EX-10.104






Exhibit 10.104




DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN

OF ERIE INDEMNITY COMPANY




(As Amended and Restated as of January 1, 2009)




BASIC PLAN DOCUMENT




APPENDIX A




APPENDIX B




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DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN

OF ERIE INDEMNITY COMPANY




(As Amended and Restated as of January 1, 2009)




BASIC PLAN DOCUMENT




ARTICLE ONE




INTRODUCTION



This Deferred Compensation Plan of Erie Indemnity Company (the “Plan”) is an unfunded,
non-qualified, deferred compensation arrangement created for a select group of management and
highly compensated employees of Erie Indemnity Company (the “Company”) and its affiliates. It is
intended that the Plan will aid in retaining and attracting qualified executives by providing such
executives with a vehicle for deferring certain compensation until retirement or other separation
from service from the Company and for restoring on behalf of participating executives, certain
contributions that would have been made under the tax-qualified 401(k) plan maintained by the
Company, but for limitations applicable to such 401(k) plan.



The Plan has been amended from time to time and was last amended and restated effective January 1,
2001. This amendment and restatement of the Plan shall constitute an amendment, restatement and
continuation of the Plan and is generally effective as of January 1, 2009. However, certain
provisions of this amendment and restatement are effective as of some other date. Events occurring
before the applicable effective date of any provision of this amendment and restatement shall be
governed by the applicable provision of the Plan as in effect on the date of the event.



This amendment and restatement of the Plan consists of three primary documents: (i) this Basic Plan
Document, which principally addresses definitions and procedural matters that apply to all amounts
that accumulate under the Plan, (ii) Appendix A, which incorporates provisions of the Plan relating
to Plan accounts that were earned and vested on or before December 31, 2004, and (iii) Appendix B,
which incorporates provisions of the Plan relating to those portions of Plan accounts that are
earned or become vested on or after January 1, 2005.




ARTICLE TWO




DEFINITIONS



When the following words or phrases are used in the Plan document with initial capital letters,
they shall have the following meanings, except where otherwise modified in Appendix A or Appendix
B:



2.1 “Administrator” shall mean the person or committee, appointed by the Chief Executive
Officer of the Company, who shall be responsible for the administrative functions assigned to it
under the Plan.



2.2 “Affiliate” shall mean a corporation or partnership in which more than 50% of the
equity is owned directly or indirectly by the Company including, without limitation, the following:
Erie Family Life Insurance Company, Erie Insurance Company, EI Holding Corp., EI Service Corp.,
Erie Insurance Company of New York, Erie Insurance Property & Casualty Company and Flagship City
Insurance Company.



2.3 “Beneficiary” shall mean the individual(s) or trust(s) selected by a Participant to
receive payment of amounts credited under the Plan in the event of the Participant’s death, as
evidenced by the most recent, properly completed and executed, Beneficiary designation which the
Participant has delivered to the Administrator prior to the Participant’s death. A Participant may
make separate Beneficiary designations to govern the distribution of the Participant’s interest in
those amounts, if any, credited to the Deferred Compensation Account maintained on his behalf under
Appendix A and in those amounts, if any, credited to the Deferred Compensation Account maintained
on his behalf under Appendix B. Such Beneficiary designations shall apply in the event of the
Participant’s death before commencement of payments and to any method of payment the Participant
may elect that provides for the




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possibility of payments to a Beneficiary after the Participant’s death. A Participant may change
his Beneficiary at any time by delivering a new designation of Beneficiary to the Administrator on
such form or forms as may be satisfactory to the Administrator. A new designation of Beneficiary
shall be effective upon receipt by the Administrator of the completed and executed designation. As
of such effective date, the new designation shall divest any Beneficiary named in a prior
designation in that interest indicated in the prior designation. If no effective Beneficiary
designation is in effect on the death of the Participant, or if all designated Beneficiaries have
predeceased the Participant, any payments to be made under the Plan on account of the Participant’s
death shall be paid to the estate of the Participant.



2.4 “Board” shall mean the Board of Directors of the Erie Indemnity Company.



2.5 “Code” shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.



2.6 “Company” shall mean the Erie Indemnity Company, a Pennsylvania business corporation.



2.7 “Deferred Compensation Account” shall mean such account as defined in Appendix A and/or
Appendix B, as applicable.



2.8 “Employee” shall mean a person engaged in performing services for the Company, or an
Affiliate, as an exempt or non-exempt full-time employee, as defined by the Company’s Corporate
Personnel Manual, as in existence at the time of determination, and not as an independent
contractor.



2.9 “Participant” shall mean each Employee who participates in the Plan in accordance with
the terms and conditions of the Plan.



2.10 “Plan” shall mean the Deferred Compensation Plan of Erie Indemnity Company as set
forth in the provisions of the Basic Plan Document, Appendix A, Appendix B, and including any
amendments, appendices and exhibits to these documents.



2.11 “Qualified Plan” shall mean the Erie Insurance Group Employee Savings Plan, a
tax-qualified plan under Section 401(a) of the Code, as said plan is amended from time to time.



2.12 “Vested” shall mean, as of any given date, the portion of the Deferred Compensation
Account maintained on behalf of a Participant which is then 100% vested and nonforfeitable. All
Deferred Compensation Accounts maintained under the Plan shall be 100% vested and nonforfeitable at
all times.




ARTICLE THREE




ADMINISTRATION





	3.1.	 	GENERAL ADMINISTRATION




The Administrator shall be charged with the administration of the Plan. The Administrator shall
have all such powers as may be necessary to discharge its duties relative to the administration of
the Plan, including by way of illustration and not limitation, discretionary authority to interpret
and construe the Plan, to determine and decide all questions of fact, and all disputes arising
under the Plan including, but not limited to, the eligibility of any Employee to participate
hereunder, the validity of any election or designation as may be necessary or appropriate hereunder
and the right of any Participant or Beneficiary to receive payment of all or any portion of amounts
represented by a Deferred Compensation Account, maintained hereunder. The Administrator shall have
all power necessary to adopt, alter and repeal such administrative rules, regulations and practices
governing the operation of the Plan as it, in its sole discretion, may from time to time deem
advisable and shall have the power to make equitable adjustments to remedy any mistakes or errors
made in the administration of the Plan. The Administrator shall not be liable to any person for
any action taken or omitted in connection with the interpretation and administration of the Plan
unless attributable to willful misconduct. The Administrator, the Company and its respective
officers and directors shall be entitled to conclusively rely upon all tables, valuations,
certificates, opinions and reports furnished by any actuary, accountant, controller, counsel or
other person employed or engaged by the Company with respect to the Plan,




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insofar as such reliance is consistent with the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as
amended (“ERISA”) and other applicable law. The service providers to the Plan may act and rely
upon all information reported to them by the Administrator and/or the Company and need not inquire
into the accuracy thereof nor shall be charged with any notice to the contrary. Any individual
serving as Administrator shall not participate in any action or determination regarding solely his
own benefits payable hereunder. Decisions of the Administrator made in good faith shall be final,
conclusive and binding upon all parties. Until modified by the Administrator, the claims and
review procedures set forth in Section 3.2 shall be the exclusive procedures for the disposition of
claims for benefits arising under the Plan.





	3.2.	 	CLAIMS PROCEDURE




The Administrator shall be responsible for the claims procedure under the Plan.





	 	(a)	 	Original Claim. In the event a claim of any Participant, Beneficiary,
or other person (hereinafter referred to in this Section as the “Claimant”) for a
benefit is partially or completely denied, the Administrator shall give, within ninety
(90) days after receipt of the claim (or if special circumstances, made known to the
Claimant, require an extension of time for processing the claim, within one hundred
eighty (180) days after receipt of the claim), written notice of such denial to the
Claimant. Such notice shall set forth, in a manner calculated to be understood by the
Claimant, the specific reason or reasons for the denial (with reference to pertinent
Plan provisions upon which the denial is based); an explanation of additional material
or information, if any, necessary for the Claimant to perfect the claim; a statement of
why the material or information is necessary; a statement of the Claimant’s right to
bring a civil action under Section 502(a) of ERISA; and an explanation of the Plan’s
claims review procedure, including the time limits applicable to such procedure.
	 
	 	(b)	 	Review of Denied Claim.






	 	(i)	 	A Claimant whose claim is partially or completely denied shall
have the right to request a full and fair review of the denial by a written
request delivered to the Administrator within sixty (60) days of receipt of the
written notice of claim denial, or within such longer time as the
Administrator, under uniform rules, determines. In such review, the Claimant
or his duly authorized representative shall have the right to review, upon
request and free of charge, all documents, records or other information
relevant to the claim and to submit any written comments, documents, or records
relating to the claim to the Administrator.
	 
	 	(ii)	 	The Administrator, within sixty (60) days after the request for
review, or in special circumstances, such as where the Administrator in its
sole discretion holds a hearing, within one hundred twenty (120) days of the
request for review, will submit its decision in writing. Such decision shall
take into account all comments, documents, records and other information
properly submitted by the Claimant, whether or not such information was
considered in the original claim determination. The decision on review will be
binding on all parties, will be written in a manner calculated to be understood
by the Claimant, will contain specific reasons for the decision and specific
references to the pertinent Plan provisions upon which the decision is based,
will indicate that the Claimant may review, upon request and free of charge,
all documents, records or other information relevant to the claim and will
contain a statement of the Claimant’s right to bring a civil action under
Section 502(a) of ERISA.
	 
	 	(iii)	 	If a Claimant fails to file a claim or request for review in
the manner and in accordance with the time limitations specified herein, such
claim or request for review shall be waived, and the Claimant shall thereafter
be barred from again asserting such claim.






	 	(c)	 	Determination by the Administrator is Conclusive. The
Administrator’s determination of factual matter relating to Participants,
Beneficiaries and other persons including, without limitation, a Participant’s
compensation, the amount of any contribution credit and any other factual matters,
shall be conclusive.




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	3.3	 	EXHAUSTION OF ADMINISTRATIVE REMEDIES




The exhaustion of the claims review procedure is mandatory for resolving every claim and dispute
arising under the Plan. As to such claims and disputes:





	 	a)	 	No claimant shall be permitted to commence any civil action to recover Plan
benefits or to enforce or clarify rights under the Plan under Section 502 or Section
510 of ERISA or under any other provision of law, whether or not statutory, until the
claims review procedure set forth herein has been exhausted in its entirety; and
	 
	 	b)	 	In any such civil action all explicit and all implicit determinations by the
Administrator (including, but not limited to, determinations as to whether the claim,
or a request for a review of a denied claim, was timely filed) shall be afforded the
maximum deference permitted by law.






