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KEY EMPLOYEE DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN OF
CONOCOPHILLIPS
TITLE I
(Effective for benefits earned and vested prior to
January 1, 2005)
2020 AMENDMENT AND RESTATEMENT
The Key Employee Deferred Compensation Plan of ConocoPhillips, Title I (“Title I”), is
hereby amended and restated effective as of January 1, 2020 (except where another date
is specified herein with regard to a particular provision).
Immediately prior to effectiveness of this 2020 Amendment and Restatement, Title I was
and remains subject to the 2012 Restatement of the Key Employee Deferred
Compensation Plan of ConocoPhillips, Title I, which was effective as of the "Effective
Time" defined in the Employee Matters Agreement by and between ConocoPhillips and
Phillips 66 (the "Effective Time") and conditioned on the occurrence of the
"Distribution" defined in such Employee Matters Agreement (the "Distribution"),
together with the First Amendment to Title I of the Key Employee Deferred
Compensation Plan of ConocoPhillips (2012 Restatement), effective October 30, 2019.
Preamble
The purpose of this Plan is to attract and retain key employees by providing them with an
opportunity to defer receipt of cash amounts which otherwise would have been paid to
them under various compensation programs or plans by a Participating Subsidiary.
The Plan is sponsored and maintained by ConocoPhillips Company. The Plan is the
continuation of the Key Employee Deferred Compensation Plan of Phillips Petroleum
Company, of the Conoco Inc. Global Variable Compensation Deferral Program, and of
the portions of the Conoco Inc. Salary Deferral & Savings Restoration Plan consisting of
Salary Deferral Obligations and Retiree Obligations, and all deferrals made under any of
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those plans, programs, or arrangements shall continue under their terms and the terms of
this Plan.
Title I of the Plan is effective with regard to benefits earned and vested prior to January 1,
2005, while Title II of the Plan is effective with regard to benefits earned or vested after
December 31, 2004. Gains, losses, earnings, or expenses shall be allocated to the Title of
the Plan to which the underlying obligations giving rise to them are allocated. Other than
earnings, gains, and losses, no further benefits shall accrue under Title I of this Plan after
December 31, 2004.
This Title I of the Plan is intended (1) to be a “grandfathered” plan pursuant to Code
section 409A, as enacted as part of the American Jobs Creation Act of 2004, and official
guidance issued thereunder, and (2) to be “a plan which is unfunded and is maintained by
an employer primarily for the purpose of providing deferred compensation for a select
group of management or highly compensated employees” within the meaning of sections
201(2), 301(a)(3), and 401(a)(1) of ERISA. Notwithstanding any other provision of this
Plan, this Plan shall be interpreted, operated, and administered in a manner consistent
with these intentions.
Section 1. Definitions.
For purposes of the Plan, the following terms, as used herein, shall have the meaning
specified:
(a)
“Affiliated Group”
in which it owns, directly or through a subsidiary or affiliate, a 5% or more equity
interest.
(b)
“Award”
Employee under the terms of an Incentive Compensation Plan or a Long Term
Incentive Plan, or (ii) required to be credited to an Employee’s Deferred
Compensation Account pursuant to an Incentive Compensation Plan, the Long
Term Incentive Compensation Plan, the Strategic Incentive Plan, a Long Term
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Incentive Plan, or any similar plans, or any administrative procedure adopted
pursuant thereto, or (iii) credited as a result of a Participant’s deferral of the
receipt of the value of the Stock which would otherwise be delivered to an
Employee in the event restrictions lapse on Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock
Units or the settlement of Restricted Stock Units previously awarded or which
may be awarded to the Participant pursuant to an Incentive Compensation Plan,
the Long Term Incentive Compensation Plan, the Strategic Incentive Plan, a Long
Term Incentive Plan, an Omnibus Securities Plan, or any similar plans, or any
administrative procedure adopted pursuant thereto, or (iv) credited resulting from
a lump sum distribution from any of the Company’s non-qualified retirement
plans and/or plans which provide for a retirement supplement, or (v) resulting
from the forfeiture of Restricted Stock, required by Phillips Petroleum Company,
of key employees who became employees of GPM Gas Corporation, or (vi)
credited as a result of an Employee’s deferral of the receipt of the lump sum cash
payment from the Employee’s account in the Defined Contribution Makeup Plan,
or (vii) credited as a result of an Employee’s voluntary reduction of Salary, or
(viii) credited as a result of an Employee’s deferral of a Performance Based
Incentive Award, or (ix) any other amount determined by the Committee to be an
Award under the Plan. Sections 2 and 3 of this Plan shall not apply with respect
to Awards included under (ii), (v), and (ix) above and a participant receiving such
an Award shall be deemed, with respect thereto, to have elected a Section 5(b)(i)
payment option in 10 annual installments commencing about one year after
retirement at age 55 or above, but subject to revision under the terms of this Plan.
(c)
“Beneficiary”
benefit of a person designated by a Participant to receive, in the event of death,
any unpaid portion of a Participant's Benefits from this Plan, as provided in
Section 7.
(d)
“Benefit”
Plan.
(e)
“Board”
shall mean the Board of Directors of the Company, as it may be
comprised from time to time.
(f)
“Chief Executive Officer”
“CEO”
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the Company.
(g)
“Committee”
from time to time by the Board; provided, however, that until a successor is
appointed by the Board, the individual serving as the Company’s Vice President
with responsibility over human resources shall be sole member of the
Committee..
(h)
“Company”
any successor corporation. The Company is a subsidiary of ConocoPhillips.
(i)
“Conoco Inc. Global Variable Compensation Deferral Program”
the Conoco Inc. Global Variable Compensation Deferral Program, prior to its
merger into this Plan on October 3, 2003.
(j)
“Conoco Inc. Salary Deferral & Savings Restoration Plan”
Conoco Inc. Salary Deferral & Savings Restoration Plan, prior to its merger into
this Plan on October 3, 2003.
(k)
“ConocoPhillips”
successor corporation. ConocoPhillips is a publicly held corporation and the
parent of the Company.
(l)
“Deferred Compensation Account”
maintained for each Participant in which is recorded the amounts of Awards
deferred by a Participant, the deemed gains, losses, and earnings accrued thereon,
and payments made therefrom all in accordance with the terms of the Plan.
(m)
“Defined Contribution Makeup Plan”
Makeup Plan of ConocoPhillips, or any similar plan or successor plans.
(n)
“Disability”
Director, of a Participant, because of an injury or sickness, to work at a reasonable
occupation that is available with the Company, a Participating Subsidiary, or
another subsidiary of the Company.
(o)
“Election Form”
provided by the Plan Administrator pursuant to which a Participant may elect the
time and form of payment of his or her Benefits under the Plan.
(p)
“Eligible Employee”
Award and at the time of the Award is classified as a ConocoPhillips salary grade
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19 or above or any equivalent salary grade at a Participating Subsidiary.
(q)
conditions of Section 5(j) who is a salaried employee of the Company or of a
Participating Subsidiary. Employee shall also include Participants who are
employed by a member of the Affiliated Group and former employees of a
member of the Affiliated Group who Retire or are Laid Off and are eligible to
receive a lump sum distribution from non-qualified retirement plans. Employee
shall also include any individual or Rehired Participant who was hired as a
salaried employee of ConocoPhillips Services Inc. on or after January 1, 2003,
and is classified as a ConocoPhillips salary grade 19 or above or any equivalent
salary grade at a Participating Subsidiary. Notwithstanding the foregoing, prior to
October 3, 2003, Employee shall not include anyone who is classified as a
Heritage Conoco Employee. On and after October 3, 2003, Employee shall
include anyone who is classified as a Heritage Conoco Employee.
(r)
“ERISA”
amended from time to time, or
any
(s)
“Exchange Act”
and in effect from time to time, or any successor statute.
