First Federal Savings Bank Employee Stock Ownership Plan (Effective January 1, 2007)
This agreement establishes the First Federal Savings Bank Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP), effective January 1, 2007. The plan allows eligible employees of First Federal Savings Bank and its affiliates to acquire ownership interests in First Advantage Bancorp, the bank’s holding company. The ESOP is designed as a tax-qualified retirement plan that primarily invests in company stock. It outlines eligibility, contributions, vesting, distributions, plan administration, and other key provisions. The plan is governed by federal laws, including ERISA and the Internal Revenue Code, and is administered by a designated committee.
EMPLOYEE STOCK OWNERSHIP PLAN
EMPLOYEE STOCK OWNERSHIP PLAN
CERTIFICATION
FIRST FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK | ||||
By: | ||||
Earl O. Bradley III | ||||
Chief Executive Officer | ||||
Employee Stock Ownership Plan
Section 1 - Introduction | 1 | |||
Section 2 - Definitions | 1 | |||
Section 3 - Eligibility and Participation | 8 | |||
Section 4 - Contributions | 10 | |||
Section 5 - Plan Accounting | 12 | |||
Section 6 - Vesting and Forfeitures | 18 | |||
Section 7 - Distributions | 20 | |||
Section 8 - Voting of Company Stock and Tender Offers | 25 | |||
Section 9 - The Committee and Plan Administration | 26 | |||
Section 10 - Rules Governing Benefit Claims | 29 | |||
Section 11 - The Trust | 30 | |||
Section 12 - Adoption, Amendment and Termination | 31 | |||
Section 13 - General Provisions | 33 | |||
Section 14 - Top-Heavy Provisions | 34 |
Introduction
Definitions
(a) | Account or Accounts mean a Participants or Beneficiarys Company Stock Account and/or his Other Investments Account, as the context so requires. |
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(b) | Acquisition Loan means a loan or other extension of credit, including an installment obligation to a party in interest (as defined in Section 3(14) of ERISA) incurred by the Trustee in connection with the purchase of Company Stock. | |
(c) | Affiliate means any corporation, trade or business, which, at the time of reference, is together with the Bank, a member of a controlled group of corporations, a group of trades or businesses (whether or not incorporated) under common control, or an affiliated service group, as described in Sections 414(b), 414(c), and 414(m) of the Code, respectively, or any other organization treated as a single employer with the Bank under Section 414(o) of the Code; provided, however, that, where the context so requires, the term Affiliate shall be construed to give full effect to the provisions of Sections 409(l)(4) and 415(h) of the Code. | |
(d) | Bank means First Federal Savings Bank, and any entity that succeeds to the business of the First Federal Savings Bank and adopts this Plan in accordance with the provisions of Section 12.02 of the Plan, or by written agreement assumes the obligations of the Plan. | |
(e) | Beneficiary means the person(s) entitled to receive benefits under the Plan following a Participants death, pursuant to Section 7.03 of the Plan. | |
(f) | Change in Control means any one of the following events occurs: |
(i) | Merger: The Company or the Bank merges into or consolidates with another corporation, or merges another corporation into the Company or the Bank, and as a result less than a majority of the combined voting power of the resulting corporation immediately after the merger or consolidation is held by persons who were stockholders of the Company or the Bank immediately before the merger or consolidation; | ||
(ii) | Acquisition of Significant Share Ownership: The Company files, or is required to file, a report on Schedule 13D or another form or schedule (other than Schedule 13G) required under Sections 13(d) or 14(d) of the Exchange Act, if the schedule discloses that the filing person or persons acting in concert has or have become the beneficial owner of twenty-five percent (25%) or more of a class of the Companys voting securities, but this clause (b) shall not apply to beneficial ownership of Company voting shares held in a fiduciary capacity by an entity of which the Company directly or indirectly beneficially owns fifty (50%) or more of its outstanding voting securities; | ||
(iii) | Change in Board Composition: During any period of two consecutive years, individuals who constitute the Companys or the Banks Board of Directors at the beginning of the two-year period cease for any reason to constitute at least a majority of the Banks or the Companys Board of Directors; provided, however, that for purposes of this clause (iii), each director who is first elected by the board (or first nominated by the board for election by the stockholders) by a vote of at |
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least two-thirds (2/3) of the directors who were directors at the beginning of the two-year period shall be deemed to have also been a director at the beginning of such period; or | |||
(iv) | Sale of Assets: The Company or the Bank sells to a third party all or substantially all of its assets. |
(g) | Code means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. | |
(h) | Committee means the individual(s) responsible for the administration of the Plan in accordance with Section 9 of the Plan. | |
(i) | Company means First Advantage Bancorp and any entity which succeeds to the business of First Advantage Bancorp. | |
(j) | Company Stock means shares of the voting common stock or preferred stock, meeting the requirements of Section 409 of the Code and Section 407(d)(5) of ERISA, issued by the Company or its Affiliates. | |
(k) | Company Stock Account means the account established and maintained in the name of each Participant or Beneficiary to reflect his share of the Trust Fund invested in Company Stock. | |
(l) | Compensation means a Participants wages as defined in Code Section 3401(a) and all other payments of Compensation and all other payments of compensation by the Employer (in the course of the Employers trade or business) for a Plan Year for which Employer is required to furnish the Participant a written statement under Code Sections 6041(d), 6051(a)(3) and 6052. Compensation must be determined without regard to any rules under Section 3401(a) that limit the remuneration included in wages based on the nature or location of the employment or the services performed (such as the exception for agricultural labor in Code Section 3401(a)(2)). Compensation shall also include amounts not currently includible in gross income by reason of the application of Code Sections 125 (cafeteria plan), 132(f)(4) (qualified transportation fringe), 402(e)(3) (401(k) plan), 402(h)(1)(B)(simplified employee pension plan), 414(h) (employer pickup contributions under a governmental plan), 403(b) (tax sheltered annuity) or 457(b) (eligible deferred compensation plan). | |
A Participants Compensation shall not exceed the limit set forth in Section 401(a)(17) of the Code ($225,000 for Plan Years beginning January 1, 2007). If the Plan Year for which a Participants Compensation is measured is less than twelve (12) calendar months, then the amount of Compensation taken into account for such Plan Year shall be the adjusted amount for such Plan Year, as prescribed by the Secretary of the Treasury under Section 401(a)(17) of the Code, multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of months taken into account for such Plan Year and the denominator of which is twelve (12). In determining the dollar limitation hereunder, Compensation received from an Affiliate shall be recognized as Compensation. |
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(m) | Disability means a physical or mental condition of a Participant resulting from bodily injury, disease, or mental disorder which renders the Participant incapable of continuing any gainful occupation and which condition constitutes total disability under the federal Social Security Act. The Disability of a Participant shall be determined by the Plan Administrator, in its sole discretion. | |
