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EX-10.11 5 d44040exv10w11.htm AMENDED AND RESTATED NON-QUALIFIED DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN exv10w11
Exhibit 10.11
FELCOR LODGING TRUST INCORPORATED
NON-QUALIFIED DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN
(as amended and restated effective January 1, 2005)
Table of Contents | Page | |||||
SECTION ONE | DEFINITIONS | 1 | ||||
SECTION TWO | ADMINISTRATION | 9 | ||||
SECTION THREE | PARTICIPANTS | 11 | ||||
SECTION FOUR | CONTRIBUTIONS AND ELECTIONS | 11 | ||||
SECTION FIVE | ACCOUNTS AND INVESTMENT DIRECTIONS | 12 | ||||
SECTION SIX | VESTING | 13 | ||||
SECTION SEVEN | PAYMENT | 14 | ||||
SECTION EIGHT | SOURCE OF PAYMENT | 15 | ||||
SECTION NINE | PROVISIONS RELATING TO DEFERRED SHARES CREDITED TO THE DEFERRED SHARE ACCOUNT | 15 | ||||
SECTION TEN | HARDSHIP WITHDRAWALS | 16 | ||||
SECTION ELEVEN | DESIGNATION OF BENEFICIARIES | 16 | ||||
SECTION TWELVE | AMENDMENT OR TERMINATION | 17 | ||||
SECTION THIRTEEN | GENERAL PROVISIONS | 18 |
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FELCOR LODGING TRUST INCORPORATED
NON-QUALIFIED DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN
This Plan, initially adopted effective December 30, 1998, sets forth the terms of the FelCor Lodging Trust Incorporated Non-Qualified Deferred Compensation Plan, an unfunded, non-qualified, deferred compensation plan, designed primarily to provide additional benefits to a select group of management personnel and Directors in order to retain and motivate such individuals whose efforts are critical to the success of the Company. The Plan has been amended and restated as of January 1, 2005 to preserve the grandfathered status of the Plan under Section 409A of the Code and to reflect the partial termination of the Plan on each of November 15, 2006 and March 3, 2007.
Because the Plan is unfunded and is maintained by the Company primarily for the purpose of providing deferred compensation for a select group of management or highly compensated employees, the Plan is exempt from the participation, vesting, funding and fiduciary responsibility requirements of parts 2, 3 and 4 of Title I of ERISA.
SECTION ONE DEFINITIONS
Act shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended or any similar or superseding statute on statutes.
Account shall mean, individually and collectively as the context requires, the Diversified Account, Deferred Shares Account, and Company Account, which shall be established, as required, for each Participant pursuant to Section Five. Without limitation, all Accounts established under this Plan shall be bookkeeping entries only and shall be utilized solely as a device for the measurement and determination of Participants Benefits.
Administrator shall mean the person(s) designated to administer the Plan pursuant to Section Two.
Beneficiary shall mean the person(s), entity or entities described in Section Eleven.
Benefit shall mean the Value (including, without limitation, the number of Deferred Shares) of a Participants Account as of the Valuation Date of reference.
Board of Directors shall mean the Board of Directors of the Company.
Bonus shall mean the portion of Compensation paid to a Participant which is so designated by the Company, which may be either regular or special, and which is payable to such Participant in addition to such Participants Regular Pay during a Plan Year.
Change in Control shall mean:
(a) a dissolution or liquidation of the Company; or
(b) a merger or consolidation (other than a merger effecting a re incorporation of the Company in another state or any other merger or a consolidation in which the shareholders of the surviving corporation and their proportionate interests therein immediately after the merger or consolidation are substantially identical to the shareholders of the Company and their proportionate interests therein immediately prior to the merger or consolidation) in which the Company is not the surviving corporation (or survives only as a subsidiary of another corporation in a transaction in which the shareholders of the parent of the Company and their proportionate interests therein immediately after the transaction are not substantially identical to the shareholders of the Company and their proportionate interests therein immediately prior to the transaction; provided, however, that the Board of Directors may at any time prior to such a merger or consolidation provide by resolution that there has been no Change in Control and that the foregoing provisions of this parenthetical shall not apply if a majority of the Board of Directors of such parent immediately after the transaction consists of individuals who constituted a majority of the Board of Directors immediately prior to the transaction);
(c) a transaction in which any person (other than a shareholder of the Company on the date of the Optionees Participation Agreement) becomes the owner of fifty percent (50%) or more of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock of the Company (provided, however, that the Board of Directors may at any time prior to such transaction provide by resolution that there has been no Change in Control and that this subparagraph of Section One shall not apply if such acquiring person is a corporation and a majority of the Board of Directors of the acquiring corporation immediately after the transaction consists of individuals who constituted a majority of the Board of Directors immediately prior to the acquisition of such fifty percent (50%) or more total combined voting power); or
(d) any other transaction or series of transactions which the Board of Directors determines has the effect of a Change in Control.
Code shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
Company shall mean FelCor Lodging Trust Incorporated, a Maryland corporation.
Company Account shall mean the Account, established pursuant to Section Five, which shall be credited with Company Contributions, and related Earnings, and debited with distributions, all as provided herein.
Company Contributions shall mean the amount, if any, credited each Plan Year to a Participant by and at the sole discretion of the Board of Directors, including, without limitation, contributions which match a percentage of his Deferred Compensation.
Compensation shall mean with respect to a Participant, the total wages, as defined in section 3401(a) of the Code, before any deferrals hereunder or under any plan of the Employer; provided, however, that no Deferred Pay may be deferred from car allowances, relocation payments, sign-on bonuses, or from any other payments which are determined to be special payments by the Administrator.
Contributions shall mean, collectively, Deferred Pay, Company Contributions, Deferred Unrestricted Shares, Deferred Option Shares, and Deferred Restricted Shares.
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Declaration of Hardship shall mean the written request, and sworn declaration, filed by a Participant with the Administrator setting forth the basis for such Participants requested receipt of a Hardship Distribution.
Deemed Dividends shall mean, with respect to each Participants Deferred Shares Account, the product of (a) each cash dividend declared with respect to a Share, multiplied by (b) the number of Deferred Shares credited to such Participants Deferred Shares Account as of the record date for such dividends.
