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| ARTICLE 1 | Definitions                                                                                                               | 1                                                                          |
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| ARTICLE 2 | Selection,      Enrollment, Eligibility                                                                                   | 8                                                                          |
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|           | 2.1                                                                                                                       | Selection      by Committee                                                | 8      |
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|           | 2.2                                                                                                                       | Enrollment      and Eligibility Requirements; Commencement ofParticipation | 8      |
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| ARTICLE 3 | Deferral      Commitments/Company Contribution Amounts/Company Restoration Matching      Amounts /Vesting/Crediting/Taxes | 9                                                                          |
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|           | 3.1                                                                                                                       | Minimum      Deferrals                                                     | 9      |
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|           | 3.2                                                                                                                       | Maximum      Deferral                                                      | 9      |
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|           | 3.3                                                                                                                       | Election      to Defer; Effect of Election Form                            | 10     |
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|           | 3.4                                                                                                                       | Withholding      and Crediting of Annual Deferral Amounts                  | 11     |
|           |                                                                                                                      |                                                                       |   |
|           | 3.5                                                                                                                       | Company      Contribution Amount                                           | 11     |
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|           | 3.6                                                                                                                       | Company      Restoration Matching Amount                                   | 11     |
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|           | 3.7                                                                                                                       | Crediting      of Amounts after Benefit Distribution                       | 11     |
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|           | 3.8                                                                                                                       | Vesting                                                                    | 12     |
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|           | 3.9                                                                                                                       | Crediting/Debiting      of Account Balances                                | 12     |
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|           | 3.10                                                                                                                      | FICA      and Other Taxes                                                  | 13     |
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| ARTICLE 4 | Scheduled      Distribution; Unforeseeable Emergencies;                                                                   | 13                                                                         |
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|           | 4.1                                                                                                                       | Scheduled      Distribution                                                | 13     |
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|           | 4.2                                                                                                                       | Postponing      Scheduled Distributions                                    | 14     |
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|           | 4.3                                                                                                                       | Other      Benefits Take Precedence Over Scheduled Distributions           | 14     |
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|           | 4.4                                                                                                                       | Unforeseeable      Emergencies                                             | 15     |
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| ARTICLE 5 | Change      In Control Benefit                                                                                            | 16                                                                         |
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|           | 5.1                                                                                                                       | Change      in Control Benefit                                             | 16     |
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|           | 5.2                                                                                                                       | Payment      of Change in Control Benefit                                  | 16     |
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| ARTICLE 6 | Retirement      Benefit                                                                                                   | 16                                                                         |
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|           | 6.1                                                                                                                       | Retirement      Benefit                                                    | 16     |
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|           | 6.2                                                                                                                       | Payment      of Retirement Benefit                                         | 16     |
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| ARTICLE 7 | Termination      Benefit                                                                                                  | 17                                                                         |
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|           | 7.1                                                                                                                       | Termination      Benefit                                                   | 17     |
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|           | 7.2                                                                                                                       | Payment      of Termination Benefit                                        | 17     |

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| ARTICLE 8  | Disability      Benefit                             | 17                                                    |
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|            | 8.1                                                 | Disability      Benefit                               | 17 |
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|            | 8.2                                                 | Payment      of Disability Benefit                    | 17 |
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| ARTICLE 9  | Death      Benefit                                  | 17                                                    |
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|            | 9.1                                                 | Death      Benefit                                    | 17 |
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|            | 9.2                                                 | Payment      of Death Benefit                         | 17 |
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| ARTICLE 10 | Beneficiary      Designation                        | 18                                                    |
|            |                                                |                                                  |   |
|            | 10.1                                                | Beneficiary                                           | 18 |
|            |                                                |                                                  |   |
|            | 10.2                                                | Beneficiary      Designation; Change; Spousal Consent | 18 |
|            |                                                |                                                  |   |
|            | 10.3                                                | Acknowledgement                                       | 18 |
|            |                                                |                                                  |   |
|            | 10.4                                                | No      Beneficiary Designation                       | 18 |
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|            | 10.5                                                | Doubt      as to Beneficiary                          | 18 |
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|            | 10.6                                                | Discharge      of Obligations                         | 18 |
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| ARTICLE 11 | Termination      of Plan, Amendment or Modification | 18                                                    |
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|            | 11.1                                                | Termination      of Plan                              | 18 |
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|            | 11.2                                                | Amendment                                             | 19 |
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|            | 11.3                                                | Plan      Agreement                                   | 19 |
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|            | 11.4                                                | Effect      of Payment                                | 19 |
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| ARTICLE 12 | Administration                                      | 20                                                    |
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|            | 12.1                                                | Committee      Duties                                 | 20 |
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|            | 12.2                                                | Administration      Upon Change In Control            | 20 |
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|            | 12.3                                                | Agents                                                | 20 |
|            |                                                |                                                  |   |
|            | 12.4                                                | Binding      Effect of Decisions                      | 21 |
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|            | 12.5                                                | Indemnity      of Committee                           | 21 |
|            |                                                |                                                  |   |
|            | 12.6                                                | Employer      Information                             | 21 |
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| ARTICLE 13 | Other      Benefits and Agreements                  | 21                                                    |
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|            | 13.1                                                | Coordination      with Other Benefits                 | 21 |
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| ARTICLE 14 | Claims      Procedures                              | 21                                                    |
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|            | 14.1                                                | Presentation      of Claim                            | 21 |
|            |                                                |                                                  |   |
|            | 14.2                                                | Notification      of Decision                         | 21 |
|            |                                                |                                                  |   |
