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DEFINED CONTRIBUTION MAKE-UP PLAN
OF
CONOCOPHILLIPS
TITLE I
(Effective for benefits earned and vested prior to
January 1, 2005)
2020 AMENDMENT AND RESTATEMENT
The Defined Contribution Make-Up Plan of ConocoPhillips, Title I (the “Frozen Plan”),
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, the Frozen
Plan was and remains subject to the 2012 Restatement of the Defined Contribution Make-
Up 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"), together with the First Amendment to Title I of the Defined
Contribution Make-Up Plan of ConocoPhillips (2012 Restatement), effective October 30,
2019.
Preamble
The purpose of this Plan is to attract and retain key employees by providing supplemental
benefits for those Eligible Employees whose benefits under the CPSP might otherwise
have been affected by Pay Limitations or by a voluntary reduction in salary under
provisions of KEDCP.
The Defined Contribution Make-Up Plan of ConocoPhillips is intended to provide certain
specified benefits to Highly Compensated Employees whose benefits under the
ConocoPhillips Savings Plan might otherwise be limited. Title I of the Plan, sometimes
referred to as the Frozen Plan, is effective with regard to benefits earned and vested prior
to January 1, 2005, while Title II of the Plan, sometimes referred to as the Ongoing Plan,
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is effective with regard to benefits earned or vested after December 31, 2004. Earnings,
gains, and losses 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 Company”
legal entity that is controlled, either directly or indirectly, by ConocoPhillips.
(b)
“Affiliated Group”
in which it owns a 5% or more equity interest.
(c)
“Allocation Ratio”
equal to the total value of the unallocated shares of Stock allocated to Stock
Savings Feature participants and beneficiaries as of a Stock Savings Feature
Semiannual Allocation Date or Supplemental Allocation Date (as defined in the
CPSP) by (ii) an amount equal to the total net Stock Savings Feature employee
deposits used in the calculation of the Stock Savings Feature Semiannual
Allocation or Supplemental Allocation (as defined in the CPSP).
(d)
“Beneficiary”
benefit of a person designated by a Participant to receive, in the event of death,
any unpaid portion of a Participant's Benefit from this Plan, as provided in
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Section 5.1.
(e)
“Benefit”
Frozen Plan.
(f)
“Board”
shall mean the Board of Directors of the Company, as it may be
comprised from time to time.
(g)
“Code”
time, or any successor statute.
(h)
“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.
(i)
“Company”
any successor corporation. The Company is a subsidiary of ConocoPhillips.
(j)
“Company Stock Fund”
accounted for as if investments were made in the common stock, $0.01 par value,
of ConocoPhillips, although no such actual investments need be made, with
accounting entries being sufficient therefor.
(k)
“ConocoPhillips”
successor corporation. ConocoPhillips is a publicly held corporation and the
parent of the Company.
(l)
“CPSP”
shall mean the ConocoPhillips Savings Plan.
(m)
“CPSP Pay”
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Pay
"
(n)
“DCMP Pay”
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Pay
"
Limitations or voluntary salary reduction under provisions of the KEDCP.
(o)
“Disability”
ConocoPhillips, of a Participant, because of an injury or sickness, to work at a
reasonable occupation that is available with a member of the Affiliated Group.
(p)
“Election Form”
shall mean a written form, including one in electronic format,
provided by the Plan Administrator pursuant to which a Participant may elect the
time and form of payment of his or her Benefits.
(q)
“Eligible Employee”
amount set forth in Code section 401(a)(17), as amended from time to time, or
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who is eligible to elect a voluntary salary reduction under the provisions of the
KEDCP.
(r)
“Employee”
Company or any Participating Subsidiary.
(s)
“ERISA”
shall mean the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as
amended from time to time, or any successor statute.
(t)
“Exchange Act”
and in effect from time to time, or any successor statute.
(u)
“Frozen Plan”
ConocoPhillips.