(t)
“Heritage Conoco Employee”
Inc., Conoco Pipe Line Company, or Louisiana Gas Systems Inc. prior to January
1, 2003; provided, however, that an individual who has been terminated from
employment with a member of the Affiliated Group at any time and rehired by a
member of the Affiliated Group after January 1, 2003, shall not be considered a
Heritage Conoco Employee for purposes of this Plan.
(u)
“Incentive Compensation Plan”
Incentive Program, the Incentive Compensation Plan of Phillips Petroleum
Company, or the Annual Incentive Compensation Plan of Phillips Petroleum
Company, the Special Incentive Plan for Former Tosco Executives, the Conoco
Inc. Global Variable Compensation Plan, or a similar plan of a Participating
Subsidiary, or any similar or successor plans, or all, as the context may require.
(v)
“Layoff”
“Laid Off”
reason of layoff under the Phillips Layoff Plan or the Phillips
Work
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Stabilization Plan, an applicable Qualifying Event (without there being a
Disqualifying Event) under the Conoco Severance Pay Plan, or layoff or
redundancy under any other layoff or redundancy plan which the Company, any
Participating Subsidiary, or any other member of the Affiliated Group may adopt
from time to time. If all or any portion of the benefits under the layoff or
redundancy plan are contingent on the employee’s signing a general release of
liability, such termination shall not be considered as a Layoff for purposes of this
Plan unless the employee executes and does not revoke a general release of
liability, acceptable to the Company, under the terms of such layoff or redundancy
plan.
(w)
“Long-Term Incentive Compensation Plan”
Incentive Compensation Plan of Phillips Petroleum Company, which was
terminated December 31, 1985.
(x)
“Long-Term Incentive Plan”
Program, the ConocoPhillips Restricted Stock Program, the Phillips Petroleum
Company Long-Term Incentive Plan, or a similar or successor plan of any of
them, established under an Omnibus Securities Plan.
(y)
“Newhire Employee”
calendar year.
(z)
“Omnibus Securities Plan”
Petroleum Company, the 2002 Omnibus Securities Plan of Phillips Petroleum
Company, the 1998 Stock and Performance Incentive Plan of ConocoPhillips, the
1998 Key Employee Stock Plan of ConocoPhillips, or a similar or successor plan
of any of them.
(aa)
“Participant”
is maintained.
(bb)
“Participating Subsidiary”
the Company beneficially owns, directly or indirectly, more than 50% of the
aggregate voting power of all outstanding classes and series of stock, where such
subsidiary has adopted one or more plans making participants eligible for
participation in this Plan and one or more Employees of which are Potential
Participants.
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(cc)
“Plan”
shall mean the Key
Employee
ConocoPhillips. The Plan is sponsored and maintained by the Company.
(dd)
“Plan Administrator”
Company, or his or her successor.
(ee)
“Plan Year ”
shall mean January 1 through December 31.
(ff)
“Potential Participant”
in Section 2 or in Section 5 (h).
(gg)
“Rehired Participant”
or Layoff, is rehired by the Company, or any subsidiary of the Company, and
whose employment status is classified as regular full-time or its equivalent.
(hh)
“Restricted Stock”
“Restricted Stock Units”
of Stock and units each of which shall represent a hypothetical share of Stock,
which have certain restrictions attached to the ownership thereof or the delivery of
shares pursuant thereto.
(ii)
“Retiree Obligations”
retired on or after the earliest retirement date available under the Retirement Plan
of Conoco and who are Participants in this Plan arising from deferrals made as
participants in the Conoco Inc. Salary Deferral & Savings Restoration Plan prior
to its merger into this Plan.
(jj)
“Retirement”
“Retire”
“Retiring”
with the Company or any subsidiary of the Company on or after the earliest early
retirement date at age 55 or above as defined in the ConocoPhillips Retirement
Plan (or, with respect to a Heritage Conoco Employee, the Retirement Plan of
Conoco) or of the applicable retirement plan of a member of the Affiliated Group.
(kk)
“Retirement Income Plan”
with respect to a Heritage Conoco Employee, the Retirement Plan of Conoco) or a
similar retirement plan of the Participating Subsidiary pursuant to the terms of
which the Participant retires.
(ll)
“Salary Deferral Obligations”
Participants in this Plan arising from salary deferrals made as participants in the
Conoco Inc. Salary Deferral & Savings Restoration Plan prior to its merger into
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this Plan.
(mm)
“Settlement Date”
Compensation Plan or the Long-Term Incentive Compensation Plan or actions
directed by the Committee, as the case may be, have been taken which are
necessary to make an Award payable to the Participant.
(nn)
“Salary”
adjustments for any before-tax voluntary reductions.
(oo)
“Stock”
(pp)
“Strategic Incentive Plan”
1986 Stock Plan of Phillips Petroleum Company, of the 1990 Stock Plan of
Phillips Petroleum Company, of the Phillips Petroleum Company Omnibus
Securities Plan, and of any successor plans of similar nature.
(qq)
“Subsidiary”
shall mean any corporation or other entity that is treated as a single
employer with ConocoPhillips under section 414(b), (c), or (m) of the Code. In
applying section 1563(a)(1), (2), and (3) of the Code for purposes of determining
a controlled group of corporations under section 414(b) of the Code and for
purposes of determining trades or businesses (whether or not incorporated) under
common control under regulation section 1.414(c)-2 for purposes of section
414(c) of the Code, the language “at least 80%” shall be used without substitution
as allowed under regulations pursuant to section 409A of the Code.
(rr)
“Trustee”
trust agreement between the Company and the trustee, or any successor trustee.
Section 2. Notification of Potential Participants.
(a) Incentive Compensation Plan. Each Plan Year, during October, Eligible
Employees who are expected to be eligible to receive an Award in the
immediately following calendar year under an Incentive Compensation Plan will
be notified and given the opportunity, in a manner prescribed by the Plan
Administrator, to indicate a preference concerning deferral of all or part (in one
percent increments) of such Award.
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(b) Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units Lapsing.
(i) Each Plan Year during October, Employees who are or will be 55 years of
age or older prior to the end of the following calendar year will be notified
and given the opportunity, in a manner prescribed by the Plan
Administrator, to indicate a preference to delay the lapsing of the
restrictions on part (in one percent increments) or all of the shares of
Restricted Stock and/or Restricted Stock Units previously awarded or
which may be awarded to the Employee under an Incentive Compensation
Plan, the Long Term Incentive Compensation Plan, a Long-Term
Incentive Plan, the Strategic Incentive Plan, or an Omnibus Securities Plan
in the event the Compensation Committee takes action in the following
calendar year to lapse restrictions on Restricted Stock and/or Restricted
Stock Units and/or settle Restricted Stock Units.
(ii) Each Plan Year during October, Employees who have been granted a
special Restricted Stock Award and/or Restricted Stock Unit Award will
be notified and given the opportunity, in a manner prescribed by the Plan
Administrator to indicate a preference to delay the lapsing of the
restrictions on part (in one percent increments) or all of the shares of
Restricted Stock and/or Restricted Stock Units when the restrictions lapse
on the Special Restricted Stock and/or Restricted Stock Units or the
Restricted Stock Units are settled based on the terms of the Special
Restricted Stock and/or Restricted Stock Unit Awards in the following
year.
(iii) Such indication of preference as outlined in (i) above may be made within
60 days of the amendment of this Plan providing for the notice; provided,
however, that such indication of preference must be made no later than
June 6, 2003, for such Awards that would otherwise be lapsed or settled
later in 2003.
(c)
Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Unit Awards Deferral.
(i) Each Plan Year during October, Employees who are or will be 55 years of
age or older prior to the end of the calendar year will be notified and given
the opportunity, in a manner prescribed by the Plan Administrator, to
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indicate a preference concerning the deferral of the receipt of the value of
all or part (in one percent increments) of the Stock which would otherwise
be delivered to the Employees in the event, during the following calendar
year, the Compensation Committee takes action to lapse restrictions on
Restricted Stock and/or Restricted Stock Units and/or settle Restricted
Stock Units previously awarded or which may be awarded to the
Employees under an Incentive Compensation Plan, the Long Term
Incentive Compensation Plan, a Long Term Incentive Plan, the Strategic
Incentive Plan, or an Omnibus Securities Plan.