	3.4	 	DEADLINE TO FILE CIVIL ACTION




No civil action to recover Plan benefits or to enforce or clarify rights under the Plan under
Section 502 or Section 510 of ERISA or under any other provision of law, whether or not statutory,
may be brought by any claimant on any matter pertaining to the Plan unless the civil action is
commenced in the proper forum before the earlier of:





	 	a)	 	Thirty months after the claimant knew or reasonably should have known of the
principal facts on which the claim is based; or
	 
	 	b)	 	Six months after the claimant has exhausted the claims review procedure.






	3.5	 	FICA AND OTHER TAXES




For each year in which credits are made under the Plan for or on behalf of a Participant who is
employed in such year, the Company or Affiliate employing the Participant shall withhold from that
portion of the Participant’s compensation that is not being deferred, in a manner determined by the
Administrator, the Participant’s share of FICA and other employment taxes. If the Administrator
determines it to be necessary or appropriate, the Administrator may reduce any deferral of a
Participant under the Plan in order to comply with this Section 3.5.




ARTICLE FOUR




AMENDMENT AND TERMINATION



The Company expects to continue the Plan indefinitely, but reserves the right to amend or terminate
the Plan at any time, if, in its sole judgment, such amendment or termination is necessary or
desirable. Any such amendment or termination shall be made pursuant to a resolution of the Board
and shall be effective as of the date specified in such resolution. Without consent of the
Participant, no amendment or termination of the Plan shall reduce the balance of a Participant’s
Deferred Compensation Account at the time of amendment or termination. Except as may otherwise be
provided by the Company, or as provided in Appendix B, in the event of a termination of the Plan,
the Company (or any transferee, or successor entity of the Company) shall be obligated to pay
amounts represented by Vested Deferred Compensation Account balances to Participants and
Beneficiaries at such time or times and in such forms as provided under the terms of the Plan.
Nothing herein shall limit the Company’s reserved right to terminate and liquidate the Plan in
accordance with generally applicable guidance prescribed by the Commissioner of Internal Revenue
and published in the Internal Revenue Bulletin.




ARTICLE FIVE




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GENERAL PROVISIONS





	5.1.	 	NO EFFECT ON EMPLOYMENT RIGHTS




Nothing contained herein shall be construed as creating any contract of employment between the
Company or any Affiliate and any Participant nor shall any provision hereof confer upon any
Participant the right to be retained in the service of the Company or any Affiliate nor limit the
right of the Company or any Affiliate to discharge or otherwise deal with Participants without
regard to the existence of the Plan.





	5.2.	 	GENERAL CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATION




It is the intent of this Plan, and each Participant understands, that no trust has been created for
his or her benefit in connection with this Plan and that eligibility and participation in this Plan
does not grant any Participant or Beneficiary any interest in any asset of the Company or any
Affiliate. The Company’s obligation to pay to the Participant or Beneficiary the amounts credited
hereunder is a general contract obligation and shall be satisfied solely from the general assets of
the Company. Nothing contained in the Plan shall constitute a guaranty by the Company, any
Affiliate, or any other entity or person that the assets of the Company will be sufficient to pay
amounts determined in accordance with the Plan. The obligation of the Company under the Plan shall
be merely that of an unfunded and unsecured promise of the Company to pay amounts in the future.
In each case in which amounts represented by the balances credited to a Participant’s Vested
Deferred Compensation Account have been distributed to the Participant, Beneficiary, or other
person entitled to receipt thereof and which purports to cover in full the benefits hereunder, such
Participant, Beneficiary or other person shall have no further right or interest in the other
assets of the Company on account of participation in the Plan. Notwithstanding a Participant’s
entitlement to Vested amounts under the terms of the Plan, the status of the Participant, or any
person claiming by or through the Participant, is that of an unsecured general creditor to the
extent of his entire interest under the Plan as herein described.





	5.3.	 	BINDING ON COMPANY, PARTICIPANTS AND THEIR SUCCESSORS




The Plan shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Company and Affiliates, their
successors and assigns and Participants and their heirs, executors, administrators and legal
representatives. In the event of the merger or consolidation of the Company with or into any other
corporation, or in the event substantially all of the assets of the Company shall be transferred to
another corporation, the successor corporation resulting from the merger or consolidation, or the
transferee of such assets, as the case may be, shall, as a condition to the consummation of the
merger, consolidation or transfer, assume the obligations of the Company hereunder and shall be
substituted for the Company hereunder.





	5.4.	 	SPENDTHRIFT PROVISIONS




The interest of a Participant or Beneficiary under the Plan shall not be subject in any manner to
anticipation, alienation, sale, transfer, assignment, pledge, encumbrance, or charge, either
voluntarily or involuntarily, prior to the Participant’s or Beneficiary’s actual receipt of amounts
represented by the balances credited under the Plan on his behalf; any attempt to anticipate,
alienate, sell, transfer, assign, pledge, encumber or charge any such interest prior to such
receipt shall be void. Amounts credited hereunder and not paid to a Participant or Beneficiary
shall not be subject to garnishment, attachment or other legal or equitable process nor shall they
be an asset in bankruptcy. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, no amount shall be payable from
this Plan to a Participant, or any person claiming by or through a Participant, unless and until
any and all amounts representing debts or other obligations owed to the Company or any Affiliate by
the Participant have been fully paid and satisfied; provided, however, that any such offset, as
applicable to a person’s Plan interest under Appendix B, shall not exceed such offset as is
permitted under Section 409A of the Code. Neither the Company nor any Affiliate shall be liable in
any manner for or subject to the debts, contracts, liabilities, torts or engagements of any person
who has a Deferred Compensation Account maintained on his behalf under the Plan.





	5.5.	 	NO SPOUSAL RIGHTS




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Except as required by law or specifically provided by the Plan, no spouse or surviving spouse of a
Participant and no person designated to be a Beneficiary shall have any rights or interest in the
accounts accumulated under the Plan including, but not limited to, the right to be the sole
Beneficiary or to consent to the Participant’s designation of Beneficiary.





	5.6.	 	 DISCLOSURE




Each Participant, upon his written request, shall receive a copy of the Plan and the Administrator
will make available for inspection by any Participant a copy of any written rules and regulations
used by the Administrator in administering the Plan.





	5.7.	 	INCAPACITY OF RECIPIENT




In the event a Participant or Beneficiary is declared incompetent and a guardian, conservator or
other person legally charged with the care of his person or of his estate is appointed, any Vested
Deferred Compensation Account under the Plan to which such Participant, or Beneficiary is entitled
shall be paid to such guardian, conservator or other person legally charged with the care of his
person or his estate. Except as provided in the preceding sentence, when the Administrator, in its
sole discretion, determines that a Participant or Beneficiary is unable to manage his financial
affairs, the Administrator may direct the Company to make distribution(s) from the Vested Deferred
Compensation Account maintained on behalf of such Participant or Beneficiary to any one or more of
the spouse, lineal ascendants or descendants or other closest living relatives of such Participant
or Beneficiary who demonstrates to the satisfaction of the Administrator the propriety of making
such distribution(s). Any payment so made shall not exceed such amount as is permitted under
Section 409A of the Code and shall be in complete discharge of any liability of the Company and
Administrator under the Plan for such payment. The Administrator shall not be required to see to
the application of any such distribution made as provided above.





	5.8.	 	INFORMATION FURNISHED BY PARTICIPANTS AND BENEFICIARIES




Neither the Company nor the Administrator shall be liable or responsible for any error in the
computation of a Participant’s or Beneficiary’s interest under the Plan resulting from any
misstatement of fact made by the Participant or Beneficiary, directly or indirectly, to the Company
or to the Administrator and used by it in determining the Participant’s or Beneficiary’s Plan
interest. Neither the Company nor the Administrator shall be obligated or required to increase the
Plan interest of any such Participant or Beneficiary which, on discovery of the misstatement, is
found to be understated as a result of such misstatement. However, the Plan interest of any
Participant or Beneficiary which is overstated by reason of any such misstatement shall be reduced
to the amount appropriate in view of accurate facts.





	5.9.	 	OVERPAYMENTS




If a payment or a series of payments made from the Plan is found to be greater than the payment(s)
to which a Participant or Beneficiary is entitled due to factual errors, mathematical errors or
otherwise, the Administrator may, in its discretion and to the extent consistent with Section 409A
of the Code, suspend or reduce future payments to such Participant or Beneficiary or exercise such
legal or equitable remedies as it deems appropriate to correct the overpayment.





	5.10.	 	UNCLAIMED BENEFIT




In the event that any amount determined to be payable to a Participant or Beneficiary hereunder
remains unclaimed by such Participant or Beneficiary for a period of four years after the
whereabouts or existence of such person was last known to the Administrator, the Administrator may
direct that all rights of such person to such amounts be terminated absolutely; provided, however,
that if such Participant or Beneficiary subsequently appears and files a claim for payment in
accordance with Article Three and such claim is fully or partially successful, the liability under
the Plan for an amount equal to the successful claim shall be reinstated.




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	5.11.	 	ELECTIONS, APPLICATIONS, NOTICES




Every designation, direction, election, revocation or notice authorized or required under the Plan
which is to be delivered to the Company or the Administrator shall be deemed delivered to the
Company or the Administrator as the case may be: (a) on the date it is personally delivered to the
Administrator (either physically at the Company’s executive offices at 100 Erie Insurance Place,
Erie, Pennsylvania 16530 or at such other location designated by the Administrator or through
interactive electronic communication) or (b) three business days after it is sent by registered or
certified mail, postage prepaid, addressed to the Administrator at the offices indicated above.
Every such item which is to be delivered to a person or entity designated by the Administrator to
perform recordkeeping and other administrative services on behalf of the Plan shall be deemed
delivered to such person or entity when it is actually received (either physically or through
interactive electronic communication) by such person or entity. Every designation, direction,
election, revocation or notice authorized or required which is to be delivered to a Participant or
Beneficiary shall be deemed delivered to a Participant or Beneficiary: (a) on the date it is
personally delivered to such individual (either physically or through interactive electronic
communication), or (b) three business days after it is sent by registered or certified mail,
postage prepaid, addressed to such individual at the last address shown for him on the Company’s
records. Any notice required under the Plan may be waived by the person entitled thereto.