Default Earnings Rate shall mean, for each day during a Quarter (which, without limitation, shall be computed without compounding), a percentage equal to the product of (i), (ii) and (iii), where (i) is the sum of the one (1) year London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) as reported in the Wall Street Journal as of (x) the first business day, plus (y) the last business day, of such Quarter, (ii) is fifty percent (50%), and (iii) is a quotient of 1 divided by 360.
Deferred Bonus shall mean the amounts deferred from a Participants Bonus(es) from the Employer as a result of an Election to defer such Bonus.
Deferred Distribution shall mean the distribution of a Participants Benefit later than the date of his Separation.
Deferred Option Shares shall mean the Deferred Shares credited to the Deferred Shares Account as a result of an Election to defer Shares subject to an Option.
Deferred Pay shall mean, collectively, Deferred Regular Pay and Deferred Bonus.
Deferred Regular Pay shall mean the amounts deferred from a Participants Regular Pay as a result of an Election to defer Regular Pay.
Deferred Restricted Shares shall mean the Deferred Shares credited to a Participants Deferred Shares Account as a result of an Election to defer Shares subject to restrictions which cause them to be subject to a substantial risk of forfeiture.
Deferred Shares shall mean, collectively, the Participants Deferred Unrestricted Shares, Deferred Restricted Shares, and Deferred Option Shares; provided, further, that where a reference to only one of the three classes of Deferred Shares is intended, reference shall be made expressly to such class of Deferred Shares.
Deferred Shares Account shall mean the Account, established pursuant to Section Five, to which is credited with Deferred Shares as provided herein.
Deferred Unrestricted Shares shall mean the Deferred Shares credited to a Participants Deferred Shares Account as a result of an Election to defer Shares which have not yet been delivered but which will not be subject to a substantial risk of forfeiture at the time they would have been delivered except for the Election.
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Designated Subsidiaries shall mean entities affiliated with the Company which have been designated by the Board of Directors from time to time as eligible to adopt this Plan for the benefit of their Eligible Persons.
Directed Investments shall mean the notational investments recorded on the books of the Employer or the Trustee, if any, with respect to the Diversified Account, and Company Account, respectively, of each Participant.
Director shall mean a non-Employee member of the Board of Directors.
Disability shall mean that an individual is unable to engage in any substantial gainful activity by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment which can be expected to result in death or which has lasted, or can be expected to last, for a continuous period of not less than twelve (12) months.
Diversified Account shall mean the Account, established pursuant to Section Five, which shall be credited with Deferred Pay, and related Earnings, and debited with corresponding distributions, all as provided herein.
Earnings shall mean the amount credited or debited to an Investment Account based upon the Fair Market Value of the Participants Directed Investments (including, without limitation, unrealized appreciation or depreciation) calculated as though the Participant had actually purchased, held, or sold, as the case may be, the Investment of reference in accordance with his Investment Direction; and provided, further, that the closing price of each such Investment, determined in the same manner as the Fair Market Value of Shares, shall be deemed to be its Value on the date of reference for all purposes of the Plan. Earnings shall also include any amount credited to the Deferred Shares Account which is attributable to a Deemed Dividend.
Effective Date shall mean January 1, 2005.
Election shall mean the filing of the form, prepared and distributed by the Administrator, in which the Participant directs or elects with respect to various matters described herein as being subject to his or her election or direction; and the applicable provisions of each such Election shall remain in effect until changed by the timely and effective filing of a subsequent Election.
Eligible Person shall mean each Qualified Person selected as eligible to participate in the Plan by the Administrator, and each Director.
Employee shall mean a common law employee of the Employer.
Employer shall mean, collectively, the Company and each Designated Subsidiary.
Enrollment Form shall mean a form prepared by the Administrator in which the Participant:
(i) agrees to become a Participant and agrees to the terms and provisions of the Plan;
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(ii) waives his or her right to assert, perfect, or secure any lien pursuant to any Texas statute, including, but not limited to, Ann. Tex. Prop. Code § 58.004 or any superseding section of the Ann. Tex. Prop. Code; and
(iii) specifies his Planned Early Withdrawal Date.
Entry Date shall mean first day of the Payroll Period designated by the Participant on a timely filed Election.
ERISA shall mean the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended.
Fair Market Value of a Share on the Valuation Date of reference shall be the closing price of Stock on such date, which shall mean:
(i) If Shares of the same class are listed or admitted to unlisted trading privileges on the New York Stock Exchange at the date of determining the Fair Market Value, the last reported sale price on such exchange on the last business day prior to the date in question; or
(ii) If Shares of the same class shall not be listed or admitted to unlisted trading privileges on the New York Stock Exchange and sales prices for such shares in the over-the-counter market shall be reported by the NASDAQ Stock Market (NASDAQ) National Market System at the date of determining the Fair Market Value, the last reported sale price so reported on the last business day prior to the date in question; or
(iii) If Shares of the same class shall not be listed or admitted to unlisted trading privileges on either the New York Stock Exchange or the NASDAQ National Market System, and bid and asked prices therefor in the over-the-counter market shall be reported by NASDAQ (or, if not so reported, by the National Quotations Bureau Incorporated or the OTC Bulletin Board) at the date of determining the Fair Market Value, the average of the closing bid and asked prices on the last business day prior to the date in question; and
(iv) If Shares of the same class shall not be listed or admitted to unlisted trading privileges on the New York Stock Exchange and sales prices or bid and asked prices for such shares shall not be reported by NASDAQ (or the National Quotations Bureau Incorporated) at the date of determining the Fair Market Value, the value determined in good faith by the Administrator in good faith, without limitation, shall be final, binding and conclusive on all parties.
Final Filing Date shall mean, with respect to all Elections, the later of the 30th day following designation as an Eligible Employee (so long as it is prior to actual receipt (or Lapse Date) of the Compensation to be deferred) and, individually and not collectively, the date(s) described below:
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(i) Deferred Regular Pay. With respect to Elections of Deferred Regular Pay taking effect in the first full Payroll Period in the succeeding Plan Year, the last day of the current Plan Year; and with respect to Elections of Deferred Regular Pay taking effect in the first full Payroll Period of any Quarter (other than the first), the last day of the second month in the immediately preceding Quarter.
(ii) Deferred Bonus(es). The later of (i) the 60th day prior to the date on which the Bonus is scheduled to be paid, and (ii) the receipt of notice of the amount of Bonus scheduled to be paid.
(iii) Restricted Shares. The 180th day prior to the Lapse Date with respect to the Restricted Share(s) of reference.
