exv10w42






Exhibit 10.42




Schering-Plough Corporation

Savings Advantage Plan




(amended and restated as of November 4, 2009)








 









 








Schering-Plough Corporation

Savings Advantage Plan




Table of Contents



	 	 	 	 	 
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	PURPOSE
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	ARTICLE 1 DEFINITIONS
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	ARTICLE 2 ELIGIBILITY AND PARTICIPATION
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	ARTICLE 3 DEFERRAL OF COMPENSATION
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	ARTICLE 4 BENEFIT ACCOUNTS
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	ARTICLE 5 PAYMENT OF BENEFITS
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	ARTICLE 6 BENEFICIARY DESIGNATION
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	ARTICLE 7 ADMINISTRATION
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	ARTICLE 8 AMENDMENT AND TERMINATION OF PLAN
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	ARTICLE 9 MISCELLANEOUS
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	EXHIBIT A
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PURPOSE




     The Schering-Plough Corporation Savings Advantage Plan (the “Plan”) is intended to attract and
retain qualified individuals to serve as officers and managers of Schering Corporation
(Schering-Plough Corporation prior to November 4, 2009) and its affiliates by providing a select
group of the Company’s management and highly compensated employees with the ability to defer the
receipt of a portion of their compensation. The Plan was originally effective as of January 1,
2004 and was subsequently amended and restated effective January 1, 2008. The Plan is further
amended and restated, effective as of November 4, 2009, to reflect the closing (the “Merck
Closing”) of the transactions contemplated by the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated March 8,
2009, by and among Merck & Co., Inc., Schering-Plough Corporation, Blue, Inc. a wholly owned
subsidiary of Schering-Plough Corporation, and Purple, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Merck &
Co., Inc., effective November 4, 2009.



ARTICLE 1

DEFINITIONS




     When used in this Plan and initially capitalized, the following words and phrases shall have
the meanings indicated below:



     1.01 Account. “Account” means the sum of a Participant’s Employer Contribution
Account, Non-Qualified Defined Benefit Plan Rollover Account, Non-Qualified Defined Contribution
Plan Rollover Account, Prior Plan Stock Rollover Account, Cash LTIP Rollover Account, Performance
Plan Rollover Account, and Elective Deferral Account.



     1.02 Base Compensation Elective Deferral Credit. “Base Compensation Elective Deferral
Credit” means the amount of Compensation (other than Bonus) that a Participant elects to defer
under the Plan pursuant to Section 3.02, and which the Employer credits to the Participant’s
Elective Deferral Account.



     1.03 Base Salary. “Base Salary” means that portion of an Eligible Employee’s
Compensation that represents his or her annual rate of pay (not including Bonus) prior to any
reduction for amounts deferred by the Eligible Employee pursuant to the Savings Plan or Section 125
or 132(f)(4) of the Code, or pursuant to this Plan or any other non-qualified plan that permits the
voluntary deferral of compensation.



     1.04 Beneficiary. “Beneficiary” means the person, persons, or entity designated by
the Participant pursuant to Article VI to receive any benefits payable under the Plan after the
Participant’s death.



     1.05 Board. “Board” means the Board of Directors of the Company.



     1.06 Bonus. “Bonus” means any regular, recurring bonus payable to an Eligible
Employee from one of the Company’s annual incentive plans prior to any reduction for any amounts
deferred by the Participant under the Savings Plan or Section 125 or 132(f)(4) of the Code, or
pursuant to this Plan or any other non-qualified plan that permits the voluntary deferral



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of compensation. The term Bonus only applies to amounts that are deemed performance-based in
accordance with Section 409A of the Code.




     1.07 Bonus Elective Deferral Credits. “Bonus Elective Deferral Credits” means the
amount of Bonus that a Participant elects to defer under the Plan pursuant to Section 3.03, and
which the Employer credits to the Participant’s Elective Deferral Account.



     1.08 Bonus Eligible Employee. “Bonus Eligible Employee” means any highly compensated
or management employee of an Employer who is paid on the Company’s U.S. payroll, who normally works
within the U.S., and whose Base Salary from his or her Employer equals or exceeds $230,000 (or such
other limit as set forth pursuant to Section 401(a)(17) of the Code) as of April 15 of the calendar
year in which the Bonus is earned.



     1.09 Cash LTIP. “Cash LTIP” means the Company’s Cash Long-Term Incentive Plan, as
amended from time to time.



     1.10 Cash LTIP Rollover Account. “Cash LTIP Rollover Account” means the account
maintained for the purpose of recording Cash LTIP Rollover Credits and the amount of deemed
investment earnings credited thereto pursuant to Article IV.



     1.11 Cash LTIP Rollover Credits. “Cash LTIP Rollover Credits” means the amount that
becomes distributable to a Participant under the Cash LTIP that is automatically deferred under the
Plan pursuant to Section 3.04(d).



     1.12 Change in Control. “Change in Control” means a Change of Control as defined in
the Schering-Plough Corporation 2006 Stock Incentive Plan, as may be amended from time to time, or
any successor to such plan.



     1.13 Code. “Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to
time.



     1.14 Committee. “Committee” means the Merck & Co., Inc., Global Benefits and
Compensation Oversight Committee or its delegate.



     1.15 Company. “Company” means:



          (a) following the Merck Closing, Schering Corporation and its direct or indirect subsidiaires,
provided that no entity that is a direct or indirect subsidiary of Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp. shall
be treated as part of the Company; and




          (b) prior to the Merck Closing, the Schering-Plough Corporation, a New Jersey corporation, and
any successor thereto.




     1.16 Company Stock. “Company Stock” means:



          (a) following the Merck Closing, the common stock of Merck & Co., Inc.; and







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          (b) prior to the Merck Closing, the common stock of Schering-Plough Corporation.




     1.17 Compensation. “Compensation” has the same meaning as set forth in the Savings
Plan without regard to any limitation thereon imposed by Section 401(a)(17) of the Code and without
deducting any amounts deferred under this Plan. Notwithstanding the foregoing, for purposes of
calculating the Employer Contribution Credit, Compensation also includes Base Compensation Elective
Deferral Credits and the Bonus Elective Deferral Credits.



     1.18 Covered Employee. “Covered Employee” means with respect to a particular calendar
year, a covered employee as defined in Treasury regulation Section 1.162-27(c)(2) or any
replacement regulation thereof. At the time of the adoption of this Plan, this includes any
individual who, as of the last day of the Company’s taxable year, is the Chief Executive Officer or
one of the four highest compensated officers (other than the Chief Executive Officer) as determined
under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.



     1.19 Deferral Election. “Deferral Election” means the written election made by a
Participant to defer Compensation pursuant to Article III.