	5.12.	 	COUNTERPARTS




This Plan may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be considered as an
original, and no other counterparts need be produced.





	5.13.	 	SEVERABILITY




In the event any provision of this Plan shall be held illegal or invalid for any reason, such
illegality or invalidity shall not affect the remaining provisions of the Plan. This Plan shall be
construed and enforced as if such illegal or invalid provision had never been contained herein.





	5.14.	 	GOVERNING LAW




The Plan is established under and will be construed according to the laws of the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania to the extent that such laws are not preempted by the Employee Retirement Income
Security Act of 1974, as amended, and regulations promulgated thereunder.





	5.15.	 	HEADINGS




The headings of Sections of this Plan are for convenience of reference only and shall have no
substantive effect on the provisions of this Plan.





	5.16.	 	CONSTRUCTION




The masculine gender, where appearing in this Plan, shall be deemed to also include the feminine
gender. The singular shall also include the plural, where appropriate. Any words or phrases used
herein with initial capital letters that are not otherwise defined in this Basic Plan Document,
Appendix A, or Appendix B shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Qualified Plan, as in
effect as of the date the relevant determination is being made under the Plan, unless a different
meaning is required by the context. Such incorporation of Qualified Plan words and phrases shall
not apply with respect to any term or provision that is expressly addressed in the Plan.




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Executed at Erie, Pennsylvania this 23rd day of December, 2008, effective as of January 1,
2009.




	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	ERIE INDEMNITY COMPANY	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:
	 	/s/ James J. Tanous
 

	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Title:
	 	Executive Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel
	 	 






	 	 	 
	ATTEST:
	 	 
	 
	 	 
	 
	 	 
	    /s/ Brian Bolash
 


	 	 






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APPENDIX A




DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN

OF ERIE INDEMNITY COMPANY




Accounts Earned and Vested On or Before December 31, 2004




ARTICLE ONE




INTRODUCTION



This Appendix A incorporates the provisions of the Plan as it relates to Deferred Compensation
Accounts that were earned and vested on or before December 31, 2004, without material modifications
to the terms of the Plan after October 3, 2004. The provisions of this Appendix A shall apply in
determining the rights and features of such accounts.




ARTICLE TWO




DEFINITIONS



When the following words or phrases are used in this Appendix A with initial capital letters, they
shall have the following meanings:



2.1 “Administrator” is a term that is defined in Article Two of the Basic Plan Document.



2.2 “Affiliate” is a term that is defined in Article Two of the Basic Plan Document.



2.3 “Amendment Form” shall mean the Amendment Form described in Section 5.3.



2.4 “Beneficiary” is a term that is defined in Article Two of the Basic Plan Document.



2.5 “Board” is a term that is defined in Article Two of the Basic Plan Document.



2.6 “Code” is a term that is defined in Article Two of the Basic Plan Document.



2.7 “Committee” shall mean the Executive Compensation and Development Committee of the
Board or its successor, as designated by the Board.



2.8 “Company” is a term that is defined in Article Two of the Basic Plan Document.



2.9 “Compensation” shall mean “Compensation” as defined under the Qualified Plan provided,
however, that for purposes of the Plan, any limitation on recognized Compensation under Section
401(a)(17) of the Code shall be ignored. Except as otherwise specified by the Board, any change in
the definition of Compensation under the Qualified Plan (other than a change related to Section
401(a)(17) of the Code shall automatically be considered a change to the Plan, effective as of the
effective date of change under the Qualified Plan, and the Plan shall thereafter be administered in
accordance with such change.



2.10 “Deferred Compensation Account” shall mean the bookkeeping account described in
Section 4.1.



2.11 “Election Form” shall mean the Participation Election Form described in Section 3.2
and/or Section 3.3, as applicable to amounts under this Appendix A.



2.12 “Employee” is a term that is defined in Article Two of the Basic Plan Document.



2.13 “Hypothetical Interest” shall mean the gains and losses credited to a Participant’s
Deferred Compensation Account in accordance with Section 4.4.




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2.14 “Participant” shall mean each Employee who participated in the Plan in accordance with
the terms and conditions of this Appendix A. Participant shall also include a former Employee who
had become a Participant as an Employee and on whose behalf the Administrator is maintaining a
Deferred Compensation Account pursuant to the terms of this Appendix A.



2.15 “Plan” is a term that is defined in Article Two of the Basic Plan Document.



2.16 “Qualified Plan” is a term that is defined in Article Two of the Basic Plan Document.



2.17 “Supplemental Company Contribution” shall mean, the contribution credit described in
Section 4.3(b) and determined in reference to a formula set forth in the Qualified Plan. Except as
otherwise specified by the Board of Directors, any change in the employer matching contribution
formula under the Qualified Plan shall automatically be considered a change to the Plan, effective
as of the effective date of change under the Qualified Plan, and the Plan shall thereafter be
administered in accordance with such change.



2.18 “Supplemental Employee Contribution” shall mean the contribution credit described in
Section 4.3(a) and determined in reference to a formula set forth in the Qualified Plan. Except as
otherwise specified by the Board of Directors, any change in the elective contribution formula
under the Qualified Plan shall automatically be considered a change to the Plan, effective as of
the effective date of change under the Qualified Plan, and the Plan shall thereafter be
administered in accordance with such change.



2.19 “Valuation Date” shall mean the close of business as of each business day.



2.20 “Vested” is a term that is defined in Article Two of the Basic Plan Document.




ARTICLE THREE




PARTICIPATION





	3.1	 	ELIGIBILITY




The individuals who were eligible to participate in the Plan were those Employees selected by the
Committee. The Committee made its selection of Employees eligible to participate at least 30 days
before January 1 of the year next beginning or at such other times as it shall decide for the
purpose of determining the eligibility of new Employees hired by the Company or its Affiliates.



The Committee, in its sole discretion, determined to what extent an Employee was eligible to
participate under the provisions of Section 4.2 and/or Section 4.3 hereof. Except as otherwise
provided by the Committee, an Employee who had been selected by the Committee as eligible to
participate under Section 4.2 and/or Section 4.3 of the Plan continued such eligibility from year
to year of his employment with the Company or Affiliate, regardless of whether the Employee elected
to participate or not, unless the Committee, in its discretion, terminated all or part of that
Employee’s eligibility.





	3.2	 	PARTICIPATION UNDER DEFERRED COMPENSATION PROVISIONS




An Employee who was eligible under the provisions of Section 3.1 to participate under the deferral
provisions of Section 4.2 may have elected to participate, altered the extent of his participation,
or suspended or terminated his participation under such deferral provisions by having delivered a
properly completed and executed Election Form to the Administrator. This form will have specified:





	 	a)	 	The amount of annual salary to be deferred and/or the amount of any bonus to be
deferred;
	 
	 	b)	 	The Participant’s investment designation in accordance with Section 4.5;




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	 	c)	 	The method by which the amounts credited to the Participant’s Deferred
Compensation Account are to be paid;
	 
	 	d)	 	The date at which payment of the amounts credited to the Participant’s Deferred
Compensation Account is to occur (in the event of a lump sum distribution) or commence
(in the event of a form of distribution other than a lump sum); and
	 
	 	e)	 	The Beneficiary to whom payment of all amounts credited to the Participant’s
Deferred Compensation Account under this Appendix A will be made in the event of the
Participant’s death (unless this Beneficiary had already been designated pursuant to
Section 3.3 or otherwise).




The election under paragraph (a) above was irrevocable with respect to the calendar year to which
it applied. The election under paragraph (b) above may be changed as provided in Section 4.5 and
shall be subject to the provisions of Section 3.4. The elections under paragraphs (c) and (d)
above shall be irrevocable except as provided in Section 5.3 and shall be subject to the provisions
of Section 3.4. The election under paragraph (e) above may be changed by the Participant at any
time and shall be subject to the provisions of Section 3.4.





	3.3	 	PARTICIPATION UNDER SUPPLEMENTAL 401(k) PROVISIONS




An Employee who was eligible under the provisions of Section 3.1 to participate under the deferral
provisions of Section 4.3 may have elected to participate, altered the extent of his participation,
or suspended or terminated his participation under such deferral provisions by having delivered a
properly completed and executed Election Form to the Administrator. This form will have specified:





	 	a)	 	The amount of his future Compensation to be deferred;
	 
	 	b)	 	The Participant’s investment designation in accordance with Section 4.5;
	 
	 	c)	 	The method by which amounts credited to the Participant’s Deferred Compensation
Account are to be paid;
	 
	 	d)	 	The date at which payment of the amounts credited to the Participant’s Deferred
Compensation Account is to occur (in the event of a lump sum distribution) or commence
(in the event of a form of distribution other than a lump sum); and
	 
	 	e)	 	The Beneficiary to whom payment of all amounts credited to the Participant’s
Deferred Compensation Account under this Appendix A will be made in the event of the
Participant’s death (unless this Beneficiary had already been designated pursuant to
Section 3.2 or otherwise).




The election under paragraph (a) above was irrevocable with respect to the calendar year to which
it applied. The election under paragraph (b) above may be changed as provided in Section 4.5 and
shall be subject to the provisions of Section 3.4. The elections under paragraphs (c) and (d)
above shall be irrevocable except as provided in Section 5.3 and shall be subject to the provisions
of Section 3.4. The election under paragraph (e) above may be changed by the Participant at any
time and shall be subject to the provisions of Section 3.4.





	3.4	 	COORDINATION OF ELECTIONS




Notwithstanding any provision of this Article Three to the contrary, an Employee who was eligible
to participate under the provisions of Sections 4.2 and 4.3 and who elected to participate under
both Sections was required to coordinate and combine certain elections (stated below) into a single
election that is applicable both to salary and/or bonuses deferred under Section 4.2 and
Compensation deferred under Section 4.3. The elections that are coordinated into a single election
under this Section 3.4 are:





	 	a)	 	A Participant’s investment designation described in Sections 3.2(b) and 3.3(b);
	 
	 	b)	 	A Participant’s method of payment election described in Sections 3.2(c) and
3.3(c);




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	 	c)	 	A Participant’s election regarding the time payment is made or commences, as
described in Sections 3.2(d) and 3.3(d); and
	 
	 	d)	 	A Participant’s Beneficiary designation described in Sections 3.2(e) and
3.3(e).