|            | 14.3                                                | Review      of a Denied Claim                         | 22 |
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|            | 14.4                                                | Decision      on Review                               | 22 |
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|            | 14.5                                                | Legal      Action                                     | 23 |

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| ARTICLE 15 | Trust         | 23                                                            |
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|            | 15.1          | Establishment      of the Trust                               | 23 |
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|            | 15.2          | Interrelationship      of the Plan and the Trust              | 23 |
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|            | 15.3          | Distributions      From the Trust                             | 23 |
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| ARTICLE 16 | Miscellaneous | 23                                                            |
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|            | 16.1          | Status      of Plan                                           | 23 |
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|            | 16.2          | Unsecured      General Creditor                               | 23 |
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|            | 16.3          | Employer’s      Liability                               | 24 |
|            |          |                                                          |   |
|            | 16.4          | Nonassignability                                              | 24 |
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|            | 16.5          | Not      a Contract of Employment                             | 24 |
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|            | 16.6          | Furnishing      Information                                   | 24 |
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|            | 16.7          | Terms                                                         | 24 |
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|            | 16.8          | Captions                                                      | 24 |
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|            | 16.9          | Governing      Law                                            | 24 |
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|            | 16.10         | Notice                                                        | 24 |
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|            | 16.11         | Successors                                                    | 25 |
|            |          |                                                          |   |
|            | 16.12         | Spouse’s      Interest                                  | 25 |
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|            | 16.13         | Validity                                                      | 25 |
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|            | 16.14         | Incompetent                                                   | 25 |
|            |          |                                                          |   |
|            | 16.15         | Court      Order                                              | 25 |
|            |          |                                                          |   |
|            | 16.16         | Distribution      in the Event of Income Inclusion Under 409A | 26 |
|            |          |                                                          |   |
|            | 16.17         | Deduction      Limitation on Benefit Payments                 | 26 |
|            |          |                                                          |   |
|            | 16.18         | Insurance                                                     | 26 |

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| 1.1 | “Account      Balance” shall mean, with respect to a Participant, an entry on the      records of the Employer equal to the sum of (i) the Deferral Account      balance, (ii) the Company Contribution Account balance, and (iii) the      Company Restoration Matching Account balance. The Account Balance shall be      a bookkeeping entry only and shall be utilized solely as a device for the      measurement and determination of the amounts to be paid to a Participant,      or his or her designated Beneficiary, pursuant to this    Plan. |
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| 1.2 | “Annual      Deferral Amount” shall mean that portion of a Participant's Base Salary,      Bonus, Commissions, Director Fees and LTIP Amounts that a Participant      defers in accordance with Article 3 for any one Plan Year, without      regard to whether such amounts are withheld and credited during such Plan      Year.  In the event of a Participant's Retirement, Disability,      death or Separation from Service prior to the end of a Plan Year, such      year's Annual Deferral Amount shall be the actual amount withheld prior to      such event. |
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| 1.3 | “Annual      Installment Method” shall be an annual installment payment over the number      of years selected by the Participant in accordance      with this Plan, calculated as follows: (i) for the first annual      installment, the Participant’s vested Account Balance shall be calculated      as of the close of business on or around the last day of      the six-month period immediately following the date on which the      Participant Retires, as determined by the Committee in its sole      discretion, and (ii) for      remaining annual installments, the Participant’s vested Account Balance      shall be calculated on every anniversary of such calculation date, as      applicable.  Each annual installment shall be calculated by      multiplying this balance by a fraction, the numerator of which is one and      the denominator of which is the remaining number of annual payments due      the Participant.  By way of example, if the Participant elects a      ten (10) year Annual Installment Method for the Retirement Benefit, the      first payment shall be 1/10 of the vested Account Balance, calculated as      described in this definition.  The following year, the payment      shall be 1/9 of the vested Account Balance, calculated as described in      this definition. |
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| 1.4 | “Base      Salary” shall mean the annual cash compensation relating to services      performed during any calendar year, excluding distributions from      nonqualified deferred compensation plans, bonuses, commissions, overtime,      fringe benefits, stock options, relocation expenses, incentive payments,      non-monetary awards, director fees and other fees, and automobile and      other allowances paid to a Participant for employment services rendered      (whether or not such allowances are included in the Employee’s gross      income).  Base Salary shall be calculated before reduction for      compensation voluntarily deferred or contributed by the Participant      pursuant to all qualified or nonqualified plans of any Employer and shall      be calculated to include amounts not otherwise included in the      Participant's gross income under Code Sections 125, 402(e)(3), 402(h), or      403(b) pursuant to plans established by any Employer; provided, however,      that all such amounts will be included in compensation only to the extent      that had there been no such plan, the amount would have been payable in      cash to the Employee. |
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| 1.5 | “Beneficiary”      shall mean one or more persons, trusts, estates or other entities,      designated in accordance with Article 10, that are entitled to      receive benefits under this Plan upon the death of a      Participant. |
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| 1.6 | “Beneficiary      Designation Form” shall mean the form established from time to time by the      Committee that a Participant completes, signs and returns to the Committee      to designate one or moreBeneficiaries. |
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| 1.7 | “Benefit      Distribution Date” shall mean the date that triggers distribution of a      Participant’s vested Account Balance.  A Participant’s Benefit      Distribution Date shall be determined upon the occurrence of any one of      the following: |
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|   | (a) | If      the Participant Retires, his or her Benefit Distribution Date shall be the      last day of the six-month period immediately following the date on which      the Participant Retires; provided, however, in the event the Participant      changes his or her Retirement Benefit election in accordance with Section      6.2(b), his or her Benefit Distribution Date shall be postponed in      accordance with Section 6.2(b); or |
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|   | (b) | If      the Participant experiences a Separation from Service, his or her Benefit      Distribution Date shall be the last day of the six-month period      immediately following the date on which the Participant experiences a      Separation from Service; or |
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|   | (c) | The      date on which the Committee is provided with proof that is satisfactory to      the Committee of the Participant’s death, if the Participant dies prior to      the complete distribution of his or her vested Account Balance;      or |
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|   | (d) | The      date on which the Participant becomes Disabled;  or |
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|   | (e) | The      date on which the Company experiences a Change in Control, as determined      by the Committee in its sole discretion, if (i) the Participant has      elected to receive a Change in Control Benefit, as set forth in Section      5.2 below, and (ii) if a Change in Control occurs prior to the      Participant’s Separation from Service, Retirement, death or      Disability. |
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| 1.8 | “Board”      shall mean the board of directors of the  Company. |
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| 1.9 | “Bonus”      shall mean any compensation, in addition to Base Salary, Commissions and      LTIP Amounts, earned by a Participant for services rendered during a Plan      Year, under any Employer's annual bonus and cash incentive      plans. |
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| 1.10 | “Change in Control” shall mean      the occurrence of a “change in the ownership,” a “change in the effective      control” or a “change in the ownership of a substantial portion of the      assets” of a corporation, as determined in accordance with this      Section. |
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|   | (a) | A “change in the ownership” of      the applicable corporation shall occur on the date on which any one      person, or more than one person acting as a group, acquires ownership of      stock of such corporation that, together with stock held by such person or      group, constitutes more than 50% of the total fair market value or total      voting power of the stock of such corporation, as determined in accordance      with Treas. Reg. Section 1.409A-3(i)(5)(v).  If a person or      group is considered either to own more than 50% of the total fair market      value or total voting power of the stock of such corporation, or to have      effective control of such corporation within the meaning of part (b) of      this Section, and such person or group acquires additional stock of such      corporation, the acquisition of additional stock by such person or group      shall not be considered to cause a “change in the ownership” of such      corporation. |
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|   | (b) | A      “change in the effective control” of the applicable corporation shall      occur on either of the followingdates: |
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|   | (i) | The      date on which any one person, or more than one person acting as a group,      acquires (or has acquired during the 12-month period ending on the date of      the most recent acquisition by such person or persons) ownership of stock      of such corporation possessing 50% or more of the total voting power of      the stock of such corporation, as determined in accordance with Treas.      Reg. Section 1.409A-3(i)(5)(vi).  If a person or group is      considered to possess 50% or more of the total voting power of the stock      of a corporation, and such person or group acquires additional stock of      such corporation, the acquisition of additional stock by such person or      group shall not be considered to cause a “change in the effective control”      of such corporation; or |
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|   | (ii) | The      date on which a majority of the members of the applicable corporation’s      board of directors is replaced during any 12-month period by directors      whose appointment or election is not endorsed by a majority of the members      of such corporation’s board of directors before the date of the      appointment or election, as determined in accordance with Treas. Reg.      Section 1.409A-3(i)(5)(vi).  In determining whether the event      described in the preceding sentence has occurred, the applicable      corporation to which the event must relate shall only include a      corporation identified in accordance with Treas. Reg. Section      1.409A-3(i)(5)(ii) for which no other corporation is a majority      shareholder. |
