AMENDMENT NUMBER FOUR TO THE NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE, INC. SUPPLEMENTAL EXECUTIVE SAYINGSPLAN
Exhibit 10.32
Execution Copy
AMENDMENT NUMBER FOUR
TO THE
NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE, INC.
SUPPLEMENTAL EXECUTIVE SAYINGS PLAN
WHEREAS, New York Stock Exchange, Inc. (the Exchange) maintains the New York Stock Exchange, Inc. Supplemental Executive Savings Plan, as amended (the Plan);
WHEREAS, the Exchange may amend the Plan by action of its board of directors (the Board) or a person designated by the Board; and
WHEREAS, the undersigned officer has been duly authorized by the Board to amend the Plan; and
WHEREAS, the undersigned officer, following consultation with the Board (or an appropriate committee thereof) deems it advisable to amend the Plan.
NOW, THEREFORE, pursuant to Section 16 of the Plan, the Plan is hereby amended effective as of January 1, 2006, as follows:
1. Section 3(d) of the Plan is amended in its entirety to read as follows:
(d) (A) Subject to the provisions of Section 3(d)(B) below, a Participants Supplemental Benefits shall be fully vested at all times and shall consist of the balance in his Supplemental Accounts, including Earnings thereon. Earnings shall be credited to a Participants Supplemental Accounts as provided in Section 4 below.
(B) Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 3(d)(A) above, the portion of the balance in a Participants Supplemental Accounts attributable to the Match (and earnings thereon) made on behalf of any Participant who first commences employment with the Employer on or after January 1, 2006 shall vest in accordance with the schedule set forth below on the basis of the total whole number of Years of Service (as defined below) completed by such Participant at the time of his Termination of Employment.
Vesting Schedule |
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Years of Service |
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One Year of Service |
| 20 | % |
Two (2) Years of Service |
| 40 | % |
Three (3) Years of Service |
| 60 | % |
Four (4) Years of Service |
| 80 | % |
Five (5) Years of Service |
| 100 | % |
However, if the Participants Termination of Employment is due to death, disability or retirement after attaining age fifty-five (55), the portion of the balance in the Participants Supplemental Accounts attributable to the Match (and earnings thereon) shall fully vest effective as of the date of such employment termination.
(C) The portion, if any, of a Participants Supplemental Accounts that has not vested pursuant to Section 3(d)(B), shall be forfeited if the Participant terminates employment prior to completing five (5) Years of Service.
(D) Earnings shall be credited to a Participants Supplemental Accounts as provided in Section 4 below. Earnings with respect to the Match shall vest in accordance with Section 3(d)(B) above.
(E) The term Year of Service means any twelve (12) whole consecutive months since the Eligible Employees commencement of employment with the Employer in which the Eligible Employee is paid by the Employer for the performance of services. A Year of Service also shall include: (i) service in any branch of the armed forces of the United States by any person who is an Eligible Employee on the date such service commenced, to the extent required by applicable law; and (ii) periods during which an Eligible Employee was on an approved leave of absence or leave of absence due to a long or short-term disability. No Years of Service shall be recognized with any entity other than the Employer. Years of Service will be determined as of the date of the Eligible Employees Termination of Employment.
2. Effective as of January 1, 2006, Section 5 of the Plan is amended by adding the following new subsection at the end thereof:
(e) Notwithstanding any provision of this Plan to the contrary, a Participant (or Beneficiary, as the case may be) shall only be entitled to a distribution of the vested portion of his Supplemental Accounts.
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3. Effective as of January 1, 2006, Section 6 of the Plan is hereby amended by adding the following new subsection at the end thereof:
(d) Notwithstanding any provision of this Plan to the contrary, a Participant shall only be eligible to obtain a withdrawal pursuant to this Section 6 from the vested portion of his Supplemental Accounts.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Amendment to be executed this 24th day of January, 2006.
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| By: | /s/ Dale B. Bernstein |
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| Title: | EVP Human Resources & Corp. Svcs. |
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/s/ Mary Yeager |
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