Century Bancorp, Inc. 401(K) Plan
Exhibit 4.2
SBERA 401(k) PLAN
AS ADOPTED BY
CENTURY BANCORP, INC.
SUMMARY PLAN DESCRIPTION
Effective: January 1, 2015
401(k) ROTH
Effective August 1, 2015
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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INTRODUCTION | 1 | |||||
GENERAL PLAN INFORMATION | 1 | |||||
A. | Agent for Service of Legal Process | 1 | ||||
B. | Effective Date | 1 | ||||
C. | Employer | 1 | ||||
D. | Three-Digit Plan Number: | 1 | ||||
E. | Plan Administrator | 1 | ||||
F. | Plan Year | 2 | ||||
G. | Plan Assets | 2 | ||||
ELIGIBILITY AND PARTICIPATION IN THE PLAN | 2 | |||||
A. | Eligibility Requirements for Participation in the Plan | 2 | ||||
B. | Determination of Eligible Employees | 2 | ||||
C. | Entry Date for Participation in the Plan | 3 | ||||
CONTRIBUTIONS TO THIS PLAN | 3 | |||||
A. | Compensation for Determining Plan Contributions | 3 | ||||
B. | Employee Contributions | 3 | ||||
C. | Employer Contributions | 6 | ||||
D. | Eligibility to Receive Employer Contributions made to the Plan | 7 | ||||
E. | Net Profits | 7 | ||||
F. | Government Regulations | 7 | ||||
G. | Employer Contributions due to Qualified Military Service | 7 | ||||
PARTICIPANT ACCOUNTS | 8 | |||||
VESTING | 8 | |||||
TOP-HEAVY RULES | 9 | |||||
IN-SERVICE DISTRIBUTIONS | 10 | |||||
A. | In-Service Distributions | 10 | ||||
B. | Hardship Withdrawals | 10 | ||||
C. | Required Minimum Distributions | 11 | ||||
D. | Qualified Reservist Distributions | 11 | ||||
DISTRIBUTIONS FROM THE PLAN | 12 | |||||
A. | Normal Retirement Benefits | 12 | ||||
B. | Early Retirement Benefits | 12 | ||||
C. | Disability | 12 | ||||
D. | Death Benefits | 12 | ||||
E. | Normal Form of Payment | 12 | ||||
F. | Optional Forms of Payment | 12 | ||||
G. | Rollover of Payment | 13 | ||||
H. | Involuntary Cash-Out Provisions | 14 | ||||
I. | Time of Payment | 14 | ||||
J. | Qualified Domestic Relations Order (QDRO) | 15 | ||||
K. | Death Benefits Under USERRA-Qualified Active Military Service | 15 | ||||
INVESTMENTS | 15 | |||||
A. | Investment Direction | 15 | ||||
B. | Investment in Insurance | 17 | ||||
C. | Participant Loans | 17 | ||||
ADMINISTRATION OF THE PLAN | 17 | |||||
AMENDMENT AND TERMINATION | 18 | |||||
LEGAL PROVISIONS AND RIGHTS OF PLAN PARTICIPANTS | 19 | |||||
ADDENDUM TO THE SUMMARY PLAN DESCRIPTION | 24 |
SBERA 401(k) PLAN AS ADOPTED BY CENTURY BANCORP, INC.
SUMMARY PLAN DESCRIPTION
ARTICLE I
INTRODUCTION
Your Employer has set up a 401(k) Plan to help you save for your retirement. Details about how the Plan works are contained in this booklet. While this summary describes the main provisions of the Plan, it does not include every detail or limitation. Every attempt has been made to give you accurate, but easily understandable information about the Plan. If, however, there is a disagreement between this booklet and the official Plan document, the Plan document will control. You may get a copy of the Plan document from the Plan Administrator who may charge you a reasonable fee for the copy.
Please note that legally married same-gender spouses of Plan Participants now have the same spousal rights as opposite-gender spouses under all ERISA-governed qualified retirement plans. This is without regard to the state in which the affected individuals reside. Therefore, wherever the term spouse is used in this booklet any applicable rights provided under this Plan to a spouse of a Plan Participant shall also apply to a legally married same-gender spouse.
ARTICLE II
GENERAL PLAN INFORMATION
A. | Agent for Service of Legal Process |
The designated agent for service of legal process and the address at which process may be served on such person is listed below. Service of legal process may also be made upon a Plan Trustee or the Plan Administrator.
Name of individual(s)
Address:
B. | Effective Date |
The Effective Date is the date on which this Plan originally was established or the date that an amendment to this Plan goes into effect.
This is an amendment and restatement of an existing Plan to comply with the Pension Protection Act of 2006 (PPA). The original Effective Date of the Plan was October 1, 1996. The Effective Date of the amendment and restatement of the Plan is January 1, 2015.
The Effective Date for Roth Elective Deferrals is different from the Effective Date above and shall be effective August 1, 2015.
C. | Employer |
Name: | Century Bancorp | |
Address: | 400 Mystic Avenue | |
Medford, MA 02155 | ||
Telephone: | 781 ###-###-#### | |
Tax ID Number: | 04 ###-###-#### |
D. | Three-Digit Plan Number: 002 |
E. | Plan Administrator |
The Employer has designated the following individual(s) to serve as the Plan Administrator:
Name and Address: | Thomas Forese, Jr. Savings Banks Employees Retirement Association 12 Gill Street Woburn, MA 01801 | |
Telephone: | 781 ###-###-#### |
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F. | Plan Year |
The Plan Year is the consecutive twelve (12) month period beginning on January 1 and ending on December 31.
G. | Plan Assets |
Plan assets are held in a Trust Account. The Trustees are named below:
Name: | Savings Banks Employees Retirement Association | |
Address: | 12 Gill Street | |
Woburn, MA 01801 | ||
Telephone: | 781 ###-###-#### |
ARTICLE III
ELIGIBILITY AND PARTICIPATION IN THE PLAN
A. | Eligibility Requirements for Participation in the Plan |
Age/Service Requirement to make and receive Contributions under the Plan: You must meet the following age and/or service requirement before being eligible to make or receive any contribution that the Employer may make to this Plan:
Age Requirement
You must be age 21 or older.
Service Requirement
There is no Service requirement.
Measuring Service for Eligibility Purposes
This Plan does not require you perform a minimum period of Service in order to participate. Therefore, it does not count hours or track periods of Service for eligibility purposes.
Computation Period
The Plan has a Service requirement of less than one (1) year for counting Service; therefore, hours are not counted for participation.
Predecessor Organizations
You will not receive credit for eligibility if you worked for any predecessor organization of this company.
B. | Determination of Eligible Employees |
You will be notified when you have completed the requirements necessary to become a Participant. An eligible Employee who becomes a Participant is entitled to the benefits and is bound by all of the terms, provisions, and conditions of this Plan, including any and all amendments which may be adopted, and including the terms, provisions and conditions of any funding vehicle(s) to which Plan contributions for the Participant have been applied.
To participate in this Plan, you must follow the procedures for enrollment as explained to you by the Plan Administrator. This may involve completing enrollment forms and returning them to the Plan Administrator or completing the documents electronically. If you have been notified that you are eligible to participate but fail to comply with the enrollment procedures, you will be deemed to have waived all of your rights under the Plan except the right to enroll at a future date.
The Plan will cover all Employees.
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C. | Entry Date for Participation in the Plan |
Once you have met the eligibility requirements (if any), you will begin participation in the Plan on the Entry Date noted below. If you are rehired after terminating Service but were a Plan Participant before you terminated employment, you do not have to meet the eligibility requirements again. You will become a Participant on your date of rehire. If you did not meet the eligibility requirements at the time you terminated employment, you must meet the eligibility requirements as if you were a new Employee.
If you were ineligible to participate because you were in a class of Employees not covered by the Plan, and your classification later becomes eligible to participate in the Plan, you will enter the Plan immediately, provided you have already satisfied the Plans age and Service requirements, if any.
If you become ineligible to participate in the Plan because you are no longer an eligible Employee, you will not receive future Employer Contributions. You will participate immediately if you again become an eligible Employee. All Years of Service with your Employer, even when you were not eligible, will be counted when calculating your vested percentage in your account balance.
Eligible Employees will enter the Plan on the first day of the month coinciding with or next following the date on which you meet the eligibility requirements.
ARTICLE IV
CONTRIBUTIONS TO THIS PLAN
A. | Compensation for Determining Plan Contributions |
For all Contributions: Compensation for determining all contributions made to the Plan includes your income as reflected on your pay stub which may reflect the cash value of fringe benefits provided to you by your Employer. Certain types of Compensation may be taken into account if paid after termination of employment but within two and one-half (2 1⁄2) months such as Compensation and payments for overtime, commissions, and bonuses that would have been payable if employment had not been terminated and payments for bona fide sick, vacation and other leave which you could have used if employment continued.
Your Compensation includes all pre-tax contributions you may make to this or other plans of your Employer.
However, Compensation for Plan purposes shall not include:
| Other: Reimbursements, expense allowances, taxable fringes, nondeductible moving expenses, unfunded deferred compensation payouts while employed and taxable group-term life insurance. |
Compensation Computation Period
Compensation for determining all contributions made to the Plan will be the Compensation defined above paid to you during the Plan Year while you are a Participant.