(ii) Employees who have been granted a special Restricted Stock Award
and/or Restricted Stock Units Award may, in the year preceding the year
in which the restrictions are scheduled to lapse or the Restricted Stock
Units are to be settled, indicate a preference concerning the deferral of the
value of all or part (in one percent increments) of the stock which would
otherwise be delivered to the Employees in the next calendar year when
the restrictions lapse on the special Restricted Stock and /or Restricted
Stock Units or the Restricted Stock Units are settled based on the terms of
the special Restricted Stock Awards and/or Restricted Stock Units
Awards.
(iii) Employees who are Laid Off during or after the Plan Year they reach age
50 may no later than 30 days after being notified of Layoff, in the manner
prescribed by the Plan Administrator, indicate a preference concerning the
deferral of the receipt of the value of all or part (in one percent
increments) of the Stock which would be otherwise be delivered to the
Employees in the event Restricted Stock Units, which have been granted
in exchange for Restricted Stock pursuant to the Exchange offer initiated
by the Company on December 17, 2001, are settled.
(iv) Such indication of preference as outlined in (i) above may be made within
60 days of the amendment of this Plan providing for the notice; provided,
however, that such indication of preference must be made no later than
June 6, 2003, for such Awards that would otherwise be lapsed or settled
later in 2003.
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(d)
Lump Sum Distribution from Non-Qualified Retirement Plans. With respect to
the lump sum distribution permitted from the Company’s non-qualified retirement
plans and/or plans which provide for a retirement supplement, Employees may
indicate, in a manner prescribed by the Plan Administrator, a preference
concerning deferral of all or part (in one percent increments) of such lump sum
distribution.
(e)
Lump Sum from Defined Contribution Makeup Plan. Employees who will
receive a lump sum cash payment from their account under the Defined
Contribution Makeup Plan, may indicate, in a manner prescribed by the Plan
Administrator, a preference concerning deferral of all or part (in one percent
increments) of such payment.
(f)
Salary Reduction. Annually, Employees and Newhire Employees on the U.S.
dollar payroll may elect, in a manner prescribed by the Plan Administrator, a
voluntary reduction of Salary for each pay period of the following calendar year,
or for Newhire Employees the remainder of the calendar year in which they are
hired, in which case the Company will credit a like amount as an Award
hereunder, provided that the amount of such voluntary reduction shall not be less
than 1% nor more than 50% of the Employee’s Salary per pay period (and may be
further limited by the Plan Administrator such that the resulting salary that is paid
is sufficient to satisfy all benefit plan deductions, tax deductions, elective
deductions, and other deductions required to be withheld by the Company).
(g)
Performance Based Incentive Award . Each year, during October, Employees who
are eligible to receive a Performance Based Incentive Award in the immediately
following calendar year will be notified and given the opportunity, in a manner
prescribed by the Plan Administrator, to indicate a preference for the award to be
paid as cash, deferred to their KEDCP account, or issued as Restricted Stock or a
combination of cash, deferred compensation and Restricted Stock.
Section 3. Indication of Preference or Election to Defer Award.
(a)
Incentive Compensation Plan. If a Potential Participant prefers to defer under this
Plan all or any part of the Award to which a notice received under Section 2(a)
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pertains, the Potential Participant must indicate such preference, in a manner
prescribed by the Plan Administrator, (i) if the Potential Participant is subject to
section 16 of the Exchange Act, to the Committee, or (ii) if the Potential
Participant is not subject to section 16 of the Exchange Act, to the CEO. The
Potential Participant’s preference must be received on or before October 31 of the
year in which said Section 2(a) notice was received. Such indication must state
the portion of the Award the Potential Participant desires to be deferred. If an
indication is not received by October 31, the Potential Participant will be deemed
to have elected to receive and not to defer any such Incentive Compensation Plan
award.
Such indication of preference, if accepted, becomes irrevocable on
November 1 of the year in which the indication is submitted to the Committee or
CEO, except that, in the event of any of the following:
(i) the Employee is demoted to a job classification/grade that is no longer
eligible to receive an Award from an Incentive Compensation Plan,
(ii) the Employee’s employment status is classified to a status other than
regular full-time or its equivalent, or
(iii) the Employee is receiving Unavoidable Absence Benefits (UAB) pay such
that the pay received is less than his/her pay had been prior to being on
UAB,
the Employee can request, subject to approval by the Plan Administrator, that
his/her indication of preference to defer, whether approved or not, be revoked for
that Incentive Compensation Plan Award.
The Committee or CEO, as applicable, shall consider such indication of
preference as submitted and shall decide whether to accept or reject the preference
expressed.
(b)
Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Unit Awards Lapsing. If a Potential
Participant prefers to delay the lapsing of the restrictions on part or all of the
shares of Restricted Stock and/or Restricted Stock Units to which a notice
received under Section 2(b) pertains, the Potential Participant must indicate such
preference in a manner prescribed by the Plan Administrator, (i) if the Potential
Participant is subject to section 16 of the Exchange Act, to the Committee, or (ii)
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if the Potential Participant is not subject to section 16 of the Exchange Act, to the
CEO. The Potential Participant’s preference must state the percentage of the
shares and/or units on which the lapsing is to be delayed. If an indication is not
received by October 31, the Potential Participant will be deemed to have elected
to have the restrictions lapsed if the Compensation Committee takes action to
lapse restrictions or as specified under the terms of the Special Restricted Stock
and/or Restricted Stock Unit Awards. If the Potential Participant prefers to delay
the lapsing of the restrictions on part or all of the shares of Restricted Stock or
Restricted Stock Units awarded under an Incentive Compensation Plan, the Long
Term Incentive Compensation Plan, a Long Term Incentive Plan, or Strategic
Incentive Plan, those shares and/or units will be subject to another indication of
preference in the following year. If the Potential Participant prefers to delay the
lapsing of the restrictions on part or all of the shares of Restricted Stock or
Restricted Stock Units from Special Stock Awards, those shares and/or units will
remain restricted and the Employee will receive a notice to indicate a preference
for such shares when the Employee is or will be 55 years of age or older prior to
the end of the calendar year as specified in Section 2(b)(i).
(c)
Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Unit Deferral. If a Potential Participant
prefers to defer under this Plan the value of all or any part of the Restricted Stock
or Restricted Stock Units to which a notice received under Section 2(c) pertains,
the Potential Participant must indicate such preference, in a manner prescribed by
the Plan Administrator, (i) if the Potential Participant is subject to section 16 of
the Exchange Act, to the Committee, or (ii) if the Potential Participant is not
subject to section 16 of the Exchange Act, to the CEO. The Potential
Participant’s preference must be received on or before October 31 of the year in
which said Section 2(c) notice was received. Such indication must state the
portion of the value of the Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Units the Potential
Participant desires to be deferred. If an indication is not received by October 31,
the Potential Participant will be deemed to have elected to receive any shares or
units for which the restrictions are lapsed. Such indication of preference becomes
irrevocable on November 1 of the year in which the indication is submitted to the
Committee or CEO. The Committee or CEO, as applicable, shall consider such
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indication of preference as submitted and shall decide whether to accept or reject
the preference expressed. A deferral of the value of the Restricted Stock or
Restricted Stock Units will be paid under the terms of Section 5(b)(i) hereof in 10
annual installments commencing about one year after Retirement at age 55 or
above, but subject to revision under the terms of this Plan. Such approved
indication of preference shall also apply to any Restricted Stock Units granted in
exchange for shares of Restricted Stock pursuant to the Exchange offer initiated
by the Company on December 17, 2001.