The effective date of this Section 3.4 with respect to any Participant was the effective date of
the Participant’s initial deferral under Section 4.2 or his initial deferral under Section 4.3,
whichever was later.





	3.5	 	EFFECTIVE DATE FOR PARTICIPATION




The effective date for participation in the Plan by an Employee who was eligible to participate
under Section 3.1 was the first day of the calendar year that immediately followed the calendar
year in which the Administrator received the Employee’s Election Form. The effective date for
participation in the Plan by a newly hired Employee who was eligible shall be the date that the
Employee began active employment with the Company or an Affiliate as long as the Administrator had
received the Employee’s Election Form prior to this date. The deferral of a Participant’s salary
under Section 4.2 and/or the deferral of a Participant’s Compensation under Section 4.3 began or
ended, as appropriate, as of the first pay period that ended in the calendar year that immediately
followed the calendar year in which the Administrator received the Employee’s Election Form;
provided that, in all events, the Employee’s Election Form was received by the Administrator before
the beginning of such pay period. The deferral of any Participant bonus under Section 4.2 was
effective as of the date such bonus would otherwise have been payable to the Participant.




ARTICLE FOUR




COMPENSATION DEFERRED





	4.1	 	DEFERRED COMPENSATION ACCOUNT




A Deferred Compensation Account was established for each Employee who properly completed, executed
and delivered an Election Form under Section 3.2 and/or Section 3.3. The compensation each
Participant elected to defer under Section 4.2 and/or any Supplemental Employee Contributions and
Supplemental Company Contributions credited on the Participant’s behalf under Section 4.3 for
calendar years beginning before January 1, 2005, as well as Hypothetical Interest earned on such
deferred compensation, is credited to this Deferred Compensation Account. A Participant’s Deferred
Compensation Account shall be kept only for bookkeeping and accounting purposes and no Company
funds shall be transferred or designated to this account. A Participant’s interest in the Deferred
Compensation Account maintained on his behalf shall be Vested at all times.





	4.2	 	AMOUNT OF SALARY/BONUS DEFERRAL




An Employee who was eligible to participate under the provisions of this Section 4.2 may have
elected to defer receipt of up to 25% of his annual salary for services as an Employee of the
Company or an Affiliate. In addition to, or in lieu of, a deferral of annual salary, a Participant
may have elected to defer receipt of up to 100% of any annual bonus to be payable by the Company or
an Affiliate. An election to defer salary and/or bonus was made by the end of the calendar year
which preceded the calendar year in which the deferral election was effective and the compensation
was earned. Compensation deferred under this Section 4.2 was credited to the Participant’s
Deferred Compensation Account on the date such compensation would otherwise have been payable to
the Participant.





	4.3	 	AMOUNT OF SUPPLEMENTAL 401(k) CONTRIBUTIONS






	 	a)	 	An Employee who was eligible to participate under the provisions of this
Section 4.3 may have elected to have Supplemental Employee Contributions made to the
Plan on his behalf within such times and in accordance with such means as were
designated by the Administrator. The amount of Supplemental Employee Contribution
credited hereunder with respect to a participating Employee for any given year was
determined by the Administrator, in its discretion, and was in reference to the amount
by which the elective contributions made on behalf of such Employee for such year under
the Qualified Plan was limited by the application of Section 402(g) of the Code.




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	 	b)	 	In the event that (i) the allocation of employer matching contributions under
the Qualified Plan on behalf of a Participant was limited for any given Plan Year due
to the limitation on elective contributions made on such Participant’s behalf under the
Qualified Plan under Section 402(g) of the Code, and (ii) the Participant was making
Supplemental Employee Contributions for the given year at such level as the
Administrator, in its discretion, deems sufficient, the amount by which such employer
matching contributions were limited, as determined by the Administrator in its
discretion, was credited under the Plan as a matching contribution on Supplemental
Employee Contributions and was designated as Supplemental Company Contributions.
	 
	 	c)	 	Compensation deferred under this Section 4.3 was credited to the Participant’s
Deferred Compensation Account as of the date such compensation would otherwise have
been treated as a contribution allocation under the Qualified Plan.






	4.4	 	HYPOTHETICAL INTEREST




The Deferred Compensation Account maintained on behalf of a Participant under this Appendix A is
credited with Hypothetical Interest. The Hypothetical Interest is credited as of each Valuation
Date on the amount credited to the Participant’s Deferred Compensation Account on such Valuation
Date in accordance with the valuation procedure adopted by the Administrator. The Hypothetical
Interest credited to each Deferred Compensation Account is determined by the Administrator and
computed in reference to the appreciation or depreciation experienced since the immediately
preceding Valuation Date by the hypothetical investment funds which the Administrator may offer to
Participants under Section 4.5. For any given period, Hypothetical Interest may be a positive or a
negative figure. The crediting of Hypothetical Interest shall occur so long as there is a balance
in the Participant’s Deferred Compensation Account regardless of whether the Participant has
terminated employment with the Company or Affiliates or has died. The Administrator may prescribe
any reasonable method or procedure for the accounting of Hypothetical Interest.





	4.5	 	PARTICIPANT INVESTMENT DESIGNATION






	 	a)	 	A Participant (and any eligible Employee first electing to
participate in the Plan) may have designated on such form or forms
satisfactory to the Administrator, that portion of his future deferred
compensation and, separately, that portion of any existing Deferred
Compensation Account maintained on his behalf which shall be credited
with Hypothetical Interest in reference to each of the hypothetical
investment funds that were offered by the Administrator, in the
discretion of the Administrator. Such designations specified, in 1%
increments, the percentages to be credited in reference to each of the
hypothetical investment funds offered. Such designations may remain in
effect until the Participant submits a new designation within such
times and in accordance with such means as are designated by the
Administrator. All new designations are effective as of a given date
specified by the Administrator. In the event a Participant fails to
make an effective designation under this paragraph (a), the
Administrator, acting in its discretion, shall make such designation on
behalf of the Participant.	 
	 				
	 	b)	 	In accepting participation in the Plan, a Participant agreed on
behalf of himself and his Beneficiary to assume all risk in connection
with any decrease in value of the hypothetical investment funds in
reference to which Hypothetical Interest is credited to the
Participant’s Deferred Compensation Account. The Company, the
Affiliates and the Administrator shall not be liable to any Participant
or Beneficiary for the under-performance of any hypothetical investment
fund offered under the Plan.	
	 				
	 	c)	 	The Administrator may, in its discretion, offer additional
hypothetical investment funds to Participants and may cease to offer
any such fund at such time as it deems appropriate. In the event the
Administrator decides to discontinue offering a hypothetical investment
fund under the Plan, those Participants on whose behalf Hypothetical
Interest is then being credited on the basis of the discontinued
hypothetical investment fund may be required, at the discretion of the
Administrator,	




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	 	 	 	to have affected amounts consolidated with (or “mapped” to) a
replacement hypothetical investment fund selected by the Administrator
or may be required to designate, from such selection of funds as may be
offered by the Administrator, a hypothetical fund or funds as a
replacement for the investment fund being discontinued. Any such
designation by a Participant shall be made in accordance with paragraph
(a) above. Hypothetical Interest credited on behalf of any Participant
who is affected by the discontinuation of a hypothetical investment fund
but who fails to make any replacement designation offered in this
paragraph (c) shall mirror, to the extent of the Participant’s interest
in such discontinued fund, such hypothetical investment fund or funds as
the Administrator may choose in its discretion. Any changes under this
paragraph (c) shall take effect as of such times and under such rules as
shall be established by the Administrator.	 
	 
	 	d)	 	Notwithstanding any provision of the Plan to the contrary, the
eligibility of a Participant to make any designation under this Section
4.5 shall not be construed as to provide any Participant or other
person with a beneficial ownership interest in any assets of the
Company or an Affiliate. Title to and beneficial ownership of any
assets which the Company or any Affiliate may earmark to pay the
contingent deferred compensation hereunder shall at all times remain in
the Company or Affiliate. The Participant, his Beneficiary and any
heirs, successors or assigns shall not have any legal or equitable
right, interest or control over or any property interest whatsoever in
any specific assets of the Company or any Affiliate or related entity
on account of having an interest under the Plan. Any and all of the
Company’s assets, and any life insurance policies, annuity contracts or
the proceeds therefrom which may be acquired by the Company shall be,
and remain, the general unpledged, unrestricted assets of the Company.
In no event shall the Company or any Affiliate be required to purchase
any specific shares or interest in any investment fund.






	4.6	 	STATEMENTS




Statements will be sent to each Participant as to the balance of his Deferred Compensation Account
at least once each calendar year.




ARTICLE FIVE




PAYMENT OF DEFERRED COMPENSATION





	5.1	 	PAYMENT 




Upon termination of employment with the Company and all Affiliates, the Vested balance credited to
the Participant’s Deferred Compensation Account shall be paid to him according to the method and at
the times selected by the Participant in his Election Form or, if applicable, in the most recent,
properly executed and effective Amendment Form(s) which the Participant has delivered to the
Administrator prior to the Participant’s termination of employment.





	5.2	 	METHODS OF PAYMENT




The Participant may elect any of the following methods of payment for the amounts represented by
his Vested Deferred Compensation Account:





	 	a)	 	A lump sum distribution;	 
	 
	 	b)	 	Payments in approximately equal annual installments for a
period not to exceed 10 years;
	 
	 	c)	 	Payments in approximately equal monthly installments for a
period not to exceed 10 years; and




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	 	d)	 	Payment of a dollar amount or percentage (as specified by the
Participant) of the Participant’s Vested Deferred Compensation Account
in the form of a single sum payment with the balance of such Account
being paid under either the method described in paragraph (b) or the
method described in paragraph (c) above.	 




In the event the Participant dies before receiving the entire distribution to which he is entitled
under the Plan, the balance in the Participant’s Vested Deferred Compensation Account on his date
of death shall be paid as soon as practicable in a lump sum to the Beneficiary designated by the
Participant in the most recent, properly executed, Beneficiary designation which the Participant
has delivered to the Administrator prior to the Participant’s death.





