WIND RIVER SYSTEMS, INC. AMENDED & RESTATED EXECUTIVE OFFICERS CHANGE OF CONTROLINCENTIVE AND SEVERANCE BENEFIT PLAN AND SUMMARY PLAN DESCRIPTION Amended and Restated July 8, 2009 (Effective immediately prior to theAcceptance Date, as defined below)
Exhibit 10.2
WIND RIVER SYSTEMS, INC.
AMENDED & RESTATED EXECUTIVE OFFICERS CHANGE OF CONTROL INCENTIVE AND
SEVERANCE BENEFIT PLAN AND SUMMARY PLAN DESCRIPTION
Amended and Restated July 8, 2009
(Effective immediately prior to the Acceptance Date, as defined below)
SECTION 1. INTRODUCTION.
This Wind River Systems, Inc. Executive Officers Change of Control Incentive and Severance Benefit Plan (the Plan) was approved by the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of Wind River Systems, Inc. (the Company) on November 16, 1995, was amended and restated effective October 14, 2008 to comply with Internal Revenue Code Section 409A, and was further amended and restated on January 30, 2009 to replace the golden parachute excise tax gross-up provisions with best results golden parachute excise provisions. In connection with the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Agreement and Plan of Merger among Intel Corporation (Parent), APC II Acquisition Corporation, and the Company (the Merger Agreement and transactions effected by it, the Merger), the Plan is hereby further amended and restated effective immediately prior to the Acceptance Date (as such term is defined in the Merger Agreement) (the Effective Date) to: (i) remove the good reason trigger under the Plan and clarify that Eligible Employees will not be entitled to benefits under the Plan in connection with any voluntary termination of employment; (ii) limit the acceleration of vesting, exercisability or settlement of any stock option, restricted stock unit or other equity based award to awards outstanding at the Effective Time (as such term is defined in the Merger Agreement); (iii) include commissions and MBO payments in the definition of compensation used to calculate benefits payable under the Plan; and (iv) limit the amendment and termination authority reserved in Section 8(b) of the Plan for twelve (12) months following the Effective Time; provided, however, that with respect to each Eligible Employee employed in Austria, Canada or Japan, the amendments described in subsections (i) and (ii) shall be subject to the Company obtaining a consent or waiver and release from such Eligible Employee (to the extent necessary under applicable law) and, if such consent or waiver and release is not obtained, the amendments described in subsections (i) and (ii) shall be disregarded to that extent and the terms of the Plan in effect immediately prior to such amendments shall continue to apply to such Eligible Employee to that extent.
The purpose of the Plan is to encourage valued senior employees to work in the Companys best interests during and following a Change of Control (defined below) by providing for the payment of incentive and severance benefits as set forth herein. As of the Effective Date, this amended and restated Plan shall supersede any group severance benefit plan, policy or practice previously maintained by the Company for the employees described herein. This Plan document also is the Summary Plan Description for the Plan.
SECTION 2. ELIGIBILITY FOR BENEFITS.
(a) General Rules. Subject to the requirements set forth in this Section 2, and subject to further limitations set forth subsequently in this Plan, the Company will award incentive benefits to Eligible Employees and will grant severance benefits during the Benefit Period to Eligible Employees. As a condition of receiving severance benefits under the Plan, each Eligible Employee must execute a general waiver and release, on the form provided by the Company, which releases the Company from any and all claims the Eligible Employee may have against the Company (the Release).
(i) Eligible Employees are, for purposes of the Plans incentive benefits, all employees employed at the level of Vice President or above at the time of the occurrence of a Change of Control. This term, for purposes of the Plans severance benefits, shall mean all employees employed at the level of Vice President or above whose employment with the Company is involuntarily terminated other than for Cause, at any time within twelve (12) months following a Change of Control.
(ii) Change of Control shall mean (i) a merger or consolidation in which the Company is not the surviving corporation; (ii) a reverse merger in which the Company is the surviving corporation but the shares of the Companys common stock outstanding immediately preceding the merger are converted by virtue of the merger into other property, whether in the form of securities, cash or otherwise; (iii) any other capital reorganization in which the beneficial ownership of more than fifty percent (50%) of the shares of the Company entitled to vote changes; (iv) a transaction or group of related transactions involving the sale of all or substantially all of the Companys assets; or (v) the acquisition by any person, entity or group (excluding any employee benefit plan, or related trust, sponsored or maintained by the Company or any subsidiary of the Company) of the beneficial ownership, directly or indirectly, of securities of the Company representing more than fifty percent (50%) of the combined voting power in the election of directors.
