Exhibit 10.11
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THE McGRAW-HILL COMPANIES, INC.
MANAGEMENT SEVERANCE PLAN
(Amended and restated effective as of January 1, 2008)

 

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THE McGRAW-HILL COMPANIES, INC.
MANAGEMENT SEVERANCE PLAN
(Amended and restated effective as of January 1, 2008)
ARTICLE I
PURPOSE
          The purpose of the Plan is to provide managers who are in a position
to contribute to the success of the Company Group with reasonable compensation
in the event of their termination of employment with the Company Group. The Plan
is intended to satisfy the requirements of Section 409A of the Code with respect
to amounts subject thereto.
ARTICLE II
DEFINITIONS
          The following words and phrases as used herein shall have the
following meanings:
          SECTION 2.01 “Attorneys’ Fees” means any reasonable attorneys’ fees
and disbursements incurred in pursuing a Disputed Claim.
          SECTION 2.02 “Beneficiary” means the person, persons or entity
designated by the Participant to receive any benefits payable under the Plan.
Any Participant’s Beneficiary designation shall be made in a written instrument
filed with the Company and shall become effective only when received, accepted
and acknowledged in writing by the Company.
          SECTION 2.03 “Board” means the Board of Directors of the Company.
          SECTION 2.04 “Cause” means the Participant’s misconduct in respect of
the Participant’s obligations to the Company Group or other acts of misconduct
by the Participant occurring during the course of the Participant’s employment,
which in either case results in or could reasonably be expected to result in
material damage to the property, business or reputation of the Company Group;
that in no event shall unsatisfactory job performance alone be deemed to be
“Cause”; and, provided, further, that no termination of employment that is
carried out at the request of a person seeking to accomplish a Change in Control
or otherwise in anticipation of a Change in Control shall be deemed to be for
“Cause.”
          SECTION 2.05 “CEO” means the Chief Executive Officer of the Company.
          SECTION 2.06 “Change in Control” means the first to occur of any of
the following events:
     (i) An acquisition by any individual, entity or group (within the meaning
of Section 13(d)(3) or 14(d)(2) of the Exchange Act) (a “Person”) of beneficial
ownership (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act)
of 20% or more of either (1) the then outstanding shares of

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Common Stock (the “Outstanding Common Stock”) or (2) the combined voting power
of the then outstanding voting securities of the Company entitled to vote
generally in the election of directors (the “Outstanding Voting Securities”);
excluding, however, the following: (1) any acquisition directly from the
Company, other than an acquisition by virtue of the exercise of a conversion
privilege unless the security being so converted was itself acquired directly
from the Company; (2) any acquisition by the Company; (3) any acquisition by any
employee benefit plan (or related trust) sponsored or maintained by the Company
or any entity controlled by the Company; or (4) any acquisition pursuant to a
transaction which complies with clauses (A), (B) and (C) of subsection (iii) of
this Section 2.06; or
     (ii) A change in the composition of the Board such that the Directors who,
as of the Effective Date, constitute the Board (such Board shall be hereinafter
referred to as the “Incumbent Board”) cease for any reason to constitute at
least a majority of the Board; provided, however, for purposes of this
Section 2.06, that any individual who becomes a Director subsequent to the
Effective Date, whose election, or nomination for election by the Company’s
shareholders, was approved by a vote of at least a majority of those Directors
who were members of the Incumbent Board (or deemed to be such pursuant to this
proviso) shall be considered as though such Director were a member of the
Incumbent Board; but, provided, further, that any such individual whose initial
assumption of office occurs as a result of either an actual or threatened
election contest (as such terms are used in Rule 14a-11 of Regulation 14A
promulgated under the Exchange Act) or other actual or threatened solicitation
of proxies or consents by or on behalf of a Person other than the Board shall
not be so considered as a member of the Incumbent Board; or
     (iii) Consummation of a reorganization, merger or consolidation or sale or
other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company
(“Corporate Transaction”); excluding, however, such a Corporate Transaction
pursuant to which (A) all or substantially all of the individuals and entities
who are the beneficial owners, respectively, of the Outstanding Common Stock and
Outstanding Voting Securities immediately prior to such Corporate Transaction
will beneficially own, directly or indirectly, more than 50% of, respectively,
the outstanding shares of common stock, and the combined voting power of the
then outstanding voting securities entitled to vote generally in the election of
directors, as the case may be, of the corporation resulting from such Corporate
Transaction (including, without limitation, a corporation which as a result of
such transaction owns the Company or all or substantially all of the Company’s
assets either directly or through one or more subsidiaries) in substantially the
same proportions as their ownership, immediately prior to such Corporate
Transaction, of the Outstanding Common Stock and Outstanding Voting Securities,
as the case may be, (B) no Person (other than the Company, any employee benefit
plan (or related trust) of the Company or such corporation resulting from such
Corporate Transaction) will beneficially own, directly or indirectly, 20% or
more of, respectively, the outstanding shares of common stock of the corporation
resulting from such Corporate Transaction or the combined voting power of the