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| 1.11 | “Change      in Control Benefit” shall have the meaning set forth in Article      5. |
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| 1.12 | “Claimant”      shall have the meaning set forth in  Section 14.1. |
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| 1.13 | “Code”      shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as it may be amended from      time to time. |
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| 1.14 | “Commissions”      shall mean the cash commissions earned by a Participant from any Employer      for services rendered during a Plan Year, excluding Bonus, LTIP Amounts or      other additional incentives or awards earned by the      Participant. |
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| 1.15 | “Committee”      shall mean the committee described in  Article 12. |
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| 1.16 | “Company”      shall mean Waste Connections, Inc., a Delaware corporation, and any      successor to all or substantially all of the Company’s assets or      business. |
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| 1.17 | “Company      Contribution Account” shall mean (i) the sum of the Participant’s Company      Contribution Amounts, plus (ii) amounts credited or debited to the      Participant’s Company Contribution Account in accordance with this Plan,      less (iii) all distributions made to the Participant or his or her      Beneficiary pursuant to this Plan that relate to the Participant’s Company      Contribution Account. |
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| 1.18 | “Company      Contribution Amount” shall mean, for any one Plan Year, the amount      determined in accordance with Section3.5. |
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| 1.19 | “Company      Restoration Matching Account” shall mean (i) the sum of all of a      Participant's Company Restoration Matching Amounts, plus (ii) amounts      credited or debited to the Participant’s Company Restoration Matching      Account in accordance with this Plan, less (iii) all distributions made to      the Participant or his or her Beneficiary pursuant to this Plan that      relate to the Participant’s Company Restoration Matching      Account. |
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| 1.20 | “Company      Restoration Matching Amount” shall mean, for any one Plan Year, the amount      determined in accordance with Section3.6. |
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| 1.21 | “Death      Benefit” shall mean the benefit set forth in    Article 9. |
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| 1.22 | “Deduction      Limitation” shall mean the limitation on a benefit that may otherwise be      distributable pursuant to the provisions of this Plan, as set forth in      Section 16.16. |
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| 1.23 | “Deferral      Account” shall mean (i) the sum of all of a Participant's Annual Deferral      Amounts, plus (ii) amounts credited or debited to the Participant’s      Deferral Account in accordance with this Plan, less (iii) all      distributions made to the Participant or his or her Beneficiary pursuant      to this Plan that relate to his or her Deferral  Account. |
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| 1.24 | “Director”      shall mean any member of the board of directors of any      Employer. |
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| 1.25 | “Director      Fees” shall mean the annual fees earned by a Director from any Employer,      including retainer fees and meetings fees, as compensation for serving on      the board of directors. |
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| 1.26 | “Disability”      or “Disabled” shall mean  that a Participant is (i) unable to      engage in any substantial gainful activity by reason of any medically      determinable physical or mental impairment which can be expected to result      in death or can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less      than 12 months, or (ii) by reason of any medically determinable physical      or mental impairment which can be expected to result in death or can be      expected to last for a continuous period of not less than 12 months,      receiving income replacement benefits for a period of not less than 3      months under an accident or health plan covering employees of the      Participant’s Employer. |
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| 1.27 | “Disability      Benefit” shall mean the benefit set forth in    Article 8. |
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| 1.28 | “Election      Form” shall mean the form established from time to time by the Committee      that a Participant completes, signs and returns to the Committee to make      an election under the Plan. |
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| 1.29 | “Employee”      shall mean a person who is an employee of any  Employer. |
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| 1.30 | “Employer(s)”      shall mean the Company and/or any of its subsidiaries (now in existence or      hereafter formed or acquired) that have been selected by the Board to      participate in the Plan and have adopted the Plan as a      sponsor. |
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| 1.31 | “ERISA”      shall mean the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as it may      be amended from time to time. |
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| 1.32 | “First      Plan Year” shall mean the period beginning July 1, 2004 and ending      December 31, 2004. |
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| 1.33 | “LTIP      Amounts” shall mean any portion of the compensation attributable to a Plan      Year that is earned by a Participant as an Employee under any Employer's      long-term incentive plan or any other long-term incentive arrangement      designated by the Committee. |
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| 1.34 | “Participant”      shall mean any Employee or Director (i) who is selected to      participate in the Plan, (ii) who submits an executed Plan Agreement,      Election Form and Beneficiary Designation Form, which are accepted by the      Committee, and (iii) whose Plan Agreement has not    terminated. |
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| 1.35 | “Plan”      shall mean the Waste Connections, Inc. Nonqualified Deferred Compensation      Plan, which shall be evidenced by this instrument and by each Plan      Agreement, as they may be amended from time to  time. |
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| 1.36 | “Plan      Agreement” shall mean a written agreement, as may be amended from time to      time, which is entered into by and between an Employer and a      Participant.  Each Plan Agreement executed by a Participant and      the Participant’s Employer shall provide for the entire benefit to which      such Participant is entitled under the Plan; should there be more than one      Plan Agreement, the Plan Agreement bearing the latest date of acceptance      by the Employer shall supersede all previous Plan Agreements in their      entirety and shall govern such entitlement.  The terms of any      Plan Agreement may be different for any Participant, and any Plan      Agreement may provide additional benefits not set forth in the Plan or      limit the benefits otherwise provided under the Plan; provided, however,      that any such additional benefits or benefit limitations must be agreed to      by both the Employer and theParticipant. |
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| 1.37 | “Plan      Year” shall,      except for the First Plan Year, mean a period      beginning on January 1 of each calendar year and continuing through      December 31 of such calendar year. |
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| 1.38 | “Retirement”,      “Retire(s)” or “Retired” shall mean, with respect to an Employee,      Separation from Service on or after the Employee’s attainment of age      fifty-five (55) with five (5) Years of Service; and shall mean with      respect to a Director who is not an Employee, Separation from Service      after the Director’s attainment of age fifty-five (55).  If a      Participant is both an Employee and a Director, Retirement shall not occur      until he or she Retires as both an Employee and a  Director. |
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| 1.39 | “Retirement      Benefit” shall mean the benefit set forth in    Article 6. |
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| 1.40 | “Scheduled      Distribution” shall mean the distribution set forth in Section 4.1. |
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| 1.41 | “Separation      from Service” shall mean a termination of services provided by a      Participant to his or her Employer, whether voluntarily or involuntarily,      other than by reason of death or Disability, as determined by the      Committee in accordance with Treas. Reg. Section      1.409A-1(h).  In determining whether a Participant has      experienced a Separation from Service, the following provisions shall      apply: |
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|   | (a) | For      a Participant who provides services to an Employer as an Employee, except      as otherwise provided in part (c) of this Section, a Separation from      Service shall occur when such Participant has experienced a termination of      employment with such Employer.  A Participant shall be      considered to have experienced a termination of employment when the facts      and circumstances indicate that the Participant and his or her Employer      reasonably anticipate that either (i) no further services will be      performed for the Employer after a certain date, or (ii) that the level of      bona fide services the Participant will perform for the Employer after      such date (whether as an Employee or as an independent contractor) will      permanently decrease to no more than 20% of the average level of bona fide      services performed by such Participant (whether as an Employee or an      independent contractor) over the immediately preceding 36-month period (or      the full period of services to the Employer if the Participant has been      providing services to the Employer less than 36  months). |
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|   | (b) | For      a Participant who provides services to an Employer as an independent      contractor, except as otherwise provided in part (c) of this Section, a      Separation from Service shall occur upon the expiration of the contract      (or in the case of more than one contract, all contracts) under which      services are performed for such Employer, provided that the expiration of      such contract(s) is determined by the Committee to constitute a good-faith      and complete termination of the contractual relationship between the      Participant and such Employer. |
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|   | (c) | For      a Participant who provides services to an Employer as both an Employee and      an independent contractor (including as a Director), a Separation from      Service generally shall not occur until the Participant has ceased      providing services for such Employer  both as an Employee and as      an independent contractor, as determined in accordance with the provisions      set forth in parts (a) and (b) of this Section,      respectively.  Similarly, if a Participant either (i) ceases      providing services for an Employer as an independent contractor and begins      providing services for such Employer as an Employee, or (ii) ceases      providing services for an Employer as an Employee and begins providing      services for such Employer as an independent contractor, the Participant      will not be considered to have experienced a Separation from Service until      the Participant has ceased providing services for such Employer in both      capacities, as determined in accordance with the applicable provisions set      forth in parts (a) and (b) of thisSection. |
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| 1.42 | “Terminate      the Plan”, “Termination of the Plan” shall mean a determination by an      Employer’s board of directors that (i) all of its      Participants shall no longer be eligible to participate in the Plan, (ii)      no new deferral elections for such Participants shall be permitted, and      (iii) such Participants shall no longer be eligible to receive company      contributions under this Plan. |
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| 1.43 | “Termination      Benefit” shall mean the benefit set forth in    Article 7. |
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| 1.44 | “Trust”      shall mean one or more trusts established by the Company in accordance      with Article 15. |
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| 1.45 | “Unforeseeable      Emergency” shall mean  a severe financial hardship of the      Participant or his or her Beneficiary resulting from (i) an illness      or accident of the Participant or Beneficiary, the Participant’s or      Beneficiary’s spouse, or the Participant’s or Beneficiary’s dependent (as      defined in Code Section 152(a)), (ii) a loss of the Participant's or      Beneficiary’s property due to casualty, or (iii) such other similar      extraordinary and unforeseeable circumstances arising as a result of      events beyond the control of the Participant or the Participant’s      Beneficiary, all as determined in the sole discretion of the      Committee. |