(v)
“Investment Options”
time to time by the Plan Administrator, used to credit earnings, gains, and losses
on Supplemental Thrift Feature Account and Supplemental Stock Savings Feature
Account balances.
(w)
“KEDCP”
ConocoPhillips or any similar or successor plan maintained by an Affiliated
Company.
(x)
“Layoff”
“Laid Off”
Work Force Stabilization Plan of Phillips Petroleum Company, the Phillips
Petroleum Company Executive Severance Plan, the Conoco Severance Pay Plan,
the Conoco Inc. Key Employee Severance Plan, or any similar plan which the
Company, any Participating Subsidiary, or a member of the Affiliated Group may
adopt from time to time under the terms of which the Participant executes and
does not revoke a general release of liability, acceptable to the Company,
Participating Subsidiary, or a member of the Affiliated Group, as applicable,
under such layoff plan.
(y)
“Ongoing Plan”
shall mean Title II of the Defined Contribution Make-Up Plan
of ConocoPhillips.
(z)
“Other Obligations”
"
Other Obligations
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Amendment to and Merger of Amended and Restated Conoco Inc. Salary Deferral
& Savings Restoration Plan into Key Employee Deferred Compensation Plan of
ConocoPhillips and Defined Contribution Make-Up Plan of ConocoPhillips,
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pursuant to which a portion of the Amended and Restated Conoco Inc. Salary
Deferral & Savings Restoration Plan is merged into this Plan effective October 3,
2003.
(aa)
“Participant”
Benefit from this Plan as a result of being an Eligible Employee and any person
for whom a Supplemental Thrift Feature Account and/or a Supplemental Stock
Savings Feature Account is maintained.
(bb)
“Participating Subsidiary”
and of which one or more Employees are Participants eligible to make deposits to
the CPSP or are eligible for Benefits pursuant to this Plan.
(cc)
“Pay Limitations”
CPSP that are set forth in Code section 401(a)(17), as adjusted.
(dd)
“Plan”
shall mean the Defined Contribution Make-Up Plan of ConocoPhillips.
The Plan is sponsored and maintained by the Company.
(ee)
“Plan Administrator”
(ff)
“Plan Year ”
shall mean January 1 through December 31.
(gg)
“Retirement”
Participating Subsidiary, or a member of the Affiliated Group that qualifies the
Employee for Retirement as that term is defined in the applicable provisions of
the ConocoPhillips Retirement Plan, the Retirement Plan of Conoco, or of the
applicable retirement plan of a member of the Affiliated Group. Notwithstanding
the foregoing, an Employee will not be considered to be in Retirement for
purposes of this Plan if he is entering Retirement under the Retirement Plan of
Conoco prior to age 55, unless he had attained age 50 on or before August 30,
2002.
(hh)
“Stock”
ConocoPhillips.
(ii)
“Stock Savings Feature”
(jj)
“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) and for purposes of
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determining trades or businesses (whether or not incorporated) under common
control under regulation section 1.414(c)-2 for purposes of Code section 414(c),
the language “at least 80%” shall be used without substitution as allowed under
regulations pursuant to Code section 409A.
(kk)
“Supplemental Stock Savings Contributions”
in which the Participant’s Pay first exceeds the Pay Limitations in a year, for each
month that the Participant makes deposits to the Stock Savings Feature, 1% of the
amount of the Participant’s voluntary salary reduction under the KEDCP for that
month, and (ii) provided the Participant is making deposits to the Stock Savings
Feature in the month in which the Participant’s Pay exceeds the Pay Limitations,
for that month and for each month thereafter until the end of the year, 1% of the
sum of the amount of the Participant’s voluntary salary reduction under the
KEDCP for that month plus the amount of the Participant’s Pay for that month
that is in excess of the Pay Limitations for that year.