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outstanding voting securities of such corporation entitled to vote generally in
the election of directors except to the extent that such ownership existed prior
to the Corporate Transaction, and (C) individuals who were members of the
Incumbent Board will constitute at least a majority of the members of the board
of directors of the corporation resulting from such Corporate Transaction; or
     (iv) The approval by the shareholders of the Company of a complete
liquidation or dissolution of the Company.
          SECTION 2.07 “Claimant” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.01 of
the Plan.
          SECTION 2.08 “Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as
amended from time to time, and the applicable rules and regulations promulgated
thereunder.
          SECTION 2.09 “Commencement Date” means the first day of the first
regular payroll cycle coincident with or next following the date of the
Participant’s “separation from service” within the meaning of
Section 409A(a)(2)(A)(i) of the Code.
          SECTION 2.10 “Committee” means the Compensation Committee of the
Board.
          SECTION 2.11 “Common Stock” means the common stock, $1.00 par value
per share, of the Company.
          SECTION 2.12 “Company” means The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., a
corporation organized under the laws of the State of New York, or any successor
corporation.
          SECTION 2.13 “Company Group” means the Company and its Subsidiaries.
          SECTION 2.14 “Comparable Position” has the meaning that shall be
determined by the CEO after taking into account the job requirements of a
Participant’s then current position and the position offered to a Participant,
the duties of the two positions, the base pay of the two positions and such
other factors as the CEO deems relevant. A Comparable Position may require a
Participant to utilize different skills from those used in the Participant’s
then current position. Aggregate levels of benefits, cash bonus opportunities
and titles do not need to be taken into account by the CEO in assessing whether
a position qualifies as a Comparable Position.
          SECTION 2.15 “Director” means an individual who is a member of the
Board.
          SECTION 2.16 “Disability” means a Participant’s long-term disability
pursuant to a determination of disability under the Company’s Long-Term
Disability Plan.
          SECTION 2.17 “Disputed Claim” means a claim for payments under the
Plan that is disputed by the Company.
          SECTION 2.18 “Effective Date” has the meaning set forth in
Section 11.08 of the Plan.

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          SECTION 2.19 “ERISA” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act
of 1974, as amended from time to time, and the applicable rules and regulations
promulgated thereunder.
          SECTION 2.20 “Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
as amended from time to time, and the applicable rules and regulations
promulgated thereunder.
          SECTION 2.21 “Excise Tax” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.05 of
the Plan.
          SECTION 2.22 “Extension Notice” has the meaning set forth in
Section 8.01 of the Plan.
          SECTION 2.23 “Local Position” has the meaning that shall be determined
by the CEO using standards that are similar to the standards utilized under the
Code (including, without limitation, the distance standard in
Section 217(c)(1)(A) of the Code), for purposes of moving expense deductions,
and such other factors as the CEO deems relevant.
          SECTION 2.24 “Long-Term Disability Plan” means The McGraw-Hill
Companies, Inc. Long-Term Disability Plan, as amended from time to time (or any
successor plan).
          SECTION 2.25 “Judgment or Award” means a nonappealable, final judgment
from a court of competent jurisdiction or a binding arbitration award granting
the Participant all or substantially all of the amount sought in a Disputed
Claim.
          SECTION 2.26 “Monthly Base Salary” means a Participant’s highest
regular monthly salary during the preceding 24-month period, excluding any of
the following: year-end or other bonuses, incentive compensation, whether
short-term or long-term, commissions, reimbursed expenses, and any payments on
account of premiums on insurance or other contributions made to other welfare or
benefit plans.
          SECTION 2.27 “Participant” means each employee who participates in the
Plan, as provided in Section 4.01 of the Plan.
           SECTION 2.28 “Payment” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.06 of
the Plan.
          SECTION 2.29 “Plan” means The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. Management
Severance Plan, as amended from time to time.
          SECTION 2.30 “Plan Administrator” has the meaning set forth in
Section 3.01 of the Plan.
          SECTION 2.31 “Protection Period” has the meaning set forth in
Section 10.01 of the Plan.
          SECTION 2.32 “Release” means a termination and release agreement in
the form approved by the Plan Administrator, which shall, among other things,
release the Company