	5.3	 	AMENDMENT TO PAYMENT ELECTION




A Participant who is employed by the Company or an Affiliate may request to defer the date at which
payment of his Vested Deferred Compensation Account will occur (or commence) and may request a
change in his elected method of payment by submitting an Amendment Form to the Administrator which
indicates the period of additional deferral and/or the desired method of payment; provided,
however:





	 	a)	 	Such request of additional deferral or alternative method of
payment shall be subject to the Administrator’s power, to be exercised
at Administrator’s discretion, to direct that payment of the
Participant’s Vested Deferred Compensation Account will occur or
commence, or will be paid under a method, in accordance with the
Participant’s election(s) on a previously delivered Amendment Form or
on the Participant’s Election Form; and	 
	 
	 	b)	 	In no event shall any requested additional deferral or
alternative method of payment become effective unless the Amendment
Form evidencing such request is submitted to, and approved by, the
Administrator at least twelve months prior to the date payment of the
Vested Deferred Compensation Account would otherwise have occurred or
commenced under the Election Form or Amendment Form in effect on the
date the Participant requests the additional deferral or alternative
method of payment.
	 
	 	c)	 	A Participant may at any time elect to change his Beneficiary
in accordance with Article Two of the Basic Plan document, subject to
the provisions of Section 3.4.






	5.4	 	EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES




Notwithstanding any other provision of this Plan, if the Committee determines, after consideration
of a Participant’s application, that the Participant has a financial necessity of such a
substantial nature that a current payment of compensation deferred under this Plan is warranted,
the Committee may in its sole and absolute discretion direct that all or a portion of the
Participant’s Vested Deferred Compensation Account balance be paid to him. The payment shall be
made in the manner and at the times specified by the Committee for payment; provided, however, such
payment shall not be in excess of that amount which is, in the discretion of the Committee,
required to satisfy the financial necessity.




ARTICLE SIX




CONSTRUCTION



This Appendix A is intended to memorialize the provisions of the Plan as it pertains to
grandfathered amounts within the meaning of guidance promulgated by the Internal Revenue Service
pursuant to Section 409A of the Code. As a result, the Administrator shall interpret and construe
the terms of this Appendix A so as to preserve the status of these amounts as grandfathered amounts
under such guidance. References, or cross references to an identified Article, Section, or
specific part thereof, shall refer to such Article, Section (or part) of this Appendix A, unless
otherwise qualified by the context.




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APPENDIX B




DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN

OF ERIE INDEMNITY COMPANY




Accounts Not Earned and Vested On or Before December 31, 2004




ARTICLE ONE




INTRODUCTION



This Appendix B incorporates the provisions of the Plan as it relates to Deferred Compensation
Accounts other than such accounts that were earned and vested on or before December 31, 2004,
without material modifications to the terms of the Plan after October 3, 2004. The provisions of
this Appendix B shall apply in determining the rights and features of such accounts and is
generally effective as of
 January 1, 2009.




ARTICLE TWO




DEFINITIONS



When the following words or phrases are used in this Appendix B with initial capital letters, they
shall have the following meanings:



2.1 “Administrator” is a term that is defined in Article Two of the Basic Plan Document.



2.2 “Affiliate” is a term that is defined in Article Two of the Basic Plan Document.



2.3 “Amendment Form” shall mean the Amendment Form described in Section 5.7. An Amendment
Form may be in paper and/or electronic form, as designated by the Administrator.



2.4 “Beneficiary” is a term that is defined in Article Two of the Basic Plan Document.



2.5 “Board” is a term that is defined in Article Two of the Basic Plan Document.



2.6 “Code” is a term that is defined in Article Two of the Basic Plan Document.



2.7 “Committee” shall mean the Executive Compensation and Development Committee of the
Board, or its successor, as designated by the Board.



2.8 “Compensation” shall mean for any period, the rate of base salary or the wages paid by
the Company or an Affiliate to an Employee during the period. For this purpose, the “rate of base
salary or the wages paid” shall exclude Form W-2 income in the form of overtime compensation,
bonuses, commissions, deferred compensation plan payments or severance pay under any severance
benefit plan, but shall include Form W-2 income paid as a lump sum in lieu of merit increase and
compensation excluded from Form W-2 income because of salary reduction agreements in connection
with plans described in Sections 125, 132(f)(4) or 401(k) of the Code or resulting from deferred
compensation contracts for the year in question.



2.9 “Company” is a term that is defined in Article Two of the Basic Plan Document.



2.10 “Controlled Group Member” shall mean any organization which, together with the
Company, is a member of a controlled group of corporations under Sections 414(b), 414(c), and
1563(a) of the Code, applying an 80% test for purposes of Section 1563(a).



2.11 “Deferred Compensation Account” shall mean the bookkeeping account described in
Section 4.4.




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2.12 “Election Form” shall mean the Participation Election Form described in Section 3.2
and/or Section 3.3. An Election Form may be in paper and/or electronic form, as designated by the
Administrator.



2.13 “Employee” is a term that is defined in Article Two of the Basic Plan Document.



2.14 “Hypothetical Interest” shall mean the gains and losses credited to a Participant’s
Deferred Compensation Account in accordance with Section 4.5.



2.15 “Participant” shall mean each Employee who participated in the Plan in accordance with
the terms and conditions of this Appendix B. Participant shall also include a former Employee who
had become a Participant as an Employee and on whose behalf the Administrator is maintaining a
Deferred Compensation Account pursuant to the terms of this Appendix B.



2.16 “Plan” is a term that is defined in Article Two of the Basic Plan Document.



2.17 “Qualified Plan” is a term that is defined in Article Two of the Basic Plan Document.



2.18 “Separation from Service” shall mean an Employee’s complete cessation of all services
as an Employee for the Company and all Controlled Group Members or as otherwise set forth below:





	 	a)	 	A Separation from Service shall not be considered to have occurred if the
individual’s employment relationship is treated by an Employer as continuing while the
individual is on military leave, sick leave, or other bona fide leave of absence if
such period of leave does not exceed six months or, if longer, so long as the
individual’s right to reemployment is provided by statute or by contract. If the
period of leave exceeds six months and such reemployment rights are not provided, the
employment relationship is deemed to cease on the first date immediately following such
six-month period.

	 
	 	b)	 	A Separation from Service shall also not be considered to have occurred if the
individual’s employment relationship is treated by an Employer as continuing while the
individual is on a leave of absence due to any medically determinable physical or
mental impairment that can be expected to result in death or to last for a continuous
period of not less than six months, where such impairment causes the individual to be
unable to perform the duties of his position or any substantially similar position,
provided that, for purposes of the Plan, the employment relationship shall be
considered to continue no longer than 29 months or, if longer, so long as the
individual’s right to reemployment is provided by statute or by contract. If the
period of leave exceeds 29 months and such reemployment rights are not provided, the
employment relationship is deemed to cease on the first date immediately following such
29-month period.

	 
	 	c)	 	A Separation from Service shall also not be considered to have occurred,
regardless of the level of services anticipated or provided by the individual as an
employee, if the individual continues to provide services to the Employer in a capacity
other than as an employee of the Employer at a rate that is fifty percent (50%) or more
of the level of services rendered, on average, during the immediately preceding
36-month period (or the full period of such services, if less than 36 months) and the
remuneration for such services is fifty percent (50%) or more of the average
remuneration earned during the 36-month period (or the full period of such services, if
less than 36 months).

	 
	 	d)	 	Otherwise, a Separation from Service is presumed to have occurred if the facts
and circumstances indicate that (A) an Employer and the individual reasonably
anticipated that no further services would be performed after a certain date or that
the level of bona fide services the individual would perform after such date would
permanently decrease to 20% or less of the average level of bona fide services over the
immediately preceding 36-month period (or the full period of such services, if less
than 36 months) or (B) the level of bona fide services the individual performs after a
given date decreases to a level equal to 20% or less of the average level of bona fide
services performed by the individual over the immediately preceding 36-month period (or
the full period of such services, if less than 36 months).




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2.19 “Specified Employee” shall mean, for any period during which the Company remains
publicly traded, an individual who is included in the group of employees who are determined to be
“key employees” under Section 416(i)(1)(A)(i), (ii), or (iii) of the Code (as applied in accordance
with regulations thereunder and disregarding Section 416(i)(5) of the Code), identified in the
manner and under the procedures specified in a writing adopted by the Committee.



2.20 “Supplemental Company Contribution” shall mean, the contribution credit described in
Section 4.3(b) and determined in reference to a formula set forth in the Qualified Plan. Except as
otherwise specified by the Board, any change in the employer matching contribution formula under
the Qualified Plan shall automatically be considered a change to the Plan, effective as of the
effective date of change under the Qualified Plan, and the Plan shall thereafter be administered in
accordance with such change.



2.21 “Supplemental Employee Contribution” shall mean the contribution credit described in Section 4.3(a).

2.22 “Valuation Date” shall mean the close of business as of each business day.



2.23 “Vested” is a term that is defined in Article Two of the Basic Plan Document.




ARTICLE THREE




PARTICIPATION





	3.1	 	ELIGIBILITY




The individuals who are eligible to participate in the Plan are those Employees selected by the
Committee. The Committee shall make its selection of eligible Employees before January 1 of the
year next beginning or at such other times as it shall decide for the purpose of determining the
eligibility of new Employees hired by the Company or its Affiliates or Employees newly promoted
into a classification eligible for participation in the Plan.



The Committee, in its sole discretion, shall determine to what extent an Employee is eligible to
participate under the provisions of Article Four. Except as otherwise provided by the Committee,
an Employee who has been selected by the Committee as eligible to participate under Section 4.2
and/or Section 4.3 of the Plan shall continue such eligibility from year to year of his employment
with the Company or Affiliate, regardless of whether the Employee elects to participate or not;
provided, however, that the Committee, in its discretion, may terminate all or part of an
Employee’s eligibility for any given year. To participate in the Plan for any given year, an
Employee must be classified within a select group of management and highly compensated employees
for such year.





