A Participant’s Compensation for a Limitation Year shall not include Compensation in excess of the limitation under Code Section 401(a)(17) that is in effect for the calendar year in which the Limitation Year begins.

The compensation limitation referred to in (2) shall not apply to an individual medical benefit account (as defined in Code Section 415(l)); or a post-retirement medical benefits account for a key employee (as defined in Code Section 419A(d)(1)).

If a short Limitation Year is created because of an amendment changing the Limitation Year to a different consecutive 12-month period, the Maximum Annual Addition will not exceed the Defined Contribution Dollar Limitation multiplied by the following fraction:

Number of months (including any fractional parts of a month) in the short Limitation Year
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12

If the Plan is terminated as of a date other than the last day of the Limitation Year, the Plan is treated as if the Plan was amended to change the Limitation Year and create a short Limitation Year ending on the date the Plan is terminated.

If a short Limitation Year is created, the limitation under Code Section 401(a)(17) shall be prorated in the same manner as the Defined Contribution Dollar Limitation.

Predecessor Employer means, with respect to a Participant, a former employer if the Employer maintains a plan that provides a benefit which the Participant accrued while performing services for the former employer. Predecessor Employer also means, with respect to a Participant, a former entity that antedates the Employer if, under the facts and circumstances, the Employer constitutes a continuation of all or a portion of the trade or business of the former entity.

Severance from Employment means an employee has ceased to be an employee of the Employer maintaining the plan. An employee does not have a Severance from Employment if, in connection with a change of employment, the employee’s new employer maintains the plan with respect to the employee.

(b)
If the Participant does not participate in another defined contribution plan, as defined in section 1.415(c)-1(a)(2)(i) of the regulations (without regard to whether the plan(s) have been terminated) maintained by the Employer, the amount of Annual Additions that may be credited to the Participant’s Account for any Limitation Year shall not exceed the lesser of the Maximum Annual Addition or any other limitation contained in this Plan. If the Employer Contribution that would otherwise be contributed or allocated to the Participant’s Account would cause the Annual Additions for the Limitation Year to exceed the Maximum Annual Addition, the amount contributed or allocated


shall be reduced so that the Annual Additions for the Limitation Year will equal the Maximum Annual Addition.

(c)
If, in addition to this Plan, the Participant is covered under another defined contribution plan, as defined in section 1.415(c)-1(a)(2)(i) of the regulations, (without regard to whether the plan(s) have been terminated) maintained by the Employer that provides an Annual Addition during any Limitation Year, the Annual Additions that may be credited to a Participant’s Account under this Plan for any such Limitation Year will not exceed the Maximum Annual Addition, reduced by the Annual Additions credited to a Participant’s account under the other defined contribution plan(s) for the same Limitation Year. If the Annual Additions with respect to the Participant under the other defined contribution plan(s) maintained by the Employer are less than the Maximum Annual Addition, and the Employer Contribution that would otherwise be contributed or allocated to the Participant’s Account under this Plan would cause the Annual Additions for the Limitation Year to exceed this limitation, the amount contributed or allocated will be reduced so that the Annual Additions under all such plans and funds for the Limitation Year will equal the Maximum Annual Addition. If the Annual Additions with respect to the Participant under the other defined contribution plan(s) in the aggregate are equal to or greater than the Maximum Annual Addition, no amount will be contributed or allocated to the Participant’s Account under this Plan for the Limitation Year.

(d)
The limitation of this section shall be determined and applied taking into account the rules in subparagraph (e) below.

(e)
Other Rules

(1)
Aggregating Plans. For purposes of applying the limitations of this section for a Limitation Year, all defined contribution plans (as defined in section 1.415(c)-1(a)(2)(i) of the regulations and without regard to whether the plan(s) have been terminated) ever maintained by the Employer and all defined contribution plans of a Predecessor Employer (in the Limitation Year in which such Predecessor Employer is created) under which a Participant receives Annual Additions are treated as one defined contribution plan.

(2)
Break-up of Affiliated Employers. The Annual Additions under a formerly affiliated plan (as defined in section 1.415(f)-1(b)(2)(ii) of the regulations) of the Employer are taken into account for purposes of applying the limitations of this section for the Limitation Year in which the cessation of affiliation took place.

(3)
Previously Unaggregated Plans. The limitations of this section are not exceeded for the first Limitation Year in which two or more existing plans, which previously were not required to be aggregated pursuant to section 1.415(f) of the regulations, are aggregated, provided that no Annual Additions are credited to a Participant after the date on which the plans are required to be aggregated if the Annual Additions already credited to the Participant in the existing plans equal or exceed the Maximum Annual Addition.

(4)
Aggregation with Multiemployer Plan. If the Employer maintains a multiemployer plan, as defined in Code Section 414(f), and the multiemployer plan so provides, only the Annual Additions under the multiemployer plan that are provided by the Employer shall be treated as Annual Additions provided under a plan maintained by the Employer for purposes of this section.

SECTION 3.08--EXCESS AMOUNTS.

(a)
Definitions. For purposes of this section, the following terms are defined:


ACP means, for a specified group of Participants (either Highly Compensated Employees or Nonhighly Compensated Employees) for a Plan Year, the average (expressed as a percentage) of the Contribution Percentages of the Eligible Participants in the group.

ADP means, for a specified group of Participants (either Highly Compensated Employees or Nonhighly Compensated Employees) for a Plan Year, the average (expressed as a percentage) of the Deferral Percentages of the Eligible Participants in the group.

Contribution Percentage means the ratio (expressed as a percentage) of the Eligible Participant’s Contribution Percentage Amounts to the Eligible Participant’s Compensation (excluding Differential Wage Payments paid on or after January 1, 2009) for the Plan Year (whether or not the Eligible Participant was an Eligible Participant for the entire Plan Year). In modification of the foregoing, Compensation shall be determined excluding Compensation for the portion of the Plan Year in which an Employee was not an Eligible Participant. For an Eligible Participant for whom such Contribution Percentage Amounts for the Plan Year are zero, the percentage is zero.

Contribution Percentage Amounts means the sum of the Participant Contributions and Matching Contributions (that are not Qualified Matching Contributions taken into account for purposes of the ADP Test) made under the plan on behalf of the Eligible Participant for the plan year. Contribution Percentage Amounts shall not include Participant Contributions withheld from Differential Wage Payments paid on or after January 1, 2009, and Matching Contributions based on Elective Deferral Contributions and Participant Contributions withheld from such Differential Wage Payments. For Plan Years beginning on or after January 1, 2006, Matching Contributions cannot be taken into account for a plan year for a Nonhighly Compensated Employee to the extent they are disproportionate matching contributions as defined in section 1.401(m)-2(a)(5)(ii) of the regulations. Such Contribution Percentage Amounts shall not include Matching Contributions that are forfeited (i) to correct Excess Aggregate Contributions; (ii) because the contributions to which they relate are Excess Elective Deferrals, Excess Contributions, or Excess Aggregate Contributions; or (iii) because the contributions to which they relate were returned to the Participant as a Permissible Withdrawal. Under such rules as the Secretary of the Treasury shall prescribe, in determining the Contribution Percentage the Employer may elect to include Qualified Nonelective Contributions under this Plan that were not used in computing the Deferral Percentage. For Plan Years beginning on or after January 1, 2006, Qualified Nonelective Contributions cannot be taken into account for a plan year for a Nonhighly Compensated Employee to the extent they are disproportionate contributions as defined in section 1.401(m)-2(a)(6)(v) of the regulations. The Employer may also elect to use Elective Deferral Contributions in computing the Contribution Percentage so long as the ADP Test is met before the Elective Deferral Contributions are used in the ACP Test and continues to be met following the exclusion of those Elective Deferral Contributions that are used to meet the ACP Test.

Deferral Percentage means the ratio (expressed as a percentage) of Elective Deferral Contributions (other than Catch-up Contributions, Elective Deferral Contributions returned to the Participant as a Permissible Withdrawal and Elective Deferral Contributions withheld from Differential Wage Payments) under this Plan on behalf of the Eligible Participant for the Plan Year to the Eligible Participant’s Compensation (excluding Differential Wage Payments) for the Plan Year (whether or not the Eligible Participant was an Eligible Participant for the entire Plan Year). In modification of the foregoing, Compensation shall be determined excluding Compensation for the portion of the Plan Year in which an Employee was not an Eligible Participant. The Elective Deferral Contributions used to determine the Deferral Percentage shall include Excess Elective Deferrals (other than Excess Elective Deferrals of Nonhighly Compensated Employees that arise solely from Elective Deferral Contributions made under this Plan or any other plans of the Employer or a Controlled Group member), but shall exclude Elective Deferral Contributions that are used in computing the Contribution Percentage (provided the ADP Test is satisfied both with and without exclusion of these Elective Deferral Contributions). Under such rules as the Secretary of the Treasury shall prescribe,


the Employer may elect to include Qualified Nonelective Contributions and Qualified Matching Contributions under this Plan in computing the Deferral Percentage. For Plan Years beginning on or after January 1, 2006, Qualified Matching Contributions cannot be taken into account for a Plan Year for a Nonhighly Compensated Employee to the extent they are disproportionate matching contributions as defined in section 1.401(m)-2(a)(5)(ii) of the regulations. For Plan Years beginning on or after January 1, 2006, Qualified Nonelective Contributions cannot be taken into account for a Plan Year for a Nonhighly Compensated Employee to the extent they are disproportionate contributions as defined in section 1.401(k)-2(a)(6)(iv) of the regulations. For an Eligible Participant for whom such contributions on his behalf for the Plan Year are zero, the percentage is zero.

Elective Deferral Contributions means any employer contributions made to a plan at the election of a participant in lieu of cash compensation. With respect to any taxable year, a participant’s Elective Deferral Contributions are the sum of all employer contributions made on behalf of such participant pursuant to an election to defer under any qualified cash or deferred arrangement (CODA) described in Code Section 401(k), any salary reduction simplified employee pension plan described in Code Section 408(k)(6), any SIMPLE IRA plan described in Code Section 408(p), any plan described under Code Section 501(c)(18), and any employer contributions made on behalf of a participant for the purchase of an annuity contract under Code Section 403(b) pursuant to a salary reduction agreement. Elective Deferral Contributions include Pre-tax Elective Deferral Contributions and Roth Elective Deferral Contributions. Elective Deferral Contributions shall not include any deferrals properly distributed as excess annual additions.

Eligible Participant means, for purposes of determining the Deferral Percentage, any Employee who is otherwise entitled to make Elective Deferral Contributions under the terms of the plan for the plan year. Eligible Participant means, for purposes of determining the Contribution Percentage, any Employee who is eligible (i) to make a Participant Contribution or an Elective Deferral Contribution (if the Employer takes such contributions into account in the calculation of the Contribution Percentage), or (ii) to receive a Matching Contribution (including forfeitures) or a Qualified Matching Contribution. If a Participant Contribution is required as a condition of participation in the plan, any Employee who would be a participant in the plan if such Employee made such a contribution shall be treated as an Eligible Participant on behalf of whom no Participant Contributions are made.

Excess Aggregate Contributions means, with respect to any Plan Year, the excess of:

(1)
The aggregate Contribution Percentage Amounts taken into account in computing the numerator of the Contribution Percentage actually made on behalf of Highly Compensated Employees for such Plan Year, over

(2)
The maximum Contribution Percentage Amounts permitted by the ACP Test (determined by hypothetically reducing contributions made on behalf of Highly Compensated Employees in order of their Contribution Percentages beginning with the highest of such percentages).

Such determination shall be made after first determining Excess Elective Deferrals and then determining Excess Contributions.

Excess Contributions means, with respect to any Plan Year, the excess of:

(1)
The aggregate amount of employer contributions actually taken into account in computing the Deferral Percentage of Highly Compensated Employees for such Plan Year, over


(2)
The maximum amount of such contributions permitted by the ADP Test (determined by hypothetically reducing contributions made on behalf of Highly Compensated Employees in the order of the Deferral Percentages, beginning with the highest of such percentages).

Excess Elective Deferrals means those Elective Deferral Contributions of a Participant that either
(i) are made during the Participant’s taxable year and exceed the dollar limitation under Code Section 402(g) or (ii) are made during a calendar year and exceed the dollar limitation under Code Section 402(g) for the Participant’s taxable year beginning in such calendar year, counting only Elective Deferral Contributions made under this Plan and any other plan, contract, or arrangement maintained by the Employer. If the Plan provides for Catch-up Contributions in such taxable year, the dollar limitation shall be increased by the dollar limit on Catch-up Contributions under Code Section 414(v).

Excess Elective Deferrals shall be treated as Annual Additions, as defined in the CONTRIBUTION LIMITATION SECTION of this article, under the Plan, unless such amounts are distributed no later than the first April 15 following the close of the Participant’s taxable year.

Matching Contributions means employer contributions made to this or any other defined contribution plan, or to a contract described in Code Section 403(b), on behalf of a participant on account of a Participant Contribution made by such participant, or on account of a participant’s Elective Deferral Contributions, under a plan maintained by the Employer or a Controlled Group member.

Participant Contributions means contributions (other than Roth Elective Deferral Contributions) made to the plan by or on behalf of a participant that are included in the participant’s gross income in the year in which made and that are maintained under a separate account to which the earnings and losses are allocated.

Pre-tax Elective Deferral Contributions means a participant’s Elective Deferral Contributions that are not includible in the participant’s gross income at the time deferred.

Qualified Matching Contributions means Matching Contributions that are nonforfeitable when made to the plan and that are distributable only in accordance with the distribution provisions applicable to Elective Deferral Contributions, to the extent Qualified Matching Contributions can be distributed under such distribution provision.

Qualified Nonelective Contributions means any employer contributions (other than Matching Contributions) that an Employee may not elect to have paid to him in cash instead of being contributed to the plan and that are nonforfeitable when made to the plan and that are distributable only in accordance with the distribution provisions applicable to Elective Deferral Contributions, to the extent Qualified Nonelective Contributions can be distributed under such distribution provision.

Roth Elective Deferral Contributions means a participant’s Elective Deferral Contributions that are not excludible from the participant’s gross income at the time deferred and have been irrevocably designated as Roth Elective Deferral Contributions by the participant in his elective deferral agreement. Whether an Elective Deferral Contribution is not excludible from a participant’s gross income will be determined in accordance with section 1.401(k)-1(f)(2) of the regulations. In the case of a self-employed individual, an Elective Deferral Contribution is not excludible from gross income only if the individual does not claim a deduction for such amount.

(b)
Excess Elective Deferrals. A Participant may assign to this Plan any Excess Elective Deferrals made during a taxable year of the Participant by notifying the Plan Administrator in writing on or


before the first following March 1 of the amount of the Excess Elective Deferrals to be assigned to the Plan. A Participant is deemed to notify the Plan Administrator of any Excess Elective Deferrals that arise by taking into account only those Elective Deferral Contributions made to this Plan and any other plan, contract, or arrangement of the Employer or a Controlled Group member. The Participant’s claim for Excess Elective Deferrals shall be accompanied by the Participant’s written statement that if such amounts are not distributed, such Excess Elective Deferrals will exceed the limit imposed on the Participant by Code Section 402(g) (including, if applicable, the dollar limitation on Catch-up Contributions under Code Section 414(v)) for the year in which the deferral occurred. The Excess Elective Deferrals assigned to this Plan cannot exceed the Elective Deferral Contributions allocated under this Plan for such taxable year.

Notwithstanding any other provisions of the Plan, Elective Deferral Contributions in an amount equal to the Excess Elective Deferrals assigned to this Plan, plus any income and minus any loss allocable thereto, shall be distributed no later than April 15 to any Participant to whose Account Excess Elective Deferrals were assigned for the preceding year and who claims Excess Elective Deferrals for such taxable year or calendar year.

Distribution of Excess Elective Deferrals shall be made on a pro rata basis from the Participant’s Account resulting from Pre-tax Elective Deferral Contributions and Roth Elective Deferral Contributions in the same proportion that such Contributions were made for the applicable year.

The Excess Elective Deferrals shall be adjusted for any income or loss. The income or loss allocable to such Excess Elective Deferrals shall be equal to the income or loss allocable to the Participant’s Elective Deferral Contributions for the taxable year in which the excess occurred multiplied by a fraction. The numerator of the fraction is the Excess Elective Deferrals. The denominator of the fraction is the closing balance without regard to any income or loss occurring during such taxable year (as of the end of such taxable year) of the Participant’s Account resulting from Elective Deferral Contributions.

For purposes of determining income or loss on Excess Elective Deferrals for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2006, any Excess Elective Deferrals, in addition to any adjustment for income or loss for the taxable year in which the excess occurred, shall be adjusted for income or loss for the gap period between the end of such taxable year and the date of distribution. Such income or loss allocable to the gap period shall be equal to 10% of the income or loss allocable to the Excess Elective Deferrals for the taxable year multiplied by the number of complete months (counting a partial month of 16 days or more as a complete month) in the gap period.

For purposes of determining income or loss on Excess Elective Deferrals for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2008, no adjustment shall be made for income or loss for the gap period.

Any Matching Contributions that were based on the Elective Deferral Contributions distributed as Excess Elective Deferrals, plus any income and minus any loss allocable thereto, shall be forfeited.

(c)
ADP Test. As of the end of each Plan Year after Excess Elective Deferrals have been determined, the Plan must satisfy the ADP Test. The ADP Test shall be satisfied using the prior year testing method or the current year testing method, as elected by the Employer in subparagraph (e) of this section.

(1)
Prior Year Testing Method. The ADP for a Plan Year for Eligible Participants who are Highly Compensated Employees for each Plan Year and the prior year’s ADP for Eligible Participants who were Nonhighly Compensated Employees for the prior Plan Year must satisfy one of the following tests:


(i)
The ADP for a Plan Year for Eligible Participants who are Highly Compensated Employees for the Plan Year shall not exceed the prior year’s ADP for Eligible Participants who were Nonhighly Compensated Employees for the prior Plan Year multiplied by 1.25; or

(ii)
The ADP for a Plan Year for Eligible Participants who are Highly Compensated Employees for the Plan Year:

A.
shall not exceed the prior year’s ADP for Eligible Participants who were Nonhighly Compensated Employees for the prior Plan Year multiplied by 2, and

B.
the difference between such ADPs is not more than 2.

If this is not a successor plan, for the first Plan Year the Plan permits any Participant to make Elective Deferral Contributions, for purposes of the foregoing tests, the prior year’s Nonhighly Compensated Employees’ ADP shall be 3 percent or the Plan Year’s ADP for these Eligible Participants, as elected by the Employer in subparagraph (e) of this section.

(2)
Current Year Testing Method. The ADP for a Plan Year for Eligible Participants who are Highly Compensated Employees for each Plan Year and the ADP for Eligible Participants who are Nonhighly Compensated Employees for the Plan Year must satisfy one of the following tests:

(i)
The ADP for a Plan Year for Eligible Participants who are Highly Compensated Employees for the Plan Year shall not exceed the ADP for Eligible Participants who are Nonhighly Compensated Employees for the Plan Year multiplied by 1.25; or

(ii)
The ADP for a Plan Year for Eligible Participants who are Highly Compensated Employees for the Plan Year:

A.
shall not exceed the ADP for Eligible Participants who are Nonhighly Compensated Employees for the Plan Year multiplied by 2, and

B.
the difference between such ADPs is not more than 2.

If the Employer has elected to use the current year testing method, that election cannot be changed unless (i) the Plan has been using the current year testing method for the preceding five Plan Years, or if less, the number of Plan Years the Plan has been in existence; or (ii) if as a result of a merger or acquisition described in Code Section 410(b)(6)(C)(i), the Employer maintains both a plan using the prior year testing method and a plan using the current year testing method and the change is made within the transition period described in Code Section 410(b)(6)(C)(ii).

A Participant is a Highly Compensated Employee for a particular Plan Year if he meets the definition of a Highly Compensated Employee in effect for that Plan Year. Similarly, a Participant is a Nonhighly Compensated Employee for a particular Plan Year if he does not meet the definition of a Highly Compensated Employee in effect for that Plan Year.