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Group, and each of their respective directors, officers, employees, agents,
successors and assigns, from any and all claims that the Participant has or may
have against the Company Group and each of their respective directors, officers,
employees, agents, successors and assigns.
          SECTION 2.33 “Separation Pay” has the meaning set forth in
Section 5.01(a)(i) of the Plan.
          SECTION 2.34 “Separation Period” has the meaning set forth in
Section 5.01(a)(i) of the Plan.
          SECTION 2.35 “Separation Pay Plan” means the Separation Pay Plan of
The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., as amended from time to time (or any successor
plan).
          SECTION 2.36 “Specified Employee” means a Participant who is a
“specified employee” within the meaning of Section 409A(a)(2)(b)(i) of the Code.
          SECTION 2.37 “Subsidiary” means any subsidiary of the Company at least
20% of whose voting shares are owned directly or indirectly by the Company.
          SECTION 2.38 “Substitute Position” means a position which may not be
comparable in title, duties and responsibilities to a prior position, but which
affords the Participant a comparable level of base pay and which, in the
judgment of the CEO, is consistent with the experience, education or skills of
the Participant. A Substitute Position may require a Participant to utilize
different skills from those used in the Participant’s then current position.
Aggregate levels of benefits, cash bonus opportunities and titles do not need to
be taken into account by the CEO in assessing whether a position qualifies as a
Substitute Position.
          SECTION 2.39 “Supplemental Separation Pay” has the meaning set forth
in Section 5.01(a)(ii) of the Plan.
          SECTION 2.40 “Supplemental Separation Period” has the meaning set
forth in Section 5.01(a)(ii) of the Plan.
          SECTION 2.41 “Termination of Employment at Company Convenience” means
termination of the employment of a Participant initiated by the Company Group,
other than for Cause, and other than by reason of death, Disability, voluntary
resignation by a Participant, or lawful Company Group mandated retirement at
normal retirement age.
ARTICLE III
ADMINISTRATION
          SECTION 3.01 Administration. The Plan shall be administered by the
Executive Vice President, Human Resources of the Company (the “Plan
Administrator”), who shall have full authority to construe and interpret the
Plan, to establish, amend and rescind rules and regulations relating to the
Plan, and to take all such actions and make all such determinations in
connection with the Plan as he may deem necessary or desirable. Subject to
Article VIII, decisions of the Plan Administrator shall be reviewable by the
CEO. Subject to Article VIII, the

