Amendment No. 2 to Cole National Group, Inc. 1999 Supplemental Retirement Benefit Plan
Cole National Group, Inc. has amended its 1999 Supplemental Retirement Benefit Plan with this second amendment, effective January 23, 2004. The amendment updates the timing of benefit payments and the vesting schedule for participants, aligning both with the terms of the company's main Pension Plan or as specified in individual participant agreements. This ensures that supplemental retirement benefits are paid and vested under the same conditions as the primary pension benefits.
Exhibit 10.31
AMENDMENT NO. 2 TO THE COLE NATIONAL
GROUP, INC. 1999 SUPPLEMENTAL RETIREMENT BENEFIT PLAN
WHEREAS, Cole National Group, Inc. (the Company) adopted the Cole National Group, Inc. 1999 Supplemental Retirement Benefit Plan effective as of January 1, 1999 (the Plan);
WHEREAS, the Company adopted Amendment No. 1 to the Plan dated as of January 25, 2002;
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 6.1 of the Plan, the Company hereby amends the Plan, as provided herein, as Amendment No. 2 to the Plan; and
WHEREAS, the Company hereby adopts this Amendment No. 2. Words and phrases used herein with initial capital letters that are not defined herein shall have the meaning provided in the Plan.
Section 1
Section 3.2 of the Plan is hereby amended in its entirety to read as follows:
SECTION 3.2. Time of Payment. A Participants (or Beneficiarys) Supplemental Retirement Benefit shall commence at the same time and under the same conditions as the benefits payable to the Participant (or Beneficiary) under the Pension Plan, or at such time and under such conditions as may be provided in the Instrument Designating Participant applicable to the Participant.
Section 2
Section 4.1 of the Plan is hereby amended in its entirety to read as follows:
SECTION 4.1. Vesting. A Participant shall be vested in his Supplemental Retirement Benefit in accordance with the vesting provisions of the Pension Plan, or at such time and under such conditions as may be provided in the Instrument Designating Participant applicable to the Participant.
Dated as of January 23 , 2004 | COLE NATIONAL GROUP, INC. | |||
By: | /s/ Leslie D. Dunn | |||
Title: | Senior Vice President | |||