The Deferral Percentage for any Eligible Participant who is a Highly Compensated Employee for the Plan Year and who is eligible to have Elective Deferral Contributions (and Qualified Nonelective


Contributions or Qualified Matching Contributions, or both, if treated as Elective Deferral Contributions for purposes of the ADP Test) allocated to his account under two or more arrangements described in Code Section 401(k) that are maintained by the Employer or a Controlled Group member shall be determined as if such Elective Deferral Contributions (and, if applicable, such Qualified Nonelective Contributions or Qualified Matching Contributions, or both) were made under a single arrangement. If a Highly Compensated Employee participates in two or more cash or deferred arrangements of the Employer or of a Controlled Group member that have different plan years, all Elective Deferral Contributions made during the Plan Year shall be aggregated. For Plan Years beginning before 2006, all such cash or deferred arrangements ending with or within the same calendar year shall be treated as a single arrangement. The foregoing notwithstanding, certain plans shall be treated as separate if mandatorily disaggregated under the regulations of Code Section 401(k).

In the event this Plan satisfies the requirements of Code Section 401(k), 401(a)(4), or 410(b) only if aggregated with one or more other plans, or if one or more other plans satisfy the requirements of such Code sections only if aggregated with this Plan, then this section shall be applied by determining the Deferral Percentage of Employees as if all such plans were a single plan. If more than 10 percent of the Employer’s Nonhighly Compensated Employees are involved in a plan coverage change as defined in section 1.401(k)-2(c)(4) of the regulations, then any adjustments to the Nonhighly Compensated Employee ADP for the prior year shall be made in accordance with such regulations if the Employer has elected to use the prior year testing method. Plans may be aggregated in order to satisfy Code Section 401(k) only if they have the same plan year and use the same testing method for the ADP Test.

For purposes of the ADP Test, Elective Deferral Contributions, Qualified Nonelective Contributions, and Qualified Matching Contributions must be made before the end of the 12-month period immediately following the Plan Year to which the contributions relate.

If the Plan Administrator should determine during the Plan Year that the ADP Test is not being met, the Plan Administrator may limit the amount of future Elective Deferral Contributions of the Highly Compensated Employees.

Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Plan, Excess Contributions, plus any income and minus any loss allocable thereto, shall be distributed no later than 12 months after the last day of a Plan Year to Participants to whose Accounts such Excess Contributions were allocated for such Plan Year, except to the extent such Excess Contributions are classified as Catch-up Contributions. Excess Contributions are allocated to the Highly Compensated Employees with the largest amounts of employer contributions taken into account in calculating the ADP Test for the year in which the excess arose, beginning with the Highly Compensated Employee with the largest amount of such employer contributions and continuing in descending order until all of the Excess Contributions have been allocated. If a Highly Compensated Employee participates in two or more cash or deferred arrangements of the Employer or of a Controlled Group member, the amount distributed shall not exceed the amount of the employer contributions taken into account in calculating the ADP Test and made to this Plan for the year in which the excess arose. If Catch-up Contributions are allowed for the Plan Year being tested, to the extent a Highly Compensated Employee has not reached his Catch-up Contribution limit under the Plan for such year, Excess Contributions allocated to such Highly Compensated Employee are Catch-up Contributions and will not be treated as Excess Contributions. If such excess amounts (other than Catch-up Contributions) are distributed more than 2 1/2 months after the last day of the Plan Year in which such excess amounts arose, a 10 percent excise tax shall be imposed on the employer maintaining the plan with respect to such amounts.

Excess Contributions shall be treated as Annual Additions, as defined in the CONTRIBUTION LIMITATION SECTION of this article, even if distributed.


The Excess Contributions shall be adjusted for any income or loss. The income or loss allocable to such Excess Contributions allocated to each Participant shall be equal to the income or loss allocable to the Participant’s Elective Deferral Contributions (and, if applicable, Qualified Nonelective Contributions or Qualified Matching Contributions, or both) for the Plan Year in which the excess occurred multiplied by a fraction. The numerator of the fraction is the Excess Contributions. The denominator of the fraction is the closing balance without regard to any income or loss occurring during such Plan Year (as of the end of such Plan Year) of the Participant’s Account resulting from Elective Deferral Contributions (and Qualified Nonelective Contributions or Qualified Matching Contributions, or both, if such contributions are included in the ADP Test).

For purposes of determining income or loss on Excess Contributions beginning with the 2006 Plan Year, any Excess Contributions, in addition to any adjustment for income or loss for the Plan Year in which the excess occurred, shall be adjusted for income or loss for the gap period between the end of such Plan Year and the date of distribution. Such income or loss allocable to the gap period shall be equal to 10% of the income or loss allocable to the Excess Contributions for the Plan Year multiplied by the number of complete months (counting a partial month of 16 days or more as a complete month) in the gap period.

For purposes of determining income or loss on Excess Contributions for Plan Years beginning on or after January 1, 2008, no adjustment shall be made for income or loss for the gap period.

Excess Contributions allocated to a Participant shall be distributed from the Participant’s Account resulting from Elective Deferral Contributions. If such Excess Contributions exceed the amount of Excess Contributions in the Participant’s Account resulting from Elective Deferral Contributions, the balance shall be distributed from the Participant’s Account resulting from Qualified Matching Contributions (if applicable) and Qualified Nonelective Contributions, respectively.

Distribution of Excess Contributions shall be made on a pro rata basis from the Participant’s Account resulting from Pre-tax Elective Deferral Contributions and Roth Elective Deferral Contributions in the same proportion that such Contributions were made for the applicable year.

Any Matching Contributions that were based on the Elective Deferral Contributions distributed as Excess Contributions, plus any income and minus any loss allocable thereto, shall be forfeited.

(d)
ACP Test. As of the end of each Plan Year, the Plan must satisfy the ACP Test. The ACP Test shall be satisfied using the prior year testing method or the current year testing method, as elected by the Employer in subparagraph (e) of this section.

(1)
Prior Year Testing Method. The ACP for a Plan Year for Eligible Participants who are Highly Compensated Employees for each Plan Year and the prior year’s ACP for Eligible Participants who were Nonhighly Compensated Employees for the prior Plan Year must satisfy one of the following tests:

(i)
The ACP for a Plan Year for Eligible Participants who are Highly Compensated Employees for the Plan Year shall not exceed the prior year’s ACP for Eligible Participants who were Nonhighly Compensated Employees for the prior Plan Year multiplied by 1.25; or

(ii)
The ACP for a Plan Year for Eligible Participants who are Highly Compensated Employees for the Plan Year:


A.
shall not exceed the prior year’s ACP for Eligible Participants who were Nonhighly Compensated Employees for the prior Plan Year multiplied by 2, and

B.
the difference between such ACPs is not more than 2.

If this is not a successor plan, for the first Plan Year the Plan permits any Participant to make Participant Contributions, provides for Matching Contributions, or both, for purposes of the foregoing tests, the prior year’s Nonhighly Compensated Employees’ ACP shall be 3 percent or the Plan Year’s ACP for these Eligible Participants, as elected by the Employer in subparagraph (e) of this section.

(2)
Current Year Testing Method. The ACP for a Plan Year for Eligible Participants who are Highly Compensated Employees for each Plan Year and the ACP for Eligible Participants who are Nonhighly Compensated Employees for the Plan Year must satisfy one of the following tests:

(i)
The ACP for a Plan Year for Eligible Participants who are Highly Compensated Employees for the Plan Year shall not exceed the ACP for Eligible Participants who are Nonhighly Compensated Employees for the Plan Year multiplied by 1.25; or

(ii)
The ACP for a Plan Year for Eligible Participants who are Highly Compensated Employees for the Plan Year:

A.
shall not exceed the ACP for Eligible Participants who are Nonhighly Compensated Employees for the Plan Year multiplied by 2, and

B.
the difference between such ACPs is not more than 2.

If the Employer has elected to use the current year testing method, that election cannot be changed unless (i) the Plan has been using the current year testing method for the preceding five Plan Years, or if less, the number of Plan Years the Plan has been in existence; or (ii) if as a result of a merger or acquisition described in Code Section 410(b)(6)(C)(i), the Employer maintains both a plan using the prior year testing method and a plan using the current year testing method and the change is made within the transition period described in Code Section 410(b)(6)(C)(ii).

A Participant is a Highly Compensated Employee for a particular Plan Year if he meets the definition of a Highly Compensated Employee in effect for that Plan Year. Similarly, a Participant is a Nonhighly Compensated Employee for a particular Plan Year if he does not meet the definition of a Highly Compensated Employee in effect for that Plan Year.

The Contribution Percentage for any Eligible Participant who is a Highly Compensated Employee for the Plan Year and who is eligible to have Contribution Percentage Amounts allocated to his account under two or more plans described in Code Section 401(a) or arrangements described in Code Section 401(k) that are maintained by the Employer or a Controlled Group member shall be determined as if the total of such Contribution Percentage Amounts was made under each plan and arrangement. If a Highly Compensated Employee participates in two or more such plans or arrangements that have different plan years, all Contribution Percentage Amounts made during the Plan Year shall be aggregated. For Plan Years beginning before 2006, all such plans and arrangements ending with or within the same calendar year shall be treated as a single plan or


arrangement. The foregoing notwithstanding, certain plans shall be treated as separate if mandatorily disaggregated under the regulations of Code Section 401(m).

In the event this Plan satisfies the requirements of Code Section 401(m), 401(a)(4), or 410(b) only if aggregated with one or more other plans, or if one or more other plans satisfy the requirements of such Code sections only if aggregated with this Plan, then this section shall be applied by determining the Contribution Percentage of Employees as if all such plans were a single plan. If more than 10 percent of the Employer’s Nonhighly Compensated Employees are involved in a plan coverage change as defined in section 1.401(m)-2(c)(4) of the regulations, then any adjustments to the Nonhighly Compensated Employee ACP for the prior year shall be made in accordance with such regulations if the Employer has elected to use the prior year testing method. Plans may be aggregated in order to satisfy Code Section 401(m) only if they have the same plan year and use the same testing method for the ACP Test.

For purposes of the ACP Test, Participant Contributions are considered to have been made in the Plan Year in which contributed to the Plan. Matching Contributions and Qualified Nonelective Contributions will be considered to have been made for a Plan Year if made no later than the end of the 12-month period beginning on the day after the close of the Plan Year.

Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Plan, Excess Aggregate Contributions, plus any income and minus any loss allocable thereto, shall be forfeited, if not vested, or distributed, if vested, no later than 12 months after the last day of a Plan Year to Participants to whose Accounts such Excess Aggregate Contributions were allocated for such Plan Year. Excess Aggregate Contributions are allocated to the Highly Compensated Employees with the largest Contribution Percentage Amounts taken into account in calculating the ACP Test for the year in which the excess arose, beginning with the Highly Compensated Employee with the largest amount of such Contribution Percentage Amounts and continuing in descending order until all of the Excess Aggregate Contributions have been allocated. If a Highly Compensated Employee participates in two or more plans or arrangements of the Employer or of a Controlled Group member that include Contribution Percentage Amounts, the amount distributed shall not exceed the Contribution Percentage Amounts taken into account in calculating the ACP Test and made to this Plan for the year in which the excess arose. If such Excess Aggregate Contributions are distributed more than 2 1/2 months after the last day of the Plan Year in which such excess amounts arose, a 10 percent excise tax shall be imposed on the employer maintaining the plan with respect to such amounts.

Excess Aggregate Contributions shall be treated as Annual Additions, as defined in the CONTRIBUTION LIMITATION SECTION of this article, even if distributed.

The Excess Aggregate Contributions shall be adjusted for any income or loss. The income or loss allocable to such Excess Aggregate Contributions allocated to each Participant shall be equal to the income or loss allocable to the Participant’s Contribution Percentage Amounts for the Plan Year in which the excess occurred multiplied by a fraction. The numerator of the fraction is the Excess Aggregate Contributions. The denominator of the fraction is the closing balance without regard to any income or loss occurring during such Plan Year (as of the end of such Plan Year) of the Participant’s Account resulting from Contribution Percentage Amounts.

For purposes of determining income or loss on Excess Aggregate Contributions beginning with the 2006 Plan Year, any Excess Aggregate Contributions, in addition to any adjustment for income or loss for the Plan Year in which the excess occurred, shall be adjusted for income or loss for the gap period between the end of such Plan Year and the date of distribution. Such income or loss allocable to the gap period shall be equal to 10% of the income or loss allocable to the Excess Aggregate


Contributions for the Plan Year multiplied by the number of complete months (counting a partial month of 16 days or more as a complete month) in the gap period.

For purposes of determining income or loss on Excess Aggregate Contributions for Plan Years beginning on or after January 1, 2008, no adjustment shall be made for income or loss for the gap period.

Excess Aggregate Contributions allocated to a Participant shall be distributed from the Participant’s Account resulting from Participant Contributions that are not required as a condition of employment or participation or for obtaining additional benefits from Employer Contributions. If such Excess Aggregate Contributions exceed the balance in the Participant’s Account resulting from such Participant Contributions, the balance shall be forfeited, if not vested, or distributed, if vested, on a pro rata basis from the Participant’s Account resulting from Contribution Percentage Amounts.

(e)
Employer Elections. The Employer has made an election to use the current year testing method.

SECTION 3.09--401(k) SAFE HARBOR PROVISIONS.

The Plan is a 401(k) safe harbor plan. In accordance with sections 1.401(k)-1(e)(7) and 1.401(m)-1(c)(2) of the regulations, the Employer cannot use ADP (and ACP testing, if applicable) for a Plan Year in which it is intended for the Plan through its written terms to be an ADP Test Safe Harbor (and ACP Test Safe Harbor, if applicable) and the Employer fails to satisfy the requirements of such safe harbors for the Plan Year, unless the 401(k) safe harbor election is revoked as provided in (e) below.

(a)
Rules of Application.

(1)
To satisfy the requirements to be a 401(k) safe harbor plan, a Plan must: (i) satisfy the notice requirements and contribution requirements of this section; and (ii) apply the 401(k) safe harbor provisions for the entire 12-month Plan Year, unless a short Plan Year exception in
(2)
below applies.

Any provisions relating to the ADP Test in the EXCESS AMOUNTS SECTION of this article do not apply for any Plan Year in which the provisions of this section apply unless the plan is amended to revoke the 401(k) safe harbor provisions during the Plan Year in accordance with (e) below. Any provisions relating to the ACP Test in the EXCESS AMOUNTS SECTION of this article do not apply with respect to Matching Contributions for any Plan Year in which the provisions of this section apply unless the Plan is amended to revoke the 401(k) safe harbor provisions during the Plan Year in accordance with (e) below.

(2)
Short Plan Year Exceptions. The provisions of this section shall not apply unless the Plan Year is 12 months long except as provided below:

(i)
In the case of the first Plan Year of a newly established plan (other than a successor plan), the Plan Year is at least 3 months long (or any shorter period if the Employer is a newly established employer that establishes the Plan as soon as administratively feasible after the Employer came into existence).

(ii)
In the case of a cash or deferred arrangement that is added to an existing profit sharing, stock bonus, or pre-ERISA money purchase pension plan for the first time during a plan year, provided the Plan is not a successor plan and the cash or deferred arrangement is made effective no later than 3 months prior to the end of


the Plan Year. The Plan may not be an ACP Test Safe Harbor for such Plan Year unless the existing Plan did not provide for Matching Contributions and the amendment providing for Matching Contribution is made effective at the same time as the adoption of the cash or deferred arrangement.

(iii)
If the Plan has a short Plan Year as a result of changing its Plan Year, provided that the Plan satisfied the ADP Test Safe Harbor requirements and ACP Test Safe Harbor requirements, if applicable, for the immediately preceding Plan Year and the Plan satisfies the ADP Test Safe Harbor requirements and ACP Test Safe Harbor requirements, if applicable, (determined without regard to the revocation of 401(k) safe harbor election described in (e) below) for the immediately following Plan Year (or for the immediately following 12 months if the immediately following Plan Year is less than 12 months).

(iv)
If the Plan has a short Plan Year due to Plan termination, provided that the Plan satisfies the ADP Test Safe Harbor requirements and ACP Test Safe Harbor requirements, if applicable, through the date of termination and either:

A.
the Plan would satisfy the requirements of the revocation of 401(k) safe harbor election described in (e) below, treating the termination of the Plan as a reduction or suspension of Qualified Matching Contributions, other than the requirement that Active Participants have a reasonable opportunity to change the amount of their Elective Deferral Contributions; or

B.
the Plan termination is in connection with a transaction described in Code Section 410(b)(6)(C) or the Employer incurs a substantial business hardship comparable to a substantial business hardship described in Code Section 412(c).

(3)
To the extent that any other provision of the Plan is inconsistent with the provisions of this section, the provisions of this section shall govern.

(b)
ADP Test Safe Harbor.

(1)
Contributions. The Plan is satisfying the ADP Test Safe Harbor using Qualified Matching Contributions as provided in the EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS SECTION of this article. The Employer shall pay to the Insurer or Trustee, as applicable, such Contributions for each Plan Year not later than the end of the 12-month period immediately following the Plan Year for which they are deemed to be paid.

(2)
Notice Requirement. At least 30 days, but not more than 90 days, before the beginning of the Plan Year, the Employer shall provide each Active Participant a comprehensive notice of his rights and obligations under the Plan, including a description of the Qualified Matching Contributions or Qualified Nonelective Contributions that will be made to the Plan to satisfy the ADP Test Safe Harbor.

The notice shall be written in a manner calculated to be understood by the average Active Participant.

If an Employee becomes an Active Participant after the 90th day before the beginning of the Plan Year and does not receive the notice described above for that reason, the applicable


notice must be provided no more than 90 days before he becomes an Active Participant but not later than the date he becomes an Active Participant.

(3)
Election Periods. In addition to any other election periods provided under the Plan, each Active Participant may make or modify a deferral election during the 30-day period immediately following receipt of the notice described in (2) above.

(c)
ACP Test Safe Harbor.

Matching Contributions. If the Plan is satisfying the ACP Test Safe Harbor, Matching Contributions shall be limited as provided in the EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS SECTION of this article.

(d)
ACP Test.

(1)
Continued Application. If the Plan is satisfying the ADP Test Safe Harbor and the ACP Test Safe Harbor, the Plan must still satisfy the ACP Test in the manner specified in (2) below with respect to Participant Contributions. If the Plan is satisfying the ADP Test Safe Harbor but not the ACP Test Safe Harbor, the Plan must satisfy the ACP Test in the manner specified in (2) below with respect to Participant Contributions and Matching Contributions.

(2)
Special Rules. If the Plan is satisfying the ADP Test Safe Harbor and the ACP Test Safe Harbor, all Matching Contributions, with respect to all Eligible Participants, as defined in the EXCESS AMOUNTS SECTION of this article, shall be disregarded. If the Plan is satisfying the ADP Test Safe Harbor using Qualified Nonelective Contributions, but is not satisfying the ACP Test Safe Harbor, such Qualified Nonelective Contributions shall be disregarded. Qualified Matching Contributions shall not be treated as being taken into account for purposes of the ADP Test. Elective Deferral Contributions may not be taken into account for purposes of the ACP Test.

(e)
Revocation of 401(k) Safe Harbor Election.

The Employer may amend the Plan to revoke the 401(k) safe harbor election and the corresponding Qualified Matching Contributions or Qualified Nonelective Contributions during any Plan Year, if the following conditions are met:

(1)
All Active Participants shall be provided a supplemental notice that explains the consequences of the amendment, informs them of the effective date of the elimination of the Qualified Matching Contributions or Qualified Nonelective Contributions, and explains the procedures to change their Elective Deferral Agreement.

(2)
The effective date of the revocation cannot be earlier than the later of (i) 30 days after the Active Participants are given such notice, and (ii) the date the amendment revoking such provisions is adopted.

(3)
Active Participants are given a reasonable opportunity (including a reasonable period after receipt of the supplemental notice) to change their Elective Deferral Agreement prior to the revocation of the 401(k) safe harbor election.

(4)
The elimination of the Qualified Nonelective Contributions during a Plan Year is permitted for amendments adopted after May 18, 2009, if the Employer incurs a substantial business hardship comparable to a substantial hardship described in Code Section 412(c).