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CEO shall also have the full authority to make, amend, interpret, and enforce
all appropriate rules and regulations for the administration of the Plan and
decide or resolve any and all questions, including interpretations of the Plan,
as may arise in connection with the Plan.
          SECTION 3.02 Binding Effect of Decisions. Subject to Article VIII, the
decision or action of the CEO or Plan Administrator in respect to any question
arising out of or in connection with the administration, interpretation and
application of the Plan and the rules and regulations promulgated hereunder
shall be final, conclusive and binding upon all persons having any interest in
the Plan.
          SECTION 3.03 Indemnification. To the fullest extent permitted by law,
the CEO, the Plan Administrator, the Board (and each member thereof), and any
employee of the Company Group to whom fiduciary responsibilities have been
delegated shall be indemnified by the Company against any claims, and the
expenses of defending against such claims, resulting from any action or conduct
relating to the administration of the Plan, except claims arising from gross
negligence, willful neglect or willful misconduct.
ARTICLE IV
PARTICIPATION
          SECTION 4.01 Eligible Participants. Subject to the approval of the
CEO, the Plan Administrator shall from time to time select Participants from
among those employees who are in Grade Level 25 or above (or equivalent
successor grade) and who are determined by the Plan Administrator to be in a
position to contribute to the success of the Company Group.
          SECTION 4.02 Participation Notification; Participation Agreement. The
Company shall notify each Participant in writing of his participation in the
Plan, and such notice shall also set forth the payments and benefits to which
the Participant may become entitled. The Company may also enter into such
agreements as the CEO deems necessary or appropriate with respect to a
Participant’s rights under the Plan. Any such notice or agreement may contain
such terms, provisions and conditions not inconsistent with the Plan, including
but not limited to provisions for the extension or renewal of any such
agreement, as shall be determined by the CEO, in his sole discretion.
          SECTION 4.03 Termination of Participation. A Participant shall cease
to be a Participant in the Plan upon the earlier of (i) his receipt of all of
the payments, if any, to which he is or becomes entitled under the terms of the
Plan and the terms of any notice or agreement issued by the Company with respect
to his participation hereunder, or (ii) the termination of his employment with
the Company Group under circumstances not requiring payments under the terms of
the Plan. In addition, a Participant shall cease to be a Participant in the Plan
if, prior to the occurrence of a Termination of Employment at Company
Convenience, the Participant is no longer in Grade Level 25 or above (or
equivalent successor grade).

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ARTICLE V
PAYMENTS UPON TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT
          SECTION 5.01 Separation Pay. (a) In the event of a Termination of
Employment at Company Convenience, the Participant shall be entitled to the
following:
     (i) an amount of separation pay (the “Separation Pay”) equal to the
Participant’s Monthly Base Salary for the number of months following the
Participant’s Commencement Date (the “Separation Period”) equal to the number of
full and partial years of the Participant’s continuous service with the Company
Group, up to a maximum of 20 years, multiplied by 0.3, and payable over the
Separation Period in accordance with the Company’s payroll practices in effect
from time to time; provided that the Separation Pay shall not be less than three
times such Monthly Base Salary and the Separation Period shall not be less than
three months;
     (ii) if, not later than the date and time specified by the Plan
Administrator, the Participant delivers to the Company a signed and valid
Release, a supplemental amount of separation pay (the “Supplemental Separation
Pay”) equal and in addition to the amount of the Participant’s Separation Pay
and payable following the Separation Period over the number of months in the
Separation Period (the “Supplemental Separation Period”) in accordance with the
Company’s payroll practices in effect from time to time; provided, however, that
a Release shall not be deemed delivered by the Participant if it is revoked by
the Participant during any applicable revocation period set forth in the
Release;
     (iii) active participation in all Company-sponsored retirement, life,
medical, dental, accidental death and disability insurance benefit plans or
programs in which the Participant was participating at the time of his
termination for the Separation Period and any Supplemental Separation Period,
but only to the extent permitted by applicable law as determined by the Company
and not otherwise provided under the terms of such plans and programs, it being
understood that continued participation in Company-sponsored retirement plans or
programs shall be limited to such plans or programs that are not intended to be
qualified under Section 401(a) or 401(k) of the Code; provided that the
Participant shall be responsible for any required payments for participation in
such plans or programs; provided, further, that, except with respect to amounts
subject to Section 409A of the Code, the CEO may authorize, in his sole
discretion, in lieu of the payments and benefits provided under this
Section 5.01(a) of the Plan, payment to the Participant of a single lump sum
equal to 110% of the sum of the Participant’s Separation Pay and any
Supplemental Separation Pay (100% of Monthly Base Salary for the Separation
Period and any Supplemental Separation Period in lieu of salary continuation,
and 10% of Monthly Base Salary for such periods in lieu of benefits
continuation).
          (b) The payments and benefits described in Section 5.01(a) of the Plan
shall be in lieu of any other payments under the Plan or under any other
severance pay or separation allowance plan, program or policy of the Company
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Pay Plan; provided, however, if payments pursuant to the terms and conditions of
the Company’s Separation Pay Plan would result in greater payments to a
Participant than would be payable under the Plan, said Participant shall in such
event receive payments pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Company’s
Separation Pay Plan in lieu of payments pursuant to the Plan.
          SECTION 5.02 Death. In the event a Participant dies after the
commencement of payments pursuant to Section 5.01(a) of the Plan, the balance of
said payments shall be payable in accordance with Article IX of the Plan.
          SECTION 5.03 Transfers. A Participant’s transfer to another employment
location shall not by itself entitle a Participant to any payments or benefits
under the Plan.
          SECTION 5.04 Corporate Transactions. A Participant shall not receive
any payments or benefits under the Plan in the event of a sale of the business
unit of the Company Group with which the Participant is associated, if the
Participant (i) is offered a Local Position that is either a Comparable Position
or a Substitute Position with the buyer or the Company Group, whether or not
such offer is accepted by the Participant, or (ii) is employed following such
transaction by the buyer or the Company Group.
          SECTION 5.05 Specified Employees. With respect to amounts subject to
Section 409A of the Code, notwithstanding the other provisions of this
Article V, no payment to a Specified Employee under the Plan shall be made or
commenced prior to the date that is six months following the Specified
Employee’s Commencement Date; provided that amounts under the Plan that are
otherwise payable to the Specified Employee prior to such date shall be paid to
the Specified Employee on or within 30 days after such date.
          SECTION 5.06 Section 280G. In the event that any payment or benefit
received or to be received by any Participant pursuant to the Plan or any other
plan or arrangement with the Company (each, a “Payment”) would constitute an
“excess parachute payment” within the meaning of Section 280G(b)(1) of the Code,
or would otherwise be subject to the excise tax imposed under Section 4999 of
the Code, or any similar federal or state law (an “Excise Tax”), as determined
by an independent certified public accounting firm selected by the Company, the
amount of the Participant’s Separation Pay (and Supplemental Separation Pay, if
any) shall be limited to the largest amount payable, if any, that would not
result in the imposition of any Excise Tax to the Participant, but only if,
notwithstanding such limitation, the total Payments, net of all taxes imposed on
the Participant with respect thereto, would be greater if no Excise Tax were
imposed.
ARTICLE VI
MITIGATION AND OFFSET
          SECTION 6.01 Mitigation. No Participant shall be required to mitigate
the amount of any payment under the Plan by seeking employment or otherwise, and
there shall be no right of set-off or counterclaim, in respect of any claim,
debt or obligation, against any payments to the Participant, his dependents,
Beneficiaries or estate provided for in the Plan.