	3.2	 	PARTICIPATION UNDER DEFERRED COMPENSATION PROVISIONS




An Employee who is eligible under the provisions of Section 3.1 to participate under the deferral
provisions of Section 4.2 may elect to participate, alter the extent of his participation, or
suspend or terminate his participation under such deferral provisions by delivering a properly
completed and executed Election Form to the Administrator. This Election Form shall specify:





	 	a)	 	The percentage of any bonus to be deferred as provided in Section 4.2 for the
calendar year to which the election applies;
	 
	 	b)	 	The Participant’s investment designation in accordance with Section 4.6;
	 
	 	c)	 	The method by which the amounts deferred for the calendar year to which the
election applies (included Hypothetical Interest on such deferrals) are to be paid in
accordance with a method of payment permitted under Section 5.2(a);
	 
	 	d)	 	The time as of which payment of the amounts deferred for the calendar year to
which the election applies (included Hypothetical Interest on such deferrals) is to
occur (in the event of a lump sum distribution) or commence (in the event of a form of
distribution other than a lump sum) in accordance




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	 	 	 	with a time of payment permitted under Section 5.2(b); and
	 
	 	e)	 	The Beneficiary to whom payment of all amounts credited to the Participant’s
Deferred Compensation Account under this Appendix B will be made in the event of the
Participant’s death (unless this Beneficiary has already been designated pursuant to
Section 3.3 or otherwise).




The election under paragraph (a) above shall be irrevocable with respect to the calendar year to
which it applies, except as provided in Sections 4.1(c) or 4.1(d). The election under paragraph
(b) above may be changed as provided in Section 4.6 and shall be subject to the provisions of
Section 3.4. The elections under paragraphs (c) and (d) above shall be irrevocable except as
provided in Section 5.7 and shall be subject to the provisions of Section 3.4. The election under
paragraph (e) above may be made and may be changed as provided in Article Two of the Basic Plan
Document, subject to the provisions of Section 3.4.





	3.3	 	PARTICIPATION UNDER SUPPLEMENTAL 401(k) PROVISIONS




An Employee who is eligible under the provisions of Section 3.1 to participate under the deferral
provisions of Section 4.3 may elect to participate, alter the extent of his participation, or
suspend or terminate his participation under such deferral provisions by delivering a properly
completed and executed Election Form to the Administrator. This Election Form shall specify:





	 	a)	 	The percentage of his future Compensation to be deferred as provided in Section
4.3 for the calendar year to which the election applies;
	 
	 	b)	 	The Participant’s investment designation in accordance with Section 4.6;
	 
	 	c)	 	The method by which amounts the Participant defers for the calendar year to
which the election applies and which are attributable to the Participant’s Supplemental
Employee Contributions (included Hypothetical Interest on such deferrals) are to be
paid in accordance with a method of payment permitted under Section 5.2(a);
	 
	 	d)	 	The time as of which payment of the amounts the Participant defers for the
calendar year to which the election applies and which are attributable to the
Participant’s Supplemental Employee Contributions (included Hypothetical Interest on
such deferrals) is to occur (in the event of a lump sum distribution) or commence (in
the event of a form of distribution other than a lump sum) in accordance with a time of
payment permitted under Section 5.2(b);
	 
	 	e)	 	The method by which amounts represented by those credits to the Participant’s
Deferred Compensation Account which are attributable to the Supplemental Company
Contributions made on the Participant’s behalf (including Hypothetical Interest on such
amounts) are to be paid in accordance with a method of payment permitted under Section
5.2(a);
	 
	 	f)	 	The time as of which payment of the amounts represented by those credits to the
Participant’s Deferred Compensation Account which are attributable to the Supplemental
Company Contributions made on the Participant’s behalf (including Hypothetical Interest
on such amounts) is to occur (in the event of a lump sum distribution) or commence (in
the event of a form of distribution other than a lump sum) in accordance with a time of
payment permitted under Section 5.2(b); and
	 
	 	g)	 	The Beneficiary to whom payment of all amounts credited to the Participant’s
Deferred Compensation Account under this Appendix B will be made in the event of the
Participant’s death (unless this Beneficiary has already been designated pursuant to
Section 3.2 or otherwise).




The election under paragraph (a) above shall be irrevocable with respect to the calendar year to
which it applies, except as provided in Sections 4.1(c) or 4.1(d). The election under paragraph
(b) above may be changed as provided in Section 4.6 and shall be subject to the provisions of
Section 3.4. The elections under paragraphs (c), (d), (e) and (f) above shall be irrevocable
except as provided in Section 5.7 and, with respect to elections under paragraphs (c) and (d),
shall be subject to the provisions of Section 3.4. The election under paragraph (g) above may be
made and may be changed as provided in Article Two of the Basic Plan Document, subject to the
provisions of Section 3.4.




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	3.4	 	COORDINATION OF ELECTIONS




Notwithstanding any provision of the Plan to the contrary, an Employee is eligible to participate
under the provisions of Sections 4.2 and 4.3 and who elected to participate under both Sections
shall be required to coordinate and combine certain elections (stated below) into a single election
that is applicable both to a bonus deferred under Section 4.2 and Compensation deferred under
Section 4.3. The elections that shall be coordinated into a single election under this Section 3.4
are:





	 	a)	 	A Participant’s investment designation described in Sections 3.2(b) and 3.3(b);
	 
	 	b)	 	A Participant’s method of payment election described in Sections 3.2(c) and
3.3(c);
	 
	 	c)	 	A Participant’s time of payment election described in Sections 3.2(d) and
3.3(d); and
	 
	 	d)	 	A Participant’s Beneficiary designation described in Sections 3.2(e) and
3.3(g).




The effective date of this Section 3.4 with respect to any Participant shall be the effective date
of the Participant’s initial deferral under Section 4.2 or his initial deferral under Section 4.3,
whichever is later.





	3.5	 	EFFECTIVE DATE FOR PARTICIPATION






	 	a)	 	Except as provided under paragraph (b) below, the effective date for
participation in the Plan by an Employee who is eligible to participate under Section
3.1 shall be the first day of the calendar year that immediately follows the calendar
year in which the Administrator receives the Employee’s properly completed and executed
Election Form. For any given year, the effective date for the deferral of any
Participant bonus under Section 4.2 shall be the date such bonus would otherwise be
payable to the Participant and the effective date for the deferral of a Participant’s
Compensation under Section 4.3 shall be the last day of the first pay period that ends
in the calendar year that immediately follows the calendar year in which the
Administrator receives the Employee’s properly completed and executed Election Form.
	 
	 	b)	 	The effective date for participation in the Plan by a newly hired Employee or a
newly promoted Employee who is eligible to participate under Section 3.1 shall be the
date that the Employee begins active employment with the Company or an Affiliate or the
date on which the Employee’s promotion is effective, provided the Administrator has
received the Employee’s Election Form prior to such date. Notwithstanding the
preceding sentence, a newly hired Employee or newly promoted Employee who is eligible
to participate under Section 3.1 may elect to participate under the provisions of
Section 3.2 and/or Section 3.3 by delivering a properly completed and executed Election
Form to the Administrator within 30 days of the Employee’s date of hire or, if
applicable, effective date of promotion. In the event such an Employee completes such
action, the Employee’s elections under Section 3.2 and/or Section 3.3 shall apply only
with respect to that portion of a bonus and/or that Compensation that is attributable
to the Employee’s services performed after the Election Form has been delivered to the
Administrator and the effective date for participation of such Employee shall be the
date as of which the Administrator determines such Election Form to be effective.






	3.6	 	CESSATION OF ELIGIBILITY




If during a calendar year a Participant has a Separation from Service, deferrals under the
provisions of Sections 4.2 and/or 4.3 shall cease as of the date of such Separation from Service or
such earlier date on which the Participant no longer receives Compensation. If during a calendar
year a Participant ceases to satisfy the criteria that qualified him for Plan participation, as
determined by the Committee, (including, for this purpose, the requirement that a Participant be
classified within a select group of management and highly compensated employees), the Participant’s
deferrals under the provisions of Sections 4.2 and/or 4.3 shall continue for the remainder of such
calendar year and shall thereafter cease until such time as the Committee determines the individual
again satisfies the criteria for Plan participation. Such individual shall remain a Participant,
however, until the amounts represented by the Vested Deferred Compensation Account maintained on
his behalf under the Plan are distributed.




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ARTICLE FOUR




COMPENSATION DEFERRED





	4.1	 	DEFERRED COMPENSATION ELECTION






	 	a)	 	Initial Deferral Election. An Employee who is eligible to participate
in the Plan under the provisions of Section 3.1 may elect to defer an annual bonus
and/or Compensation for a given calendar year by delivering a properly completed and
executed Election Form to the Administrator as provided in Sections 3.2, 3.3, or 3.5.
Except as provided in Section 3.5(b), a properly completed and executed Election Form
shall be considered to be delivered on a timely basis if it is provided to the
Administrator by the last day of the last full pay period ending in the calendar year
which immediately precedes the calendar year for which the deferral election is
effective and the annual bonus and/or Compensation is to be earned. Except as provided
in paragraphs (c) or (d) below, any such deferral election shall be irrevocable as of
the last day of the last full pay period ending in the calendar year that immediately
precedes the calendar year to which the election applies. Such deferral election shall
automatically terminate as to any annual bonus or Compensation attributable to services
after such calendar year.
	 
	 	b)	 	Subsequent Deferral Elections. With respect to any calendar years
beginning after the year an Employee first becomes eligible to participate under
Section 3.1, the Employee may elect to defer an annual bonus and/or Compensation
attributable to services performed in such year by delivering a properly completed and
executed Election Form to the Administrator by the last day of the last full pay period
ending in the calendar year which immediately precedes the calendar year for which the
deferral election is to be effective and the annual bonus and/or Compensation is to be
earned. Except as provided in paragraphs (c) or (d) below, any such deferral election
shall be irrevocable as of the last day of the last full pay period ending in the
calendar year that immediately precedes the calendar year to which the election
applies. Such deferral election shall automatically terminate as to any annual bonus
or Compensation attributable to services after such calendar year.
	 
	 	c)	 	If a Participant makes a withdrawal due to an unforeseeable emergency under
Section 5.6 all remaining deferrals of annual bonus and/or Compensation under the Plan
for the calendar year in which such a withdrawal is made shall be cancelled. Such
Participant shall not be permitted to make any further deferral of Compensation until
the Participant satisfies the procedures set forth in paragraph (b) above.
	 
	 	d)	 	Participant deferrals of annual bonus and/or Compensation under the Plan shall
be cancelled in such other events or conditions as the Commissioner of Internal Revenue
may prescribe in generally applicable guidance published in the Internal Revenue
Bulletin which the Administrator, in its discretion, chooses to apply under the Plan;
provided, however, that a Participant shall have no direct or indirect election to the
application of such events or conditions to his individual circumstances.