(ll)
“Supplemental Stock Savings Feature Account”
account of a Participant that reflects the portion of his or her Benefit that is
intended to replace certain Stock Savings Feature benefits to which the Participant
might otherwise be entitled but for the application of the Pay Limitations and/or a
voluntary salary reduction under the KEDCP.
(mm)
“Supplemental Thrift Contributions”
which the Participant’s Pay first exceeds the Pay Limitations in a year, the same
percentage of a Participant’s Pay that the Participant is depositing as a Basic
Deposit to the Thrift Feature for that month multiplied by the amount of the
Participant’s voluntary salary reduction under the KEDCP for that month, and (ii)
provided the Participant is making deposits to the Thrift Feature for the month in
which the Participant’s Pay exceeds the Pay Limitations and each month
thereafter until the end of the year, the same percentage of the Participant’s Pay
that the Participant was depositing as a Basic Deposit to the Thrift Feature for the
month in which he or she reached the Pay Limitations for the year, multiplied by
the sum of the amount of the Participant’s voluntary salary reduction under the
KEDCP for that month plus the amount of the Participant’s Pay for that month
that is in excess of the Pay Limitations for that year.
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(nn)
“Supplemental Thrift Feature Account”
a Participant which reflects the portion of his or her Benefit which is intended to
replace certain Thrift Feature benefits to which the Participant might otherwise be
entitled but for the application of the Pay Limitations and/or a voluntary salary
reduction under the KEDCP.
(oo)
“Thrift Feature”
(pp)
“Trustee”
trust agreement between the Company and the trustee, or any successor trustee.
(qq)
“Valuation Date”
Section 2. Eligibility.
Benefits may only be granted to Eligible Employees.
Section 3. Supplemental Thrift Feature Account Benefits.
For each payroll period in which Company Contributions to a Participant's account in the
Thrift Feature are, or would be, limited by the Pay Limitations and/or by a voluntary
salary reduction to the KEDCP, a Benefit amount shall be credited to his or her
Supplemental Thrift Feature Account no later than the end of the month following the
Valuation Date that Company contributions are made to the Participant’s Thrift Feature
Account, or would be made to such account but for Pay Limitations. The Participant will
be credited with an amount equal to the amount of his or her Supplemental Thrift
Contributions each month to the same investment funds and in the same proportions as
the Participant has directed his or her latest available investment allocation for Deposits
to the Thrift Feature.
Section 3.1 Supplemental Thrift Feature Account Earnings
The Supplemental Thrift Feature Account shall be eligible to be invested in the same
investment funds as are made available to Participants in the Thrift Feature from time to
time. While such investments shall consist solely of book entries and shall not actually
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be invested in such funds, the book entry share value of such deemed investment funds in
this Plan shall be determined to be the same share value as the actual value of shares in
the investment funds of the CPSP. The amounts deemed invested in this Plan shall be
valued at the same time and in the same manner as though they were actually invested in
the CPSP. Also, deemed investments in the Participant’s Supplemental Thrift Feature
Account may be exchanged into other available investment funds in the same manner, at
the same times, and subject to the same limitations as though the deemed amounts were
actually invested in the CPSP. However, to the extent that earnings in the form of
dividends on Company Stock in the CPSP are eligible to be passed through to the
Participant, such dividends will be deemed to have been reinvested in the Company Stock
Fund of this Plan, without regard to whether the Participant has made a pass through
election under the CPSP.
Section 4. Supplemental Stock Savings Feature Account Benefits.
