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EXHIBIT 10.14  


 
 

WASHINGTON MUTUAL, INC.
  
    DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN FOR
  DIRECTORS AND CERTAIN HIGHLY COMPENSATED EMPLOYEES    
  


Initially Adopted February 17, 1987

Amended and Restated Effective November 1, 2002  


        The Deferred Compensation Plan for Directors and Certain Highly Compensated Employees was initially adopted by Washington Mutual Savings Bank on
February 17, 1987, was amended and restated effective January 1, 1988 and was subsequently amended and restated effective January 1, 1993. Sponsorship of the Plan was transferred
to Washington Mutual, Inc. in 1994 in connection with the corporate reorganization pursuant to which Washington Mutual Savings Bank was merged into Washington Mutual Bank and became a
subsidiary of Washington Mutual, Inc. The Plan was amended and restated in its entirety by Washington Mutual, Inc., generally effective February 1, 1997 and was subsequently
amended and restated effective January 1, 2000. The Plan was again amended and restated effective April 17, 2001. 


        The
Washington Mutual Deferred Compensation Plan for Certain Highly Compensated Employees, which was initially adopted effective February 17, 1987, was amended and restated
effective January 1, 1997. Management has decided to merge the Deferred Compensation Plan for Certain Highly Compensated Employees with the Deferred Compensation Plan for Directors and Certain
Highly Compensated Employees. The two plans are hereby merged, and this surviving Plan is amended and restated effective as of November 1, 2002 as follows: 


	1.
	DEFINITIONS.



        1.1  "Account" means a separate bookkeeping account established for each Participant on the books of the Company that employs
the applicable Participant for the purpose of recording amounts of Compensation deferred, Restricted Stock Awards surrendered or Discretionary Company Contributions made by or on behalf of such
Participant, and income earned thereon, pursuant to the provisions of the Plan. 


        1.2  "Board" means the Board of Directors of WM, Inc. 


        1.3  "Annual Bonus" has its usual and ordinary meaning. It is not intended to include commissions or other similar variable
compensation, and is not intended to include bonuses for services for less than the full calendar year. 



        1.4  "Code" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as it may be amended or replaced from time to time. 


        1.5  "Company" means WM, Inc., or any direct or indirect subsidiary of WM, Inc. With respect to any Participant
or former Participant, the term "Company" means the Company by whom the Participant is currently employed, or was last employed in the case of a former Participant. 


        1.6  "Compensation" means salary, Annual Bonus, quarterly or semiannual bonuses, commissions, variable compensation and other
direct cash compensation payable by a Company to an Eligible Employee for employment by the Company, and Directors' fees payable by WM, Inc. to its Directors. The term "Compensation" shall not
include reimbursement for expenses incurred by the Eligible Employee, or contributions to or benefits accrued under any Retirement Plan. In addition, the term "Compensation" does not include
Restricted Stock Awards. 


        1.7  "Compensation Committee" means the Directors' Compensation and Stock Option Committee of the Board. 


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        1.8  "Discretionary Company Contributions" has the meaning set forth in Section 2.6. 


        1.9  "Effective Date" means November 1, 2002, for purposes of this amendment and restatement. 


        1.10 "Eligible Employee" means each Director of WM, Inc., and each employee in salary levels 1-5 who is
determined by the Committee, in its discretion, to be eligible to participate under the Plan. Effective November 1, 2002, "Eligible Employee" shall also include each employee of any Company
who, at the time of making an election under this Plan, is reasonably anticipated to receive Compensation of more than $100,000 (before any and all elections under this Plan) for services during the
calendar year to which the election relates. 


        1.11 "ERISA" means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended from time to time. 


        1.12 "Nonqualified Stock Options" means those nonqualified stock options of the Company awarded to a Participant pursuant to
the Washington Mutual Amended and Restated 1994 Stock Option Plan. 


        1.13 "Participant" means any Eligible Employee who has elected to defer Compensation under the Plan. 


        1.14 "Plan" means this plan for the deferral of Compensation, as it may be amended from time to time. 


        1.15 "Plan Administration Committee" or "Committee" means such person or
persons appointed under the provisions of Section 6 to administer and interpret the terms of the Plan. 



        1.16 "Plan Year" means the 12-consecutive-month period commencing each January 1 and ending each
December 31. 