	4.2	 	AMOUNT OF BONUS DEFERRAL




Subject to Section 3.5(b), an Employee who is eligible to participate under the provisions of this
Section 4.2 may elect to defer receipt of up to 100% of any annual bonus to be payable by the
Company or an Affiliate. Compensation deferred under this Section 4.2 is credited to the
Participant’s Deferred Compensation Account as of the date such compensation would otherwise be
payable to the Participant.





	4.3	 	AMOUNT OF SUPPLEMENTAL 401(k) CONTRIBUTIONS






	 	a)	 	An Employee who is eligible to participate under the provisions of this Section
4.3 may elect to defer receipt of up to 100% of his Compensation attributable to
services performed after the election is delivered to the Administrator. Deferrals
under this paragraph (a) shall be designated as Supplemental Employee Contributions and
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	 	 	 	are designated by the Administrator. The election under this paragraph (a) shall be
independent of and unaffected by any deferral election under the Qualified Plan.
	 
	 	b)	 	In the event that (i) the allocation of employer matching contributions under
the Qualified Plan on behalf of a Participant is limited for any given Plan Year due to
the limitation on elective contributions made on such Participant’s behalf under the
Qualified Plan under Section 402(g) of the Code, and (ii) the Participant is making
Supplemental Employee Contributions for the given year at or above such level required
by the Administrator for the given year, the amount by which such employer matching
contributions are limited, as determined by the Administrator in its discretion, shall
be credited under the Plan as restored matching contributions and shall be designated
as Supplemental Company Contributions.
	 
	 	c)	 	Compensation deferred under paragraph (a) above shall be credited to the
Participant’s Deferred Compensation Account as of the date such Compensation would
otherwise be payable to the Participant. Compensation deferred under paragraph (b)
above shall be credited to Participant’s Deferred Compensation Account as of the date
such compensation would otherwise have been treated as a contribution allocation under
the Qualified Plan.






	4.4	 	DEFERRED COMPENSATION ACCOUNT




A Deferred Compensation Account shall be established for each Employee who properly completes,
executes and delivers an Election Form under Section 3.2 and/or Section 3.3. Any bonus a
Participant defers for calendar years beginning on and after January 1, 2005 under Section 4.2
and/or any Supplemental Employee Contributions and Supplemental Company Contributions credited on
the Participant’s behalf for calendar years beginning on and after January 1, 2005 under Section
4.3, as well as Hypothetical Interest earned on all such deferred compensation, shall be credited
to this Deferred Compensation Account. A Participant’s Deferred Compensation Account shall be kept
only for bookkeeping and accounting purposes and no Company funds shall be transferred or
designated to this account. A Participant’s interest in the Deferred Compensation Account
maintained on his behalf shall be Vested at all times.





	4.5	 	HYPOTHETICAL INTEREST




The Deferred Compensation Account maintained on behalf of a Participant under this Appendix B shall
be credited with Hypothetical Interest. The Hypothetical Interest shall be credited as of each
Valuation Date on the amount credited to the Participant’s Deferred Compensation Account on such
Valuation Date in accordance with the valuation procedure adopted by the Administrator. The
Hypothetical Interest credited to each Deferred Compensation Account is determined by the
Administrator and computed in reference to the appreciation or depreciation experienced since the
immediately preceding Valuation Date by the hypothetical investment funds which the Administrator
may offer to Participants under Section 4.6. For any given period, Hypothetical Interest may be a
positive or a negative figure. The crediting of Hypothetical Interest shall occur so long as there
is a balance in the Participant’s Deferred Compensation Account regardless of whether the
Participant has incurred a Separation from Service. The Administrator may prescribe any reasonable
method or procedure for the accounting of Hypothetical Interest.





	4.6	 	PARTICIPANT INVESTMENT DESIGNATION






	 	a)	 	A Participant (and any eligible Employee first electing to participate in the
Plan) may designate, within such time and in accordance with such means as are
designated by the Administrator, that portion of his future deferred compensation under
Sections 4.2 and 4.3, and separately, that portion of any existing Deferred
Compensation Account maintained on his behalf which shall be credited with Hypothetical
Interest in reference to each of the hypothetical investment funds that may be offered
by the Administrator, in the discretion of the Administrator. Such designations may
specify, in 1% increments, the percentages to be credited in reference to each of the
hypothetical investment funds offered. Such designations may remain in effect until
the Participant submits a new designation within such times and in accordance with such
means as are designated by the Administrator. New designations shall be effective as
of a given date specified by the Administrator. In the event a Participant fails to
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	 	 	 	its discretion, shall make such designation on behalf of the Participant.
	 
	 	b)	 	In accepting participation in the Plan, a Participant agrees on behalf of
himself and his Beneficiary to assume all risk in connection with any decrease in value
of the hypothetical investment funds in reference to which Hypothetical Interest is
credited to the Participant’s Deferred Compensation Account. The Company, the
Affiliates and the Administrator shall not be liable to any Participant or Beneficiary
for the under-performance of any hypothetical investment fund offered under the Plan.
	 
	 	c)	 	The Administrator may, in its discretion, offer additional hypothetical
investment funds to Participants and may cease to offer any such fund at such time as
it deems appropriate. In the event the Administrator decides to discontinue offering a
hypothetical investment fund under the Plan, those Participants on whose behalf
Hypothetical Interest is then being credited on the basis of the discontinued
hypothetical investment fund may be required, at the discretion of the Administrator,
to have affected amounts consolidated with (or “mapped” to) a replacement hypothetical
investment fund selected by the Administrator or may be required to designate, from
such selection of hypothetical funds as may be offered by the Administrator, a
hypothetical fund or funds as a replacement for the hypothetical investment fund being
discontinued. Any such designation by a Participant shall be made in accordance with
paragraph (a) above. Hypothetical Interest credited on behalf of any Participant who
is affected by the discontinuation of a hypothetical investment fund but who fails to
make any replacement designation offered in this paragraph (c) shall mirror, to the
extent of the Participant’s interest in such discontinued fund, such hypothetical
investment fund or funds as the Administrator may choose in its discretion. Any
changes under this paragraph (c) shall take effect as of such times and under such
rules as shall be established by the Administrator.
	 
	 	d)	 	Notwithstanding any provision of the Plan to the contrary, the eligibility of a
Participant to make any designation under this Section 4.6 shall not be construed as to
provide any Participant or other person with a beneficial ownership interest in any
assets of the Company or an Affiliate. Title to and beneficial ownership of any assets
which the Company or any Affiliate may earmark to pay the contingent deferred
compensation hereunder shall at all times remain in the Company or Affiliate. The
Participant, his Beneficiary and any heirs, successors or assigns shall not have any
legal or equitable right, interest or control over or any property interest whatsoever
in any specific assets of the Company or any Affiliate or related entity on account of
having an interest under the Plan. Any and all of the Company’s assets, and any life
insurance policies, annuity contracts or the proceeds therefrom which may be acquired
by the Company shall be, and remain, the general unpledged, unrestricted assets of the
Company. In no event shall the Company or any Affiliate be required to purchase any
specific shares or interest in any investment fund.






	4.7	 	STATEMENTS




Statements will be sent to each Participant as to the balance of his Deferred Compensation Account
at least once each calendar year.




ARTICLE FIVE




PAYMENT OF DEFERRED COMPENSATION





	5.1.	 	PAYMENT 




Except as otherwise provided in this Article Five, payment of the amounts represented by all or a
portion of a Participant’s Vested Deferred Compensation Account shall be made according to the
method and at the time(s) permitted under Section 5.2 and elected by the Participant in his
Election Form(s) or, if applicable, in the most recent, properly completed and effective Amendment
Form(s) which the Participant has delivered to the Administrator prior to the Participant’s
Separation from Service. If a Participant has not delivered to the Administrator a properly
completed and effective Election Form or, if for any reason the Administrator determines that any
Election Form(s) or Amendment Form(s) is materially deficient, payment of the amounts represented
by that portion of the Vested Deferred Compensation Account for which the election is undelivered
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deficient shall be made in a lump sum during the month next following the month of the
Participant’s Separation from Service except as otherwise provided in this Article Five. For all
purposes of the Plan and effective until such time as the Participant delivers to the Administrator
a properly completed and effective Election Form or Amendment Form that includes a method and time
of payment election, such default method and time of payment shall be treated as the Participant’s
elected method and time of payment with respect to any given portion of a Deferred Compensation
Account to which the default applies.





	5.2.	 	METHODS AND TIMES OF PAYMENT






	 	a)	 	A Participant may elect any one of the following methods of payment with
respect to each separate deferral election made in regard to any amounts attributable
to the Participant’s bonus deferral in accordance with Section 4.2 and/or the
Participant’s deferral of Supplemental Employee Contributions under Section 4.3(a). In
accordance with the coordination of elections under Section 3.4, such elected method of
payment shall apply to all such amounts deferred for the calendar year to which the
election applies (including Hypothetical Interest on such deferrals):






	 	(i)	 	A lump sum distribution;
	 
	 	(ii)	 	Payment in approximately equal annual installments for a period not to
exceed 10 years; or
	 
	 	(iii)	 	Payment in approximately equal monthly installments for a period not
to
exceed 10 years.






	 	 	 	A Participant may separately elect any of the above methods of payment for amounts
represented by those credits to the Participant’s Vested Deferred Contribution Account
which are attributable to the Supplemental Company Contributions made on the
Participant’s behalf (including Hypothetical Interest on such credits).
	 
	 	 	 	Payments of the distributable amount represented by all or a portion of the balance in
the Participant’s Vested Deferred Compensation Account shall be made in cash.






	 	b)	 	A Participant may elect, with respect to each separate deferral election made
in regard to any amounts attributable to the Participant’s bonus deferral in accordance
with Section 4.2 and/or the Participant’s deferral of Supplemental Employee
Contributions under Section 4.3(a), to have such amounts distributed to him (or, in the
case of an installment distribution, commence to be distributed to him) as of the month
next following the month of the Participant’s Separation from Service, as of a given
future month and year, or as of the earlier of these, as such Participant has elected
in accordance with Section 3.2(d) and/or Section 3.3(d); provided, however, that any
given future month/year for payment must be at least five years from the effective date
of such deferral. In accordance with the coordination of elections under Section 3.4,
such elected time of payment shall apply to all such amounts deferred for the calendar
year to which the election applies (including Hypothetical Interest on such deferrals).
	 