If the 401(k) safe harbor election is revoked for the Plan Year, the Employer shall perform the ADP Test and ACP Test, if applicable, for the entire Plan Year using the current year testing method described in the EXCESS AMOUNTS SECTION of this article, and satisfy the Top-heavy Plan requirements of Article XI.

The Employer shall make the Qualified Matching Contributions, if applicable, with respect to Elective Deferral Contributions and Compensation for the portion of the Plan Year prior to the effective date of the revocation. The Employer shall make the Qualified Nonelective Contributions, if applicable, with respect to Compensation paid for the portion of the Plan Year through the effective date of the revocation. The annual compensation limit applied to Compensation for purposes of the Qualified Matching Contributions and Qualified Nonelective Contributions shall be adjusted for the short determination period as described in the definition of Compensation in the DEFINITIONS SECTION of Article I.

(f)
Top-heavy Rules. The Plan is deemed to not be a Top-heavy Plan, as defined in the DEFINITIONS SECTION of Article XI, for a Plan Year if the exception under Code Section 416(g)(4)(H) applies for such year.

SECTION 3.10--ELIGIBLE AUTOMATIC CONTRIBUTION ARRANGEMENT (EACA) PROVISIONS.

Section 3.10 does not apply to the Plan.

SECTION 3.11--QUALIFIED AUTOMATIC CONTRIBUTION ARRANGEMENT (QACA) SAFE HARBOR PROVISIONS.

Section 3.11 does not apply to the Plan.


ARTICLE IV INVESTMENT OF CONTRIBUTIONS
SECTION 4.01--INVESTMENT AND TIMING OF CONTRIBUTIONS.

The handling of Contributions and Plan assets is governed by the provisions of the Trust Agreement and any other relevant document, such as an Annuity Contract (for the purposes of this paragraph alone, the Trust Agreement and such other documents will each be referred to as a “document” or collectively as the “documents”), duly entered into by or with regard to the Plan that govern such matters. To the extent permitted by the documents, the parties named below shall direct the Contributions for investment in any of the investment options available to the Plan under or through the documents, and may request the transfer of amounts resulting from those Contributions between such investment options.

A Participant may not direct the investment of all or any portion of his Account in collectibles. Collectibles mean any work of art, rug or antique, metal or gem, stamp or coin, alcoholic beverage, or other tangible personal property specified by the Secretary of the Treasury. However, for tax years beginning after December 31, 1997, certain coins and bullion as provided in Code Section 408(m)(3) shall not be considered collectibles.

If a Participant has provided investment direction for all or certain specific Contributions made to his Account, such Contributions shall be invested in accordance with such direction to the extent possible. If an investment option selected by the Participant in that investment direction is no longer available and a new investment option is not selected by the Participant (in lieu of the one that is no longer available) by the deadline set by a fiduciary of the Plan (or by the date the investment option is no longer available), all amounts currently held in the investment option that is no longer available and future Contributions directed to such investment option by the Participant (and made after such deadline or date) shall be invested in the appropriate default investment option, unless otherwise directed by a fiduciary of the Plan.

If an investment option selected by the Participant is no longer available for future Contributions only and a new investment option is not selected by the Participant (in lieu of the one that is no longer available) by the deadline set by a fiduciary of the Plan (or by the date the investment option is no longer available), all future Contributions directed to such investment option that is not available for future Contributions (and made after such deadline or date) shall be invested in the appropriate default investment option, unless otherwise directed by a fiduciary of the Plan.

To the extent that a Participant who has the ability to provide investment direction (either on an ongoing basis or in response to a notice from a fiduciary of the Plan) fails to give timely investment direction, the amount in the Participant’s Account for which no investment direction is received shall be invested in the appropriate default investment option, unless otherwise directed by a fiduciary of the Plan.

If the Primary Employer has investment direction, the Contributions shall be invested in accordance with such direction. The Employer shall have investment direction for amounts that have not been allocated to Participants. To the extent an investment option is no longer available, a fiduciary of the Plan may require that amounts currently held in such investment option be reinvested in other investment options. To the extent that the Employer has not given investment direction, and no Plan fiduciary gives direction regarding the reinvestment of such amounts, the amounts held in an investment option that is no longer available or which had been directed to be invested in an investment option that is not available for future Contributions shall be invested in the appropriate default investment option.


Default investment options are defined in documents duly entered into by or with regard to the Plan that govern such matters.

At least annually, the Named Fiduciary shall review all pertinent Employee information and Plan data in order to establish the funding policy of the Plan and to determine appropriate methods of carrying out the Plan's objectives. The Named Fiduciary shall inform the Trustee and any Investment Manager of the Plan's short- term and long-term financial needs so the investment policy can be coordinated with the Plan's financial requirements.

The Participant shall direct the investment of all Contributions and the transfer of amounts resulting from those Contributions.

However, the Named Fiduciary may delegate to the Investment Manager investment direction for Contributions and amounts that are not subject to Participant direction.

The Employer shall pay to the Insurer or Trustee, as applicable, the Qualified Matching Contributions calculated based on Elective Deferral Contributions for the period stated in the EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS SECTION of Article III not later than the last day of the Plan-year Quarter following the calculation period specified.

All Contributions are forwarded by the Employer to (i) the Trustee to be deposited in the Trust Fund or otherwise invested by the Trustee in accordance with the relevant documents; or (ii) the Insurer to be deposited under the Annuity Contract, as applicable.

SECTION 4.02--INVESTMENT IN QUALIFYING EMPLOYER SECURITIES.

All or some portion of the Participant’s Account may be invested in Qualifying Employer Securities.

If the Participant has investment control, once an investment in the Qualifying Employer Securities Fund is made available to Participants, it shall continue to be available unless the Plan is amended to disallow such available investment. In the absence of an election to invest in Qualifying Employer Securities, Participants shall be deemed to have elected to have their Accounts invested wholly in other investment options of the Investment Fund. Once an election is made, it shall be considered to continue until a new election is made.

For purposes of determining the annual valuation of the Plan, and for reporting to Participants and regulatory authorities, the assets of the Plan shall be valued at least annually on the Valuation Date which corresponds to the last day of the Plan Year. The fair market value of Qualifying Employer Securities shall be determined on such Valuation Date. The prices of Qualifying Employer Securities as of the date of the transaction shall apply for purposes of valuing distributions and other transactions of the Plan to the extent such value is representative of the fair market value of such securities in the opinion of the Plan Administrator. The value of a Participant's Account held in the Qualifying Employer Securities Fund may be expressed in units.

If the Qualifying Employer Securities are not publicly traded, or if an extremely thin market exists for such securities so that reasonable valuation may not be obtained from the market place, then such securities must be valued at least annually by an independent appraiser who is not associated with the Employer, the Plan Administrator, the Trustee, or any person related to any fiduciary under the Plan. The independent appraiser may be associated with a person who is merely a contract administrator with respect to the Plan, but who exercises no discretionary authority and is not a plan fiduciary.

If there is a public market for Qualifying Employer Securities of the type held by the Plan, then the Plan Administrator may use as the value of the securities the price at which such securities trade in such market.


If the Qualifying Employer Securities do not trade on the relevant date, or if the market is very thin on such date, then the Plan Administrator may use for the valuation the next preceding trading day on which the trading prices are representative of the fair market value of such securities in the opinion of the Plan Administrator.

Cash dividends payable on the Qualifying Employer Securities shall be reinvested in additional shares of such securities. In the event of any cash or stock dividend or any stock split, such dividend or split shall be credited to the Accounts based on the number of shares of Qualifying Employer Securities credited to each Account as of the payable date of such dividend or split.

All purchases of Qualifying Employer Securities shall be made at a price, or prices, which, in the judgment of the Plan Administrator, do not exceed the fair market value of such securities.

In the event that the Trustee acquires Qualifying Employer Securities by purchase from a “disqualified person” as defined in Code Section 4975(e)(2) or from a “party-in-interest” as defined in ERISA Section 3(14), the terms of such purchase shall contain the provision that in the event there is a final determination by the Internal Revenue Service, the Department of Labor, or court of competent jurisdiction that the fair market value of such securities as of the date of purchase was less than the purchase price paid by the Trustee, then the seller shall pay or transfer, as the case may be, to the Trustee an amount of cash or shares of Qualifying Employer Securities equal in value to the difference between the purchase price and such fair market value for all such shares. In the event that cash or shares of Qualifying Employer Securities are paid or transferred to the Trustee under this provision, such securities shall be valued at their fair market value as of the date of such purchase, and interest at a reasonable rate from the date of purchase to the date of payment or transfer shall be paid by the seller on the amount of cash paid.

The Plan Administrator may direct the Trustee to sell, resell, or otherwise dispose of Qualifying Employer Securities to any person, including the Employer, provided that any such sales to any disqualified person or party-in-interest, including the Employer, will be made at not less than the fair market value and no commission will be charged. Any such sale shall be made in conformance with ERISA Section 408(e).

The Employer is responsible for compliance with any applicable Federal or state securities law with respect to all aspects of the Plan. If the Qualifying Employer Securities or interest in this Plan are required to be registered in order to permit investment in the Qualifying Employer Securities Fund as provided in this section, then such investment will not be effective until the later of the effective date of the Plan or the date such registration or qualification is effective. The Employer, at its own expense, will take or cause to be taken any and all such actions as may be necessary or appropriate to effect such registration or qualification. Further, if the Trustee is directed to dispose of any Qualifying Employer Securities held under the Plan under circumstances which require registration or qualification of the securities under applicable Federal or state securities laws, then the Employer will, at its own expense, take or cause to be taken any and all such action as may be necessary or appropriate to effect such registration or qualification. The Employer is responsible for all compliance requirements under Section 16 of the Securities Act.

Diversification Requirements.

The diversification requirements below apply for Plan Years beginning on or after January 1, 2007.

An applicable individual (as defined in section 1.401(a)(35)-1(b) of the regulations) is permitted to elect to direct any publicly traded qualifying employer securities (as defined in Code Section 401(a)(35)(G)(v)) held in his Account under the Plan to be reinvested in other investment options offered under the Plan with respect to the portion of his Account that is subject to Code Section 401(a)(35)(B) or (C). The Employer may permit diversification of amounts invested in qualifying employer securities earlier than required as long as the earlier time period is applied consistently to all applicable individuals.


The Plan shall offer at least three investment options, other than Qualifying Employer Securities, to which the applicable individual may direct all or any portion of his Account invested in Qualifying Employer Securities, and each investment option must be diversified and have materially different risk and return characteristics that satisfy the requirements of section 2550.404c-1(b)(3) of the Department of Labor regulations. The Plan may limit the time for divestment and reinvestment to periodic, reasonable opportunities occurring no less frequently than quarterly. The Plan may not impose any restrictions or conditions with respect to the investment of Qualifying Employer Securities that are not imposed on the investment options offered under the Plan, except as provided in section 1.401(a)(35)-1(e) of the regulations.

For Qualifying Employer Securities held under the Plan in a Plan Year beginning before January 1, 2007, the diversification rights described above shall only apply to the applicable percentage of the number of shares of those securities as stated below:

(a)
The applicable percentage is 33% for the first Plan Year to which Code Section 401(a)(35) applies.

(b)
The applicable percentage is 66% for the second Plan Year to which Code Section 401(a)(35) applies.

(c)
The applicable percentage is 100% for all subsequent Plan Years.

If there is more than one class of securities held under the Plan, the transition rule above shall apply separately with respect to each class. The transition rule above does not apply to Participants who are age 55 or older and have completed at least three years of service (as defined in section 1.401(a)(35)-1(c)(3) of the regulations) prior to the first day of the first Plan Year beginning after December 31, 2005.

A notice must be provided to each applicable individual that describes the divestiture rights and the importance of diversifying the investment of retirement plan assets. The Employer shall provide the notice to all applicable individuals no later than 30 days before the date on which the applicable individuals are eligible to exercise their right to diversify.

Voting and Tender Rights.

Voting rights with respect to Qualifying Employer Securities will be passed through to Participants. Participants will be allowed to direct the voting rights of Qualifying Employer Securities for any matter put to the vote of shareholders. Before each meeting of shareholders, the Employer shall cause to be sent to each person with power to control such voting rights a copy of any notice and any other information provided to shareholders and, if applicable, a form for instructing the Trustee how to vote at such meeting (or any adjournment thereof) the number of full and fractional shares subject to such person’s voting control. The Trustee may establish a deadline in advance of the meeting by which such forms must be received in order to be effective.

Each Participant shall be entitled to one vote for each share credited to his Account.

If some or all of the Participants have not directed or have not timely directed the Trustee on how to vote, then the Trustee shall vote such Qualifying Employer Securities in the same proportion as those shares of Qualifying Employer Securities for which the Trustee has received proper direction for such matter.

The Trustee shall hold the Participant’s individual directions with respect to voting rights in confidence and, except as required by law, shall not divulge or release such individual directions to anyone associated with the Employer. The Employer may require verification of the Trustee’s compliance with the directions


received from Participants by any independent auditor selected by the Employer, provided that such auditor agrees to maintain the confidentiality of such individual directions.

The Employer may develop procedures to facilitate the exercise of votes, such as the use of facsimile transmissions for the Participants located in physically remote areas.

Tender rights or exchange offers for Qualifying Employer Securities will be passed through to Participants. As soon as practicable after the commencement of a tender or exchange offer for Qualifying Employer Securities, the Employer shall cause each person with power to control the response to such tender or exchange offer to be advised in writing the terms of the offer and, if applicable, to be provided with a form for instructing the Trustee, or for revoking such instruction, to tender or exchange shares of Qualifying Employer Securities, to the extent permitted under the terms of such offer. In advising such persons of the terms of the offer, the Employer may include statements from the board of directors setting forth its position with respect to the offer.

If some or all of the Participants have not directed or have not timely directed the Trustee on how to tender, then the Trustee shall tender such Qualifying Employer Securities in the same proportion as those shares of Qualifying Employer Securities for which the Trustee has received proper direction for such matter.

If the tender or exchange offer is limited so that all of the shares that the Trustee has been directed to tender or exchange cannot be sold or exchanged, the shares that each Participant directed to be tendered or exchanged shall be deemed to have been sold or exchanged in the same ratio that the number of shares actually sold or exchanged bears to the total number of shares that the Trustee was directed to tender or exchange.

The Trustee shall hold the Participant’s individual directions with respect to tender decisions in confidence and, except as required by law, shall not divulge or release such individual directions to anyone associated with the Employer. The Employer may require verification of the Trustee’s compliance with the directions received from Participants by any independent auditor selected by the Employer, provided that such auditor agrees to maintain the confidentiality of such individual directions.

The Employer may develop procedures to facilitate the exercise of tender rights, such as the use of facsimile transmissions for the Participants located in physically remote areas.

SECTION 4.03--VOTING AND TENDER OF SELF-DIRECTED BROKERAGE ACCOUNTS.

Section 4.03 does not apply to the Plan.

SECTION 4.04--LIFE INSURANCE.

Section 4.04 does not apply to the Plan.


ARTICLE V BENEFITS
SECTION 5.01--RETIREMENT BENEFITS.

On a Participant’s Retirement Date, his Vested Account shall be distributed to him according to the distribution of benefits provisions of Article VI and the provisions of the SMALL AMOUNTS SECTION of Article X.

SECTION 5.02--DEATH BENEFITS.

If a Participant dies before his Annuity Starting Date, his Vested Account shall be distributed according to the distribution of benefits provisions of Article VI and the provisions of the SMALL AMOUNTS SECTION of Article X.

SECTION 5.03--VESTED BENEFITS.

If an Inactive Participant’s Vested Account is not payable under the SMALL AMOUNTS SECTION of Article X, he may elect, but is not required, to receive a distribution of any part of his Vested Account after he has a Severance from Employment. A distribution under this paragraph shall be a retirement benefit and shall be distributed to the Participant according to the distribution of benefits provisions of Article VI.

A Participant may not elect to receive a distribution under the provisions of this section after he again becomes an Employee until he subsequently has a Severance from Employment and meets the requirements of this section.

A Participant who has been performing Qualified Military Service for a period of more than 30 days is deemed to have had a severance from employment (as described in Code Section 414(u)(12)(B)(i)) for purposes of requesting a distribution of his Vested Account resulting from Elective Deferral Contributions. The Plan will suspend Elective Deferral Contributions and Participant Contributions for six months after receipt of the distribution. If the Participant is also eligible to receive a Qualified Reservist Distribution and the distribution could be either type of distribution, the distribution will be treated as a Qualified Reservist Distribution.

If an Inactive Participant does not receive an earlier distribution, upon his Retirement Date or death, his Vested Account shall be distributed according to the provisions of the RETIREMENT BENEFITS SECTION or the DEATH BENEFITS SECTION of this article.

The Nonvested Account of an Inactive Participant who has had a Severance from Employment shall remain a part of his Account until it becomes a Forfeiture. However, if he again becomes an Employee so that his Vesting Percentage can increase, the Nonvested Account may become a part of his Vested Account.

SECTION 5.04--WHEN BENEFITS START.

(a)
Unless otherwise elected, benefits shall begin no later than the 60th day following the close of the Plan Year in which the latest date below occurs:

(1)
The date the Participant attains age 65 (or Normal Retirement Age, if earlier).


(2)
The 10th anniversary of the Participant's earliest Entry Date.

(3)
The date the Participant terminates service with the Employer.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, the failure of a Participant to consent to a distribution while a benefit is immediately distributable, within the meaning of the ELECTION PROCEDURES SECTION of Article VI, shall be deemed to be an election to defer the start of benefits sufficient to satisfy this section.

The Participant may elect to have benefits begin after the latest date for beginning benefits described above, subject to the following provisions of this section. The Participant shall make the election in writing. Such election must be made before his Normal Retirement Date or the date he has a Severance from Employment, if later. The Participant shall not elect a date for beginning benefits or a form of distribution that would result in a benefit payable when he dies which would be more than incidental within the meaning of governmental regulations.

Benefits shall begin on an earlier date if otherwise provided in the Plan. For example, the Participant’s Retirement Date or Required Beginning Date, as defined in the DEFINITIONS SECTION of Article VII.

(b)
The Participant's Vested Account resulting from Elective Deferral Contributions, Qualified Nonelective Contributions, Qualified Matching Contributions, QACA Matching Contributions, and QACA Nonelective Contributions may not be distributed earlier than Severance from Employment, death, or disability. However, such amount may be distributed upon:

(1)
Termination of the Plan as permitted in Article VIII.

(2)
The attainment of age 59 1/2 if such distribution is permitted in the WITHDRAWAL BENEFITS SECTION of this article.

(3)
The attainment of Normal Retirement Age, provided such age is at least age 59 1/2 and such distribution is permitted in the definition of Normal Retirement Date in the DEFINITIONS SECTION of Article I.

(4)
A federally declared disaster, where resulting legislation authorizes such a distribution.

The Participant's Vested Account resulting from Elective Deferral Contributions may also be distributed:

(5)
As a hardship withdrawal, if such distribution is permitted in the WITHDRAWAL BENEFITS SECTION of this article.

(6)
As a Qualified Reservist Distribution, if such distribution is permitted in the WITHDRAWAL BENEFITS SECTION of this article.

(7)
If the Participant is deemed to have had a severance from employment as described in Code Section 414(u)(12)(B)(i), if such distribution is permitted in the VESTED BENEFITS SECTION of this article.


All distributions that may be made pursuant to one or more of the foregoing distributable events will be a retirement benefit and shall be distributed to the Participant according to the distribution of benefits provisions of Article VI. In addition, distributions that are triggered by the termination of the Plan must be made in a lump sum. A lump sum shall include a distribution of an annuity contract.

SECTION 5.05--WITHDRAWAL BENEFITS.

A request for withdrawal shall be made in such manner and in accordance with such rules as the Employer shall prescribe for this purpose (including by means of voice response or other electronic means under circumstances the Employer permits). Withdrawals shall be a retirement benefit and shall be distributed to the Participant according to the distribution of benefits provisions of Article VI. A forfeiture shall not occur solely as a result of a withdrawal.

Withdrawal of Rollover Contributions. A Participant may withdraw any part of his Vested Account resulting from Rollover Contributions. A Participant may make such a withdrawal at any time.