(iii) Cause shall mean misconduct, including: (i) conviction of any felony or any crime involving moral turpitude or dishonesty; (ii) participation in a fraud or act of dishonesty against the Company; (iii) conduct by Executive which based upon a good faith and reasonable factual investigation and determination by the Company demonstrates gross unfitness to serve; or (iv) intentional, material violation by Executive of any contract between Executive and the Company or any statutory duty of Executive to the Company that is not corrected within thirty (30) days after written notice to Executive thereof. Physical or mental disability shall not constitute Cause.
(iv) Benefit Period shall mean the period commencing on the date an employee of the Company becomes an Eligible Employee as defined in paragraph (i) of this Subsection (a) (the Termination Date) and continuing for twelve (12) months (eighteen (18) months if the Eligible Employee is the Companys Chief Executive Officer) following the Termination Date, if the Termination Date occurs at any time within twelve (12) months after the Change of Control.
(v) Equity Award shall mean a grant of incentive or non-statutory stock options, restricted stock, restricted stock units, stock appreciation rights, performance shares, performance units, deferred stock units, or other equity or equity award that is outstanding at the Effective Time and granted to an Eligible Employee pursuant to an equity incentive plan of the Company.
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(b) Exceptions. An employee who otherwise is an Eligible Employee will not receive severance benefits under the Plan in any of the following circumstances:
(i) The employee voluntarily terminates employment with the Company for any reason, including under circumstances that could constitute termination for good reason, constructive termination or any term of similar import (as determined under applicable law, guidance or custom).
(ii) The employee voluntarily terminates employment with the Company in order to accept employment with another entity that is wholly or partly owned (directly or indirectly) by the Company or a successor to the Company, or is wholly or partly owned (directly or indirectly) by the parent or other affiliate of the Company or its successor.
SECTION 3. AMOUNT OF INCENTIVE AND SEVERANCE BENEFITS.
(a) Incentive Benefits. Individuals who are Eligible Employees at the time of a Change of Control shall receive the following incentive benefits:
(i) If, on the date of the Change of Control, the Eligible Employee has outstanding Equity Awards to purchase or acquire shares in the stock of the Company, the vesting schedule for such outstanding Equity Awards, to the extent not already vested, shall be accelerated by a period of one year.
(ii) If on the date of the Change of Control, the Eligible Employee is the Chief Executive Officer of the Company, and the Chief Executive Officer has outstanding Equity Awards to purchase or acquire shares in the stock of the Company, the vesting schedule for such outstanding Equity Awards, to the extent not already vested, shall be accelerated by a period of two years.
(b) Severance Benefits. Eligible Employees whose employment is terminated as described in Subsection 2(a) of this Plan will receive, subject to Section 4 hereof, the following severance benefits:
(i) The Eligible Employee shall receive Compensation during the Benefit Period. Compensation shall be the Eligible Employees total base pay, bonus, commissions and MBO payments (excluding draws and other forms of additional compensation). For purposes of this paragraph 3(b)(i), the amount of the Eligible Employees base pay shall be equal to the amount of base pay actually paid to the Eligible Employee during the twelve (12) month period (eighteen (18) months if the Eligible Employee is the Companys Chief Executive Officer) immediately preceding the Termination Date. For purposes of this paragraph 3(b)(i), the amount of the bonus shall be determined based upon the bonus which the Eligible Employee would have been entitled to receive under the terms of the Companys annual incentive bonus plan for the Companys fiscal year in which the Termination Date occurs, assuming on-plan performance by the Eligible Employee and the Company. For purposes of this paragraph 3(b)(i), the amount of the commissions and MBO
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payments shall be determined based upon the commissions and MBO payments which the Eligible Employee would have been entitled to receive under the terms of the Companys commission and MBO plans for the Companys fiscal year in which the Termination Date occurs, assuming on-plan performance or, if applicable, 100% achievement of the performance goals by the Eligible Employee and, if applicable, the Company. If the Eligible Employee is the Companys Chief Executive Officer, this bonus, commission and MBO payment amount, as applicable, shall be multiplied by a factor of 1.5.