     1.20 Disability. “Disability” means any condition in which the Participant is
considered Disabled as defined in Section 409A of the Code.



     1.21 Elective Deferral Account. “Elective Deferral Account” means the account
maintained on the books of the Employer for the purpose of accounting for the Base Compensation
Elective Deferral Credits and Bonus Elective Deferral Credits that a Participant elects to defer
under the Plan, and for the amount of deemed investment return credited thereto pursuant to Article
IV.



     1.22 Eligible Employee. “Eligible Employee” means any employee who is a Salary
Eligible Employee, a Bonus Eligible Employee, or an Expatriated Employee, but excluding any
employee of an entity that is a direct or indirect subsidiary of Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.



     1.23 Employer. “Employer” means, with respect to a Participant, the Company or the
Selected Affiliate that pays such Participant’s Compensation.



     1.24 Employer Contribution Account. “Employer Contribution Account” means the account
maintained on the books of the Employer for the purpose of accounting for the Employer Contribution
Credits that are credited to a Participant pursuant to Section 3.01 of the Plan, and for the amount
of deemed investment return credited thereto pursuant to Article IV.



     1.25 Employer Contribution Credit. “Employer Contribution Credit” means the amount
credited to a Participant’s Employer Contribution Account pursuant to Section 3.01.



     1.26 ERISA. “ERISA” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as
amended.



     1.27 Expatriated Employee. “Expatriated Employee” means an employee who receives
Compensation from an Employer, but does not meet the definition of a Salary Eligible



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Employee or a Bonus Eligible Employee only because he or she either is not paid on the
Company’s U.S. payroll or normally works outside the U.S.




     1.28 Hardship Withdrawal. “Hardship Withdrawal” has the meaning set forth in Section
5.05.



     1.29 Investment Committee. “Investment Committee” means the Merck & Co., Inc.
Management Pension Investment Committee or its delegate.



     1.30 Investment Return Rate. “Investment Return Rate” means:



     (a) In the case of an investment named in Exhibit A of a fixed income nature, the interest
deemed to be credited as determined in accordance with the procedures applicable to the same
investment option provided under the Savings Plan;



     (b) In the case of an investment named in Exhibit A of an equity investment nature, the
increase or decrease in deemed value and dividends deemed to be credited as determined in
accordance with the procedures applicable to the same investment option provided under the Savings
Plan; or



     (c) In the case of the Company Stock Investment Option, the increase or decrease in the deemed
value, and the reinvestment in the Company Stock of any dividends deemed to be credited, as
determined in accordance with the procedures established by the Investment Committee.



     1.31 Non-Qualified Defined Benefit Plan Rollover Account. “Non-Qualified Defined
Benefit Plan Rollover Account” means the account maintained on the books of the Employer for the
purpose of accounting for the Non-Qualified Defined Benefit Plan Rollover Credits that are credited
to a Participant pursuant to Section 3.04(a) of the Plan, and for the amount of deemed investment
return credited thereto pursuant to Article IV.



     1.32 Non-Qualified Defined Benefit Plan Rollover Credit. “Non-Qualified Defined
Benefit Plan Rollover Credit” means the amount that becomes distributable to a Participant under
the Company’s non-qualified defined benefit plan that the is automatically deferred pursuant to
Section 3.04(a) of the Plan.



     1.33 Non-Qualified Defined Contribution Plan Rollover Account. “Non-Qualified Defined
Contribution Plan Rollover Account” means the account maintained on the books of the Employer for
the purpose of accounting for the Non-Qualified Defined Contribution Credits that are credited to a
Participant pursuant to Section 3.04(b) of the Plan, and for the amount of deemed investment return
credited thereto pursuant to Article IV.



     1.34 Open Enrollment Period. “Open Enrollment Period” means the period or periods
established by the Company in any calendar year for making various elections described in the Plan
that affect the rights of Participants and Beneficiaries with respect to subsequent periods.



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     1.35 Participant. “Participant” means an Eligible Employee who elects to participate
by executing and delivering any agreements required by the Committee in order to participate in the
Plan.



     1.36 Performance Plan. “Performance Plan” means the Company’s Long-Term Performance
Share Unit Incentive Plan, as amended from time to time.



     1.37 Performance Plan Rollover Account. “Performance Plan Rollover Account” means the
account maintained for the purpose of recording Performance Plan Rollover Credits and the amount of
deemed investment return credited thereto pursuant to Article IV.



     1.38 Performance Plan Rollover Credit. “Performance Plan Rollover Credit” means the
amount that becomes distributable to a Participant under the Performance Plan that is automatically
deferred under the Plan pursuant to Section 3.04(e).



     1.39 Plan. “Plan” means the Schering-Plough Corporation Savings Advantage Plan, as
amended from time to time.



     1.40 Plan Sponsor. “Plan Sponsor” means Schering Corporation.



     1.41 Plan Year. “Plan Year” means a twelve-month period commencing January 1 and
ending the following December 31.



     1.42 Prior Plan Stock Rollover Account. “Prior Plan Stock Rollover Account” means the
account maintained on the books of the Employer for the purpose of accounting for the amounts under
the Company’s Transformational Program that is automatically deferred pursuant to Section 3.04(c)
of the Plan, and for the amount of deemed investment return credited thereto pursuant to Article
IV.



     1.43 Prior Plan Stock Rollover Credit. “Prior Plan Stock Rollover Credit” means the
amount that becomes distributable to a Participant under the Company’s Transformational Program
that is automatically deferred under the Plan pursuant to Section 3.04(c) of the Plan.



     1.44 Salary Eligible Employee. “Salary Eligible Employee” means any highly
compensated or management employee of an Employer who is paid on the Company’s U.S. payroll, who
normally works within the U.S., and whose Base Salary and target incentive bonus from his or her
Employer equals or exceeds $230,000 (or such other limit as set forth pursuant to Section
401(a)(17) of the Code) as of October 15 of the prior year (or, in the case of a newly hired
employee, as of his or her employment commencement date).



     1.45 Savings Plan. “Savings Plan” means the Schering-Plough Employees’ Savings Plan,
as amended from time to time, or any successor thereto.



     1.46 Specified Employee. “Specified Employee” means a specified employee as defined
in Section 409A of the Code and Treasury regulations thereunder and as determined in accordance
with rules established and uniformly applied by the Committee in accordance with Section 409A of
the Code.



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     1.47 Transformational Program. “Transformational Program” means the Company’s
Transformational Performance Contingent Shares Program, as amended from time to time.



     1.48 Value. “Value” means, with respect to any applicable date, the fair market value
determined by the Investment Committee as of the previous Valuation Date.