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| 1.46 | “Years      of Service” shall mean for an Employee, the total number of full years in      which a Participant has been employed by one or more      Employers.  For purposes of this definition, a year of      employment shall be a 365 day period (or 366 day period in the case of a      leap year) that, for the first year, commences on the Employee's date of      hiring and that, for any subsequent year, commences on an anniversary of      that date.  The Committee shall make a determination as to      whether any partial year of employment shall be counted as a Year of      Service. |
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| 2.1 | Selection      by Committee.  Participation in the Plan shall be limited      to a select group of management and highly compensated Employees and      Directors of the Employer, as determined by the Committee in its sole      discretion.  From that group, the Committee shall select, in its      sole discretion, Employees and Directors to participate in the      Plan. |
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| 2.2 | Enrollment      and Eligibility Requirements; Commencement of      Participation. |
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|   | (a) | As      a condition to participation, each Employee or Director who is eligible to      participate in the Plan effective as of the first day of a Plan Year and      elects to participate in the Plan, shall complete, execute and return to      the Committee a Plan Agreement, an Election Form and a Beneficiary      Designation Form, prior to the first day of such Plan Year, or such other      earlier deadline as may be established by the Committee in its sole      discretion.  In addition, the Committee shall establish from      time to time such other enrollment requirements as it determines in its      sole discretion are necessary. |
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|   | (b) | As      a condition to participation, each Employee or Director who becomes      eligible to participate in the Plan effective after the first day of a      Plan Year and elects to participate in the Plan, or each Employee or      Director who is selected to participate for the First Plan Year of the      Plan itself and elects to participate in the Plan, shall complete, execute      and return to the Committee a Plan Agreement, an Election Form and a      Beneficiary Designation Form, all within thirty (30) days after such      Employee’s or Director’s eligibility to participate in the Plan becomes      effective.  In addition, the Committee shall establish from time      to time such other enrollment requirements as it determines in its sole      discretion are necessary. |
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|   | (c) | Each      Employee or Director who is eligible to participate in the Plan shall      commence participation in the Plan on the date that the Committee      determines, in its sole discretion, that the Employee or Director has met      all enrollment requirements set forth in this Plan and required by the      Committee, including returning all required documents to the Committee      within the specified time period.  Notwithstanding the      foregoing, the Committee shall process such Participant’s deferral      election as soon as administratively practicable after such deferral      election is submitted to and accepted by the  Committee. |
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|   | (d) | If      an Employee or a Director fails to meet all requirements contained in this      Section 2.2 within the period required, that Employee or Director shall      not be eligible to participate in the Plan during such Plan      Year. |
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| 3.1 | Minimum      Deferrals. |
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|   | (a) | Annual      Deferral Amount.  For each Plan Year, a Participant may      elect to defer, as his or her Annual Deferral Amount, Base Salary, Bonus,      Commissions, LTIP Amounts and/or Director Fees in the following minimum      amounts for each deferral elected: |
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| Deferral                                                           | Minimum      Amount   |
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| Base      Salary, Bonus, Commissions      and/or LTIP      Amounts | $2,000      aggregate |
| Director      Fees                                                 | $2,000                |

|   | (b) | Short      Plan Year.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, if a      Participant first becomes a Participant after the first day of a Plan      Year, or in      the case of the First Plan Year of the Plan itself, the minimum Annual      Deferral Amount shall be an amount equal to the minimum set forth above,      multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of complete      months remaining in the Plan Year and the denominator of which      is 12. |
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| 3.2 | Maximum      Deferral. |
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|   | (a) | Annual      Deferral Amount.  For each Plan Year, a Participant may      elect to defer, as his or her Annual Deferral Amount, Base Salary, Bonus,      Commissions, LTIP Amounts and/or Director Fees up to the following maximum      percentages for each deferralelected: |
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| Deferral           | Maximum      Percentage |
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| Base      Salary   | 80%                     |
| Bonus              | 100%                    |
| Commissions        | 100%                    |
| LTIP      Amounts  | 100%                    |
| Director      Fees | 100%                    |

|   | (b) | Short      Plan Year.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, if a      Participant first becomes a Participant after the first day of a Plan      Year, the maximum Annual Deferral Amount shall be limited to the amount of      compensation not yet earned by the Participant as of the date the      Participant submits a Plan Agreement and Election Form to the Committee      for acceptance, except to the extent permissible under Code Section 409A      and related Treasury guidance or Regulations.  For compensation      that is earned based upon a specified performance period, the      Participant’s deferral election will apply to the portion of such      compensation that is equal to (i) the total amount of compensation for the      performance period, multiplied by (ii) a fraction, the numerator of which      is the number of days remaining in the service period after the      Participant’s deferral election is made, and the denominator of which is      the total number of days in the performance  period. |
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| 3.3 | Election      to Defer; Effect of ElectionForm. |
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|   | (a) | First      Plan Year.  In connection with a Participant's      commence­ment of participa­tion in the Plan, the Participant shall      make an irrevocable deferral election for the Plan Year in which the      Participant commences participation in the Plan, along with such other      elections as the Committee deems necessary or desirable under the      Plan.  For these elections to be valid, the Election Form must      be completed and signed by the Participant, timely delivered to the      Committee (in accordance with Section 2.2 above) and accepted by the      Committee. |
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|   | (b) | General      Timing Rule for Deferral Elections in Subsequent Plan      Years.  For each succeeding Plan Year, a Participant may      elect to defer Base Salary, Bonus, Commissions, Director Fees and LTIP      Amounts, and make such other elections as the Committee deems necessary or      desirable under the Plan, by timely delivering a new Election Form to the      Committee, in accordance with its rules and procedures, before the      December 31st      preceding the Plan Year in which such compensation is earned, or before      such other deadline established by the Committee in accordance with the      requirements of Code Section 409A and related Treasury guidance or      Regulations. |
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|   | (c) | Performance-Based      Compensation.      Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Committee may, in its sole      discretion, determine that an irrevocable deferral election pertaining to      “performance-based compensation” based on services performed over a period      of at least twelve (12) months, may be made by timely delivering an      Election Form to the Committee, in accordance with its rules and      procedures, no later than six (6) months before the end of the performance      service period.  “Performance-based compensation” shall be      compensation, the payment or amount of which is contingent on      pre-established organizational or individual performance criteria, which      satisfies the requirements of Code Section 409A and related Treasury      guidance or Regulations.  In order to be eligible to make a      deferral election for performance-based compensation, a Participant must      perform services continuously from a date no later than the date upon      which the performance criteria for such compensation are established      through the date upon which the Participant makes a deferral election for      such compensation.  In no event shall an election to defer      performance-based compensation be permitted after such compensation has      become both substantially certain to be paid and readily      ascertainable. |
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|   | (d) | Compensation      Subject to Risk of Forfeiture.  With respect to      compensation (i) to which a Participant has a legally binding right to      payment in a subsequent year, and (ii) that is subject to a forfeiture      condition requiring the Participant’s continued services for a period of      at least twelve (12) months from the date the Participant obtains the      legally binding right, the Committee may, in its sole discretion,      determine that an irrevocable deferral election for such compensation may      be made by timely delivering an Election Form to the Committee in      accordance with its rules and procedures, no later than the 30th day after      the Participant obtains the legally binding right to the compensation,      provided that the election is made at least twelve (12) months in advance      of the earliest date at which the forfeiture condition could      lapse. |
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| 3.4 | Withholding      and Crediting of Annual Deferral Amounts.  For each Plan      Year, the Base Salary portion of the Annual Deferral Amount shall be      withheld from each regularly scheduled Base Salary payroll in equal      amounts, as adjusted from time to time for increases and decreases in Base      Salary.  The Bonus, Commissions, LTIP Amounts and/or Director      Fees portion of the Annual Deferral Amount shall be withheld at the time      the Bonus, Commissions, LTIP Amounts or Director Fees are or otherwise      would be paid to the Participant, whether or not this occurs during the      Plan Year itself.  Annual Deferral Amounts shall be credited to      a Participant’s Deferral Account at the time such amounts would otherwise      have been paid to theParticipant.   |
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| 3.5 | Company      Contribution Amount. |
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|   | (a) | For      each Plan Year, an Employer may be required to credit amounts to a      Participant’s Company Contribution Account in accordance with employment      or other agreements entered into between the Participant and the      Employer.  Such amounts shall be credited on the date or dates      prescribed by such agreements. |
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|   | (b) | For      each Plan Year, an Employer, in its sole discretion, may, but is not      required to, credit any amount it desires to any Participant’s Company      Contribution Account under this Plan, which amount shall be for that      Participant the Company Contribution Amount for that Plan      Year.  The amount so credited to a Participant may be smaller or      larger than the amount credited to any other Participant, and the amount      credited to any Participant for a Plan Year may be zero, even though one      or more other Participants receive a Company Contribution Amount for that      Plan Year.  The Company Contribution Amount described in this      Section 3.5(b), if any, shall be credited on a date or dates to be      determined by the Committee, in its sole  discretion. |
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| 3.6 | Company      Restoration Matching Amount.  A Participant's Company      Restoration Matching Amount for any Plan Year shall be an amount      determined by the Committee, in its sole discretion, to make up for      certain limits applicable to the 401(k) Plan or other qualified plan for      such Plan Year, as identified by the Committee, or for such other purposes      as determined by the Committee in its sole discretion.  The      amount so credited to a Participant under this Plan for any Plan Year (i)      may be smaller or larger than the amount credited to any other      Participant, and (ii) may differ from the amount credited to such      Participant in the preceding Plan Year. The Participant’s Company      Restoration Matching Account, if any, shall be credited on a date or dates      to be determined by the Committee, in its sole  discretion. |