(d)
Lump Sum Distribution from Non-Qualified Retirement Plans. If a Potential
Participant prefers to defer under this Plan all or part of the lump sum distribution
to which Section 2(d) pertains, the Potential Participant must indicate such
preference, in a manner prescribed by the Plan Administrator, (i) if the Potential
Participant is subject to section 16 of the Exchange Act, to the Committee or (ii) if
the Potential Participant is not subject to section 16 of the Exchange Act, to the
CEO. The Potential Participant’s preference must be received in the period
beginning 90 days prior to and ending no less than 30 days prior to the date of
commencement of retirement benefits under such plans. Such indication must
state the portion of the lump sum distribution the Potential Participant desires to
be deferred. The Committee or CEO, as applicable, shall consider such indication
of preference as submitted and shall decide whether to accept or reject the
preference expressed as soon as practicable. Such indication of preference, if
accepted, becomes irrevocable on the date of such acceptance.
(e) Lump Sum from Defined Contribution Makeup Plan. If a Potential Participant
prefers to defer under this Plan all or part of the lump sum cash payment to which
Section 2(e) pertains, the Potential Participant must indicate such preference, in a
manner prescribed by the Plan Administrator, (i) if the Potential Participant is
subject to section 16 of the Exchange Act, to the Committee or (ii) if the Potential
Participant is not subject to section 16 of the Exchange Act, to the CEO. The
Potential Participant’s preference must be received in the period beginning 365
days prior to and ending no less than 90 days prior to the Participant’s retirement
date at age 55 or above except that if a Potential Participant is notified of layoff
during or after the year in which the Potential Participant reaches age 50, the
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Potential Participant’s preference must be received no later than 30 days after
being notified of layoff. Such indication must state the portion of the lump sum
payment the Potential Participant desires to be deferred. The Committee or CEO,
as applicable, shall consider such indication of preference as submitted and shall
decide whether to accept or reject the preference expressed as soon as practicable.
such acceptance. A deferral of the lump sum from the Defined Contribution
Makeup Plan will be paid under the terms of Section 5(b)(i) hereof in 10 annual
installments commencing about one year after Retirement at age 55 or above, but
subject to revision under the terms of the Plan.
(f) Salary Reduction. If a Potential Participant elects to voluntarily reduce Salary
and receive an Award hereunder in lieu thereof, the Potential Participant must
make an election, in the manner prescribed by the Plan Administrator, which must
be received on or before October 31 prior to the beginning of the calendar year of
the elected deferral or for Newhire Employees as soon as practicable within a 30-
day period after their first day of employment or reemployment. Such election
must be in writing signed by the Potential Participant, and must state the amount
of the salary reduction the Potential Participant elects. Such election becomes
irrevocable on October 31 prior to the beginning of the calendar year or for
Newhire Employees after the 30-day period after their first day of employment or
reemployment, except that in the event of any of the following:
(i) the Employee is demoted to a job classification/grade that is no longer
eligible to receive an Award from an Incentive Compensation Plan,
(ii) the Employee’s employment status is classified to a status other than
regular full-time or its equivalent, or
(iii) the Employee is receiving Unavoidable Absence Benefits (UAB) pay such
that the pay received is less than his/her pay had been prior to being on
UAB,
the Employee can request, subject to approval by the Plan Benefits Administrator,
that his/her election to voluntarily reduce his/her salary be revoked for the
remainder of the calendar year.
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terms of Section 5(b)(i) hereof in 10 annual installments commencing about one
year after Retirement at age 55 or above, but subject to revision under the terms of
the Plan.
(g) Performance Based Incentive Award. The Potential Participant who is eligible to
receive a Performance Based Incentive Award in the immediately following
calendar year, must indicate a preference, in a manner prescribed by the Plan
Administrator, (i) if the Potential Participant is subject to section 16 of the
Exchange Act, to the Committee, or (ii) if the Potential Participant is not subject
to section 16 of the Exchange Act, to the CEO. The Potential Participant’s
preference must be received on or before October 31 of the year in which said
Section 2(g) notice was received. Such indication must state the portion of the
award the Potential Participant desires to be in cash, the portion to be deferred and
the portion to be in Restricted Stock. If an indication is not received by October
31 the Potential Participant will be deemed to have elected to receive the award as
cash. Such indication of preference becomes irrevocable on November 1 of the
year in which the indication is submitted to the Committee or CEO. The
Committee or CEO, as applicable, shall consider such indication of preference as
submitted and shall decide whether to accept or reject the preference expressed.
Section 4. Deferred Compensation Accounts.
(a)
Credit for Deferral. Amounts deferred pursuant to Section 3(a) and Section
5(h)(1) will be credited to the Participant’s Deferred Compensation Account as
soon as practicable, but not less than 30 days after the Settlement Date of the
Incentive Compensation Plan. Amounts deferred pursuant to Section 3(c) and
Section 5(h)(2) will be credited, as applicable, as soon as practicable, but not later
than 30 days after the date as of which the restrictions lapse at the market value of
the underlying Restricted Stock or the shares represented by the Restricted Stock
Units awarded under an Incentive Compensation Plan, the Long Term Incentive
Compensation Plan, a Long Term Incentive Plan or a Strategic Incentive Plan
Performance Period which began prior to January 1, 2003. For this purpose, the
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market value of the underlying Restricted Stock or the shares represented by the
Restricted Stock Units, as applicable, shall be based on the higher of (i) the
average of the high and low selling prices of the Stock on the date the restrictions
lapse or the last trading day before the day the restrictions lapse if such date is not
a trading day or (ii) the average of the high three monthly Fair Market Values of
the Stock during the twelve calendar months preceding the month in which the
restrictions lapse. The monthly Fair Market Value of the Stock is the average of
the daily Fair Market Value of the Stock for each trading day of the month.
The market value of the underlying Restricted Stock or the shares
represented by the Restricted Stock Units awarded under a Long Term Incentive
Plan, under an Incentive Compensation Plan that began on or after January 1,
2003, under an Omnibus Securities Plan (with regard to awards made on or after
January 1, 2003), and for the Special Stock Awards issued on October 22, 2002,
shall be the monthly average Fair Market Value of the Stock during the calendar
month preceding the month in which the restrictions lapse or shares are to be
delivered as applicable. The monthly average Fair Market Value of the Stock is
the average of the daily Fair Market Value of the Stock for each trading day of the
month.
The daily Fair Market Value of the Stock shall be deemed equal to the
average of the high and low selling prices of the Stock on the New York Stock
Exchange.
Amounts deferred pursuant to Section 3(e) and 3(f) and Section 5(h)(3)
will be credited to the Participant’s Deferred Compensation Account as soon as
practicable, but not later than 30 days after the cash payment would have been
made had it not been deferred. Amounts deferred pursuant to other provisions of
this Plan shall be credited as soon as practicable but not later than 30 days after
the date the Award would otherwise be payable.
(b)
Designation of Investments. The amount in each Participant’s Deferred
Compensation Account shall be deemed to have been invested and reinvested
from time to time, in such “eligible securities” as the Participant shall designate.
Prior to or in the absence of a Participant’s designation, the Company shall
designate an “eligible security” in which the Participant’s Deferred Compensation
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Account shall be deemed to have been invested until designation instructions are
received from the Participant. Eligible securities are those securities designated by
the Chief Financial Officer of the Company, or his successor. The Chief
Financial Officer of the Company may include as eligible securities, stocks listed
on a national securities exchange, and bonds, notes, debentures, corporate or
governmental, either listed on a national securities exchange or for which price
quotations are published in The Wall Street Journal and shares issued by
investment companies commonly known as “mutual funds”. The Participant’s
Deferred Compensation Account will be adjusted to reflect the deemed gains,
losses, and earnings as though the amount deferred was actually invested and
reinvested in the eligible securities for the Participant’s Deferred Compensation
Account.
event the Company (or any trust maintained for this purpose) actually purchases
or sells such securities in the quantities and at the times the securities are deemed
to be purchased or sold for a Participant’s Deferred Compensation Account, the
Account shall be adjusted accordingly to reflect the price actually paid or received
by the Company for such securities after adjustment for all transaction expenses
incurred (including without limitation brokerage fees and stock transfer taxes).