B. | Employee Contributions |
Elective Deferrals
Elective Deferrals are contributions you elect to have made to the Plan on your behalf instead of being paid to you in cash as Compensation. This choice made by completing a salary deferral agreement provided by the Employer. The money contributed to the Plan and any earnings on that money is not taxable until it is actually distributed to you. You will however pay Social Security taxes on the amount you contribute to this Plan. The Employer will notify you of the annual dollar limit for Elective Deferrals. This amount may be adjusted annually for inflation and applies to all salary deferrals you make in a given calendar year to this Plan or any other plan that is a cash or deferred arrangement. Such plans include 403(b) annuities, a Simplified Employee Pension (SEP), or another 401(k) plan. (If you participate in both this Plan and a 457 eligible deferred compensation plan, ask the employer maintaining the 457 plan about certain contribution limits that may be applicable to you.)
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As an eligible Employee, you may authorize your Employer to withhold from a minimum of 2% up to a maximum of 75% of your Compensation.
Bonuses will be deferred at the rate you elected on your Salary Deferral Agreement.
If you have or will attain age fifty (50) before the end of the calendar year, you may make additional Catch-Up Contributions to your Plan Account. Catch-Up Contributions are Elective Deferrals (including Roth, if applicable) that can be made in excess of any otherwise applicable Plan limit such as the annual dollar or other IRS Code or testing limits. Catch-Up Contributions are, however, subject to their own maximum annual dollar limit. For a further explanation of these limits, please ask your Plan Administrator.
If the Elective Deferrals you make to this Plan and the plan of another unrelated employer are more than the annual dollar limit in a given year, you must ask one of the plans to refund the excess amount to you. If you choose this Plan, you must notify the Plan Administrator, in writing, by March 1 of the next calendar year so the excess amount and related earnings may be refunded by April 15. The excess amount is taxable for the year in which you made the excess deferral. If you fail to request a refund, you will be taxed twice: once in the year of deferral and again in the year the excess amount is actually paid to you. If the excess amount was contributed to this Plan or another plan maintained by this Employer, the Plan Administrator will automatically return the excess amount and associated earnings to you by April 15.
You may stop making contributions to the Plan at any time. You may increase or decrease the percentage of your Compensation that you have elected to defer to the Plan on the first day of the beginning of the next payroll period.
If you stop making contributions to the Plan, you may resume contributions again on the beginning of the next payroll period. Your Employer may also reduce or terminate your contributions if it is necessary to keep the Plan within the limits imposed by law.
Roth Elective Deferrals
Roth Elective Deferrals are similar to the pre-tax Elective Deferrals that you make to the Plan. They are different because Roth Elective Deferrals are after-tax deferrals that (1) you designate irrevocably as Roth Elective Deferrals at the time they are deferred, (2) your Employer treats as includible in your income at the time you would have received the amount in cash had you not made the deferral election, and (3) are amounts that are accounted for separately from all other amounts under the Plan. If you elect to make Roth Elective Deferrals, the deferrals are made with money that you have already paid Federal income taxes on, so these deferrals and, in most cases, earnings on them will not be subject to Federal income taxes when distributed to you. However, for earnings to qualify for tax-free treatment, such a distribution must be a qualified distribution from your Roth Elective Deferral account.
All Employees who meet the eligibility requirements to make pre-tax Elective Deferrals may make Roth Elective Deferrals. You may irrevocably designate all or any part of your Elective Deferrals to the Plan as Roth Elective Deferrals. The decision whether to take advantage of the Roth Elective Deferral option may be complicated and your personal financial and tax situation must be considered. Before making your election on how to allocate your Elective Deferrals between pre-tax and Roth, we recommend that you consult with your personal tax or legal advisor.
You may terminate your Roth Elective Deferral election at any time upon proper and timely notice to the Employer. You may modify your Roth Elective Deferral election on a prospective basis as of such times established by the Plan Administrator for pre-tax Elective Deferrals. A Participant who ceases Roth Elective Deferrals may return as a Participant as of such times established by the Plan Administrator for pre-tax Elective Deferrals.
In-Plan Roth Rollovers may be made of all or any part of the contributions made to the Plan. This means that you may irrevocably designate all or any part of your Vested Account Balance as a Roth Rollover Contribution. While this designation will result in a taxable event, the Plan does not make an actual distribution to you but instead transfers the amount from a pre-tax account to an after-tax account.
The taxable amount of an In-Plan Roth Rollover will be included in your gross income equal to the fair market value of the distribution. If the distribution includes Employer securities attributable to Employee Contributions, the fair market value includes any net unrealized appreciation within the meaning of Code Section 402(e)(4). If an outstanding loan is rolled over in an In-Plan Roth Rollover, the amount includible in gross income is the balance of the loan.
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In-Plan Roth Rollovers are not subject to the 20% mandatory withholding of Code Section 3405(c). However, you may elect to increase your payroll withholding or make estimated tax payments to avoid an underpayment penalty. In-Plan Roth Rollovers will not be subject to the 10% additional tax on early distribution unless you receive a distribution from the Roth Rollover account within the five (5) year period that begins on January 1 of the year of the rollover.
The decision to take advantage of the In-Plan Roth Rollover feature may be complicated and your personal financial and tax situation must be considered. Before making any such election, we recommend that you consult with your personal tax or legal advisor.
Automatic Enrollment upon Eligibility
When you become eligible to participate in the Plan, a fixed amount is automatically taken from your pay unless you elect otherwise. This is known as an Automatic Contribution Arrangement. At your time of hire, you received a notice that explains this feature and a salary deferral agreement. You also received information about your rights to alter those amounts including how and when you may amend the amount of automatic deferral. This election is effective for your first pay period and all subsequent pay periods, unless you elected otherwise at the time you were hired or you filed a change with the Plan Administrator within a reasonable period thereafter. Such change must have been made before you received Compensation for the first pay period after you become eligible to defer. Any election you file after that time will be effective for payroll periods beginning in the month next following the date your new election is filed. You will be notified annually of your salary reduction percentage or dollar amount, and your right to change these amounts.
This Automatic Contribution Arrangement is effective as of the original date an Automatic Contribution Arrangement became effective prior to the amendment and/or restatement of this Plan and applies to Employees:
| Eligible prior to the amendment or restatement of this Plan (see the Plan Provisions schedule attached at the end of this Summary Plan Description for additional information or contact the Plan Administrator). |
| Who were hired or rehired on or after the date specified above. |
| Whose entry date for Elective Deferrals is on or after the date specified above. |
| Who are eligible to make Elective Deferrals but who have not completed a Salary Deferral Agreement. |
| Who are eligible to make Elective Deferrals but who are contributing less than the amount specified below. This will apply as of the date of this restatement. |
The Automatic Deferral Amount shall be 3% of Compensation and designated as a pre-tax Elective Deferral.
Rollover Contributions
A Rollover Contribution is a direct transfer of your retirement benefits from another qualified plan to this Plan, or a distribution from another qualified plan that was first transferred to an IRA (a conduit IRA) and then from that IRA to this Plan. A Rollover Contribution may also be made within sixty (60) days of the time it was distributed to you by another qualified plan or an IRA, if your Plan permits such rollovers. A tax Form 1099-R will be issued to you showing that either a direct transfer to another qualified plan or an IRA has been made, or that a distribution has been made to you.
Rollover Contributions may be made to this Plan at any time after you become an Employee. The Plan will accept a contribution of an Eligible Rollover Distribution or Contribution from:
A Qualified Plan described in Code Section 401(a) or 403(a).
An annuity contract described in Code Section 403(b).
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.
An Individual Retirement Account or Annuity described in Code Section 408(a) or 408(b).
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The Plan will also accept a Direct Rollover of an Eligible Rollover Distribution or Contribution from the following plans:
A Qualified Plan described in Code Section 401(a) or 403(a), excluding Voluntary After-tax Contributions.
An annuity contract described in Code Section 403(b), excluding Voluntary After-tax Contributions.
An eligible plan under Code Section 457(b) which is maintained by a state, political subdivision of a state, or an agency or instrumentality of a state or political subdivision of a state.
A Roth Elective Deferral Account if it is a Direct Rollover from another Roth Elective Deferral Account under a Qualified Plan described in Code Section 402A(e)(1) and only to the extent that the rollover is permitted under Code Section 402(c).
A separate account will be established for your Rollover Contribution. You are always 100% vested in your rollover account balance and you will always have the right to receive the full amount of your rollover account balance. However, your rollover account balance will be affected by investment gains and losses so your account may increase or decrease in value.
If you believe you qualify for a rollover, see your Plan Administrator for more details.
C. | Employer Contributions |
Matching Contributions
A Matching Contribution is a contribution made by the Employer to the Plan for eligible Participants based on contributions made by Participants to the Plan.
A Matching Contribution will be allocated on your behalf in accordance with the formula listed below, and will be made in relation to Elective Deferrals (including Roth, if applicable) made by Plan Participants.
Matching Contribution Allocation Formula
Discretionary Match: The Employer may make a Matching Contribution on behalf of eligible Participants in an amount equal to either a percentage of Compensation or a dollar amount as it directly relates to Elective Deferrals made during the Plan Year by eligible Participants.
Matching Contribution Computation Period
The Compensation or any dollar limitation imposed in calculating the Matching Contribution will be determined based on each payroll period.
Employer Non-Elective Contributions made under Formula 1:
An Employer Non-Elective Contribution is a contribution made to the Plan on your behalf at the discretion of the Employer. Whether any contribution will be made is determined on an annual basis. For example, a contribution may be made for three Plan Years, and none made for the fourth Plan Year. If a discretionary contribution is made, it shall be allocated to the account of eligible Participants in accordance with the formula described below.