Withdrawal after Age 59 1/2. A Participant who has attained age 59 1/2 may withdraw any part of his Vested Account resulting from the following Contributions:

Elective Deferral Contributions Matching Contributions Discretionary Contributions

A Participant may make such a withdrawal at any time.

Financial Hardship Withdrawal. A Participant may withdraw any part of his Vested Account resulting from Elective Deferral Contributions in the event of hardship due to an immediate and heavy financial need. Withdrawals from the Participant's Account resulting from Elective Deferral Contributions shall be limited to the amount of the Participant's Elective Deferral Contributions plus income allocable thereto credited to his Account as of December 31, 1988.

A Participant may also withdraw any part of his Vested Account resulting from any of the following Contributions:

Matching Contributions (other than Qualified Matching Contributions and QACA Matching Contributions)
Discretionary Contributions

Immediate and heavy financial need shall be limited to: (i) expenses incurred or necessary for medical care that would be deductible under Code Section 213(a) (determined without regard to whether the expenses exceed the stated limit on adjusted gross income); (ii) the purchase (excluding mortgage payments) of a principal residence for the Participant; (iii) payment of tuition, related educational fees, and room and board expenses, for up to the next 12 months of post-secondary education for the Participant, his spouse, children, or dependents (as defined in Code Section 152 without regard to Code Sections 152(b)(1), (b)(2), and (d)(1)(B)); (iv) payments necessary to prevent the eviction of the Participant from, or foreclosure on the mortgage of, the Participant’s principal residence; (v) payments for funeral or burial expenses for the Participant’s deceased parent, spouse, child, or dependent (as defined in Code Section 152 without regard to Code Section 152(d)(1)(B)); (vi) expenses to repair damage to the Participant’s principal residence that would qualify for a casualty loss deduction under Code Section 165 (determined without regard to whether the loss exceeds 10% of adjusted gross income); or (vii) any other distribution which is deemed by the Commissioner of Internal Revenue to be made on account of immediate and heavy financial need as


provided in Treasury regulations. Immediate and heavy financial need shall also include expenses described in (i), (iii), and (v) (relating to medical, tuition, and funeral expenses, respectively) of a Primary Beneficiary.

No withdrawal shall be allowed which is not necessary to satisfy such immediate and heavy financial need.

Such withdrawal shall be deemed necessary only if all of the following requirements are met: (i) the distribution is not in excess of the amount of the immediate and heavy financial need (including amounts necessary to pay any Federal, state, or local income taxes or penalties reasonably anticipated to result from the distribution); (ii) the Participant has obtained all distributions, other than hardship distributions, and all nontaxable loans currently available under all plans maintained by the Employer; and (iii) the Plan, and all other plans maintained by the Employer, provide that the Participant's elective contributions and participant contributions will be suspended for at least six months after receipt of the hardship distribution. The Plan will suspend elective contributions and participant contributions for six months as provided in the preceding sentence.

A Participant shall not cease to be an Eligible Participant, as defined in the EXCESS AMOUNTS SECTION of Article III, merely because his elective contributions or participant contributions are suspended.

Qualified Reservist Distribution. A Participant may withdraw any part of his Vested Account resulting from Elective Deferral Contributions if such distribution meets the requirements to be a Qualified Reservist Distribution.

SECTION 5.06--LOANS TO PARTICIPANTS.

An Eligible Employee or Inactive Participant impacted by a business event may roll an outstanding loan balance that is not in default to this Plan in accordance with nondiscriminatory procedures set up by the Plan Administrator. For this purpose, a business event means an acquisition, merger, or similar transaction involving a change in the employer of the employees of a trade or business. No other loans shall be allowed.

SECTION 5.07--DISTRIBUTIONS UNDER QUALIFIED DOMESTIC RELATIONS ORDERS.

The Plan specifically permits distributions to an Alternate Payee under a qualified domestic relations order as defined in Code Section 414(p), at any time, irrespective of whether the Participant has attained his earliest retirement age, as defined in Code Section 414(p), under the Plan. A distribution to an Alternate Payee before the Participant has attained his earliest retirement age is available only if the order specifies that distribution shall be made prior to the earliest retirement age or allows the Alternate Payee to elect a distribution prior to the earliest retirement age.

Nothing in this section shall permit a Participant to receive a distribution at a time otherwise not permitted under the Plan nor shall it permit the Alternate Payee to receive a form of payment not permitted under the Plan.

The benefit payable to an Alternate Payee shall be subject to the provisions of the SMALL AMOUNTS SECTION of Article X if the value of the benefit does not exceed the amount stated in that section.

The Plan Administrator shall establish reasonable procedures to determine the qualified status of a domestic relations order. Upon receiving a domestic relations order, the Plan Administrator shall promptly notify the Participant and each Alternate Payee named in the order, in writing, of the receipt of the order and the Plan’s procedures for determining the qualified status of the order. Within a reasonable period of time after receiving the domestic relations order, the Plan Administrator shall determine the qualified status of the order


and shall notify the Participant and each Alternate Payee, in writing, of its determination. The Plan Administrator shall provide notice under this paragraph by mailing to the individual’s address specified in the domestic relations order, or in a manner consistent with Department of Labor regulations. The Plan Administrator may treat as qualified any domestic relations order entered before January 1, 1985, irrespective of whether it satisfies all the requirements described in Code Section 414(p).

If any portion of the Participant’s Vested Account is payable during the period the Plan Administrator is making its determination of the qualified status of the domestic relations order, a separate accounting shall be made of the amount payable. If the Plan Administrator determines the order is a qualified domestic relations order within 18 months of the date amounts are first payable following receipt of the order, the payable amounts shall be distributed in accordance with the order. If the Plan Administrator does not make its determination of the qualified status of the order within the 18-month determination period, the payable amounts shall be distributed in the manner the Plan would distribute if the order did not exist and the order shall apply prospectively if the Plan Administrator later determines the order is a qualified domestic relations order.

The Plan shall make payments or distributions required under this section by separate benefit checks or other separate distribution to the Alternate Payee(s).


ARTICLE VI DISTRIBUTION OF BENEFITS
SECTION 6.01--AUTOMATIC FORMS OF DISTRIBUTION.

Unless an optional form of benefit is selected pursuant to a qualified election within the election period (see the ELECTION PROCEDURES SECTION of this article), the automatic form of benefit payable to or on behalf of a Participant is determined as follows:

(a)
Retirement Benefits. The automatic form of retirement benefit for a Participant who does not die before his Annuity Starting Date shall be a single sum payment.

(b)
Death Benefits. The automatic form of death benefit for a Participant who dies before his Annuity Starting Date shall be a single sum payment to the Participant's Beneficiary.

SECTION 6.02--OPTIONAL FORMS OF DISTRIBUTION.

(a)
Retirement Benefits. The optional forms of retirement benefit shall be the following:
A single sum payment
An in-kind distribution for the portion of a Participant's Account that is held in the Qualifying Employer Securities Fund

Election of an optional form is subject to the qualified election provisions of the ELECTION PROCEDURES SECTION of this article and the distribution requirements of Article VII.

(b)
Death Benefits. The optional form of death benefit is a single sum payment.

Election of an optional form is subject to the qualified election provisions of the ELECTION PROCEDURES SECTION of this article and the distribution requirements of Article VII.

SECTION 6.03--ELECTION PROCEDURES.

The Participant or Beneficiary shall make any election under this section in writing. The Plan Administrator may require such individual to complete and sign any necessary documents as to the provisions to be made. Any election permitted under (a) and (b) below shall be subject to the qualified election provisions of (c) below.

(a)
Retirement Benefits. A Participant may elect his Beneficiary and may elect to have retirement benefits distributed under any of the optional forms of retirement benefit available in the OPTIONAL FORMS OF DISTRIBUTION SECTION of this article.

(b)
Death Benefits. A Participant may elect his Beneficiary and may elect to have death benefits distributed under any of the optional forms of death benefit available in the OPTIONAL FORMS OF DISTRIBUTION SECTION of this article.

If the Participant has not elected an optional form of distribution for the death benefit payable to his Beneficiary, the Beneficiary may, for his own benefit, elect the form of distribution, in like manner as a Participant.


(c)
Qualified Election. The Participant or Beneficiary may make an election at any time during the election period. The Participant or Beneficiary may revoke the election made (or make a new election) at any time and any number of times during the election period. An election is effective only if it meets the consent requirements below.

(1)
Election Period for Retirement Benefits. The Participant may make an election as to retirement benefits at any time before the Annuity Starting Date.

(2)
Election Period for Death Benefits. A Participant may make an election as to death benefits at any time before he dies. The Beneficiary's election period begins on the date the Participant dies and ends on the date benefits begin.

(3)
Consent to Election. If the Participant’s Vested Account exceeds the amount stated in the SMALL AMOUNTS SECTION of Article X, any benefit that is immediately distributable requires the consent of the Participant.

The consent of the Participant to a benefit that is immediately distributable must not be made before the date the Participant is provided with the notice of the ability to defer the distribution. Such consent shall be in writing.

The consent shall not be made more than 180 days (90 days for Plan Years beginning before January 1, 2007) before the Annuity Starting Date. The consent of the Participant shall not be required to the extent that a distribution is required to satisfy Code Section 401(a)(9) or 415.

In addition, upon termination of this Plan, if the Plan does not offer an annuity option (purchased from a commercial provider), and if the Employer (or any entity within the same Controlled Group) does not maintain another defined contribution plan (other than an employee stock ownership plan as defined in Code Section 4975(e)(7)), the Participant’s Account balance will, without the Participant’s consent, be distributed to the Participant. However, if any entity within the same Controlled Group maintains another defined contribution plan (other than an employee stock ownership plan as defined in Code Section 4975(e)(7)) the Participant’s Account will be transferred, without the Participant’s consent, to the other plan if the Participant does not consent to an immediate distribution.

A benefit is immediately distributable if any part of the benefit could be distributed to the Participant before the Participant attains the older of Normal Retirement Age or age 62.

Spousal consent is needed to name a Beneficiary other than the Participant's spouse. If the Participant names a Beneficiary other than his spouse, the spouse has the right to limit consent only to a specific Beneficiary. The spouse can relinquish such right. Such consent shall be in writing. The spouse's consent shall be witnessed by a plan representative or notary public. The spouse's consent must acknowledge the effect of the election, including that the spouse had the right to limit consent only to a specific Beneficiary and that the relinquishment of such right was voluntary. Unless the consent of the spouse expressly permits designations by the Participant without a requirement of further consent by the spouse, the spouse's consent must be limited to the Beneficiary, class of Beneficiaries, or contingent Beneficiary named in the election.

Spousal consent is not required, however, if the Participant establishes to the satisfaction of the plan representative that the consent of the spouse cannot be obtained because there is no spouse or the spouse cannot be located. A spouse's consent under this paragraph shall


not be valid with respect to any other spouse. A Participant may revoke a prior election without the consent of the spouse. Any new election will require a new spousal consent, unless the consent of the spouse expressly permits such election by the Participant without further consent by the spouse. A spouse's consent may be revoked at any time within the Participant's election period.

SECTION 6.04--NOTICE REQUIREMENTS.

Optional Forms of Retirement Benefit and Right to Defer. The Plan Administrator shall furnish to the Participant a written explanation of the right of the Participant to defer distribution until such time it is no longer immediately distributable. Such notice shall include a written explanation of the optional forms of retirement benefit in the OPTIONAL FORMS OF DISTRIBUTION SECTION of this article, including a general description of the material features and, for Plan Years beginning after December 31, 2006, a description of the consequences of not deferring the distribution.

The Plan Administrator shall furnish the written explanation by a method reasonably calculated to reach the attention of the Participant no less than 30 days, and no more than 180 days (90 days for Plan Years beginning before January 1, 2007), before the Annuity Starting Date.

However, distribution may begin less than 30 days after the notice described in this subparagraph is given, provided the Plan Administrator clearly informs the Participant that he has a right to a period of at least 30 days after receiving the notice to consider the decision of whether or not to elect a distribution (and if applicable, a particular distribution option), and the Participant, after receiving the notice, affirmatively elects a distribution.


ARTICLE VII

REQUIRED MINIMUM DISTRIBUTIONS

SECTION 7.01--APPLICATION.

The optional forms of distribution are only those provided in Article VI. An optional form of distribution shall not be permitted unless it meets the requirements of this article. The timing of any distribution must meet the requirements of this article.

Notwithstanding the provisions of this article, a Participant or Beneficiary who would have been required to receive required minimum distributions (described in the REQUIRED MINIMUM DISTRIBUTIONS SECTION of this article) for 2009 but for the enactment of Code Section 401(a)(9)(H), and who would have satisfied that requirement by receiving distributions that are (i) equal to the 2009 required minimum distributions or (ii) one or more payments in a series of substantially equal distributions (that include the 2009 required minimum distributions) made at least annually and expected to last for the life (or life expectancy) of the Participant, the joint lives (or joint life expectancy) of the Participant and the Participant’s Designated Beneficiary, or for a period of at least 10 years, will not receive those required minimum distributions for 2009 unless the Participant or Beneficiary chooses to receive such distributions. Solely for purposes of applying the provisions of the DIRECT ROLLOVERS SECTION of Article X, required minimum distributions made for 2009 will be treated as Eligible Rollover Distributions.

SECTION 7.02--DEFINITIONS.

For purposes of this article, the following terms are defined:

Distribution Calendar Year means a calendar year for which a minimum distribution is required. For distributions beginning before the Participant's death, the first Distribution Calendar Year is the calendar year immediately preceding the calendar year that contains the Participant's Required Beginning Date. For distributions beginning after the Participant's death, the first Distribution Calendar Year is the calendar year in which distributions are required to begin under (b)(2) of the REQUIRED MINIMUM DISTRIBUTIONS SECTION of this article. The required minimum distribution for the Participant’s first Distribution Calendar Year will be made on or before the Participant’s Required Beginning Date. The required minimum distribution for other Distribution Calendar Years, including the required minimum distribution for the Distribution Calendar Year in which the Participant’s Required Beginning Date occurs, will be made on or before December 31 of that Distribution Calendar Year.

5-percent Owner means a Participant who is treated as a 5-percent Owner for purposes of this article. A Participant is treated as a 5-percent Owner for purposes of this article if such Participant is a 5-percent owner as defined in Code Section 416 at any time during the Plan Year ending with or within the calendar year in which such owner attains age 70 1/2.

Once distributions have begun to a 5-percent Owner under this article, they must continue to be distributed, even if the Participant ceases to be a 5-percent Owner in a subsequent year.

Life Expectancy means life expectancy as computed by use of the Single Life Table in Q&A-1 in section 1.401(a)(9)-9 of the regulations.

Participant's Account Balance means the Account balance as of the last Valuation Date in the calendar year immediately preceding the Distribution Calendar Year (valuation calendar year) increased by the


amount of any contributions made and allocated or forfeitures allocated to the Account as of dates in the valuation calendar year after the Valuation Date and decreased by distributions made in the valuation calendar year after the Valuation Date. The Account balance for the valuation calendar year includes any amounts rolled over or transferred to the Plan either in the valuation calendar year or in the Distribution Calendar Year if distributed or transferred in the valuation calendar year.

Required Beginning Date means, for a Participant who is a 5-percent Owner, April 1 of the calendar year following the calendar year in which he attains age 70 1/2.

Required Beginning Date means, for any Participant who is not a 5-percent Owner, April 1 of the calendar year following the later of the calendar year in which he attains age 70 1/2 or the calendar year in which he retires.

If the Plan previously provided for a Required Beginning Date based on age 70 1/2 for all Participants, the preretirement age 70 1/2 distribution option is only eliminated with respect to Participants who reach age 70 1/2 in or after a calendar year that begins after the later of December 31, 1998, or the adoption date of the amendment which eliminated such option. The preretirement age 70 1/2 distribution option is an optional form of benefit under which benefits payable in a particular distribution form (including any modifications that may be elected after benefits begin) begin at a time during the period that begins on or after January 1 of the calendar year in which the Participant attains age 70 1/2 and ends April 1 of the immediately following calendar year.

If the Plan previously provided for a Required Beginning Date based on age 70 1/2 for all Participants, the options available for Participants who are not 5-percent Owners and attained age 70 1/2 in calendar years before the calendar year that begins after the later of December 31, 1998, or the adoption date of the amendment which eliminated the preretirement age 70 1/2 distribution option shall be the following. Any such Participant attaining age 70 1/2 in years after 1995 may elect by April 1 of the calendar year following the calendar year in which he attained age 70 1/2 (or by December 31, 1997, in the case of a Participant attaining age 70 1/2 in 1996) to defer distributions until April 1 of the calendar year following the calendar year in which he retires. If no such election is made, the Participant shall begin receiving distributions by April 1 of the calendar year following the year in which he attained age 70 1/2 (or by December 31, 1997, in the case of a Participant attaining age 70 1/2 in 1996). Any such Participant attaining age 70 1/2 in years prior to 1997 may elect to stop distributions that are not purchased annuities and recommence by April 1 of the calendar year following the calendar year in which he retires. There shall be a new Annuity Starting Date upon recommencement.

SECTION 7.03--REQUIRED MINIMUM DISTRIBUTIONS.

(a)
General Rules.

(1)
The requirements of this article shall apply to any distribution of a Participant’s interest and will take precedence over any inconsistent provisions of this Plan. Unless otherwise specified, the provisions of this article apply to calendar years beginning after December 31, 2002.

(2)
All distributions required under this article shall be determined and made in accordance with the regulations under Code Section 401(a)(9), including the incidental death benefit requirement in Code Section 401(a)(9)(G), and the regulations thereunder.

(b)
Time and Manner of Distribution.


(1)
Required Beginning Date. The Participant’s entire interest will be distributed, or begin to be distributed, to the Participant no later than the Participant’s Required Beginning Date.

(2)
Death of Participant Before Distributions Begin. If the Participant dies before distributions begin, the Participant’s entire interest will be distributed, or begin to be distributed, no later than as follows:

(i)
If the Participant’s surviving spouse is the Participant’s sole Designated Beneficiary, distributions to the surviving spouse will begin by December 31 of the calendar year immediately following the calendar year in which the Participant died, or by December 31 of the calendar year in which the Participant would have attained age 70 1/2, if later, except to the extent that an election is made to receive distributions in accordance with the 5-year rule under (e) below. Under the 5-year rule, the Participant’s entire interest will be distributed to the Designated Beneficiary by December 31 of the calendar year containing the fifth anniversary of the Participant’s death.

(ii)
If the Participant’s surviving spouse is not the Participant’s sole Designated Beneficiary, distributions to the Designated Beneficiary will begin by December 31 of the calendar year immediately following the calendar year in which the Participant died, except to the extent that an election is made to receive distributions in accordance with the 5-year rule under (e) below. Under the 5-year rule, the Participant’s entire interest will be distributed to the Designated Beneficiary by December 31 of the calendar year containing the fifth anniversary of the Participant’s death.

(iii)
If there is no Designated Beneficiary as of September 30 of the year following the year of the Participant’s death, the Participant’s entire interest will be distributed by December 31 of the calendar year containing the fifth anniversary of the Participant’s death.

(iv)
If the Participant’s surviving spouse is the Participant’s sole Designated Beneficiary and the surviving spouse dies after the Participant but before distributions to the surviving spouse are required to begin, this (b)(2), other than (b)(2)(i), will apply as if the surviving spouse were the Participant.

For purposes of this (b)(2) and (d) below, unless (b)(2)(iv) above applies, distributions are considered to begin on the Participant’s Required Beginning Date. If (b)(2)(iv) above applies, distributions are considered to begin on the date distributions are required to begin to the surviving spouse under (b)(2)(i) above. If distributions under an annuity purchased from an insurance company irrevocably commence to the Participant before the Participant’s Required Beginning Date (or to the Participant’s surviving spouse before the date distributions are required to begin to the surviving spouse under (b)(2)(i) above), the date distributions are considered to begin is the date distributions actually commence.