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| 3.7 | Crediting      of Amounts after Benefit Distribution.  Notwithstanding      any provision in this Plan to the contrary, should the complete      distribution of a Participant’s vested Account Balance occur prior to the      date on which any portion of (i) the Annual Deferral Amount that a      Participant has elected to defer in accordance with Section 3.3, (ii) the Company Contribution Amount, or      (iii) the Company Restoration Matching Amount, would otherwise be credited      to the Participant’s Account Balance, such amounts shall not be credited      to the Participant’s Account Balance, but shall be paid to the Participant      in a manner determined by the Committee, in its sole discretion. |
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| 3.8 | Vesting.  A      Participant shall at all times be 100% vested in his or her Deferral      Account, Company Contribution Account and Company Restoration Matching      Account. |
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| 3.9 | Crediting/Debiting      of Account Balances.  In accordance with, and subject to,      the rules and procedures that are established from time to time by the      Committee, in its sole discretion, amounts shall be credited or debited to      a Participant's Account Balance in accordance with the following      rules: |
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|   | (a) | Measurement      Funds.  Subject to the restrictions found in Section 3.9      below, a Participant may elect one or more of the measurement funds      selected by the Committee, in its sole discretion, which are based on      certain mutual funds (the “Measurement Funds”), for the purpose of      crediting or debiting additional amounts to his or her Account      Balance.  As necessary, the Committee may, in its sole      discretion, discontinue, substitute or add a Measurement      Fund.  Each such action will take effect as of the first day of      the first calendar quarter that begins at least thirty (30) days after the      day on which the Committee gives Participants advance written notice of      such change, or if necessary to comply with applicable tax law, including      but not limited to guidance issued after the effective date of this Plan,      such other date designated by the Committee, in its sole      discretion. |
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|   | (b) | Election      of Measurement Funds.  A Participant, in connection with      his or her initial deferral election in accordance with Section 3.3(a)      above, shall elect, on the Election Form, one or more Measurement Fund(s)      (as described in Section 3.9(a) above) to be used to determine the amounts      to be credited or debited to his or her Account Balance.  If a      Participant does not elect any of the Measurement Funds as described in      the previous sentence, the Participant’s Account Balance shall      automatically be allocated into the lowest-risk Measurement Fund, as      determined by the Committee, in its sole discretion.  The      Participant may (but is not required to) elect, by submitting an Election      Form to the Committee that is accepted by the Committee, to add or delete      one or more Measurement Fund(s) to be used to determine the amounts to be      credited or debited to his or her Account Balance, or to change the      portion of his or her Account Balance allocated to each previously or      newly elected Measurement Fund.  If an election is made in      accordance with the previous sentence, it shall apply as of the first      business day deemed reasonably practicable by the Committee, in its sole      discretion, and shall continue thereafter for each subsequent day in which      the Participant participates in the Plan, unless changed in accordance      with the previoussentence.   |
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|   | (c) | Proportionate      Allocation.  In making any election described in Section      3.9(b) above, the Participant shall specify on the Election Form, in      increments of one percent (1%), the percentage of his or her Account      Balance or Measurement Fund, as applicable, to be      allocated/reallocated. |
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|   | (d) | Crediting      or Debiting Method.  The performance of each Measurement      Fund (either positive or negative) will be determined by the Committee, in      its sole discretion, on a daily basis based on the manner in which such      Participant’s Account Balance has been hypothetically allocated among the      Measurement Funds by theParticipant. |
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|   | (e) | No      Actual Investment.  Notwithstanding any other provision      of this Plan that may be interpreted to the contrary, the Measurement      Funds are to be used for measurement purposes only, and a Participant's      election of any such Measurement Fund, the allocation of his or her      Account Balance thereto, the calculation of additional amounts and the      crediting or debiting of such amounts to a Participant's Account Balance      shallnot be      considered or construed in any manner as an actual investment of his or      her Account Balance in any such Measurement Fund.  In the event      that the Company or the Trustee (as that term is defined in the Trust), in      its own discretion, decides to invest funds in any or all of the      investments on which the Measurement Funds are based, no Participant shall      have any rights in or to such investments themselves.  Without      limiting the foregoing, a Participant's Account Balance shall at all times      be a bookkeeping entry only and shall not represent any investment made on      his or her behalf by the Company or the Trust; the Participant shall at      all times remain an unsecured creditor of the  Company. |
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| 3.10 | FICA      and Other Taxes. |
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|   | (a) | Annual      Deferral Amounts.  For each Plan Year in which an Annual      Deferral Amount is being withheld from a Participant, the Participant’s      Employer(s) shall withhold from that portion of the Participant’s Base      Salary, Bonus, Commissions and/or LTIP Amounts that is not being deferred,      in a manner determined by the Employer(s), the Participant’s share of FICA      and other employment taxes on such Annual Deferral Amount.  If      necessary, the Committee may reduce the Annual Deferral Amount in order to      comply with this Section 3.10. |
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|   | (b) | Company      Restoration Matching Account and Company Contribution      Account.  When a Participant becomes vested in a portion      of his or her Company Restoration Matching Account and/or Company      Contribution Account, the Participant’s Employer(s) shall withhold from      that portion of the Participant’s Base Salary, Bonus, Commissions and/or      LTIP Amounts that is not deferred, in a manner determined by the      Employer(s), the Participant’s share of FICA and other employment taxes on      such Company Restoration Matching Amount and/or Company Contribution      Amount.  If necessary, the Committee may reduce the vested      portion of the Participant’s Company Restoration Matching Account or      Company Contribution Account, as applicable, in order to comply with this      Section 3.10. |
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|   | (c) | Distributions.  The      Participant’s Employer(s), or the trustee of the Trust, shall withhold      from any payments made to a Participant under this Plan all federal, state      and local income, employment and other taxes required to be withheld by      the Employer(s), or the trustee of the Trust, in connection with such      payments, in amounts and in a manner to be determined in the sole      discretion of the Employer(s) and the trustee of the  Trust. |
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| 4.1 | Scheduled      Distribution. |
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|   | (a) | In      connection with each election to defer an Annual Deferral Amount, a      Participant may irrevocably elect to receive a Scheduled Distribution, in      the form of a lump sum payment, from the Plan with respect to all or a      portion of (i) the Annual Deferral Amount, (ii) the Company Contribution      Amount, and (iii) the Company Restoration Matching Amount.  The      Scheduled Distribution shall be a lump sum payment in an amount that is      equal to the portion of the Annual Deferral Amount, the vested portion of      the Company Contribution Amount and the vested portion of the Company      Restoration Matching Amount that the Participant elected to have      distributed as a Scheduled Distribution, plus amounts credited or debited      in the manner provided in Section 3.9      above on that amount, calculated as of the close of business on or around      the date on which the Scheduled Distribution becomes payable, as      determined by the Committee in its sole  discretion. |
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|   | (b) | Subject      to the other terms and conditions of this Plan, each Scheduled      Distribution elected shall be paid out during a sixty (60) day period      commencing immediately after the first day of any Plan Year designated by      the Participant.  The Plan Year designated by the Participant      must be at least three (3) Plan Years after the end of the Plan Year to      which the Participant’s deferral election described in Section 3.3 relates, unless otherwise provided on an      Election Form approved by the Committee in its sole      discretion.  By way of example, if a Scheduled Distribution is      elected for Annual Deferral Amounts, Company Contribution Amounts, and      Company Restoration Matching Amounts that are earned and/or contributed in      the Plan Year commencing January 1, 2004, the Scheduled Distribution      would become payable during a sixty (60) day period commencing      January 1, 2008. Notwithstanding the language set forth above, the      Committee shall, in its sole discretion, adjust the amount distributable      as a Scheduled Distribution if any portion of the Company Contribution      Amount or Company Restoration Matching Amount is unvested on the Scheduled      Distribution Date. |
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| 4.2 | Postponing      Scheduled Distributions.  A Participant may      elect  to postpone any lump sum distribution described in      Section 4.1 above, and have such amount paid      out during a sixty (60) day period commencing immediately after an      allowable alternative distribution date designated by the Participant in      accordance with this Section 4.2.  In order to make      this  election, the Participant must submit a new Scheduled      Distribution Election Form to the Committee in accordance with the      following criteria: |
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|   | (a) | Such      Scheduled Distribution Election Form must be submitted to and accepted by      the Committee at least twelve (12) months prior to the Participant's      previously designated Scheduled Distribution Date;  and |
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|   | (b) | The      new Scheduled Distribution Date selected by the Participant must be the      first day of a Plan Year, and must be at least five (5) years after the      previously designated Scheduled Distribution  Date. |
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|   | (c) | The      election of the new Scheduled Distribution Date shall have no effect until      at least twelve (12) months after the date on which the election is      made. |
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| 4.3 | Other      Benefits Take Precedence Over Scheduled      Distributions.  Should a Benefit Distribution Date occur      that triggers a benefit under Articles 5, 6, 7, 8, or 9, any Annual      Deferral Amount, Company Contribution Amount and/or Company Restoration      Matching Amount, plus amounts credited or debited thereon, that are      subject to a Scheduled Distribution election under Section 4.1 shall not      be paid in accordance with Section 4.1, but shall be paid in accordance      with the other applicable Article.  Notwithstanding the      foregoing, the Committee shall interpret this Section 4.3 in a manner that      is consistent with Code Section 409A and related Treasury guidance and      Regulations. |
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| 4.4 | Unforeseeable      Emergencies. |
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|   | (a) | If      the Participant experiences an Unforeseeable Emergency, the Participant      may petition the Committee to receive a partial or full payout from the      Plan, subject to the provisions set forthbelow. |
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|   | (b) | The      payout, if any, from the Plan shall not exceed the lesser of (i) the      Participant's vested Account Balance, calculated as of the close of      business on or around the date on which the amount becomes payable, as      determined by the Committee in its sole discretion, or (ii) the amount      necessary to satisfy the Unforeseeable Emergency, plus amounts reasonably      necessary to pay Federal, state, or local income taxes or penalties      reasonably anticipated as a result of the      distribution.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, a Participant may      not receive a payout from the Plan to the extent that the Unforeseeable      Emergency is or may be relieved (A) through reimbursement or compensation      by insurance or otherwise, (B) by liquidation of the Participant’s assets,      to the extent the liquidation of such assets would not itself cause severe      financial hardship or (C) by cessation of deferrals under this      Plan,. |
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|   | (c) | If      the Committee, in its sole discretion, approves a Participant’s petition      for payout from the Plan, the Participant shall receive a payout from the      Plan within sixty (60) days of the date of such approval, and the      Participant’s deferrals under the Plan shall be terminated as of the date      of such approval. |
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|   | (d) | In      addition, a Participant’s deferral elections under this Plan shall be      terminated to the extent the Committee determines, in its sole discretion,      that termination of such Participant’s deferral elections is required      pursuant to Treas. Reg. §1.401(k)-1(d)(3) for the Participant to obtain a      hardship distribution from an Employer’s 401(k) Plan.  If the      Committee determines, in its sole discretion, that a termination of the      Participant’s deferrals is required in accordance with the preceding      sentence, the Participant’s deferrals shall be terminated as soon as      administratively practicable following the date on which such      determination is made. |
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|   | (e) | Notwithstanding      the foregoing, the Committee shall interpret all provisions relating to a      payout and/or termination of deferrals under this Section 4.4 in a manner that is consistent with Code      Section 409A and related Treasury guidance and    Regulations.. |
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| 5.1 | Change      in Control Benefit.  The Participant will receive a      Change in Control Benefit, which shall be equal to the Participant's      vested Account Balance, calculated as of the close of business on or      around the Participant’s Benefit Distribution Date, as selected by the      Committee in its sole discretion. |
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| 5.2 | Payment      of Change in Control Benefit.  A Participant, in      connection with his or her commencement of participation in the Plan,      shall irrevocably elect on an Election Form whether to (i) receive a      Change in Control Benefit, or (ii) have his or her Account Balance remain      in the Plan upon the occurrence of a Change in Control and to have his or      her Account Balance remain subject to the terms and conditions of the      Plan.  If a Participant does not make any election with respect      to the payment of the Change in Control Benefit, then such Participant      shall be deemed to have elected to receive a Change in Control Benefit      upon the occurrence of a Change in Control.  The Change in      Control Benefit, if any, shall be paid to the Participant in a lump sum no      later than sixty (60) days after the Participant’s Benefit      Distribution Date.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Committee      shall interpret all provisions in this Plan relating to a Change in      Control Benefit in a manner that is consistent with Code Section 409A and      related Treasury guidance andRegulations. |
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| 6.1 | Retirement      Benefit.  A Participant who Retires shall receive, as a      Retirement Benefit, his or her vested Account Balance, calculated as of      the close of business on or around the Participant’s Benefit Distribution      Date, as determined by the Committee in its sole    discretion. |
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| 6.2 | Payment      of Retirement Benefit. |
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|   | (a) | A      Participant, in connection with his or her commencement of participation      in the Plan, shall elect on an Election Form to receive the Retirement      Benefit in a lump sum or pursuant to an Annual Installment Method of up to      15 years.  If a Participant does not make any election with      respect to the payment of the Retirement Benefit in connection with his or      her commencement of participation in the Plan, then such Participant shall      be deemed to have elected to receive the Retirement Benefit in a lump      sum. |
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|   | (b) | A      Participant may change the form of payment of the Retirement      Benefit  by submitting an Election Form to the Committee in      accordance with the followingcriteria: |
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|   | (i) | The      election to modify the Retirement Benefit shall have no effect until at      least twelve (12) months after the date on which the election is made;      and |
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|   | (ii) | The      first Retirement Benefit payment shall be delayed at least five (5) years      from the Participant’s originally scheduled Benefit Distribution Date      described in Section 1.7(a). |
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|   | (c) | The      lump sum payment shall be made, or installment payments shall commence, no      later than sixty (60) days after the Participant’s Benefit      Distribution Date.  Remaining installments, if any, shall be      paid no later than sixty (60) days after each anniversary of the      Participant’s Benefit DistributionDate. |
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| 7.1 | Termination      Benefit.  A Participant who experiences a Separation from      Service shall receive, as a Termination Benefit, his or her vested Account      Balance, calculated as of the close of business on or around the      Participant’s Benefit Distribution Date, as determined by the Committee in      its sole discretion. |
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| 7.2 | Payment      of Termination Benefit.  The Termination Benefit shall be      paid to the Participant in a lump sum payment no later than sixty (60)      days after the Participant’s Benefit Distribution Date. |
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| 8.1 | Disability      Benefit. Upon a Participant’s Disability, the Participant shall      receive a Disability Benefit, which shall be equal to the Participant's      vested Account Balance, calculated as of the close of business on or      around the Participant’s Benefit Distribution Date, as selected by the      Committee in its sole discretion. |
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| 8.2 | Payment      of Disability Benefit. The Disability      Benefit shall be paid to the Participant in a lump sum payment no later      than sixty (60) days after the Participant’s Benefit Distribution      Date. |
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| 9.1 | Death      Benefit.  The Participant's Beneficiary(ies) shall      receive a Death Benefit upon the Participant's death which will be equal      to the Participant's vested Account Balance, calculated as of the close of      business on or around the Participant’s Benefit Distribution Date, as      selected by the Committee in its sole  discretion. |
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| 9.2 | Payment      of Death Benefit.  The Death Benefit shall be paid to the      Participant’s Beneficiary(ies) in a lump sum payment no later than sixty      (60) days after the Participant’s Benefit Distribution    Date. |
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| 10.1 | Beneficiary.  Each      Participant shall have the right, at any time, to designate his or her      Beneficiary(ies) (both primary as well as contingent) to receive any      benefits payable under the Plan to a beneficiary upon the death of a      Participant.  The Beneficiary designated under this Plan may be      the same as or different from the Beneficiary designation under any other      plan of an Employer in which the Participant  participates. |
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| 10.2 | Beneficiary      Designation; Change; Spousal Consent.  A Participant      shall designate his or her Beneficiary by completing and signing the      Beneficiary Designation Form, and returning it to the Committee or its      designated agent.  A Participant shall have the right to change      a Beneficiary by completing, signing and otherwise complying with the      terms of the Beneficiary Designation Form and the Committee's rules and      procedures, as in effect from time to time.  If the Participant      names someone other than his or her spouse as a Beneficiary, the Committee      may, in its sole discretion, determine that spousal consent is required to      be provided in a form designated by the Committee, executed by such      Participant's spouse and returned to the Committee.  Upon the      acceptance by the Committee of a new Beneficiary Designation Form, all      Beneficiary designations previously filed shall be      canceled.  The Committee shall be entitled to rely on the last      Beneficiary Designation Form filed by the Participant and accepted by the      Committee prior to his or herdeath. |
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| 10.3 | Acknowledgment.  No      designation or change in designation of a Beneficiary shall be effective      until received and acknowledged in writing by the Committee or its      designated agent. |
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| 10.4 | No      Beneficiary Designation.  If a Participant fails to      designate a Beneficiary as provided in Sections 10.1, 10.2 and 10.3      above or, if all designated Beneficia­ries predecease the Participant      or die prior to complete distribution of the Participant's benefits, then      the Participant's designated Beneficiary shall be deemed to be his or her      surviving spouse.  If the Participant has no surviving spouse,      the benefits remaining under the Plan to be paid to a Beneficiary shall be      payable to the executor or personal representative of the Participant's      estate. |
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| 10.5 | Doubt      as to Beneficiary.  If the Committee has any doubt as to      the proper Beneficiary to receive payments pursuant to this Plan, the      Committee shall have the right, exercisable in its discretion, to cause      the Participant's Employer to withhold such payments until this matter is      resolved to the Committee'ssatisfaction. |
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| 10.6 | Discharge      of Obligations.  The payment of benefits under the Plan      to a Beneficiary shall fully and completely discharge all Employers and      the Committee from all further obligations under this Plan with respect to      the Participant, and that Participant's Plan Agreement shall terminate      upon such full payment of benefits. |
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| 11.1 | Termination      of Plan.  Although each Employer anticipates that it will      continue the Plan for an indefinite period of time, there is no guarantee      that any Employer will continue the Plan or will not terminate the Plan at      any time in the future.  Accordingly, each Employer reserves the      right to Terminate the Plan (as defined in Section 1.42).  Following a Termination of the      Plan, Participant Account Balances shall remain in the Plan until the      Participant becomes eligible for the benefits provided in Articles 4, 5,      6, 7, 8 or 9 in accordance with the provisions of those      Articles.  The Termination of the Plan shall not adversely      affect any Participant or Beneficiary who has become entitled to the      payment of any benefits under the Plan as of the date of      termination.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent      permissible under Code Section 409A and related Treasury guidance or      Regulations, during the thirty (30) days preceding or within twelve (12)      months following a Change in Control an Employer shall be permitted to (i)      terminate the Plan by action of its board of directors, and (ii)      distribute the vested Account Balances to Participants in a lump sum no      later than twelve (12) months after the Change in Control, provided that      all other substantially similar arrangements sponsored by such Employer      are also terminated and all balances in such arrangements are distributed      within twelve (12) months of the termination of such      arrangements. |
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| 11.2 | Amendment. |
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|   | (a) | Any      Employer may, at any time, amend or modify the Plan in whole or in part      with respect to that Employer.  Notwithstanding the foregoing,      (i) no amendment or modification shall be effective to decrease the value      of a Participant's vested Account Balance in existence at the time the      amendment or modification is made, (ii) no amendment or modification shall      be effective to change a deferral election or distribution election of a      Participant that has been submitted to, and accepted by the Committee,      prior to the time the amendment or modification is made without the      consent of the Participant, and (iii) no amendment or modification of this      Section 11.2 or Section 12.2 of the Plan shall be effective. |
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|   | (b) | Notwithstanding      the foregoing, in the event that the Company determines that any provision      of the Plan may cause amounts deferred under the Plan to become      immediately taxable to any Participant under Code Section 409A, and      related Treasury guidance or Regulations, the Company may (i) adopt such      amendments to the Plan and appropriate policies and procedures, including      amendments and policies with retroactive effect, that the Company      determines necessary or appropriate to preserve the intended tax treatment      of the Plan benefits provided by the Plan and/or (ii) take such other      actions as the Company determines necessary or appropriate to comply with      the requirements of Code Section 409A, and related Treasury guidance or      Regulations. |
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| 11.3 | Plan      Agreement.  Despite the provisions of Sections 11.1      and 11.2 above, if a Participant's Plan Agreement contains benefits or      limitations that are not in this Plan document, the Employer may only      amend or terminate such provisions with the written consent of the      Participant. |
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| 11.4 | Effect      of Payment.  The full payment of the Participant’s vested      Account Balance under Articles 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, or 9 of the Plan shall      completely discharge all obligations to a Participant and his or her      designated Beneficiaries under this Plan, and the Participant's Plan      Agreement shall terminate. |
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| 12.1 | Committee      Duties.  Except as otherwise provided in this Article 12,      this Plan shall be administered by a Committee, which shall consist of the      Board, or such committee as the Board shall appoint.  Members of      the Committee may be Participants under this Plan.  The      Committee shall also have the discretion and authority to (i) make,      amend, interpret, and enforce all appropriate rules and regulations for      the administra­tion of this Plan and (ii) decide or resolve any      and all ques­tions including interpretations of this Plan, as may      arise in connection with the Plan.  Any individual serving on      the Committee who is a Participant shall not vote or act on any matter      relating solely to himself or herself, but shall not be prohibited from      voting or acting on any matter in which such individual’s interest is      affected in the same manner as other Participants      generally.  When making a determination or calculation, the      Committee shall be entitled to rely on information furnished by a      Participant or the Company. |
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| 12.2 | Administration      Upon Change In Control. For purposes of this Plan, the Committee      shall be the “Administrator” at all times prior to the occurrence of a      Change in Control.  Within one hundred and twenty (120) days      following a Change in Control, an independent third party “Administrator”      may be selected by the individual who, immediately prior to the Change in      Control, was the Company’s Chief Executive Officer or, if not so      identified, the Company’s highest ranking officer (the “Ex-CEO”), and      approved by the Trustee.  The Committee, as constituted prior to      the Change in Control, shall continue to be the Administrator until the      earlier of (i) the date on which such independent third party is selected      and approved, or (ii) the expiration of the one hundred and twenty (120)      day period following the Change in Control.  If an independent      third party is not selected within one hundred and twenty (120) days of      such Change in Control, the Committee, as described in Section 12.1 above,      shall be the Administrator.  The Administrator shall have the      discretionary power to determine all questions arising in connection with      the administration of the Plan and the interpretation of the Plan and      Trust including, but not limited to benefit entitlement determinations;      provided, however, upon and after the occurrence of a Change in Control,      the Administrator shall have no power to direct the investment of Plan or      Trust assets or select any investment manager or custodial firm for the      Plan or Trust.  Upon and after the occurrence of a Change in      Control, the Company must: (1) pay all reasonable administrative expenses      and fees of the Administrator; (2) indemnify the Administrator against any      costs, expenses and liabilities including, without limitation, attorney’s      fees and expenses arising in connection with the performance of the      Administrator hereunder, except with respect to matters resulting from the      gross negligence or willful misconduct of the Administrator or its      employees or agents; and (3) supply full and timely information to the      Administrator on all matters relating to the Plan, the Trust, the      Participants and their Beneficiaries, the Account Balances of the      Participants, the date and circumstances of the Retirement, Disability,      death or Separation from Service of the Participants, and such other      pertinent information as the Administrator may reasonably      require.  Upon and after a Change in Control, the Administrator      may be terminated (and a replacement appointed) by the Trustee only with      the approval of the Ex-CEO.  Upon and after a Change in Control,      the Administrator may not be terminated by the  Company. |
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| 12.3 | Agents.      In the administration of this Plan, the Committee may, from time to time,      employ agents and delegate to them such administrative duties as it sees      fit (including acting through a duly appointed representative) and may      from time to time consult with counsel who may be counsel to any      Employer. |
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| 12.4 | Binding      Effect of Decisions.  The decision or action of the      Administrator with 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 and      conclusive and binding upon all persons having any interest in the      Plan. |
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| 12.5 | Indemnity      of Committee.  All Employers shall indemnify and hold      harmless the members of the Committee, any Employee to whom the duties of      the Committee may be delegated, and the Administrator against any and all      claims, losses, damages, expenses or liabilities arising from any action      or failure to act with respect to this Plan, except in the case of willful      misconduct by the Committee, any of its members, any such Employee or the      Administrator. |
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| 12.6 | Employer      Information.  To enable the Committee and/or      Administrator to perform its functions, the Company and each Employer      shall supply full and timely information to the Committee and/or      Administrator, as the case may be, on all matters relating to the      compensation of its Participants, the date and circum­stances of the      Retirement, Disability, death or Separation from Service of its      Participants, and such other pertinent information as the Committee or      Administrator may reasonablyrequire. |
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| 13.1 | Coordination      with Other Benefits.  The benefits provided for a      Participant and Participant's Beneficiary under the Plan are in addition      to any other benefits available to such Participant under any other plan      or program for employees of the Participant's Employer.  The      Plan shall supplement and shall not supersede, modify or amend any other      such plan or program except as may otherwise be expressly      provided. |
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| 14.1 | Presentation      of Claim.  Any Participant or Beneficiary of a deceased      Participant (such Participant or Beneficiary being referred to below as a      “Claimant”) may deliver to the Committee a written claim for a      determination with respect to the amounts distributable to such Claimant      from the Plan.  If such a claim relates to the contents of a      notice received by the Claimant, the claim must be made within sixty      (60) days after such notice was received by the      Claimant.  All other claims must be made within 180 days of      the date on which the event that caused the claim to arise      occurred.  The claim must state with particularity the      determination desired by theClaimant. |
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| 14.2 | Notification      of Decision.  The Committee shall consider a Claimant's      claim within a reasonable time, but no later than ninety (90) days after      receiving the claim.  If the Committee determines that special      circumstances require an extension of time for processing the claim,      written notice of the extension shall be furnished to the Claimant prior      to the termination of the initial ninety (90) day period.  In no      event shall such extension exceed a period of ninety (90) days from the      end of the initial period.  The extension notice shall indicate      the special circumstances requiring an extension of time and the date by      which the Committee expects to render the benefit      determination.  The Committee shall notify the Claimant in      writing: |
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|   | (a) | that      the Claimant's requested determination has been made, and that the claim      has been allowed in full; or |
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|   | (b) | that      the Committee has reached a conclusion contrary, in whole or in part, to      the Claimant's requested determination, and such notice must set forth in      a manner calculated to be understood by the  Claimant: |
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|   | (i) | the      specific reason(s) for the denial of the claim, or any part of      it; |
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|   | (ii) | specific      reference(s) to pertinent provisions of the Plan upon which such denial      was based; |
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|   | (iii) | a      description of any additional material or information necessary for the      Claimant to perfect the claim, and an explanation of why such material or      information is necessary; |
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|   | (iv) | an      explanation of the claim review procedure set forth in Section 14.3      below; and |
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|   | (v) | a      statement of the Claimant’s right to bring a civil action under ERISA      Section 502(a) following an adverse benefit determination on      review. |
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| 14.3 | Review      of a Denied Claim.  On or before sixty (60) days      after receiving a notice from the Committee that a claim has been denied,      in whole or in part, a Claimant (or the Claimant's duly authorized      representative) may file with the Committee a written request for a review      of the denial of the claim.  The Claimant (or the Claimant's      duly authorized representative): |
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|   | (a) | may,      upon request and free of charge, have reasonable access to, and copies of,      all documents, records and other information relevant to the claim for      benefits; |
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|   | (b) | may      submit written comments or other documents;  and/or |
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|   | (c) | may      request a hearing, which the Committee, in its sole discretion, may      grant. |
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| 14.4 | Decision      on Review.  The Committee shall render its decision on      review promptly, and no later than sixty (60) days after the      Committee receives the Claimant’s written request for a review of the      denial of the claim.  If the Committee determines that special      circumstances require an extension of time for processing the claim,      written notice of the extension shall be furnished to the Claimant prior      to the termination of the initial sixty (60) day period.  In no      event shall such extension exceed a period of sixty (60) days from the end      of the initial period.  The extension notice shall indicate the      special circumstances requiring an extension of time and the date by which      the Committee expects to render the benefit determination.  In      rendering its decision, the Committee shall take into account all      comments, documents, records and other information submitted by the      Claimant relating to the claim, without regard to whether such information      was submitted or considered in the initial benefit      determination.  The decision must be written in a manner      calculated to be understood by the Claimant, and it must      contain: |
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|   | (a) | specific      reasons for the decision; |
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|   | (b) | specific      reference(s) to the pertinent Plan provisions upon which the decision was      based; |
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|   | (c) | a      statement that the Claimant is entitled to receive, upon request and free      of charge, reasonable access to and copies of, all documents, records and      other information relevant (as defined in applicable ERISA regulations) to      the Claimant’s claim for benefits;and |
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|   | (d) | a      statement of the Claimant’s right to bring a civil action under ERISA      Section 502(a). |
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| 14.5 | Legal      Action.  A Claimant's compliance with the foregoing      provisions of this Article 14 is a mandatory prerequisite to a      Claimant's right to commence any legal action with respect to any claim      for benefits under this Plan. |
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| 15.1 | Establishment      of the Trust.  In order to provide assets from which to      fulfill its obligations to the Participants and their Beneficiaries under      the Plan, the Company shall establish a trust by a trust agreement with a      third party, the trustee, to which each Employer may, in its discretion,      contribute cash or other property, including securities issued by the      Company, to provide for the benefit payments under the Plan, (the      “Trust”). |