Pro-Rata/Proportionate Contribution Formula: You will receive a contribution equal to the pro-rata or proportionate share of your Compensation as it compares to the total Compensation of all Plan Participants.
Qualified Matching Contributions
Qualified Matching Contributions (QMACs) are contributions made by the Employer that are 100% vested when made and cannot be withdrawn before you attain age 59 1⁄2 while you are still employed. These contributions may be used to help the Plan pass certain tests required by law. A QMAC may be made to the Plan if you are an eligible Participant equal to:
| an amount determined annually for eligible Participants. |
Qualified Non-Elective Contributions
Qualified Non-Elective Contributions (QNECs) are contributions made by the Employer that are 100% vested when made, and cannot be withdrawn before you attain age 59 1⁄2 while you are still employed.
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These contributions may be used to help the Plan pass certain tests required by law. The Employer may elect to make a discretionary QNEC to you as an eligible Participant. This part of the Employers contribution and the allocation thereof shall be unrelated to any other Employer contribution made hereunder and shall be fully vested at all times. A QNEC may be made to the Plan if you are an eligible Participant:
| The Employer may choose to contribute a Qualified Non-Elective Contribution in order to pass the necessary qualification tests for a Plan year. This additional contribution, if any, shall be determined by the Employer with respect to each Plan Years eligible Participants. These contributions are nonforfeitable and are not available for withdrawal during your employment. |
D. | Eligibility to Receive Employer Contributions made to the Plan |
Employer contributions will be allocated to eligible Participants who worked 1 Hours of Service during the Plan Year.
Predecessor Organizations
You will not receive credit for allocation purposes if you worked for any predecessor organization of this company.
E. | Net Profits |
Employer contributions made to the Plan are not conditioned on profits.
F. | Government Regulations |
Federal law places certain limits on the maximum contribution that can be made to a retirement plan. The first limit is an individual limit based on total contributions. The maximum contribution that you may have allocated to your account in a given year may not be more than 100% of your Compensation or the dollar limit set by law every year, whichever is less. This dollar amount is adjusted annually for inflation. For questions about the current years limit, please contact the Plan Administrator.
The second limit is a group limit based on the percentage of contributions made to the Plan by all Participants. The amount of contributions that Highly Compensated Employees will receive in given year may be limited by the amount of contributions that are made on behalf of Non-Highly Compensated Employees. See your Plan Administrator for a more detailed explanation of the various limitations.
Generally, a Highly Compensated Employee is any Employee who during the current or prior Plan Year was a more than 5% owner of the company or who in the prior Plan Year received Compensation in excess of the limit set by law. This limit may also increase in future years.
The Plan Administrator will inform you if you are a Highly Compensated Employee. If you are not currently or never were a Highly Compensated Employee, as described above, or a family member of a 5% owner, you are a Non-Highly Compensated Employee. Family members include your parents, spouse, children, and grandchildren. Family members do not include brothers or sisters, aunts, uncles, grandparents, or cousins, or in-laws of your children.
G. | Employer Contributions due to Qualified Military Service |
If you go on qualified military service leave, your Employer is required to restore your account when you return to work with any basic contributions that would have been made on your behalf, had you not been absent due to the leave. Your Employer has a period of three (3) times the period of your military service leave to make up such missed contributions, not to exceed five (5) years. When determining the contributions to be restored to your account, your Employer will use the Compensation you would have received during the period of your leave, based on your rate of pay during the twelve (12) month period preceding your leave.
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ARTICLE V
PARTICIPANT ACCOUNTS
Your Employer will set up a recordkeeping account in your name to show the value of your retirement benefits; this is called your Participant Account. Your Employer will make the following contributions to your account:
| your share of any Employer Contributions made on your behalf, |
| the amount of any contributions you may make as a Participant including Elective Deferrals (and Roth Elective Deferrals, if applicable), Catch-Up Contributions, Voluntary After-tax Contributions, Required After-tax Contributions, and/or Rollover Contributions, as applicable, |
| your share of any forfeited amounts of former Employees (these are amounts left behind by Employees who stopped working before they were 100% vested in their benefit), and |
| your share of any investment earnings and increases in the value of investments. |
The Employer will subtract from your Plan Account any withdrawals or distributions you receive, any investment losses or decreases in the value of investments, and your share of administrative fees and expenses paid out of the Plan, if applicable. It is also possible to lose all or a portion of your account for the following reasons:
| you terminate your employment before you are 100% vested in the part of your account balance made up of Employer contributions, |
| you cannot be located when a benefit becomes payable to you, or |
| a portion of or all of your benefits are assigned (transferred) to an alternate payee under a Qualified Domestic Relations Order. |
The Employer will value the contributions in your Plan Account on the last day of the Plan Year as well as daily.
ARTICLE VI
VESTING
Vesting means that you have earned the right to a portion of or the full amount of your Participant Account. Once you have vested a portion of or the full amount of your account, that amount cannot be forfeited or taken away from you (however, your Vested Account Balance will be adjusted for any investment gains and losses). All contributions that you make, plus any investment earnings on those contributions, are always 100% vested and cannot be forfeited for any reason.
Determining Vested Balance. Your vested account balance is determined by multiplying the percentage from the vesting schedule described below by the total value of your Participant Account. The vesting schedule is based on your Years of Service, and determines how rapidly your Account Balance becomes non-forfeitable. The portion of your account balance to which you are not entitled is called a forfeiture and is left behind in the Plan when you terminate your employment.
Employer contributions not already fully vested when contributed (i.e., Safe Harbor Contributions, QNECs and QMACs) will vest in accordance with the following schedule:
Type of Contribution | Vesting Schedule | |
All Contributions | 1 |
Vesting Schedule Descriptions
Years of Service | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
1. | 20 | % | 40 | % | 60 | % | 80 | % | 100 | % | 100 | % |
If you are not already fully vested, you will automatically become fully vested if you attain Normal Retirement Age (or Early Retirement Age, if applicable), if you terminate employment due to Disability, if you die, or if the Plan is terminated or is partially terminated. [See Article XII for the definition of a partial termination.]
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If you terminate employment and receive a distribution of the vested portion of your account balance, the non-vested part of your account will be forfeited. If you are rehired, you may repay the amount you received if you are re-employed before you have five (5) consecutive one (1) year Breaks in Service. If you repay the amount you received, the non-vested part of your account that was forfeited will be restored to your account. This is called a buy back. If you want to buy back, you must complete repayment within five (5) years after your date of reemployment, or if earlier, before five (5) consecutive one (1) year Breaks in Service have occurred. If you do not repay the amount you received, the non-vested portion of your account balance will be forfeited permanently. All periods of Service with your Employer will count toward vesting Service for future employer contributions even if you do not decide to buy back.
If you are not vested in any part of your Employer Contribution account balance before you terminate employment and you have a Break in Service, but are reemployed prior to having five (5) consecutive one (1) year Breaks in Service, you will be deemed to have repaid your distribution upon reemployment and your old account balance will be restored automatically. You will continue to vest in both your old and new account balances based on all periods of Service you have with your Employer.
Example: At the time you quit, you had a total account balance of $10,000. If you were only 40% vested and you decided to take a distribution of your vested balance, you would receive 40% of $10,000, or $4,000. The non-vested part of your account balance ($6,000) was forfeited at that time. Three (3) years later you are rehired. Since you were rehired within five (5) years, you may repay the $4,000 distribution. If you buy back, you must repay the $4,000 within five (5) years of being rehired, and the non-vested portion of your account ($6,000) will be restored to your Plan Account. After the non-vested portion of your account is restored, you will be vested in 40% of the old and new portions of your account balance. Your vested percentage will then increase based upon your Years of Service after your reemployment.
If you were not vested in any of the Employer Contributions in your account, and you leave work and are reemployed after having five (5) consecutive one (1) year Breaks in- Service, you will forfeit your old account balance, but all periods of Service with your Employer will count towards the vesting of your new account balance.
Measuring Service for Vesting Purposes
Your Vested Percentage is computed using the Elapsed Time Method. A Year of Service for vesting will be determined on the basis of the Elapsed Time method. You will receive credit for the total of all time period(s) starting with your first day of employment or reemployment and ending on the date that a Period of Severance begins. The first day of employment or reemployment is the first day you perform an Hour of Service for the Employer. You will also receive credit for any Period of Severance of less than twelve (12) consecutive months.
Predecessor Organizations
You will not receive credit for vesting if you worked for any predecessor organization of this company.
ARTICLE VII
TOP-HEAVY RULES
A Top-Heavy Plan is one in which the total account balances of all Key Employees are more than 60% of the total account balances of all Employees. A Key Employee is an Employee who at any time during the Plan Year containing the determination date, generally the last day of the prior Plan Year, is (or was) any of the following individuals:
| An officer earning more than $165,000, as adjusted; |
| a more than 5% owner (or a family member of a more than 5% owner) of the Employer; or |
| a 1% or more owner (or a family member of a 1% or more owner) earning more than $150,000. |
All other Employees are called Non-Key Employees. Your Plan Administrator will notify you if you are a Key Employee.
If the Plan becomes top-heavy, a top-heavy minimum contribution must be made to the Plan and a special vesting schedule may apply. If the Plan becomes top-heavy and you qualify, you will receive a contribution equal to 3% of your Compensation or, if less, equal to the highest actual percentage of contribution allocated to any Key Employee. If the Plan becomes top-heavy, the Plan Administrator will notify you of any change in the vesting schedule. Such schedule will remain in effect even if the Plan later stops being top-heavy.