For each month in which a Semiannual Allocation or Supplemental Allocation (as
defined in the CPSP) to a Participant's account in the Stock Savings Feature is, or would
be, limited by the Pay Limitations and/or by a voluntary salary reduction under the
KEDCP, a Benefit amount shall be credited to his or her Supplemental Stock Savings
Feature Account. The amount to be credited shall be calculated in shares in the Company
Stock Fund of this Plan as though the Participant had made Supplemental Stock Savings
Contributions and shall be equal to (i) the Participant's Supplemental Stock Savings
Contributions during the applicable Allocation Period (as defined in the CPSP) multiplied
by the applicable Allocation Ratio, divided by (ii) the share value for the Company Stock
Fund of the CPSP on the applicable Allocation Date. This amount shall be credited no
later than the end of the month following the Valuation Date that the Semiannual
Allocation or Supplemental Allocation to the Company Stock Fund would have been
made had the Participant received a Semiannual Allocation or Supplemental Allocation
under the Stock Savings Feature. A share in the Company Stock Fund of the
Supplemental Stock Savings Feature Account shall have a value equivalent to a share in
the Company Stock Fund of the CPSP.
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Section 4.1 Supplemental Stock Savings Account Feature Earnings
After being initially invested in the Company Stock Fund account, the amounts in the
Participant’s Supplemental Stock Savings Feature Account shall thereafter be eligible to
be invested in the same investment funds as are made available to Participants in the
CPSP from time to time. While such investments shall consist solely of book entries and
shall not actually be invested in such funds, the book entry share value of such deemed
investment funds in this Plan shall be determined to be the same share value as the actual
value of shares in the investment funds of the CPSP. The amounts deemed invested in
this Plan shall be valued at the same time and in the same manner as though they were
actually invested in the CPSP. Also, deemed investments in the Participant’s
Supplemental Stock Savings Feature Account may be exchanged into other available
investment funds in the same manner, at the same times, and subject to the same
limitations as though the deemed amounts were actually invested in the CPSP. However,
to the extent that earnings in the form of dividends on Company Stock in the CPSP are
eligible to be passed through to the Participant, such dividends will be deemed to have
been reinvested in the Company Stock Fund of this Plan, without regard to whether the
Participant has made a pass through election under the CPSP.
Section 5. Payment.
If a Participant terminates employment with the Affiliated Group for any reason except
death, Disability, Layoff during or after the year in which the Participant reaches age 50,
or Retirement, Benefits which the Participant is eligible to receive under this Plan shall
be paid in one lump sum cash payment as soon as practicable following his or her
termination. If a Participant dies prior to Retirement, Benefits which the Participant is
eligible to receive under this Plan shall be paid in one lump sum cash payment to the
Participant's Beneficiary as soon as practicable after his or her death. If a Participant
Retires, is Laid off during or after the year in which the Participant reaches age 50, or
becomes Disabled, Benefits which the Participant is eligible to receive under this Plan
shall be paid in one lump sum cash payment as soon as practicable following the
Participant's Retirement, Layoff, determination of Disability, or termination of
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employment; provided that such a Participant may indicate a preference to defer part or
all of such lump sum cash payment under the terms of the KEDCP.
All lump sum cash payments shall be made only as of a Valuation Date and shall be net
of withholding for applicable taxes required by law.
The Chief Executive Officer of ConocoPhillips, with respect to Participants who are not
subject to section 16 of the Exchange Act, and the Committee, with respect to
Participants who are subject to section 16 of the Exchange Act, shall consider such
indication of preference and shall respectively decide in the Chief Executive Officer's or
the Committee's sole discretion whether to accept or reject the preference expressed. In
the event the Chief Executive Officer or the Committee, as applicable, accepts such
Participant's preference, the Participant's Benefit from this Plan shall be credited as an
Award under the KEDCP as soon as practicable after the Participant's Retirement,
Layoff, or the date the Participant is determined to be Disabled.
Section 5.1 Beneficiary Designation.
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 any member of the Controlled Group or the Plan Administrator or their
respective employees and agents 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
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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 6. 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.
Section 7. Administration.
(a)
The Plan shall be administered by the Plan Administrator. The Plan Administrator
may delegate to employees of the Company or any Affiliated Company 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
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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.
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.
(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)
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 the claim and to submit issues and comments in
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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.
(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 that any individual may claim hereunder. Notwithstanding anything to the
contrary in this 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.