(3)
Forms of Distribution. Unless the Participant's interest is distributed in the form of an annuity purchased from an insurance company or in a single sum on or before the Required Beginning Date, as of the first Distribution Calendar Year distributions will be made in accordance with (c) and (d) below. If the Participant's interest is distributed in the form of an annuity purchased from an insurance company, distributions thereunder will be made in accordance with the requirements of Code Section 401(a)(9) and the regulations thereunder.


(c)
Required Minimum Distributions During Participant's Lifetime.

(1)
Amount of Required Minimum Distribution For Each Distribution Calendar Year. During the Participant’s lifetime, the minimum amount that will be distributed for each Distribution Calendar Year is the lesser of:

(i)
the quotient obtained by dividing the Participant’s Account Balance by the distribution period in the Uniform Lifetime Table set forth in Q&A-2 in section 1.401(a)(9)-9 of the regulations, using the Participant’s age as of the Participant’s birthday in the Distribution Calendar Year; or

(ii)
if the Participant’s sole Designated Beneficiary for the Distribution Calendar Year is the Participant’s spouse, the quotient obtained by dividing the Participant’s Account Balance by the number in the Joint and Last Survivor Table set forth in Q&A-3 in section 1.401(a)(9)-9 of the regulations, using the Participant’s and spouse’s attained ages as of the Participant’s and spouse’s birthdays in the Distribution Calendar Year.

(2)
Lifetime Required Minimum Distributions Continue Through Year of Participant’s Death. Required minimum distributions will be determined under this (c) beginning with the first Distribution Calendar Year and continuing up to, and including, the Distribution Calendar Year that includes the Participant’s date of death.

(d)
Required Minimum Distributions After Participant's Death.

(1)
Death On or After Date Distributions Begin.

(i)
Participant Survived by Designated Beneficiary. If the Participant dies on or after the date distributions begin and there is a Designated Beneficiary, the minimum amount that will be distributed for each Distribution Calendar Year after the year of the Participant’s death is the quotient obtained by dividing the Participant’s Account Balance by the longer of the remaining Life Expectancy of the Participant or the remaining Life Expectancy of the Participant’s Designated Beneficiary, determined as follows:

A.
The Participant’s remaining Life Expectancy is calculated using the age of the Participant in the year of death, reduced by one for each subsequent year.

B.
If the Participant’s surviving spouse is the Participant’s sole Designated Beneficiary, the remaining Life Expectancy of the surviving spouse is calculated for each Distribution Calendar Year after the year of the Participant’s death using the surviving spouse’s age as of the spouse’s birthday in that year. For Distribution Calendar Years after the year of the surviving spouse’s death, the remaining Life Expectancy of the surviving spouse is calculated using the age of the surviving spouse as of the spouse’s birthday in the calendar year of the spouse’s death, reduced by one for each subsequent calendar year.

C.
If the Participant’s surviving spouse is not the Participant’s sole Designated Beneficiary, the Designated Beneficiary’s remaining Life Expectancy is


calculated using the age of the Beneficiary in the year following the year of the Participant’s death, reduced by one for each subsequent year.

(ii)
No Designated Beneficiary. If the Participant dies on or after the date distributions begin and there is no Designated Beneficiary as of September 30 of the year after the year of the Participant’s death, the minimum amount that will be distributed for each Distribution Calendar Year after the year of the Participant’s death is the quotient obtained by dividing the Participant’s Account Balance by the Participant’s remaining Life Expectancy calculated using the age of the Participant in the year of death, reduced by one for each subsequent year.

(2)
Death Before Date Distributions Begin.

(i)
Participant Survived by Designated Beneficiary. If the Participant dies before the date distributions begin and there is a Designated Beneficiary, the minimum amount that will be distributed for each Distribution Calendar Year after the year of the Participant’s death is the quotient obtained by dividing the Participant’s Account Balance by the remaining Life Expectancy of the Participant’s Designated Beneficiary, determined as provided in (d)(1) above, except to the extent that an election is made to receive distributions in accordance with the 5-year rule under (e) below. Under the 5-year rule, the Participant’s entire interest will be distributed to the Designated Beneficiary by December 31 of the calendar year containing the fifth anniversary of the Participant’s death.

(ii)
No Designated Beneficiary. If the Participant dies before the date distributions begin and there is no Designated Beneficiary as of September 30 of the year following the year of the Participant’s death, distribution of the Participant’s entire interest will be completed by December 31 of the calendar year containing the fifth anniversary of the Participant’s death.

(iii)
Death of Surviving Spouse Before Distributions to Surviving Spouse Are Required to Begin. If the Participant dies before the date distributions begin, the Participant’s surviving spouse is the Participant’s sole Designated Beneficiary, and the surviving spouse dies before distributions are required to begin to the surviving spouse under (b)(2)(i) above, this (d)(2) will apply as if the surviving spouse were the Participant.

(e)
Election of 5-year Rule. Participants or Beneficiaries may elect on an individual basis whether the 5- year rule in (b)(2) and (d)(2) above applies to distributions after the death of a Participant who has a Designated Beneficiary. The election must be made no later than the earlier of September 30 of the calendar year in which the distribution would be required to begin under (b)(2) above if no such election is made, or by September 30 of the calendar year which contains the fifth anniversary of the Participant’s (or, if applicable, surviving spouse’s) death.

SECTION 7.04--TEFRA SECTION 242(b)(2) ELECTIONS.

(a)
Notwithstanding the other requirements of this article, distribution on behalf of any Participant, including a 5-percent Owner, who has made a designation under section 242(b)(2) of the Tax Equity and Fiscal Responsibility Act (a section 242(b)(2) election) may be made in accordance with all of the following requirements (regardless of when such distribution commences):

(1)
The distribution by the Plan is one that would not have disqualified such Plan under Code Section 401(a)(9) as in effect prior to amendment by the Deficit Reduction Act of 1984.


(2)
The distribution is in accordance with a method of distribution designated by the Participant whose interest in the Plan is being distributed or, if the Participant is deceased, by a Beneficiary of such Participant.

(3)
Such designation was in writing, was signed by the Participant or the Beneficiary, and was made before January 1, 1984.

(4)
The Participant had accrued a benefit under the Plan as of December 31, 1983.

(5)
The method of distribution designated by the Participant or the Beneficiary specifies the time at which distribution will commence, the period over which distributions will be made, and in the case of any distribution upon the Participant’s death, the Beneficiaries of the Participant listed in order of priority.

(b)
A distribution upon death will not be covered by this transitional rule unless the information in the designation contains the required information described above with respect to the distributions to be made upon the death of the Participant.

(c)
For any distribution which commences before January 1, 1984, but continues after December 31, 1983, the Participant, or the Beneficiary, to whom such distribution is being made, will be presumed to have designated the method of distribution under which the distribution is being made if the method of distribution was specified in writing and the distribution satisfies the requirements in (a)(1) and (5) above.

(d)
If a designation is revoked, any subsequent distribution must satisfy the requirements of Code Section 401(a)(9) and the regulations thereunder. If a designation is revoked subsequent to the date distributions are required to begin, the Plan must distribute by the end of the calendar year following the calendar year in which the revocation occurs the total amount not yet distributed which would have been required to have been distributed to satisfy Code Section 401(a)(9) and the regulations thereunder, but for the section 242(b)(2) election. For calendar years beginning after December 31, 1988, such distributions must meet the minimum distribution incidental benefit requirements. Any changes in the designation will be considered to be a revocation of the designation. However, the mere substitution or addition of another Beneficiary (one not named in the designation) under the designation will not be considered to be a revocation of the designation, so long as such substitution or addition does not alter the period over which distributions are to be made under the designation, directly or indirectly (for example, by altering the relevant measuring life).

(e)
In the case in which an amount is transferred or rolled over from one plan to another plan, the rules in Q&A-14 and Q&A-15 in section 1.401(a)(9)-8 of the regulations shall apply.


ARTICLE VIII TERMINATION OF THE PLAN
The Employer expects to continue the Plan indefinitely but reserves the right to terminate the Plan in whole or in part at any time upon giving written notice to all parties concerned.

The Account of each Participant shall be 100% vested and nonforfeitable as of the effective date of the complete termination of the Plan. The Account of each Participant shall also be 100% vested and nonforfeitable upon complete discontinuance of Contributions as of the effective date of the amendment to cease Contributions or the date determined by the Internal Revenue Service. Further, the Account of each Participant who is included in the group of Participants deemed to be affected by a partial termination of the Plan (as determined by the Plan Administrator or a governmental entity authorized to make such determination) shall be 100% vested and nonforfeitable as of the effective date of such event. The Participant’s Vested Account shall continue to participate in the earnings credited, expenses charged, and any appreciation or depreciation of the Investment Fund until his Vested Account is distributed.

A Participant’s Vested Account that does not result from Elective Deferral Contributions, Qualified Nonelective Contributions, Qualified Matching Contributions, QACA Matching Contributions, and QACA Nonelective Contributions may be distributed to the Participant after the effective date of the complete termination of the Plan. A Participant’s Vested Account resulting from such Contributions may be distributed upon complete termination of the Plan, but only if neither the Employer nor any Controlled Group member maintain another defined contribution plan (other than an employee stock ownership plan as defined in Code Section 4975(e)(7) or 409(a), a simplified employee pension plan as defined in Code Section 408(k), a SIMPLE IRA plan as defined in Code Section 408(p), a plan or contract that satisfies the requirements of Code Section 403(b), or a plan described in Code Section 457(b) or (f)) at any time during the period beginning on the date of complete termination of the Plan and ending 12 months after all assets have been distributed from the Plan. Such distribution is made in a lump sum. A distribution under this article shall be a retirement benefit and shall be distributed to the Participant according to the provisions of Article VI.

The Participant’s entire Vested Account shall be paid in a single sum to the Participant as of the effective date of complete termination of the Plan if (i) the requirements for distribution of Elective Deferral Contributions in the above paragraph are met and (ii) consent of the Participant is not required in the ELECTION PROCEDURES SECTION of Article VI to distribute a benefit that is immediately distributable. This is a small amounts payment. The small amounts payment is in full settlement of all benefits otherwise payable.

Upon complete termination of the Plan, no more Employees shall become Participants and no more Contributions shall be made.

The assets of this Plan shall not be paid to the Employer at any time, except that, after the satisfaction of all liabilities under the Plan, any assets remaining may be paid to the Employer. The payment may not be made if it would contravene any provision of law.


ARTICLE IX ADMINISTRATION OF THE PLAN
SECTION 9.01--ADMINISTRATION.

Subject to the provisions of this article, the Plan Administrator has complete control of the administration of the Plan. The Plan Administrator has all the powers necessary for it to properly carry out its administrative duties. Not in limitation, but in amplification of the foregoing, the Plan Administrator has complete discretion to construe or interpret the provisions of the Plan, including ambiguous provisions, if any, and to determine all questions that may arise under the Plan, including all questions relating to the eligibility of Employees to participate in the Plan and the amount of benefit to which any Participant or Beneficiary may become entitled. The Plan Administrator's decisions upon all matters within the scope of its authority shall be final.

Without limiting the foregoing, the Plan Administrator shall be the Named Fiduciary for Contributions, unless the Plan Administrator delegates to a retirement committee, pursuant to the DELEGATION OF AUTHORITY SECTION of this article, the duties and responsibilities of the Named Fiduciary for Contributions. The Named Fiduciary for Contributions shall have sole and exclusive responsibility for (i) collecting all Contributions, including the determination of the amount of Contributions required to be made under the Plan, (ii) monitoring and ensuring that Contributions are timely made to the Plan, and (iii) enforcing the Plan’s legal claims for Contributions, including for trusteed plans, responsibility for directing the Trustee with respect to the Plan’s legal claims for delinquent Contributions.

Unless otherwise set out in the Plan or Annuity Contract, the Plan Administrator may delegate recordkeeping and other duties that are necessary to assist it with the administration of the Plan to any person or firm which agrees to accept such duties. The Plan Administrator shall be entitled to rely upon all tables, valuations, certificates and reports furnished by the consultant or actuary appointed by the Plan Administrator and upon all opinions given by any counsel selected or approved by the Plan Administrator.

The Plan Administrator shall receive all claims for benefits by Participants, former Participants, and Beneficiaries. The Plan Administrator shall determine all facts necessary to establish the right of any Claimant to benefits and the amount of those benefits under the provisions of the Plan. The Plan Administrator may establish rules and procedures to be followed by Claimants in filing claims for benefits, in furnishing and verifying proofs necessary to determine age, and in any other matters required to administer the Plan.

SECTION 9.02--EXPENSES.

Expenses of the Plan, to the extent that the Employer does not pay such expenses, may be paid out of the assets of the Plan provided that such payment is consistent with ERISA. Expenses of the Plan will be paid in accordance with the most recent service and expense agreement or such other documents duly entered into by or with regard to the Plan that govern such matters. Such expenses include, but are not limited to, expenses for bonding required by ERISA; expenses for recordkeeping and other administrative services; fees and expenses of the Annuity Contract or Trustee; expenses for investment education service; and direct costs that the Employer incurs with respect to the Plan. Expenses that relate solely to a specific Participant or Alternate Payee may be assessed against such Participant or Alternate Payee as provided in the service and expense agreement or such other documents duly entered into by or with regard to the Plan that govern such matters.


SECTION 9.03--RECORDS.

All acts and determinations of the Plan Administrator shall be duly recorded. All these records, together with other documents necessary for the administration of the Plan, shall be preserved in the Plan Administrator's custody.

Writing (handwriting, typing, printing), photostating, photographing, microfilming, magnetic impulse, mechanical or electrical recording, or other forms of data compilation shall be acceptable means of keeping records.

SECTION 9.04--INFORMATION AVAILABLE.

Any Participant in the Plan or any Beneficiary may examine copies of the summary plan description, latest annual report, any bargaining agreement, this Plan, the Annuity Contract, or any other instrument under which the Plan was established or is operated. The Plan Administrator shall maintain all of the items listed in this section in its office, or in such other place or places as it may designate in order to comply with governmental regulations. These items may be examined during reasonable business hours. Upon the written request of a Participant or Beneficiary receiving benefits under the Plan, the Plan Administrator shall furnish him with a copy of any of these items. The Plan Administrator may make a reasonable charge to the requesting person for the copy.

SECTION 9.05--CLAIM PROCEDURES.

A Claimant must submit any necessary forms and needed information when making a claim for benefits under the Plan.

If a claim for benefits under the Plan is wholly or partially denied, the Plan Administrator shall provide adequate written notice to the Claimant whose claim for benefits under the Plan has been denied. The notice must be furnished within 90 days of the date that the claim is received by the Plan without regard to whether all of the information necessary to make a benefit determination is received. The Claimant shall be notified in writing within this initial 90-day period if special circumstances require an extension of the time needed to process the claim. The notice shall indicate the special circumstances requiring an extension of time and the date by which the Plan Administrator's decision is expected to be rendered. In no event shall such extension exceed a period of 90 days from the end of the initial 90-day period.

The Plan Administrator's notice to the Claimant shall: (i) specify the reason or reasons for the denial; (ii) reference the specific Plan provisions on which the denial is based; (iii) describe any additional material and information needed for the Claimant to perfect his claim for benefits; (iv) explain why the material and information is needed; and (v) inform the Claimant of the Plan’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 ERISA Section 502(a) following an adverse benefit determination on appeal.

Any appeal made by a Claimant must be made in writing to the Plan Administrator within 60 days after receipt of the Plan Administrator’s notice of denial of benefits. If the Claimant appeals to the Plan Administrator, the Claimant may submit written comments, documents, records, and other information relating to the claim for benefits. The Claimant shall be provided, upon request and free of charge, reasonable access to, and copies of, all documents, records, and other information relevant to the Claimant’s claim for benefits. The Plan Administrator shall review the claim taking 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 benefit determination.


The Plan Administrator shall provide adequate written notice to the Claimant of the Plan’s benefit determination on review. The notice must be furnished within 60 days of the date that the request for review is received by the Plan without regard to whether all of the information necessary to make a benefit determination on review is received. The Claimant shall be notified in writing within this initial 60-day period if special circumstances require an extension of the time needed to process the claim. The notice shall indicate the special circumstances requiring an extension of time and the date by which the Plan Administrator expects to render the determination on review. In no event shall such extension exceed a period of 60 days from the end of the initial 60-day period.

In the event the benefit determination is being made by a committee or board of trustees that hold regularly scheduled meetings at least quarterly, the above paragraph shall not apply. The benefit determination must be made by the date of the meeting of the committee or board that immediately follows the Plan’s receipt of a request for review, unless the request for review is filed within 30 days preceding the date of such meeting. In such case, the benefit determination must be made by the date of the second meeting following the Plan’s receipt of the request for review. The date of the receipt of the request for review shall be determined without regard to whether all of the information necessary to make a benefit determination on review is received. The Claimant shall be notified in writing within this initial period if special circumstances require an extension of the time needed to process the claim. The notice shall indicate the special circumstances requiring an extension of time and the date by which the committee or board expects to render the determination on review. In no event shall such benefit determination be made later than the third meeting of the committee or board following the Plan’s receipt of the request for review. The Plan Administrator shall provide adequate written notice to the Claimant of the Plan’s benefit determination on review as soon as possible, but not later than five days after the benefit determination is made.

If the claim for benefits is wholly or partially denied on review, the Plan Administrator’s notice to the Claimant shall: (i) specify the reason or reasons for the denial; (ii) reference the specific Plan provisions on which the denial is based; (iii) include a statement that the Claimant is entitled to receive, upon request and free of charge, reasonable access to, and copies of, all documents, records, and other information relevant to the Claimant’s claim for benefits; and (iv) include a statement of the Claimant’s right to bring a civil action under ERISA Section 502(a). Any civil action under (iv) must be filed no later than one year after the date on the Plan Administrator’s notice.

A Claimant may authorize a representative to act on the Claimant’s behalf with respect to a benefit claim or appeal of an adverse benefit determination. Such authorization shall be made by completion of a form furnished for that purpose. In the absence of any contrary direction from the Claimant, all information and notifications to which the Claimant is entitled shall be directed to the authorized representative.

The Plan Administrator shall perform periodic examinations, reviews, or audits of benefit claims to determine whether claims determinations are made in accordance with the governing Plan documents and, where appropriate, Plan provisions have been consistently applied with respect to similarly situated Claimants.

SECTION 9.06--DELEGATION OF AUTHORITY.

All or any part of the administrative duties and responsibilities under this article may be delegated by the Plan Administrator to a retirement committee. The duties and responsibilities of the retirement committee shall be set out in a separate written agreement.

SECTION 9.07--EXERCISE OF DISCRETIONARY AUTHORITY.

The Employer, Plan Administrator, and any other person or entity who has authority with respect to the management, administration, or investment of the Plan may exercise that authority in its/his full discretion, subject only to the duties imposed under ERISA. This discretionary authority includes, but is not limited to,


the authority to make any and all factual determinations and interpret all terms and provisions of the Plan documents relevant to the issue under consideration. The exercise of authority will be binding upon all persons.

SECTION 9.08--TRANSACTION PROCESSING.

Transactions (including, but not limited to, investment directions, trades, loans, and distributions) shall be processed as soon as administratively practicable after proper directions are received from the Participant or other parties. No guarantee is made by the Plan, Plan Administrator, Insurer, Employer, or Trustee that such transactions will be processed on a daily or other basis, and no guarantee is made in any respect regarding the processing time of such transactions. Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan, the Employer, the Plan Administrator, or the Trustee reserves the right to not value an investment option on any given Valuation Date for any reason deemed appropriate by the Employer, the Plan Administrator, or the Trustee, except that such investment option shall be valued as of the last day of the Plan Year as stated in the definition of Valuation Date in Article I.

Administrative practicality will be determined by legitimate business factors (including, but not limited to, failure of systems or computer programs, failure of the means of the transmission of data, force majeure, the failure of a service provider to timely receive values or prices, and correction for errors or omissions or the errors or omissions of any service provider) and in no event will be deemed to be less than 14 days. The processing date of a transaction shall be binding for all purposes of the Plan and considered the applicable Valuation Date for any transaction.


ARTICLE X GENERAL PROVISIONS
SECTION 10.01--AMENDMENTS.