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If the Plan is top-heavy and you are a Non-Key Employee, you will receive a top-heavy minimum contribution if you are credited with at least one (1) Hour of Service during the Plan Year and you are employed on the last day of the Plan Year.
ARTICLE VIII
IN-SERVICE DISTRIBUTIONS
A. | In-Service Distributions |
After having attained age 59 1⁄2, you may withdraw all or any part of your vested contributions made to the Plan
You may elect to withdraw all or any part of your Rollover Contributions, if any, while still employed without restriction.
B. | Hardship Withdrawals |
A Hardship withdrawal is a distribution that may be taken from the Plan to satisfy an immediate and heavy financial need that cannot be satisfied from other financial resources. Your Employer must approve Hardship withdrawal applications in a nondiscriminatory manner. The amount of a Hardship withdrawal is limited to that amount needed to meet the need (including the amount necessary to pay any taxes that you will have to pay). You must show that you are qualified for a Hardship distribution by completing a written application form that will be provided by the Plan Administrator upon your request. If the Plan Administrator so advises you, your Spouse must consent in writing to the withdrawal. Amounts withdrawn for Hardship may not be re-deposited to this or any other Plan maintained by the Employer, and they may not be rolled over to either an IRA or another qualified retirement plan. Generally, you must first take any other available distribution and, if applicable, borrow the maximum loan amount allowed under this and all other plans of your Employer. However, if a Plan loan would increase the amount of your financial need, you do not have to take the loan. For example, if you need money to purchase your principal residence, and a Plan loan would disqualify you from obtaining other necessary financing, you do not have to take the loan.
While you continue to be eligible to receive Employer contributions that may be made to the Plan, your right to make Elective Deferrals (including Roth Elective Deferrals) must be suspended for six (6) months.
You may apply for a Hardship withdrawal from this Plan for the following reasons only:
a. | to purchase your principal residence (but not to pay mortgage payments), |
b. | to pay tuition and related post-secondary educational expenses for you, your Spouse, or your dependents or your primary beneficiary for the next twelve (12) months, |
c. | to pay medical care expenses of the type that are otherwise deductible for income tax purposes that are not covered by insurance and are incurred or will be incurred by you, your Spouse or your dependents or your primary beneficiary, |
d. | to prevent your eviction from or foreclosure on your principal residence, |
e. | to pay for burial or funeral expense for your deceased parent, spouse, child or dependent or your primary beneficiary (as defined in the Plan), or |
f. | to pay expenses for the repair of damage to your principal residence that would qualify for the casualty deduction under the IRS tax code. |
The following types of contributions are available for Hardship withdrawal:
Elective Deferrals.
Rollover Contributions, plus their earnings.
Vested Non-Elective Contributions (Formula 1), including earnings.
Vested Matching Contributions (under Formula 1), including earnings.
Income taxes must be paid on a Hardship withdrawal. If you are under age 59 1⁄2, you may also have to pay a 10% penalty tax on the withdrawal. Hardship withdrawals of vested Employer contributions are not subject to the mandatory 20% income tax withholding because they are not eligible to be rolled over to an IRA or another qualified retirement plan.
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C. | Required Minimum Distributions |
As required by law, your entire interest in this Plan must be distributed or begin to be distributed no later than your Required Beginning Date. At that time, you must take at least a minimum amount called a required minimum distribution.
During your lifetime, distributions generally will be based on the Uniform Life Expectancy Table published by the IRS. Upon your death, if you have named a Beneficiary or Beneficiaries (see the discussion in Article IX) their life expectancy generally will be used to determine their payments. These rules will be explained to you and your Beneficiary(ies) by the Plan Administrator once you reach age 70 1⁄2 or earlier if you should die.
If you are not a more than 5% owner of your Employer, you may delay starting payment of your retirement benefits until you terminate employment, even if you are older than age 70 1⁄2, however, if you are a 5% or more owner, you must take a distribution upon attainment of age 70 1⁄2, even if you are still working. This is your Required Beginning Date.
D. | Qualified Reservist Distributions |
A Qualified Reservist Distribution may be requested by a Participant who is ordered or called to active duty for a period of one hundred and eighty (180) days or more because he or she is a member of a reservist unit may request a Qualified Reservist Distribution (QRD). A Participant called to active duty prior to June 18, 2008 and whose period of active duty continues after June 18, 2008 may request a QRD if the period of active duty meets the duration requirements. The right to receive a QRD only applies to the Participant who is called to active duty. It does not apply to a Participant because another family member is called to active duty. A Participant may request a QRD on or after the date of the order or call to active duty and before the last day of the Plan Year (or a grace period if permitted by the Employer) during which the order or call to active duty occurred. The Employer and/or Plan Administrator must receive a copy of the order or call to active duty prior to any amounts being distributed. The Employer and/or Plan Administrator may rely on the order to determine the period that the Participant has been ordered to determine the period that the Participant has been ordered or called to active duty. The Participant is eligible for a QRD if the order specifies a period of one hundred and eighty (180) or more days. It does not matter if the actual period of active duty is less or otherwise changed. A Participant will be eligible for a QRD if the original order or call is less than one hundred and eighty (180) days and subsequent calls or orders increase the total period of active duty to one hundred and eighty (180) or more days.
The ten percent (10%) early withdrawal penalty tax will not apply to a Qualified Reservist Distribution (QRD):
| attributable solely to Elective Deferrals under a 401(k) Plan; |
| made to a Participant who is a member of a reserve component as defined in Title 37 of the U.S.C. Section 101, who was ordered or called to active duty after September 11, 2001 for a period in excess of one hundred and seventy nine (179) days or for an indefinite period; and |
| that is made during the period beginning on the date of the order or call to duty and ending at the close of the active duty period. |
A Participant who receives a qualified reservist distribution may repay to an individual retirement plan (in one or more contributions) the amount of the distribution at any time during the two (2) year period after the end of the active duty period. The dollar limitations that would otherwise apply to IRA contributions will not apply to repayment contributions during such two (2) year period and no deduction is allowed for any contribution made under this provision.
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ARTICLE IX
DISTRIBUTIONS FROM THE PLAN
A. | Normal Retirement Benefits |
Generally, the full value of your account balance is payable at your Normal Retirement Date. The Normal Retirement Age under this Plan is the attainment of age 65. Your Normal Retirement Date is the date you attain your Normal Retirement Age. Whether or not you work past Normal Retirement Age, you will continue to fully participate in the Plan.
B. | Early Retirement Benefits |
This Plan does not provide for an Early Retirement Age.
C. | Disability |
Disability is defined as an illness or injury of a potentially permanent nature that is expected to last for a continuous period at least twelve (12) months (or is expected to result in death) which prevents you from engaging in any occupation for which you may reasonably fill based on training, education or experience only. A physician who has been selected by or is satisfactory to the Employer must certify Disability.
D. | Death Benefits |
You may choose the person or persons (the Beneficiary or Beneficiaries) who will receive benefits under the Plan if you die. You must name your Beneficiary (or Beneficiaries) on a form provided by the Plan Administrator, and return the form to the Plan Administrator. If you are married, your Spouse is your Beneficiary automatically. If you wish to name someone else, you must complete a beneficiary designation form and get your Spouses written consent. Your Spouses signature must be witnessed by a notary public or by the Plan Administrator.
A Designated Beneficiary will also include a non-spouse Designated Beneficiary. For this purpose, a non-spouse Designated Beneficiary means a Designated Beneficiary other than (i) a Surviving Spouse or (ii) a Spouse or former Spouse who is an Alternate Payee under a Qualified Domestic Relations Order.
In the event of your death, the full value of your account is payable to your Beneficiary in a lump sum or, if the plan permits, in installment payments over any period that does not exceed the life expectancy of your Beneficiary.
E. | Normal Form of Payment |
The Plans normal form of payment is a lump sum. When benefits become due, you or your representative should apply to the Employer requesting payment of your account.
Qualified Distribution of Roth Elective Deferrals
A distribution from a designated Roth Elective Deferral account is considered a qualified distribution if such distribution is made on or after the date on which you attain age 59 1⁄2, is made to your Beneficiary (or to your estate) on or after your death, or is attributable to you becoming disabled. In addition, any amounts distributed or paid from a designated Roth Elective Deferral account must have been held in your Roth Elective Deferral account for five (5) taxable years for the distribution to be qualified. When counting the five (5) taxable years, year one (1) starts with the first taxable year in which you make a Roth Elective Deferral to the Plan, or if earlier, the first taxable year in which you made a Roth Elective Deferral under another employers plan where you were a participant which you then rolled over to your Roth Elective Deferral account under this Plan. If a distribution is qualified, neither your contributions nor their earnings will be includible in your gross income.
F. | Optional Forms of Payment |
If you do not want the Plans normal form of benefit payment, you may request to receive your benefit in any of the following optional forms indicated below:
lump sum.
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installment payments (will not be less than $100 or paid over any period that exceeds the life expectancy of you and your Beneficiary).
partial payments; the minimum must be $1000.
Payment shall be made in the form of:
cash
Employer securities
If you die after you have reached age 70 1⁄2 and started payment of your benefits in installment payments, your Beneficiary (or Beneficiaries) will continue to receive payments based upon the appropriate life expectancy values.
You may need the written consent of your Spouse to select an optional form of payment. See your Plan Administrator for details.
G. | Rollover of Payment |
If your distribution is an eligible rollover distribution, you may either have them paid directly to you or you may have them directly rolled over to another qualified plan or your IRA. The Plan Administrator will provide information to you about eligible rollover distributions shortly before your distribution is to occur. Required minimum distributions may never be rolled over.