Company, the Deferred Compensation Account shall be charged with a dollar
amount equal to the quantity and kind of securities deemed to have been
purchased multiplied by the fair market value of such security on the date of
reference and shall be credited with the quantity and kind of securities so deemed
to have been purchased. In the case of any deemed sale not actually made by the
Company, the account shall be charged with the quantity and kind of securities
deemed to have been sold, and shall be credited with a dollar amount equal to the
quantity and kind of securities deemed to have been sold multiplied by the fair
market value of such security on the date of reference. As used in this paragraph
“fair market value” means in the case of a listed security the closing price on the
date of reference, or if there were no sales on such date, then the closing price on
the nearest preceding day on which there were such sales, and in the case of an
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unlisted security the mean between the bid and asked prices on the date of
reference, or if no such prices are available for such date, then the mean between
the bid and asked prices to the nearest preceding day for which such prices are
available.
third party to provide services that may include record keeping, Participant
accounting, Participant communication, payment of installments to the
Participant, tax reporting, and any other services specified by the Company in
agreement with such third party.
(c)
Payments. A Participant’s Deferred Compensation Account shall be debited with
respect to payments made from the account pursuant to this Plan as of the date
such payments are made from the account. The payment shall be made as soon as
practicable, but no later than 30 days, after the installment payment date.
disability as determined in the sole discretion of the Plan Administrator, the Plan
Administrator shall have the power to cause the payment due such person to be
made to such person’s guardian or other legal representative for the person’s
benefit, and such payment shall constitute a full release and discharge of the
Company, the Plan Administrator, and any fiduciary of the Plan.
(d)
Statements. At least one time per year the Plan Administrator (or a third party
acting for the Plan Administrator) will furnish each Participant a written statement
setting forth the current balance in the Participant’s Deferred Compensation
Account, the amounts credited or debited to such account since the last statement
and the payment schedule of deferred Awards, and deemed gains, losses, and
earnings accrued thereon as provided by the deferred payment option selected by
the Participant. This provision shall be deemed satisfied if the Plan Administrator
(or a third party acting for the Plan Administrator) makes such information
available through electronic means, such as a web site, and informs affected
Participants of the availability of the information and the manner of accessing it.
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Section 5. Payments from Deferred Compensation Accounts.
(a) Election of Method of Payment for an Incentive Compensation Plan Award. At
the time a Potential Participant submits an indication of preference to defer all or
any part of an Award under an Incentive Compensation Plan as provided in
Section 3(a) above, the Potential Participant shall also elect in a manner
prescribed by the Plan Administrator, which of the payment options, provided for
in Paragraph (b) of this Section, shall apply to the deferred portion of said Award
adjusted for any deemed gains, losses, and earnings accrued thereon credited to
the Participant’s Deferred Compensation Account under this Plan. Subject to
Paragraphs (e), (g), and (h) of this Section, if the Committee or CEO, as
appropriate, accepts the Potential Participant’s indication of preference, the
election of the method of payment of the amount deferred shall become
irrevocable.
(b) Payment Options. A Potential Participant may elect, using an Election Form or in
such other manner prescribed by the Plan Administrator, to have the deferred
portion of an Incentive Compensation Plan Award adjusted for any deemed gains,
losses, and earnings accrued thereon paid:
(i)
(Post-Retirement)
installments, or in 4 to 60 quarterly installments, the payment of the first
of any of such installments to commence on the first day of the first
calendar quarter which is on or after the first anniversary of (x) the
Potential Participant’s first day of Retirement at age 55 or above (or at age
50 or above for a Heritage Conoco Employee who was employed by
Conoco Inc. or its affiliates on August 30, 2002 if such Heritage Conoco
Employee is eligible for early retirement under the Retirement Plan of
Conoco) or (y) the Potential Participant’s first day of Layoff at age 50 or
above, or
(ii)
(Date Certain)
Compensation Award, in 1 to 15 annual installments, in 2 to 30 semi-
annual installments, or in 4 to 60 quarterly installments, the payment of
the first of any of such installments to commence on the first day of
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calendar quarter which is designated by the Participant, is at least one year
after the date on which the election is made, and is not later than the 65
th
birthday of the Participant; provided, however, that in the event of
termination of employment from the Affiliated Group by a Heritage
Conoco Employee who had made deferral of amounts from the Conoco
Inc. Global Variable Compensation Plan, the balance of such deferred
amounts (adjusted for earnings, gains, and losses) shall be paid in a lump
sum as soon as practicable after termination, notwithstanding an
installment election made pursuant to this Paragraph, or
(iii)
(Pre-
Retirement
)
following the Participant’s termination from employment with the
Affiliated Group.
(iv)
In the event that no election is properly and timely made with regard to the
time and method of payment under Section 5(b)(i) or (ii), payment shall be
made in 10 annual installments, the payment of the first of any of such
installments to commence on the first day of the first calendar quarter
which is on or after the first anniversary of (x) the Potential Participant’s
first day of Retirement at age 55 or above (or at age 50 or above for a
Heritage Conoco Employee who was employed by Conoco Inc. or its
affiliates on August 30, 2002 if such Heritage Conoco Employee is
eligible for early retirement under the Retirement Plan of Conoco) or (y)
the Potential Participant’s first day of Layoff at age 50 or above.
(c) Election of Method of Payment of the Value of Restricted Stock and Restricted
Stock Units. As provided in Section 3(c) above, a deferral of the value of all or
part of the Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Units will be considered payment
option (b)(i) of this Section subject to Paragraphs (e) and (g) of this Section.
(d) Election of Method of Payment of a Lump Sum Distribution from Non-Qualified
Retirement Plans. At the time a Potential Participant submits an indication of
preference to defer all or part of the lump sum distribution as provided in Section
3(d) above, the Potential Participant shall also elect in a manner prescribed by the
Plan Administrator which payment option shall apply to the deferred lump sum
adjusted for any gains, losses, and earnings to be accrued thereon credited to the
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Participant’s Deferred Compensation Account under this Plan. The payment
options are annual installments of not less than 1 nor more than 15, semi-annual
installments of not less than 2 nor more than 30, or quarterly installments of not
less than 4 nor more than 60. The first installment shall commence as soon as
practicable after any date specified by the Potential Participant, so long as such
date is the first day of a calendar quarter and is at least one year and not later than
five years from the date the payout option was elected. Subject to Paragraph (g)
of this Section, if the Committee or CEO, as appropriate, accepts the Potential
Participant’s indication of preference, the election of the method of payment of
the amount deferred shall become irrevocable.
(e) Payment Option Revisions. If a Section 5(b)(i) payment option applies to any
part of the balance of a Participant’s Deferred Compensation Account, the
Participant may revise such payment option as follows:
(i) Prior to Retirement. The Participant at any time during a period beginning
365 days prior to and ending 90 days prior to the date the Participant
Retires at age 55 or above may, with respect to the total of all amounts
subject to such payment option at the time of the Participant’s Retirement
at age 55 or above, in the manner prescribed by the Plan Administrator,
revise such payment option and elect one of the payment options specified
in (e)(iv) of this Section to apply to such total amount in place of such
payment option.
(ii) Upon Layoff. If a Participant who is eligible to Retire or who is Laid Off
during or after the year in which the Participant reaches age 50 is notified
of Layoff, the Participant may, no later than 30 days after being notified of
Layoff, in the manner prescribed by the Plan Administrator, revise such
payment option and elect one of the payment options specified in (e)(iv) of
this Section to apply to such total amount in place of such payment option.