(iv) Option Shares. The 30th day prior to the date on which the Option is exercised.
(v) Unrestricted Shares. The later of (x) the thirtieth (30th) day prior to the date the Administrator determines to be the scheduled delivery date of the Unrestricted Shares, and (y) the date on which the Company completes the action which the Administrator determines to have legally established a Participants unqualified right to receive the Unrestricted Shares at some future time.
(vi) Changing Planned Early Withdrawal Date. The 366th day prior to the current Planned Early Withdrawal Date.
(vii) Electing Deferred Distribution. The 180th day prior to the date on which the payment of Benefits is made or commenced (disregarding, for this purpose, any Hardship Withdrawals.)
(viii) Requesting Share Distributions. The 5th day prior to the date on which the payment of Benefits is made or commenced (disregarding, for this purpose, any Hardship Withdrawals).
For Cause shall mean a Separation which is the result of either (a) a Participants material failure or refusal to perform his duties if the Participant has failed to cure such failure or refusal to perform within thirty (30) days after the Employer notifies the Participant in writing of such failure or refusal to perform, or (b) based upon his commission of any of the following:
(i) an intentional act of fraud, embezzlement or theft in connection with his duties or in the course of his employment with the Employer;
(ii) intentional wrongful damage to property of the Employer or any other willful gross misconduct that causes material economic harm to the Employer or that brings substantial discredit to the Employers reputation;
(iii) intentional wrongful disclosure of trade secrets or confidential information of the Employer;
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(iv) willful violation of any law, rule or regulation (other than traffic violations or similar offenses) or final cease and desist order, including, but not limited to, a final, nonappealable conviction of a Participant for commission of a felony involving moral turpitude; or
(v) intentional breach of fiduciary duty owed to the Employer involving personal profit.
For the purpose of this Plan, no act, or failure to act, on the part of the Participant shall be deemed intentional unless the Board of Directors finds that the act or failure to act was done, or omitted to be done, by the Participant in other than good faith and without reasonable belief that his action or omission was in the best interest of the Employer. Any determination that a Participant has been terminated For Cause shall be made solely by the Board of Directors.
Hardship shall mean an unforeseeable emergency that would result in severe financial hardship to the Participant, if a Hardship Withdrawal were not permitted, and which results from (i) the death of family member, (ii) divorce, (iii) a sudden or unexpected illness, accident or catastrophe to the Participant or a dependent of the Participant, (iv) loss of property (including casualty loss, foreclosure of primary residence, and eviction from primary residence), or (v) other extraordinary events beyond the Participants control, all as determined by the Administrator.
Hardship Withdrawal shall mean the withdrawal made by reason of a Hardship in accordance with the provisions of Section Ten.
Installment Payments shall mean payments of a Participants Vested Benefit in not less than Quarterly installments over a period not in excess of ten (10) years.
Invested and similar terms shall mean, for convenience of reference herein, the Administrators notational crediting of amounts to Directed Investments, but shall not require the Company or the Trust to actually purchase such assets.
Investment Account shall mean, collectively, a Participants Diversified Account, and Company Account.
Investment Direction shall mean the direction of the Investment by the Participant of the amount in his Investment Account. Such direction may, but need not, result in the notational crediting of funds in the designated Investment. A Participant shall have no right to be credited with Directed Investments and shall have no claim against the Administrator, the Trustee or the Employer for a failure to follow an Investment Direction; provided, however, that should the Administrator fail or refuse to follow a Participants Investment Direction (and so notify Participant) with respect to some or all funds in such Participants Investment Account, then such Investment Account will be credited with Earnings, with respect to funds for which an Investment Direction is refused, at the Default Earnings Rate, until an Investment Direction with respect to such funds is accepted by the Administrator.
Investment Rules shall mean, collectively, the procedures regarding the availability of Investments which are adopted by the Administrator at the time of reference and which, without
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limitation, may be changed in any manner by the Administrator; and provided, further, without limitation, that unless otherwise expressly provided by the Administrator in promulgating such procedures, the Administrator, at a minimum, shall have until the 15th day of the month following the month in which an amount is initially credited to a Participants Account, or a change in a prior Investment Direction is requested by the Participant, to notationally Invest such amount in an Investment; and provided, further, that prior to the earlier of such actual notational Investment on the books of the Administrator, or such 15th day, such amount, if a newly credited amount, shall not be considered Invested, and if previously Invested, shall be considered Invested in accordance with the prior Investment Direction.
Investment shall mean, individually and collectively as the context requires, the investment alternatives available under the Investment Rules at the time of reference, and Deferred Shares.
Lapse Date shall mean, with respect to Restricted Shares, the date on which the restrictions lapse.
Lump Sum shall mean a single payment, in cash, or Shares, or both, of the Participants entire Vested Benefit.
Normal Retirement Date shall mean the Participants 65th birthday.
Option shall mean, individually and collectively as the context requires, all of a Participants Option(s) granted by the Employer to acquire Shares.
Participant shall mean each person who has a Benefit at the time of reference.
Payroll Period shall mean each of the periods during a Plan Year with respect to which Participants are paid Compensation.
Plan shall mean this FelCor Lodging Trust Incorporated Non-Qualified Deferred Compensation Plan, as now or hereafter amended.
Plan Year shall mean the calendar year.
Planned Early Withdrawal Date shall mean the date, if any, selected by the Participant for receipt of his Vested Benefit prior to his Separation; provided, however, that if the Participant wishes to file a new Planned Early Withdrawal Date Election in order to delay distribution to a later date, that later date must be at least twelve (12) months after the current Planned Early Withdrawal Date.
Qualified Person shall mean (i) an Employee who is a Qualifying Investor and a member of management of the Employer, a highly compensated Employee of the Employer, or an officer of the Employer, as determined by the Administrator, or (ii) a Director.
Qualifying Investor shall mean an individual who has annual Compensation of at least $100,000, and who meets other minimum financial requirements as determined by the Administrator.
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Quarter shall mean the calendar quarter.
Regular Pay shall mean all Compensation which is not a Bonus.
Rules of General Application shall mean those rules promulgated by the Administrator, in its sole discretion, from time to time with respect to the matter of reference, but which will be applied in a similar manner to Participants similarly situated.
Securities Act shall mean the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or any similar or superseding statute or statutes.
Separates, Separated, or Separation shall mean an Employees ceasing to be an Employee by reason of a termination of employment with the Employer for any reason (including death or Disability), and a Directors ceasing to serve on the Board.