In the case of an Eligible Rollover Distribution to a non-spouse Designated Beneficiary, an Eligible Retirement Plan is an individual retirement or individual retirement annuity as defined in Code Sections 408(a) and 408(b). A Direct Rollover of a distribution by a non-spouse Beneficiary is a rollover of an Eligible Rollover Distribution for purposes of Code Section 402(c) only. Accordingly, the distribution is not subject to the Direct Rollover requirements of Code Section 401(a)(31), the notice requirements of Code Section 402(f), or the mandatory withholding requirements of Code Section 3405(c). If an amount is distributed from a Plan and is received by a non-spouse Beneficiary, the distribution is not eligible for rollover. An Eligible Retirement Plan shall include a Roth IRA as described in Code Section 408A.
For purposes of this paragraph, to the extent provided in rules prescribed by the Secretary, a trust maintained for the benefit of one or more designated beneficiaries shall be treated in the same manner as a Designated Beneficiary.
If you do not have your benefits, which are eligible rollover distributions, directly rolled over, the Plan Administrator will withhold 20% of the distribution for payment of Federal taxes. If you are under age 59 1⁄2, the benefit payment may also be subject to a 10% early distribution penalty. There is no tax withholding for any penalty tax that may be due when you file your Federal income tax return for the year in which you receive a pre-age 59 1⁄2 distribution.
You may do a rollover yourself, if you complete the rollover within sixty (60) days of when you received the distribution. Check with your personal tax advisor to make sure that your distribution is an Eligible Rollover Distribution. However, the 20% of your payment that was withheld by your Employer will be taxable unless you also deposit an equivalent amount into a Qualified Plan or an IRA.
Example: You have a vested account balance of $100,000 at the time you terminate employment. If you elect a direct rollover, the entire $100,000 will be transferred to the trustee of another qualified retirement plan or the IRA. The entire amount is reported as a rollover on your tax return, and you will not pay taxes. If you receive the benefit directly, 20% of the distribution ($20,000) will be automatically withheld from your payment. You will receive only $80,000. If within sixty (60) days you decide to roll over the entire $100,000 to an IRA, you will need to deposit $20,000 of your own money to make up the difference. If you do this, the $20,000 withheld may be refunded to you when you file your taxes. However, if you do not, only $80,000 will be rolled over and the remaining $20,000 will be taxable income. If you are under 59 1⁄2 when you receive your payment, you will also be subject to the 10% early distribution penalty unless you qualify for an exception such as death or Disability.
Certain benefit payments are not eligible for rollover and therefore will also not be subject to the 20% mandatory withholding. These types of payments include annuities paid over your lifetime, installments payments for a period of at least ten (10) years, minimum required distributions at age 70 1⁄2, Hardship withdrawals, and (depending on the plan you are rolling over to) any Voluntary or Required After-tax Contributions, if any.
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Non-Spouse Beneficiaries who inherit Qualified Plan assets may roll over their interest into an IRA established by the Beneficiary. This allows for the continued tax-deferral of accumulation while mandatory distributions are taken over the Beneficiarys life expectancy.
Special Rules Regarding Rollovers of Roth Elective Deferrals
There are some special rules that apply to Direct Rollovers of Roth Elective Deferrals. A Direct Rollover of a distribution from a Roth Elective Deferral Account under this Plan will only be made to another Roth Elective Deferral account under another retirement plan that accepts Roth Elective Deferrals, or to a Roth IRA, and only to the extent the rollover is permitted under the law. Our Plan shall not provide for a Direct Rollover (including any automatic rollover) of distributions from your Roth Elective Deferral account if the amount of those distributions that are Eligible Rollover Distributions are less than $200 during a year. Additionally, any distribution from your Roth Elective Deferral account will not be taken into consideration when determining whether distributions from your other accounts are reasonably expected to total less than $200 during a year. However, Eligible Rollover Distributions from your Roth Elective Deferral account are taken into consideration when determining whether the total amount of your account balances under the Plan exceed $1,000 for purposes of mandatory distributions from the Plan and the treatment of those distributions. [See the Plan Administrator for the full explanation of Eligible Rollover Distributions and for information regarding mandatory distributions and the automatic rollover provisions of this Plan.]
If you were a participant in another plan and you receive a distribution from that plan that includes Roth Elective Deferral amounts, you may be able to rollover those amounts to this Plan through a Direct Rollover, (see the Plan Administrator to verify that Direct Rollovers are accepted by this Plan). All Roth Elective Deferral amounts will be accounted for separately from any other accounts you have under this Plan. The plan that transfers your amount over to this Plan shall report to this Plan the amount of your Roth Elective Deferrals, as well as associated earnings, and the first year of the five (5) taxable year period so that we will not need to obtain the information from you. When counting the five (5) consecutive tax years of plan participation, year one (1) starts with the first day of the first taxable year in which you make a Roth Elective Deferral to any designated Roth Elective Deferral account established for you under a particular plan, and where such amount is first includible in your gross income. This period ends when five (5) consecutive taxable years have been completed.
H. | Involuntary Cash-Out Provisions |
When you incur a Severance from Employment, you (and your Spouse, if applicable) must consent to any distribution when your Vested Account Balance exceeds $5,000. The value of your Vested Account Balance shall include Rollover Contributions that you may have made to this Plan.
If your Vested Account Balance is $1,000 or less when you terminate employment, you will be cashed-out. Your distribution will be paid as soon as practicable after complying with the applicable federal income tax withholding laws. Distribution of amounts greater than $1,000 will only be made with your consent. Your Rollover Contributions, if any, will always be included when determining whether the $1,000 threshold has been exceeded.
I. | Time of Payment |
When termination of employment is due to retirement, Disability, or death:
Your payments will start as soon as administratively feasible following the date on which a distribution is requested by you or is payable.
When termination of employment is for any other reason:
Your payments will start as soon as administratively feasible following the date on which a distribution is requested by you or is payable.
You may delay payment of your benefit if your account balance is more than $5,000 at the time you terminate Service. If your Vested Account Balance is less than $5,000, you may be cashed out as described in the above Involuntary Cash-Out Provisions section. Generally, you do not have to take a withdrawal until your Required Beginning Date, even if you have terminated employment. If you have terminated employment, your Required Beginning Date is the April 1st of the calendar year following the calendar year in which you attain age 70 1⁄2. See your Plan Administrator for more details.
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J. | Qualified Domestic Relations Order (QDRO) |
A Qualified Domestic Relations Order (known as a QDRO) is a court order issued under state domestic relations law relating to divorce, legal separation, custody or support proceedings. A QDRO recognizes the right of someone other than you (known as an Alternate Payee) to receive all or a portion of your Plan benefits. You will be notified if a QDRO relating to your Plan benefits is received by the Plan. Participants and Beneficiaries under the Plan may obtain from the Plan Administrator without charge a copy of the Plans QDRO procedures. The benefit established by a QDRO may be distributed to the Alternate Payee as of the date the QDRO is determined to be qualified.
K. | Death Benefits Under USERRA-Qualified Active Military Service |
If you die or become disabled (as defined under the terms of the Plan) on or after January 1, 2007 while performing qualified military service with respect to the Employer maintaining this Plan, you may be treated as if you had resumed employment in accordance with your reemployment rights under USERRA, on the day preceding your death or Disability (as the case may be) and terminated employment on the actual date of your death or Disability. The Employer maintaining the retirement plan must credit all Employees performing qualified military service who died or become disabled as a result of performing qualified military service, prior to reemployment by the Employer with Service and benefits on reasonable equivalent terms. Please see the Plan Administrator for more information and how this section may affect you.
ARTICLE X
INVESTMENTS
Your contributions to the Plan will be invested in any security or other form of property that is considered suitable for a retirement plan. Such investments can include, but are not limited to, common and preferred stocks, put and call options which are traded on an exchange, bonds, money market instruments, mutual funds, savings accounts, certificates of deposit, or Treasury bills.
A. | Investment Direction |
Participants will direct the investment of all Contributions.
You may invest in the alternatives made available by the Employer under the Plan. A description of what investment vehicles are available to you, and the procedures for making investment selections and changes in investment selections, will be provided to you by the Plan Administrator.
The Plan will permit you the right to reallocate their contributions to a different fund and to transfer contributions into and out of investments provided under the Plan, subject to possible restrictions on these types of transactions. The Plan Administrator may decline to implement investment directives where it in its sole discretion deems it appropriate (for example, your directive may be declined for excessive trading, market timing, or for any other legitimate reason where the Plan Administrator, in fulfilling its fiduciary role under ERISA, believes that it would be imprudent to implement the directive). The Plan Administrator has the power to adopt such rules and procedures to govern all Participant elections and directions under the terms of the Plan.
If the Plan invests or permits investments in mutual funds, Plan Participants are advised to consult the mutual fund prospectus, which may contain restrictions on the frequent trading of shares in response to short-term market fluctuations, a practice known as market timing. The prospectus may provide that the manager of the fund reserves the right to refuse purchase orders and fund exchanges if the fund manager believes the transaction would have a disruptive effect on the portfolio of the mutual fund.
This Plan elects to comply with the regulations extending fiduciary relief for decisions to invest Plan assets in default investment funds which meet the Qualified Default Investment Alternative requirements.