     1.49 Valuation Date. “Valuation Date” means a date on which the amount of a
Participant’s Account is valued as provided in Article IV. The Valuation Date shall be each
trading day under the applicable market or exchange or on any date on which a net asset value is
calculated by the Plan’s third party administrator with respect to the applicable investment.



ARTICLE 2

ELIGIBILITY AND PARTICIPATION




     2.01 Eligibility.



     (a) 2004 Employer Contribution Credits. Any Eligible Employee whose Compensation
exceeds $205,000 during 2004 shall be eligible to receive Employer Contribution Credits to his or
her Employer Contribution Account in accordance with Section 3.01 below for the 2004 Plan Year.



     (b) 2005 and Later Employer Contribution Credits. Any person who is an Eligible
Employee with respect to the 2005 Plan Year or a later Plan Year shall be eligible to receive
Employer Contribution Credits to his or her Employer Contribution Account for that Plan Year in
accordance with Section 3.01 below after his or her Compensation exceeds the applicable Section
401(a)(17) limit for that year.



     (c) 2005 and Later Base Compensation Deferrals. Any person who is a Salary Eligible
Employee with respect to the 2005 Plan Year or a later Plan Year shall be eligible to elect to
defer a portion of his or her Compensation (not including Bonus) payable in such year in accordance
with Section 3.02 below. Any such election must be made during the Company’s applicable Open
Enrollment Period that precedes the year in which the deferrals are to be made, provided, however
that Eligible Employees hired during 2005 or a later Plan Year may make such an election at any
time within 30 days after their date of hire. An election made by a Participant within the 30 days
after his or her date of hire shall apply only to Compensation that has been earned after such
election has been made.



     (d) 2005 Bonus Deferrals. Any person who is a Bonus Eligible Employee with respect to
the 2005 Plan Year shall be eligible to elect to defer a portion of his or her Bonus that is
payable in 2005 in accordance with Section 3.03 below. Any such election must be made during the
period from April 23, 2004 until May 28, 2004, provided, however that Bonus Eligible Employees
hired during 2004 may make such an election at any time within 30 days after their date of
eligibility to participate in the Plan. An election made by a Participant within the 30 days after
his or her date of hire shall apply only to a Bonus (or portion of a Bonus) that has been earned
after such election has been made.



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     (e) 2006 and Later Bonus Deferrals. Any person who is a Bonus Eligible Employee with
respect to the 2006 Plan Year or a later Plan Year shall be eligible to elect to defer a portion of
his or her Bonus that is payable in 2006 or such later Plan Year, as applicable. Any such election
must be made during the applicable Open Enrollment Period to be completed not later than six months
into the Plan Year in which such Bonus is earned, provided, however that Bonus Eligible Employees
hired during any such Plan Year may make an election to defer their Bonus that is payable in the
following year at any time within 30 days after their date of hire. An election made by a
Participant within the 30 days after his or her date of hire shall apply only to a Bonus (or
portion of a Bonus) that has been earned after such election has been made.



     2.02 Participation. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, Participation in
the Plan shall be limited to Eligible Employees who elect to participate in the Plan by executing
and filing the appropriate documentation required by the Committee, if any.



ARTICLE 3

DEFERRAL OF COMPENSATION




     3.01 Employer Contribution Credits. With respect to each Plan Year, the Employer
shall credit Employer Contribution Credits to the Employer Contribution Account of each Eligible
Employee who satisfies the requirements of Section 2.01(a) or (b), as applicable. The amount of
the Employer Contribution Credits shall be equal to five percent of such Eligible Employee’s
Compensation for the Plan Year that exceeds the lower of (a) $230,000 or such other limit as set
forth in Section 401(a)(17) of the Code for that year and (b) the Participant’s compensation
applicable under the Savings Plan. Employer Contribution Credits shall be credited to the
Participant’s Account on the same date on which the related employer contributions are made to the
Savings Plan or such other date as the Committee shall determine.



     3.02 Base Compensation Elective Deferral Credits. With respect to each Plan Year
beginning on or after January 1, 2005, an Eligible Employee who satisfies the requirements of
Section 2.01(c) may elect to defer a up to 80% of his or her Compensation (excluding Bonus) in 1%
increments by filing a complete and timely Deferral Election with the Committee. Any such election
must be made during the Company’s Open Enrollment Period that precedes the year in which the
Compensation being deferred is otherwise payable, provided, however that Eligible Employees hired
during a 2005 or later Plan Year may make such an election at any time within 30 days after their
date of hire. An election made by a Participant within the 30 days after his or her date of hire
shall apply only to Compensation that has been earned after such election has been made. A
Participant may change the percentage of his or her Compensation to be deferred by filing a new
Deferral Election with the Committee during the Company’s Open Enrollment Period or at such other
time as the Committee shall permit. Any such change shall be effective as of the first day of the
Plan Year immediately following the Plan Year in which such Deferral Election is filed with the
Committee. Base Compensation Elective Deferral Credits shall be credited to the Participant’s
Account on the same date for each pay period on which elective deferrals for the same pay period
are generally contributed to the Savings Plan or such other date as the Committee shall determine.
Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Committee may reduce the percentage of
Compensation that the Participant elects to defer if the Committee believes that the percentage
elected by the Participant is likely to result in a negative



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balance in the Participant’s pay in any pay period after considering all applicable deductions
(including garnishments).




     3.03 Bonus Elective Deferral Credits. With respect to each Plan Year beginning on or
after January 1, 2005, a Bonus Eligible Employee who satisfies the requirements of Section 2.01(d)
or (e), as applicable, may elect to defer up to 100% of his or her Bonus (in 1% increments) by
filing a complete and timely Deferral Election with the Committee. Any such election with respect
to a Bonus payable in 2005 must be made during the period from April 23, 2004 until May 28, 2004,
provided, however that Bonus Eligible Employees hired during 2004 may make such an election at any
time within 30 days after their date of first becoming eligible to participate in the Plan. An
election made by a Participant within the 30 days after his or her date of hire shall apply only to
a Bonus that has been earned after such election has been made. Any such election with respect to
a Bonus payable in 2006 or any year thereafter must be made during the Open Enrollment Period to be
completed not later than six months into the calendar year in which the Bonus is earned, provided,
however that Bonus Eligible Employees hired during any year may make an election at any time within
30 days after their date of hire to defer the Bonus. An election made by a Participant within the
30 days after his or her date of hire shall apply only to a Bonus that has been earned after such
election has been made. Unless modified in accordance with the terms of the Plan, such an election
shall apply to the first regular, recurring bonus to which the employee is entitled after his or
her date of hire and any subsequent bonus thereafter. Bonus Elective Deferral Credits shall be
credited to the Participant’s Account as soon as administratively practicable following the date
that such Bonuses are otherwise payable from the applicable incentive plan. Notwithstanding
anything herein to the contrary, the Committee may reduce the percentage of Bonus deferrals elected
by the Participant if the Committee believes that the percentage elected by the Participant is
likely to result in a negative balance in the Participant’s pay in any pay period after considering
all applicable deductions (including garnishments).