Shares shall mean shares of Stock.
Stock shall mean the common stock, $0.01 par value per share, of the Company.
Stock Plan shall mean, collectively, all of the FelCor Lodging Trust Incorporateds stock plans, as adopted or amended from time to time.
Trust shall mean a trust which substantially conforms to the model rabbi trust provided in section 5 of the Internal Revenue Services Revenue Procedure 92-64, 1992-2 C.B. 422, that may be established between the Company and the trustee(s) named in the Trust.
Trustee shall mean the person appointed to serve as Trustee of the Trust, if any, at the time of reference.
Valuation Date shall mean each date on which the New York Stock Exchange is operating.
Value shall mean the value of Investments, the Fair Market Value of a Share, or the value of an Account, as the context requires, determined as provided hereunder.
Vested shall mean that the amount, or property, referred to as nonforfeitable and, without limitation, nonVested shall mean that such amount, or property, is forfeitable.
SECTION TWO ADMINISTRATION
(a) Employer Duties. The Employer shall, upon request or as may be specifically required under the Plan, furnish or cause to be furnished all of the information or documentation in its possession or control which is necessary or required by the Administrator to perform its duties and functions under the Plan.
(b) Board of Directors Duties. The Board of Directors shall, upon request by the Administrator or as may be specifically required under the Plan, furnish or cause to be furnished
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all of the information or documentation in its possession or control which is necessary or required by the Administrator to perform its duties and functions under the Plan.
(c) Appointment of Administrator. The Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors shall serve as the Administrator, unless the Board of Directors appoints one or more other persons in writing to serve as Administrator. In the event that the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors ceases to exist or in the event the Administrator has not been effectively appointed hereunder at the time of reference, the Company shall be the administrator.
Any Administrator appointed hereunder who shall be an Employee shall serve without compensation; and any such person shall automatically cease to be an Administrator upon his or her termination of employment with the Employer. An Administrator may resign at any time by giving thirty (30) days prior written notice to the Board of Directors. The Company may remove an Administrator at any time by written notice, with or without cause, and may appoint a successor Administrator.
If at any time there shall be two (2) or more persons acting as Administrator, such persons shall conduct the business of the Administrator by meetings, held from time to time at their discretion, and the actions of the Administrator shall be determined by majority vote, which may be made by telephone, wire, cable or letter; and the Administrator may designate, in writing, one (l) or more of its members who shall have authority to sign or certify that any action taken by the Administrator represents the will of, and is binding on, the Administrator.
The Administrator shall acknowledge the assumption of his or her duties hereunder in writing, or shall endorse a copy of this Plan.
(d) Duties of Administrator. The Administrator shall be responsible for establishing and carrying out the objectives of the Plan, in accordance with its terms.
(e) Authority of Administrator. The Administrator shall have the sole authority and responsibility for administering the Plan.
(f) Powers of Administrator. The Administrator shall have sole and exclusive authority and responsibility for administering, construing and interpreting the Plan, and of appointing the Trustee, and of maintaining a record of Investments. The Administrator shall have all powers and discretion as may be necessary to discharge its duties and responsibilities under this Plan, including, but not by way of limitation, the power, in its sole and absolute discretion, (i) to interpret or construe any and all provisions of the Plan, (ii) to make rules and regulations for the administration of the Plan, (iii) to develop Rules of General Application, (iv) to determine all questions of eligibility, status and other rights of Participants, Beneficiaries and other persons, (v) to determine the amount, manner and time of the payment of any Vested Benefits, and (vi) to resolve any dispute which may arise under this Plan involving Participants or Beneficiaries. The Administrator may engage agents to assist it and may engage legal counsel, who may be counsel for the Company. The Administrator shall not be responsible for any action taken or not taken on the advice of such counsel.
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No member of the Administrator shall vote or act upon any discretionary matter involving his own Benefits and in such case, the remaining member or members of the Administrator shall appoint a member pro-tem to act in the place of the interested member; provided, however, that if all members of the Administrator shall be disqualified under this paragraph (f) of Section Two with regard to one or more matters, the President of the Company shall appoint a qualifying person(s) to be the Administrator with regard to such matters.
(g) Bond and Expenses of Administrator. The Administrator shall serve without bond unless state or federal statutes require otherwise, in which event the Employer shall pay the premium. The expenses of the Administrator shall be paid by the Employer. Such expenses shall include all expenses incident to the functioning of the Administrator, including, but not by way of limitation, fees of accountants, counsel and other specialists and other costs of administering the Plan.
(h) Administrator Records and Reports. The Administrator shall maintain, or cause to be maintained, adequate records of all of its proceedings and acts, and all such books of account, records, and other data as may be necessary for administration of the Plan, including, but not limited, to administering the Investment Directions as provided herein. The Administrator shall make available to each Participant upon his request such of the Plans records as pertain to him for examination at reasonable times during normal business hours.
(i) Reliance on Tables. In administering the Plan, the Administrator shall be entitled to the extent permitted by law to rely conclusively on all tables, valuations, certificates, opinions and reports which are furnished by accountants, legal counsel or other experts employed or engaged by the Administrator.
SECTION THREE PARTICIPANTS
(a) Eligibility. Participation in the Plan shall be limited to Eligible Persons, and the Administrator shall notify each such Eligible Person, in writing, of their status.
(b) Participation. An Eligible Person shall become a Participant by completing and executing an Enrollment Form, at least one Election, and such other forms as may be required by the Administrator. At such time, if ever, as a Participant is determined by the Administrator to no longer be a Qualified Person, such Participants Contributions hereunder shall cease effective for all periods (including without limitations all Payroll Periods) following the date of such determination.
(c) Agreement to Be Bound. By becoming a Participant, each Eligible Person shall for all purposes be deemed conclusively to have assented to the provisions of this Plan and to all amendments to this Plan.
SECTION FOUR CONTRIBUTIONS AND ELECTIONS
(a) Deferred Pay. A Participant will be credited with his Deferred Pay in accordance with the provisions of the Plan.
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(b) Deferred Shares. A Participant will be credited with Deferred Shares equal to the sum of his or her Deferred Unrestricted Shares, Deferred Restricted Shares, and Deferred Option Shares.
(c) Company Contributions. The Board of Directors may in its sole discretion (but shall have no obligation to) credit a specific amount of Company Contributions to any one or more Participant(s), and may make each Company Contribution with respect to a Participant subject to such Vesting requirements as, in its sole discretion, are appropriate.