This Plan is intended to satisfy ERISA Section 404(c). If you exercise control over the assets in your account, you will not be considered a Plan fiduciary by reason of that control, and no other fiduciary, such as the Trustee, Employer or Plan Administrator, shall be held responsible for losses resulting from that control. Under the Department of Labor Regulations, fiduciary protection is available only in a Participant directed plan that meets special requirements. Accordingly, you must be permitted to choose from a broad range of investment alternatives that meet certain criteria including:
a. | a reasonable opportunity to affect the level of return and degree of risk to which your accounts are subject; |
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b. | the opportunity to choose from at least three investment alternatives. Each alternative must be diversified; for example, if a fund invests only in assets within the same industry, it may not be considered adequately diversified. Each alternative must be materially different from the other alternatives in terms of risk and return characteristics. In the aggregate, the alternatives must enable you to achieve a portfolio with aggregate risk and return characteristics that at any point are within a range normally appropriate for the Participants in the Plan. Each of the three funds when combined with other alternatives, must tend to minimize, through diversification, the overall risk of loss; and |
c. | the opportunity to diversify so as to minimize the risk of large losses, taking into account the nature of the Plan and the size of your accounts. |
You are provided an opportunity to exercise control over the assets in your accounts. For this opportunity to exist, you must be permitted to make transfers among investment alternatives with a frequency that matches the volatility of the investments. For example, if three (3) core funds are offered to satisfy the broad range requirement, a transfer option must be offered at least quarterly for all three (3) core funds. You must be provided with sufficient information to permit informed investment decision-making. Investment instructions will be given to an identified Plan fiduciary who is obligated to comply with those instructions.
Disclosure Requirements under ERISA Section 404(c)
You must automatically be given the following specific information regarding your investment choices:
a. | An explanation that the Plan is designed to be a 404(c) plan and that Plan fiduciaries may be relieved of liability for any losses that are the direct result of your investment instructions; |
b. | Plan fiduciaries must distribute any summary prospectuses, financial reports or similar materials that are furnished to the Plan. You may also request a complete copy of any prospectus that is furnished to the Plan. You must also receive a general description of each investment alternative. The description must address the investment objectives, risk and return characteristics, and type and diversification of assets that make up the portfolio. |
c. | The procedures for giving investment instructions, including any limitations on transfers or any restrictions on the exercise of voting, tender, or similar rights. |
d. | If the Plan offers Employer securities, you must have the ability to transfer funds out of Employer securities and into any of the core funds available in the Plan at a frequency similar to the volatility level of the Employer security. |
e. | A description of any transaction fees (e.g. commissions, sales, loads, deferred sales charges) that will be directly assessed against your account. |
f. | The name, address, and telephone number of the Plan fiduciary responsible for providing information to you upon request. The fiduciary may be identified by position (e.g., Plan Administrator, Trustee) rather than by name. |
g. | If an investment alternative is subject to the Securities Act of 1933, a copy of the most recent prospectus on the security must be provided either immediately before or immediately after your initial investment in that alternative. |
h. | To the extent that voting tender or other similar rights are passed through to you, all materials relating to the exercise of those rights must be provided to you. |
i. | If the Plan permits investment in Employer securities, you must receive a description of the procedures for maintaining confidentiality of transactions as well as the name or title, address and telephone number of the Plan fiduciary responsible for monitoring compliance with the procedures. |
Plan Fiduciary Requirements under ERISA Section 404(c)
In addition to the automatic disclosure rules above, Plan fiduciaries must also respond to your requests for information on a timely basis. This includes a description of the annual operating expenses of each designated alternative. This includes investment management fees, transaction costs, or any other type of fee that would reduce the rate of return to Participants. The disclosure should also include the aggregate amount of such expenses addressed as a percentage of average net assets and any copies of any prospectuses, financial statements, reports, or any other material related to an investment alternative that is provided to the Plan. Special rules that would apply if a designated investment alternative consists of assets that are Plan assets (e.g. a fund managed by Employees). The Plan Administrator will provide you with the necessary information if the Plan permits such an investment.
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Restrictions on Employer Securities offered in a 404(c) Plan
If Employer securities are offered, they must be qualifying securities as defined under ERISA Section 407(d)(5). There are special rules that apply to Employer securities acquired in a Qualified Plan. The Plan Administrator will review these requirements with you.
B. | Investment in Insurance |
Life insurance is not a permitted investment option.
C. | Participant Loans |
Participant loans are permitted by this Plan. Loans are subject to a strict set of rules established by law and must be approved by the Plan Administrator. In order to obtain a loan, please contact the Plan Administrator who will advise you of the application procedures and provide you with a copy of the Plans loan policy.
Loan payments will be suspended during periods of military service in accordance with the Uniformed Service Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994 (USERRA) and IRS Code Section 414(u). Any such suspension shall not be considered a distribution nor be subject to taxation. Loan payments will commence upon your return to employment or in accordance with the Employers written loan policy. Please contact the Plan Administrator for further information.
ARTICLE XI
ADMINISTRATION OF THE PLAN
The Plan Administrator administers the Plan. Your Employer has established the Plan and has overall control and authority to administer the Plan. The Employers duties as the Plan Administrator include:
| appointment of professional advisors needed to administer the plan, including, among others, an accountant, attorney, actuary or administrator; |
| instruction to the Trustee(s) regarding payments from the Plan Trust Fund; |
| communication with Employees about participation and benefits under the Plan, including claims procedures and domestic relations orders; |
| preparation and filing of any returns and reports with the Internal Revenue Service, Department of Labor or any other governmental agency, as required; |
| review and approval of any financial reports, investment reviews, or other reports prepared by any party appointed by the Employer; |
| establishment of a funding policy and investment objectives that are consistent with the purposes of the Plan and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA); and |
| resolution of any question of Plan interpretation. |
The decision of the Plan Administrator on any dispute arising under the Plan, including but not limited to, questions of construction, interpretation and administration shall be final, conclusive and binding on all persons having an interest in or under the Plan. Any determination made by the Plan Administrator shall be given deference in the event the determination is subject to judicial review and shall be overturned by a court of law only if it is arbitrary and capricious.
The Plan Administrator shall have the right of recovery of an overpayment to a Plan Participant and/or Beneficiary as well as the right of offset.
The Trustee will be responsible for the administration of investments held in the Plan Trust Fund. These duties will include:
| receipt of contributions under the terms of the Plan; |
| investment of Plan assets, unless investment responsibility is delegated to another party; |
| custodian of Plan assets, unless custody responsibility is delegated to another party; |
| distribution of monies from the fund in accordance with written instructions received from the Plan Administrator; |
| maintenance of accounts and records of the financial transactions of the Plan Trust Fund; |
| preparation of an annual report of the Plan Trust Fund that shows the financial transactions for the Plan Year. |
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There may be circumstances that result in the disqualification, ineligibility, or denial, loss, forfeiture, suspension, offset, reduction or recovery of benefits that you or your Beneficiary (or Beneficiaries) might otherwise reasonably expect the Plan to provide. These events may include:
| Leaving the employ of the Employer prior to becoming one hundred percent (100%) vested in contributions made to the Plan on your behalf. |
| A payment from your Plan account that was required under the terms of a Qualified Domestic Relations Order. |
| You do not meet the requirements of the Plan to receive a contribution. |
| You failed to repay a Participant loan on a timely basis and an offset of that amount occurred in your account. |
No benefits under this Plan may be assigned or transferred by you or any other person entitled to benefits. If any person attempts to assign, sell or otherwise transfer any benefits under the Plan, the Plan Administrator may terminate that persons interest in the benefit and dispose of that interest for the benefit of such person or the dependents of such person as it sees fit. However, your benefit under the Plan may be subject to the terms of certain divorce, child support or property agreements involving a Spouse, former Spouse or dependent.
There may be investment fund transaction fees or expenses (e.g., commissions, front-end or back-end loads) associated with the investments that will affect your account. Prior to making any investment, you should obtain and read all available information concerning that particular investment, including financial statements, prospectuses, if applicable, reports or other offering documents, where available.
Depending on the transaction there may be a payment of fees involved as a condition to receipt of benefits under the Plan. If applicable, the Plan Administrator will provide you with written information at the time of the transaction. The costs of administering the Plan are shared between you and your Employer. There may be loan set-up charges and self-directed brokerage account charges (if applicable under the Plan), as well as other administrative costs that may be deducted from your contributions or accounts. These additional costs may include, but are not limited to, distribution charges for benefits that are distributed to you and fees associated with the qualification of a domestic relations order. The Plan Administrator will notify you of any costs that are charged to your account in the operation of the Plan.
If you have any questions relating to these fees and how they affect your account, please contact the Plan Administrator.
ARTICLE XII
AMENDMENT AND TERMINATION
Only the Employer (Plan Sponsor) sponsoring this Plan has the authority to amend this Plan. Any amendment, including the restatement of an existing Plan, may not decrease your Vested Account Balance except to the extent permitted under the law, and may not reduce or eliminate a protected benefit (except as provided under the law) determined immediately prior to the date of the adoption, or if later the effective date, of any amendment to the Plan. The Plan Sponsor may, in its discretion, amend the Plan to eliminate benefits on a prospective basis, but has no legal authority to eliminate benefits which you have already earned.
Your Employer expects to continue the Plan indefinitely; however, in the unlikely event the Plan is terminated or if there is a complete discontinuance of contributions under a plan maintained by the Employer, all amounts credited to your account shall vest and become 100% vested, regardless of the Plans current vesting schedule. Vesting means that you have earned the right to a portion of or the full amount of your account. Once you have vested a portion or the full amount of your account, that amount cannot be forfeited or taken away from you.