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          SECTION 6.02 Offset. If, after a Participant’s termination of
employment with the Company Group, the Participant is employed by another entity
or becomes self-employed, the amounts (if any) payable under the Plan to the
Participant shall not be offset by the amounts (if any) payable to the
Participant from such new employment with respect to services rendered during
the severance period applicable to such Participant under the Plan.
ARTICLE VII
ATTORNEYS’ FEES FOR DISPUTED CLAIMS
          SECTION 7.01 General. If a Participant makes a Disputed Claim, the
Company shall reimburse the Participant for Attorneys’ Fees; provided that the
Participant enters into a repayment agreement with the Company, which shall
require the Participant (i) to repay the Company for any reimbursements made
pursuant to this Section 7.01 if the Participant does not obtain a Judgment or
Award and (ii) to provide adequate security with respect to the amount subject
to repayment under this Section 7.01. With respect to amounts subject to
Section 409A, such reimbursement shall be made no later than the last day of the
calendar year following the calendar year in which the applicable Attorneys’ Fee
expense was incurred, subject to the timely presentation to the Company in
writing of any periodic statements for Attorneys’ Fees. Unless the Judgment or
Award specifies whether it constitutes “all or substantially all of the amount
sought,” such determination shall be made by the Plan Administrator in its sole
and absolute discretion.
          SECTION 7.02 Change in Control. If a Disputed Claim is made with
respect to a termination of employment occurring during a period beginning on
the date of a Change in Control and ending 24 months thereafter, the Participant
shall be entitled to reimbursement of Attorneys’ Fees, whether or not the
Participant obtains a Judgment or Award. Such reimbursement shall be made on a
“pay-as-you-go” basis, as soon as practicable after presentation to the Company
in writing of any periodic statements for Attorneys’ Fees, but in no event later
than the last day of the Participant’s taxable year following the taxable year
in which the applicable Attorneys’ Fees were incurred.
          SECTION 7.03 Six Month Period Prior to Change in Control. Without
affecting the rights of a Participant under Section 7.01 of the Plan, a
Participant shall be entitled to reimbursement of Attorneys’ Fees for a Disputed
Claim in accordance with the terms of Section 7.02 of the Plan with respect to
termination of employment occurring six months prior to a Change in Control,
whether or not the Participant obtains a Judgment or Award; provided, however,
that no reimbursement shall be made under this Section 7.03 in such case
(i) unless and until the Change in Control actually occurs or (ii) if
reimbursement has been made under Section 7.01 of the Plan.
          SECTION 7.04 Section 409A. The reimbursements made to a Participant
under this Article VII during any calendar year shall not affect the amounts
eligible for reimbursement in any other calendar year. No reimbursement of
Attorneys’ Fees made pursuant to this Article VII shall be paid to any
Participant following the last day of the sixth year following the termination
of the period described in Section 8.03 of the Plan.