	 	 	 	With respect to amounts represented by those credits to a Participant’s Vested Deferred
Compensation Account which are attributable to the Supplemental Company Contributions
made on the Participant’s behalf (including Hypothetical Interest on such credits), the
Participant may separately elect to have such amounts distributed to him (or, in the
case of an installment distribution, commence to be distributed to him) as of the month
next following the month of the Participant’s Separation from Service or as of any given
month and year, provided such given month and year follows the Participant’s Separation
from Service, as such Participant has elected in accordance with Section 3.3(f).
	 
	 	 	 	Except as provided in this Article Five, no distribution shall commence before or after
the elected distribution date(s) provided in this paragraph (b). For purposes of this
Section 5.2, if the Company makes a distribution within the permitted distribution
period (as defined below) and the actual date of such distribution is not within the
direct or indirect control of the Participant, such distribution shall be treated as
having been made on such elected distribution date. The “permitted distribution period”
for this purpose shall begin on the thirtieth day before the Participant’s elected
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	 	 	 	end on the later of (i) the last day of the calendar year that includes the
Participant’s elected distribution date, and (ii) the fifteenth day of the third month
following the Participant’s elected distribution date.
	 
	 	c)	 	In the event the Participant dies before receiving the entire distribution to
which he is entitled under the Plan, the provisions of Section 5.8 shall apply.






	5.3.	 	ACCELERATION OF PAYMENTS 




Notwithstanding the provisions of Sections 5.1 and 5.2 and any Participant election thereunder, the
Company may pay a Participant the amounts represented by all or a portion of the balances credited
to a Participant’s Vested Deferred Compensation Account in a lump sum as of the first Valuation
Date that is administratively reasonable following the occurrence of any of the events or
conditions identified below. Such lump sum payment shall be equal to the amount, as determined by
the Administrator, as is reasonably estimated to be required to satisfy the purpose of the
accelerated payment. The events or conditions to which this Section 5.3 applies are:





	 	a)	 	The Participant needs to avoid a violation of an applicable federal, state,
local, or foreign ethics law or conflicts of interest law.
	 
	 	b)	 	The Participant incurs state, local, or foreign tax obligations arising from
participation in the Plan that apply to a Plan interest before such interest is
otherwise payable from the Plan.
	 
	 	c)	 	The Participant incurs federal employment tax obligations under Sections 3101,
3121(a), or 3121(v)(2) of the Code with respect to a Vested Deferred Compensation
Account and any federal, state, local, or foreign tax obligations arising from such
employment tax obligations.
	 
	 	d)	 	The Plan is terminated and liquidated in accordance with generally applicable
guidance prescribed by the Commissioner of Internal Revenue and published in the
Internal Revenue Bulletin.
	 
	 	e)	 	Such other events or conditions as the Commissioner of Internal Revenue may
prescribe in generally applicable guidance published in the Internal Revenue Bulletin
which the Administrator, in its discretion, chooses to apply under the Plan; provided,
however, that a Participant shall have no direct or indirect election as to the
application of such events or conditions to his individual circumstances.




Any payment under this Section 5.3 shall be contingent upon the Administrator’s decision that a
Participant has satisfied all material elements of an applicable event or condition and that the
Participant produces evidence to that effect that is satisfactory to the Administrator. If any
payment under this Section 5.3 is made and such payment is less than an amount that represents the
entire Vested Deferred Compensation Account maintained on the Participant’s behalf, the amount of
such payment shall offset any future payment from the Plan to the Participant or any Beneficiary or
other person who claims through the Participant.





	5.4.	 	DELAY OF PAYMENTS




Notwithstanding the provisions of Sections 5.1 and 5.2 and any Participant election thereunder, the
Company may delay the payment of amounts represented by all or a portion of the balances credited
to a Participant’s Vested Deferred Compensation Account in connection with any of the events or
conditions identified below; provided, however that, with respect to any given event or condition,
the Administrator shall treat Plan payments to all similarly-situated Participants in a reasonably
consistent manner:





	 	a)	 	The Administrator reasonably anticipates that if Plan payments were to be made
as scheduled, the Company’s deduction with respect to such payments would not be
permitted under Section 162(m) of the Code; provided such scheduled payments are then
made during the Participant’s first taxable year in which the Administrator reasonably
anticipates that the Company’s deduction will not be barred by application of Section
162(m) of the Code.
	 
	 	b)	 	The Administrator reasonably anticipates that making scheduled Plan payments
will violate federal securities laws or other applicable law; provided that the
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	 	 	 	earliest date at which the Administrator reasonably contemplates that making the
scheduled payments will not cause such a violation.
	 
	 	c)	 	Such other events or conditions as the Commissioner of Internal Revenue may
prescribe in generally applicable guidance published in the Internal Revenue Bulletin
which the Administrator, in its discretion, chooses to apply under the Plan; provided,
however, that a Participant shall have no direct or indirect election as to the
application of such events or conditions to his individual circumstances.






	 	5.5.	 	DELAY OF PAYMENTS TO SPECIFIED EMPLOYEES




Notwithstanding the foregoing provision of this Article Five, if a payment is being made to a
Participant on account of such Participant’s Separation from Service and such Participant is a
Specified Employee as of the date of such Separation from Service, such payment shall not be made
(or commence, in the case of an installment distribution) until the first Valuation Date that is
administratively reasonable following the date that is six months after the Participant’s
Separation from Service.





	5.6.	 	EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES




Notwithstanding any other provision of this Plan, if the Administrator determines, after
consideration of a Participant’s application, that the Participant has incurred a severe financial
hardship (as defined below) the Administrator may in its sole and absolute discretion direct that
all or a portion of the Participant’s Vested Deferred Compensation Account balance be paid to him.
The payment shall be made in the manner and at the times specified by the Administrator for
payment; provided, however, such payment shall not be in excess of that amount which is, in the
discretion of the Administrator, reasonably necessary to satisfy the financial hardship.



For purposes of this Section 5.6, a “severe financial hardship” shall mean a financial hardship
resulting from (i) an illness or accident of the Participant, the Participant’s spouse, beneficiary
or dependent, (ii) the Participant’s loss of property due to casualty, or (iii) any other similar
extraordinary and unforeseeable circumstances arising as a result of events beyond the control of
the Participant; provided, however, that such financial hardship is not or may not be relieved
through reimbursement or compensation from insurance or otherwise, by cessation of deferrals of
Compensation in future years, or by liquidation of the Participant’s assets to the extent such
liquidation would not cause severe financial hardship.





	5.7.	 	AMENDMENT TO PAYMENT ELECTION






	 	a)	 	A Participant who is an Employee who has not incurred a Separation from Service
may elect to defer the date at which payment of an amount otherwise payable under the
Plan will occur (or commence) and may elect a change in his elected method of payment
(or the default form of payment under Section 5.1) by submitting a properly completed
and executed Amendment Form to the Administrator which indicates the period of
additional deferral and/or the desired method of payment; provided that:






	 	(i)	 	Such election shall not be effective until 12 months after it is
submitted to the Administrator.
	 
	 	(ii)	 	Such election shall require that the payment with respect to which the
election is made shall be delayed for a period of not less than five years from the
date payment would have been made (or commence) absent the elected change.
	 
	 	(iii)	 	If the election pertains to a delay in the payment of a Vested
Deferred Compensation Account from a specific year and month that the Participant
previously elected in his Election Form or a subsequent Amendment Form (or to which
the Participant has defaulted under Section 5.1) such election cannot be made less
than 12 months before the date the payment was otherwise scheduled to be made (or
commence).
	 
	 	 	 	For purposes of this Article Five, installment payments shall be treated as a
single payment.






	 	b)	 	A Participant may at any time elect to change his Beneficiary in accordance
with Article Two of the Basic Plan document, subject to the provisions of Section 3.4.




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	5.8.	 	PAYMENT UPON DEATH OF PARTICIPANT






	 	a)	 	In the event of a Participant’s death before payment is made (or commences)
under this Article Five, the amount represented by the Participant’s Vested Deferred
Compensation Account shall be paid by the Company to the Participant’s Beneficiary in
the form of a lump sum during the month next following the month of the Participant’s
death. Except as provided in Sections 5.3 or 5.4, no payment to a Beneficiary under
this paragraph (a) shall be made before or after such identified payment date;
provided, however, that if the Company makes a payment within the permitted payment
period (as defined below) and the actual date of payment is not within the direct or
indirect control of the Beneficiary, such payment shall be treated as having been made
on such identified payment date. The “permitted payment period” for this purpose shall
begin on the first day of the month next following the month of the Participant’s death
and shall end on the later of (i) the last day of the calendar year that includes the
identified payment date, and (ii) the fifteenth day of the third month following the
identified payment date.
	 
	 	b)	 	In the event of a Participant’s death after payment commences under this
Article Five, the amount represented by the remaining balance of the Participant’s
Vested Deferred Compensation Account shall be paid by the Company to the Participant’s
Beneficiary in the form of a lump sum during the month next following the month of the
Participant’s death. Except as provided in Sections 5.3 or 5.4, no payment to a
Beneficiary under this paragraph (b) shall be made before or after such identified
payment date; provided, however, that if the Company makes a payment within the
permitted payment period identified in paragraph (a) above and the actual date of
payment is not within the direct or indirect control of the Beneficiary, such payment
shall be treated as having been made on such identified payment date.






	5.9	 	REHIRED PARTICIPANT




If a Participant incurs a Separation from Service and payment of the amounts represented by the
Participant’s Vested Deferred Compensation Account have begun under a method providing for
installment payments, such installment payments shall not be suspended if the Participant is
subsequently reemployed by the Company or an Affiliate.




ARTICLE SIX




CONSTRUCTION



This Appendix B is intended to memorialize the provisions of the Plan as it pertains to amounts
other than grandfathered amounts within the meaning of guidance promulgated by the Internal Revenue
Service pursuant to Section 409A of the Code. As a result, the Administrator shall interpret and
construe the terms of this Appendix B so as to be consistent with such Internal Revenue Service
guidance. References or cross references to an identified Article, Section or specific part
thereof, shall refer to such Article, Section (or part) of this Appendix B, unless otherwise
qualified by the context.





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