(d) Elections. Only the last Election delivered to the Administrator on or before the Final Filing Date of reference will be considered the Election of the Participant with respect to the matter of reference; provided, however that Elections with respect to Unrestricted Shares, Restricted Shares, or Option Shares shall be irrevocable on the date they are filed. Notwithstanding any provision hereof to the contrary, if a Participant is determined to have suffered a Hardship, and regardless of whether such Participant receives a Hardship Withdrawal, the Participant will be permitted to file an Election discontinuing Deferred Pay as of the next Payroll Period.
Once filed, an Election with respect to Deferred Pay shall remain in effect, including without limitation, with respect to subsequent Plan Years, until changed by the timely filing of a new Election with respect to Deferred Pay. A Participant shall be permitted to file no more than three (3) Elections affecting the rate or amount of Deferred Pay with respect to a Plan Year.
(e) Furnishing of Elections. The Administrator shall provide any one or more Election form(s) to each Eligible Person and Participant upon request.
(f) Administrator Discretion to Reject or Modify Elections. Notwithstanding anything in this Section Four to contrary, the Administrator may refuse to accept, or may require a Participant to modify, any Elections made by a Participant under this Section Four.
(g) Cessation of Deferrals and Contributions Under Plan. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, no amounts that are deferred or become vested on or after January 1, 2005 shall be governed by this Plan, but instead such amounts shall be governed by the terms of the FelCor Lodging Trust Incorporated 2005 Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Plan.
SECTION FIVE ACCOUNTS AND INVESTMENT DIRECTIONS
(a) Establishment of Accounts. The Employer shall establish and maintain a Diversified Account, a Deferred Shares Account, and a Company Account in the name of each Participant.
(b) Amounts Credited to Diversified Account. A Participants Deferred Pay shall be credited to the Participants Diversified Account as of the Valuation Date next following the date of deferral.
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(c) Amounts Credited to the Company Account. Company Contributions, if any, shall be credited to the Company Account as of the Valuation Date next following the date designated in writing by the Company as the date of contribution.
(d) Earnings Credited to Investment Account. The Administrator shall credit each Participants Diversified Account and Company Account as of each Valuation Date with its Earnings since the next preceding Valuation Date; except the Administrator will credit the amount attributable to any Default Earnings Rate to such Account as of the last Valuation Date of each Quarter.
(e) Amounts Credited to Deferred Shares Account. All Deferred Shares of a Participant shall be credited to his Deferred Shares Account.
(f) Investment Direction. On such form, in the manner and at such times as the Administrator prescribes, and subject to the Investment Rules, each Participant may select among the different Investments with respect to the Investment of the amounts credited to his Diversified Account and Company Account. Any direction by the Participant shall be recorded on the books of the Company in accordance with the Investment Rules; provided however, without limitation, (i) the Administrator is not required to accept the Investment Directions given by the Participant, but in order to reject an Investment Direction in whole or in part, the Administrator must notify the Participant of such rejection, in writing, within five days following receipt of the Investment Direction of reference; provided further that, in the absence of such notice, such Investment Direction shall be binding on the Administrator and the Participant; and (ii) the Company and/or the Trustee may, but shall not be required to, make actual corresponding investments.
(g) Valuation of Accounts. As of each Valuation Date, a Participants Account shall consist of the Value of the Participants Account as of the next preceding Valuation Date, adjusted by (i) crediting Contributions, (ii) crediting or debiting Earnings, and (iii) debiting distributions, which have been credited, made, earned, or distributed since the immediately preceding Valuation Date.
(h) Statements. Within sixty (60) days after the end of each Plan Year and at such other times during the Plan Year as shall be determined by the Administrator, the Administrator shall furnish each Participant with a statement showing the Value of such Participants Benefit as of the last Valuation Date in the preceding Quarter.
SECTION SIX VESTING
(a) Vesting. A Participant is always 100% Vested in the amount in his Diversified Account and Deferred Share Account. Except as provided in (b), a Participant shall be 100% Vested in the amount in his Company Account unless, prior to the date on which a Company Contribution is credited to a Participants Company Account, the Company notifies the Administrator, in writing, that the Company Contribution of reference will be subject to the Vesting schedule set forth in such written notice. The Administrator shall establish a one or more separate sub-account(s) under the Company Account to hold nonVested Company Contributions, and shall credit each such sub-account only with Company Contributions which,
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under every circumstance, Vest on exactly the same date and in the same percentage. Each such sub-account shall operate in all respects as if it were a separate Company Account of such Participant, i.e. except for Vesting, all references hereunder to Company Account shall be deemed a reference to each sub-account, individually and collectively, as the context requires.
(b) Separation for Cause. Notwithstanding any provision hereof to the contrary, including (a) above, if a Participant is Separated For Cause, such Participant shall permanently forfeit one hundred percent (100%) of the amount in his Company Account on the date of his Separation for Cause.
(c) Disposition of Forfeitures. Forfeitures may be used for any corporate purpose, including, without limitation, allocation as Company Contributions.
SECTION SEVEN PAYMENT
(a) Separation Prior to Age 55. Notwithstanding any provision hereof to the contrary, each Participant who Separates prior to age 55 for any reason shall receive a Lump Sum distribution as soon as administratively practicable after the date of Separation.
(b) Separation After Age 55 Deferred Distribution. Each Participant who Separates after age 55 for any reason shall receive a distribution as provided in (a) unless he has properly elected a Deferred Distribution.
(c) Distribution on Planned Early Withdrawal Date. Unless an earlier distribution has been made in accordance with the provisions of paragraph (a), a Participant may elect to receive distribution(s) commencing on his Planned Early Withdrawal Date in a Lump Sum or in Installment Payments.
(d) Lump Sum Required For Small Amounts. Notwithstanding any provision hereof to the contrary, if the Value of a Participants Account shall be less than $10,000 on the date of his Separation, such Participant shall receive his or her distribution in a Lump Sum distribution as provided in paragraph (a).
(e) Form of Payment. Any payment of Vested Benefits attributable to amounts in the Participants Investment Account shall be made in cash or, at the request of the Participant and subject to approval by the Administrator, in whole or in part in Shares; and any Benefits attributable to Deferred Shares credited under the Deferred Shares Account shall be distributed in the form of an equal number of Shares.