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ARTICLE VIII
CLAIMS PROCEDURE
          SECTION 8.01 Claims. In the event any person or his authorized
representative (a “Claimant”) disputes the amount of, or his entitlement to, any
benefits under the Plan or their method of payment, such Claimant shall file a
claim in writing with, and on the form prescribed by, the Plan Administrator for
the benefits to which he believes he is entitled, setting forth the reason for
his claim. The Claimant shall have the opportunity to submit written comments,
documents, records and other information relating to the claim and shall be
provided, upon request and free of charge, reasonable access to and copies of
all documents, records or other information relevant to the claim. The Plan
Administrator shall consider the claim and within 90 days of receipt of such
claim, unless special circumstances exist which require an extension of the time
needed to process such claim, the Plan Administrator shall inform the Claimant
of its decision with respect to the claim. In the event of special
circumstances, the response period can be extended for an additional 90 days, as
long as the Claimant receives written notice advising of the special
circumstances and the date by which the Plan Administrator expects to make a
determination (the “Extension Notice”) before the end of the initial 90-day
response period indicating the reasons for the extension and the date by which a
decision is expected to be made. If the Plan Administrator denies the claim, the
Plan Administrator shall give to the Claimant (i) a written notice setting forth
the specific reason or reasons for the denial of the claim, including references
to the applicable provisions of the Plan, (ii) a description of any additional
material or information necessary to perfect such claim along with an
explanation of why such material or information is necessary, and (iii)
appropriate information as to the Plan’s appeals procedures as set forth in
Section 8.02 of the Plan.
          SECTION 8.02 Appeal of Denial. A Claimant whose claim is denied by the
Plan Administrator and who wishes to appeal such denial must request a review of
the Plan Administrator’s decision by filing a written request with the CEO for
such review within 60 days after such claim is denied. Such written request for
review shall contain all relevant comments, documents, records and additional
information that the Claimant wishes the CEO to consider, without regard to
whether such information was submitted or considered in the initial review of
the claim by the Plan Administrator. In connection with that review, the
Claimant may examine, and receive free of charge, copies of pertinent Plan
documents and submit such written comments as may be appropriate. Written notice
of the decision on review shall be furnished to the Claimant within 60 days
after receipt by the CEO of a request for review. In the event of special
circumstances which require an extension of the time needed for processing, the
response period can be extended for an additional 60 days, as long as the
Claimant receives an Extension Notice. If the CEO denies the claim on review,
notice of the CEO’s decision shall include (i) the specific reasons for the
adverse determination, (ii) references to applicable Plan provisions, (iii) a
statement that the Claimant is entitled to receive, free of charge, reasonable
access to, and copies of, all documents, records and other information relevant
to the claim and (iv) a statement of the Claimant’s right to bring an action
under Section 502(a) of ERISA following an adverse benefit determination on a
review and a description of the applicable limitations period under the Plan.
The Claimant shall be notified no later than five days after a decision is made
with respect to the appeal.