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| 15.2 | Interrelationship      of the Plan and the Trust.  The provisions of the Plan      and the Plan Agreement shall govern the rights of a Participant to receive      distributions pursuant to the Plan.  The provisions of the Trust      shall govern the rights of the Employers, Participants and the creditors      of the Employers to the assets transferred to the Trust.  Each      Employer shall at all times remain liable to carry out its obligations      under the Plan. |
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| 15.3 | Distributions      From the Trust.  Each Employer's obligations under the      Plan may be satisfied with Trust assets distributed pursuant to the terms      of the Trust, and any such distribution shall reduce the Employer's      obligations under this Plan. |
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| 16.1 | Status      of Plan.  The Plan is intended to be a plan that is not      qualified within the meaning of Code Section 401(a) and that “is unfunded      and is maintained by an employer primarily for the purpose of providing      deferred compensation for a select group of management or highly      compensated employees” within the meaning of ERISA Sections 201(2),      301(a)(3) and 401(a)(1).  The Plan shall be administered and      interpreted (i) to the extent possible in a manner consistent with that      intent, and (ii) in accordance with Code Section 409A and related Treasury      guidance and Regulations. |
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| 16.2 | Unsecured      General Creditor.  Participants and their      Bene­ficiaries, heirs, successors and assigns shall have no legal or      equitable rights, interests or claims in any specific property or assets      of an Employer.  For purposes of the payment of benefits under      this Plan, any and all of an Employer's assets shall be, and remain, the      general, unpledged unrestricted assets of the Employer.  An      Employer's obligation under the Plan shall be merely that of an unfunded      and unsecured promise to pay money in the  future. |
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| 16.3 | Employer's      Liability.  An Employer's liability for the payment of      benefits shall be defined only by the Plan and the Plan Agreement, as      entered into between the Employer and a Participant.  An      Employer shall have no obliga­tion to a Participant under the Plan      except as expressly provided in the Plan and his or her Plan      Agreement. |
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| 16.4 | Nonassignability.  Neither      a Participant nor any other person shall have any right to commute, sell,      assign, transfer, pledge, anticipate, mortgage or otherwise encumber,      transfer, hypothecate, alienate 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, unassignable and      non-transfer­able.  No part of the amounts payable shall,      prior to actual payment, be subject to seizure, attachment, garnishment or      sequestration for the payment of any debts, judgments, alimony or separate      maintenance owed by a Participant or any other person, be transferable by      operation of law in the event of a Participant's or any other person's      bankruptcy or insolvency or be transferable to a spouse as a result of a      property settlement or otherwise. |
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| 16.5 | Not      a Contract of Employment.  The terms and conditions of      this Plan shall not be deemed to constitute a contract of employment      between any Employer and the Participant.  Such employment is      hereby acknowledged to be an “at will” employment relationship that can be      terminated at any time for any reason, or no reason, with or without      cause, and with or without notice, unless expressly provided in a written      employment agreement.  Nothing in this Plan shall be deemed to      give a Participant the right to be retained in the service of any      Employer, either as an Employee or a Director, or to inter­fere with      the right of any Employer to discipline or discharge the Participant at      any time. |
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| 16.6 | Furnishing      Information.  A Participant or his or her Beneficiary      will cooperate with the Committee by furnishing any and all information      requested by the Committee and take such other actions as may be requested      in order to facilitate the administra­tion of the Plan and the      payments of benefits hereunder, including but not limited to taking such      physical examinations as the Committee may deem  necessary. |
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| 16.7 | Terms.  Whenever      any words are used herein in the masculine, they shall be construed as      though they were in the feminine in all cases where they would so apply;      and whenever any words are used herein in the singular or in the plural,      they shall be construed as though they were used in the plural or the      singular, as the case may be, in all cases where they would so      apply. |
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| 16.8 | Captions.  The      captions of the articles, sections and paragraphs of this Plan are for      convenience only and shall not control or affect the meaning or      construction of any of itsprovisions. |
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| 16.9 | Governing      Law.  Subject to ERISA, the provisions of this Plan shall      be construed and interpreted according to the internal laws of the State      of Delaware without regard to its conflicts of laws      principles.  Venue shall lie in Wilmington, Delaware. |
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| 16.10 | Notice.  Any      notice or filing required or permitted to be given to the Committee under      this Plan shall be sufficient if in writing and hand-delivered, or sent by      registered or certified mail, to the address  below: |
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| Waste      Connections, Inc.                                                                 |
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| Attn:      Eric Merrill, Senior Vice President – People, Training and      Development |
| 35      Iron Point Circle                                                                    |
| Suite      200                                                                               |
| Folsom,      CA  95630                                                             |
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| Copy      to: Worthing Jackman, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial      Officer    |
| (at      same address)                                                                       |

| 16.11 | Successors.  The      provisions of this Plan shall bind and inure to the benefit of the      Participant's Employer and its successors and assigns and the Participant      and the Participant's designatedBeneficiaries. |
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| 16.12 | Spouse's      Interest.  The interest in the benefits hereunder of a      spouse of a Participant who has predeceased the Participant shall      automatically pass to the Participant and shall not be transferable by      such spouse in any manner, including but not limited to such spouse's      will, nor shall such interest pass under the laws of intestate      succession. |
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| 16.13 | Validity.  In      case any provision of this Plan shall be illegal or invalid for any      reason, said illegality or invalidity shall not affect the remaining parts      hereof, but this Plan shall be construed and enforced as if such illegal      or invalid provision had never been inserted  herein. |
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| 16.14 | Incompetent.  If      the Committee determines in its discretion that a benefit under this Plan      is to be paid to a minor, a person declared incompetent or to a person      incapable of handling the disposition of that person's property, the      Committee may direct payment of such benefit to the guardian, legal      representative or person having the care and custody of such minor,      incompetent or incapable person.  The Committee may require      proof of minority, incompetence, incapacity or guardianship, as it may      deem appropriate prior to distribution of the benefit.  Any      payment of a benefit shall be a payment for the account of the Participant      and the Participant's Beneficiary, as the case may be, and shall be a      complete discharge of any liability under the Plan for such payment      amount. |
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| 16.15 | Court      Order.  The Committee is authorized to comply with any      court order in any action in which the Plan or the Committee has been      named as a party, including any action involving a determination of the      rights or interests in a Participant’s benefits under the      Plan.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Committee shall      interpret this provision in a manner that is consistent with Code Section      409A and other applicable tax law.  In addition, if necessary to      comply with a qualified domestic relations order, as defined in Code      Section 414(p)(1)(B), pursuant to which a court has determined that a      spouse or former spouse of a Participant has an interest in the      Participant’s benefits under the Plan, the Committee, in its sole      discretion, shall have the right to immediately distribute the spouse’s or      former spouse’s interest in the Participant’s benefits under the Plan to      such spouse or former spouse. |
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| 16.16 | Distribution      in the Event of Income Inclusion Under 409A.  If any      portion of a Participant's Account Balance under this Plan is required to      be included in income by the Participant prior to receipt due to a failure      of this Plan to meet the requirements of Code Section 409A and related      Treasury guidance or Regulations, the Participant may petition the      Committee or Administrator, as applicable, for a distribution of that      portion of his or her Account Balance that is required to be included in      his or her income.  Upon the grant of such a petition, which      grant shall not be unreasonably withheld, the Participant's Employer shall      distribute to the Participant immediately available funds in an amount      equal to the portion of his or her Account Balance required to be included      in income as a result of the failure of the Plan to meet the requirements      of Code Section 409A and related Treasury guidance or Regulations, which      amount shall not exceed the Participant's unpaid vested Account Balance      under the Plan.  If the petition is granted, such distribution      shall be made within ninety (90) days of the date when the Participant's      petition is granted.  Such a distribution shall affect and      reduce the Participant’s benefits to be paid under this    Plan. |
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| 16.17 | Deduction      Limitation on Benefit Payments.  If an Employer      reasonably anticipates that the Employer’s deduction with respect to any      distribution from this Plan would be limited or eliminated by application      of Code Section 162(m), then to the extent deemed necessary by the      Employer to ensure that the entire amount of any distribution from this      Plan is deductible, the Employer may delay payment of any amount that      would otherwise be distributed from this Plan.  Any amounts for      which distribution is delayed pursuant to this Section shall continue to      be credited/debited with additional amounts in accordance with Section 3.9 above.  The delayed amounts (and      any amounts credited thereon) shall be distributed to the Participant (or      his or her Beneficiary in the event of the Participant's death) at the      earliest date the Employer reasonably anticipates that the deduction of      the payment of the amount will not be limited or eliminated by application      of Code Section 162(m).   |
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| 16.18 | Insurance.  The      Employers, on their own behalf or on behalf of the trustee of the Trust,      and, in their sole discretion, may apply for and procure insurance on the      life of the Participant, in such amounts and in such forms as the Trust      may choose.  The Employers or the trustee of the Trust, as the      case may be, shall be the sole owner and beneficiary of any such      insurance.  The Participant shall have no interest whatsoever in      any such policy or policies, and at the request of the Employers shall      submit to medical examinations and supply such information and execute      such documents as may be required by the insurance company or companies to      whom the Employers have applied forinsurance. |
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|   | 1. | Opportunity      to Make New Distribution Elections.  Notwithstanding      the required deadline for the submission of an initial distribution      election described in Articles 4, 5 and 6, the Committee may, as permitted      by Code Section 409A and related Treasury guidance or Regulations, provide      a limited period in which Participants may make new distribution elections      by submitting an Election Form on or before the deadline established by      the Committee, which in no event shall be later than December 31,      2006.  Any distribution election made in accordance with the      requirements established by the Committee, pursuant to this section, shall      not be treated as a change in the form or timing of a Participant’s      benefit payment for purposes Code Section 409A or the  Plan. |
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