(n) | Effective Date means January 1, 2007. | |
(o) | Eligible Employee means any Employee who is not precluded from participating in the Plan by reason of the provisions of Section 3.02 of the Plan. | |
(p) | Employee means any person who is actually performing services for the Employer or an Affiliate in a common-law, employer-employee relationship as determined under Sections 31.3121(d)-1, 31.3306(i)-1, or 31.3401(c)-1 of the Treasury Regulations. | |
(q) | Employer or Employers means the Bank and any of its Affiliates that adopt the Plan in accordance with the provisions of Section 12.01 of the Plan, and any entity which succeeds to the business of the Bank or its Affiliates and which adopts the Plan in accordance with the provisions of Section 12.02 of the Plan, or by written agreement assumes the obligations under the Plan. | |
(r) | Entry Date means the January 1st or July 1st coincident with or next following the date the Employee satisfies the requirements for participation under Section 3.01 of the Plan. | |
(s) | ERISA means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended. | |
(t) | Exchange Act means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. | |
(u) | Financed Shares means shares of Company Stock acquired by the Trustee with the proceeds of an Acquisition Loan, which shall constitute qualifying employer securities under Section 409(l) of the Code and any shares of Company Stock received upon conversion or exchange of such shares. | |
(v) | Highly Compensated Employee means an Employee who, for a particular Plan Year, satisfies one of the following conditions: |
(i) | was a 5-percent owner (as defined in Section 414(q)(2) of the Code) during the year or the preceding year, or | ||
(ii) | for the preceding year, had compensation (as defined in Section 414(q)(4) of the Code) from the Bank and its Affiliates exceeding the limit in Section 414(q)(1) of the Code ($100,000 for Plan Years beginning January 1, 2007). |
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(w) | Hours of Service means: |
(i) | Each hour for which an Employee is paid, or entitled to payment, for performing duties for the Employer during the applicable computation period. | ||
(ii) | Each hour for which an Employee is paid, or entitled to payment, for a period during which no duties are performed (irrespective of whether the employment relationship has terminated) due to vacation, holiday, illness, incapacity (including disability), layoff, jury duty, military duty or leave of absence. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, no credit shall be given to the Employee for: |
(A) | more than 501 hours under this clause (ii) because of any single continuous period in which the Employee performs no duties (whether or not such period occurs in a single computation period); | ||
(B) | an hour for which the Employee is directly or indirectly paid, or entitled to payment, because of a period in which no duties are performed if such payment is made or due under a plan maintained solely for the purpose of complying with applicable workers or workmens compensation, unemployment, or disability insurance laws; or | ||
(C) | an hour or a payment which solely reimburses the Employee for medical or medically-related expenses incurred by the Employee. |
(iii) | Each hour for which back pay, irrespective of mitigation of damages, is either awarded or agreed to by the Employer; provided, however, that hours credited under either clause (i) or (ii) above shall not also be credited under this clause (iii). Crediting of hours for back pay awarded or agreed to with respect to periods described in clause (ii) above will be subject to the limitations set forth in that clause. |
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(i) | by reason of pregnancy of the Employee, | ||
(ii) | by reason of the birth of a child of the Employee, | ||
(iii) | by reason of the placement of a child with the Employee in connection with the adoption of such child by such Employee, or | ||
(iv) | for purposes of caring for such child for a period beginning immediately following such birth or placement. |
(x) | Later Retirement Date means the first day of the month coincident with or next following a Participants date of actual retirement which occurs after his Normal Retirement Date. | |
(y) | Loan Suspense Account means that portion of the Trust Fund consisting of Company Stock acquired with an Acquisition Loan which has not yet been allocated to the Participants Accounts. | |
(z) | Named Fiduciary means the Board of Directors of the Bank. | |
(aa) | Normal Retirement Age means attainment of age 65. | |
(bb) | Normal Retirement Date means the first day of the month coincident with or next following the Participants attainment of Normal Retirement Age. | |
(cc) | One Year Break in Service means a twelve (12) consecutive month period during which the Participant does not complete more than 500 Hours of Service. | |
(dd) | Other Investments Account means the account established and maintained in the name of each Participant or Beneficiary to reflect his share of the Trust Fund, other than Company Stock. | |
(ee) | Participant means any Eligible Employee who has become a Participant in accordance with Section 3.01 of the Plan or any other person with an Account balance under the Plan. | |
(ff) | Plan means this First Federal Savings Bank Employee Stock Ownership Plan, as amended from time to time. | |
(gg) | Plan Year means the calendar year. |
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(hh) | Recognized Absence means a period for which: |
(i) | an Employer grants an Employee a leave of absence for a limited period of time, but only if an Employer grants such leaves of absence on a nondiscriminatory basis to all Eligible Employees; or | ||
(ii) | an Employee is temporarily laid off by an Employer because of a change in the business conditions of the Employer; or | ||
(iii) | an Employee is on active military duty, but only to the extent that his employment rights are protected by the Military Selective Service Act of 1967 and the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994. |
(ii) | Retirement Date means a Participants Normal or Later Retirement Date, whichever is applicable. | |
(jj) | Service means employment with the Bank or an Affiliate. | |
(kk) | Termination of Service means the earlier of (a) the date on which an Employees Service is terminated by reason of his resignation, retirement, discharge, death or Disability or (b) the first anniversary of the date on which such Employees service is terminated for disability of a short-term nature or any other reason. Service in the Armed Forces of the United States shall not constitute a Termination of Service but shall be considered to be a period of employment by the Employer provided (i) such military service is caused by war or other emergency or the Employee is required to serve under the laws of conscription in time of peace, (ii) the Employee returns to employment with the Employer within six (6) months following discharge from such military service and (iii) such Employee is reemployed by the Employer at a time when the Employee had a right to reemployment at his former position or substantially similar position upon separation from such military duty in accordance with seniority rights as protected under the laws of the United States. A leave of absence granted to an Employee by the Employer shall not constitute a Termination of Service provided that the Participant returns to the active service of the Employer at the expiration of any such period for which leave has been granted. Notwithstanding the foregoing, an Employee who is absent from service with the Employer beyond the first anniversary of the first date of absence for maternity or paternity reasons set forth in Section 2.01 of the Plan shall incur a Termination of Service for purposes of the Plan on the second anniversary of the date of such absence. | |
(ll) | Treasury Regulations mean the regulations promulgated by the Department of the Treasury under the Code. | |