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          SECTION 8.03 Statute of Limitations. A Claimant wishing to seek
judicial review of an adverse benefit determination under the Plan, whether in
whole or in part, must file any suit or legal action, including, without
limitation, a civil action under Section 502(a) of ERISA, within three years of
the date the final decision on the adverse benefit determination on review is
issued or should have been issued under Section 8.02 of the Plan or lose any
rights to bring such an action. If any such judicial proceeding is undertaken,
the evidence presented shall be strictly limited to the evidence timely
presented to the Plan Administrator. Notwithstanding anything in the Plan to the
contrary, a Claimant must exhaust all administrative remedies available to such
Claimant under the Plan before such Claimant may seek judicial review pursuant
to Section 502(a) of ERISA.
          SECTION 8.04 Change in Control. Notwithstanding any other provision of
the Plan, the authority granted pursuant to Articles III, VII and VIII to the
Plan Administrator and to persons making determinations on claims for benefits
and reviews of claims shall, when exercised (i) during the period of 24 months
following a Change in Control or (ii) with respect to any termination of
employment that occurs during the period of 24 months following a Change in
Control or that is carried out at the request of a person seeking to accomplish
a Change in Control or otherwise in anticipation of a Change in Control, shall
not be “discretionary,” but shall be subject to de novo review by a court of
competent jurisdiction or an arbitrator, as applicable.
ARTICLE IX
BENEFICIARY DESIGNATION
          SECTION 9.01 Beneficiary Designation. Each Participant shall have the
right, at any time, to designate any person, persons, entity or entities as his
Beneficiary or Beneficiaries (both primary as well as contingent) to whom
payment under the Plan shall be paid in the event of his death prior to complete
distribution to the Participant of the benefits due him under the Plan.
          SECTION 9.02 Amendments. Any Beneficiary designation may be changed by
a Participant by the written filing of such change on a form prescribed by the
Company. The new Beneficiary designation form shall cancel all Beneficiary
designations previously filed.
          SECTION 9.03 No Beneficiary Designation. If a Participant fails to
designate a Beneficiary as provided above, or if all designated Beneficiaries
predecease the Participant, then any amounts to be paid to the Participant’s
Beneficiary shall be paid to the Participant’s estate.
          SECTION 9.04 Effect of Payment. The payment under this Article IX of
the amounts due to a Participant under the Plan to a Beneficiary shall
completely discharge the Company’s obligations in respect of the Participant
under the Plan.

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ARTICLE X
AMENDMENT AND TERMINATION OF PLAN
          SECTION 10.01 Amendment and Termination. (a) The Company shall have
the right at any time, in its discretion, to amend the Plan, in whole or in
part, or to terminate the Plan, by resolution of the Board or Committee or
delegate thereof, except that no amendment or termination shall impair or
abridge the obligations of the Company to any Participant or the rights of any
Participant under the Plan without the express written consent of the affected
Participant (i) with respect to any termination of employment that occurred
before such amendment or termination, or (ii) in all other cases, until 6 months
have elapsed from the time of the amendment or termination. In addition, in no
event shall the Plan be amended or terminated (x) during the period of 24 months
following a Change in Control (the “Protection Period”), or (y) to the extent
that it is carried out at the request of a person seeking to accomplish a Change
in Control or otherwise in anticipation of a Change in Control, in each case
without the express written consent of the affected Participant. Notwithstanding
the foregoing, except with respect to a termination of employment that occurs
during the Protection Period, the Company shall have the right to terminate the
Plan at any time following the Protection Period.
          (b) Except for the amendments made in accordance with Section 10.01(a)
of the Plan, no modifications, alternations and/or changes made to the terms
and/or provisions of the Plan, either globally or for an individual participant,
will be effective unless evidenced by a writing that directly refers to the Plan
and which is signed and dated by the Plan Administrator.
          SECTION 10.02 Section 409A. If, in the good faith judgment of the Plan
Administrator, any provision of the Plan would violate the requirements of
Section 409A of the Code, or otherwise cause any person to be subject to the
interest and penalties imposed under Section 409A of the Code, such provision
shall be modified by the Plan Administrator in its sole discretion to maintain,
to the maximum extent practicable, the original intent of the applicable
provision without causing the interest and penalties under Section 409A of the
Code to apply, and, notwithstanding any provision in the Plan to the contrary,
the Plan Administrator shall have broad authority to amend or to modify the
Plan, without advance notice to or consent by any person, to the extent
necessary or desirable to ensure that no payment or benefit under the Plan is
subject to tax under Section 409A of the Code. Any determinations made by the
Plan Administrator under this Section 10.02 shall be final, conclusive and
binding on all persons.
ARTICLE XI
MISCELLANEOUS
          SECTION 11.01 Effect on Other Plans. Except as expressly provided in
Article V of the Plan with respect to the Company’s Separation Pay Plan,
(i) nothing in the Plan shall affect the level of benefits provided to or
received by any Participant (or the Participant’s estate or Beneficiaries) as
part of any employee benefit plan of the Company, and (ii) the Plan shall not be
construed to affect in any way the Participant’s rights and obligations under
any other plan maintained by the Company on behalf of employees.