(a)
Amendment by the Employer. The Employer may amend this Plan at any time, including any remedial retroactive changes (within the time specified by Internal Revenue Service regulations), to comply with any law or regulation issued by any governmental agency to which the Plan is subject.

An amendment may not allow reversion or diversion of Plan assets to the Employer at any time, except as may be required to comply with any law or regulation issued by any governmental agency to which the Plan is subject.

The Employer may amend the Plan by adding sample or model Plan amendments published by the Internal Revenue Service that provide that their adoption will not cause the Plan to be treated as individually designed. The Employer may amend the Plan in order to correct failures under the Internal Revenue Service correction programs or to correct a coverage or nondiscrimination failure, as permitted under applicable Treasury regulations. An amendment to this Plan will be forwarded to Principal Life Insurance Company, the volume submitter practitioner.

The Employer may attach an addendum which lists the Code Section 411(d)(6) protected benefits that must be preserved due to a restatement or amendment of the Plan. Such a list would not be considered an amendment to the Plan and will not cause the Plan to be treated as individually designed.

The Employer may make minor modifications to the Plan as permitted under sections 14 and 15 of Revenue Procedure 2011-49.

If the Employer amends the Plan for any reason other than those set out above, the Plan shall no longer participate in this volume submitter plan and shall be considered an individually designed plan. The Employer reserves the right to continue its retirement program under a document separate and distinct from this Plan. In such event, all rights and obligations of the Employer, or of any Participant or Beneficiary under this document, shall cease. Assets held in support of this Plan will be transferred to the designated funding medium under the new or restated plan and, if applicable, trust agreement, in the manner permitted under, and subject to the provisions of, the Annuity Contract.

An amendment may not eliminate or reduce a section 411(d)(6) protected benefit, as defined in Q&A-1 in section 1.411(d)-4 of the regulations, that has already accrued, except as provided in section 1.411(d)-3 or 1.411(d)-4 of the regulations. This is generally the case even if such elimination or reduction is contingent upon the Employee’s consent and includes an amendment that otherwise places greater restrictions or conditions on a Participant’s right to Code Section 411(d)(6) protected benefits, even if the amendment merely adds a restriction or condition that is permitted under the vesting rules in Code Section 411(a)(3) through (11). However, the Plan may be amended to eliminate or reduce section 411(d)(6) protected benefits with respect to benefits not yet accrued as of the later of the amendment’s adoption date or effective date without violating Code Section 411(d)(6). For purposes of this paragraph, an amendment that has the effect of decreasing a Participant’s Account balance, with respect to benefits attributable to service before the amendment, shall be treated as reducing an accrued benefit.


No amendment to the Plan shall be effective to eliminate or restrict an optional form of benefit. The preceding sentence shall not apply to a Plan amendment that eliminates or restricts the ability of a Participant to receive payment of his Account balance under a particular optional form of benefit if the amendment provides a single sum distribution form that is otherwise identical to the optional form of benefit being eliminated or restricted. For this purpose, a single sum distribution form is otherwise identical only if the single sum distribution form is identical in all respects to the eliminated or restricted optional form of benefit (or would be identical except that it provides greater rights to the Participant) except with respect to the timing of payments after commencement.

If, as a result of an amendment, an Employer Contribution is removed that is not 100% immediately vested when made, the applicable vesting schedule in effect as of the last day such Contributions were permitted shall remain in effect with respect to that part of the Participant’s Account resulting from such Contributions. The Participant shall not become immediately 100% vested in such Contributions as a result of the elimination of such Contribution except as otherwise specifically provided in the Plan.

An amendment shall not decrease a Participant's vested interest in the Plan. If an amendment to the Plan changes the computation of the percentage used to determine that portion of a Participant's Account attributable to Employer Contributions which is nonforfeitable (whether directly or indirectly), in the case of an Employee who is a Participant as of the later of the date such amendment or change is adopted or the date it becomes effective, the nonforfeitable percentage (determined as of such date) of such Employee’s right to his Account attributable to Employer Contributions shall not be less than the percentage computed under the Plan without regard to such amendment or change.
Furthermore, each Participant or former Participant

(1)
who has completed at least three Years of Service on the date the election period described below ends (five Years of Service if the Participant does not have at least one Hour of Service in a Plan Year beginning after December 31, 1988) and

(2)
whose nonforfeitable percentage will be determined on any date after the date of the change

may elect, during the election period, to have the nonforfeitable percentage of his Account resulting from Employer Contributions determined without regard to the amendment. This election may not be revoked. If after the Plan is changed, the Participant’s nonforfeitable percentage will at all times be as great as it would have been if the change had not been made, no election needs to be provided. The election period shall begin no later than the date the Plan amendment is adopted and end no earlier than the 60th day after the latest of the date the amendment is adopted or becomes effective, or the date the Participant is issued written notice of the amendment by the Employer or the Plan Administrator.

For an amendment adopted after August 9, 2006, with respect to a Participant’s Account attributable to Employer Contributions accrued as of the later of the adoption or effective date of the amendment and earnings, the vested percentage of each Participant will be the greater of the vested percentage under the old vesting schedule or the vested percentage under the new vesting schedule.

(b)
Amendment by the Volume Submitter Practitioner.

The Employer delegates the authority to amend this Plan to Principal Life Insurance Company as the volume submitter practitioner. The Employer hereby consents to any such amendment. However, no such amendment shall increase the duties of the Named Fiduciary without his consent. Such an amendment shall not deprive any Participant or Beneficiary of any accrued benefit except to the extent necessary to comply with any law or regulation issued by any governmental agency to which


this Plan is subject. Such an amendment shall not provide that the Plan Fund be used for any purpose other than the exclusive benefit of Participants or their Beneficiaries or that such Plan Fund ever revert to or be used by the Employer.

However, for purposes of reliance on an advisory or determination letter, Principal Life Insurance Company as the volume submitter practitioner will no longer have the authority to amend the Plan on behalf of the Employer as of the date (i) the Employer amends the Plan to incorporate a type of plan described in section 16.03 of Revenue Procedure 2011-49 that is not permitted under the VS program, or (ii) the Internal Revenue Service notifies the Employer, in accordance with section 24.03 of Revenue Procedure 2011-49, that the Plan is an individually designed plan due to the nature and extent of employer amendments to the Plan.

Any amendment to this Plan by Principal Life Insurance Company, as the volume submitter practitioner, shall be deemed to be an amendment to this Plan by the Employer. The effective date of any amendment shall be specified in the written instrument of amendment.

SECTION 10.02--DIRECT ROLLOVERS.

Notwithstanding any provision of the Plan to the contrary that would otherwise limit a Distributee's election under this section, a Distributee may elect, at the time and in the manner prescribed by the Plan Administrator, to have any portion of an Eligible Rollover Distribution paid directly to an Eligible Retirement Plan specified by the Distributee in a Direct Rollover.

In the event of a Mandatory Distribution of an Eligible Rollover Distribution greater than $1,000 in accordance with the SMALL AMOUNTS SECTION of this article (or which is a small amounts payment under Article VIII at complete termination of the Plan), if the Participant does not elect to have such distribution paid directly to an Eligible Retirement Plan specified by the Participant in a Direct Rollover or to receive the distribution directly, the Plan Administrator will pay the distribution in a Direct Rollover to an individual retirement plan designated by the Plan Administrator. For purposes of determining whether a Mandatory Distribution is greater than $1,000, a Designated Roth Account and all other accounts under the Plan shall be treated as accounts held under two separate plans and shall not be combined.

In the event of any other Eligible Rollover Distribution to a Distributee in accordance with the SMALL AMOUNTS SECTION of this article (or which is a small amounts payment under Article VIII at complete termination of the Plan), if the Distributee does not elect to have such distribution paid directly to an Eligible Retirement Plan specified by the Distributee in a Direct Rollover or to receive the distribution directly, the Plan Administrator will pay the distribution to the Distributee.

SECTION 10.03--MERGERS AND DIRECT TRANSFERS.

The Plan may not be merged or consolidated with, nor have its assets or liabilities transferred to, any other retirement plan, unless each Participant in this Plan would (if that plan then terminated) receive a benefit immediately after the merger, consolidation, or transfer that is equal to or greater than the benefit the Participant would have been entitled to receive immediately before the merger, consolidation, or transfer (if this Plan had then terminated). The Employer may enter into merger agreements or direct transfer of assets agreements with the employers under other retirement plans which are qualifiable under Code Section 401(a), including an elective transfer, and may accept the direct transfer of plan assets, or may transfer plan assets, as a party to any such agreement. The Employer shall not consent to, or be a party to a merger, consolidation, or transfer of assets with a defined benefit plan if such action would result in a defined benefit feature being maintained under this Plan. The Employer will not transfer any amounts attributable to elective deferral contributions, qualified matching contributions, qualified nonelective contributions, and contributions used to satisfy Code Section 401(k)(13) safe harbors unless the transferee plan provides that the limitations


of section 1.401(k)-1(d) of the regulations shall apply to such amounts (including post-transfer earnings thereon), unless the amounts could have been distributed at the time of the transfer (other than for hardships as described in the WITHDRAWAL BENEFITS SECTION of Article V or deemed severance from employment as described in the VESTED BENEFITS SECTION of Article V), and the transfer is an elective transfer described in Q&A-3(b)(1) in section 1.411(d)-4 of the regulations.

Notwithstanding any provision of the Plan to the contrary, to the extent any optional form of benefit under the Plan permits a distribution prior to the Employee’s retirement, death, disability, or Severance from Employment, and prior to plan termination, the optional form of benefit is not available with respect to benefits attributable to assets (including the post-transfer earnings thereon) and liabilities that are transferred, within the meaning of Code Section 414(l), to this Plan from a money purchase pension plan qualified under Code Section 401(a) (other than any portion of those assets and liabilities attributable to voluntary employee contributions). The limitations of section 1.401(k)-1(d) of the regulations applicable to elective deferral contributions, qualified matching contributions, qualified nonelective contributions, and contributions used to satisfy Code Section 401(k)(13) safe harbors shall continue to apply to any amounts attributable to such contributions (including post-transfer earnings thereon) transferred to this Plan, unless the amounts could have been distributed at the time of the transfer (other than for hardships as described in the WITHDRAWAL BENEFITS SECTION of Article V or deemed severance from employment as described in the VESTED BENEFITS SECTION of Article V), and the transfer is an elective transfer described in Q&A- 3(b)(1) in section 1.411(d)-4 of the regulations.

The Plan may accept a direct transfer of plan assets on behalf of an Eligible Employee. If the Eligible Employee is not an Active Participant when the transfer is made, the Eligible Employee shall be deemed to be an Active Participant only for the purpose of investment and distribution of the transferred assets. Employer Contributions shall not be made for or allocated to the Eligible Employee, until the time he meets all of the requirements to become an Active Participant.

The Plan shall hold, administer, and distribute the transferred assets as a part of the Plan. The Plan shall maintain a separate account for the benefit of the Employee on whose behalf the Plan accepted the transfer in order to reflect the value of the transferred assets.

A Participant’s section 411(d)(6) protected benefits, as defined in Q&A-1 in section 1.411(d)-4 of the regulations, may not be eliminated by reason of transfer or any transaction amending or having the effect of amending a plan or plans to transfer benefits except as provided below.

A Participant’s section 411(d)(6) protected benefits may be eliminated or reduced upon transfer between qualified defined contribution plans if the conditions in Q&A-3(b)(1) in section 1.411(d)-4 of the regulations are met. The transfer must meet all of the other applicable qualification requirements.

A Participant’s section 411(d)(6) protected benefits may be eliminated or reduced if a transfer is an elective transfer of certain distributable benefits between qualified plans (both defined benefit and defined contribution) and the conditions in Q&A-3(c)(1) in section 1.411(d)-4 of the regulations are met. The rules applicable to distributions under the plan would apply to the transfer, but the transfer would not be treated as a distribution for purposes of the minimum distribution requirements of Code Section 401(a)(9). If the Participant is eligible to receive an immediate distribution of his entire Vested Account in a single sum distribution that would consist entirely of an eligible rollover distribution under Code Section 401(a)(31), such transfer will be accomplished as a direct rollover under Code Section 401(a)(31).

SECTION 10.04--PROVISIONS RELATING TO THE INSURER AND OTHER PARTIES.

The obligations of an Insurer shall be governed solely by the provisions of the Annuity Contract. The Insurer shall not be required to perform any act not provided in or contrary to the provisions of the Annuity Contract.


Each Annuity Contract when purchased shall comply with the Plan. See the CONSTRUCTION SECTION of this article.

Any issuer or distributor of investment contracts or securities is governed solely by the terms of its policies, written investment contract, prospectuses, security instruments, and any other written agreements entered into with the Trustee with regard to such investment contracts or securities.

Such Insurer, issuer or distributor is not a party to the Plan, nor bound in any way by the Plan provisions. Such parties shall not be required to look to the terms of this Plan, nor to determine whether the Employer, the Plan Administrator, the Trustee, or the Named Fiduciary have the authority to act in any particular manner or to make any contract or agreement.

Until notice of any amendment or termination of this Plan or a change in Trustee has been received by the Insurer at its home office or an issuer or distributor at their principal address, they are and shall be fully protected in assuming that the Plan has not been amended or terminated and in dealing with any party acting as Trustee according to the latest information which they have received at their home office or principal address.

SECTION 10.05--EMPLOYMENT STATUS.

Nothing contained in this Plan gives an Employee the right to be retained in the Employer's employ or to interfere with the Employer's right to discharge any Employee.

SECTION 10.06--RIGHTS TO PLAN ASSETS.

An Employee shall not have any right to or interest in any assets of the Plan upon termination of employment or otherwise except as specifically provided under this Plan, and then only to the extent of the benefits payable to such Employee according to the Plan provisions.

Any final payment or distribution to a Participant or his legal representative or to any Beneficiaries of such Participant under the Plan provisions shall be in full satisfaction of all claims against the Plan, the Named Fiduciary, the Plan Administrator, the Insurer, the Trustee, and the Employer arising under or by virtue of the Plan.

SECTION 10.07--BENEFICIARY.

Each Participant may name a Beneficiary to receive any death benefit that may arise out of his participation in the Plan. The Participant may change his Beneficiary from time to time. Unless a qualified election has been made, for purposes of distributing any death benefits before the Participant’s Retirement Date, the Beneficiary of a Participant who has a spouse shall be the Participant's spouse. The Participant's Beneficiary designation and any change of Beneficiary shall be subject to the provisions of the ELECTION PROCEDURES SECTION of Article VI.

It is the responsibility of the Participant to give written notice to the Plan Administrator of the name of the Beneficiary on a form furnished for that purpose. The Plan Administrator shall maintain records of Beneficiary designations for Participants before their Retirement Dates. However, the Plan Administrator may delegate to another party the responsibility of maintaining records of Beneficiary designations. In that event, the written designations made by Participants shall be filed with such other party. If a party other than the Insurer maintains the records of Beneficiary designations and a Participant dies before his Retirement Date, such other party shall certify to the Insurer the Beneficiary designation on its records for the Participant.


If there is no Beneficiary named or surviving when a Participant dies, the Participant’s Beneficiary shall be the Participant’s surviving spouse, or where there is no surviving spouse, the executor or administrator of the Participant's estate for the benefit of the estate.

SECTION 10.08--NONALIENATION OF BENEFITS.

Benefits payable under the Plan are not subject to the claims of any creditor of any Participant, Beneficiary, spouse, or Contingent Annuitant. A Participant, Beneficiary, spouse, or Contingent Annuitant does not have any rights to alienate, anticipate, commute, pledge, encumber, or assign such benefits. The preceding sentences shall also apply to the creation, assignment, or recognition of a right to any benefit payable with respect to a Participant according to a domestic relations order, unless such order is determined by the Plan Administrator to be a qualified domestic relations order, as defined in Code Section 414(p), or any domestic relations order entered before January 1, 1985. The preceding sentences shall not apply to any offset of a Participant’s benefits provided under the Plan against an amount the Participant is required to pay the Plan with respect to a judgment, order, or decree issued, or a settlement entered into, on or after August 5, 1997, which meets the requirements of Code Sections 401(a)(13)(C) or (D).

SECTION 10.09--CONSTRUCTION.

The validity of the Plan or any of its provisions is determined under and construed according to Federal law and, to the extent permissible, according to the laws of the state in which the Employer has its principal office. In case any provision of this Plan is held illegal or invalid for any reason, such determination shall not affect the remaining provisions of this Plan, and the Plan shall be construed and enforced as if the illegal or invalid provision had never been included.

In the event of any conflict between the provisions of the Plan and the terms of any Annuity Contract issued hereunder, the provisions of the Plan control.

SECTION 10.10--LEGAL ACTIONS.

No person employed by the Employer; no Participant, former Participant, or their Beneficiaries; nor any other person having or claiming to have an interest in the Plan is entitled to any notice of process. A final judgment entered in any such action or proceeding shall be binding and conclusive on all persons having or claiming to have an interest in the Plan. Should any Participant, Beneficiary, or other person claiming an interest in the Plan pursue a legal action against the Plan, such legal action may not be brought more than two years following the date such cause of action or proceeding arose.

SECTION 10.11--SMALL AMOUNTS.

If the value of the Participant’s Vested Account does not exceed $5,000, the Participant’s entire Vested Account shall be distributed as of the earliest of his Retirement Date, the date he dies, or the date he has a Severance from Employment for any other reason (the date the Employer provides notice to the record keeper of the Plan of such event, if later). For purposes of this section, if the Participant’s Vested Account is zero, the Participant shall be deemed to have received a distribution of such Vested Account. This is a small amounts payment.

In the event a Participant does not elect to have a small amounts payment paid directly to an Eligible Retirement Plan specified by the Participant in a Direct Rollover or to receive the distribution directly and his Vested Account is greater than $1,000, a Mandatory Distribution will be made in accordance with the DIRECT ROLLOVERS SECTION of this article. If his Vested Account is $1,000 or less, the Participant’s entire Vested Account shall be paid directly to him.


If a small amounts payment is made on or after the date the Participant dies, the small amounts payment shall be made to the Participant’s Beneficiary. If a small amounts payment is made while the Participant is living, the small amounts payment shall be made to the Participant.

The small amounts payment is in full settlement of all benefits otherwise payable. No other small amounts payment shall be made.

SECTION 10.12--WORD USAGE.

The masculine gender, where used in this Plan, shall include the feminine gender and the singular words, where used in this Plan, shall include the plural, unless the context indicates otherwise.

The words “in writing” and “written,” where used in this Plan, shall include any other forms (such as voice response or other electronic system) as permitted by any governmental agency to which the Plan is subject.

SECTION 10.13--CHANGE IN SERVICE METHOD.

(a)
Change of Service Method Under This Plan. If this Plan is amended to change the method of crediting service from the elapsed time method to the hours method for any purpose under this Plan, the Employee’s service shall be equal to the sum of (1), (2), and (3) below:

(1)
The number of whole years of service credited to the Employee under the Plan as of the date the change is effective.

(2)
One year of service for the computation period in which the change is effective if he is credited with the required number of Hours of Service. For that portion of the computation period ending on the date of the change (for the first day of the computation period if the change is made on the first day of the computation period), the Employee will be credited with the greater of (i) his actual Hours of Service or (ii) the number of Hours of Service that is equivalent to the fractional part of a year of elapsed time service credited as of the date of the change, if any. In determining the equivalent Hours of Service, the Employee shall be credited with 190 Hours of Service for each month and any fractional part of a month in such fractional part of a year. The number of months and any fractional part of a month shall be determined by multiplying the fractional part of a year, expressed as a decimal, by 12. For the remaining portion of the computation period (the period beginning on the second day of the computation period and ending on the last day of the computation period if the change is made on the first day of the computation period), the Employee will be credited with his actual Hours of Service.

(3)
The Employee’s service determined under this Plan using the hours method after the end of the computation period in which the change in service method was effective.

If this Plan is amended to change the method of crediting service from the hours method to the elapsed time method for any purpose under this Plan, the Employee’s service shall be equal to the sum of (4), (5), and (6) below:

(4)
The number of whole years of service credited to the Employee under the Plan as of the beginning of the computation period in which the change in service method is effective.