In the event of the termination of the Plan, the Plan Administrator shall direct the distribution of accounts to or for the exclusive benefit of you and your Beneficiaries. Such distribution shall be made directly to you or, at your direction, may be transferred directly to another Eligible Retirement Plan or individual retirement account as selected by you and/or your Beneficiary. If you do not respond the communication sent regarding the distribution of your assets in a timely manner, under the law the Plan Administrator has the right to cash out any Participant who does not respond to the communications regarding the Plan termination. That means a check will be sent to you at your last known address, less any applicable withholding, representing your balance in the Plan. Except as permitted by Internal Revenue Service Regulations, the termination of the Plan shall not result in any reduction of protected benefits.
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A partial Plan termination may occur if either a Plan amendment or severance from Service excludes a group of Employees who were previously covered by this Plan. Whether a partial termination has occurred will depend on the facts and circumstances of each case. If a partial termination occurs, only those Participants who cease participation due to the partial termination will become 100% vested. The Plan Administrator will advise you if a partial termination occurs and how such partial termination affects you as a Participant.
Your rights and benefits under this Plan may not be assigned, sold, transferred or pledged by you or reached by your creditors or anyone else. For example, you cannot agree to pledge a part of your benefit under the Plan as security for a bank loan. However, there is an exception for a Qualified Domestic Relations Order (QDRO) or if you are a Plan fiduciary and you are found guilty of a violation of the law involving the assets of this Plan.
ARTICLE XIII
LEGAL PROVISIONS AND RIGHTS OF PLAN PARTICIPANTS
Your Rights As A Plan Participant: As a Participant in this Plan, you are entitled to certain rights and protections under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA). The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation does not insure your benefits under this Plan because the law does not require plan termination insurance for this type of Plan. ERISA provides that all Plan participants shall be entitled to the items described below.
Receive Information About Your Plan And Benefits: Examine, without charge, at the Plan Administrators office and at other specified locations such as work-sites and union halls, all documents governing the Plan, including insurance contracts and collective bargaining agreements (if applicable), and a copy of the latest annual report (Form 5500 Series) filed by the Plan with the U.S. Department of Labor and available at the Public Disclosure Room of the Employee Benefits Security Administration.
Upon written request to the Plan Administrator, you may obtain copies of documents governing the operation including insurance contracts and collective bargaining agreements and copies of the latest annual report (Form 5500 series) and updated summary [plan description. The Plan Administrator may make a reasonable charge for the copies.
You are also entitled to receive a summary of the Plans annual financial report. The Plan Administrator is required by law to furnish each Participant with a copy of this summary annual report.
Additionally, you may obtain a statement telling you whether you have a right to receive a pension at Normal Retirement Age and if so, what your benefits would be at Normal Retirement Age under the Plan if you stop working now. If you do not have a right to a pension, the statement will tell you how many more years you have to work to get a right to a pension. If you are not directing the investments in your Plan Account, this statement must be requested in writing and is not required to be given more than once every twelve (12) months. The Plan must provide the statement free of charge. If you are directing the investments in your Plan Account, you will receive your statement on a quarterly basis.
Prudent Actions by Plan Fiduciaries: In addition to creating rights for Plan Participants, ERISA imposes duties upon the people who are responsible for the operation of the employee benefit Plan. The people who operate your Plan, called fiduciaries of the Plan, have a duty to do so prudently and in the interest of you and other Plan Participants and Beneficiaries. No one, including your Employer, your union, or any other person, may fire you or otherwise discriminate against you in any way to prevent you from obtaining a (pension, welfare) benefit or exercising your rights under ERISA.
Benefit Claims Procedure For Non-Disability Claims: Benefits normally will be paid to Participants and Beneficiaries without the necessity of formal claims. You or your Beneficiary(ies), however, may make a request for any Plan benefits to which you believe you may be entitled. Any such request must be made in writing, and it should be made to the Plan Administrator. The following claims appeal procedure applies to claims other than claims for benefits due to Disability, which are governed by the section entitled Benefits Claims Procedure for Disability Claims.
Your request for Plan benefits will be considered a claim for Plan benefits, and it will be subject to a full and fair review. If your claim for such benefits under the Plan is wholly or partially denied, the Plan Administrator shall furnish you or your Beneficiary (referred to below as a claimant) or your authorized representative with a written or electronic notice of the denial within a reasonable period of time [generally, ninety (90) days after the Plan Administrator receives the claim or one hundred eighty (180) days, if the Plan Administrator determines that special circumstances require an extension of time for processing the claim and furnishes written notice of the extension to the claimant or his authorized representative before the initial ninety (90) day period ends], which sets forth, in an understandable manner, the following information:
| The specific reason(s) for the denial of the claim; |
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| Reference to the specific Plan provision on which the denial is based; |
| A description of any additional material or information necessary for the claimant to perfect the claim and an explanation of why that material or information is necessary; and |
| A description of the Plans review procedures and the time limits applicable to those procedures, including a statement of the claimants right to bring a civil action under ERISA Section 502(a) following a denial on review. |
The Plan Administrators written extension notice must indicate the special circumstances requiring an extension of time for processing the claim and the date by which the Plan Administrator expects to render its decision on the claim.
The claimant or his authorized representative may appeal the Plan Administrators decision denying the claim within sixty (60) days after the claimant or his authorized representative receives the Plan Administrators notice denying the claim. The claimant or his authorized representative may submit to the Plan Administrator written comments, documents, records and other information relating to the claim. The claimant or his authorized representative shall be provided, upon request and free of charge, reasonable access to, and copies of, all documents, records and other information relevant to the claim. For these purposes, a document, record or other information is relevant to the claim if it:
| was relied upon by the Plan Administrator in making its decision on the claim, |
| was submitted, considered or generated in the course of the Plan Administrators making its decision on the claim without regard to whether the Plan Administrator relied upon it in making its decision, or |
| complies with administrative processes and safeguards which are designed to ensure and to verify that decisions on claims are made in accordance with governing Plan documents, whose provisions are applied consistently with respect to similarly-situated claimants. |
The Plan Administrators review of the claim and of its denial of the claim shall take into account all comments, documents, records and other information submitted by the claimant or his authorized representative relating to the claim, without regard to whether these materials were submitted or considered by the Plan Administrator in its initial decision on the claim.
The Plan Administrators decision on the appeal of a denied claim shall be made within a reasonable period of time [generally sixty (60) days after the Plan Administrator receives the claim or one hundred and twenty (120) days if the Plan Administrator determines that special circumstances require an extension of time for processing the claim and furnishes written notice of the extension to the claimant or his authorized representative before the initial sixty (60) day period ends indicating the special circumstances requiring extension of time and the date by which the Plan Administrator expects to render its decision on the claim]. The Plan Administrator will furnish the claimant or his authorized representative with written or electronic notice of its decision on appeal. In the case of a decision on appeal upholding the Plan Administrators initial denial of the claim, the Plan Administrators notice of its decision on appeal shall set forth, in an understandable manner, the following information:
| The specific reason(s) for the decision on appeal; |
| Reference to the specific Plan provision on which the decision on appeal is based; |
| 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 claim for benefits; and |
| A statement describing any voluntary appeal procedures (including voluntary arbitration or any other form of dispute resolution) offered by the Plan and the claimants right to obtain information sufficient to enable you or your beneficiary to make an informed judgment about whether to submit a benefit dispute to the voluntary level of appeal, and a statement of the claimants right to bring an action under ERISA Section 502(a). |
Benefit Claims Procedure For Disability Claims: The following claims appeal procedure applies to claims due to Disability.
If your claim for such benefits under the Plan is wholly or partially denied, the Plan Administrator shall furnish you or your Beneficiary (hereinafter referred to below as a claimant) or your authorized representative with written or electronic notice of the denial, within a reasonable period of time, generally not to exceed forty-five (45) days after the Plan Administrator receives the claim. This forty-five (45) day period may be extended for up to thirty (30) days, if the Plan Administrator both determines that such an extension is necessary due to matters beyond its
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control and notifies the claimant, prior to the expiration of the initial forty-five (45) day period, of the circumstances requiring the extension of time and the date by which the Plan Administrator expects to render a decision. If, prior to the end of the first thirty (30) day extension period, the Plan Administrator determines that, due to matters beyond its control, it cannot render a decision within that extension period, the period for making the determination may be extended for up to an additional thirty (30) days, provided that the Plan Administrator notifies the claimant, prior to the expiration of the first thirty (30) day extension period, of the circumstances requiring the extension and the date by which the Plan Administrator 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, and the claimant will be given at least forty-five (45) days within which to provide the specified information.
Any written or electronic notice of the denial of benefits shall set forth, in an understandable manner, the following information:
| The specific reason(s) for the denial of the claim; |
| Reference to the specific Plan provisions on which the denial is based; |
| A description of any additional material or information necessary for the claimant to perfect the claim and an explanation of why such material or information is necessary; |
| A description of the Plans review procedures and the time limits applicable to such procedures, including a statement of the claimants right to bring a civil action under Section 502(a) of the Act following a denial on review; and |
| If the Plan Administrator relied upon an internal rule, guideline, protocol, or other similar criterion in making the adverse determination, the notice shall set forth the specific rule, guideline, protocol, or other similar criterion or a statement that such a rule, guideline, protocol, or other similar criterion was relied upon in making the adverse determination and that a copy of such rule, guideline, protocol, or other criterion will be provided free of charge to the claimant upon request. If the adverse benefit determination is based on a medical judgment, the notice also shall set forth an explanation of the scientific or clinical judgment for the determination, applying the Plans terms to the claimants medical circumstances, or a statement that such explanation will be provided free of charge upon request. |
The Plan Administrators written extension notice must indicate the special circumstances requiring an extension of time for processing the claim, and the date by which the Plan Administrator expects to render its decision on the claim.
