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Exhibit No. 10.9    
    


  

  

  

  

    


WASHINGTON MUTUAL, INC.  


 SUPPLEMENTAL EXECUTIVE RETIREMENT ACCUMULATION PLAN  


 (Amended and Restated)  



  

  

  

  

  

  

    


Effective January 1, 2004  


   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

    









 
 

WASHINGTON MUTUAL, INC.
  SUPPLEMENTAL EXECUTIVE RETIREMENT ACCUMULATION PLAN
  Effective January 1, 2004    
    


 
  TABLE OF CONTENTS    
    



	ARTICLE I    NATURE OF PLAN	 	3
	1.1	Purpose	 	3
	1.2	Top Hat Plan	 	3
	1.3	Unfunded Plan	 	3
	ARTICLE II    DEFINITIONS AND CONSTRUCTION	 	3
	2.1	Accounts	 	4
	2.2	Annual Leadership Bonus	 	4
	2.3	Beneficiary	 	4
	2.4	Code	 	4
	2.5	Company	 	4
	2.6	Compensation	 	4
	2.7	Committee	 	4
	2.8	Disabled or Disability	 	4
	2.9	Eligible Employee	 	4
	2.10	Employee	 	4
	2.11	Employer	 	5
	2.12	ERISA	 	5
	2.13	Former Participant	 	5
	2.14	Human Resources Committee	 	5
	2.15	Participant	 	5
	2.16	Pension Plan	 	5
	2.17	Plan	 	5
	2.18	Plan Year	 	5
	2.19	Related Employer	 	5
	2.20	Year of Executive Service	 	5
	ARTICLE III    BENEFITS	 	5
	3.1	Participant's Accounts	 	5
	3.2	Benefits Credited to Accounts	 	6
	3.3	Interest Credited to Accounts	 	6
	ARTICLE IV    PAYMENT OF BENEFITS	 	6
	4.1	Payment Commencement Date	 	6
	4.2	Payment Options	 	6
	4.3	Determination of Nonforfeitable Benefits	 	7
	4.4	Upon Death of Participant	 	7
	4.5	Payment in the Event of Legal Disability	 	7
	4.6	Accounts Charged	 	8
	4.7	Unclaimed Accounts	 	8
	ARTICLE V    PLAN ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE	 	8
	5.1	Appointment	 	8
	5.2	Term	 	8
	5.3	Compensation	 	8
	5.4	Powers of Plan Administration Committee	 	8
	5.5	Adjustments	 	9
	5.6	Manner of Action	 	9
	5.7	Authorized Representative	 	9
	5.8	Interested Member	 	9
	5.9	Indemnity	 	9
	 	 	 	 








 

	ARTICLE VI    PARTICIPANT ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS	 	10
	6.1	Beneficiary Designation	 	10
	6.2	Personal Data to Plan Administration Committee	 	10
	6.3	Address for Notification	 	10
	6.4	Place of Payment and Proof of Continued Eligibility	 	10
	6.5	Assignment or Alienation	 	10
	6.6	Information Available	 	10
	6.7	Beneficiary's Right to Information	 	11
	6.8	Claims Procedure	 	11
	6.9	Appeal Procedure for Denial of Benefits	 	11
	6.10	No Rights Implied	 	12
	6.11	Right To Offset For Taxes, Other Obligations	 	12
	ARTICLE VII    AMENDMENT AND TERMINATION	 	12
	7.1	Amendment	 	12
	7.2	Termination	 	12
	ARTICLE VIII    MISCELLANEOUS	 	12
	8.1	Execution of Receipts and Releases	 	12
	8.2	Employer Records	 	12
	8.3	Evidence	 	12
	8.4	Severability	 	13
	8.5	Notice	 	13
	8.6	Waiver of Notice	 	13
	8.7	Successors	 	13
	8.8	Headings	 	13
	8.9	Governing Law	 	13




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WASHINGTON MUTUAL, INC.
  SUPPLEMENTAL EXECUTIVE RETIREMENT ACCUMULATION PLAN
  
    Effective January 1, 2004
  
    PREAMBLE    
    



        The Supplemental Executive Retirement Accumulation Plan ("SERAP") was established effective January 1, 1996 by the Compensation and Stock Option Committee
of the Board of Directors of Washington Mutual, Inc. The purpose of the SERAP was to provide certain executives with retirement income to supplement the retirement income provided by the
Company's qualified retirement plans and the nonqualified plans for executives. 