(mm) | Trust means the First Federal Savings Bank Employee Stock Ownership Plan Trust created in connection with the establishment of the Plan. |
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(nn) | Trust Agreement means the trust agreement establishing the Trust. | |
(oo) | Trust Fund means the assets held in the Trust for the benefit of Participants and their Beneficiaries. | |
(pp) | Trustee means the trustee or trustees from time to time in office under the Trust Agreement. | |
(qq) | Valuation Date means the last day of the Plan Year and each other date as of which the Committee shall determine the investment experience of the Trust Fund and adjust Participants Accounts accordingly. | |
(rr) | Valuation Period means the period following a Valuation Date and ending with the next Valuation Date. | |
(ss) | Year of Service shall mean a Plan Year in which an Employee is credited with at least 1,000 Hours of Service. |
Eligibility and Participation
(a) | All Eligible Employees who are over 21 years of age on the closing date of the Banks mutual to stock conversion shall enter the Plan and become Participants as of the later of: (i) the Effective Date; or (ii) the Eligible Employees date of hire. | |
(b) | An Eligible Employee who is first employed by an Employer after the closing date of the Banks mutual to stock conversion shall become a Participant in the Plan upon satisfying the following requirements: |
(i) | The Eligible Employee is at least 21 years of age; and | ||
(ii) | The Eligible Employee completes one-half Year of Service. |
(c) | An Eligible Employee who has satisfied the eligibility requirements of Section 3.01(b) shall enter the Plan and become a Participant on the Entry Date coincident with or next following the date he satisfies such requirements. |
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(a) | Employees covered by a collective bargaining agreement between the Employer and the Employees collective bargaining representative if: |
(i) | retirement benefits have been the subject of good faith bargaining between the Employer and the representative, and | ||
(ii) | the collective bargaining agreement does not expressly provide that Employees of such unit be covered under the Plan; |
(b) | Employees who are nonresident aliens and who receive no earned income from an Employer which constitutes income from sources within the United States; and | |
(c) | Employees of an Affiliate of the Bank that has not adopted the Plan pursuant to Sections 12.01 or 12.02 of the Plan. |
(a) | If an Employee ineligible to participate in the Plan by reason of Section 3.02 of the Plan transfers to employment as an Eligible Employee, he shall enter the Plan as of the later of: |
(i) | the first Entry Date after the date of transfer, or | ||
(ii) | the first Entry Date on which he could have become a Participant pursuant to Section 3.01 of the Plan. |
(b) | If a Participant transfers to an employment position that makes him ineligible to participate in the Plan as of the date of such transfer, he shall cease active participation in the Plan as of such date and his transfer shall be treated for all purposes under the Plan in the same manner as any other termination of Service. |
(a) | If an Employee incurs a One Year Break in Service prior to satisfying the eligibility requirements of Section 3.01 of the Plan, Service prior to such One Year Break in Service shall be disregarded and the Employee must satisfy the eligibility requirements of Section 3.01 as a new Employee. | |
(b) | If an Employee incurs a One Year Break in Service after satisfying the eligibility requirements of Section 3.01 of the Plan and again performs an Hour of Service, the Employee shall receive credit for Service prior to his One Year Break in Service and shall be eligible to participate in the Plan immediately upon reemployment, provided the |
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Employee is not excluded from participation under the provisions of Section 3.02 of the Plan. |
Contributions
(a) | Discretionary Contributions. Each Plan Year, each Employer, in its discretion, may make a contribution to the Trust. Each Employer making a contribution for any Plan Year under this Section 4.01(a) will contribute to the Trustee cash equal to, or Company Stock or other property having an aggregate fair market value equal to, such amount as the Board of Directors of the Employer shall determine by resolution. Notwithstanding the Employers discretion with respect to the medium of contribution, an Employer shall not make a contribution in any medium which would make such contribution a prohibited transaction (for which no exemption is provided) under Section 406 of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code. | |
(b) | Employer Contributions for Acquisition Loans. Each Plan Year, the Employers shall, subject to any regulatory prohibitions, contribute an amount of cash sufficient to enable the Trustee to discharge any indebtedness incurred with respect to an Acquisition Loan pursuant to the terms of the Acquisition Loan. The Employers obligation to make contributions under this Section 4.01(b) shall be reduced to the extent of any investment earnings attributable to such contributions and any cash dividends paid with respect to Company Stock held by the Trustee in the Loan Suspense Account. If there is more than one Acquisition Loan, the Employers shall designate the one to which any contribution pursuant to this Section 4.01(b) is to be applied. |
(a) | The maximum amount deductible under Section 404 of the Code by that Employer as an expense for Federal income tax purposes; and | |
(b) | The maximum amount which can be credited for that Plan Year in accordance with the allocation limitation provisions of Section 5.05 of the Plan. |
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Plan Accounting
(a) | First, charge to each Participants Company Stock Account all distributions and payments made to the Participant that have not been previously charged; | |
(b) | Next, credit to each Participants Company Stock Account the shares of Company Stock, if any, that have been purchased with amounts from the Participants Other Investments |
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Account, and adjust such Other Investments Account in accordance with the provisions of Section 5.03 of the Plan; | ||
(c) | Next, credit to each Participants Company Stock Account the shares of Company Stock representing contributions made by the Employers in the form of Company Stock and the number of Financed Shares released from the Loan Suspense Account under Section 4.03 of the Plan that are to be allocated and credited as of that date in accordance with the provisions of Section 5.04 of the Plan; and | |
(d) | Finally, credit to each Participants Company Stock Account the shares of Company Stock released from the Loan Suspense Account that are to be allocated in accordance with the provisions of Section 5.09 of the Plan. |
(a) | First, charge to each Participants Other Investments Account all distributions and payments made to the Participant that have not previously been charged; | |
(b) | Next, if Company Stock is purchased with assets from a Participants Other Investments Account, charge the Participants Other Investments Account accordingly; | |
(c) | Next, subject to the dividend provisions of Section 5.09 of the Plan, credit to the Other Investments Account of each Participant any cash dividends paid to the Trustee on shares of Company Stock held in that Participants Company Stock Account (as of the record date for such cash dividends) and dividends paid on shares of Company Stock held in the Loan Suspense Account that have not been used to repay any Acquisition Loan. Subject to the provisions of Section 5.09 of the Plan, cash dividends that have not been used to repay any Acquisition Loan and have been credited to a Participants Other Investments Account shall be applied by the Trustee to purchase shares of Company Stock, which shares shall then be credited to the Company Stock Account of such Participant. The Participants Other Investments Account shall then be charged by the amount of cash used to purchase such Company Stock. In addition, any earnings on: |
(i) | Participants Other Investments Accounts will be allocated to Accounts, pro rata, based on Participants Other Investments Account balances as of the first day of the Valuation Period, and | ||
(ii) | the Loan Suspense Account, other than dividends used to repay the Acquisition Loan, will be allocated to Participants Other Investments Accounts, pro rata, based on their Other Investments Account balances as of the first day of the Valuation Period; |
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(d) | Next, allocate and credit the Employer contributions made pursuant to Section 4.01(b) of the Plan for the purpose of repaying any Acquisition Loan, in accordance with Section 5.04 of the Plan. Such amount shall then be used to repay any Acquisition Loan and such Participants Other Investments Account shall be charged accordingly; and | |
(e) | Finally, allocate and credit the Employer contributions (other than amounts contributed to repay an Acquisition Loan) that are made in cash (or property other than Company Stock) for the Plan Year to the Other Investments Account of each Participant in accordance with Section 5.04 of the Plan. |
(a) | Except as otherwise provided for in Sections 5.08 and 5.09 of the Plan, as of the Valuation Date for each Plan Year: |
(i) | Company Stock released from the Loan Suspense Account for that year and shares of Company Stock contributed directly to the Plan shall be allocated and credited to each Active Participants (as defined in paragraph (b) of this Section 5.04) Company Stock Account based on the ratio that each Active Participants Compensation bears to the aggregate Compensation of all Active Participants for the Plan Year, and then | ||
(ii) | The cash contributions not used to repay an Acquisition Loan and any other property contributed for that year shall be allocated and credited to each Active Participants Other Investments Account based on the ratio determined by comparing each Active Participants Compensation to the aggregate Compensation of all Active Participants for the Plan Year. |
(b) | For purposes of this Section 5.04, the term Active Participant means those Eligible Employees who: |
(i) | are employed on the last day of the Plan Year; or | ||
(ii) | terminated employment during the Plan Year by reason of death, Disability, or attainment of their Normal or Later Retirement Date. |
(a) | In General. Subject to the provisions of this Section 5.05, Section 415 of the Code shall be incorporated by reference into the terms of the Plan. No allocation shall be made under Section 5.04 of the Plan that would result in a violation of Section 415 of the Code. | |
(b) | Code Section 415 Compensation. For purposes of this Section 5.05, Compensation shall be adjusted to reflect the general rule of Section 1.415-2(d) of the Treasury Regulations. |
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(c) | Limitation Year. The limitation year (within the meaning of Section 415 of the Code) shall be the calendar year. | |
(d) | Multiple Defined Contribution Plans. In any case where a Participant also participates in another defined contribution plan of the Bank or its Affiliates, the appropriate committee of such other plan shall first reduce the after-tax contributions under any such plan, shall then reduce any elective deferrals under any such plan subject to Section 401(k) of the Code, shall then reduce all other contributions under any other such plan and, if necessary, shall then reduce contributions under this Plan. | |
(e) | Excess Allocations. If, after applying the allocation provisions under Section 5.04 of the Plan, allocations under Section 5.04 of the Plan would otherwise result in a violation of Section 415 of the Code, the Committee shall allocate and reallocate employer contributions to other Participants in the Plan for the limitation year or, if such allocation and reallocation causes the limitations of Section 415 of the Code to be exceeded, shall hold excess amounts in an unallocated suspense account for allocation in a subsequent Plan Year in accordance with Section 1.415-6(b)(6)(i) of the Treasury Regulations. Such suspense account, if permitted, will be credited before any allocation of contributions for subsequent limitation years. | |
(f) | Allocations Pursuant to Section 5.08. For purposes of this Section 5.05, no amount credited to any Participants Account pursuant to Section 5.08 of the Plan shall be counted as an annual addition for purposes of Section 415 of the Code. In the event any amount cannot be allocated to Affected Participants (as defined in Section 5.08 of the Plan) under the Plan pursuant to Section 5.08 of the Plan in the year of a Change in Control, the amount which may not be so allocated in the year of the Change in Control shall be treated in accordance with paragraph (e) of this Section 5.05. |
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(a) | the selling shareholder; | |
(b) | the spouse, brothers or sisters (whether by the whole or half blood), ancestors or lineal descendants of the selling shareholder or descendant referred to in (a) above; or | |
(c) | any other person who owns, after application of Section 318(a) of the Code, more than twenty-five percent (25%) of: |
(i) | any class of outstanding stock of the Company or any Affiliate, or | ||
(ii) | the total value of any class of outstanding stock of the Company or any Affiliate. |
(a) | Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan, in the event of a Change in Control, the Plan shall terminate as of the effective date of the Change in Control and, as soon as practicable thereafter, the Trustee shall repay in full any outstanding Acquisition Loan. In connection with such repayment, the Trustee shall: (i) apply cash, if any, received by the Plan in connection with the transaction constituting a Change in Control, with respect to the unallocated shares of Company Stock acquired with the proceeds of the Acquisition Loan, and (ii) to the extent additionally required to effect the repayment of the Acquisition Loan, obtain cash through the sale of any stock or security received by the Plan in connection with such transaction, with respect to such unallocated shares of Company Stock. After repayment of the Acquisition Loan, all remaining shares of Company Stock held in the Loan Suspense Account, all other stock or securities, and any cash proceeds from the sale or other disposition of any shares of Company Stock held in the Loan Suspense Account, shall be allocated among the Accounts of all Participants who were employed by an Employer on the date immediately preceding the effective date of the Change in Control. Such allocations of shares or cash proceeds shall be credited as earnings for purposes of Section 5.05 of the Plan and Section 415 of the Code, as of the effective date of the Change in Control, to the Account of each Participant who is either in active Service with an Employer, or is on a Recognized Absence, on the date immediately preceding the effective date of the Change of Control (each an Affected |
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Participant), in proportion to the opening balances in their Company Stock Accounts as of the first day of the current Valuation Period. As of the effective date of a Change in Control, all Participant Accounts shall be fully vested and nonforfeitable. | ||
(b) | In the event of a termination of the Plan in connection with a Change in Control, this Section 5.08 shall have no force and effect unless the price paid for the Company Stock in connection with a Change in Control is greater than the average basis of the unallocated Company Stock held in the Loan Suspense Account as of the date of the Change in Control. |
(a) | Stock Dividends. Dividends on Company Stock which are received by the Trustee in the form of additional Company Stock shall be retained in the portion of the Trust Fund consisting of Company Stock, and shall be allocated among the Participants Accounts and the Loan Suspense Account in accordance with their holdings of the Company Stock on which the dividends have been paid. | |
(b) | Cash Dividends on Allocated Shares. Dividends on Company Stock credited to Participants Accounts which are received by the Trustee in the form of cash shall, at the direction of the Bank, either: |
(i) | be credited to Participants Accounts in accordance with Section 5.03 of the Plan and invested as part of the Trust Fund; | ||
(ii) | be distributed immediately to the Participants; | ||
(iii) | be distributed to the Participants within ninety (90) days of the close of the Plan Year in which paid; or | ||
(iv) | be used to repay principal and interest on the Acquisition Loan used to acquire Company Stock on which the dividends were paid. |
(i) | paid to the Plan, reinvested in Company Stock and credited to the Participants Account; | ||
(ii) | distributed in cash to the Participant; or | ||
(iii) | distributed to the Participant within ninety (90) days of the close of the Plan Year in which paid. |
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(c) | Cash Dividends on Unallocated Shares. Dividends on Company Stock held in the Loan Suspense Account received by the Trustee in the form of cash shall be applied as soon as practicable to payments of principal and interest under the Acquisition Loan incurred with the purchase of Company Stock. | |
(d) | Financed Shares. Financed Shares released from the Loan Suspense Account by reason of dividends paid with respect to Company Stock shall be allocated under Sections 5.03 and 5.04 of the Plan as follows: |
(i) | First, Financed Shares with a fair market value at least equal to the dividends paid with respect to the Company Stock allocated to Participants Accounts shall be allocated among and credited to the Accounts of such Participants, pro rata, according to the number of shares of Company Stock held in such accounts on the date the dividend is declared by the Company; and | ||
(ii) | Next, any remaining Financed Shares released from the Loan Suspense Account by reason of dividends paid with respect to Company Stock held in the Loan Suspense Account shall be allocated among and credited to the Accounts of all Participants, pro rata, according to each Participants Compensation. |
Vesting and Forfeitures
(a) | A Participant shall vest in his Accounts according to the following schedule. |
Completed | ||||
Years of Service | Vested Percentage | |||
Less than 2 | 0 | |||
2 | 20 | % | ||
3 | 40 | % | ||
4 | 60 | % | ||
5 | 80 | % | ||
6 | 100 | % |
(b) | For purposes of determining a Participants Years of Service under Section 6.01(a), all Years of Service shall be included, beginning with the Employees initial service with the |
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Employer. Also for purposes of this Section 6.01, employment with the Bank or any affiliate shall be deemed employment with the Employer. |
(a) | Notwithstanding Section 6.01(a) of the Plan, a Participant shall become fully vested in his Accounts upon the earlier of: |
(i) | termination of the Plan or the permanent and complete discontinuance of contributions by the Employer to the Plan; provided, however, that in the event of a partial termination of the Plan, the interest of each Participant shall fully vest only with respect to that part of the Plan which is terminated; | ||
(ii) | Termination of Service on or after the Participants Normal Retirement Date; | ||
(iii) | a Change in Control; or | ||
(iv) | Termination of Service by reason of death or Disability. |
(a) | If a Participant who is not fully vested in his Accounts terminates employment, that portion of his Accounts in which he is not vested shall be forfeited upon the earlier of: |
(i) | the date the Participant receives a distribution of his entire vested benefits under the Plan, or | ||
(ii) | the date at which the Participant incurs five (5) consecutive One Year Breaks in Service. |
(b) | If a Participant who has terminated employment and has received a distribution of his entire vested benefits under the Plan is subsequently reemployed by an Employer prior to incurring five (5) consecutive One Year Breaks in Service, he shall have the portion of his Accounts which was previously forfeited restored to his Accounts, provided he repays to the Trustee within five (5) years of his subsequent employment date an amount equal to the previous distribution. The amount restored to the Participants Account shall be credited to his Account as of the last day of the Plan Year in which the Participant repays the distributed amount to the Trustee and the restored amount shall come from other Employees forfeitures and, if such forfeitures are insufficient, from a special contribution by the Employer for that year. If a Participants employment terminates prior to his Account having become vested, such Participant shall be deemed to have received a distribution of his entire vested interest as of the Valuation Date next following his termination of employment. | |
(c) | If a Participant who has terminated employment but has not received a distribution of his entire vested benefits under the Plan is subsequently reemployed by an Employer subsequent |
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to incurring five (5) consecutive One Year Breaks in Service, any undistributed balance of his Accounts from his prior participation which was not forfeited shall be maintained as a fully vested subaccount within his Account. | ||
(d) | If a portion of a Participants Account is forfeited, assets other than Company Stock must be forfeited before any Company Stock may be forfeited. | |
(e) | Forfeitures shall be reallocated among the other Participants in the Plan. |
Distributions
(a) | A Participant whose employment terminates for any reason shall receive the entire vested portion of his Accounts in a single payment on a date selected by the Committee; provided, however, that such date shall be on or before the 60th day after the end of the Plan Year in which the Participants employment terminated. The benefits from that portion of the Participants Other Investments Account shall be calculated on the basis of the most recent Valuation Date before the date of payment. Subject to the provisions of Section 7.05 of the Plan, if the Committee so provides, a Participant may elect that his benefits be distributed to him in the form of Company Stock, cash, or some combination thereof. | |
(b) | Notwithstanding paragraph (a) of this Section 7.01, if the balance credited to a Participants Accounts exceeds, at the time such benefit was distributable, $1,000, his benefits shall not be paid before the latest of his 65th birthday or the tenth anniversary of the year in which he commenced participation in the Plan, unless he elects an early payment date in a written election filed with the Committee. Such an election is not valid unless it is made after the Participant has received the required notice under Section 1.411(a)-11(c) of the Treasury Regulations that provides a general description of the material features of a lump sum distribution and the Participants right to defer receipt of |
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his benefits under the Plan. The notice shall be provided no less than 30 days and no more than ninety (90) days before the first day on which all events have occurred which entitle the Participant to such benefit. Written consent of the Participant to the distribution generally may not be made within 30 days of the date the Participant receives the notice and shall not be made more than ninety (90) days from the date the Participant receives the notice. However, a distribution may be made less than 30 days after the notice provided under Section 1.411(a)-11(c) of the Treasury Regulations is given, if: |
(i) | the Committee clearly informs the Participant that he has a right to a period of at least 30 days after receiving the notice to consider the decision of whether or not to elect a distribution (and if applicable, a particular distribution option), and | ||
(ii) | the Participant, after receiving the notice, affirmatively elects a distribution. |
(i) | the calendar year following the calendar year in which the Participant attains age 70-1/2, or | ||
(ii) | the calendar year in which the Participant retires. |
(a) | If a Participant dies before his benefits are paid pursuant to Section 7.01 of the Plan, the balance credited to his Accounts shall be paid to his Beneficiary in a single distribution on or before the 60th day after the end of the Plan Year in which the Participant died. If the Participant has not named a Beneficiary or his named Beneficiary should not survive him, then the balance in his Accounts shall be paid to his estate. The benefits from that portion of the Participants Other Investments Account shall be calculated on the basis of the most recent Valuation Date before the date of payment. | |
(b) | If a married Participant dies before his benefit payments begin, then, unless he has specifically elected otherwise, the Committee shall cause the balance in his Accounts to be paid to his spouse, as Beneficiary. A married Participant may name an individual |
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other than his spouse as Beneficiary provided that such election is accompanied by the spouses written consent which must: |
(i) | acknowledge the effect of the election; | ||
(ii) | explicitly provide either that the designated Beneficiary may not subsequently be changed by the Participant without the spouses further consent or that it may be changed without such consent; and | ||
(iii) | must be witnessed by the Committee, its representative, or a notary public. |
(c) | The Committee shall, from time to time, take whatever steps it deems appropriate to keep informed of each Participants marital status. Each Employer shall provide the Committee with the most reliable information in the Employers possession regarding its Participants marital status, and the Committee may, in its discretion, require a notarized affidavit from any Participant as to his marital status. The Committee, the Plan, the Trustee, and the Employers shall be fully protected and discharged from any liability to the extent of any benefit payments made as a result of the Committees good faith and reasonable reliance upon information obtained from a Participant as to the Participants marital status. |
(a) | Unless ownership of virtually all Company Stock is restricted to active Employees and qualified retirement plans for the benefit of Employees pursuant to the certificates of incorporation or by-laws of the Employers issuing Company Stock, a terminated Participant or the Beneficiary of a deceased Participant may instruct the Committee to distribute the Participants entire vested interest in his Accounts in the form of Company Stock. In that event, the Committee shall apply the Participants vested interest in his Other Investments Account to purchase sufficient Company Stock to make the required distribution. | |
(b) | Any Participant who receives Company Stock pursuant to this Section 7.05, and any person who has received Company Stock from the Plan or from such a Participant by reason of the Participants death or incompetency, by reason of divorce or separation from the Participant, or by reason of a rollover distribution described in Section 402(c) of the Code, shall have the right to require the Employer which issued the Company Stock |
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to purchase the Company Stock for its current fair market value (hereinafter referred to as the put right). The put right shall be exercisable by written notice to the Committee during the first sixty (60) days after the Company Stock is distributed by the Plan, and, if not exercised in that period, during the first sixty (60) days in the following Plan Year after the Committee has communicated to the Participant its determination as to the Company Stocks current fair market value. If the put right is exercised, the Trustee may, if so directed by the Committee in its sole discretion, assume the Employers rights and obligations with respect to purchasing the Company Stock. However, the put right shall not apply to the extent that the Company Stock, at the time the put right would otherwise be exercisable, may be sold on an established market in accordance with federal and state securities laws and regulations. | ||
(c) | With respect to a put right, the Employer or the Trustee, as the case may be, may elect to pay for the Company Stock in equal periodic installments, not less frequently than annually, over a period not longer than five (5) years from the 30th day after the put right is exercised pursuant to paragraph (b) of this Section 7.05, with adequate security and interest at a reasonable rate on the unpaid balance, all such terms to be set forth in a promissory note delivered to the seller with normal terms as to acceleration upon any uncured default. | |
(d) | Nothing contained in this Section 7.05 shall be deemed to obligate any Employer to register any Company Stock under any federal or state securities law or to create or maintain a public market to facilitate the transfer or disposition of any Company Stock. The put right described in this Section 7.05 may only be exercised by a person described in paragraph (b) of this Section 7.05, and may not be transferred with any Company Stock to any other person. As to all Company Stock purchased by the Plan in exchange for any Acquisition Loan, the put right must be nonterminable. The put right for Company Stock acquired through an Acquisition Loan shall continue with respect to such Company Stock after the Acquisition Loan is repaid or the Plan ceases to be an employee stock ownership plan. Except as provided above, in accordance with the provisions of Sections 54.4975-7(b)(4) of the Treasury Regulations, no Company Stock acquired with the proceeds of an Acquisition Loan may be subject to any put, call or other option or buy-sell or similar arrangement while held by, and when distributed from, the Plan, whether or not the Plan is then an employee stock ownership plan. |
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(a) | Notwithstanding any provision of the Plan to the contrary that would otherwise limit a distributees election under this Section, a distributee (as defined below) may elect to have any portion of an eligible rollover distribution (as defined below) paid directly to an eligible retirement plan (as defined below) specified by the distributee in a direct rollover (as defined below). A distributee includes a Participant or former Participant. In addition, the Participants or former Participants surviving spouse and the Participants or former Participants spouse or former spouse who is the alternate payee under a qualified domestic relations order, as defined in Section 414(p) of the Code, are distributees with regard to the interest of the spouse or former spouse. For purposes of this Section 7.07 a direct rollover is a payment by the Plan to the eligible retirement plan specified by the distributee. | |
(b) | To effect such a direct transfer, the distributee must notify the Committee that a direct rollover is desired and provide to the Committee sufficient information regarding the eligible retirement plan to which the payment is to be made. Such notice shall be made in such form and at such time as the Committee may prescribe. Upon receipt of such notice, the Committee shall direct the Trustee to make a trustee-to-trustee transfer of the eligible rollover distribution to the eligible retirement plan so specified. | |
(c) | For purposes of this Section 7.07, an eligible rollover distribution shall have the meaning set forth in Section 402(c)(4) of the Code and any Treasury Regulations promulgated thereunder. To the extent such meaning is not inconsistent with the above references, an eligible rollover distribution shall mean any distribution of all or any portion of the Participants Account, except that such term shall not include any distribution which is one of a series of substantially equal periodic payments (not less frequently than annually) made (i) for the life (or life expectancy) of the Participant or the joint lives (or joint life expectancies) of the Participant and a designated Beneficiary, or (ii) for a period of ten (10) years or more. Further, the term eligible rollover distribution shall not include any distribution required to be made under Section 401(a)(9) of the Code or, the portion of any distribution that is not includible in gross income (determined without regard to the exclusions for net unrealized appreciation with respect to Company Stock). To the extent applicable under the Plan, eligible rollover distributions shall also not include any hardship distribution described in Section 401(k)(2)(B)(i)(IV) of the Code. | |
(d) | For purposes of this Section 7.07, an eligible retirement plan shall have the meaning set forth in Section 402(c)(8) of the Code and any Treasury Regulations promulgated thereunder. To the extent such meaning is not consistent with the above references, an eligible retirement plan shall mean: (i) an individual retirement account described in Section 408(a) of the Code, (ii) an individual retirement annuity described in Section |
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408(b) of the Code, (iii) an annuity or annuity plan described in Section 403(a) or Section 403(b) of the Code, (iv) a qualified trust described in Section 401(a) of the Code, or (v) a governmental plan under Section 457 of the Code that accepts the distributees eligible rollover distribution. However, in the case of an eligible rollover distribution to a surviving spouse, an eligible retirement plan means an individual retirement account or individual retirement annuity. | ||
(e) | An eligible retirement plan shall also mean an annuity contract described in Section 403(b) of the Code and an eligible plan under Section 457(b) of the Code which is maintained by a state, political subdivision of a state, or any agency or instrumentality of a state or political subdivision of a state which agrees to separately account for amounts transferred into such plan from this Plan. The definition of eligible retirement plan shall also apply in the case of a distribution to a surviving spouse, or to a spouse or former spouse who is the alternate payee under a qualified domestic relation order as defined in Section 414(p) of the Code. |
Voting of Company Stock and Tender Offers
(a) | In General. The Trustee shall generally vote all shares of Company Stock held in the Trust in accordance with the provisions of this Section 8.01. | |
(b) | Allocated Shares. Shares of Company Stock which have been allocated to Participants Accounts shall be voted by the Trustee in accordance with the Participants written instructions. | |
(c) | Uninstructed and Unallocated Shares. Shares of Company Stock which have been allocated to Participants Accounts but for which no written instructions have been received by the Trustee regarding voting shall be voted by the Trustee in a manner calculated to most accurately reflect the instructions the Trustee has received from Participants regarding voting shares of allocated Company Stock. Shares of unallocated Company Stock shall also be voted by the Trustee in a manner calculated to most accurately reflect the instructions the Trustee has received from Participants regarding voting shares of allocated Company Stock. Notwithstanding the preceding two sentences, all shares of Company Stock which have been allocated to Participants Accounts and for which the Trustee has not timely received written instructions regarding voting and all unallocated shares of Company Stock must be voted by the Trustee in a manner determined by the Trustee to be solely in the best interests of the Participants and Beneficiaries. | |
(d) | Voting Prior to Allocation. In the event no shares of Company Stock have been allocated to Participants Accounts at the time Company Stock is to be voted, each Participant shall be deemed to have one share of Company Stock allocated to his Accounts for the sole purpose of providing the Trustee with voting instructions. |
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(e) | Procedure and Confidentiality. Whenever such voting rights are to be exercised, the Employers, the Committee, and the Trustee shall see that all Participants and Beneficiaries are provided with the same notices and other materials as are provided to other holders of the Company Stock, and are provided with adequate opportunity to deliver their instructions to the Trustee regarding the voting of Company Stock allocated to their Accounts or deemed allocated to their Accounts for purposes of voting. The instructions of the Participants with respect to the voting of shares of Company Stock shall be confidential. |
The Committee and Plan Administration
(a) | The Committee shall be the plan administrator within the meaning of ERISA and shall have exclusive responsibility and authority to control and manage the operation and administration of the Plan, including the interpretation and application of its provisions, except to the extent such responsibility and authority are otherwise specifically: |
(i) | allocated to the Bank, the Employers, or the Trustee under the Plan and Trust Agreement; | ||
(ii) | delegated in writing to other persons by the Bank, the Employers, the Committee, or the Trustee; or | ||
(iii) | allocated to other parties by operation of law. |
(b) | The Committee shall have exclusive responsibility regarding decisions concerning the payment of benefits under the Plan. |
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(c) | The Committee shall have full investment responsibility with respect to the Investment Fund except to the extent, if any, specifically provided for in the Trust Agreement. | |
(d) | In the discharge of its duties, the Committee may employ accountants, actuaries, legal counsel, and other agents (who also may be employed by an Employer or the Trustee in the same or some other capacity) and may pay such individuals reasonable compensation and expenses for their services rendered with respect to the operation or administration of the Plan, to the extent such payments are not otherwise prohibited by law. |
(a) | The Committee shall keep whatever records may be necessary in connection with the maintenance of the Plan and shall furnish to the Employers whatever reports may be required from time to time by the Employers. The Committee shall furnish to the Trustee whatever information may be necessary to properly administer the Trust. The Committee shall see to the filing with the appropriate government agencies of all reports and returns required with respect to the Plan under ERISA, the Code and other applicable laws and regulations. | |
(b) | The Committee shall have exclusive responsibility and authority with respect to the Plans holdings of Company Stock and shall direct the Trustee in all respects regarding the purchase, retention, sale, exchange, and pledge of Company Stock and the creation and satisfaction of any Acquisition Loan to the extent such responsibilities are not set forth in the Trust Agreement. | |
(c) | The Committee shall at all times act consistently with the Banks long-term intention that the Plan, as an employee stock ownership plan, be invested primarily in Company Stock. Subject to the direction of the Committee with respect to any Acquisition Loan pursuant to the provisions of Section 4.03 of the Plan, and subject to the provisions of Sections 7.05 and 11.04 of the Plan as to Participants rights under certain circumstances to have their Accounts invested in Company Stock or in assets other than Company Stock, the Committee shall determine, in its sole discretion, the extent to which assets of the Trust shall be used to repay any Acquisition Loan, to purchase Company Stock, or to invest in other assets selected by the Committee or an investment manager. No provision of the Plan relating to the allocation or vesting of any interests in Company Stock or investments other than Company Stock shall restrict the Committee from changing any holdings of the Trust Fund, whether the changes involve an increase or a decrease in the Company Stock or other assets credited to Participants Accounts. In determining the proper extent of the Trust Funds investment in Company Stock, the Committee shall be authorized to employ investment counsel, legal counsel, appraisers, and other agents and to pay their reasonable compensation and expenses to the extent such payments are not prohibited by law. | |