(ii) The Eligible Employee shall receive a payment attributable to the Eligible Employees bonus, commissions and MBO payments, as applicable, for the year in which the Termination Date occurs if the Eligible Employee received a bonus, commissions and/or MBO payments, as applicable, for the year immediately preceding the year in which the Termination Date occurs. The amount of the payment attributable to the bonus, commissions and MBO payments payable for the year in which the Termination Date occurs shall be equal to the amount of the bonus, commissions and MBO payments, if any, paid to the Eligible Employee for the year immediately preceding the year in which the Termination Date occurs, multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which shall be the number of months the Eligible Employee works for the Company during the year in which the Termination Date occurs, including the month in which the Termination Date occurs, and the denominator of which shall be twelve.
(iii) If, on the Termination Date, the Eligible Employee has outstanding Equity Awards to purchase or acquire shares in the stock of the Company, such outstanding Equity Awards, to the extent they would otherwise vest if the Eligible Employee completed twelve months of employment with the Company following the Termination Date, shall become vested and exercisable on the Termination Date. In addition, to the extent that any portion of the outstanding Equity Awards of the Companys Chief Executive Officer did not become fully vested under paragraph 3(a)(ii) of the Plan because of the limitation of paragraph 3(a)(iii) of the Plan, such options shall become vested and exercisable on the Termination Date.
(iv) If the Eligible Employee has medical, dental or vision coverage, under a group health plan sponsored by the Company on the Eligible Employees Termination Date, and if the Eligible Employee timely elects continuation of such coverage pursuant to the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (COBRA), the Company will reimburse the Eligible Employee for the total applicable premium cost paid for medical, dental and vision coverage under COBRA as set forth in further detail under Subsection 9(a) below. Such reimbursement shall be made within thirty (30) days of the premium payment.
SECTION 4. LIMITATION ON AMOUNT OF BENEFIT; GOLDEN PARACHUTE TAXES.
(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan to the contrary, any benefits payable to an Eligible Employee under this Plan shall be offset, to the maximum extent permitted by law, by any severance benefits payable by the Company to such individual under any other arrangement covering the individual.
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(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan to the contrary, (i) the severance benefits under this Plan are in lieu of any other benefit provided under any other group severance plan of the Company and (ii) severance benefits under this Plan shall be reduced by the amount of any payment to which the Eligible Employee is entitled under any individual severance agreement then in effect between the Eligible Employee and the Company. In addition, the Company shall withhold appropriate federal, state, local and foreign income and employment taxes from any payments hereunder.
(c) Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan to the contrary, in the event that the severance and other benefits provided for in this Plan or otherwise payable or provided to an Eligible Employee (i) constitute parachute payments within the meaning of Section 280G of the Internal Revenue Code (the Code), and (ii) but for this Section 4(c), would be subject to the excise tax imposed by Section 4999 of the Code (the Excise Tax), then the Eligible Employees Plan benefits shall be either (a) delivered in full, or (b) delivered as to such lesser extent which would result in no portion of such Plan benefits being subject to the Excise Tax, whichever of the foregoing amounts, taking into account the applicable federal, state and local income taxes and the Excise Tax, results in the receipt by the Eligible Employee on an after-tax basis, of the greatest amount of benefits, notwithstanding that all or some portion of such benefits may be taxable under Section 4999 of the Code.
Unless the Company and the Eligible Employee otherwise agree in writing, any determination required under this Section 4(c) will be made in writing by a national Big Four accounting firm selected by the Company or such other person or entity to which the parties mutually agree (the Accountants), whose determination will be conclusive and binding upon the Eligible Employee and the Company for all purposes. For purposes of making the calculations required by this Section 4(c), the Accountants may make reasonable assumptions and approximations concerning applicable taxes and may rely on reasonable, good faith interpretations concerning the application of Sections 280G and 4999 of the Code. The Company and the Eligible Employees shall furnish to the Accountants such information and documents as the Accountants may reasonably request in order to make a determination under this Section. The Company shall bear all costs the Accountants may reasonably incur in connection with any calculations contemplated by this Section 4(c). Any reduction in payments and/or benefits required by this Section 4(c) shall occur in the following order: (1) reduction of cash payments; and (2) reduction of equity acceleration (full-value awards first, then stock options), and (3) other benefits paid to the Eligible Employee. In the event that acceleration of vesting of Equity Awards is to be reduced, such acceleration of vesting shall be cancelled in the reverse order of the date of grant for the Eligible Employees equity awards.