        On
October 19, 2004, the Human Resources Committee approved a new executive retirement plan (the "Executive Target Replacement Income Plan" or the "ETRIP") for executives at
levels 1, 2 and 3. As a result, effective January 1, 2004, executives at levels 1, 2, and 3 are no longer eligible to receive benefit credits under Section 3.2 of this Plan, but will be
eligible for interest credits under Section 3.3 of the Plan on accrued balances in their Accounts. 


        The
Human Resources Committee also approved changes to the formula used to determine benefit credits under Section 3.2 for level 4 and 5 employees who remain eligible for this
Plan. The new formula will take into account service with the Company without regard to the Participant's age. 


 
 

ARTICLE I
  NATURE OF PLAN    
    


        1.1   Purpose. The purpose of this Plan is to provide retirement benefits to certain executive
employees of the Company and its affiliates that supplement the benefits accrued under the Retirement Plans. 


        1.2   Top Hat Plan. The Plan is an unfunded plan maintained primarily to provide deferred compensation
benefits 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 ERISA), and is intended to be exempt from Parts 2, 3, and
4 of ERISA. 


        1.3   Unfunded Plan. This Plan is established as an unfunded plan of deferred compensation. The
compensation that is payable hereunder and interest that accrues thereon are represented solely by bookkeeping entries on accounts maintained by the Plan Administration Committee. No funds are held in
trust or otherwise segregated for the sole purpose of paying Plan benefits. All Plan benefits are payable solely from the general assets of the Company. Participants and Beneficiaries shall have no
legal or equitable rights, interest or claims in any specific collateral, property or assets of the Company, but shall be general unsecured creditors of the Company until benefits are paid hereunder.
The Company may from time to time reserve assets in a general account or grantor trust owned by the Company for the purpose paying liabilities that are accrued under this Plan. 


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End of Article I 


 
 

ARTICLE II
  DEFINITIONS AND CONSTRUCTION    
    


        For the purpose of this Plan, the following definitions shall apply unless the context requires otherwise. Words used in the masculine gender shall apply to the
feminine, where applicable, and wherever the context of the Plan dictates, the plural shall be read as the singular and the singular as the plural. The words "Article" or "Section" in this Plan shall
refer to an Article or Section of this Plan 


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unless
specifically stated otherwise. Compounds of the word "here," such as "herein" and "hereof" shall be construed to refer to another provision of this Plan, unless otherwise specified or required
by the context. 


        In
determining the time within which an event or action is to take place for purposes of the Plan, no fraction of a day shall be considered, and any act, the performance of which would
fall on a Saturday, Sunday, holiday observed by the Company, or other non-business day, may be performed on the next following business day. 


        2.1   Accounts. The separate bookkeeping records that are established and
maintained by the Plan Administration Committee to record any amounts credited on behalf of each Participant under the terms of the Plan. A Participant's Account shall only include the amounts
actually credited thereto by the Committee. 


        2.2   Annual Leadership Bonus.  The bonus paid under the Annual Leadership Bonus Plan. For purposes of
this Plan, Annual Leadership Bonus shall also include annual bonuses paid by Washington Mutual Advisors, Inc. and any other annual bonuses that are approved for inclusion by the committee, in
its discretion. 


        2.3   Beneficiary. Any person or fiduciary designated by a Participant who is
or may become entitled to a benefit under the Plan following the death of the Participant; provided, that, in the case of a married Participant, the Participant's Beneficiary shall be the
Participant's surviving spouse unless the Participant's spouse (i) consents in writing to the designation of another party as Beneficiary of all or a part of the benefit to which the
Participant may become entitled under the Plan, (ii) such election designates a Beneficiary which may not be changed without spousal consent (or the consent of the spouse expressly permits
designations by the Participant without any requirement of further spousal consent), (iii) the spouse's consent acknowledges the effect of such election, and (iv) such consent is
witnessed by a notary public or a member of the Plan Administration Committee. Such spousal consent shall not be required if it is established to the satisfaction of the Plan Administration Committee
that such consent cannot be obtained because the spouse cannot be located (and any other circumstances the Secretary of the Treasury may prescribe by regulations). Any consent by a spouse hereunder
shall be effective only with respect to that spouse. 


        2.4   Code.  The Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. 


        2.5   Company.  Washington Mutual, Inc. or any successor thereto. 



        2.6   Compensation. An Eligible Employee's base pay and Annual Leadership Bonus actually paid during
the Plan Year. 


        2.7   Committee.  The Plan Administration Committee, as it is appointed from time to time by the Human
Resources Committee pursuant to Article V. 


        2.8   Disabled or Disability. A Participant is Disabled when he is determined to be disabled under the
terms of the WaMu Pension Plan. 


        2.9   Eligible Employee. Effective January 1, 2004, an Employee who is
classified as a level 4 or level 5 employee. An Employee's status as an Eligible Employee shall be determined separately for each Plan Year as of the end of the Plan Year. All other Employees are
ineligible, provided that the Human Resources Committee, may, in its discretion, designate any other Employee as eligible and may designate any Employee who would otherwise be eligible as ineligible
in any Plan Year. 


        2.10 Employee. Any employee of an Employer; specifically excluding, however, a person who is a
nonresident alien who receives no earned income that constitutes income from sources within the United States. 


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        2.11 Employer.  The Company and any Related Employer designated by the Human Resources Committee from
time to time whether explicit or implicit. 


        2.12 ERISA.  The Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended. 


        2.13 Former Employee Participant. Any individual who is a Participant, but who has terminated
employment, and who has not yet received the entire benefit to which he or she is entitled under the Plan, and any individual who was previously an Eligible Employee and who has become ineligible for
any reason. 


        2.14 Human Resources Committee. The Human Resources Committee of the Board of
Directors of the Company. 


        2.15 Participant. An individual who is or has been an Eligible Employee. 


        2.16 Pension Plan. The WaMu Pension Plan. 



        2.17 Plan. The Washington Mutual, Inc. Supplemental Executive Retirement Accumulation Plan as
embodied herein and as amended from time to time. 


        2.18 Plan Year. The fiscal year of the Plan, which is the period from January 1 through
December 31 of each year. 


        2.19 Related Employer. Any business entity that is, along with an Employer, (i) a member of a
controlled group of corporations (as defined by section 414(b) of the Code), (ii) a member of a group of trades or businesses (whether or not incorporated) that are under common control
(as defined by section 414(c) of the Code), (iii) a member of an affiliated service group (as defined by section 414(m) of the Code), or (iv) any other entity described by
Treasury Regulations promulgated pursuant to section 414(o) of the Code. 


        2.20 Year of Executive Service. Effective January 1, 2004, Eligible Employees will be credited
with a year of service for each Plan Year in which they are an Eligible Employee on December 31st of that Plan Year. 


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End of Article II 


 
 

ARTICLE III
  BENEFITS    
    


        3.1   Participant's Accounts. The Committee shall establish for each Participant one or more Accounts,
as appropriate, to which shall be allocated the proper benefit accruals hereunder, together with interest credited thereto and less the distributions therefrom. For each Eligible Employee who was a
Participant on January 1, 2004, his Accounts shall include with the balance in his Accounts as of December 31, 2003. 


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        3.2   Benefits Credited to Accounts.  For Plan Years beginning on or after January 1, 2004,
unless the Committee determines otherwise, credits shall be made in accordance with the following schedule: 



	Years of Executive Service:
 
	 	Benefit Credit

(Percentage of Compensation):

	Less than 3	 	  3%
	  3	 	  3%
	  4	 	  4%
	  5	 	  5%
	  6	 	  6%
	  7	 	  7%
	  8	 	  8%
	  9	 	  9%
	10	 	10%
	11	 	11%
	12	 	12%
	More than 12	 	12%






Notwithstanding
the preceding, any Participant who was a Participant prior to January 1, 2004, and who's Benefit Credit Percentage for the Plan Year per the above schedule is less than the
Benefit Credit rate for the 2003 Plan Year ("2003 Rate"), shall receive a Benefit Credit based on the 2003 Rate for that Plan Year. 


        3.3   Interest Credited to Accounts.  Each Participant's Account and each Former Employee Participant's
Accounts shall be credited with interest on the balance in his or her Account. 



        (1)   Interest Rate. The rate of interest shall be equal to the rate that would have been paid by the Company at the beginning
of the Plan Year had it issued unsecured junior debt with a maturity date of ten years. If the Company did not make such a debt offering at or near the beginning of the Plan Year
for which the interest rate is being determined, the Plan Administration Committee shall, in its discretion, determine this rate by reference to the following: (i) the rates paid on similar
debt offerings of comparably rated financial institutions, and (ii) an estimate of the probable interest rate on such a debt offering from at least one nationally-recognized investment banking
firm. The Committee may, in its discretion, determine the rate for the following Plan Year at any time during the Plan Year. The interest rate so determined will be set forth in writing and kept with
the Plan records. The Human Resources Committee may, in its discretion, determine that interest credits shall cease with respect to any Participant's Accounts. 


        (2)   Timing. Interest will be credited on a regular basis (at least annually) and prior to the crediting of benefits described
in Section 3.2 to the Accounts of all Participants. 




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End of Article III 


 
 

ARTICLE IV
  PAYMENT OF BENEFITS    
    


        4.1.  Payment Commencement Date. A Participant shall receive payment of the nonforfeitable balance of
his Accounts commencing as soon as administratively possible after termination of employment with the Company and all Related Employers. Notwithstanding the preceding, if the Participant is a Key
Employee as set forth in Section 409A of the Code, payments shall commence no earlier than 6 months after termination of employment. 


        4.2.  Payment Options.  In general, a Participant shall receive payment of the nonforfeitable balance
in his Accounts in the form of a single lump sum payment as soon as administratively feasible after the 


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Payment
Commencement Date. However, if the Participant meets the requirements set forth in subparagraph (a) below, he may elect another form of payment pursuant to subparagraph
(b) below. In the absence of any election, payment will be made in the form of a lump sum. 



        (a)   To
be eligible to make an election to receive payment in a form set forth in 4.2(b), a Participant must meet each of the following requirements: 



          (i)  The
balance in his account on the Payment Commencement Date must exceed $100,000; and 


         (ii)  The
election must be made at least twelve (12) months prior to the Payment Commencement Date. 




        (b)   A
Participant who meets the requirements of Section 4.2(a) may elect to receive payment of his nonforfeitable balance in a series of installments over a period of
up to ten (10) years. If a Participant makes an election pursuant to Section 4.2, such elections shall be null and void if the balance of his Accounts does not exceed $100,000 at the
time of termination. 




        4.3.  Determination of Nonforfeitable Benefits. The nonforfeitable benefit for any Participant shall
be determined as follows: 



        (a)   If
the Participant terminates employment as a result of death or Disability, his Accounts shall be fully nonforfeitable; 


        (b)   If
the Participant engages in dishonesty, his Account shall be fully forfeited, regardless of his Years of Executive Service. For this purpose, dishonesty means that the
Participant has engaged in an act of fraud, embezzlement, theft or any other crime of moral turpitude or has otherwise been dishonest in his relationship with the Employer (without necessity of formal
criminal proceedings being initiated) and the Participant's employment terminated by either discharge or resignation, all as determined by the Committee. 


        (c)   The
following vesting schedule shall apply if a Participant has not engaged in an act of dishonesty, as described in paragraph (b): 



	Years of

Executive Service
 
	 	Percent Vested

	Fewer than 2	 	    0%
	2	 	  25%
	3	 	  50%
	4	 	  75%
	5 or more	 	100%






        (d)   Notwithstanding
the preceding, any Participant whose nonforfeitable percentage under this section is less than his nonforfeitable percentage under the terms of the Plan
for the 2003 Plan Year, shall have his nonforfeitable benefit determined at the higher of the two percentages. 




        4.4.  Upon Death of Participant. Upon the death of a Participant, his entire balance will be paid to
his Beneficiary, as determined under Section 6, in a lump sum as soon as administratively feasible, provided that the balance in his Accounts immediately after his death is less than $100,000.
If his balance immediately after his death is $100,000 or more, the balance will be paid in three annual installments. 


        4.5.  Payment in the Event of Legal Disability. Payments to any Participant, Former Employee
Participant, or Beneficiary shall be made to the recipient entitled in form satisfactory to the Plan Administration Committee, except when the recipient entitled thereto shall be under a legal
disability, or, in the judgment of the Committee, shall otherwise be unable to apply such payment in furtherance 


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of
such recipient's own interest and advantage. The Committee may, in such event, direct all or any portion of such payments to be made in any one or more of the following ways: 



        (a)   to
such person directly; 



        (b)   to
the guardian or estate of such person; 


        (c)   to
a relative or friend of such person, to be expended for such person's benefit; or 


        (d)   to
a custodian for such person under any Uniform Gifts to Minors Act. 




        4.6.  Accounts Charged. The Committee shall charge all distributions made to a Participant or to such
Participant's Beneficiary from and against the Accounts of the Participant when made. 



        4.7.  Unclaimed Accounts. Neither the Employer nor the Committee shall be obliged to search for or
ascertain the whereabouts of any Participant or Beneficiary. The Committee, by certified or registered mail addressed to his last known address of record with the Committee or Employer, shall notify
any Participant or Beneficiary that he is entitled to a distribution under this Plan, and the notice shall state the provisions of this Section. If Payment Commencement Date has arrived, and the
Participant or the Beneficiary fails to claim his benefits or make his whereabouts known in writing to the Committee by the date that is immediately prior to three years (adjusted according to the
abandonment period of the escheat laws of the applicable state) after the date of notification, the Participant's Accounts shall be forfeited. 


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End of Article IV 


 
 

ARTICLE V
  PLAN ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE    
    


        5.1.  Appointment. The Plan Administration Committee has been appointed by the Company to administer
the Plan and serves in such capacity at the pleasure of the board of directors of the Company. The board of directors of the Company may remove the Plan Administration Committee or appoint a successor
committee at any time. If the Plan Administration Committee ceases to exist or is removed without the appointment of a replacement committee, the Company shall function as the Plan Administration
Committee. 


        5.2.  Term.  Each member of the Committee shall serve until his or her successor is appointed and
assumes membership. Any member of the Committee may be removed, with or without cause, and the board of directors of the Company shall have the power to fill any vacancy that may occur. A member may
resign upon written notice to the board of directors of the Company or the Plan Administration Committee. 


        5.3.  Compensation. The members of the Committee shall serve without compensation for services as
such, but the Company shall pay all expenses of the members of the Committee. 


        5.4.  Powers of Plan Administration Committee.  The Committee shall have full and absolute discretion
in the exercise of its powers hereunder. All exercises of power by the Committee hereunder shall be final, conclusive and binding on all interested parties, unless found by a court of competent
jurisdiction, in a final judgment that is no longer subject to review or appeal, to be arbitrary and capricious. In addition to the power otherwise enumerated herein, the Committee shall have the
following specific authority: 



        (a)   to
direct the administration of the Plan in accordance with the provisions herein set forth; 


        (b)   to
adopt rules of procedure and regulations necessary for the administration of the Plan that are not inconsistent with the terms of the Plan; 



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        (c)   to
interpret and construe the provisions of the Plan and determine all questions with respect to rights of Employees, Participants, and Beneficiaries under the Plan,
including but not limited to rights of eligibility of an Employee to participate in the Plan, the value of a Participant's Accounts, and the nonforfeitable percentage of each Participant's Accounts; 



        (d)   to
interpret and enforce the terms of the Plan and the rules and regulations it adopts; 


        (e)   to
review and render decisions with respect to a claim for, (or denial of a claim for) a benefit under the Plan; 


        (f)    to
furnish the Employer with information that the Employer may require for tax or other purposes; 


        (g)   to
engage the service of counsel (who may, if appropriate, be counsel for the Employer) and agents whom the Committee may deem advisable to assist it with the
performance of its duties; 


        (h)   to
receive from the Employer and from employees such information as shall be necessary for the proper administration of the Plan; 


        (i)    to
maintain, or cause to be maintained, separate Accounts in the name of each Participant; and 


        (j)    to
select a secretary, who need not be a member of the Committee. 




        5.5.  Adjustments. Any misstatement or other mistake of fact may be corrected by the Committee when it
becomes known, in the manner the Committee deems equitable and practicable. 


        5.6.  Manner of Action.  The decision of a majority of the members of the Plan Administration
Committee shall control. In case of a vacancy on the Committee, the remaining members may exercise any and all of the powers, authorities, duties, and discretion conferred upon the Committee. The
Committee may, but need not, call or hold formal meetings. Any decision may be made or action may be taken by the Committee pursuant to written approval of a majority of the then members. The
Committee shall maintain adequate records of its decisions. 


        5.7.  Authorized Representative.  The Committee may authorize any one of its members, or its
secretary, to sign on its behalf any notices, directions, applications, certificates, consents, approvals, waivers, letters, or other documents requested pursuant hereto or necessary or desirable for
the Committee to administer the Plan as provided herein, or to do any act necessary to carry out the Committee's duties and obligations set forth herein. 



        5.8.  Interested Member.  No member of the Committee may decide or determine any matter concerning the
distribution, nature, or method of settlement of his or her own benefits under the Plan unless there is only one person acting alone as the Committee. 


        5.9.  Indemnity.  The Company shall indemnify and save harmless the Committee, and its members, and
each of them, from and against any and all loss, damage, action, fee, cost, claim, liability, proceeding, or expense (including reasonable attorneys fees) to which the Committee, or its members, may
be subjected arising out of, resulting in whole or in part from, or otherwise related to any act, conduct, or inaction (except willful or reckless misconduct), in their official capacities in the
administration of the Plan. 


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ARTICLE VI
  PARTICIPANT ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS    
    



        6.1   Beneficiary Designation.  Each Participant may from time to time designate a Beneficiary to whom
his Accounts shall be paid in the event of his death. The Committee shall prescribe the form for the designation of Beneficiary and, upon the Participant's filing the form with the Committee, it shall
revoke all designations filed prior to that date by the same Participant. A Participant may designate multiple and/or contingent Beneficiaries. If a Participant fails to name a Beneficiary, or if the
Beneficiary named by a Participant predeceases him, the Beneficiary shall be, first, his spouse at the time of his death, or if he has no surviving spouse, then to his surviving children, the to his
surviving parents in equal shares, or if the Participant has no surviving parents, the to his estate. If the Participant dies after distributions have commenced hereunder but before a complete
distribution of his nonforfeitable benefits, payment of such benefits shall be in a lump sum to the legal representative of the estate of the last to die of the Participant and his Beneficiary. The
Committee, in its sole discretion, shall direct the Employer to whom the payments shall be made under this Section. 


        6.2   Personal Data to Plan Administration Committee.  Each Participant and Beneficiary must furnish to
the Committee such evidence, data, or information as the Committee considers necessary or desirable for the purpose of administering the Plan. The provisions of this Plan are effective for the benefit
of each Participant upon the condition precedent that each Participant will promptly furnish full, true, and complete evidence, data, and information when requested by the Committee. 


        6.3   Address for Notification.  Each Participant and each Beneficiary of a deceased Participant shall
file with the Committee, in writing, such person's mailing address, and each subsequent change of such mailing address. Any payment or distribution hereunder, and any communication addressed to a
Participant or his Beneficiary, at the last address filed with the Committee, or if no address have been filed, then the last address indicated on the records of the Employer shall be deemed to have
been delivered to the Participant or his Beneficiary on the date that such distribution or communication is deposited in the United States Mail, postage prepaid. 


        6.4   Place of Payment and Proof of Continued Eligibility.  Any payment or distribution hereunder, and
any communication addressed to a Participant or Beneficiary, at the last address filed with the Plan Administration Committee, or if no address has been filed, then the last address indicated on the
records of the Employer shall be deemed to have been delivered to the Participant or Beneficiary on the date that such distribution or communication is deposited in the United States Mail, postage
prepaid. If the Committee, for any reason, is in doubt as to whether benefit payments are being received by the person entitled thereto, it shall, by registered mail addressed to the person concerned,
at the last address of record, notify such person that all unmailed and future retirement income payments shall be henceforth withheld until such person provides the Committee with evidence of
continued life and the proper mailing address for future payments. 


        6.5   Assignment or Alienation.  Except as may be specified under a "qualified domestic relations
order," as defined in section 514(b)(7) of ERISA, no benefit payable under the Plan shall be subject in any manner to alienation, sale, transfer, assignment, pledge, encumbrance, charge,
garnishment, execution, or levy of any kind, either voluntary or involuntary prior to actually being received by the person entitled to the benefit under the terms of the Plan. The Company shall not
in any manner be liable for, or subject to, the debts, contracts, liabilities, engagements, or torts of any person entitled to benefits hereunder. 


        6.6   Information Available.  Any Participant or Beneficiary may examine copies of this Plan or any
other instrument under which the Plan was established or is operated. The Plan Administration committee will maintain such documents in its office, or in such other place or places as the Committee
may designate from time to time for examination during reasonable business hours. Upon the written request of a Participant or Beneficiary, the Plan Administration Committee shall furnish 


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him
or her with a copy of such documents. The Plan Administration Committee may make a reasonable charge to the requesting person for the copy so furnished. 


        6.7   Beneficiary's Right to Information.  A beneficiary's right to (and the Committees' duty to
provide to the Beneficiary) information or data concerning the Plan shall not arise until the Beneficiary first becomes entitled to receive a benefit under the Plan. 


        6.8   Claims Procedure.  Prior to or upon becoming entitled to receive a benefit hereunder, a
Participant or Beneficiary shall file a claim for such benefit with the Committee at the time and in the manner prescribed thereby. However, the Committee may direct payment of a Participant's
or Beneficiary's benefits hereunder without requiring the filing of a claim therefore, if the Committee has knowledge of such Participant's or Beneficiary's whereabouts. 



        6.9   Appeal Procedure for Denial of Benefits.  The Committee shall provide adequate notice in writing
as prescribed pursuant to paragraph (b) below to any Participant or to any Beneficiary ("Claimant") whose claim for benefits under the Plan has been denied. 



        (a)   Such
notice must be sent within 90 days of the date the claim is received by the Committee unless special circumstances require an extension of time for
processing the claim. Such extension shall not exceed 90 days and no extension shall be allowed unless, within the initial 90 day period, the claimant is sent an extension notice
indicating the special circumstances requiring the extension and specifying a date by which the Committee expects to render its decision. 


        (b)   The
Committee's notice of denial to the Claimant shall set forth the following: 



        (1)   the
specific reason or reasons for the denial; 


        (2)   specific
references to pertinent Plan provisions on which the Committee based its denial; 



        (3)   a
description of any additional material and information needed for the Claimant to perfect his or her claim and an explanation of why the material or information is
needed; 


        (4)   a
statement that the Claimant may request a review upon written application to the Committee, review pertinent Plan documents, and submit issues and comments in writing; 


        (5)   a
statement that any appeal of the Committee's adverse determination must be made in writing to the Committee within 60 days after receipt of the Committee's
notice of denial of benefits, and that failure to appeal the action to the Committee in writing within the 60-day period will render the Committee's determination final, binding, and
conclusive; and 


        (6)   the
address of the Plan Administration Committee to which the Claimant may forward his or her appeal. 




        (c)   If
the Claimant should appeal to the Committee, the Claimant or a duly authorized representative, may submit, in writing, whatever issues and comments the Claimant deems
pertinent. The Committee shall re-examine all facts related to the appeal and make a final determination as to whether the denial of benefits is justified under the circumstances. The
Committee shall advise the Claimant in writing of its decision on the appeal, the specific reasons for the decision, and the specific Plan provisions on which the decision is based. The notice of the
decision shall be given within 60 days of the Claimant's written request for review, unless special circumstances (such as a hearing) would make the rendering of a decision within the
60 day period infeasible, but in no event shall the Committee render a decision regarding the denial of a claim for benefits later than 120 days after its receipt of a request for
review. If an extension of time for review is required because of special circumstances, written notice of the extension shall be furnished to the claimant prior to the date the extension period
commences. 



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        6.10 No Rights Implied.  Nothing contained in this Plan, or in any
modification or amendment to the Plan, shall give any Employee, Participant, or any Beneficiary any right to continue employment, or any other legal or equitable right against an Employer, or Employee
of the Employer, or against their agents, except as expressly provided by the Plan. 



        6.11 Right To Offset For Taxes, Other Obligations. Any payment or other distribution of benefits
under the Plan may be reduced by any amount required to be withheld by the Company under any applicable law, rule, regulation, order or other requirement, now or hereafter in effect, of any
governmental authority. In addition, if a Participant becomes entitled to a distribution under the Plan, and if at such time such Participant has outstanding any debt, obligation or other liability
representing an amount owning to the Company, then the Company may offset such amount owning it against the amount of benefits otherwise distributable to the extent permitted by applicable law. 



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End of Article VI 


 
 

ARTICLE VII
  AMENDMENT AND TERMINATION    
    


        7.1   Amendment.  The Company shall have the right at any time, without prior notice and without cause,
to amend or terminate the Plan by action of its board of directors or by action of the Committee. All amendments shall be in writing. Each amendment shall state the date to which it is either
retroactively or prospectively effective. 


        7.2   Termination. Upon termination of the Plan, the Company shall pay all
benefits credited to Participants pursuant to Article IV. 


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End of Article VII 


 
 

ARTICLE VIII
  MISCELLANEOUS    
    



        8.1   Execution of Receipts and Releases.  Any payment to any Participant, or to such Participant's
legal representative or beneficiary, in accordance with the provisions of the Plan, shall to the extent thereof be in full satisfaction of all claims hereunder against the Plan. The Plan
Administration Committee may require such Participant, legal representative, or Beneficiary, as a condition precedent to such payment, to execute a receipt and release therefore in the form determined
by the Committee. Any payment made pursuant to the power herein conferred upon the Plan Administration Committee shall operate as a complete discharge of all obligations of the Employer, the Plan
Administration Committee and the Committee, to the extent of the distributions so made. Neither the Employer, nor the Committee, is obliged to ensure the proper application or expenditure of any
payment so made. 


        8.2   Employer Records.  Each Employer shall, upon request or as may be
specifically required hereunder, furnish or cause to be furnished, all of the information or documentation which is necessary or required by the Plan Administration Committee to perform its duties and
functions under the Plan. Records of an Employer as to an Employee's or Participant's period of employment, termination of employment and the reason therefore, leaves of absent, reemployment, and
Compensation will be conclusive on all persons, unless determined by the Plan Administration Committee to be incorrect. 


        8.3   Evidence.  Evidence required of anyone under the Plan may be by
certificate, affidavit, document, or other information which the person acting on it considers pertinent and reliable, and signed, made or presented by the proper party or parties. Any action required
of an Employer may be by resolution of its board of directors or by any person authorized to act on behalf of the Employer. 


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        8.4   Severability.  In the event any provision of the Plan shall be held to be illegal or invalid for
any reason, the illegality or invalidity shall not affect the remaining provisions of the Plan, but shall be fully severable and the Plan shall be construed and enforced as if the illegal or invalid
provision had never been included herein. 


        8.5   Notice.  Any notice required to be given herein by an Employer or the
Plan Administration Committee, shall be deemed delivered, when (a) personally delivered, or (b) placed in the United States mails, in an envelope addressed to the last address of record
the person to whom the notice is given. 


        8.6   Waiver of Notice.  Any person entitled to notice under the Plan may waive the notice. 



        8.7   Successors.  The Plan shall be binding upon all persons entitled to
benefits under the Plan, their respective heirs and legal representatives, upon each Employer, its successors and assigns, and upon the Plan Administration Committee, and its successors. 


        8.8   Headings.  The titles and headings of Articles and Sections are included
for convenience of reference only and are not to be considered in construction of the provisions hereof. 



        8.9   Governing Law.  All questions arising with respect to the provisions of this Agreement shall be
determined by application of the internal laws of the State of Washington except to the extent Washington law is preempted by federal law. 


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End of Article VII 


        IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned officer of Washington Mutual, Inc. has executed this instrument to be effective as of January 1, 2004. 



	 	 	WASHINGTON MUTUAL, INC.
	

 	
 	

 	

 
	

 	
 	

 	

 
	

 	
 	

By:	

 Its: Executive Vice President—Human Resources




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WASHINGTON MUTUAL, INC. SUPPLEMENTAL EXECUTIVE RETIREMENT ACCUMULATION PLAN Effective January 1, 2004

TABLE OF CONTENTS


WASHINGTON MUTUAL, INC. SUPPLEMENTAL EXECUTIVE RETIREMENT ACCUMULATION PLAN Effective January 1, 2004 PREAMBLE

ARTICLE I NATURE OF PLAN

ARTICLE II DEFINITIONS AND CONSTRUCTION

ARTICLE III BENEFITS

ARTICLE IV PAYMENT OF BENEFITS

ARTICLE V PLAN ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE

ARTICLE VI PARTICIPANT ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

ARTICLE VII AMENDMENT AND TERMINATION

ARTICLE VIII MISCELLANEOUS