Amendment to BorgWarner Inc. Board of Directors Deferred Compensation Plan (Section 409A Special Elections)
This amendment allows participants in the BorgWarner Inc. Board of Directors Deferred Compensation Plan to change or cancel their 2005 deferral elections for retainer fees by March 15, 2005, and, if canceled, to receive payment of deferred amounts by December 31, 2005. The amendment ensures the plan complies with IRS guidance under Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code until further updates are made. It applies only to the 2005 plan year and overrides any conflicting plan provisions.
AMENDMENT
TO THE
BORGWARNER INC.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN
Authorization of Special Elections for Code Section 409A
Pursuant to guidance issued by the Internal Revenue Service under notices and proposed regulations for Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code, the BorgWarner Inc. Board of Directors Deferred Compensation Plan ("Plan") is hereby amended, effective as of January 1, 2005, as follows:
1. 2005 Special Elections. The Plan is amended to authorize the special elections offered by the Corporation to participants in the Plan to amend or rescind, on or before March 15, 2005, their previous deferral elections with respect to 2005 retainer fees, and, in the case of rescissions, to distribute the deferred amounts to participants on or before December 31, 2005.
2. Any and all provisions of the Plan which conflict with the 2005 Special Elections authorization of Paragraph 1 of this Amendment, are hereby deemed amended and shall be interpreted to give effect to the Special Elections authorization.
3. Until such time as the Plan is amended in its entirety for Code Section 409A following the issuance of final Internal Revenue Code regulations for Code Section 409A or such earlier time as may be required by the Internal Revenue Service, the Plan shall be administered in accordance with the requirements of Code section 409A for deferred amounts that are subject to Code Section 409A.