(iii) If Disabled. The Participant may at any time during a period from the date
of the beginning of the qualifying period for the Company’s Long Term
Disability Plan or similar plan to no later than 90 days prior to the end of
such period, or within 30 days of the amendment of this Plan providing for
such election, in the manner prescribed by the Plan Administrator, revise
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such payment option and elect one of the payment options specified in
(e)(iv) of this Section to apply to the total of all amounts subject to such
payment option; provided, however, that after the payments have begun,
such payments may be made in a different manner if, the Participant due
to an unanticipated emergency caused by an event beyond the control of
the Participant results in financial hardship to the Participant, so request
and the CEO gives written consent to the method of payment requested.
(iv) Payment Options After Revision. If a Participant revises a Section 5(b)(i)
payment option as specified in (e)(i), (e)(ii), or (e)(iii) of this Section, the
Participant may select payments in annual installments of not less than 1
nor more than 15, in semi-annual installments of not less than 2 nor more
than 30, or in quarterly installments of not less than 4 nor more than 60,
with the first installment to commence as soon as practicable following
any date specified by the Participant so long as such date is the first day of
a calendar quarter, is on or after the Participant’s first day of Retirement at
age 55 or above or the first day the Participant is no longer an Employee
following Layoff, is at least one year and no more than five years from the
date the payment option was revised.
(f) Installment Amount. The amount of each installment shall be determined by
dividing the balance in the Participant’s Deferred Compensation Account as of
the date the installment is to be paid, by the number of installments remaining to
be paid (inclusive of the current installment).
(g) Death of Participant. Upon the death of a Participant, the Participant’s
Beneficiary or Beneficiaries designated in accordance with Section 7, shall
receive payments in accordance with the payment option selected by the
Participant, if death occurred after such payments had commenced; or if death
occurred before payments have commenced, the Beneficiary may select payments
in annual installments of not less than 1 nor more than 15, in semi-annual
installments of not less than 2 nor more than 30, or in quarterly installments of not
less than 4 nor more than 60 with the first installment to commence as soon as
practicable following any date specified by the beneficiary so long as such date is
the first day of a calendar quarter and is at least one year and no more than five
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years from the date the payment option is selected and is not later than the date
the deceased Participant would have been age 65; provided, however, such
payments may be made in a different manner if the Beneficiary or Beneficiaries
entitled to receive or receiving such payments, due to an unanticipated emergency
caused by an event beyond the control of the beneficiary or beneficiaries that
results in financial hardship to the Beneficiary or Beneficiaries, so requests and
the CEO gives written consent to the method of payment requested.
(h) Disability of Participant. In the event a Participant or Employee becomes
disabled, the individual may, in the period from the date of the beginning of the
qualifying period for the Company’s Long Term Disability Plan to no later than
90 days prior to the end of such period, or within 30 days of the amendment of
this Plan providing for such election, indicate a preference, in a manner prescribed
by the Plan Administrator, for any of the following:
(1)
To defer part or all of any Incentive Compensation Plan Award the
Employee is eligible to receive in the immediately following calendar
year,
(2)
To defer part or all of the value of the Stock which would otherwise be
delivered to the Employee when the restrictions lapse on any Restricted
Stock or Restricted Stock Units or Restricted Stock Units are settled, or
(3)
To defer part or all of the value from their account under the Defined
Contribution Makeup Plan which would otherwise be paid as a lump sum
to the Participant.
Such indications of preference shall be subject to approval by the Committee if
the Potential Participant is subject to section 16 of the Exchange Act or by the
CEO if the Potential Participant is not subject to section 16 of the Exchange Act.
The Committee or CEO, as applicable, shall consider such indication or
preference as submitted and shall decide whether to accept or reject the preference
expressed.
date of such acceptance. A deferral of any amount will be paid under the terms of
Section 5(b)(i) hereof in ten (10) annual installments, but subject to revision as
specified under the terms of this Plan.
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(i) Termination of Employment. In the event a Participant’s employment with the
Company, any Participating Subsidiary, or any other subsidiary of the Company
terminates for any reason other than death, Retirement at age 55 or above,
Disability, or Layoff during or after the year in which the Participant reaches age
50, the entire balance of the Participant’s Deferred Compensation Account shall
be paid to the Participant in one lump sum as soon as practicable after the date the
Participant terminates employment, except that a Participant who becomes
employed by a member of the Affiliated Group immediately after terminating
employment with the Company or Participating Subsidiary shall not receive their
benefit under the Plan until the Participant terminates employment from the
Affiliated Group; provided, however, the Committee, in its sole discretion, may
elect to make such payments in the amounts and on such schedule as it may
determine.
(j) Rehire of Participant. In the event a Participant is a Rehired Participant, he/she
will be eligible to receive notifications as specified in Section 2 and will be
eligible to submit an Indication of Preference or Election to Defer as specified in
Section 3, if the Participant agrees to the suspension of payments from his/her
Deferred Compensation Account during the period of reemployment by the
Company. Upon termination of reemployment, such payments shall resume on
the same schedule as was in effect at the time the Participant previously Retired or
was Laid Off.
Section 6. Special Provisions for Former ARCO Alaska Employees.
Notwithstanding any provisions to the contrary, in order to comply with the terms of the
Master Purchase and Sale Agreement (“Sale Agreement”) by which the Company
acquired certain Alaskan assets of Atlantic Richfield Company (“ARCO”), a Participant
who was eligible to participate in the ARCO employee benefit plans immediately prior to
becoming an Employee and who was not employed by ARCO Marine, Inc. (a “former
ARCO Alaska employee”) may, in a manner prescribed by the Plan Administrator,
indicate a preference or make an election:
(a) To reduce voluntarily salary and receive an Award in the amount of the reduction
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credited to, at the Employee’s election, (i) an account under this Plan or (ii) for so
long as the ARCO Executive Deferral Plan will accept such deferrals of salary,
but not beyond December 31, 2001, an account under the ARCO Executive
Deferral Plan; or
(b) To defer any Award payable to a former ARCO employee who is involuntarily
terminated prior to April 18, 2002, in lieu of a target ARCO Annual Incentive
Plan (AIP) award, and at the Employee’s election credit the Award to (i) an
account under this Plan or (ii) to the ARCO Executive Deferral Plan; or
(c) To defer the Final ARCO Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan (SERP)
benefit that will be calculated as of the earlier of April 17, 2002, or the date the
former ARCO employee voluntarily or involuntarily terminates employment from
the Company or any Participating Subsidiary to the ARCO Executive Deferral
Plan; or
(d) To defer the value of the restricted stock granted on July 31, 2000, to an account
under this Plan when the restrictions lapse on July 31, 2001, July 31, 2002, and
July 31, 2003; provided that such indications of preference shall be made in July
of the year preceding the calendar year when the restrictions are scheduled to
lapse or as soon as practicable after July 31, 2000, for the restrictions on the
shares that are to be lapsed on July 31, 2001; or
(e) For a former ARCO Alaska employee who was classified as a grade 7 or 8 under
ARCO’s job classification system and was eligible under ARCO’s Executive
Deferral Plan to voluntarily reduce salary and defer the amount of the voluntary
salary reduction and who was classified as a grade 31 or below at that time under
Phillips Petroleum Company’s job classification system, to make an annual
election to voluntarily reduce salary and defer the amount of the voluntary salary
reduction for salary received from July 31, 2000, through December 31, 2000, and
for the five years from 2001 through 2005 and receive a salary deferral credit
under this Plan.
All indications of preference in Sections 6(a), (b), and (c) are subject to approval by the
Compensation Committee if the Employee is subject to section 16 of the Exchange Act
and by the CEO if the Employee is not subject to section 16 of the Exchange Act.
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Section 7. Designation of Beneficiary.
A Participant may designate a Beneficiary or Beneficiaries to receive the entire balance
of the Participant’s Deferred Compensation Account by giving signed written notice of
such designation to the Plan Administrator upon forms supplied by and delivered to the
Plan Administrator and may revoke such designations in writing; provided, that writing
and signing may be done by any electronic means approved by the Plan Administrator.