     3.04 Deferrals of Distributions from Non-Qualified Defined Benefit and Defined
Contribution Plans. Any deferral made pursuant to this Section 3.04 must be made at least
twelve months prior to the first scheduled payment under the transferor plan. In addition, no
payment previously scheduled under a transferor plan may be accelerated. Also, a Participant
cannot receive any payments of the transferred amounts for a period of at least five years from the
date that the distribution was originally scheduled to be made under the terms of the transferor
plan. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, if a Participant has made or makes an election
pursuant to this Section 3.04 prior to January 1, 2007, he or she will be permitted to make a
special one-time only election regarding the form and timing of his or her Non-Qualified Defined
Benefit Plan Rollover Credits. Such special one-time election shall be effective regardless of
whether it complies with the five-year delay requirement. To the extent that any payroll taxes
become due as a result of any election under this Section 3.04, such taxes, together with federal
and state income taxes thereon, shall be paid by the Company and shall reduce the applicable
Account accordingly, to the extent permissible by law without resulting in adverse current income
tax consequences to the Participants.



     (a) Non-Qualified Defined Benefit Plan Rollover Credits. To the extent permitted by
the Committee, Eligible Employees who participate in the Company’s Supplemental Executive
Retirement Plan (the “SERP”) or the Company’s Retirement Benefits Equalization Plan



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(“RBEP”) may elect to defer under this Plan the actuarial single sum present value of benefits
(determined in the manner established by the Committee) that become payable under the SERP or the
RBEP. Notwithstanding the forgoing, any Participant who makes such an election with respect to the
SERP shall automatically be deemed to make such and election with respect to any benefits to which
he or she is entitled under the RBEP. Once the deferral referenced in this paragraph becomes
effective, (i) any amounts deferred pursuant to this paragraph shall be deemed to be invested in
this Plan in accordance with the Participant’s latest effective elections applicable to new
contributions; and (ii) any such deferrals shall be subject to the terms and conditions of this
Plan (including those terms governing distribution, withdrawal, and deemed investment) and shall
not be subject to the terms and conditions of, or payable from, the plan pursuant to which such
amounts were originally maintained.




     (b) Non-Qualified Defined Contribution Plan Rollover Credits. Eligible Employees who
participate in any 162(m) Deferred Compensation plans of the Company automatically shall have any
amounts deferred under such plan governed by the terms of this Plan with regard to administration,
deemed investment and timing and form of benefit distributions. Once the deferral referenced in
this paragraph becomes effective, (i) any amounts deferred pursuant to this paragraph shall be
deemed to be invested in this Plan in accordance with the Participant’s latest effective elections
applicable to new contributions; and (ii) any such deferrals shall be subject to the terms and
conditions of this Plan (including those terms governing distribution, withdrawal, and deemed
investment) and shall not be subject to the terms and conditions of, or payable from, the plan
pursuant to which such amounts were originally maintained.



     (c) Transformational Program Rollover Credits. With respect to any Eligible Employee
who participates in the Transformational Program, on or around March 15, 2009, the Company shall
credit the Fair Market Value (as defined in the Transformational Program) of each Eligible
Employee’s vested Share Units (as defined in the Transformational Program) to the Participant’s
stock rollover account under the Plan. Once the deferral referenced in this paragraph becomes
effective, (i) each stock unit deferred pursuant to this paragraph shall be deemed to be invested
in this Plan in a phantom share, which shall be the equivalent of one share of Company Stock; and
(ii) any such stock units shall be subject to the terms and conditions of this Plan (including
those terms governing distribution, withdrawal, and deemed investment) and shall not be subject to
the terms and conditions of, or payable from, the Transformational Program. Any dividends paid on
Company Stock shall be deemed to be reinvested in phantom shares of Company Stock at the then fair
market value of Company Stock. A Participant’s vested Prior Plan Stock Rollover Credit shall be
subject to his or her distribution election applicable to the year in which the Prior Plan Stock
Rollover Credit is made to the Plan.



     (d) Cash LTIP Rollover Credits. With respect to any Eligible Employee who
participates in the Cash LTIP, on or around March 15, 2007, the Company shall credit each such
Participant’s incentive award under the Cash LTIP to the Participant’s Account under the Plan. Once
the deferral referenced in this paragraph becomes effective, (i) any amounts deferred pursuant to
this paragraph shall be deemed to be invested in this Plan in accordance with the Participant’s
latest effective elections applicable to new contributions; and (ii) any such deferrals shall be
subject to the terms and conditions of this Plan (including those terms governing distribution,
withdrawal, and deemed investment) and shall not be subject to the terms and conditions of, or
payable from, the plan pursuant to which such amounts were originally



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maintained. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, a Participant’s Cash LTIP Rollover
Account shall be subject to a vesting schedule as follows:




          (i) 25% of the Cash LTIP Rollover Credit shall vest immediately;




          (ii) The next 50% of the Cash LTIP Rollover Credit shall vest on December 31, 2007; and




          (iii) The remaining 25% of the Cash LTIP Rollover Credit shall vest on December 31, 2008.




          A Participant’s Cash LTIP Rollover Credit shall vest fully if the Participant retires, incurs
a Disability, dies or in the event of a change of control of the Company (as defined in the Cash
LTIP). If the Participant leaves the Company for any other reason, he or she shall forfeit any
unvested portion of the Cash LTIP Rollover Account. Any deemed earnings on a Cash LTIP Rollover
Credit shall vest in the same proportion as the rest of the Cash LTIP Rollover Credit. A
Participant’s vested Cash LTIP Rollover Credit shall be subject to his or her distribution election
applicable to the year in which the Cash LTIP Rollover Credit is made to the Plan.




     (e) Performance Plan Rollover Credits. With respect to any Eligible Employee who
participates in the Performance Plan, on or around March 15, 2007, the Company shall credit the
Fair Market Value (as defined in the Performance Plan) of each Eligible Employee’s vested Share
Units (as defined in the Performance Plan) to the Participant’s Account under the Plan. Once the
deferral referenced in this paragraph becomes effective, (i) any amounts deferred pursuant to this
paragraph shall be deemed to be invested in this Plan in accordance with the Participant’s latest
effective elections applicable to new contributions; and (ii) any such deferrals shall be subject
to the terms and conditions of this Plan (including those terms governing distribution, withdrawal,
and deemed investment) and shall not be subject to the terms and conditions of, or payable from,
the plan pursuant to which such amounts were originally maintained. Notwithstanding the preceding
sentence, a Participant’s Performance Plan Rollover Account shall be subject to a vesting schedule
as follows:



          (i) 25% of the Performance Plan Rollover Credit shall vest immediately;




          (ii) The next 50% of the Performance Plan Rollover Credit shall vest on December 31, 2007; and




          (iii) The remaining 25% of the Performance Plan Rollover Credit shall vest on December 31,
2008.




