EMERSON ELECTRIC CO. PENSION RESTORATION PLAN As Amended and Restated Effective January 1, 2005 (2005 Document)

 

 

WHEREAS, Emerson Electric Co. (“Company”) previously adopted the Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan (“Plan”) to provide for the payment of a competitive retirement income and thereby attract and retain selected executives; and

WHEREAS, the Company desires to amend and restate the Plan effective as of January 1, 2005, to the extent necessary to incorporate the requirements of Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and to change the name of the Plan to the Emerson Electric Co. Pension Restoration Plan; and

WHEREAS, the Company intends that deferrals and credits earned and vested as of December 31, 2004 shall be “grandfathered” and governed by the Pre-2005 Plan document as in effect as of December 31, 2004;

NOW, THEREFORE, with respect to amounts earned or vested under the Plan on or after January 1, 2005, the Plan is amended and restated, effective January 1, 2005, to read as follows:

A.        “Beneficiary” means the Beneficiary designated by the Participant to receive a death benefit under the Plan.

B.        “Change of Control” means a change in the ownership or effective control of a corporation or a change in the ownership of a substantial portion of the assets of a

 

 

corporation under Code Section 409A to the fullest extent allowed by such Section and the regulations promulgated thereunder.

C.        “Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

D.        “Committee” means the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company.

E.        “Company” means Emerson Electric Co., a Missouri corporation.

F.        “Employee” means an Employee of an Employer.

G.        “Employer” means the Company and any of its subsidiaries or affiliates which has, with the consent of the Board of Directors of the Company, adopted the Plan.

H.        “Employment” means employment with an Employer.

I.         “Normal Retirement Benefit” means the normal retirement benefit to which a Participant is entitled under Section 5-1 of the Retirement Plan, computed without regard to the limitations of Section 18.6 of the Retirement Plan and without regard to the limitation on the amount of compensation which may be taken into account under Section 401(a)(17) of the Code and by adding to compensation for each calendar year the amount which the Participant elected to defer under the Emerson Electric Co. Savings Investment Restoration Plan for such year.

J.         “Normal Retirement Benefit Under the Retirement Plan” means the Normal Retirement Benefit to which a Participant is entitled under Section 5-1 of the Retirement Plan as limited by Section 18.6 of the Retirement Plan and by the amount of compensation which may be taken into account under Section 401(a)(17) of the Code.

K.        “Participant” means an Employee eligible to participate in the Plan pursuant to Section II.

 

 

 

L.        “Plan” means this Emerson Electric Co. Pension Restoration Plan.

M.        “Retirement Plan” means the Emerson Electric Co. Retirement Plan.

N.        “Specified Employee” means a key employee (as defined in Code Section 416(i) without regard to Code Section 416(i)(5)) determined in accordance with the meaning of such term under Code Section 409A and the regulations promulgated thereunder.

O.        “Surviving Spouse” means the surviving spouse of a deceased Participant to whom such Participant had been married for at least one full year as of the date of the Participant’s death.

P.        “Survivor Benefit” means a monthly benefit for the life of the Surviving Spouse equal to 50% of the monthly benefit to which the Participant would be entitled computed as if the Participant commenced receiving benefits on the date of his death in the form of a straight life annuity of equivalent actuarial value to the benefit accrued under Section III-A using the same actuarial assumptions as are used in computing equivalent actuarial values under the Retirement Plan.

Participation in the Plan shall be limited to those Employees whom the Committee selects by written notice to the Participant.

A Participant who terminates Employment with a vested benefit under the Retirement Plan shall receive a monthly benefit under the Plan which, when expressed as a straight life annuity with sixty (60) monthly payments guaranteed, is equal to the sum of his

 

 

 

Normal Retirement Benefit reduced by the sum of his Normal Retirement Benefit Under the Retirement Plan and his benefit under the Emerson Electric Co. Pension Restoration Plan (Pre-2005 Document), expressed as a straight life annuity with sixty (60) monthly payments guaranteed.

A.        Except as otherwise provided herein, the benefit payable under Section III shall commence on the first day of the month coincident with or next following the later of (a) the date the Participant attains age 65 or (b) the date the Participant terminates Employment. The benefit shall be payable for the life of the Participant with sixty (60) monthly payments guaranteed. If the Participant dies prior to receiving sixty (60) monthly payments, the unpaid installments shall be paid to his Beneficiary.