The Participant may from time to time change or cancel any previous beneficiary
designation in the same manner. The last beneficiary designation received by the Plan
Administrator shall be controlling over any prior designation and over any testamentary
or other disposition. After acceptance by the Plan Administrator of such written
designation, it shall take effect as of the date on which it was signed by the Participant,
whether the Participant is living at the time of such receipt, but without prejudice to the
Company or the CEO on account of any payment made under this Plan before receipt of
such designation. If no designation of a Beneficiary is on file with the Plan
Administrator at the time of the death of the Participant or such designation is not
effective for any reason as determined by the Plan Administrator, then, for purposes of
this Plan, “Beneficiary” shall mean, and such Benefits shall be paid to, (i) the
Participant's surviving spouse as of the Participant's date of death, or (ii) if there is no
surviving spouse as of the Participant's date of death, the Participant’s estate.
Section 8. Nonassignability.
The interest of a Participant or his Beneficiary or Beneficiaries hereunder may not be
sold, transferred, assigned, or encumbered in any manner, either voluntarily or
involuntarily, and any attempt so to anticipate, alienate, sell, transfer, assign, pledge,
encumber, or charge the same shall be null and void; neither shall the Benefits hereunder
be liable for or subject to the debts, contracts, liabilities, engagements, or torts of any
person to whom such Benefits or funds are payable, nor shall they be an asset in
bankruptcy or subject to garnishment, attachment, or other legal or equitable proceedings.
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Section 9. Administration.
(a) The Plan shall be administered by the Plan Administrator. The Plan
Administrator may delegate to employees of the Company or any member of the
Controlled Group the authority to execute and deliver such instruments and
documents, to do all such acts and things, and to take such other steps deemed
necessary, advisable, or convenient for the effective administration of the Plan in
accordance with its terms and purpose, except that the Plan Administrator may
not delegate any discretionary authority with respect to substantive decisions or
functions regarding the Plan or Benefits under the Plan. The Plan Administrator
may designate a third party to provide services that may include record keeping,
Participant accounting, Participant communication, payment of installments to the
Participant, tax reporting, and any other services specified in an agreement with
such third party. The Plan Administrator may adopt such rules, regulations, and
forms as deemed desirable for administration of the Plan and shall have the
discretionary authority to allocate responsibilities under the Plan to such other
persons as may be designated. The Plan Administrator shall have absolute
discretion in carrying out its responsibilities, and all interpretations, findings of
fact and resolutions described herein which are made by the Plan Administrator
shall be binding, final and conclusive on all parties.
The Plan Administrator and his or her delegates shall serve without bond
and without compensation for services under this Plan. All expenses of the Plan
Administrator and his or her delegates for services under this Plan shall be paid by
the Company. None of the Plan Administrator or his or her delegates shall be
liable for any act or omission on his or her own part excepting his or her own
willful misconduct. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, any such
decision or action taken by the Plan Administrator or his or her delegates in
reliance upon any information supplied by an officer of the Company, the
Company's legal counsel, or the Company's independent accountants in
connection with the administration of this Plan shall be deemed to have been
taken in good faith.
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(b) Any claim for benefits hereunder shall be presented in writing to the Plan
Administrator for consideration, grant or denial. In the event that a claim is
denied in whole or in part by the Plan Administrator, the claimant, within ninety
days of receipt of said claim by the Plan Administrator, shall receive written
notice of denial. Such notice shall contain:
(1)
a statement of the specific reason or reasons for the denial;
(2)
specific references to the pertinent provisions hereunder on which such
denial is based;
(3)
a description of any additional material or information necessary to perfect
the claim and an explanation of why such material or information is
necessary; and
(4)
an explanation of the following claims review procedure set forth in
paragraph (c) below.
(c) Any claimant who feels that a claim has been improperly denied in whole or in
part by the Plan Administrator may request a review of the denial by making
written application to the Trustee. The claimant shall have the right to review all
pertinent documents relating to said claim and to submit issues and comments in
writing to the Trustee. Any person filing an appeal from the denial of a claim
must do so in writing within sixty days after receipt of written notice of denial.
The Trustee shall render a decision regarding the claim within sixty days after
receipt of a request for review, unless special circumstances require an extension
of time for processing, in which case a decision shall be rendered within a
reasonable time, but not later than 120 days after receipt of the request for review.
claim in whole or in part, shall set forth the same information as is required in an
initial notice of denial by the Plan Administrator, other than an explanation of this
claims review procedure. The Trustee shall have absolute discretion in carrying
out its responsibilities to make its decision of an appeal, including the authority to
interpret and construe the terms hereunder, and all interpretations, findings of fact,
and the decision of the Trustee regarding the appeal shall be final, conclusive and
binding on all parties.
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(d) Compliance with the procedures described in paragraphs (b) and (c) shall be a
condition precedent to the filing of any action to obtain any benefit or enforce any
right which any individual may claim hereunder. Notwithstanding anything to the
contrary in the Plan, these paragraphs (b), (c), and (d) may not be amended
without the written consent of a seventy-five percent (75%) majority of
Participants and Beneficiaries and such paragraphs shall survive the termination
of this Plan until all benefits accrued hereunder have been paid.
(e)
Any payment to a Participant or Beneficiary, all in accordance with the provisions
of this Plan, shall to the extent thereof be in full satisfaction of all claims
hereunder against the Plan Administrator, the Company and all Participating
Subsidiaries, any of which may require such Participant or Beneficiary as a
condition to such payment to execute a receipt and release therefor in such form
as shall be determined by the Plan Administrator, the Company or a Participating
Subsidiary. If a receipt and release is required and the Participant or Beneficiary
(as applicable) does not provide such receipt and release in a timely enough
manner to permit a timely distribution in accordance with the general timing of
distribution provisions in this Plan, the payment of any affected distribution(s)
shall be forfeited.
(f)
Benefits under this Plan will be paid only if the Plan Administrator decides in its
discretion that a Participant or Beneficiary is entitled to the Benefits.
Notwithstanding the foregoing or any provision of this Plan, a Participant (or
other claimant) must exhaust all administrative remedies set forth in this Section 9
or otherwise established by the Plan Administrator before bringing any action at
law or equity. Any claim based on a denial of a claim under this Plan must be
brought no later than the date which is two (2) years after the date of the final
denial of a claim under this Section 9. Any claim not brought within such time
shall be waived and forever barred.
Section 10. Rights of Employees and Participants.
Nothing contained in the Plan (or in any other documents related to this Plan or to any
Benefit under the Plan) shall confer upon any Employee or Participant any right to
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continue in the employ or other service of the Company or any member of the Controlled
Group or constitute any contract or limit in any way the right of the Company or any
member of the Controlled Group to change such person's compensation or other benefits
or position or to terminate the employment of such person with or without cause.
Section 11. Determination of Recipients of Awards.
The determination of those persons who are entitled to Awards under an Incentive
Compensation Plan and any other such plans shall be governed solely by the terms and
provisions of the applicable plan, and the selection of an Employee as a Potential
Participant or the acceptance of an indication of preference to defer an Award hereunder
shall not in any way entitle such Potential Participant to an Award.
Section 12. Amendment and Termination.
Subject to Paragraph 9(d), the Board reserves the right to amend this Plan from time to
time, to terminate this Plan entirely at any time, and to delegated such authority as the
Board deems necessary or desirable; provided, however, that no amendment may affect
the balance in a Participant’s account on the effective date of the amendment; and, further
provided, the Company shall remain liable for any Benefits accrued under this Plan prior
to the date of amendment or termination. In the event of termination of the Plan, the
Chief Executive Officer, in his sole discretion, may elect to have the Company pay to the
Participant in one lump sum as soon as practicable after termination of the Plan, the
balance then in the Participant’s account.