     A Participant’s Performance Plan Rollover Account shall vest fully if the Participant retires,
incurs a Disability, dies or in the event of a change of control of the Company (as defined in the
Performance Plan). If the Participant leaves the Company for any other reason, he or she shall
forfeit any unvested portion of the Performance Plan Rollover Account. Any deemed earnings on a
Performance Plan Rollover Credit shall vest in the same proportion as the rest of the Performance
Plan Rollover Credit. A Participant’s vested Performance Plan Rollover Credit



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shall be subject to his or her distribution election applicable to the year in which the
Performance Plan Rollover Credit is made to the Plan.




     3.05 Tax Withholding. Except as otherwise provided in Section 3.04, to the extent
that the Employer is required to withhold any taxes or other amounts from a Participant’s
Compensation subject to a Deferral Election pursuant to any state, federal, or local law, such
amounts shall be withheld only from his or her Compensation before any Elective Deferral Credits
are credited to his or her Account.



ARTICLE 4

BENEFIT ACCOUNTS




     4.01 Valuation of Account. As of each Valuation Date, a Participant’s Account shall
consist of the balance of the Participant’s Account as of the immediately preceding Valuation Date,
plus the Participant’s Elective Deferral Credits, Bonus Elective Deferral Credits, Employer
Contribution Credits, Non-Qualified Defined Benefit Plan Rollover Credits, Non-Qualified Defined
Contribution Plan Rollover Credits, Prior Plan Stock Rollover Credits, Performance Plan Rollover
Credits and Cash LTIP Rollover Credits that are credited pursuant to Article III since the
immediately preceding Valuation Date, plus or minus deemed investment gain or loss credited as of
such Valuation Date pursuant to Section 4.02, minus the aggregate amount of distributions, if any,
made from such Account since the immediately preceding Valuation Date.



     4.02 Crediting of Deemed Investment Return. As of each Valuation Date, each
Participant’s Account shall be increased or decreased by the amount of deemed investment gain or
loss earned since the immediately preceding Valuation Date. Deemed investment return shall be
credited at the Investment Return Rate as of such Valuation Date based upon the average balance of
the Participant’s Account since the immediately preceding Valuation Date, but after such Accounts
have been adjusted for any contributions or distributions to be credited or deducted for such
period or with such other method as the Investment Committee shall deem appropriate. Deemed
investment return for the period prior to the first Valuation Date applicable to an Account shall
be deemed earned ratably over such period. Until a Participant or his or her Beneficiary receives
his or her entire Account, the unpaid balance thereof shall earn a deemed investment return as
provided in this Section 4.02.



     4.03 Statement of Accounts. The Committee shall provide to each Participant, within
30 days after the close of each calendar quarter, a statement setting forth the balance of such
Participant’s Account as of the last day of the preceding calendar quarter and showing all
adjustments made thereto during such calendar quarter.



     4.04 Vesting of Amounts. Except with respect to Cash LTIP Rollover Credits and
Performance Plan Rollover Credits, a Participant shall be 100 percent vested in the amounts
credited to his or her Account.



     4.05 Deemed Investments.



     (a) New Money and Reallocation Elections. A Participant may direct that the amounts
credited to his or her Account under Article III be deemed invested in one or more of



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the investment options listed in Exhibit A, in increments of whole percentages or whole
dollars (a “New Money Election”). In the event that a Participant fails to designate a New Money
Election, new deferrals credited to the Participant’s Account shall be deemed to be invested in the
Treasury Money Market Fund or such other fund as the Committee shall designate. Unless determined
otherwise by the Committee, a Participant may not make more than one New Money Election per
calendar quarter; provided, however, that a Participant may make a Reallocation Election after the
Merck Closing and prior to January 1, 2010 regardless of whether the Participant has already made a
Reallocation Election on or after October 1, 2009 but prior to the Merck Closing. A Participant
also may direct that amounts previously credited to his or her Account and deemed invested in one
or more of the investment options listed in Exhibit A, be transferred, in increments of whole
percentages or whole dollars between and among the then available investment options listed in
Exhibit A (a “Reallocation Election”). Unless determined otherwise by the Committee, a Participant
may not make more than one Reallocation Election per calendar quarter. A New Money Election or a
Reallocation Election must be filed with the Committee in accordance with uniform rules established
by the Committee. A Reallocation Election shall not change a Participant’s existing New Money
election. The effective date of any New Money Election or Reallocation Election shall be the
Valuation Date on which such election is received by the Committee in accordance with uniform rules
established by the Committee.




     (b) Insider Trading Restrictions. The Company reserves the right to refuse to honor
any Participant direction related to deemed investments, including deemed contributions to,
distributions from, and transfers among investment options, and any other circumstances where the
Committee deems it necessary or desirable to refuse to honor such a direction in order to ensure or
facilitate compliance with applicable law including U.S. or other securities laws, or the Company’s
insider trading policies and practices. The Company, however, does not assume any responsibility
for compliance by officers or others with any such laws, and any failure by the Company to delay or
dishonor any such direction shall not be deemed to increase the Company’s legal exposure to the
Participant or third parties.



     (c) Prior Plan Stock Rollover Account. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a Participant’s
Prior Plan Stock Rollover Account shall always be deemed invested in the Company Stock Investment
Option.



ARTICLE 5

PAYMENT OF BENEFITS




     5.01 Distributions.



     (a) Reasons other than Death, Disability, or Change in Control. At the time at which
his or her initial deferral election is made, each Participant may elect to commence receiving
distributions of the balance of his or her Account (i) on or about the first day of any month
elected by the Participant, provided that such day is no less than three years from the day on
which the election is made; (ii) with respect to a Participant who elects a single sum payment,
within 60 days following the termination of his or her employment or, with respect to distributions
in any form other than a single sum, the first day of the month that is at least 60 days following
the termination of his or her employment; or (iii) the earlier of (i) or (ii); subject



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to any delays under Section 5.03. Elections made during Open Enrollment or, in the case of a
newly eligible Participant, within 30 days of such Participant’s eligibility date, shall be
immediately effective. Distributions under this Section 5.01(a) may be made in any form
permissible under Section 5.02. Except as otherwise provided in Sections 5.01(b) and (c), in the
event that a Participant fails to elect when to commence distribution of his or her Account or such
an election is not yet effective, the balance of his or her Account shall be distributed within 60
days after the Participant’s termination of employment, subject to any delays under Section 5.03.