SECTION 5. NOTICE OF TERMINATION.
Any termination by the Company, whether or not for Cause, shall be communicated by Notice of Termination to the Eligible Employee given by hand delivery or by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid to the Eligible Employee at the Eligible Employees address as set forth in the Companys records. For purposes of the Plan, a Notice of Termination means a written notice which (i) indicates the specific termination provision in the Plan relied upon and (ii) if the Termination Date is other than the date of receipt of such notice, specifies the
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Termination Date (which shall be not more than fifteen (15) days after the giving of such notice). The failure by the Company to set forth in the Notice of Termination any fact or circumstance which contributes to a showing of Cause shall not waive any right of the Company, or preclude the Company from asserting such fact or circumstance in enforcing its rights hereunder.
SECTION 6. TIME OF PAYMENT/SECTION 409A.
The Company shall pay the salary continuation severance payments described in paragraph 3(b)(i) of the Plan in accordance with its regular payroll cycle. Bonus, commissions and MBO payments described in paragraph 3(b)(ii), if any, shall be paid by the Company in the normal course of business or, as may be determined by the Company, in pro rata payments in conjunction with the salary continuation severance payments (in accordance with the Companys regular payroll cycle), but in no event later than the time on which bonuses, commissions and MBO payments for the fiscal year of the Company or performance period, as applicable, in which the Termination Date occurs would regularly be paid to those individuals remaining employed by the Company. Notwithstanding the foregoing, all payments under this Plan will be completed within twelve (12) months of an Eligible Employees Termination Date (eighteen (18) months if the Eligible Employee is the Companys Chief Executive Officer). If an Eligible Employee is indebted to the Company at his or her Termination Date, the Company reserves the right to offset any severance benefits under the Plan by the amount of such indebtedness. In no event shall payment of any Plan benefit payable in cash be made prior to the Eligible Employees Termination Date.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Plan, if the Eligible Employee is a specified employee within the meaning of Section 409A at the time of the Eligible Employees termination (other than due to death) and the payment of the severance benefits, when considered with any other payments and benefits that the Eligible Employee is entitled to receive, would constitute deferred compensation under Section 409A (together, the Deferred Compensation Separation Benefits), then to the extent necessary to avoid the imposition of additional tax under Section 409A if the Deferred Compensation Separation Benefits were paid to the Eligible Employee on or within the six (6) month period following the Eligible Employees termination of employment, the payment of such Deferred Compensation Separation Benefits shall not be made until the date six (6) months and one (1) day following the date of the Eligible Employees termination of employment, unless the Eligible Employee dies following his or her termination of employment, in which case the Deferred Compensation Separation Benefits shall be paid to the Eligible Employees estate as soon as reasonably practicable following his or her death.
It is the intent of this Plan to comply with the requirements of Section 409A so that none of the severance payments and benefits to be provided hereunder shall be subject to the additional tax imposed under Section 409A, and any ambiguities shall be interpreted to so comply. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Plan, including but not limited to Section 8, the Company reserves the right to amend the Plan as it deems necessary or advisable, in its sole discretion and without the consent of the Eligible Employees, to comply with Section 409A or to otherwise avoid income recognition under Section 409A prior to the actual payment of any incentive or severance benefits or imposition of any additional tax (provided that no such amendment shall materially reduce the benefits provided hereunder).
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Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Plan, Eligible Employees receipt of severance payments and benefits under this Plan is conditioned upon Eligible Employees signing and not revoking the Release and subject to the Release becoming effective within sixty (60) days following Executives termination of employment (the Release Period). No severance will be paid or provided until the Release becomes effective. No severance will be paid or provided unless the Release becomes effective during the Release Period. In the event Eligible Employees employment termination occurs on or after November 1 of any year, any severance will be paid in arrears on the first payroll date to occur during the following calendar year, or such later time as required by the payment schedule applicable to each payment or benefit) or Code Section 409A.
SECTION 7. MITIGATION.
The Eligible Employee shall not be required to mitigate the amount of the severance benefits payable under this Plan by seeking other employment or otherwise, and any amount earned by the Eligible Employee after the Termination Date shall not reduce or otherwise affect the amount of such severance benefits, including salary continuance, during the Benefit Period.
SECTION 8. RIGHT TO INTERPRET PLAN; AMEND AND TERMINATE; OTHER ARRANGEMENTS.