The claimant or his authorized representative may appeal the Plan Administrators decision denying his claim within one hundred and eighty (180) days after the claimant or his authorized representative receives the Plan Administrators notice denying the claim. The claimant or his authorized representative may submit to the Plan Administrator written comments, documents, records, and other information relating to the claim. The claimant or his authorized representative shall be provided, upon request and free of charge, reasonable access to, and copies of all documents, records, and other information relevant to the claim. For these purposes, a document, record or other information is relevant to the claim if it:
| was relied upon by the Plan Administrator in making its decision on the claim; |
| was submitted, considered, or generated in the course of the Plan Administrators making its decision on the claim, without regard to whether the Plan Administrator relied upon such document, record or other information in making its decision, or |
| complies with administrative processes and safeguards which are designed to ensure and to verify that decisions on claims are made in accordance with governing Plan documents, whose provisions are applied consistently with respect to similarly situated claimants. |
The Plan Administrators review of the claimants claim and of the Plan Administrators denial of such claim shall take into account all comments, documents, records, and other information submitted by the claimant or his authorized representative relating to the claim, without regard to whether these materials were submitted or considered by the Plan Administrator in its initial decision on the claim. The review of the Plan Administrators initial adverse benefit determination shall not afford deference to such determination and shall be conducted by a named fiduciary of the Plan who is neither the individual who made the initial adverse benefit determination nor a subordinate of that individual. In deciding an appeal of any initial adverse benefit determination that is based, in whole or in part, on a medical judgment, the 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. The medical or vocational experts whose advise was obtained on behalf of the Plan Administrator in connection with its adverse benefit determination shall be identified to the claimant or his authorized representative, regardless of whether the Plan Administrator relied upon the advice in making the benefit determination. The health care professional whom the named fiduciary consults in making his review of the Plan Administrators initial adverse benefit determination shall be an individual who is neither an individual whom the Plan Administrator consulted in connection with the adverse benefit determination that is the subject of the appeal, nor the subordinate of any such individual.
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The named fiduciarys decision on the appeal of a denied claim shall be made within a reasonable period of time [not to exceed forty-five (45) days after receipt of the claimants request for review by the Plan, unless the named fiduciary determines that special circumstances (such as a need to hold a hearing) require an extension of time for processing the claim and furnishes written notice of the extension to the claimant or his authorized representative before the initial forty-five (45) day period. In no event shall such extension exceed a period of forty-five (45) days from the end of the initial period ends. The extension notice shall indicate the special circumstances requiring an extension of time and the date by which the named fiduciary expects to render the determination on review.] The named fiduciary will furnish the claimant or his authorized representative with written or electronic notice of his decision on appeal. In the case of a decision on appeal upholding the Plan Administrators initial denial of the claim, the named fiduciarys notice of its decision on appeal shall set forth, in an understandable manner, the following information:
| The specific reason(s) for the decision on appeal; |
| Reference to the specific Plan provisions on which the decision on appeal is based; |
| A statement that the claimant is entitled to receive, upon request and free of charge, reasonable access to, and copies of, all documents, records and other information relevant to the claimants claim for benefits; |
| A statement describing any voluntary appeal procedures (including voluntary arbitration or any other form of dispute resolution) offered by the Plan and the claimants right to obtain information sufficient to enable the claimant to make an informed judgment about whether to submit a benefit dispute to the voluntary level of appeal, and a statement of the claimants right to bring an action under ERISA Section 502(a); |
| If the named fiduciary relied upon an internal rule, guideline, protocol, or other similar criterion in making the adverse determination, the notice shall set forth the specific rule, guideline, protocol, or other similar criterion or a statement that such rule, guideline, protocol or other similar criterion was relied upon in making the adverse determination and that a copy of such rule, guideline, protocol, or other criterion will be provided free of charge to the claimant upon request; |
| If the adverse benefit determination is based on a medical judgment, the notice also shall set forth and explanation of the scientific or clinical judgment for the determination, applying the Plans terms to the claimants medical circumstances, or a statement that such explanation will be provided free of charge upon request; and |
| In addition, the notice shall include the following statement: You and your Plan may have other voluntary alternatives dispute resolution of terms, 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. |
These procedures must be exhausted prior to any legal action taken against the Plan. Any legal action must be filed within one (1) year after the exhaustion of the claims appeal process.
Enforce Your Rights: If your claim for a pension benefit is denied or ignored, in whole or in part, you have a right to know why this was done, to obtain copies of documents relating to the decision without charge, and to appeal any denial, all within certain time schedules.
Under ERISA, there are steps you can take to enforce the above rights. For instance, if you request a copy of Plan documents or the latest annual report from the Plan and do not receive them within thirty (30) days, you may file suit in a Federal court. In such a case, the court may require the Plan Administrator to provide the materials and pay you up to $110 a day until you receive the materials, unless the materials were not sent because of reasons beyond the control of the Plan Administrator. If you have a claim for benefits which is denied or ignored, in whole or in part, you may file suit in a state or Federal court. In addition, if you disagree with the Plans decision or lack thereof concerning the qualified status of a domestic relations order or a medial child support order, you may file suit in Federal court. If it should happen that Plan fiduciaries misuse the Plans money, or if you are discriminated against for asserting your rights, you may seek assistance from the U.S. Department of Labor, or you may file suit in a Federal court. The court will decide who should pay court costs and legal fees. If you are successful, the court may order the person you have sued to pay these costs and fees. If you lose, the court may order you to pay these costs and fees, for example, if it finds your claim is frivolous.
Assistance With Your Questions: If you have any questions about your Plan, you should contact the Plan Administrator. If you have any questions about this statement or about your rights under ERISA, or if you need assistance in obtaining documents from the Plan Administrator, you should contact the nearest office of the Employee Benefits Security Administration of the U.S. Department of Labor listed in your telephone directory or the Division of Technical Assistance and Inquiries, Employee Benefits Security Administration, U.S. Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue, N.W., Washington, DC 20210. You may also obtain certain publications about your rights and responsibilities under ERISA by calling the publications hotline of the Employee Benefits Security Administration.
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If more than one Employer maintains this Plan, you can obtain a complete list of all such Employers by making a written request to the Plan Administrator.
This booklet is not the Plan document, but only a Summary Plan Description of its principal provisions and not every limitation or detail of the Plan is included. Every attempt has been made to provide concise and accurate information. However, if there is a discrepancy or omission between this booklet and the official Plan document, the Plan document shall apply.
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ADDENDUM TO THE SUMMARY PLAN DESCRIPTION
SBERA 401(k) PLAN AS ADOPTED BY CENTURY BANCORP, INC.
Effective: January 1, 2015
Compensation Limits and Cost of Living Increases Applicable to Defined Contribution Retirement Plans
Limitation Type | Effective 2015 | |||
Maximum Annual Compensation Limit | $ | 265,000 | ||
Maximum Elective Deferral Limit | $ | 18,000 | ||
Maximum Catch-up Contribution Limit | $ | 6,000 | ||
Maximum Annual Contribution Limit | $ | 53,000 | ||
Highly Compensated Employee (HCE) Compensation Threshold | $ | 120,000 | ||
Key Employee (Officer) Compensation Threshold | $ | 170,000 | ||
Social Security Taxable Wage Base | $ | 118,500 |
Fees: Listed below are the charges your account will incur as a condition of the receipt of a benefit under the Plan, depending upon the transaction involved:
Participants have the ability to take a loan from the Plan. To do so,
| There will be a loan set-up fee of $50 paid from your account prior to obtaining a loan from the Plan. |
| The loan set-up charge is deducted from your account. All other costs of administering the Plan will be paid by your Employer or from Plan assets. |
If you have any questions relating to these fees and how they affect your account, please contact the Plan Administrator.
Qualified Default Investment Alternative (QDIA): The Plan contains the following QDIAs:
Name of Primary QDIA: | LifePath Accounts | |
Investment Objectives: | The LifePath series are designed to be complete investment solutions for individuals. Each LifePath strategy is a broadly diversified portfolio, designed for both a particular risk tolerance and when the money will be needed. | |
Risk/Return Characteristics: | The LifePath series are designed to cover the risk spectrum from low to high. The LifePath Retirement represents the lowest risk while the LifePath 2055 represents the highest risk (for 2015). | |
Fees/Expenses: | The expense ratio is 0.15% (15 basis points per year). |
Target Funds:
Name of investment | Year in which Normal Retirement Age attained | |||
LifePath Retirement | 2015 | |||
LifePath 2020 | 2020 | |||
LifePath 2025 | 2025 | |||
LifePath 2030 | 2030 | |||
LifePath 2035 | 2035 | |||
LifePath 2040 | 2040 | |||
LifePath 2045 | 2045 | |||
LifePath 2050 | 2050 | |||
LifePath 2055 | 2055 |
Collective And Commingled Funds: The Trustee is authorized to invest all or any part of the Trust in the following Collective and Commingled Funds:
a. | SBERA Common and Collective Trust |
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PRIOR PLAN PROVISIONS
PLAN PROVISION:
The automatic enrollment provision applies to new employees, current employees who are deferring less than 3% and current employees who are not deferring effective August 1, 2014.
EFFECTIVE DATE: August 1, 2014
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