(5)
The greater of (i) the service that would be credited to the Employee for that entire computation period using the elapsed time method or (ii) the service credited to him under the Plan as of the date the change is effective.



(6)
The Employee’s service determined under this Plan using the elapsed time method after the end of the applicable computation period in which the change in service method was effective.

(b)
Transfers Between Plans with Different Service Methods. If an Employee has been a participant in another plan of the Employer that credited service under the elapsed time method for any purpose that under this Plan is determined using the hours method, then the Employee’s service shall be equal to the sum of (1), (2), and (3) below:

(1)
The number of whole years of service credited to the Employee under the other plan as of the date he became an Eligible Employee under this Plan.

(2)
One year of service for the applicable computation period in which he became an Eligible Employee if he is credited with the required number of Hours of Service. For that portion of such computation period ending on the date he became an Eligible Employee (for the first day of such computation period if he became an Eligible Employee on the first day of such computation period), the Employee will be credited with the greater of (i) his actual Hours of Service or (ii) the number of Hours of Service that is equivalent to the fractional part of a year of elapsed time service credited as of the date he became an Eligible Employee, if any. In determining the equivalent Hours of Service, the Employee shall be credited with 190 Hours of Service for each month and any fractional part of a month in such fractional part of a year. The number of months and any fractional part of a month shall be determined by multiplying the fractional part of a year, expressed as a decimal, by 12. For the remaining portion of such computation period (the period beginning on the second day of such computation period and ending on the last day of such computation period if he became an Eligible Employee on the first day of such computation period), the Employee will be credited with his actual Hours of Service.

(3)
The Employee’s service determined under this Plan using the hours method after the end of the computation period in which he became an Eligible Employee.

If an Employee has been a participant in another plan of the Employer that credited service under the hours method for any purpose that under this Plan is determined using the elapsed time method, then the Employee’s service shall be equal to the sum of (4), (5), and (6) below:

(4)
The number of whole years of service credited to the Employee under the other plan as of the beginning of the computation period under that plan in which he became an Eligible Employee under this Plan.

(5)
The greater of (i) the service that would be credited to the Employee for that entire computation period using the elapsed time method or (ii) the service credited to him under the other plan as of the date he became an Eligible Employee under this Plan.

(6)
The Employee’s service determined under this Plan using the elapsed time method after the end of the applicable computation period under the other plan in which he became an Eligible Employee.

If an Employee has been a participant in a Controlled Group member’s plan that credited service under a different method than is used in this Plan, in order to determine entry and vesting, the provisions in (b) above shall apply as though the Controlled Group member’s plan was a plan of the Employer.


Any modification of service contained in this Plan shall be applicable to the service determined pursuant to this section.

SECTION 10.14--MILITARY SERVICE.

Notwithstanding any provision of this Plan to the contrary, the Plan shall provide contributions, benefits, and service credit with respect to Qualified Military Service in accordance with Code Section 414(u).

A Participant who dies on or after January 1, 2007, while performing Qualified Military Service is treated as having resumed and then terminated employment on account of death, in accordance with Code Section 401(a)(37) and any subsequent guidance. The survivors of such Participant are entitled to any additional benefits provided under the Plan on account of death of the Participant.

SECTION 10.15--QUALIFICATION OF PLAN.

If the Plan is denied initial qualification upon filing timely application, it will be treated as void from the beginning. It will be terminated and all amounts contributed to the Plan, less expenses paid, shall be returned to the Employer within one year after the date of denial. If amounts have been contributed by Employees, the Employer shall refund to each Employee the amount made by him or, if less, the amount then in his Account resulting from such amounts. The Insurer and Trustee shall be discharged from all further obligations.

If the Plan fails to attain or retain qualification, it shall no longer participate in this volume submitter plan and shall be considered an individually designed plan.


ARTICLE XI

TOP-HEAVY PLAN REQUIREMENTS

SECTION 11.01--APPLICATION.

The provisions of this article shall supersede all other provisions in the Plan to the contrary.

For the purpose of applying the Top-heavy Plan requirements of this article, all members of the Controlled Group shall be treated as one Employer. The term Employer, as used in this article, shall be deemed to include all members of the Controlled Group, unless the term as used clearly indicates only the Employer is meant.

The accrued benefit or account of a participant resulting from deductible employee contributions shall not be included for any purpose under this article.

The minimum vesting and contribution provisions of the MODIFICATION OF VESTING REQUIREMENTS SECTION and the MODIFICATION OF CONTRIBUTIONS SECTION of this article shall not apply to any Employee who is included in a group of Employees covered by a collective bargaining agreement that the Secretary of Labor finds to be a collective bargaining agreement between employee representatives and one or more employers, including the Employer, if there is evidence that retirement benefits were the subject of good faith bargaining between such representatives. For this purpose, the term "employee representatives" does not include any organization more than half of whose members are employees who are owners, officers, or executives.

SECTION 11.02--DEFINITIONS.

For purposes of this article the following terms are defined:

Aggregation Group means:

(a)
each of the Employer's qualified plans in which a Key Employee is a participant during the Plan Year containing the Determination Date or any of the four preceding Plan Years (regardless of whether the plans have terminated),

(b)
each of the Employer's other qualified plans which allows the plan(s) described in (a) above to meet the nondiscrimination requirement of Code Section 401(a)(4) or the minimum coverage requirement of Code Section 410, and

(c)
any of the Employer's other qualified plans not included in (a) or (b) above which the Employer desires to include as part of the Aggregation Group. Such a qualified plan shall be included only if the Aggregation Group would continue to satisfy the requirements of Code Sections 401(a)(4) and 410.

The plans in (a) and (b) above constitute the "required" Aggregation Group. The plans in (a), (b), and (c) above constitute the "permissive" Aggregation Group.

Compensation means compensation as defined in the CONTRIBUTION LIMITATION SECTION of Article III.


Determination Date means as to any plan, for any plan year subsequent to the first plan year, the last day of the preceding plan year. For the first plan year of the plan, the Determination Date is the last day of that year.

Key Employee means any Employee or former Employee (including any deceased Employee) who at any time during the Plan Year that includes the Determination Date is:

(a)
an officer of the Employer having Compensation for the Plan Year greater than $130,000 (as adjusted under Code Section 416(i)(1) for Plan Years beginning after December 31, 2002),

(b)
a 5-percent owner of the Employer, or

(c)
a 1-percent owner of the Employer having Compensation for the Plan Year of more than $150,000.

The determination of who is a Key Employee shall be made according to Code Section 416(i)(1) and the applicable regulations and other guidance of general applicability issued thereunder.

Nonkey Employee means any Employee who is not a Key Employee.

Top-heavy Plan means a plan that is top-heavy for any plan year. This Plan shall be top-heavy if any of the following conditions exist:

(a)
The Top-heavy Ratio for this Plan exceeds 60 percent and this Plan is not part of any required Aggregation Group or permissive Aggregation Group.

(b)
This Plan is a part of a required Aggregation Group, but not part of a permissive Aggregation Group, and the Top-heavy Ratio for the required Aggregation Group exceeds 60 percent.

(c)
This Plan is a part of a required Aggregation Group and part of a permissive Aggregation Group and the Top-heavy Ratio for the permissive Aggregation Group exceeds 60 percent.

Top-heavy Ratio means:

(a)
If the Employer maintains one or more defined contribution plans (including any simplified employee pension plan) and the Employer has not maintained any defined benefit plan that during the five-year period ending on the Determination Date(s) has or has had accrued benefits, the Top-heavy Ratio for this Plan alone or for the required or permissive Aggregation Group, as appropriate, is a fraction, the numerator of which is the sum of the account balances of all Key Employees as of the Determination Date(s) (including any part of any account balance distributed in the one-year period ending on the Determination Date(s) and distributions under a terminated plan which if it had not been terminated would have been required to be included in the Aggregation Group), and the denominator of which is the sum of all account balances (including any part of any account balance distributed in the one-year period ending on the Determination Date(s) and distributions under a terminated plan which if it had not been terminated would have been required to be included in the Aggregation Group), both computed in accordance with Code Section 416 and the regulations thereunder. In the case of a distribution made for a reason other than Severance from Employment, death, or disability, this provision shall be applied by substituting “five-year period” for “one-year period.” Both the numerator and denominator of the Top-heavy Ratio are increased to reflect any contribution not actually made as of the Determination Date, but which is required to be taken into account on that date under Code Section 416 and the regulations thereunder.


(b)
If the Employer maintains one or more defined contribution plans (including any simplified employee pension plan) and the Employer maintains or has maintained one or more defined benefit plans that during the five-year period ending on the Determination Date(s) has or has had accrued benefits, the Top-heavy Ratio for any required or permissive Aggregation Group, as appropriate, is a fraction, the numerator of which is the sum of the account balances under the aggregated defined contribution plan or plans of all Key Employees, determined in accordance with (a) above, and the present value of accrued benefits under the aggregated defined benefit plan or plans for all Key Employees as of the Determination Date(s), and the denominator of which is the sum of the account balances under the aggregated defined contribution plan or plans for all participants, determined in accordance with
(a)    above, and the present value of accrued benefits under the defined benefit plan or plans for all participants as of the Determination Date(s), all determined in accordance with Code Section 416 and the regulations thereunder. The accrued benefits under a defined benefit plan in both the numerator and denominator of the Top-heavy Ratio are increased for any distribution of an accrued benefit made in the one-year period ending on the Determination Date (and distributions under a terminated plan which if it had not been terminated would have been required to be included in the Aggregation Group). In the case of a distribution made for a reason other than Severance from Employment, death, or disability, this provision shall be applied by substituting “five-year period” for “one-year period.”

(c)
For purposes of (a) and (b) above, the value of account balances and the present value of accrued benefits will be determined as of the most recent Valuation Date that falls within or ends with the 12- month period ending on the Determination Date, except as provided in Code Section 416 and the regulations thereunder for the first and second plan years of a defined benefit plan. The account balances and accrued benefits of a participant (i) who is not a Key Employee but who was a Key Employee in a prior year or (ii) who has not been credited with at least one hour of service with any employer maintaining the plan at any time during the one-year period (five-year period in determining whether the plan is top-heavy for plan years beginning before January 1, 2002) ending on the Determination Date will be disregarded. The calculation of the Top-heavy Ratio and the extent to which distributions, rollovers, and transfers are taken into account will be made in accordance with Code Section 416 and the regulations thereunder. Deductible employee contributions will not be taken into account for purposes of computing the Top-heavy Ratio. When aggregating plans, the value of account balances and accrued benefits will be calculated with reference to the Determination Dates that fall within the same calendar year.

The accrued benefit of a participant other than a Key Employee shall be determined under (i) the method, if any, that uniformly applies for accrual purposes under all defined benefit plans maintained by the Employer, or (ii) if there is no such method, as if such benefit accrued not more rapidly than the slowest accrual rate permitted under the fractional rule of Code Section 411(b)(1)(C).

SECTION 11.03--MODIFICATION OF VESTING REQUIREMENTS.

A Participant’s Vesting Percentage is at all times at least as great as the Vesting Percentage required to satisfy the requirements of Code Section 416. The part of the Participant’s Account resulting from the minimum contributions required pursuant to the MODIFICATION OF CONTRIBUTIONS SECTION of this article will vest according to the vesting schedule selected in the definition of Vesting Percentage in the DEFINITIONS SECTION of Article I. If no schedule is selected in such definition, the minimum contribution (and earnings thereon) will be 100% vested and nonforfeitable.

The part of the Participant’s Vested Account resulting from the minimum contributions required pursuant to the MODIFICATION OF CONTRIBUTIONS SECTION of this article (to the extent required to be nonforfeitable under Code Section 416(b)) may not be forfeited under Code Section 411(a)(3)(B) or (D).


SECTION 11.04--MODIFICATION OF CONTRIBUTIONS.

During any Plan Year in which this Plan is a Top-heavy Plan, the Employer shall make a minimum contribution as of the last day of the Plan Year for each Nonkey Employee who is an Employee on the last day of the Plan Year and who was an Active Participant at any time during the Plan Year. A Nonkey Employee is not required to have a minimum number of Hours of Service or minimum amount of Compensation in order to be entitled to this minimum. A Nonkey Employee who fails to be an Active Participant merely because his Compensation is less than a stated amount or merely because of a failure to make mandatory participant contributions or, in the case of a cash or deferred arrangement, elective contributions shall be treated as if he were an Active Participant. The minimum is the lesser of (a) or (b) below:

(a)
3 percent of such person's Compensation for such Plan Year.

(b)
The "highest percentage" of Compensation for such Plan Year at which the Employer's Contributions are made for or allocated to any Key Employee. The highest percentage shall be determined by dividing the Employer Contributions made for or allocated to each Key Employee during the Plan Year by the amount of his Compensation for such Plan Year, and selecting the greatest quotient (expressed as a percentage). To determine the highest percentage, all of the Employer's defined contribution plans within the Aggregation Group shall be treated as one plan. The minimum shall be the amount in (a) above if this Plan and a defined benefit plan of the Employer are required to be included in the Aggregation Group and this Plan enables the defined benefit plan to meet the requirements of Code Section 401(a)(4) or 410.

For purposes of (a) and (b) above, Compensation shall be limited by Code Section 401(a)(17).

If the Employer's contributions and allocations otherwise required under the defined contribution plan(s) are at least equal to the minimum above, no additional contribution shall be required. If the Employer's total contributions and allocations are less than the minimum above, the Employer shall contribute the difference for the Plan Year.

The minimum contribution applies to all of the Employer's defined contribution plans in the aggregate which are Top-heavy Plans. A minimum contribution under a profit sharing plan shall be made without regard to whether or not the Employer has profits.

For purposes of this section, any employer contribution made according to a salary reduction or similar arrangement shall not apply in determining if the minimum contribution requirement has been met, but shall apply in determining the minimum contribution required. Matching contributions, as defined in Code Section 401(m), shall be taken into account for purposes of satisfying the minimum contribution requirements of Code Section 416(c)(2) and the Plan. Matching contributions that are used to satisfy the minimum contribution requirements shall be treated as matching contributions for purposes of the actual contribution percentage test and other requirements of Code Section 401(m).

The requirements of this section shall be met without regard to any Social Security contribution.


ARTICLE XII TRUST PROVISIONS
The Plan includes the attached Principal Financial Group pre-approved Trust Agreement.

The Trust Fund shall be administered according to the provisions of such trust agreement. The provisions of the Trust Agreement shall apply to all adopting employers. No other trust agreement may be used as long as the Plan continues to be a Principal Financial Group 401(k) Volume Submitter Plan.


SIGNATURES

Failure to properly complete or amend this volume submitter plan may result in disqualification of this Plan. Principal Life Insurance Company will inform you of any amendments made to the Plan or of the discontinuance or abandonment of the Plan. The address and telephone number of Principal Life Insurance Company is 711 High Street, Des Moines, Iowa 50392-0001; 1-800-543-4015, extension 51238.

The Employer may rely on an advisory letter issued by the Internal Revenue Service as evidence that this Plan is qualified under Code Section 401 only to the extent provided in Revenue Procedure 2011-49.

The Employer may not rely on an advisory letter in other circumstances or with respect to certain qualification requirements which are specified in the advisory letter issued with respect to the Plan and in Revenue Procedure 2011-49.

In order to have reliance in such circumstances or with respect to such qualification requirements, application for a determination letter must be made to Employee Plans Determinations of the Internal Revenue Service.

The Primary Employer adopts the Principal Financial Group 401(k) Volume Submitter Specimen Plan for the exclusive benefit of its Employees. Selections and specifications contained in this document constitute the Plan of the Primary Employer.

It is understood that Principal Life Insurance Company is not a party to the Plan and shall not be responsible for any tax or legal aspects of the Plan. The Primary Employer assumes responsibility for these matters. The obligations of Principal Life Insurance Company shall be governed solely by the provisions of its contracts and policies. Principal Life Insurance Company shall not be required to look into any action taken by the Plan Administrator, Named Fiduciary, Trustee, Investment Manager, or the Primary Employer and shall be fully protected in taking, permitting or omitting any action on the basis of the Primary Employer’s actions. Principal Life Insurance Company shall incur no liability or responsibility for carrying out actions as directed by the Plan Administrator, Named Fiduciary, Trustee, Investment Manager or the Primary Employer.

By executing this Plan, the Primary Employer acknowledges having counseled to the extent necessary with selected legal and tax advisors regarding the Plan's legal and tax implications. The Primary Employer also certifies diligent efforts have been made to provide a copy of this Plan document to each Adopting Employer and each Trustee and that proper signatures will be obtained on the attached Trust Agreement.


Executed this    day of     ,     .


Independent Bank Group, Inc.




By:





Title:




By signing below, the Adopting Employer is adopting or agreeing to participate in the Plan.


Private Capital Management LLC



Executed this    day of     ,     .


By:




Title:



Exhibit 4.8(b)


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Independent Bank Group, Inc. 1600 Redbud Blvd
Suite 400
McKinney, TX 75069-3258

RE Independent Bank 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan Plan ID No. 1063569 (4-66998)
This past April, an amendment was added to your plan to comply with the new Department of Labor (DOL) disability claims procedures. In the final disability claims procedures, the DOL clarified that the extended time frames for deciding disability claims only applied to multiemployer plans.

What you need to know
You do not have a multiemployer plan. Since this paragraph does not apply to your plan, we removed this paragraph and have provided you a revised amendment. Full details can be found in the “Disability Claims Procedures” section of the plan amendment.

This amendment is being provided to you at no cost.
This amendment does not require your signature.
Please review your disability claims procedures and update them according to this amendment.

Questions?
Please contact your Principal® representative.







Insurance products and plan administrative services are provided through Principal Life Insurance Co., a member of the Principal Financial Group®, Des Moines, IA 50392.

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UNILATERAL INTERIM AMENDMENT TO COMPLY WITH THE 2017 FINAL REGULATIONS UNDER ERISA SECTION 503


Principal Life Insurance Company hereby amends the following plans and by such amendment, amends each retirement plan set forth on any such document by an adopting employer.

The Principal Financial Group Prototype for Savings Plans with an approval date of March 31, 2014. Nonstandardized
Letter Serial No.: J399490a Plan No.: 003 Basic Plan No.: 02 Standardized    Letter Serial No.: J299491a Plan No.: 004 Basic Plan No.: 02

The Principal Financial Group 401(k) Volume Submitter Plan with an approval date of August 8, 2014.
Letter Serial No.: J599551a

The Principal Financial Group Prototype for Money Purchase Plans with an approval date of March 31, 2014.
Nonstandardized    Letter Seral No.: J399492a    Plan No.: 004    Basic Plan No.: 01

The Principal Financial Group Prototype for Profit Sharing Plans with an approval date of March 31, 2014.
Nonstandardized    Letter Seral No.: J399493a    Plan No.: 005    Basic Plan No.: 01

This amendment of the Plan is adopted to comply with the requirements of the final regulations under ERISA Section 503. This amendment is to be construed in accordance with such regulations. This amendment shall continue to apply to the Plan, including the Plan as later amended, until such provisions are integrated into the Plan or the provisions of this amendment are specifically amended.

This amendment shall supersede any previous amendment and the provisions of the Plan to the extent those provisions are inconsistent with the provisions of this amendment.

The provisions of this amendment shall be effective on April 1, 2018.

By striking the Disability Claim Procedures subsection of the CLAIM PROCEDURES SECTION of Article IX and substituting the following:

Disability Claim Procedures. If disability is not determined based on Title II of the Federal Social Security Act or in accordance with the terms of the Employer’s long-term disability plan, in the case of a claim for disability benefits, the above provisions will be modified as provided below.