(a) Exclusive Discretion. The Plan Administrator (as defined in Subsection 13(a) below) shall have the exclusive discretion and authority to establish rules, forms, and procedures for the administration of the Plan, and to construe and interpret the Plan and to decide any and all questions of fact, interpretation, definition, computation or administration arising in connection with the operation of the Plan, including, but not limited to, the eligibility to participate in the Plan and amount of benefits paid under the Plan. The rules, interpretations, computations and other actions of the Plan Administrator shall be binding and conclusive on all persons.
(b) Amendment Or Termination. The Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company reserves the right to amend or discontinue this Plan or the benefits provided hereunder at any time; provided, however, that for the twelve (12) month period following the Effective Time, Parent may not, and may not cause the Surviving Corporation to, terminate the Plan or amend the Plan in any way to reduce the benefits payable or potentially payable to Eligible Employees employed at the Effective Time under the terms of the Plan in effect as of immediately prior to the Effective Time; provided, further, that no such amendment or termination shall affect the right to any unpaid benefit of any Eligible Employee whose Termination Date has occurred prior to amendment or termination of the Plan. Any action amending or terminating the Plan shall be in writing and executed by the Chief Executive Officer or Chief Financial Officer of the Company.
SECTION 9. CONTINUATION OF EMPLOYMENT BENEFITS.
(a) COBRA Continuation. Each Eligible Employee who is enrolled in a group health, dental or vision plan sponsored by the Company may be eligible to continue coverage under such health, dental or vision plan (or to convert to an individual policy), at the time of the Eligible Employees termination of employment. Subject to Section 3(b)(iv) of this Plan, the Company agrees to reimburse the Eligible Employee for the total applicable premium cost paid for medical,
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dental and vision coverage under COBRA for the Eligible Employee and his or her qualified beneficiaries for the period ending on the earlier of (i) the end of the Benefit Period or (ii) the date on which the Eligible Employee is no longer entitled to COBRA continuation coverage as provided by law. The Company will notify the individual of any such right to continue health coverage at the time of termination. No provision of this Plan will affect the continuation coverage rules under COBRA. Therefore, the period during which an Eligible Employee must elect to continue the Companys group medical or dental coverage under COBRA, the length of time during which COBRA coverage will be made available to the Eligible Employee, and all other rights and obligations of the Eligible Employee under COBRA (except the obligation of the Company to reimburse the Eligible Employee for premiums paid) will be applied in the same manner that such rules would apply in the absence of this Plan. At the conclusion of the period, described above, during which the Company will reimburse the Eligible Employee for the COBRA premiums, the Eligible Employee will be responsible for the entire payment of premiums required under COBRA, if any, for the duration of the COBRA period.
(b) Other Employee Benefits. All non-health benefits (such as life insurance and disability coverage) terminate as of the employees Termination Date as provided under the terms of those benefit plans in effect at such time (except to the extent that any conversion privilege is available thereunder).
SECTION 10. INDEMNIFICATION.
The Company shall continue to indemnify the Eligible Employee against potential civil liability claims arising during the period during which such Eligible Employee was an employee of the Company in accordance with the indemnification policies and agreements applicable to such Eligible Employee on the date of termination to the extent permitted by applicable law. Such indemnification shall continue from the date of termination until the statute of limitations period expires on such potential civil liability claims.
SECTION 11. NO IMPLIED EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT.
The Plan shall not be deemed (i) to give any employee or other person any right to be retained in the employ of the Company and shall not be deemed (ii) to interfere with the right of the Company to discharge any employee or other person at any time and for any reason, which right is hereby reserved.
SECTION 12. LEGAL CONSTRUCTION.
This Plan is intended to be governed by and shall be construed in accordance with the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) as a employee welfare benefit plan as defined in Section 3(1) of ERISA, and, to the extent not preempted by ERISA, the laws of the State of California. If any term, provision, covenant or restriction of the Plan is held by a court of competent jurisdiction or other authority to be invalid, void or unenforceable, the remainder of the terms, provisions, covenants and restrictions of the Plan shall remain in full force and effect and shall in no way be affected, impaired or invalidated.
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SECTION 13. CLAIMS, INQUIRIES AND APPEALS.
(a) Applications For Benefits And Inquiries. Any application for benefits, inquiries about the Plan or inquiries about present or future rights under the Plan must be submitted to the Plan Administrator in writing. The Plan Administrator is:
Wind River Systems, Inc.