     Notwithstanding the foregoing, effective for deferrals made in the 2006 Plan Year and
thereafter, a Participant must make a distribution election (relating to the timing and form of the
distribution ) during each Open Enrollment applicable to any deferrals made in such Plan Year only
(a “Class Year”). In the event a Participant does not make a distribution election during an Open
Enrollment for a Class Year, the distribution election that applied to the deferrals in the prior
Class Year shall apply to the deferrals in the current Class Year, to the extent permitted by law.



     With respect to Participants who participated in the Plan during the 2004 Plan Year and/or
2005 Plan Year, the distribution election that he or she elected during the applicable Open
Enrollment shall apply to deferrals made during these Plan Years and shall continue to apply to
future Class Years until he or she makes a new distribution election. If a Participant has not
participated in the Plan previously and does not make a distribution election, he or she shall be
deemed to have elected a lump sum payment within 60 days following the termination of his or her
employment.



     (b) Death. Notwithstanding Section 5.01(a), in the event of a Participant’s death
before the distribution of all of his or her Class Years have commenced, his or her Beneficiary
shall receive the Value of his or her entire Account balance in cash in a lump sum within 60 days
following the date of the Participant’s death. Also notwithstanding Section 5.01(a), in the event
of a Participant’s death after he or she has commenced receiving installment payments relating to a
Class Year, the Participant’s Beneficiary shall receive a lump sum cash distribution of the
remaining Value of the installment payments as soon as administratively practicable following the
Participant’s death, provided, however, that if the Participant so elected prior to his or her
death, the Participant’s Beneficiary shall continue to receive installment payments relating to
such Class Year on the same schedule as the Participant was receiving.



     (c) Disability. Notwithstanding Section 5.01(a), in the event that a Participant
incurs a Disability before the distribution of a Class Year has commenced, the Company shall
commence paying benefits relating to such Class Year to the Participant as soon as administratively
feasible after the Participant becomes disabled, provided, however, that if the Participant so
elects at least twelve months prior to the date of his or her Disability, he or she may commence
receiving his or her amounts relating to a Class Year as of the later of the first day of the month
following his or her 65th birthday or the first day of the month following the day on
which his or her long-term disability payments under the Company’s long-term disability plan cease.
Distributions under this Section 5.01(c) may be made in any form permissible under Section 5.02 as
elected by the Participant at least twelve months prior to the date of his or her Disability or
within 30 days of the Participant becoming eligible to participate in the Plan.



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     (d) Change of Control. Each Participant may make a separate election regarding when
the distribution of a Class Year(s) shall be paid following a Change of Control in the same manner
provided under Section 5.01(a). Any such election shall supersede all other elections if a Change
of Control occurs prior to the time when the Participant is in pay status under the Plan. Any such
election must be made at least twelve months prior to the Change of Control to be effective (or
within 30 days of the Participant becoming eligible to participate in the Plan). If a Participant
makes such an election, he or she may change it only by electing a later date on which to receive a
distribution. If the new date that the Participant elects turns out to be five or more years after
the date on which the distribution of such Class Year(s) otherwise would have commenced as a result
of the Change of Control under the Participant’s prior distribution election, the new election
shall be valid and the prior election shall be disregarded. If not, the distribution of the Class
Year(s) shall begin as soon as administratively feasible following the Change of Control pursuant
to the Participant’s old distribution election.



     (e) Changing Distribution Timing Elections. Except as otherwise provided in Section
Sections 5.01(d) and (f), a Participant may change any of his or her distribution elections at any
time; provided, however, any such change shall not become effective until twelve months after the
date that such election change is made. Once a Participant selects a specific date for a
distribution to begin, he or she may not change the timing of the distribution to an earlier date,
and any later date that the Participant selects must be at least five years after the date on which
the distribution would otherwise commence under the existing distribution election. If a
Participant previously elected to commence the distribution of his or her benefits upon the
termination of his or her employment or upon the earlier of his or her termination of employment or
a specified date, any new distribution election shall be valid only if the new election is made at
least twelve months in advance of the date on which the benefits would otherwise commence under the
existing distribution election and the date on which benefits will commence under the new election
is at least five years after the date on which the benefits would have otherwise commenced under
the existing distribution election.



     (f) Notwithstanding the foregoing, pursuant to the rules set forth in IRS Notice 2007-86, a
Participant who made a distribution election under this Section or Section 5.02 on or after January
1, 2006 but before January 1, 2009 will be permitted to revise such election provided that such
revised election satisfies the following criteria: (i) with respect to an election to change a time
of payment made on or after January 1, 2006 and on or before December 31, 2006, the election may
apply only to amounts that would not otherwise be payable in 2006 and may not cause an amount to be
paid in 2006 that would not otherwise be payable in 2006; (ii) with respect to an election to
change a time of payment made on or after January 1, 2007 and on or before December 31, 2007, the
election may apply only to amounts that would not otherwise be payable in 2007 and may not cause an
amount to be paid in 2007 that would not otherwise be payable in 2007; (iii) with respect to an
election to change a time of payment made on or after January 1, 2008 and on or before December 31,
2008, the election may apply only to amounts that would not otherwise be payable in 2008 and may
not cause an amount to be paid in 2008 that would not otherwise be payable in 2008; and (iv) the
revised election(s) are made during the Open Enrollment Periods prescribed by the Committee. A
Participant may revise any distribution elections made on or after January 1, 2009 to the extent
such revisions are permitted by future guidance and in accordance with any rules for such revisions
established by the Committee.



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     5.02 Form of Payment. Except as otherwise provided in Section 5.01, the benefits
payable pursuant to Section 5.01 shall be paid in cash in one of the following forms, as elected by
the Participant in his or her distribution election in connection with each Class Year:



     (a) Installments. Annual payments of a fixed amount that shall amortize the amount
relating to the Class Year as of the payment commencement date over a period not to exceed 20 years
(together, in the case of each annual payment, with deemed earnings thereon credited after the
payment commencement date pursuant to Section 5.01).



     (b) Single Sum Distribution. A single sum payment to the Participant or Beneficiary,
as applicable.



     In the event a Participant has never made a distribution election, his or her entire Account
balance shall be distributed in a single sum distribution.



     (c) Changing Distribution Form Elections. Except as otherwise provided in Section
5.01(f), a Participant may change a previous distribution election from installments to a lump sum
provided that the subsequent election is made at least twelve months in advance of the date that
the installments would have commenced otherwise and the lump sum is payable no earlier than five
years after the installments were to commence otherwise.