B.        Notwithstanding Section IV-A, if the benefit becomes payable due to the Participant’s termination of Employment and such Participant is a Specified Employee, payment of such benefit shall be made or commence on the first day of the seventh month immediately following the Participant’s termination of Employment if such date is later than the date such deferred amounts would otherwise be paid or commence to be paid.

C.        Notwithstanding Section IV-A, a Participant may make a written election before any annuity payment has been made to change the form of payment from the designated life annuity to a type of annuity set forth in Appendix A attached hereto, provided that the annuities are actuarially equivalent applying reasonable actuarial methods and assumptions and retain the same scheduled date for the first annuity payment. For purposes of this Section IV-C, a joint and survivor annuity will not fail to be treated as actuarially equivalent to a single life

 

 

 

annuity due solely to the value of a subsidized survivor annuity benefit, provided that the annual lifetime annuity benefit available to the participant under the joint and survivor annuity is not greater than the annual lifetime annuity benefit available to the service provider under the single life annuity, and provided that the annual survivor annuity benefit is not greater than the annual lifetime benefit available to the participant under the joint and survivor annuity.

If a Participant dies in Employment leaving a Surviving Spouse, such Spouse shall receive the Survivor Benefit. Payment of the Survivor Benefit shall commence on the earliest date that the pre-retirement death benefit under the Retirement Plan could commence.

Notwithstanding anything else contained in the Plan, in the event of a Change of Control, all accrual of benefits under this Plan shall cease and each Participant shall become fully vested in his accrued benefits as of the date of the Change of Control, even if he is not fully vested under the Retirement Plan. Whether a Change of Control has occurred shall be governed by Code Section 409A and the regulations and any guidance promulgated thereunder. Each Participant shall receive a lump sum payment of the actuarial equivalent of his accrued benefits (using an interest rate of 6.5% and the UP84 mortality table) on the date of the Change of Control.

 

 

 

If any Participant entitled to a benefit under the Plan is discharged for cause, or enters into competition with the Company, or interferes with the relations between the Company and any customer, or engages in any activity that would result in any decrease of, or loss in, sales by the Company, the rights of such Participant to a benefit under the Plan, including the rights of a Surviving Spouse to a benefit, will be forfeited, unless the Committee determines that such activity is not detrimental to the best interests of the Company. However, if the individual ceases such activity and notifies the Committee of this action, then the Participant’s right to receive a benefit, and any right of a Surviving Spouse to a benefit, may be restored within 60 days of said notification, unless the Committee in its sole discretion determines that the prior activity has caused serious injury to the Company, which determination shall be final and conclusive.

A.        The Committee shall construe, interpret and administer all provisions of the Plan and a decision of a majority of the members of the Committee shall govern.

B.        A decision of the Committee may be made by a written document signed by a majority of the members of the Committee or by a meeting of the Committee. The Committee may authorize any of its members to sign documents or papers on its behalf.

C.        The Committee may appoint such agents, who need not be members of the Committee, as it may deem necessary for the effective exercise of its duties, and may, to the extent not inconsistent herewith, delegate to such agents any powers and duties, both ministerial and discretionary, as the Committee may deem expedient and appropriate.

D.        No member of the Committee shall make any decision or take any action covering exclusively his own benefits under the Plan, but all such matters shall be decided by a

 

 

 

majority of the remaining members of the Committee or, in the event of inability to obtain a majority, by the Board of Directors of the Company.

E.        A Participant who believes that he is being denied a benefit to which he is entitled (hereinafter referred to as “Claimant”) may file a written request for such benefit with the Committee setting forth his claim. The request must be addressed to: Compensation Committee, Emerson Electric Co., 8000 West Florissant, St. Louis, Missouri 63136.

F.        Upon receipt of a claim the Committee shall advise the Claimant that a reply will be forthcoming within 90 days and shall in fact deliver such reply in writing within such period. The Committee may, however, extend the reply period for an additional 90 days for reasonable cause. If the claim is denied in whole or in part, the Committee will adopt a written opinion using language calculated to be understood by the Claimant setting forth:

1.        the specific reason or reasons for denial,

2.        the specific references 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 why such material or such information is necessary,

4.        appropriate information as to the steps to be taken if the Claimant wishes to submit the claim for review, and

5.        the time limits for requesting a review under Subsection G and for the review under Subsection H.