(f) Calculation of Installment Payment. If Participant has elected distribution in the form of Installment Payments, he shall receive on each payment date an amount equal to the product of (a) his Vested Benefit, calculated separately with respect to (i) his Investment Account, and (ii) his Deferred Shares Account, multiplied by (b) a fraction the numerator of which is one (1), and the denominator of which is the total number of installments originally elected less the number of installments already paid. A Participants Account will continue to be subject to all provisions of the Plan including, without limitation, the crediting of Earnings, during the period of any Installment Payment. No distribution of fractional Shares shall be made. Any fraction shall accumulate until at least a whole Share may be distributed.
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(g) Payments Upon Other Events Determined by the Administrator. The Administrator may, subject to Participant approval, accelerate in whole or in part (but not in an amount less than Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000)) the payment of Vested Benefits to such Participant to any date selected by the Participant, subject to a reduction (and permanent forfeiture) of the amount of the Participants Vested Benefit at the date of distribution equal to ten percent (10%) of the amount of the distribution, which amount shall be deducted from the Participants undistributed Vested Benefit, or, to the extent it exceeds the amount of such undistributed Vested Benefit, then from the amount of the distribution. In addition, and without limitation, the Administrator may accelerate the distribution of all (but not less than all) of a Participants Vested Benefits following the date, prior to his Separation, on which he no longer is a Qualified Person; provided, further, that such acceleration shall not result in the deduction of any amount from such Participants Benefit.
(h) Elections After Planned Early Withdrawal Date and After Separation. A Participant who receives a distribution on his Planned Early Withdrawal Date may continue to elect Contributions under the Plan so long as he remains an Eligible Person.
SECTION EIGHT SOURCE OF PAYMENT
All cash payments will be made from the assets of the Trust, except, if such assets are exhausted, such payments shall be made from the general assets of the Employer; provided, without limitation, that the creation and funding of the Trust does not create a special or separate fund or segregation of either cash, assets or Shares which will assure such payments in such a way as to make this Plan a funded plan for purposes of ERISA or the Code. Notwithstanding anything in the Plan to the contrary, upon the occurrence of a Change in Control, the Employer agrees, and is hereby required, to appoint a bank or similar professional corporate fiduciary to be the Trustee of the Trust.
Nothing contained in the Plan, nor any action taken pursuant to the provisions of the Plan, shall create or be construed to create a fiduciary relationship between the Employer and a Participant, Beneficiary, employee or other person. To the extent that any person acquires a right to receive payments from the Employer under the Plan, such right shall be no greater than the right of any unsecured general creditor of the Employer.
For purposes of the Code, the Employer intends this Plan to be an unfunded, unsecured promise on the part of the Employer to pay in the future. For purposes of ERISA, the Employer intends the Plan to be an unfunded plan primarily for the benefit of a select group of management or highly compensated employees of the Employer for the purpose of qualifying the Plan for the top hat plan exception under sections 201(2), 301(a)(3) and 401(a)(1) of ERISA.
SECTION NINE | PROVISIONS RELATING TO DEFERRED SHARES CREDITED TO THE DEFERRED SHARE ACCOUNT |
(a) Adjustments Upon Changes in Capitalization. If a stock dividend, stock split, spinoff, recapitalization, merger, consolidation, exchange of shares or the like, occurs, as a result of which shares of any class shall be issued with respect to Shares, or such Shares shall be changed into a different number of the same or another class or classes, the number of Deferred
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Shares credited to the Deferred Share Accounts or of Participants and the calculation of the Fair Market Value of such Deferred Shares shall be appropriately adjusted (effective as of the date of such event) by the Administrator in a manner that will make the Deferred Shares have a Fair Market Value as of the date of such event which is equal to the Fair Market Value of the Shares, plus the consideration received by shareholders with respect to Shares, as a result of such event.
(b) Conditions upon Issuance of Shares. Notwithstanding any provision hereof to the contrary, Shares shall not be issued unless such issuance and delivery shall comply with all applicable provisions of law, domestic or foreign, including, but not limited to the Securities Act, and the requirements of any stock exchange upon which the Shares may then be listed, including, in each case the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, and shall be further subject to the approval of counsel for the Company with respect to such compliance, which may include a representation and warranty from the Participant that the Shares are being acquired only for Investment for his own account and without any present intention to publicly sell or distribute such Shares without an exemption from or compliance with applicable securities laws. Any Shares so issued may bear such restrictive legend as counsel for the Company may deem necessary or advisable to assure compliance with such laws.
(c) Deemed Dividends. The Deemed Dividends shall be credited to a Participants Diversified Account.
(d) Voting and Registration. A Participant will have no beneficial or record interest or voting right in or other privileges relating to Shares as a result of the crediting of Deferred Shares to his Deferred Shares Account, and will obtain such rights and privileges only upon the issuance of a certificate representing the equivalent Shares.
(e) Execution of Receipts and Releases. Any payment or any issuance or transfer of Shares to any person shall be in full satisfaction of all claims hereunder against the Plan, and the Administrator may require such person, as a condition precedent to receiving delivery of Shares, to execute a receipt and release therefor in such form as it shall determine.
SECTION TEN HARDSHIP WITHDRAWALS
(a) Amount of Hardship Withdrawal. A Participant who is determined to have suffered a Hardship may be paid a Hardship Withdrawal of the amount which the Administrator determines is necessary to reasonably alleviate such Hardship.
(b) Penalty Limitation on Deferred Pay Contributions. In the event of a Hardship Withdrawal, the withdrawing Participants Election with respect to Deferred Pay Contributions automatically will be discontinued effective with the Payroll Period immediately following the filing of the Declaration of Hardship, and such Participant shall not be entitled to recommence Deferred Pay Contributions until the first Payroll Period following the first anniversary of the filing of the Declaration of Hardship.
SECTION ELEVEN DESIGNATION OF BENEFICIARIES
(a) Designation by Participant. A Participants written designation of one or more persons or entities as his Beneficiary shall operate to designate the Participants Beneficiary
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under this Plan. The Participant shall be entitled to file with the Administrator a copy of his Beneficiary designation under the Plan on a form supplied to the Participant by the Administrator. The last such designation received by the Administrator shall be controlling, and no designation, or change or revocation of a designation shall be effective unless received by the Administrator prior to the Participants death. If the Participant is married on the date of filing his Beneficiary Designation, he must obtain the written consent of his spouse unless such spouse is designated to receive at least fifty percent (50%) of his Benefit.