     5.03 Commencement of Benefits to 162(m) Covered Employees and 409A Specified
Employees. The distribution of a Covered Employee’s benefit applicable to a Class Year shall
be made upon the later of (a) the date elected by the Covered Employee for the distribution of his
or her Class Year to commence and (b) April 1 of the year following the Covered Employee’s
termination of employment. In the event a Class Year is payable on account of the separation of
service of a Specified Employee, the Committee shall delay the distribution of the lump sum payment
or the commencement of installment payments, as applicable, for a period of six months following
the separation from service, during which time earnings shall still accrue in accordance with the
applicable deemed investments.



     5.04 Small Benefit. In the event the Committee determines that the Value of a
Participant’s Account is $5,000 or less at the time of such Participant’s termination of
employment, or the Value of the balance of the Participant’s Account payable to any Beneficiary is
$5,000 or less at the time of the Participant’s death, the Committee shall pay the benefit in the
form of a lump sum, notwithstanding any provision of the Plan or a Participant’s election to the
contrary. Such lump sum payment shall be equal to the Value of the balance of the Participant’s
Account or the portion thereof payable to a Beneficiary.



     5.05 Hardship Withdrawal. In the event that the Committee receives a written request
of a Participant or Beneficiary that the Participant or Beneficiary has suffered an unforeseeable
financial emergency, the Committee shall cease the Participant’s Base Compensation Deferrals and
Bonus Deferrals. In the event the cessation of deferrals alleviates the circumstances giving rise
to the need for the withdrawal the Participant may resume Base Compensation Deferrals or Bonus
Deferrals as of the first day of the Plan Year following the cessation; provided the Participant
makes a timely deferral election in accordance with Article 3 with respect to such amounts. To the
extent that the cessation of deferrals will not alleviate the circumstances giving



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rise to the need for the withdrawal, the Committee shall determine, in its sole discretion,
whether the Participant or Beneficiary has suffered an unforeseeable financial emergency. Employer
shall pay to the Participant or Beneficiary, as soon as practicable following such determination,
an amount necessary to meet the emergency (the “Hardship Withdrawal”), but not exceeding the
aggregate balance of the Participant’s or Beneficiary’s Account as of the date of such payment. In
that event, a Participant’s Base Compensation Deferrals and Bonus Deferrals shall cease until the
first day of the Plan Year following the last day of the twelve-month period after the Hardship
Withdrawal is made. The amount of the Hardship Withdrawal shall be deducted from the earliest
Class Year(s). For purposes of this Section 5.05, an “unforeseeable financial emergency” shall
mean an event that the Committee determines to give rise to an unexpected need for cash arising
from an illness, casualty loss, sudden financial reversal, or other such unforeseeable occurrence
as prescribed by Section 409A of the Code and the regulations promulgated thereunder. The amount
of a Hardship Withdrawal may not exceed the amount that the Committee reasonably determines to be
necessary to meet such emergency needs (including taxes incurred by reason of a taxable
distribution). The amount of the benefit otherwise payable under the Plan to such Participant or
Beneficiary shall be adjusted to reflect the early payment of the Hardship Withdrawal.




ARTICLE 6

BENEFICIARY DESIGNATION




     6.01 Beneficiary Designation. Each Participant shall have the sole right, at any
time, to designate any person(s) or entity as his or her Beneficiary to whom payment under the Plan
shall be made in the event of the Participant’s death prior to complete distribution of his or her
Account. Any Beneficiary designation shall be made in a written instrument provided by the
Committee. All Beneficiary designations must be filed in the manner required by the Committee and
shall be effective only when received by the Committee.



     6.02 Change of Beneficiary Designation. Any Beneficiary designation may be changed by
a Participant by the filing of a new Beneficiary designation, which shall cancel all Beneficiary
designations previously filed. The designation of a Beneficiary may not be made or changed at any
time without the consent of the applicable Participant except as required by a court of competent
jurisdiction.



     6.03 No Designation. If all designated Beneficiaries predecease the Participant or if
no designated Beneficiary is on file for the Participant at the time of the Participant’s death,
the Participant’s Account shall be paid to the Participant’s beneficiaries designated under the
Savings Plan, or, if no such beneficiaries are alive, the Participant’s estate.



     6.04 Effect of Payment. Payment to a Participant’s Beneficiary (or, upon the death of
a primary Beneficiary, to the contingent Beneficiary or, if none, to the Participant’s beneficiary
under the Savings Plan or, if none, to the Participant’s estate) shall completely discharge the
Employer’s obligations under the Plan.



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ARTICLE 7

ADMINISTRATION




     7.01 Committee. The Plan shall be administered by the Committee. The Committee shall
have (a) complete discretion to supervise the administration and operation of the Plan, (b)
complete discretion to adopt rules and procedures governing the Plan from time to time, and (c)
sole authority to interpret the terms of the Plan.



     7.02 Investments. The Investment Committee shall have the sole discretion to choose
the investment options available under the Plan and to change or eliminate such investment options,
from time to time, as it deems appropriate.



     7.03 Binding Effect of Decisions. Any decision or action of the Committee with
respect to any question arising out of or in connection with the administration, interpretation, or
application of the Plan shall be final and binding upon all persons having any interest in the
Plan.



     7.04 Indemnification of Committee. The Company shall indemnify and hold harmless the
members of the Committee and Investment Committee and their designees against any and all claims,
loss, damage, expense, or liability arising from any action or failure to act with respect to the
Plan, except in the case of gross negligence or willful misconduct by any such member or designee
of the Committee or Investment Committee.



ARTICLE 8

AMENDMENT AND TERMINATION OF PLAN




     8.01 Amendment. The Board of Directors of the Company or its delegate, on behalf of
itself and of each Selected Affiliate may at any time amend, suspend, or reinstate any or all of
the provisions of the Plan, except that no such amendment, suspension, or reinstatement may
adversely affect any Participant’s Account, as it existed as of the day before the effective date
of such amendment, suspension, or reinstatement, without such Participant’s prior written consent.
Written notice of any amendment or other action with respect to the Plan shall be given to each
Participant.



     8.02 Termination. The Board of Directors of the Company or its delegate, on behalf of
itself and of each Selected Affiliate, in its sole discretion, may terminate this Plan at any time
and for any reason whatsoever. On and after Plan termination, the Committee shall take those
actions necessary to administer any Accounts existing prior to the effective date of such
termination; provided, however, that a termination of the Plan shall not adversely affect the value
of a Participant’s Account, the crediting of investment return under Section 4.02, or the timing or
method of distribution of a Participant’s Account, without the Participant’s prior written consent.