G.        Within sixty days after the receipt by the Claimant of the written opinion described above, the Claimant may request in writing that the Chief Executive Officer of the

 

 

 

Company review the determination of the Committee. Such request must be addressed to: Chief Executive Officer, Emerson Electric Co., 8000 West Florissant, St. Louis, Missouri 63136. The Claimant or his duly authorized representative may, but need not, review the pertinent documents and submit issues and comments in writing for consideration by the Chief Executive Officer. If the Claimant does not request a review of the Committee’s determination by the Chief Executive Officer within such sixty-day period, he shall be barred and estopped from challenging the Committee’s determination.

H.        Within sixty days after the Chief Executive Officer’s receipt of a request for review, he will review the Committee’s determination. After considering all materials presented by the Claimant, the Chief Executive Officer will render a written opinion, written in a manner calculated to be understood by the Claimant, setting forth the specific reasons for the decision and containing specific references to the pertinent Plan provisions on which the decision is based. If special circumstances require that the sixty-day time period be extended, the Chief Executive Officer will so notify the Claimant and will render the decision as soon as possible but not later than 120 days after receipt of the request for review.

A.        Plan Year. The Plan Year shall be the calendar year.

B.        Spendthrift. No Participant or beneficiary shall have the right to assign, transfer, encumber or otherwise subject to lien any of the benefits payable or to be payable under this Plan and any attempt to do so shall be null and void.

C.        Incapacity. If, in the opinion of the Committee, a person to whom a benefit is payable is unable to care for his affairs because of illness, accident or any other reason,

 

 

any payment due the person, unless prior claim therefor shall have been made by a duly qualified guardian or other duly appointed and qualified representative of such person, may be paid to some member of the person’s family, or to some party who, in the opinion of the Committee, has incurred expense for such person. Any such payment shall be a payment for the account of such person and shall be a complete discharge of any liability.

D.        Employee Rights. The Employer, in adopting this Plan, shall not be held to create or vest in any Employee or any other person any benefits other than the benefits specifically provided herein, or to confer upon any Employee the right to remain in the service of the Employer.

E.        Service of Process and Plan Administrator.

1.        The Vice President-Law of the Company shall be the agent for service of legal process.

2.        The Company shall constitute the Plan Administrator.

F.        Unfunded Plan. The Plan shall be unfunded. All payments to a Participant under the Plan shall be made from the general assets of the Employer. The rights of any Participant to payment shall be those of an unsecured general creditor of the Company.

G.        Company Rights. The Company reserves the right to amend or terminate the Plan. Each Employer may terminate its participation in the Plan at any time. In the event the Plan is terminated, benefits shall become payable only to the extent permissible under the regulations promulgated by the Secretary of Treasury pursuant to Code Section 409A and in the manner set forth therein.

H.        No Guarantee of Tax Consequences. While the Company has established and maintains the Plan, the Company makes no representation, warranty, commitment or

 

 

 

guarantee concerning the income or other tax consequences of participation in the Plan under federal, state or local law.

I.         Governing Law. The Plan shall be governed and construed according to the laws of the State of Missouri.

J.         Payment Date. In all cases in which amounts are payable upon a fixed date, payment is deemed to be made upon the fixed date if the payment is made on such date or a later date within the same calendar year or, if later, by the 15^th day of the third calendar month following the specified date (provided the Participant is not permitted, directly or indirectly, to designate the taxable year of payment). In addition, a payment is treated as made upon the date specified under the Plan if the payment is made no earlier than 30 days before the designated payment date and the Participant is not permitted, directly or indirectly, to designate the taxable year of payment.

 

 

 

 

Life Annuity and 120 Months Certain

Joint and 50% Survivor Annuity

Joint and 66 2/3% Survivor Annuity

Joint and 75% Survivor Annuity

Joint and 100% Survivor Annuity

 

 

 

 

 

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Dear ___________:

 

The Compensation Committee has approved your participation in the Emerson Pension Restoration Plan (Restoration Plan). As you know, this non-qualified plan supplements the Emerson qualified Pension Plan and replaces those benefits you would have received from the qualified plan were it not for the restrictions imposed by law. In addition, the Restoration Plan provides that no benefit will be paid prior to the participant’s age 65 normal retirement date and that benefits will be forfeited if the participant engages in activities detrimental to Emerson.

 

Attached is a copy of the plan document along with the projected Restoration Plan benefit prepared by Towers Perrin. These projections were calculated based on a future salary increase assumption of ____%, a cost of living increase assumption of ___% and a future Social Security wage based assumption of ___%.

