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DEFINED CONTRIBUTION MAKE-UP PLAN
OF
CONOCOPHILLIPS
TITLE II
(Effective for benefits earned or vested after
December 31, 2004)
2020 AMENDMENT AND RESTATEMENT
The Defined Contribution Make-Up Plan of ConocoPhillips, Title II (the “Ongoing
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
Ongoing Plan was and remains subject to the 2012 Restatement of the Defined
Contribution Make-Up Plan of ConocoPhillips, Title II, 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 II of the Defined Contribution Make-Up Plan of ConocoPhillips
(2012 Restatement), effective January 1, 2013, the Second Amendment to Title II of the
Defined Contribution Make-Up Plan of ConocoPhillips (2012 Restatement), effective
January 1, 2016, and the Third Amendment to Title II 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 be
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 Eligible Employees whose benefits under the ConocoPhillips
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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, 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.
The Ongoing Plan is intended (1) to comply with 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 Ongoing Plan, this Ongoing 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)
“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).
(b)
“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 5.3.
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(c)
“Benefit”
Ongoing Plan.
(d)
“Board”
shall mean the Board of Directors of the Company, as it may be
comprised from time to time.
(e)
“Code”
time, or any successor statute.
(f)
“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.
(g)
“Company”
any successor corporation. The Company is a subsidiary of ConocoPhillips.
(h)
“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.
(i)
“ConocoPhillips”
successor corporation. ConocoPhillips is a publicly held corporation and the
parent of the Company.
(j)
“Controlled Group”
(k)
“CPSP”
shall mean the ConocoPhillips Savings Plan.
(l)
“CPSP Pay”
"
Pay
"
(m)
“DCMP Pay”
"
Pay
"
Limitations or voluntary salary reduction under provisions of the KEDCP.
(n)
“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.
(o)
“Eligible Employee”
amount set forth in Code section 401(a)(17), as amended from time to time, or
who is eligible to elect a voluntary salary reduction under the provisions of the
KEDCP.
(p)
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Company or any Participating Subsidiary.
(q)
“Employer Discretionary Account”
the CPSP.
(r)
“Employer Discretionary Contribution Account”
as set forth in the CPSP.
(s)
“Employer Matching Account”
shall have the same meaning as set forth in the
CPSP.
(t)
“Employer Matching Contribution Account”
shall have the same meaning as
set forth in the CPSP.
(u)
“ERISA”
shall mean the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as
amended from time to time, or any successor statute.
(v)
“Frozen Plan”
ConocoPhillips.
(w)
“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.
(x)
“KEDCP”
ConocoPhillips or any similar or successor plan maintained by a member of the
Controlled Group.
(y)
“Ongoing Plan”
shall mean Title II of the Defined Contribution Make-Up Plan
of ConocoPhillips.
(z)
“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.
(aa)
“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.
(bb)
“Pay Limitations”
CPSP that are set forth in Code section 401(a)(17), as adjusted.
(cc)
“Plan”
shall mean the Defined Contribution Make-Up Plan of ConocoPhillips.
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The Plan is sponsored and maintained by the Company.
(dd)
“Plan Administrator”
shall mean the Committee.
(ee)
“Plan Year ”
shall mean January 1 through December 31.
(ff)
“Separation from Service”
“separation from service,” within the meaning of Code section 409A(a)(2)(A)(i)
and section 1.409A-1(h) of the Treasury regulations, with the controlled group,
whether by reason of death, disability, retirement, or otherwise. In determining
Separation from Service, with regard to a bona fide leave of absence that is due to
any medically determinable physical or mental impairment that can be expected
to result in death or can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than
six months, where such impairment causes the Employee to be unable to perform
the duties of his or her position of employment or any substantially similar
position of employment, a twenty-nine (29)-month period of absence shall be
substituted for the six (6)-month period set forth in section 1.409A-1(h)(1)(i) of
the Treasury regulations, as allowed thereunder.
(gg)
“Stock”
ConocoPhillips.
(hh)
“Stock Savings Feature”
(ii)
“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
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.
(jj)
“Supplemental Stock Savings Contributions”
1% of the amount of the Participant’s DCMP Pay for a Plan Year that is in excess
of the Participant’s CPSP Pay for such Plan Year.
(kk)
“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
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might otherwise be entitled but for the application of the Pay Limitations and/or a
voluntary salary reduction under the KEDCP.
(ll)
“Supplemental Thrift Contributions”
the amount of the Participant’s DCMP Pay for a Plan Year that is in excess of the
Participant’s CPSP Pay for such Plan Year.
(mm)
“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.
(nn)
“Thrift Feature”
(oo)
“Trustee”
trust agreement between the Company and the trustee, or any successor trustee.
(pp)
“Valuation Date”
Section 2. Eligibility.
Benefits may only be granted to Eligible Employees.
Section 3. Supplemental Thrift Feature Account Benefits.
For any period in which an Eligible Employee’s DCMP Pay exceeds his or her CPSP
Pay, a Benefit amount shall be credited to an Eligible Employee’s Supplemental Thrift
Feature Account for the Ongoing Plan no later than the end of the month following the
Valuation Date that Company contributions are made either to the Eligible Employee’s
Employer Matching Contribution Account or to the Eligible Employee’s Employer
Discretionary Contribution Account, or would have been made to either such account if
the Eligible Employee had received Company contributions under the CPSP. The
Benefit amount so credited shall equal the percentage set by the CPSP with regard to an
Employer Matching Contribution or by the Company with regard to an Employer
Discretionary Contribution, as the case may be, multiplied by the amount by which the
Eligible Employee’s DCMP Pay for the period for which the Employer Matching
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Contribution or the Employer Discretionary Contribution, as the case may be, exceeds his
or her CPSP Pay for that period.
Section 3.1 Supplemental Thrift Feature Account Earnings
The Company shall periodically credit earnings, gains, and losses to a Participant’s
Supplemental Thrift Feature Account, until the full balance of such Account has been
distributed. Earnings, gains, and losses shall be credited to a Participant’s Supplemental
Thrift Feature Account under this Section based on the results that would have been
achieved had amounts credited to such Account been invested as soon as practicable after
crediting into Investment Options selected by the Participant. The Plan Administrator
shall specify procedures to allow Participants to make elections as to the deemed
investment of amounts newly credited to their Supplemental Thrift Feature Accounts, as
well as the deemed investment of amounts previously credited to their Supplemental
Thrift Feature Accounts. Nothing in this Section or otherwise in the Plan, however, will
require the Company to actually invest any amounts in such Investment Options or
otherwise.
Section 4. Supplemental Stock Savings Feature Account Benefits.
For each month in which a Semiannual or Supplemental Allocation (as defined in the
CPSP) is made to a Eligible Employee’s Stock Savings Feature Account, or would have
been made to such account if the Eligible Employee had received a Semiannual or
Supplemental Allocation, a Benefit amount shall be credited to his or her Supplemental
Stock Savings Feature Account. The Benefit amount to be credited shall be calculated in
shares in the Company Stock Fund of this Plan and shall be equal to (i) the Eligible
Employee'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 (as defined in the CPSP). This amount shall be credited no later than the
end of the month following the Valuation Date that a Semiannual Allocation or
Supplemental Allocation is made under the Stock Savings Feature, or would have been
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made had the Eligible Employee received such a Semiannual Allocation or Supplemental
Allocation under the Stock Savings Feature. A share in the Company Stock Fund of this
Plan shall have a value equivalent to a share in the Company Stock Fund of the CPSP.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, allocations under this Section 4 shall cease with the final
allocation for the period ending December 31, 2012, made in January, 2013.
Section 4.1 Supplemental Stock Savings Feature Account 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 Investment Options selected by the Participant. The Company shall
periodically credit earnings, gains and losses to a Participant’s Supplemental Stock
Savings Feature Account, until the full balance of such Account has been distributed.
Earnings, gains, and losses shall be credited to a Participant’s Supplemental Stock
Savings Feature Account under this Section based on the results that would have been
achieved had amounts credited to such Account been invested as soon as practicable after
crediting into the Company Stock Fund of this Plan or the Investment Options selected by
the Participant. The Plan Administrator shall specify procedures to allow Participants to
make elections as to the deemed investment of amounts previously credited to their
Supplemental Stock Savings Feature Accounts. Nothing in this Section or otherwise in
the Plan, however, will require the Company to actually invest any amounts in Stock or
in such Investment Options or otherwise.
Section 5. Payment.
In the absence of an effective election under Section 5.1 or Section 5.2, Benefits that a
Participant is eligible to receive under the Ongoing Plan (and earnings, gains, and losses
thereon) shall be paid in one lump sum payment as of the first calendar quarter that is (i)
with regard to elections made before January 1, 2020, six (6) months after the date of the
Participant’s Separation from Service and (ii) with regard to elections made after
December 31, 2019, twelve (12) months after the date of the Participant’s Separation
from Service. Furthermore, in the absence of an effective election under Section 5.1 or
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Section 5.2, if the Participant dies prior to his or her Separation from Service, or after his
or her Separation from Service but prior to the date that the Benefits which the
Participant is eligible to receive under the Ongoing Plan (and earnings, gains, and losses
thereon) commence to be paid, the Benefits that the Participant is eligible to receive
under the Ongoing Plan (and earnings, gains, and losses thereon) shall be paid in one
lump sum cash payment to the Participant’s Beneficiary or Beneficiaries as soon as
administratively practicable after the Participant’s death.
Section 5.1 Payment Election by Participant.
A Participant may elect on an Election Form delivered to the Plan Administrator at a time
set by the Plan Administrator (which shall be prior to the beginning of the Plan Year) to
have the amounts attributable to Benefits under the Ongoing Plan that are credited to his
or her Supplemental Thrift Feature Account (and earnings, gains, and losses thereon)
with respect to such Plan Year and the amounts attributable to Benefits credited to his or
her Supplemental Stock Savings Feature Account (and earnings, gains, and losses
thereon) with respect to such Plan Year paid to the Participant in either:
(a) one lump sum payment, or
(b) annual, semi-annual, or quarterly installments, using a declining balance method,
over a period ranging from one to fifteen years.
A Participant may elect to have payments commence as of the beginning of any calendar
quarter that is at least one year after the date of the Participant’s Separation from Service,
provided that, for elections after December 31, 2019, no first payment shall commence
later than the 100
th
which a payment is to commence, it shall commence as of the beginning of the first
calendar quarter that is (i) with regard to elections made before January 1, 2020, six (6)
months after the date of the Participant’s Separation from Service and (ii) with regard to
elections made after December 31, 2019, twelve (12) months after the date of the
Participant’s Separation from Service.
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Section 5.2 Change in Time or Form of Payment.
A Participant may make an election to change the time or form of payment elected under
Section 5.1 or the payment to be made under Section 5, but only if the following rules are
satisfied:
(a)
The election to change the time or form of payment may not take effect until at
least twelve months after the date on which such election is made;
(b)
Except for a payment made with respect to the death of the Participant, payment
under such election may not be made earlier than at least five years from the date
the payment would have otherwise been made or commenced;
(c)
Such payment may commence as of the beginning of any calendar quarter;
(d)
An election to receive payments in installments shall be treated as a single
payment for purposes of these rules;
(e)
The election may not result in an impermissible acceleration of payment
prohibited under Code section 409A;
(f)
No more than three (3) such elections shall be permitted; and
(g)
For changes made after December 31, 2019, no first payment may be scheduled to
commence after the 100
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Section 5.3 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,
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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
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 5.4 Acceleration of Payment of Benefits.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Plan to the contrary, except as provided in
Section 12(g) and below, in no event shall this Plan permit the acceleration of the time or
schedule of any payment or distribution under this Plan, except that the Plan
Administrator may accelerate a payment or distribution under this Plan to comply with a
certificate of divestiture, as provided in section 1.409A-3(j)(4)(iii) of the Treasury
regulations. Moreover, if a portion of a Participant's Benefit (and earnings, gains, and
losses thereon) is includible in income under Code section 409A, then such portion shall
be distributed immediately to the Participant in accordance with section 1.409A-
3(j)(4)(vii) of the Treasury regulations.
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.
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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 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.
(b)
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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Section 7.1 Claim for Benefits.
(a)
Any claim for benefits hereunder shall be presented in writing to the Plan
Administrator for consideration, grant, or denial. Claimants will be notified in
writing of approved claims, which will be processed as claimed. A claim is
considered approved only if its approval is communicated in writing to a
claimant.
(b)
In the case of a denial of a claim respecting benefits paid or payable with respect
to a Participant, a written notice will be furnished to the claimant within ninety
(90) days of the date on which the claim is received by the Plan Administrator. If
special circumstances (such as for a hearing) require a longer period, the claimant
will be notified in writing, prior to the expiration of the ninety (90)-day period, of
the reasons for an extension of time; provided, however, that no extensions will
be permitted beyond ninety (90) days after the expiration of the initial ninety (90)-
day period. A denial or partial denial of a claim will be dated and signed by the
Plan Administrator and will clearly set forth:
(1)
the specific reason or reasons for the denial;
(2)
specific reference to pertinent Plan provisions on which the denial is
based;
(3)
a description of any additional material or information necessary for the
claimant to perfect the claim and an explanation of why such material or
information is necessary; and
(4)
an explanation of the procedure for review of the denied or partially
denied claim set forth below, including the claimant’s right to bring a civil
action under ERISA section 502(a) following an adverse benefit
determination on review.
(c)
Upon denial of a claim, in whole or in part, a claimant or his duly authorized
representative will have the right to submit a written request to the Trustee for a
full and fair review of the denied claim by filing a written notice of appeal with
the Trustee within sixty (60) days of the receipt by the claimant of written notice
of the denial of the claim. A claimant or the claimant’s authorized representative
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will have, upon request and free of charge, reasonable access to, and copies of, all
documents, records, and other information relevant to the claimant’s claim for
benefits and may submit issues and comments in writing. The review will take
into account all comments, documents, records, and other information submitted
by the claimant relating to the claim, without regard to whether such information
was submitted or considered in the initial benefit determination. If the claimant
fails to file a request for review within sixty (60) days of the denial notification,
the claim will be deemed abandoned and the claimant precluded from reasserting
it. If the claimant does file a request for review, his request must include a
description of the issues and evidence he deems relevant. Failure to raise issues
or present evidence on review will preclude those issues or evidence from being
presented in any subsequent proceeding or judicial review of the claim.
(d)
The Trustee will provide a prompt written decision on review. If the claim is
denied on review, the decision shall set forth:
(1)
the specific reason or reasons for the adverse determination;
(2)
specific reference to pertinent Plan provisions on which the adverse
determination is based;
(3)
a statement that the claimant is entitled to receive, upon request and free of
charge, reasonable access to, and copies of, all documents, records, and
other information relevant to the claimant’s claim for benefits; and
(4)
a statement describing any voluntary appeal procedures offered by the
Plan and the claimant’s right to obtain the information about such
procedures, as well as a statement of the claimant’s right to bring an action
under ERISA section 502(a).
(e)
A decision will be rendered no more than sixty (60) days after the Trustee’s
receipt of the request for review, except that such period may be extended for an
additional sixty (60) days if the Trustee determines that special circumstances
(such as for a hearing) require such extension. If an extension of time is required,
written notice of the extension will be furnished to the claimant before the end of
the initial sixty (60)-day period.
(f)
To the extent permitted by law, decisions reached under the claims procedures set
forth in this Section shall be final and binding on all parties. No legal action for
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benefits under the Plan shall be brought unless and until the claimant has
exhausted his remedies under this Section. In any such legal action, the claimant
may only present evidence and theories which the claimant presented during the
claims procedure. Any claims which the claimant does not in good faith pursue
through the review stage of the procedure shall be treated as having been
irrevocably waived. Judicial review of a claimant’s denied claim shall be limited
to a determination of whether the denial was an abuse of discretion based on the
evidence and theories the claimant presented during the claims procedure.
(g)
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.
(h)
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
7.1 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 7.1. Any claim not brought within such time
shall be waived and forever barred.
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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 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 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 the 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
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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
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.
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(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
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. Any such payment
delays will comply with Code section 409A of the Code, including without
limitation section 1.409A-2(b)(7) of the Treasury regulations. 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.
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(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 Plan is intended to meet the requirements of Code section 409А, as
applicable, in order to avoid any adverse tax consequences resulting from any
failure to comply with Code section 409А and, as a result, this Plan shall be
operated in a manner consistent with such compliance. Except to the extent
expressly set forth in this Plan, the Participant (and/or the Participant's
Beneficiary, as applicable) shall have no right to dictate the taxable year in which
any payment hereunder that is subject to Code section 409А should be paid.
(k)
This Ongoing Plan replaced the Frozen Plan, which was frozen effective as of
December 31, 2004. 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.
(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
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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
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 II 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 II 2020 Restatement 12-19-2019