ARTICLE 9

MISCELLANEOUS




     9.01 Funding. Participants, their Beneficiaries, and their heirs, successors, and
assigns shall have no secured interest or claim in any property or assets of the Employer. The
Employer’s obligation under the Plan shall be merely that of an unfunded and unsecured promise



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of the Employer to pay money in the future. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event of a
Change in Control, the Company shall create an irrevocable trust, or before such time the Company
may create an irrevocable or revocable trust, to hold funds to be used in payment of the
obligations of Employers under the Plan. In the event of a Change in Control or prior thereto, the
Employers shall fund such trust in an amount equal to not less than the total value of the
Participants’ Accounts under the Plan as of the Valuation Date immediately preceding the Change in
Control, provided that any funds contained therein shall remain available for the claims of the
respective Employer’s general creditors.




     9.02 Nonassignability. No right or interest under the Plan of a Participant or his or
her Beneficiary (or any person claiming through or under any of them) shall be assignable or
transferable in any manner or be subject to alienation, anticipation, sale, pledge, encumbrance, or
other legal process or in any manner be liable for or subject to the debts or liabilities of any
such Participant or Beneficiary. If any Participant or Beneficiary shall attempt to or shall
transfer, assign, alienate, anticipate, sell, pledge, or otherwise encumber his or her benefits
hereunder or any part thereof, or if by reason of his or her bankruptcy or other event happening at
any time such benefits would devolve upon anyone else or would not be enjoyed by him or her, the
Committee, in its discretion, may terminate his or her interest in any such benefit to the extent
the Committee considers necessary or advisable to prevent or limit the effects of such occurrence.
Termination shall be effected by filing a written “termination declaration” with the Company’s
highest ranking human resources official and making reasonable efforts to deliver a copy to the
Participant or Beneficiary whose interest is adversely affected (the “Terminated Participant”).



          As long as the Terminated Participant is alive, any benefits affected by the termination shall
be retained by the Employer and, in the Committee’s sole and absolute judgment, may be paid to or
expended for the benefit of the Terminated Participant, his or her spouse, his or her children, or
any other person or persons in fact dependent upon him or her in such a manner as the Committee
shall deem proper. Upon the death of the Terminated Participant, all benefits withheld from him or
her and not paid to others in accordance with the preceding sentence shall be disposed of according
to the provisions of the Plan that would apply if he or she died prior to the time that all
benefits to which he or she was entitled were paid to him or her.



     9.03 Claims Procedure



     (a) Claim. A person who believes that he or she is being denied a Supplemental
Benefit to which he or she is entitled under the Plan (hereinafter referred to as a “Claimant”) may
file a written request for such benefit with the Committee, setting forth the claim.



     (b) Claim Decision. Upon receipt of a claim, the Committee shall advise the Claimant
that a reply will be forthcoming within 90 days and shall, in fact, deliver such reply within such
period. The Committee may, however, extend the reply period for an additional 90 days for
reasonable cause.



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     (c) Information. If the claim is denied in whole or in part, the Claimant shall be
provided an opinion, drafted in a manner calculated to be understood by the Claimant, setting
forth:




	 	(i)	 	The specific reason or reasons for such denial;
	 
	 	(ii)	 	The specific reference to pertinent provisions of this Plan
upon which such denial is based;
	 
	 	(iii)	 	A description of any additional material or information
necessary for the Claimant to perfect his or her claim and an explanation why
such material or such information is necessary;
	 
	 	(iv)	 	Appropriate information as to the steps to be taken if the
Claimant wishes to submit the claim for review;
	 
	 	(v)	 	The time limits for requesting a review under subsection (d)
hereof; and
	 
	 	(vi)	 	A statement of the Claimant’s right to bring an action under
Section 502 of ERISA upon a claim denial on review.





     (d) Request for Review. Within 60 days after the receipt by the Claimant of the
opinion described above, the Claimant may request in writing that the Committee review its
determination. The Claimant or his or her duly authorized representative may, but need not, review
the pertinent documents and submit issues and comment in writing for consideration by the
Committee. If the Claimant does not request a review of the initial determination within such
60-day period, the Claimant shall be barred and estopped from challenging the determination.



     (e) Review of Decision. Within 60 days after the Committee’s receipt of a request for
review, it shall review the initial determination. After considering all materials presented by
the Claimant, the Committee shall render an opinion, drafted in a manner calculated to be
understood by the Claimant, setting forth the specific reasons for the decision and containing
specific references to the pertinent provisions of this Plan upon which the decision is based and a
statement of the Claimant’s right to bring an action under Section 502 of ERISA. If special
circumstances require that the 60-day time period be extended, the Committee shall so notify the
Claimant and shall render the decision as soon as possible, but no later than 120 days after
receipt of the request for review.



     9.04 Governing Law. The Plan is intended to constitute an unfunded plan providing
retirement or deferred compensation benefits for officers and highly compensated employees exempt
from the requirements of parts 2, 3, and 4 of ERISA. Except to the extent otherwise provided in
ERISA and the Code, this Plan shall be construed, regulated, and administered under the laws of the
State of New Jersey.



     9.05 Successors. The provisions of the Plan shall bind and inure to the benefit of
the Company, its Selected Affiliates, and their respective successors and assigns. The term
successors as used herein shall include any corporate or other business entity that, whether by
merger, consolidation, purchase, or otherwise, acquires all or substantially all of the business
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assets of the Company or a Selected Affiliate and successors of any such Company or other
business entity.




     9.06 Right to Continued Service. Nothing contained herein shall be construed to
confer upon any Eligible Employee the right to continue to serve as an Eligible Employee of the
Employer or in any other capacity.



     9.07 Illegal or Invalid Provision. In case any provision of the Plan shall be held
illegal or invalid for any reason, such illegal or invalid provision shall not affect the remaining
parts of the Plan, and the Plan shall be construed and enforced without regard to such illegal or
invalid provision.



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EXHIBIT A




     The following are the investment options that are used in determining the Investment Return
Rate under the Plan.



Account Name (Fund Code)



Vanguard 500 Index Fund Investor Shares (000040)



Vanguard Prime Money Market Fund (000030) – Default Investment Election



Vanguard Life Strategy Growth Fund (000122)



Vanguard Wellington Fund Investor Shares (000021)



Vanguard Windsor Fund Investor Shares (000022)



Vanguard Explorer Fund Investor Shares (000024)



Vanguard ST Investment Grade Fund Investor Shares (000039)



Vanguard Life Strategy Income Fund (00007L)



Vanguard Life Strategy Conservative Growth Fund (00007M)



Vanguard Life Strategy Moderate Growth Fund (000914)



Vanguard IT Investment Grade Fund Investor Shares (000071)



Vanguard US Growth Fund Investor Shares (000023)



Vanguard International Growth Fund Investor Shares (000081)



Merck Common Stock Fund (4807)





A-1