The Plan Administrator shall ensure that all claims and appeals for disability benefits are adjudicated in a manner designed to ensure the independence and impartiality of the persons involved in making the decision. If a claim for disability benefits under the Plan is wholly or partially denied, the Plan Administrator shall provide adequate written notice to the Claimant whose claim for benefits under the Plan has been denied. The notice must be furnished within 45 days of the date that the claim is received by the Plan without regard to whether all of the information necessary to make a benefit determination is received. The period for furnishing the notice may be extended for up to 30 days if the Plan Administrator both determines an extension is necessary due to matters beyond the control of the Plan and notifies the Claimant in writing within this initial 45-day period. The notice shall indicate the circumstances requiring the extension of time and the date by which the Plan expects to render a decision. If prior to the end of the first 30-day extension period, the Plan Administrator determines that, due to matters beyond the control of the Plan, a decision cannot be rendered within that extension period, the period may be extended for up to an additional 30 days, provided the Plan Administrator notifies the Claimant in writing, within the first 30-day extension period, of the circumstances requiring the extension and the date by which the Plan expects to render a decision. In the case of any extension, the notice of extension shall specifically 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. The Claimant shall be afforded at least 45 days within which to provide the specified information.

In the event that a period of time is extended due to a Claimant’s failure to submit information necessary to decide a claim, the period for making the benefit determination shall be tolled from the date on which the notification of the extension is sent to the Claimant until the date on which the Claimant responds to the request for additional information.

The Plan Administrator's notice to the Claimant shall: (i) specify the reason or reasons for the denial; (ii) reference the specific Plan provisions on which the denial is based; (iii) describe any additional material and information needed for the Claimant to perfect his claim for benefits; (iv) explain why the material and information is needed; (v) inform the Claimant of the Plan’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 ERISA Section 502(a) following an adverse benefit determination on appeal; (vi) provide the Claimant with any internal rule, guideline, protocol, or other similar criteria that was relied upon in making the adverse determination or a statement that such rule, guideline, protocol, or other similar criteria of the Plan does not exist; and (vii) provide the Claimant with an explanation of any scientific or clinical judgment for the determination if benefit determination is based on a medical necessity or experimental treatment or similar exclusion or limit or a statement that the benefit is based on such an exclusion or limit and such explanation will be provided free of charge.

The notice shall also provide the Claimant with a discussion of the decision, including an explanation of the basis for disagreeing with or not following, (i) the views presented by the Claimant to the Plan of health care professionals treating the Claimant and vocational professionals who evaluated the Claimant; (ii) 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 (iii) a disability determination regarding the Claimant presented by the Claimant to the Plan made by the Social Security Administration.

The notice shall be provided in a culturally and linguistically appropriate manner and provide a statement that the Claimant is entitled to receive, upon request and free of charge, reasonable access to, and copies of, all documents, records, and other information relevant to the Claimant's claim for benefits.

Any appeal made by a Claimant must be in writing to the Plan Administrator within 180 days after receipt of the Plan Administrator’s notice of denial of benefits. The Claimant may submit written comments, documents, records, and other information relating to the claim for benefits. The Claimant shall be provided, upon request and free of charge, reasonable access to, and copies of, all documents, records, and other information relevant to the Claimant’s claim for benefits. The Plan Administrator shall review the claim taking 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 benefit determination. The review shall not afford deference to the initial adverse benefit determination and shall be conducted by an appropriate named fiduciary who is neither the individual who made the adverse benefit determination that is the subject of the appeal, nor the subordinate of such individual. If the adverse benefit determination is based in whole or in part on a medical judgment, the appropriate named fiduciary shall consult with a health care professional who has appropriate training and experience in the field of medicine involved in the medical judgment. Such health care professional shall be an individual who is neither an individual who was consulted in connection with the adverse benefit determination that is the subject of the appeal, nor the subordinate of such individual. The Claimant shall be provided with the identity 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 on.

Before a claim for disability benefits is wholly or partially denied on review, the Plan Administrator shall provide the Claimant, free of charge, with any new or additional evidence considered, relied upon, or generated by the Plan, Insurer, or other person making the benefit determination (or at the direction of the Plan, Insurer or such other person) in connection with the claim; such evidence must be provided as soon




as possible and sufficiently in advance of the date on which the notice that the claim for disability benefits is wholly or partially denied on review to give the Claimant a reasonable opportunity to respond prior to that
date; and provide before a claim for disability benefits is wholly or partially denied on review based on a new or additional rationale, the Plan Administrator shall provide the Claimant, free of charge, with the rationale; the rationale must be provided as soon as possible and sufficiently in advance of the date on which the notice that the claim for disability benefits is wholly or partially denied on review to give the Claimant a reasonable opportunity to respond prior to that date.

The Plan Administrator shall provide adequate written notice to the Claimant of the Plan’s benefit determination on review. The notice must be furnished within 45 days of the date that the request for review is received by the Plan without regard to whether all of the information necessary to make a benefit determination on review is received. The Claimant shall be notified in writing within this initial 45-day period if special circumstances require an extension of the time needed to process the claim. The notice shall indicate the special circumstances requiring an extension of time and the date by which the Plan Administrator expects to render the determination on review. In no event shall such extension exceed a period of 45 days from the end of the initial 45-day period.

To the extent that a period of time is extended due to a Claimant’s failure to submit information necessary to decide a claim, the period for making the benefit determination on review shall be tolled from the date on which the notification of the extension is sent to the Claimant until the date on which the Claimant responds to the request for additional information.

If the claim for disability benefits is wholly or partially denied on review, the Plan Administrator’s notice to the Claimant shall: (i) specify the reason or reasons for the denial; (ii) reference the specific Plan provisions on which the denial is based; (iii) include a statement that the Claimant is entitled to receive, upon request and free of charge, reasonable access to, and copies of, all documents, records, and other information relevant to the Claimant’s claim for benefits; (iv) include a statement of the Claimant’s right to bring a civil action under ERISA Section 502(a); (v) provide the Claimant with any internal rule, guideline, protocol, or other similar criteria that was relied upon in making the adverse determination or a statement that such rule, guideline, protocol, or other similar criteria of the Plan does not exist; (vi) provide the Claimant with an explanation of any scientific or clinical judgment for the determination if benefit determination is based on a medical necessity or experimental treatment or similar exclusion or limit or a statement that the benefit is based on such an exclusion or limit and such explanation will be provided free of charge; and (vii) provide the Claimant with the following statement: “You and your plan may have other voluntary alternative dispute resolution options, such as mediation. One way to find out what may be available is to contact your local
U.S. Department of Labor Office and your State insurance regulatory agency.” Any civil action under (iv) must be filed no later than one year after the date on the Plan Administrator’s notice.

The notice shall also provide the Claimant with a discussion of the decision, including an explanation of the basis for disagreeing with or not following, (i) the views presented by the Claimant to the Plan of health care professionals treating the Claimant and vocational professionals who evaluated the Claimant; (ii) 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 (iii) a disability determination regarding the Claimant presented by the Claimant to the Plan made by the Social Security Administration.

The notice shall be provided in a culturally and linguistically appropriate manner. Executed by Principal Life Insurance Company on UNILATERALPLANAMENDME_IMAGE2.GIF , 2018

by
/s/ Jim Harbor    
Assistant Director


Exhibit 4.8(c)




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Volume Submitter Modified 401(k) Safe Harbor 11-15-2013 Final 401(k) and 401(m) regulations


466998


This document was signed according to the records of the Principal Life Insurance Company. The "This Document Was Electronically Signed By" heading displays the name of the person that electronically signed the document along with the date the electronic signature was received.
Changes to your documents become effective the latter of the Effective Date or the Signed Date, unless an earlier date is required by law.

The electronic signature(s) received by the Principal Life Insurance Company (Principal Life) are in compliance with the electronic signature procedures established by Principal Life.


VSSHREGULATIONSAMENDM_IMAGE2.GIF
Jim Harbour
Defined Contribution Document Leader Principal Life Insurance Company
This Document was Electronically Signed By:
PAMELA MURRAY 10/16/2018
10:48 AM





INTERIM AMENDMENT TO COMPLY WITH THE
FINAL REGULATIONS UNDER CODE SECTIONS 401(k) AND 401(m)

This amendment of the Plan is adopted to reflect certain provisions of the final regulations for the suspension or reduction of safe harbor contributions under Code Sections 401(k) and 401(m). This amendment is to be construed in accordance with such law and guidance issued thereunder.

This amendment shall supersede the provisions of the Plan to the extent those provisions are inconsistent with the provisions of this amendment. This amendment shall continue to apply to the Plan, including the Plan as later amended, until such provisions are integrated into the Plan or the provisions of this amendment are specifically amended.

Plan Name Independent Bank 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan

The Plan named above gives the Employer the right to amend the provisions of the Plan. According to that right, the Plan is amended as follows:

REVOCATION OF SAFE HARBOR CONTRIBUTIONS.

This amendment shall be effective as specified below, in accordance with the November 15, 2013, final regulations under Code Sections 401(k) and 401(m).

The 401(k) SAFE HARBOR PROVISIONS SECTION of Article III is amended by striking subparagraph (e) and substituting the following:

(e)
Revocation of 401(k) Safe Harbor Election .

The Employer may amend the Plan to revoke the 401(k) safe harbor election and the corresponding Qualified Matching Contributions or Qualified Nonelective Contributions during any Plan Year, if the following conditions are met:

(1)    The elimination of the Qualified Nonelective Contributions during a Plan Year is permitted for amendments adopted after May 18, 2009, and the elimination of the Qualified Matching Contributions is permitted for Plan Years beginning on or after January 1, 2015, if the Employer either

(i)    is operating at an economic loss as described in Code Section 412(c)(2)(A) for the Plan Year, or

(ii)    includes in the notice described in (b)(2) above a statement that the Plan may be amended during the Plan Year to revoke the Qualified Matching Contributions or Qualified Nonelective Contributions and that the revocation will not apply until at least 30 days after all Active Participants are provided notice of the revocation.

(2)    All Active Participants shall be provided a supplemental notice that explains the consequences of the amendment, informs them of the effective date of the elimination of the Qualified Matching Contributions or Qualified Nonelective Contributions, and explains the procedures to change their Elective Deferral Agreement.





(3)    The effective date of the revocation cannot be earlier than the later of (i) 30 days after the Active Participants are given such notice, and (ii) the date the amendment is adopted.

(4)    Active Participants are given a reasonable opportunity (including a reasonable period after receipt of the supplemental notice) to change their Elective Deferral Agreement prior to the revocation of the 401(k) safe harbor election.

If the 401(k) safe harbor election is revoked for the Plan Year, the Employer shall perform the ADP Test and ACP Test, if applicable, for the entire Plan Year using the current year testing method described in the EXCESS AMOUNTS SECTION of this article, and satisfy the Top-heavy Plan requirements of Article XI.

The Employer shall make the Qualified Matching Contributions, if applicable, with respect to Elective Deferral Contributions and Compensation for the portion of the Plan Year prior to the effective date of the revocation. The Employer shall make the Qualified Nonelective Contributions, if applicable, with respect to Compensation paid for the portion of the Plan Year through the effective date of the revocation. The annual compensation limit applied to Compensation for purposes of the Qualified Matching Contributions and Qualified Nonelective Contributions shall be adjusted for the short determination period as described in the definition of Compensation in the DEFINITIONS SECTION of Article I.

This amendment is made an integral part of the aforesaid Plan and is controlling over the terms of said Plan with respect to the particular items addressed expressly herein. All other provisions of the Plan remain unchanged and controlling.

Unless otherwise stated on any page of this amendment, eligibility for benefits and the amount of any benefits payable to or on behalf of an individual who is an Inactive Participant on the effective date(s) stated above, shall be determined according to the provisions of the aforesaid Plan as in effect on the day before he became an Inactive Participant.

Signing this amendment, the Employer, as plan sponsor, has made the decision to adopt this plan amendment. The Employer is acting in reliance on its own discretion and on the legal and tax advice of its own advisors, and not that of any member of the Principal Financial Group or any representative of a member company of the Principal Financial Group.



Signed this     day of     ,     . By                 


Title     


Exhibit 4.8(d)




VSHARDSHIPAMENDMENT2IMAGE1.GIF



Volume Submitter (Modified) Legislative Amendment Hardship/Loan/Rollover Law Changes


466998


This document was signed according to the records of the Principal Life Insurance Company. The "This Document Was Electronically Signed By" heading displays the name of the person that electronically signed the document along with the date the electronic signature was received.
Changes to your documents become effective the latter of the Effective Date or the Signed Date, unless an earlier date is required by law.

The electronic signature(s) received by the Principal Life Insurance Company (Principal Life) are in compliance with the electronic signature procedures established by Principal Life.


VSHARDSHIPAMENDMENT2IMAGE2.GIF
Jim Harbour
Defined Contribution Document Leader Principal Life Insurance Company
This Document was Electronically Signed By:
PAMELA MURRAY 12/21/2018
2:26 PM










AMENDMENT TO COMPLY WITH THE BIPARTISAN BUDGET ACT OF 2018

This amendment of the Plan is adopted to comply with the requirements of certain provisions of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018. This amendment is to be construed in accordance with such laws and any applicable regulations. This amendment shall continue to apply to the Plan, including the Plan as later amended, until such provisions are integrated into the Plan or the provisions of this amendment are specifically amended.

This amendment shall supersede any previous amendment and the provisions of the Plan to the extent those provisions are inconsistent with the provisions of this amendment.

Plan Name Independent Bank 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan

The Plan named above gives the undersigned the right to amend it at any time. According to that right, the Plan is amended as follows:

CHANGES TO FINANCIAL HARDSHIP WITHDRAWALS.

The provisions of this section of the amendment shall be effective January 1, 2019, in accordance with the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018.

Subparagraph (b) in the WHEN BENEFITS START SECTION of Article V is amended by striking the subparagraph and substituting the following:

(b)
The Participant’s Vested Account resulting from Elective Deferral Contributions, Qualified Nonelective Contributions, Qualified Matching Contributions, QACA Matching Contributions, and QACA Nonelective Contributions may not be distributed earlier than Severance from Employment, death, or disability. However, such amount may be distributed upon:

(1)
Termination of the Plan as permitted in Article VIII.

(2)
The attainment of age 59 1/2 if such distribution is permitted in the WITHDRAWAL BENEFITS SECTION of this article.

(3)
The attainment of Normal Retirement Age, provided such age is at least age 59 1/2 and such distribution is permitted in the definition of Normal Retirement Date in the DEFINITIONS SECTION of Article I.

(4)
A federally declared disaster, where resulting legislation authorizes such a distribution.

(5)
Satisfying the requirements for a hardship withdrawal, if such distribution is permitted in the WITHDRAWAL BENEFITS SECTION of this article.

The Participant’s Vested Account resulting from Elective Deferral Contributions may also be distributed:





(6)
As a Qualified Reservist Distribution, if such distribution is permitted in the WITHDRAWAL BENEFITS SECTION of this article.

(7)
If the Participant is deemed to have had a severance from employment as described in Code Section 414(u)(12)(B)(i), if such distribution is permitted in the VESTED BENEFITS SECTION of this article.

The Option to allow financial hardship withdrawal in the WITHDRAWAL BENEFITS SECTION of Article V is amended by striking the first paragraph and substituting the following:

Financial Hardship Withdrawal. A Participant may withdraw any part of his Vested Account resulting from Elective Deferral Contributions in the event of hardship due to an immediate and heavy financial need.

For plans that allow the withdrawal of Contributions in addition to Elective Deferral Contributions in the event of a financial hardship, the list of additional contributions available for such withdrawal is amended to include the following:

Qualified Matching Contributions

Wage Rate Contributions that are designated as Qualified Nonelective Contributions QACA Matching Contributions
Qualified Nonelective Contributions QACA Nonelective Contributions
The paragraph regarding the list of immediate and heavy financial needs used for purposes of hardship withdrawals in the WITHDRAWAL BENEFITS SECTION of Article V is amended by striking that paragraph (other than the Option to allow withdrawal for primary beneficiary) and substituting the following:

Immediate and heavy financial need shall be limited to: (i) expenses incurred or necessary for medical care that would be deductible under Code Section 213(a) (determined without regard to whether the expenses exceed the stated limit on adjusted gross income); (ii) the purchase (excluding mortgage payments) of a principal residence for the Participant; (iii) payment of tuition, related educational fees, and room and board expenses, for up to the next 12 months of postsecondary education for the Participant, his spouse, children, or dependents (as defined in Code Section 152 without regard to Code Sections 152(b)(1), (b)(2), and (d)(1)(B)); (iv) payments necessary to prevent the eviction of the Participant from, or foreclosure on the mortgage of, the Participant’s principal residence; (v) payments for funeral or burial expenses for the Participant’s deceased parent, spouse, child, or dependent (as defined in Code Section 152 without regard to Code Section 152(d)(1)(B)); (vi) expenses to repair damage to the Participant’s principal residence that would qualify for a casualty loss deduction under Code Section 165 (determined without regard to Code Section 165(h)(5) and whether the loss exceeds 10% of adjusted gross income); (vii) expenses and losses (including loss of income) incurred by the Employee on account of a disaster declared by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, Public Law 100-707, provided that the Employee’s principal residence or principal place of employment at the time of the disaster was located in an area designated by FEMA for individual assistance with respect to the disaster; or (viii) any other





distribution which is deemed by the Commissioner of Internal Revenue to be made on account of immediate and heavy financial need as provided in Treasury regulations.

Option 1 to apply the deemed necessary rule to a financial hardship withdrawal in the WITHDRAWAL BENEFITS SECTION of Article V is amended by striking the second and third paragraphs and substituting the following:

Such withdrawal shall be deemed necessary only if all of the following requirements are met: (i) the distribution is not in excess of the amount of the immediate and heavy financial need (including amounts necessary to pay any Federal, state, or local income taxes or penalties reasonably anticipated to result from the distribution), and (ii) the Participant has obtained all distributions, other than hardship distributions, currently available under all plans maintained by the Employer.

Any elective contributions or participant contributions, under this Plan or any other plans maintained by the Employer, that had been suspended due to a prior hardship withdrawal shall resume as of the first day of the Plan Year that begins after December 31, 2018.

This amendment is made an integral part of the aforesaid Plan and is controlling over the terms of said Plan with respect to the particular items addressed expressly herein. All other provisions of the Plan remain unchanged and controlling.

Unless otherwise stated on any page of this amendment, eligibility for benefits and the amount of any benefits payable to or on behalf of an individual who is an Inactive Participant on the effective date(s) stated above, shall be determined according to the provisions of the aforesaid Plan as in effect on the day before he became an Inactive Participant.

Signing this amendment, the Employer, as plan sponsor, has made the decision to adopt this plan amendment. The Employer is acting in reliance on its own discretion and on the legal and tax advice of its own advisors, and not that of any member of the Principal Financial Group or any representative of a member company of the Principal Financial Group.


Signed this     day of     ,     . By                 


Title     





Exhibit 31.1
I, David R. Brooks, certify that:
1.
I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Independent Bank Group, Inc. (the “registrant”);
2.
Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
3.
Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
4.
The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:
(a)
Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information related to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
(b)
Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
(c)
Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
(d)
Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and
5.
The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors:
(a)
All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
(b)
Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
Date:
April 25, 2019
/s/ David R. Brooks
 
   
David R. Brooks
Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President
   






Exhibit 31.2
   
I, Michelle S. Hickox, certify that:
1.  
I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Independent Bank Group, Inc. (the “registrant”);
2.  
Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
3.  
Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
4.  
The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:
(a)
Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information related to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
(b)
Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
(c)
Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
(d)
Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and
5.  
The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors:
(a)
All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
(b)
Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
Date:
April 25, 2019
/s/ Michelle S. Hickox
 
   
Michelle S. Hickox
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer




Exhibit 32.1
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350 (AS ADOPTED
PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF THE
SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002)

In connection with the Quarterly Report of Independent Bank Group, Inc. (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the period ending March 31, 2019 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, David R. Brooks, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President of the Company, certify to my knowledge and in my capacity as an officer of the Company, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:
1. The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and
2. The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company as of the dates and for the periods expressed in the Report.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Certificate, effective as of April 25, 2019.
   


 
/s/ David R. Brooks
   
David R. Brooks
Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President




Exhibit 32.2
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350 (AS ADOPTED
PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF THE
SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002)


In connection with the Quarterly Report of Independent Bank Group, Inc. (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the period ending March 31, 2019 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Michelle S. Hickox, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Company, certify to my knowledge and in my capacity as an officer of the Company, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:
1. The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and
2. The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company as of the dates and for the periods expressed in the Report.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Certificate, effective as of April 25, 2019.
   
      
/s/ Michelle S. Hickox
   
Michelle S. Hickox
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer