exv10w45






Exhibit 10.45




COMPLETE PRODUCTION SERVICES, INC.




DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN




Effective January 1, 2009





 









 




COMPLETE PRODUCTION SERVICES, INC.

DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN
TABLE OF CONTENTS



	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	PREAMBLE	 	 	 	 	Page No.
	ARTICLE I

	 	Establishment of Plan and Purpose
	 	 	1	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	ARTICLE II

	 	Definitions and Construction
	 	 	2	 
	 

	 	2.1 — Definitions
	 	 	2	 
	 

	 	2.2 — Construction
	 	 	5	 
	 

	 	2.3 — Governing Law
	 	 	5	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	ARTICLE III

	 	Participation and Participant Elections
	 	 	6	 
	 

	 	3.1 — Participation
	 	 	6	 
	 

	 	3.2 — Participant Elections
	 	 	6	 
	 

	 	3.3 — Cessation of Participation
	 	 	7	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	ARTICLE 1V

	 	Employer Matching Contributions
	 	 	8	 
	 

	 	4.1 — Employer Matching Contributions
	 	 	8	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	ARTICLE V

	 	Maintenance of Participant Accounts
	 	 	9	 
	 

	 	5.1 — Establishment of Participant Accounts
	 	 	9	 
	 

	 	5.2 — Valuation of Accounts
	 	 	9	 
	 

	 	5.3 — Deemed Investment Benchmarks
	 	 	9	 
	 

	 	5.4 — Statement of Participant Accounts
	 	 	10	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	ARTICLE VI

	 	Distribution of Benefits
	 	 	11	 
	 

	 	6.1 — Distribution of Benefits
	 	 	11	 
	 

	 	6.2 — Distribution of Benefits to Director
	 	 	11	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	ARTICLE VII

	 	Death Benefits
	 	 	12	 
	 

	 	7.1 — Death Benefits
	 	 	12	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	ARTICLE VIII

	 	Administration
	 	 	13	 
	 

	 	8.1 — The Appointment Committee
	 	 	13	 
	 

	 	8.2 — Powers and Duties of the Administrative Committee
	 	 	13	 
	 

	 	8.3 — Participant as a Administrative Committee Member
	 	 	13	 
	 

	 	8.4 — Claims Procedure
	 	 	13	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	ARTICLE IX

	 	Miscellaneous Provisions
	 	 	15	 
	 

	 	9.1 — No Commitment as to Employment
	 	 	15	 
	 

	 	9.2 — Indemnification of Board of Directors, Administrative
Committee and Others
	 	 	15	 
	 

	 	9.3 — Amendment; Termination
	 	 	15	 
	 

	 	9.4 — Binding Effect
	 	 	16	 






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	PREAMBLE	 	 	 	 	Page No.
	 

	 	9.5 — Construction of Plan
	 	 	16	 
	 

	 	9.6 — Validity of Plan
	 	 	16	 
	 

	 	9.7 — Title To Assets
	 	 	16	 
	 

	 	9.8 — Inalienability of Benefits
	 	 	16	 
	 

	 	9.9 — Payment of Benefits
	 	 	16	 
	 

	 	9.10 — Tax Withholding
	 	 	16	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	ARTICLE X

	 	Source of Payment of Benefits
	 	 	17	 
	 

	 	10.1 — Source of Payments of Benefits
	 	 	17	 





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ARTICLE I

ESTABLISHMENT OF PLAN AND PURPOSE


Complete Production Services, Inc. (the “Company”), hereby adopts and establishes the Complete
Production Services, Inc. Deferred Compensation Plan (the “Plan”). The Effective Date of the Plan
is as of January 1, 2009. The Plan shall apply to all Eligible Employees and Directors who become
Participants on or after the Effective Date.



The purpose of the Plan is to advance the interests of the Company by attracting and retaining in
its employ highly qualified individuals for the successful conduct of its business, as well as to
attract and retain Directors of outstanding competence and ability. The Company hopes to
accomplish these objectives by helping to provide for the retirement of its key employees selected
to participate in the Plan and to reward such Directors for outstanding performance.



It is the intention of the Company that the Plan meet all of the requirements necessary to qualify
as a nonqualified, unfunded, unsecured plan of deferred compensation (for a select group of
management or highly compensated employees) within the meaning of Sections 201(2), 301(a)(3) and
401(a)(1) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (“ERISA”) and all Plan
provisions shall be interpreted accordingly. Further, it is the intention of the Company for the
Plan to meet all of the requirements of Code Section 409A and any regulations or guidance
promulgated thereunder so that all amounts deferred on behalf of a Participant hereunder shall not
be includible in the income of the Participant until distributed to the Participant.




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ARTICLE II




DEFINITIONS AND CONSTRUCTION



2.1 Definitions. Where the following words and phrases appear in this Plan, they shall
have the respective meanings set forth below, unless their context clearly indicates to the
contrary:





	 	(a)	 	Account. A bookkeeping account of a Participant’s interest in the Plan
represented by the Employer Matching Contributions, Employer Discretionary
Contributions, Employee Contributions and Director Contributions made on behalf of the
Participant, with all earnings thereon credited to such contributions and all losses,
expenses and distributions thereon debited from such contributions. A Participant’s
Account shall consist of the following subaccounts (as applicable): the Participant’s
Employer Matching Contribution Account, the Participant’s Employer Discretionary
Contribution Account, the Participant’s Employee Contribution Account and the
Participant’s Director Contribution Account.
	 
	 	(b)	 	Administrative Committee. The Complete Production Services, Inc.
Deferred Compensation Plan Administrative Committee appointed to administer the Plan in
accordance with Article VIII.
	 
	 	(c)	 	Affiliated Employer. Affiliated Employer means any corporation which
is a member of a controlled group of corporations (as defined in Code Section 414(b))
which includes the Employer; any trade or business (whether or not incorporated) which
is under common control (as defined in Code Section 414(c)) with the Employer; any
organization (whether or not incorporated) which is a member of an affiliated service
group (as defined in Code Section 414(m)) which includes the Employer; and any other
entity required to be aggregated with the Employer pursuant to Regulations under Code
Section 414(o).
	 
	 	(d)	 	Appointment Committee. The Complete Production Services, Inc. Deferred
Compensation Plan Appointment Committee appointed by the Board of Directors of the
Company which is responsible for designating members of the Administrative Committee
pursuant to Article VIII.
	 
	 	(e)	 	Beneficiary. The person or persons designated by the Participant, as
provided in Article VII, to receive any payments otherwise due the Participant under
this Plan in the event of Participant’s death.
	 
	 	(f)	 	Board of Directors. The Board of Directors of the Company.
	 
	 	(g)	 	Base Compensation. The base compensation paid by the Employer to a
Participant for services rendered while a Participant, including but not limited to,
regular base salary, any amounts deferred by the Participant under this Plan, elective
contributions made on the Participant’s behalf pursuant to a Qualified Plan or a plan
maintained under Section 125 of the Code, and any other reductions of such
Participant’s remuneration, but excluding any bonus.




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	 	(h)	 	Bonus. Each annual bonus, if any, paid by the Employer to or for the
benefit of a Participant for services rendered or labor performed while a Participant,
including but not limited to, any amounts deferred by the Participant under this Plan,
elective contributions made on the Participant’s behalf pursuant to a Qualified Plan or
a plan maintained under Section 125 of the Code, and any other reductions of such
Participant’s remuneration.
	 
	 	(i)	 	Code. The Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time.
	 
	 	(j)	 	Company. Complete Production Services, Inc., a corporation organized
and existing under the laws of the State of Delaware, or its successor or successors.
	 
	 	(k)	 	Compensation. In the case of an Employee, Base Compensation and/or
Bonus, and in the case of a Director, the compensation payable to the Director for
services on the Board, including annual retainer, meeting, and all other specified
fees.
	 
	 	(l)	 	Director. A non-Employee member of the Board of Directors of the
Company.
	 
	 	(m)	 	Director Contribution Account. The record of a Director’s interest in
the Plan represented by the Director Contributions made on behalf of the Director, with
all earnings therein credited to such Director Contributions on behalf of the Director,
and all losses, expenses and distributions thereon debited from such Director’s
Contributions. A Director Contribution Account shall be one hundred percent (100%)
vested at all times.
	 
	 	(n)	 	Director Contributions. The Compensation deferrals that the Employer
may make to a Participant’s Director Contribution Account pursuant to the Election Form
executed by the Director under this Plan.
	 
	 	(o)	 	Effective Date. The effective date of the Plan is January 1, 2009.
	 
	 	(p)	 	Election Form. The document executed by a Participant pursuant to
which the Participant elects to defer a percentage (or fixed amount) of the
Participant’s Compensation.
	 
	 	(q)	 	Eligible Employee. An Employee who is a member of a select group of
management or a highly compensated employee who in the sole and exclusive judgment of
the Administrative Committee, because of his or her position and responsibilities,
contributes materially to the continued growth, development and future business success
of the Employer.
	 
	 	(r)	 	Employee. A person employed by the Employer.
	 
	 	(s)	 	Employee Contributions. The Compensation deferrals that the Employer
may make to a Participant’s Employee Contribution Account in accordance with Section
3.2 of the Plan.
	 
	 	(t)	 	Employee Contribution Account. The record of the interest in the Plan
of a Participant who is an Employee represented by the Employee Contributions made




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	 	 	 	on behalf of the Participant, with all earnings thereon credited to such Employee
Contributions on behalf of the Participant and all losses, expenses and
distributions thereon debited from such Employee Contributions. A Participant’s
Employee Contribution Account shall be one hundred percent (100%) vested at all
times.






	 	(u)	 	Employer. The Company and any Affiliated Employer.
	 
	 	(v)	 	Employer Discretionary Contributions. The discretionary contributions,
if any, that the Employer may make to a Participant’s Employer Discretionary
Contribution Account or to a Participant’s Director Contribution Account.
	 
	 	(w)	 	Employer Discretionary Contributions Account. The record of the
interest in the Plan of a Participant who is an Employee represented by the Employer
Discretionary Contributions made on behalf of the Participant, with all earnings
thereon credited to such Employer Discretionary Contributions on behalf of the
Participant and all loses, expenses and distributions thereon debited from such
Employer Discretionary Contributions. A Participant’s Employer Discretionary
Contribution Account shall be one hundred percent (100%) vested at all times.
	 
	 	(x)	 	Employer Matching Contributions. The contributions, if any, that the
Employer may make to a Participant’s Employer Matching Contribution Account or to a
Participant’s Director Contribution Account.
	 
	 	(y)	 	Employer Matching Contribution Account. The record of the interest in
the Plan of a Participant who is an Employee represented by the Employer Matching
Contributions made on behalf of the Participant, with all earnings thereon credited to
such Employer Matching Contributions on behalf of the Participant and all losses,
expenses and distributions thereon debited from such Employer Matching Contributions.
A Participant’s Employer Matching Contribution Account shall be one hundred percent
(100%) vested at all times.
	 
	 	(z)	 	ERISA. The Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended
from time to time.
	 
	 	(aa)	 	Net Compensation. Compensation excluding amounts deferred by the
Participant under this Plan.
	 
	 	(bb)	 	Participant. An Eligible Employee or a Director who becomes a
Participant in the Plan pursuant to Article III of this Plan.
	 
	 	(cc)	 	Plan. Complete Production Services, Inc. Deferred Compensation Plan,
set forth herein, as amended and restated from time to time.
	 
	 	(dd)	 	Plan Year. The twelve (12) month period beginning on January 1st and
ending on December 31st.
	 
	 	(ee)	 	Qualified Plan. The Complete Production Services 401(k) Retirement and
Savings Plan as in force and effect on the Effective Date and as may be amended from
time to time thereafter and as applicable to the Participant.




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	 	(ff)	 	Rabbi Trust. Rabbi Trust means a grantor trust established by the
Company for purposes of setting aside funds for the payment of benefits under the Plan.
All assets of such trust shall at all times be subject to the claims of the Employer’s
general creditors and no Participant shall have a claim to any assets of a Rabbi Trust
established pursuant to this Plan.
	 
	 	(gg)	 	Separation from Service. The termination of employment by a
Participant who is an Employee with the Employer for any reason other than death and as
determined in accordance with Code Section 409A and any guidance issued thereunder.
	 
	 	(hh)	 	Trustee. Trustee means the individuals or institution appointed by the
Employer in an agreement establishing a Rabbi Trust and any successor trustee as may be
named.
	 
	 	(ii)	 	Valuation Date. Each and every business day that the New York Stock
Exchange is open.




2.2 Construction. The masculine gender, where appearing in the Plan, shall be deemed to
include the feminine gender, and the singular may include the plural and vice versa, unless the
context clearly indicates to the contrary.



2.3 Governing Law. The Plan shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the laws
of the State of Texas to the extent not preempted by federal law.




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ARTICLE III




PARTICIPATION AND PARTICIPANT ELECTIONS



3.1 Participation. The Administrative Committee shall, from time to time, select those
Employees who shall be Eligible Employees as well as Directors who shall be eligible to
participate. Participation in the Plan shall be limited to Eligible Employees who meet such other
eligibility criteria as the Administrative Committee may establish from time to time and those
Directors as selected by the Administrative Committee.



A Participant selected for participation in this Plan in accordance with this Section 3.1 shall
become a Participant on the first day of the month coinciding with or next following his or her
selection as a Participant; provided, however, that Participants who are determined by the
Administrative Committee to be eligible as of the Effective Date shall be eligible as of the
Effective Date.



3.2 Participant Elections.



An Employee who becomes eligible to participate in the Plan in accordance with Section 3.1 above
may complete an Election Form to elect to defer the present payment by the Employer of up to ninety
percent (90%) (or a fixed dollar amount) of the Participant’s Base Compensation otherwise paid
during the following Plan Year (or for such shorter period as specified in the Participant’s
Election Form) and/or up to ninety percent (90%) of the Participant’s Bonus, and instead have that
amount credited to the Participant’s Employee Contribution Account. The Compensation otherwise
currently payable to the Participant shall be reduced by the amount of such Participant’s Employee
Contribution. The Participant shall specify in the Election Form the effective date to which
deferral election of the Participant’s Base Compensation shall commence for the following Plan
Year. If the Participant does not specify the effective date to which deferral election shall
commence, the deferral elections shall occur on the first day of the Plan Year to which such
Election Form relates.



In addition, subject to the Administrative Committee’s consent, the Employee may elect at the time
of his or her initial deferral with respect to Base Compensation and/or Bonus deferred with respect
to each Plan Year to receive payment of such Base Compensation and/or Bonus (including any
adjustments thereto based upon any deemed investment adjustments), or any specific portion thereof,
upon the earlier of a fixed date (which is at least two (2) years after the Plan Year of such
deferrals), as specified by the Participant on the Election Form, the Participant’s death or the
date that is the first day of the seventh month following the Participant’s Separation from
Service. A separate election may be made each year with respect to that year’s Base Compensation
and Bonus.



A Director who becomes eligible to participate in the Plan in accordance with Section 3.1 above may
complete an Election Form to elect to defer the present payment by the Employer of up to one
hundred percent (100%) (or a fixed dollar amount) of the Participant’s Compensation relating to
services on the Board, including the annual retainer, meeting and other specified fees otherwise
paid during the following Plan Year, and instead have that amount credited to the Participant’s
Director Contribution Account. The Compensation otherwise currently payable to


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the Participant shall be reduced by the amount of such Participant’s Director Contribution. The
Participant shall specify in the Election Form the effective date to which deferral election of the
Participant’s Compensation shall commence for the following Plan Year. If the Participant does not
specify the effective date to which such deferral election shall commence, the deferral election
shall commence on the first day of the Plan Year to which such Election Form relates.



In addition, subject to the Administrative Committee’s consent, the Director may elect at the time
of his or her initial deferral with respect to Compensation deferred with respect to each Plan Year
to receive payment of such Compensation (including any adjustments thereto based upon any deemed
investment adjustments), or any specific portion thereof, upon the earlier of a fixed date (which
is at least two (2) years after the Plan Year of such deferrals), as specified by the Director on
the Election Form, the Director’s death or the date that the Director terminates his/her services
as a Director of the Company. A separate election may be made each year with respect to that
year’s Compensation.



The Election Form must be completed prior to the date specified by the Administrative Committee,
but in any event prior to the last day of each calendar year prior to the Plan Year in which the
services are performed giving rise to the Compensation. The Election Form once made shall be
irrevocable as of the last day of the calendar year prior to the Plan Year for which it is made. A
Participant who first becomes a Participant after the commencement of a Plan Year may make a
deferral election with respect to the portion of Compensation earned in such Plan Year after the
date of the election, provided that such Participant makes such deferral election prior to the date
specified by the Administrative Committee but not later than thirty (30) days after first becoming
eligible to participate and provided further, that such Election Form shall be irrevocable as of
the date the deferrals commence.



Except with respect to a Participant who first becomes a Participant mid-year, a Participant shall
complete an Election Form each year, to be effective as of the next following Plan Year, and shall
be irrevocable as of the last day of the calendar year prior to the Plan Year for which it is made.
A Participant’s Election Form shall remain in force and effect for the entire Plan Year (or a
portion thereof) to which such election relates.



For any deferral elections made prior to January 1, 2009, deferral elections may be made in
accordance with the transition guidance contained and Notice 2007-86 and all other IRS transitional
guidance and delivered to the Administrative Committee on or before December 31, 2008. Any such
deferral election shall be made in the manner designated by the Administrative Committee.



3.3 Cessation of Participation. If any Participant does not incur a Separation from
Service but ceases to be an Eligible Employee then, during the period that such Participant is not
an Eligible Employee such Participant’s Account shall continue to be adjusted as provided in
Article V hereof.




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ARTICLE IV




EMPLOYER MATCHING CONTRIBUTIONS



4.1 Employer Matching Contributions. For each Plan Year for which a Participant elects to
make Employee Contributions, the Employer shall credit to such Participant’s Employer Matching
Contribution Account, an Employer Matching Contribution equal to one dollar ($1.00) for every
dollar ($1.00) credited as an Employee Contribution up to the following limit:



[Four percent (4%) times Compensation] minus [$9,800.00].



This contribution formula may be adjusted annually by the Company pursuant to appropriate
resolutions adopted by the Administrative Committee.



In addition, the Employer may, in its sole discretion, make an additional Employer Discretionary
Contribution in any amount with respect to any Participant as it shall determine in its sole
discretion, and shall credit such Employer Discretionary Contribution to the Participant’s Employer
Discretionary Contribution Account or Director Contribution Account.



Employer Matching Contributions shall be credited to the Participant’s Employer Matching
Contribution Account as soon as administratively feasible following the end of the Plan Year, or
such earlier date as shall be determined by the Administrative Committee.




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ARTICLE V




MAINTENANCE OF PARTICIPANT ACCOUNTS



5.1 Establishment of Participant Accounts. Separate Accounts shall be established and
maintained for each Participant, and more than one such Account may be established and maintained
for a Participant, as deemed necessary by the Administrative Committee for administrative purposes.
A Participant’s Account shall be utilized solely as a device for the measurement and determination
of the amounts to be paid to the Participant pursuant to this Plan, and shall not constitute or be
treated as a trust fund of any kind unless set aside in a Rabbi Trust. The Administrative
Committee shall determine the balance of each Account, as of each Valuation Date, by adjusting the
balance of such Account as of each Valuation Date to reflect changes in the value of the deemed
investment benchmarks thereof, credits and debits pursuant to this Article V, and distributions
pursuant to Article VI hereof. All costs, charges, and expenses incurred in connection with the
administration of the Plan may be paid by the Employer or allocated among the Accounts of the
Participants as determined by the Administrative Committee in its discretion.



5.2 Valuation of Accounts. Each Participant’s Account is a bookkeeping account, the value
of which shall be based upon the performance of deemed investment benchmarks designated by the
Administrative Committee or the Participant as selected by the Administrative Committee.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the terms of this Plan place no obligation upon the Employer to
invest or to continue to invest any portion of the amounts in the Account, to invest in or to
continue to invest in any specific asset, to liquidate any particular investment, or to apply in
any specific manner the proceeds from the sale, liquidation, or maturity of any particular
investment. The Employer assumes no risk of any decrease in the value of any investments or the
Participant’s Account, and the Employer’s sole obligations are to maintain the Participant’s
Account and make payments to the Participant or the Participant’s beneficiaries as herein provided.



5.3 Deemed Investment Benchmarks. Deemed Investment Benchmarks shall be established under
the Plan as follows.





	 	(a)	 	Investment Direction. In the Administrative Committee’s discretion,
each Participant may be entitled to direct the manner in which the Participant’s
Account will be deemed to be invested, by selecting among the deemed investment
benchmarks permitted under the Plan and specified by the Participant in accordance with
procedures established by the Administrative Committee. The deemed investment
benchmarks shall be those investment fund options specified by the Administrative
Committee. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, earnings and losses based
on deemed investment benchmarks investment elections made by the Participant or
selected by the Administrative Committee shall begin to accrue as of the date such
Participant’s Employer Matching Contributions, Employer Discretionary Contributions,
Employee Contributions and Director Contributions are credited to the Participant’s
Account. A designation of deemed investment benchmark shall continue in effect unless
and until amended with the submission of a new designation in accordance with Section
5.3(b) below. Each successive designation of deemed investment benchmarks for a
Participant’s Accounts may be applicable to either future




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	 	 	 	contributions to or the cumulative balance of the Participant’s Account, or to both,
at the election of the Participant.
	 
	 	(b)	 	Transfers Among Deemed Investment Benchmarks. Amounts credited to a
Participant’s Account may be transferred among deemed investment benchmarks pursuant to
an allocation election which may be made according to procedures established by the
Administrative Committee. Such allocation election shall be effective as of the date
determined in accordance with such procedures.
	 
	 	(c)	 	Continuation of Deemed Investment Benchmarks. Credits to a
Participant’s Account in accordance with this Article V shall continue until the
Account balance is paid in full to the Participant or the Participant’s Beneficiary.




5.4 Statement of Participant Accounts. The Administrative Committee shall provide
periodically to each Participant a statement setting forth the balance of such Participant’s
Account as of the end of the most recently completed accounting period, in such form as the
Administrative Committee deems desirable. Such statements shall be provided to Participants no
less frequently than annually.




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ARTICLE VI




D1STRIBUTION OF BENEFITS



6.1 Distribution of Benefits to Employee. Subject to Section 3.2, the Participant’s vested
Account balance shall be paid in a single sum distribution on the earlier of a fixed date as
specified by the Participant in accordance with the Participant’s Election Form, the Participant’s
death or the date that is the first day of the seventh month following the Participant’s Separation
from Service.



6.2 Distribution of Benefits to Director. The Participant’s vested Account balance shall
be paid in a single lump sum distribution on the earlier of a fixed date as specified by the
Director in accordance with the Participant’s Election Form, the Participant’s death or the date of
termination of his/her services as a Director.




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ARTICLE VII




DEATH BENEFITS



7.1 Death Benefits. Any Plan benefits not distributed prior to the Participant’s death
shall be paid to the Beneficiary designated by the Participant under this Plan, or if no such
Beneficiary is designated, the Administrative Committee shall distribute such Plan benefits to the
Participant’s surviving spouse or if the Participant has no surviving spouse, to the legal
representative of the Participant’s estate. A Beneficiary designation, or revocation of a prior
Beneficiary designation, shall be effective if it is made in writing on a form provided by the
Administrative Committee, signed by the Participant and received and accepted by the Administrative
Committee. All payments and distributions pursuant to this Section 7.1 shall be in single lump sum
within ninety (90) days after the Participant’s death.




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ARTICLE VIII




ADMINISTRATION



8.1 The Appointment Committee. The Appointment Committee shall appoint and remove the
Trustee and members of the Administrative Committee from time to time as it deems necessary.



8.2 Powers and Duties of the Administrative Committee. The Plan shall be administered by
the Administrative Committee. The Administrative Committee shall:





	 	(a)	 	determine and designate from time to time the Eligible Employees and Directors
eligible to participate;
	 
	 	(b)	 	interpret the Plan;
	 
	 	(c)	 	prescribe, amend, and rescind any rules and regulations necessary or
appropriate for the administration of the Plan;
	 
	 	(d)	 	employ agents, attorneys, accountants or other persons (who also may he
employed by or represent the Company) for such purposes as the Administrative Committee
considers necessary or desirable in connection with its duties hereunder; and
	 
	 	(e)	 	make such factual or other determinations and take such other action as
authorized by this Plan or as it deems necessary or advisable. Any interpretation,
determination, or other action made or taken by the Administrative Committee shall be
final, binding, and conclusive on all interested parties. The Administrative Committee
may, in its sole discretion, impose limitations, restrictions and conditions on the
Participants’ rights to receive benefits as set forth in the Participant’s Election
Form.




8.3 Participant as a Administrative Committee Member. In the event the Administrative
Committee exercises any discretionary authority under the Plan with respect to a Participant who is
a member of the Administrative Committee, such discretionary authority shall be exercised solely
and exclusively by those members of the Administrative Committee other than the Participant. In
the event the remaining members of the Administrative Committee cannot reach a majority conclusion,
the Appointment Committee shall appoint a temporary substitute Administrative Committee member to
exercise all the powers of a qualified Administrative Committee member concerning the matter in
which such Participant cannot so act or for which there is a deadlock.



8.4 Claims Procedure. The Administrative Committee shall make all determinations in its
sole discretion as to the right of any Participant to a benefit under the Plan. Any denial by the
Administrative Committee of a claim for benefits under the Plan by a Participant shall be stated in
writing by the Administrative Committee and delivered or mailed to the Participant within ninety
(90) days after receipt by the Administrative Committee of the Participant’s claim, unless special
circumstances require an extension of time for processing the claim. If such an extension is
required, written notice thereof shall be provided to the Participant before the end of this ninety
(90) day period. The extension shall not exceed ninety (90) days from the end of the


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initial ninety (90) day period. Such notice of denial of benefits under the Plan shall set forth
the specific reasons for the denial. The notice shall describe any additional information or
material necessary to complete the claim, an explanation of why the information or material is
necessary, and the Plan’s claim review procedure. In addition, the Administrative Committee shall
afford a reasonable opportunity to any Participant whose claim for benefits has been denied to
submit a written request that the decision denying the claim be reviewed by the Administrative
Committee. This appeal shall be filed within sixty (60) days after the receipt by the Participant
of the notice informing him of the Administrative Committee’s denial of the Participant’s claim.
Failure to file such an appeal by the Participant shall result in the forfeiture by such
Participant of such right. The Administrative Committee shall notify the Participant of its
decision in writing within sixty (60) days after receipt by the Administrative Committee of the
Participant’s appeal, unless an extension of time for processing the appeal is required. If such
an extension is required, written notice thereof shall be provided to the Participant before the
end of this sixty (60) day period. The extension shall not exceed sixty (60) days from the end of
the initial sixty (60) day period. The decision of the Administrative Committee shall be final and
binding on all parties.




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ARTICLE IX




MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS



9.1 No Commitment as to Employment. The adoption and maintenance of this Plan shall not
enlarge or otherwise affect the terms and conditions of a Participant’s employment by the Employer,
and the Employer may terminate or otherwise modify the terms and conditions of employment of the
Participant as freely and with the same effect as if the Plan had not been established. The
Participant shall remain subject to discharge as if the Plan had never been adopted. The Plan does
not alter any employment-at-will relationship which may exist between the Employer and the
Participant.



9.2 Indemnification of Board of Directors, Administrative Committee and Others. No member
of the Company’s Board of Directors, the Administrative Committee, the Appointment Committee, nor
any officer or employee of the Company acting on behalf of the Company, the Board of Directors, the
Administrative Committee, or the Appointment Committee, shall be personally liable for any action,
determination, or interpretation taken or made in good faith with respect to the Plan, and all
members of the Company’s Board of Directors, the Administrative Committee, the Appointment
Committee, and each officer or employee of the Company acting on their behalf shall, to the extent
permitted by law and the Company’s by-laws and other organizational documents, be fully indemnified
and protected by the Employer in respect to any such action, determination or interpretation.



9.3 Amendment; Termination. The Plan may be altered or amended in whole or in part, at any
time and from time to time, by the Company, in its sole discretion. No amendment shall adversely
affect a Participant without the Participant’s consent, except to the extent required to comply
with applicable law. The Company reserves the right to terminate this Plan at any time.



The Company, in its discretion, may terminate the Plan and distribute benefits to Participants
subject to the following requirements and any others specified under Section 409A of the Code:





	 	(a)	 	All arrangements sponsored by the Employer that would be aggregated
with the Plan under Section 1.409A-1(c) of the Treasury Regulations are
terminated.
	 
	 	(b)	 	No payments other than payments that would be payable under the terms
of the Plan if the termination had not occurred are made within twelve (12)
months of the termination date.
	 
	 	(c)	 	All benefits under the Plan are paid within twenty-four (24) months of
the termination date.
	 
	 	(d)	 	The Employer does not adopt a new arrangement that would be aggregated
with the Plan under Section 1.409A-1(c) of the Treasury Regulations providing
for the deferral of compensation at any time within three (3) years following
the date of termination of the Plan.




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	 	(e)	 	The termination does not occur proximate to a downturn in the financial
health of the Employer.




9.4 Binding Effect. This Plan shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the
Employer, its successors and assigns, and the Participants and their beneficiaries, heirs, assigns
and personal representatives.



9.5 Construction of Plan. The captions used in the Plan are for convenience only and shall
not be construed in interpreting the Plan. Whenever the context so requires in this Plan, the
masculine shall include the feminine and neuter, and the singular shall also include the plural,
and conversely.



9.6 Validity of Plan. The invalidity or illegality of any provision of the Plan shall not
affect the legality or validity of any other part thereof.



9.7 Title To Assets. No Participant or beneficiary shall have any right to, or interest
in, any assets of the Employer upon termination of the Participant’s employment or otherwise,
except as provided from time to time under this Plan.



9.8 Inalienability of Benefits. The right of any Participant or the participant’s
beneficiary to any benefit or payment under the Plan shall not be subject to alienation or
assignment, and to the fullest extent permitted by law, shall not be subject to attachment,
execution, garnishment, sequestration or other legal or equitable process. In the event a
Participant or the Participant’s beneficiary who is receiving or is entitled to receive benefits
under the Plan attempts to assign, transfer or dispose of such right, or if an attempt is made to
subject said right to such process, such assignment, transfer or disposition shall be null and
void.



9.9 Payment of Benefits. Whenever any benefit is to be paid to or for the benefit of any
person who is then a minor or determined to be incompetent by qualified medical advice, the Company
need not require the appointment of a guardian or custodian, but shall be authorized to cause the
same to be paid over to the person having custody of such minor or incompetent, or to cause the
same to be paid to such minor or incompetent without the intervention of a guardian or custodian,
or to cause the same to be paid to a legal guardian or custodian of such minor or incompetent if
one has been appointed or to cause the same to be used for the benefit of such minor or
incompetent.



9.10 Tax Withholding. The Employer may withhold all applicable taxes prior to payment of
any Plan benefits.




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ARTICLE X




SOURCE OF PAYMENT OF BENEFITS



10.1 Source of Payment of Benefits. The Plan is a nonqualified, unfunded, deferred
compensation plan. Therefore, all benefits owing under the Plan shall be paid out of the
Employer’s general corporate funds, which are subject to the claims of creditors, or out of a Rabbi
Trust that the Employer shall establish; provided that all assets paid into any such trust shall at
all times before actual payment to a Participant remain subject to the claims of general creditors
of the Employer. Neither the Participant nor a Participant’s Beneficiary shall have any right,
title or interest whatever in or to, or any claim, preferred or otherwise, in or to, any particular
assets of the Employer as a result of participation in the Plan, or any trust that the Employer may
establish to aid in providing the payments described in the Plan. Nothing contained in the Plan,
and no action taken pursuant to its provisions, shall create or be construed to create a trust or a
fiduciary relationship of any kind between the Employer and a Participant. No Participant shall
acquire any interest greater than that of an unsecured creditor in any assets of the Employer or in
any trust that the Employer may establish for the purposes of paying benefits hereunder.



The Company shall establish a Rabbi Trust and fund such trust for the purpose of paying benefits
owing under the Plan. Such Rabbi Trust will be established within ninety (90) days after the
Effective Date of the Plan.





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