Section 8. Rights of Employees and Participants.
Nothing contained in the Plan (or in any other documents related to this Plan or to any
Benefit) shall confer upon any Employee or Participant any right to continue in the
employ or other service of the Company or any member of the Affiliated Group or
constitute any contract or limit in any way the right of the Company or any member of
the Affiliat ed Group to change such person's compensation or other benefits or position
or to terminate the employment of such person with or without cause.
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Section 9. Awards in Foreign Countries.
The Board or its delegate shall have the authority to adopt such modifications,
procedures, and subplans as may be necessary or desirable to comply with provisions of
the laws of foreign countries in which the Company or Participating Subsidiaries may
operate to assure the viability of the Benefits of Participants employed in such countries
and to meet the purpose of this Plan.
Section 10. Amendment and Termination.
The Board reserves the right to amend this Plan from time to time, to terminate this Plan
entirely at any time, and to delegate 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.
Section 11. Method of Providing Payments.
(a)
Nonsegregation. Amounts deferred pursuant to this Plan and the crediting of
amounts to a Participant’s accounts 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 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 Participant’s accounts.
(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
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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 12. 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
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
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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 Benefit 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 Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, this Plan shall be operated in compliance with 16(b) and,
if any Plan provision or transaction is found not to comply with section 16(b), 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) without so restricting, limiting or conditioning the Plan
with respect to other Participants.
(j)
This Frozen Plan was frozen effective as of December 31, 2004, and was replaced
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by the Ongoing Plan. The distribution of amounts that were earned and vested
(within the meaning of Code section 409A and official guidance issued
thereunder) under the Frozen 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 Frozen Plan.
(k)
This Plan was previously restated and amended on December 29, 2005, effective
as of January 1, 2005. Effective at that time, this Plan assumed the Other
Obligations and any other obligations, claims, benefits, rights, and duties as set
forth in the Amendment to and Merger of Amended and Restated Conoco Inc.
Salary Deferral & Savings Restoration Plan into Key Employee Deferred
Compensation Plan of ConocoPhillips and Defined Contribution Make-Up Plan
of ConocoPhillips, pursuant to which a portion of the Amended and Restated
Conoco Inc. Salary Deferral & Savings Restoration Plan was merged into this
Plan effective October 3, 2003. Such Other Obligations shall be deemed to be
part of the Supplemental Thrift Benefit Feature account of each affected
Participant and book entries made in accordance with the investment directions
for each affected Participant at such time.
(l)
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 Defined Contribution Make-Up Plan.
ConocoPhillips distributed its interest in Phillips 66 to its shareholders as of the
Distribution. Notwithstanding Section 10 of this Plan, on and after the Effective
Time, the Company, ConocoPhillips, other members of the Controlled Group (as
determined after the Distribution), the Plan, any directors, officers, or employees
of any member of the Controlled 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 Defined Contribution Make-Up Plan.
Further, as of the Distribution, any Phillips 66 common stock ("Phillips 66
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Stock") held in the Company Stock Fund shall be transferred to a separate
Investment Option under this Plan that is accounted for as if investments were
made in Phillips 66 Stock, although no such actual investments need be made,
with accounting entries being sufficient therefor. Investments in the Phillips 66
Stock fund will be determined as of the Distribution. On and after the
Distribution, a Participant will be allowed to hold or liquidate his or her deemed
investment in Phillips 66 Stock. No additional deemed investments in Phillips 66
Stock will be allowed to be elected.
Section 13. Effective Date of the Restated Plan.
Title I of the Defined Contribution Make-Up Plan of ConocoPhillips is hereby amended
and restated as set forth in this 2020 Amendment and Restatement effective as of January
1, 2020.
Executed this ____ day of December 2019, by a duly authorized officer of the Company.
______________________________
Heather G. Sirdashney
Vice President, Human Resources
DCMP Title I 2020 Restatement 12-19-2019