 

Please review the plan document and sign and return the Acceptance of Award form and return to me by ___________________________.

 

Please do not hesitate to call if you have any questions.

 

 

 

 

Enclosures

 

CGH/ph

 

 

 

 

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On __________, 20__, the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of Emerson Electric Co. awarded ________________participation in the Emerson Pension Restoration Plan (“Plan”).

 

The undersigned, _________________, recipient of the Award, hereby accepts said Award on the terms, conditions and provisions contained in the Plan. The undersigned acknowledges receipt of a copy of the Plan and understands that his/her rights in respect of his/her participation may be forfeited as provided in the Plan.

 

 

 

 

                

 

 

 

Acceptance Form a

 

 

 

 

 

I hereby elect that my benefits under the Emerson Electric Co. Pension Restoration Plan, which accrued or became vested on or after January 1, 2005, shall be distributed as follows (select one):

 

If you select a joint and survivor annuity, benefits will be paid during your lifetime, and thereafter during the lifetime of your surviving contingent annuitant. You may elect to provide a survivor benefit for your contingent annuitant equal to 50%, 66-2/3%, 75% or 100% of your monthly lifetime benefit. The exact amount of your lifetime benefit and the survivor benefit payable to your contingent annuitant will depend on your age and on the age of the contingent annuitant. If your contingent annuitant dies during your lifetime, but after payments have commenced, there will be no survivor’s benefit, and the amount of your benefit will not be increased. For purposes of the estimates below, we have calculated your annual benefit using the age of the contingent annuitant you elected under the Emerson Electric Co. Retirement Plan. Therefore, these estimates will differ if you select a different contingent annuitant.

 

 

 

I hereby elect that after my death, payment of any remaining guaranteed installments (if a life annuity is elected) or the survivor annuity (if a joint and survivor annuity is elected) shall be made to the following individual:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Your Non-Qualified benefits, which were accrued and vested as of December 31, 2004 under the Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan, shall be paid under the same Form of Benefit Payment which you elect under the Emerson Electric Co. Retirement Plan (“Qualified Plan”). The amount of such Non-Qualified benefit under each optional form of Benefit Payment is shown as follows:

Life Annuity and 60 Months Certain. $______annually ($____ monthly) commencing on your Projected Benefit Commencement Date and payable for your lifetime. If you die before receiving 60 monthly payments, the balance of the 60 monthly payments will be made to your beneficiary.

Life Annuity and 120 Months Certain. $______annually ($____ monthly) commencing on your Projected Benefit Commencement Date and payable for your lifetime. If you die before receiving 120 monthly payments, the balance of the 120 monthly payments will be made to your beneficiary.

Contingent Survivor Annuity. A monthly benefit commencing on your Benefit Commencement Date. Benefits will be paid during your lifetime, and thereafter during the lifetime of your surviving contingent annuitant. You may elect to provide a survivor benefit for your contingent annuitant equal to 50%, 66-2/3%, 75% or 100% of your monthly lifetime benefit. The exact amount of your lifetime benefit and the survivor benefit payable to your contingent annuitant depends on your age and on the age of the contingent annuitant that you name. If your contingent annuitant dies during your lifetime, but after your Benefit Commencement Date, there will be no survivor’s benefit, and the amount of your benefit will not be increased. Your estimated benefit commencing on your Benefit Commencement Date is as follows:

 

Your Non-Qualified benefits, which accrued or became vested on or after January 1, 2005 under the Pension Restoration Plan, shall be paid under the Form of Benefit Payment you elect below (select one):

If you select a joint and survivor annuity, benefits will be paid during your lifetime, and thereafter during the lifetime of your surviving contingent annuitant. The exact amount of your lifetime benefit and the survivor benefit payable to your contingent annuitant will depend on your age and on the age of the contingent annuitant. If your contingent annuitant dies during your lifetime, but after payments have commenced, there will be no survivor’s benefit, and the amount of your benefit will not be increased. For purposes of the estimates below, we have calculated your annual benefit using the age of the contingent annuitant you elected under the Qualified Plan. Therefore, these estimates will differ if you select a different contingent annuitant.

 

After my death, payment of any remaining guaranteed monthly installments (in the case of a life annuity) or the survivor annuity (in the case of a joint and survivor annuity) relating to my post-2004 benefits shall be made to the following individual: