Amendment to Morgan Stanley 401(k) Plan Effective March 28, 2005
Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated has amended its 401(k) Plan, effective March 28, 2005. The amendment specifies that if a participant’s vested accounts in the 401(k) Plan and the ESOP total less than $1,000 at the time of distribution, the benefit will be paid out soon after employment ends. If the total is at least $1,000 but less than $5,000, no distribution will occur without the participant’s election, unless otherwise specified. This change clarifies the timing and conditions for small account distributions.
Exhibit 10.1
AMENDMENT TO
401(k) PLAN
Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated (the Corporation) hereby amends the Morgan Stanley 401(k) Plan (the 401(k) Plan), effective March 28, 2005, as follows:
1. Section 11(c) is amended by inserting the following at the end of the first paragraph thereof:
Effective March 28, 2005, if a Participants vested Accounts under this Plan and the ESOP total less than $1,000 on the date distribution would commence under Section 11(b), then payment of the Participants Plan Benefit shall be made as soon as practicable after the date as of which the Participants employment with all members of the Affiliated Group terminates. If a Participants vested Accounts under this Plan and the ESOP total at least $1,000, but less than the limit in Code section 411(a)(11) (currently $5,000), no distribution shall occur, subject to Section 13(a), without an election by the Participant.
2. Supplement D of the 401(k) Plan is amended by inserting the following after the sixth sentence of paragraph 11(c) in Section 1. thereof:
Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, effective March 28, 2005, if a Participants vested Accounts under this Plan and the ESOP total less than $1,000 on the date distribution would commence under Section 11(b), then payment of the Participants Plan Benefit shall be made as soon as practicable after the date as of which the Participants employment with all members of the Affiliated Group terminates. If a Participants vested Accounts under this Plan and the ESOP total at least $1,000, but less than the limit in Code section 411(a)(11) (currently $5,000), no distribution shall occur, subject to Section 13(a), without an election by the Participant.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Corporation has caused this Amendment to be executed on its behalf as of this 4th day of March, 2005.
MORGAN STANLEY & CO. INCORPORATED | ||
By: | /s/ KAREN JAMESLEY |