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          SECTION 11.02 Unsecured General Creditor. Participants and their
Beneficiaries shall have no legal or equitable rights, interest or claims in any
property or assets of the Company Group. The assets of the Company Group shall
not be held under any trust for the benefit of Participants or their
Beneficiaries or held in any way as collateral security for the fulfilling of
the obligations of the Company Group under the Plan. Any and all of the assets
of the Company Group shall be, and remain, the general, unpledged, unrestricted
assets of the Company Group. The obligation of the Company Group under the Plan
shall be merely that of an unfunded and unsecured promise of the Company Group
to pay money in the future.
          SECTION 11.03 Nonassignability. Each Participant’s rights under the
Plan shall be nontransferable except by will or by the laws of descent and
distribution and except insofar as applicable law may otherwise require. Subject
to the foregoing, neither a Participant nor any other person shall have any
right to commute, sell, assign, transfer, pledge, anticipate, mortgage or
otherwise encumber, transfer, hypothecate or convey in advance of actual receipt
the amounts, if any, payable hereunder, or any part thereof, which are, and all
rights to which are, expressly declared to be nonassignable and
non-transferable. No part of the amounts payable shall, prior to actual payment,
be subject to seizure or sequestration for the payment of any debts, judgments,
alimony or separate maintenance owed by a Participant or any other person, nor
be transferable by operation of law in the event of a Participant’s or any other
person’s bankruptcy or insolvency.
          SECTION 11.04 Not a Contract of Employment. The terms and conditions
of the Plan shall not be deemed to constitute a contract of employment with the
Participant, and the Participant (or his Beneficiary) shall have no rights
against the Company Group except as specifically provided herein. Moreover,
nothing in the Plan shall be deemed to give a Participant the right to be
retained in the service of the Company Group or to interfere with the rights of
the Company Group to discipline or discharge him at any time.
          SECTION 11.05 Binding Effect. The Plan shall be binding upon and shall
inure to the benefit of the Participant or his Beneficiary, his heirs and legal
representatives, and the Company.
          SECTION 11.06 Withholding; Payroll Taxes. To the extent required by
the law in effect at the time payments are made, the Company shall withhold from
payments made hereunder any taxes or other amounts required to be withheld for
any federal, state or local government and other authorized deductions.
          SECTION 11.07 Severability. In the event that any provision or portion
of the Plan shall be determined to be invalid or unenforceable for any reason,
the remaining provisions and portions of the Plan shall be unaffected thereby
and shall remain in full force and effect to the fullest extent permitted by
law.
          SECTION 11.08 Effective Date. The Plan was initially effective as of
January 28, 1987 (the “Effective Date”). This amendment and restatement is
effective as of January 1, 2008.
          SECTION 11.09 Governing Law. The Plan shall be construed under the
laws of the State of New York, to the extent not preempted by federal law.

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          SECTION 11.10 Headings. The section headings used in this document are
for ease of reference only and shall not be controlling with respect to the
application and interpretation of the Plan.
          SECTION 11.11 Rules of Construction. Any words herein used in the
masculine shall be read and construed in the feminine where they would so apply.
Words in the singular shall be read and construed as though used in the plural
in all cases where they would so apply. All references to sections are, unless
otherwise indicated, to sections of the Plan.

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