Section 13. Method of Providing Payments.
(a) Nonsegregation. Amounts deferred pursuant to this Plan and the crediting of
amounts to a Participant’s Deferred Compensation Account shall represent the
Company’s unfunded and unsecured promise to pay compensation in the future.
With respect to said amounts, the relationship of the Company and a Participant
shall be that of debtor and general unsecured creditor. While the Company may
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make investments for the purpose of measuring and meeting its obligations under
this Plan such investments shall remain the sole property of the Company subject
to claims of its creditors generally, and shall not be deemed to form or be included
in any part of the Deferred Compensation Account.
(b) Funding. It is the intention of the Company that this Plan shall be unfunded for
federal tax purposes and for purposes of Title I of ERISA. All amounts payable
under this Plan shall be paid solely from the general assets of the Company and
any rights accruing to a Participant under this Plan shall be those of a general
creditor; provided, however, that the Company may establish one or more grantor
trusts to satisfy part or all of the Company's Plan payment obligations so long as
this Plan remains unfunded for purposes of sections 201(2), 301(a)(3), and
401(a)(1) of ERISA.
Section 14. Miscellaneous Provisions.
(a)
Except as otherwise provided herein, the Plan shall be binding upon the
Company, its successors and assigns, including but not limited to any corporation
which may acquire all or substantially all of the Company’s assets and business or
with or into which the Company may be consolidated or merged.
(b)
This Plan shall be construed, regulated, and administered in accordance with the
laws of the State of Texas except to the extent that said laws have been preempted
by the laws of the United States. The forum and venue for any suit brought
regarding any claim under this Plan shall be in Harris County, Texas.
(c)
If any provision of this Plan shall be held illegal or invalid for any reason, said
illegality or invalidity shall not affect the remaining provisions hereof; instead,
each provision shall be fully severable, and this Plan shall be construed and
enforced as if said illegal or invalid provision had never been included herein.
(d)
For purposes of this Plan, electronic communications and signatures shall be
considered to be in writing if made in conformity with procedures which the Plan
Administrator may adopt from time to time.
(e)
The Plan Administrator, in its sole discretion, may direct that a payment to be
made to an incompetent or disabled person, whether because of minority or
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mental or physical disability, instead be made to the guardian or legal
representative of such person or to the person having custody of such person
(unless prior claim therefor shall have been made by a duly qualified guardian or
other legal representative), without further liability either on the part of the
Company or a Participating Subsidiary or the Plan for the amount of such
payment to the person on whose benefit such payment is made. Any payment
made in accordance with the provisions of this provision shall be a complete
discharge of any liability of the Company, its Subsidiaries, and this Plan with
respect to the Benefits so paid.
(f)
Payment of Plan Benefits may be subject to administrative or other delays that
result in payment to the Participant or his beneficiaries on a date later than the
date specified in this Plan or the Participant's Election Form. No Participant or
Beneficiary shall be entitled to any additional earnings or interest in respect of
any such payment delays, nor shall any Participant or Beneficiary be provided any
election with respect to the timing of any delayed payment.
(g)
If all or any part of any Participant's or Beneficiary's Benefits hereunder shall
become subject to any estate, inheritance, income, employment or other tax which
the Company shall be required to pay or withhold, the Company shall have the
full power and authority to withhold and pay such tax out of any monies or other
property held for the account of the Participant or Beneficiary whose interests
hereunder are so affected (including, without limitation, by reducing and
offsetting the Participant's or Beneficiary's account balance). Prior to making any
payment, the Company may require such releases or other documents from any
lawful taxing authority as it shall deem necessary or desirable.
(h)
No amount accrued or payable hereunder shall be deemed to be a portion of an
Employee's compensation or earnings for the purpose of any other employee
benefit plan adopted or maintained by the Company, nor shall this Plan be
deemed to amend or modify the provisions of the CPSP.
(i)
It is the intention of the Company that, so long as any of ConocoPhillips ’ equity
securities are registered pursuant to section 12(b) or 12(g) of the Exchange Act,
this Plan shall be operated in compliance with 16(b) of the Exchange Act and, if
any Plan provision or transaction is found not to comply with section 16(b) of the
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Exchange Act, that provision or transaction, as the case may be, shall be deemed
null and void
ab initio
. Notwithstanding anything in the Plan to the contrary, the
Company, in its absolute discretion, may bifurcate the Plan so as to restrict, limit
or condition the use of any provision of the Plan to Participants who are officers
and directors subject to section 16(b) of the Exchange Act without so restricting,
limiting, or conditioning the Plan with respect to other Participants.
(j)
This Title I was frozen effective as of December 31, 2004, and was replaced by
Title II of the Plan. The distribution of amounts that were earned and vested
(within the meaning of Code section 409A and official guidance issued
thereunder) under Title I of the Plan prior to January 1, 2005 (and earnings
thereon) are exempt from the requirements of Code section 409A shall be made in
accordance with the terms of the Title I of the Plan.
(k)
At the Effective Time, certain active employees of Phillips 66 and members of its
controlled group ceased to participate in the Plan, and the liabilities, including
liabilities related to benefits grandfathered from Code section 409A (
i.e.
, amounts
deferred and vested prior to January 1, 2005), for these participant's benefits
under the Plan were transferred to the members of the Phillips 66 controlled group
and continued as the Phillips 66 Key Employee Deferred Compensation Plan.
ConocoPhillips distributed its interest in Phillips 66 to its shareholders as of the
Distribution. On and after the Effective Time, the Company, other members of
the Affiliated Group (as determined after the Distribution), the Plan, any directors,
officers, or employees of any member of the Affiliated Group (as determined after
the Distribution), and any successors thereto, shall have no further obligation or
liability to, or on behalf of, any such participant with respect to any benefit,
amount, or right transferred to or due under the Phillips 66 Key Employee
Deferred Compensation Plan.
Further, as of the Distribution, the Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock
Units of ConocoPhillips shall be converted into Restricted Stock and Restricted
Stock Units of ConocoPhillips and restricted stock and restricted stock units of
Phillips 66 as provided in the Agreement. The amounts to be credited to a
Participant's Deferred Compensation Account under Section 4(a) will be based on
such Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units of ConocoPhillips and restricted
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stock and restricted stock units of Phillips 66 after the Distribution.
Furthermore, with regard to any valuation that occurs after the
Distribution and which requires valuation of Stock or the common stock of
Phillips 66 ("Phillips 66 Common Stock"), or of both, from a time on or before
the Distribution and from a time after the Distribution, then the following shall
apply, in order to allow the valuation to take into account the distribution by stock
dividend of one share of Phillips 66 Common Stock for each two shares of Stock
held at the Distribution:
(1)
The value of Stock or of Phillips 66 Common Stock determined as of any
date after the Distribution shall be determined using market information
related to each;
(2)
The value of Stock determined as of any date on or before the Distribution
that does not also require a valuation of Stock as of any date after the
Distribution shall be determined using market information related to Stock
as it traded on or before the Distribution;
(3)
The value of Stock determined as of any date on or before the Distribution
that also requires a valuation of Stock or of Phillips 66 Common Stock as
of any date after the Distribution shall be deemed to be two-thirds of the
value of Stock determined using market information related to Stock as it
traded on or before the Distribution; and
(4)
The value of Phillips 66 Common Stock determined as of any date on or
before the Distribution that also requires a valuation of Stock or of Phillips
66 Common Stock as of any date after the Distribution shall be deemed to
be one-third of the value of Stock determined using market information
related to Stock as it traded on or before the Distribution.
Section 15. Effective Date of Restated Plan.
Title I of the Key Employee Deferred Compensation Plan of ConocoPhillips is hereby
amended and restated effective as of January 1, 2020.
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Executed this ____ day of December 2019, by a duly authorized officer of the Company.
______________________________
Heather G. Sirdashney
Vice President, Human Resources
KEDCP Title I 2020 Restatement 12-19-2019