500 Wind River Way
Alameda, CA 94501
(b) Denial Of Claims. In the event that any application for benefits is denied in whole or in part, the Plan Administrator must provide the applicant with written or electronic notice of the denial of the application, and of the applicants right to review the denial. Any electronic notice will comply with the regulations of the U.S. Department of Labor. The notice of denial will be set forth in a manner designed to be understood by the applicant and will include the following:
(i) the specific reason or reasons for the denial;
(ii) references to the specific Plan provisions upon which the denial is based;
(iii) a description of any additional information or material that the Plan Administrator needs to complete the review and an explanation of why such information or material is necessary; and
(iv) an explanation of the Plans procedures for appealing the denial and the time limits applicable to such procedures, including a statement of the applicants right to bring a civil action under section 502(a) of ERISA following a denial on review of the claim, as described in Section 13(d) below.
This notice of denial will be given to the applicant within ninety (90) days after the Plan Administrator receives the application, unless special circumstances require an extension of time, in which case, the Plan Administrator has up to an additional ninety (90) days for processing the application. If an extension of time for processing is required, written notice of the extension will be furnished to the applicant before the end of the initial ninety (90) day period. This notice of extension will describe the special circumstances necessitating the additional time and the date by which the Plan Administrator is to render its decision on the application.
(c) Request For A Review. Any person (or that persons authorized representative) for whom an application for benefits is denied, in whole or in part, may appeal the denial by submitting a request for a review to the Plan Administrator within sixty (60) days following the date the person (or that persons authorized representative) receives written notice of the claim denial or else the applicant loses the right to review. A request for a review shall be in writing and shall be addressed to:
Wind River Systems, Inc.
500 Wind River Way
Alameda, CA 94501
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A request for review must set forth all of the grounds on which it is based, all facts in support of the request and any other matters that the applicant feels are pertinent. The applicant (or his or her representative) shall have the opportunity to submit, or the Plan Administrator may require the applicant to submit written comments, documents, records, and other information relating to his or her claim. The applicant (or his or her representative) shall be provided, upon request and free of charge, reasonable access to, and copies of all documents, records and other information relevant to his or her claim. The review shall take into account all comments, documents, records and other information submitted by the applicant (or his or her representative) relating to the claim, without regard to whether such information was submitted or considered in the initial benefit determination.
(d) Decision On Review. The Plan Administrator will provide written notice of his or her decision on review within sixty (60) days after receipt of the request, unless special circumstances require an extension of time (not to exceed an additional sixty (60) days), for processing the request for a review. If an extension for review is required, written notice of the extension will be furnished to the applicant within the initial sixty (60)-day period, which will include the special circumstance requiring the extension of time and the date by which the Plan Administrator expects to render its decision. The Plan Administrator will give prompt, written or electronic notice of its decision to the applicant. Any electronic notice will comply with the regulations of the U.S. Department of Labor. In the event that the Plan Administrator confirms the denial of the application for benefits in whole or in part, the notice will set forth, in a manner calculated to be understood by the applicant, the following:
(i) the specific reason or reasons for the denial;
(ii) references to the specific Plan provisions upon which the denial is based;
(iii) a statement that the applicant is entitled to receive, upon request and free of charge, reasonable access to, and copies of, all documents, records and other information relevant to his or her claim; and
(iv) a statement of the applicants right to bring a civil action under section 502(a) of ERISA.
(e) Rules And Procedures. The Plan Administrator will establish rules and procedures, consistent with the Plan and with ERISA, as necessary and appropriate in carrying out its responsibilities in reviewing benefit claims. The Plan Administrator may require an applicant who wishes to submit additional information in connection with an appeal from the denial of benefits to do so at the applicants own expense.
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(f) Exhaustion Of Remedies. No legal action for benefits under the Plan may be brought until the claimant (i) has submitted a written application for benefits in accordance with the procedures described by Subsection 13(a) above, (ii) has been notified by the Plan Administrator that the application is denied, (iii) has filed a written request for a review of the application in accordance with the appeal procedure described in Subsection 13(c) above and (iv) has been notified that the Plan Administrator has denied the appeal. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Plan Administrator does not respond to a Participants claim or appeal within the relevant time limits specified in this Section 13, the Participant may bring legal action for benefits under the Plan pursuant to Section 502(a) of ERISA.
