definiens: means any plan, program, policy, practice, Contract, national, company or group - widebargaining agreement or other arrangement that any Company currently maintains or contributes to ( or is required tocontribute to ) for any of its current or former Employees, Independent Contractors or directors, or with respect to which anyCompany has any liability, that provides for compensation, bonuses, severance, termination pay, deferred compensation, performance awards, stock or stock - settled awards, stock awards, stock appreciation awards, pension, profit sharing, matching payments, company savings plan, retirement, worker ’s compensation, disability, death benefit, medical, fringebenefits or other benefits or remuneration of any kind, whether written, unwritten or otherwise, funded or unfunded, includingeach within the meaning of Section 3(3 ) of ERISA ( whether or not ERISA is applicable to such plan)or other similar welfare benefit plan, but excluding any governmental plan or program requiring the mandatory payment ofsocial insurance Taxes or similar contributions to a governmental fund with respect to the wages of an employee