(b) Lack of Designation. If no Beneficiary designation is filed and in effect at the time of a Participants death, if no designated Beneficiary survives the Participant, or if the otherwise applicable Beneficiary designation conflicts with applicable law, the Participants estate shall be the Beneficiary. The Administrator may direct the Employer to retain any unpaid Vested Benefit, without liability for any interest, until all rights to the unpaid Vested Benefit are determined. Alternatively, the Administrator may direct the Employer to pay such Vested Benefit into any court of appropriate jurisdiction. Any such payment shall completely discharge the Employer of any liability under the Plan.
SECTION TWELVE AMENDMENT OR TERMINATION
(a) Amendment or Termination. Except as to the last sentence in the first paragraph of Section Eight, and this Section Twelve, the Plan may be amended, suspended or terminated, in whole or in part, by the Board of Directors, but no such action shall retroactively impair the rights of any person to payment of such persons Vested Benefit (provided, without limitation, that the date of payment may be accelerated); provided, further, that the Plan may be amended by the Administrator with respect to any matters which the Administrator determines to involve primarily clarification of one or more provisions the Plan, or relate primarily to Plan administration.
(b) Partial Termination of Plan. In accordance with paragraph (a) of this Section Twelve, (i) as of November 15, 2006, the Plan shall be terminated with respect to each Deferred Shares Account maintained on behalf of each Employee or former Employee and (ii) as of March 3, 2007, the Plan shall be terminated with respect to each Deferred Shares Account maintained on behalf of each Director or former Director. Subject to paragraph (h) of Section Thirteen, each Deferred Shares Account terminated pursuant to this paragraph shall be distributed to the affected Participant, or his or her Beneficiary, as of the applicable termination date, in accordance with paragraph (e) of Section Seven. After such termination dates, no Account under this Plan shall be credited with units representing Shares of Stock.
(c) Substantial Reduction in Benefits. Without limiting the generality of any other provision hereof, if the Administrator, in its sole discretion, determines that a proposed amendment to the Plan would result in a substantial reduction in either the rights or benefits of Participants under the Plan, the Administrator must give each Participant notice of the amendment not less than 60 days prior to the earlier of its adoption or its effective date, and must allow each Participant to waive the right to elect an immediate distribution as described below. In the absence of such timely waiver, each Participant shall have the right, for a period of 90 days commencing on the later of the adoption, or the effective date, of such amendment, to elect,
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in a writing filed with the Administrator, to have all (but not less than all) of his Vested Benefit distributed to him as soon as reasonably possible.
SECTION THIRTEEN GENERAL PROVISIONS
(a) No Assignment. The right of any Participant or other person to the payment of a Benefit shall not be assigned, transferred, pledged or encumbered, either voluntarily or by operation of law, except as provided in Section Eleven with respect to designations of Beneficiaries. If any person shall attempt to assign, transfer, pledge or encumber any portion of such Benefit, or if by reason of bankruptcy or other event happening at any time any such payment would be made subject to debts or liabilities or would otherwise devolve upon anyone else and not be enjoyed by such person, the Administrator may terminate such persons interest in any such payment and direct that the same be held and applied to or for the benefit of such person, his spouse, children or other dependents, or any other persons deemed to be the natural objects of his bounty, or any of them, in such manner as the Administrator may deem proper.
(b) Incapacity. If the Administrator shall find that any person is unable to care for his affairs because of illness or accident or is a minor, any payment due (unless a prior claim for such payment shall have been made by a duly appointed guardian, committee or other legal representative) may be paid to his spouse, a child, a parent, or a brother or sister, or any other person deemed by the Administrator to have incurred expenses for such person otherwise entitled to payment, in such manner and proportions as the Administrator may determine. Any such payment shall be a complete discharge of the liabilities of the Employer under the Plan as to the amount paid.
(c) No Guarantee of Deferral. While the Company intends that this Plan will result in the deferral of the imposition of a federal income tax on the funds credited hereunder until such time as they actually shall be paid to a Participant, nothing herein shall be construed as a promise, guarantee or other representation by the Company of such tax effect nor, without limitation, shall the Company be liable for any taxes, penalties or other amounts incurred by Participants in the event it is determined by applicable authorities that such deferral was not accomplished, and each Eligible Person electing to become a Participant should consult his or her own tax advisor(s) to determine the tax consequences in his or her specific case, and their suitability for participation in this Plan.
(d) Resolution of Disputes Relating to Plan. If you make a written request for Benefits and your request is partially or wholly denied, the Administrator will explain, in writing, the basis for the denial. This will ordinarily be done in 90 days; but, in unusual circumstances, this period may be extended by up to 90 additional days if you are given notice of the extension during the additional 90-day period. The written notification from the Administrator will tell you if any information is needed to complete the processing of your claim to Benefits and explain why the information is needed. In addition, the notification will tell you how and when an appeal should be made.
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The appeal process is as follows:
(i) | After you receive notice of denial of Benefits, you may appeal to the Administrator, in writing, within 60 days. If you do not make your written appeal within 60 days, the original decision of the Administrator will become final. | ||
(ii) | You may include in your written appeal any reasons for appeal and any information to support your rights to benefits. You may use legal assistance and you may examine any related Plan documents. | ||
(iii) | The Administrator will then reexamine all of the facts and come to a final decision. You will be notified of this decision within 60 days of the time you submit your written appeal unless there are special circumstances, such as a hearing. You will be notified if an extension is required. However, in no case will you receive the Administrators decision later than 120 days after your appeal is received. The notice of final decision will include specific reasons for the decision and identify the Plan provisions relied upon in making the decision. |
If, after the exhaustion of the claims procedure set forth above, one or more disputes remain with regard the rights under the Plan of any Employee, Participant, Beneficiary or person claiming under them, such person(s) and the Administrator (collectively, Interested Parties) agree to attempt to resolve same by telephone conference with an agreed mediator. If the Interested Parties cannot resolve their differences by such telephone conference, then the Interested Parties agree to schedule a one day mediation with a mediator who is mutually agreeable to the Interested Parties, within thirty (30) days to resolve the disputes and to share equally the costs of such mediation. If one of the Interested Parties refuses to mediate, then such Interested Party thereby waives any recovery for attorneys fees or costs incurred in any arbitration brought to construe or enforce the provisions of this Plan. If the Interested Parties are unable to resolve their dispute by mediation, the Interested Parties may institute an arbitration proceeding under the auspices of the American Arbitration Association to construe or enforce the provisions of the Plan. The Interested Parties hereby waive their right to institute litigation in a court of law to resolve a dispute concerning the construction or enforcement of this Plan. The Interested Party prevailing in any such arbitration shall recover from the adverse party its actual damages and reasonable costs and expenses, including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys fees incurred in connection with such dispute and arbitration.