SECTION 14. BASIS OF PAYMENTS TO AND FROM PLAN.
All benefits under the Plan shall be paid by the Company. The Plan shall be unfunded, and benefits hereunder shall be paid only from the general assets of the Company.
SECTION 15. OTHER PLAN INFORMATION.
Plan Name: | Wind River Systems, Inc. Executive Officers Change of Control Incentive and Severance Benefit Plan | |
Plan Sponsor: | Wind River Systems, Inc. | |
500 Wind River Way | ||
Alameda, CA 94501 | ||
(800) 545-9463 | ||
Identification Numbers: | EIN: 94 ###-###-#### | |
PLAN: 503 | ||
Plan Year: | January 1 to December 31 | |
Plan Administrator: | Wind River Systems, Inc. | |
500 Wind River Way | ||
Alameda, CA 94501 | ||
(800) 545-9463 | ||
Agent for Service of Legal Process: | Wind River Systems, Inc., 500 Wind River Way, Alameda, CA 94501. Service of process also may be made upon the Plan Administrator. | |
Type of Plan: | Severance Plan/Employee Welfare Benefit Plan | |
Plan Costs: | The cost of the Plan is paid by the Company. |
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SECTION 16. STATEMENT OF ERISA RIGHTS.
Participants in this Plan (which is a welfare benefit plan sponsored by Wind River Systems, Inc.) are entitled to certain rights and protections under ERISA. If you are an Eligible Employee, you are considered a participant in the Plan and, under ERISA, you are entitled to:
(a) Examine, without charge, at the Plan Administrators office and at other specified locations, such as work sites, all Plan documents and copies of all documents filed by the Plan with the U.S. Department of Labor, such as detailed annual reports;
(b) Obtain copies of all Plan documents and Plan information upon written request to the Plan Administrator. The Administrator may make a reasonable charge for the copies;
(c) Receive a summary of the Plans annual financial report, in the case of a plan which is required to file an annual financial report with the Department of Labor.
(d) (Generally, all pension plans and welfare plans with one hundred (100) or more participants must file these annual reports.)
In addition to creating rights for Eligible Employees, ERISA imposes duties upon the people who are responsible for the operation of the Plan. The people who operate the Plan, called fiduciaries, have a duty to do so prudently and in the interests of you and the other Eligible Employees. No one, including the Company or any other person, may fire you or otherwise discriminate against you in any way to prevent you from obtaining a benefit under the Plan or exercising your rights under ERISA. If your claim for a benefit under the Plan is denied, in whole or in part, you must receive a written explanation of the reason for the denial. You have the right to have the denial of your claim reviewed. (The claim review procedure is explained in Section 13 above.)
Under ERISA, there are steps you can take to enforce the above rights. For instance, if you request materials from the Plan and do not receive them within thirty (30) days, you may file suit in a federal court. In such a case, the court may require the Plan Administrator to provide the materials and pay you up to $110 a day until you receive the materials, unless the materials were not sent because of reasons beyond the control of the Plan Administrator. If you have a claim for benefits that is denied or ignored, in whole or in part, you may file suit in a state or federal court. If it should happen that you are discriminated against for asserting your rights, you may seek assistance from the U.S. Department of Labor, or you may file suit in a federal court. In any case, the court will decide who should pay court costs and legal fees. If you are successful, the court may order the person you have sued to pay these costs and fees. If you lose, the court may order you to pay these costs and fees, for example, if it finds your claim is frivolous.
If you have any questions about the Plan, you should contact the Plan Administrator. If you have any questions about this statement or about your rights under ERISA, you may contact the nearest office of the Employee Benefits Security Administration (formerly the Pension and Welfare Benefits Administration), U.S. Department of Labor, listed in your telephone directory, or the Division of Technical Assistance and Inquiries, Employee Benefits Security Administration, U.S. Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue N.W., Washington, D.C. 20210. You may also obtain certain publications about your rights and responsibilities under ERISA by calling the publications hotline of the Employee Benefits Security Administration.
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SECTION 17. EXECUTION.
To record the amendment and restatement of the Plan, as set forth herein, effective as of the Effective Date, Wind River Systems, Inc. has caused its duly authorized officer to execute the same this 8th day of July, 2009.
WIND RIVER SYSTEMS, INC. | ||
By: | /s/ Ken Klein | |
Title: | President and Chief Executive Officer |
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