(d) | If the valuation of any Company Stock is not established by reported trading on a generally recognized public market, then the Committee shall have the exclusive authority and responsibility to determine the value of the Company Stock for all purposes |
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under the Plan. Such value shall be determined as of each Valuation Date and on any other date as of which the Trustee purchases or sells Company Stock in a manner consistent with Section 4975 of the Code and the Treasury Regulations issued thereunder. The Committee shall use generally accepted methods of valuing stock of similar corporations for purposes of arms length business and investment transactions, and in this connection the Committee shall obtain, and shall be protected in relying upon, the valuation of Company Stock as determined by an independent appraiser (as defined in Section 401(a)(28)(c) of the Code). |
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Rules Governing Benefit Claims
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(a) | each specific reason for the denial; | |
(b) | specific references to the pertinent Plan provisions on which the denial is based; | |
(c) | a description of any additional material or information which could be submitted by the Participant or Beneficiary to support his claim, with an explanation of the relevance of such information; and | |
(d) | an explanation of the claims review procedures set forth in Section 10.03 of the Plan. |
The Trust
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Adoption, Amendment and Termination
(a) | taking such action as shall be necessary to adopt the Plan; | |
(b) | becoming a party to the Trust Agreement establishing the Trust Fund; and | |
(c) | executing and delivering such instruments and taking such other action as may be necessary or desirable to put the Plan into effect with respect to the entitys Employees. |
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(a) | The Bank intends to continue this Plan as a permanent program. However, each participating Employer separately reserves the right to suspend, supersede, or terminate the Plan at any time and for any reason, as it applies to that Employers Employees, and the Bank reserves the right to amend, suspend, supersede, merge, consolidate, or terminate the Plan at any time and for any reason, as it applies to the Employees of all Employers. |
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(b) | No amendment, suspension, supersession, merger, consolidation, or termination of the Plan shall reduce any Participants or Beneficiarys proportionate interest in the Trust Fund, or shall divert any portion of the Trust Fund to purposes other than the exclusive benefit of the Participants and their Beneficiaries prior to the satisfaction of all liabilities under the Plan. Except as is required for purposes of compliance with the Code or ERISA, neither the provisions of Section 5.04 relating to the crediting of contributions, forfeitures and shares of Company Stock released from the Loan Suspense Account, nor any other provision of the Plan relating to the allocation of benefits to Participants, may be amended more frequently than once every six months. Moreover, there shall not be any transfer of assets to a successor plan or merger or consolidation with another plan unless, in the event of the termination of the successor plan or the surviving plan immediately following such transfer, merger, or consolidation, each participant or beneficiary would be entitled to a benefit equal to or greater than the benefit he would have been entitled to if the plan in which he was previously a participant or beneficiary had terminated immediately prior to such transfer, merger, or consolidation. Following a termination of this Plan by the Bank, the Trustee shall continue to administer the Trust and pay benefits in accordance with the Plan and the Committees instructions. | |
(c) | In the event of a Change in Control, the Plan shall be terminated and allocations made to Participants in accordance with the provisions of Section 5.08 of the Plan. |
General Provisions
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Top-Heavy Provisions
(i) | Key employee. Key employee means any employee or former employee (including any deceased employee) who at any time during the Plan Year that includes the Determination Date was an officer of the Employer having annual compensation greater than $130,000 (as adjusted under Section 416(i)(1) of the Code for Plan Years beginning after December 31, 2002), a 5% owner of the Employer or a 1% owner of the Employer having annual compensation of more than $150,000. For this purpose, annual compensation means compensation within the meaning of Section 415(c)(3) of the Code. The determination of who is a key employee will be made in accordance with Section 416(i)(1) of the Code and the applicable regulations and other guidance of general applicability issued thereunder. | |
(ii) | Determination of present values and amounts. This section (ii) shall apply for purposes of determining the present values of accrued benefits and the amounts of account balances of Participants as of the distribution date. |
(A) | Distributions during year ending on the Determination Date. The present values of accrued benefits and the amounts of account balances of a Participant as of the Determination Date shall be increased by the distributions made with respect to the Participant under the Plan and any Plan aggregated with the Plan under Section 416(g)(2) of the Code during the 1-year period ending on the Determination Date. The preceding sentence shall also apply to distributions under a terminated plan which, had it not been terminated, would have been aggregated with the Plan under Section 416(g)(2)(A)(i) of the Code. In the case of a distribution made for a reason other than separation from service, death or disability, this provision shall be applied by substituting 5-year period for 1-year period. | ||
(B) | Participants not performing services during the year ending on the Determination Date. The accrued benefits and accounts of any individual who has not performed services for the Employer during the 1-year period ending on the Determination Date shall not be taken into account. |
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(a) | Minimum Accruals. Section 5.04 of the Plan will be modified to provide that the aggregate amount of Employer contributions allocated in each Plan Year to the Accounts of each Participant who is a non-Key Employee (as defined under Section 416(i)(1) of the Code), and who is employed by an Employer as of the last day of the Plan Year, may not be less than the lesser of: |
(i) | three percent (3%) of his Compensation for the Plan Year; and | ||
(ii) | a percentage of his Compensation equal to the largest percentage obtained by dividing the sum of the amount credited to the Accounts of any Key Employee by that Key Employees Compensation. |
(b) | The preceding provision will remain in effect for the period in which the Plan is top-heavy. If, for any particular year thereafter, the Plan is no longer top-heavy, the provisions contained in this Section 14.02 shall cease to apply, except that any previously vested portion of any Account balance shall remain nonforfeitable. |
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