(e) Election by Participant. All elections, designations, requests, notices, instructions and other communications from a Participant, Beneficiary or other person to the Administrator required or permitted under the Plan shall be in such form as is prescribed from time to time by the Administrator, shall be mailed by first-class mail or delivered to such location as shall be specified by the Administrator and shall be deemed to have been given and delivered only upon actual receipt by the Administrator at such location.
(f) Notices by Administrator. All notices, statements, reports and other communications from the Administrator to any Employee, Eligible Person, Participant, Beneficiary or other person required or permitted under the Plan shall be deemed to have been
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duly given when delivered to, or when mailed first-class mail, postage prepaid and addressed to, such Employee, Eligible Person, Participant, Beneficiary or other person at his address last appearing on the records of the Employer.
(g) No Employment Rights. Neither the Plan nor any action taken under the Plan shall be construed as giving to any person the right to be retained in the employ of the Employer or as affecting the right of the Employer to dismiss any person (other than a Director) at any time, with or without cause.
(h) Withholding of Taxes. The Employer shall deduct from the Participants nondeferred Compensation (or shall make any other arrangement with Participant which the Employer deems appropriate) any amount required to be paid by the Participant as a federal or state tax with respect to any Election hereunder, including, without limitation, Federal employment taxes due at the date of any deferral or Company Contributions. In addition, the Employer shall be entitled to deduct from the Participants Vested Benefit, prior to distribution, any amount required to be withheld for federal or state tax purposes with respect to any amount credited hereunder and/or any amount distributed from the Plan.
(i) Waivers. Any waiver of any right granted pursuant to this Plan shall not be valid unless the same is in writing and signed by the party waiving such right. Any such waiver shall not be deemed to be a waiver of any other rights.
(j) Binding Effect. This Plan and the rights and obligations under this Plan shall be binding upon all parties and inure to the benefit of only the Participants, Beneficiaries and their respective legal representatives.
(k) Payment of Expenses. All expenses incident to the administration, termination, or protection of the Plan, including, but not limited to, legal and accounting fees, shall be paid by the Company.
(l) Records. Records of the Company as to any matters relating to this Plan will be conclusive on all persons.
(m) Interpretations and Adjustments. To the extent permitted by law, each interpretation of the Plan and each decision on any matter relating to the Plan made by the Board of Directors, the Company, or the Administrator, within their scope of their authority hereunder, shall be made in their sole discretion and shall be binding on all persons. A misstatement or other mistake of fact shall be corrected when it becomes known and the person responsible shall make such adjustment on account thereof as he considers equitable and practicable. Notwithstanding any provision of the Plan to the contrary, if the Administrator, in its sole discretion, determines, in writing filed in the appropriate records of the Administrator, that compliance with any provision(s) of this Plan would result in a charge to the earnings of the Employer or any related company in excess of the charge to earnings which would be incurred in the absence of such compliance, then the Administrator shall have the right and authority, exercisable in its sole discretion, to fail or refuse to comply with such provision(s).
(n) No Rights Implied. All Contributions may be used by the Employer for any corporate purpose, and the Employer shall not be obligated to segregate such amounts. Without
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limitation, nothing contained in this Plan, nor any modification or amendment to the Plan, nor the creation of any Account on the books of the Company, nor the issuance of any Shares under the Plan, shall give any Employee any legal or equitable right against the Company or any officer, director, or Employee of the Company, except as expressly provided by the Plan.
(o) Information. The Company shall, upon request or as may be specifically required hereunder, furnish or cause to be furnished, all of the information or documentation which is necessary or required by the Board of Directors and/or Administrator to perform its duties and functions under the Plan. The Companys records as to the current information the Company furnishes to the Board of Directors and/or Administrator shall be conclusive as to all persons.
(p) No Liability for Good Faith Determinations. Neither the Company, the Board of Directors, nor the Administrator (nor their respective delegatee) shall be liable for any act, omission, or determination taken or made with respect to the Plan which is not judicially determined to be due to willful misconduct, and members of the Board of Directors and the Administrator (and their delegatee) shall be entitled to indemnification and reimbursement by the Company in respect of any claim, loss, damage, or expense (including attorneys fees, the costs of settling any suit, provided such settlement is approved by independent legal counsel selected by the Company, and amounts paid in satisfaction of a judgment, except a judgment based on a finding of willful misconduct) arising therefrom to the full extent permitted by law and under any directors and officers liability or similar insurance coverage that may from time to time be in effect.
(q) Severability. In case any one or more of the provisions contained in this Plan shall be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions in this Plan shall not in any way be affected or impaired.
(r) Captions and Gender. The captions preceding the Sections and subsections of this Plan have been inserted solely as a matter of convenience and in no way define or limit the scope or intent of any provisions of this Plan. Where the context admits or requires, words used in the masculine gender shall be construed to include the feminine and the neuter also, the plural shall include the singular, and the singular shall include the plural.
(s) Choice of Law. The Plan and all rights under this Plan shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Texas, except to the extent preempted by ERISA.
(t) Securities Laws. The Plan intends to comply with and be exempt under the Securities Act. The Participants under the Plan are final purchasers and not underwriters or conduits to other beneficial owners or subsequent purchasers.
(u) Information Required. Each Participant shall file with the Administrator such pertinent information concerning himself and his Beneficiary as the Administrator may specify, and no Participant or Beneficiary or other person shall have any rights or be entitled to any Benefits under the Plan unless such information has been filed by, or with respect to, him.
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(v) Application of Section 409A. This Plan shall govern only amounts deferred and vested prior to January 1, 2005, and therefore it is intended that this Plan be exempt from the requirements of Section 409A of the Code, and all terms shall be interpreted in a manner consistent with such intent.
Adopted, as amended and restated, by the Compensation
Committee of the Board of Directors at its meeting on
October 26, 2006, to be effective as of January 1,
2005.
Committee of the Board of Directors at its meeting on
October 26, 2006, to be effective as of January 1,
2005.
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