        1.17 "Pre-Existing Plan" means the Plan as in effect prior to the Effective Date. 


        1.18 "Qualifying Gain" means the net whole shares accrued on behalf of a Participant upon his or her exercise of Nonqualified
Stock Options using the stock-for-stock cashless payment method set forth in Section 2.4. 



        1.19 "Qualifying Gain Account" means a separate bookkeeping account established for the Participant on the books of each
Company that employs such Participant for purposes of accounting for any Qualifying Gain deferred by such Participant, and phantom dividend equivalent units earned thereon,
pursuant to the provisions of the Plan. Any Qualifying Gain that is deferred and held in this account shall be converted to phantom stock units equal to the Qualifying Gain. Any phantom dividend
equivalent units credited to this account shall be converted to phantom stock units in accordance with Section 4.3(c). 



        1.20 "Retirement Plan" means any defined benefit or defined contribution plan qualified under Section 401(a) of the
Code, and which is sponsored by one or more Companies. 


        1.21 "Restricted Stock Award" means an award of stock of WM, Inc. made to a Participant pursuant to the Washington
Mutual, Inc. Equity Incentive Plan. 


        1.22 "Termination Date" means the date on which an Eligible Employee ceases to be an Eligible Employee, for any reason. 



        1.23 "WM DC Plan for HCE's" means the Washington Mutual Deferred Compensation Plan for Certain Highly Compensated Employees.
Effective November 1, 2002, this plan is terminated. A "Former Participant" means a participant in the Washington Mutual Deferred Compensation Plan for HCE's who first became eligible to
participate in this Plan on November 1, 2003. 


        1.24 "WM, Inc." means Washington Mutual, Inc., a Washington corporation. 


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	2.
	DEFERRAL ELECTION AND DISCRETIONARY COMPANY CONTRIBUTION.



        2.1    Election to Defer Compensation.    



        (a)  Any
Eligible Employee may elect at any time on or prior to fifteen (15) days preceding the first day of any calendar quarter to defer the receipt of all or any
portion of his or her Compensation for services to be rendered in the immediately following calendar quarter or quarters (not including any Annual Bonus). In the case of a bonus determined on less
than an annual basis (e.g., a quarterly or semiannual bonus), the deferral election must be made on or prior to fifteen (15) days preceding the first day of the first calendar quarter in which
any services will be rendered that relate, in whole or in part, to the bonus in question. 


        (b)  Notwithstanding
anything in this Section 2.1 to the contrary, any amount to be deferred under the Plan shall not reduce the current Compensation of the
Participant below the total amount that is to be withheld from the Participant's Compensation pursuant to a requirement of law or pursuant to an elected optional payroll deduction. 



        (c)  The
parties hereto understand that the Plan does not determine or affect any Participant's entitlement to any bonus. Accordingly, in the event that a Participant elects
to defer a percentage of any potential bonus that is not ultimately awarded, such election shall be null and void. 




        2.2    Election to Defer Annual Bonus and Certain Other Payments.    



        (a)  Each
Eligible Employee may elect to defer a certain percentage amount, up to 100%, of any Annual Bonus that may be awarded by the Company. Each such election must be
made on or before December 31 of the calendar year preceding the Plan Year in respect to which the Annual Bonus may be awarded. For example, for an Annual Bonus for services rendered during the
Plan Year 2001, any Annual Bonus deferral election must be made by December 31, 2000. 


        (b)  The
parties hereto understand that the Plan does not determine or affect any Participant's entitlement to any Annual Bonus. Accordingly, in the event that a Participant
elects to defer a percentage of his or her potential Annual Bonus that is not ultimately awarded, such election shall be null and void. 


        (c)  Each
Eligible Employee may also elect to defer a certain percentage amount, up to 100%, of any payment to which Eligible Employee is entitled under the WM
Advisors, Inc. Executive Deferred Compensation Award Plan ("WM Advisors D.C. Plan"). Each such election must be made on or before December 31 of the calendar year preceding the Plan Year
in which the payment is to be made. 




        2.3    Election of Deferral Credit in Exchange for Restricted Stock Award.    



        (a)  Each
Eligible Employee may elect to surrender all or a portion of any Restricted Stock Award, in whole shares, in exchange for a credit to such Eligible Employee's
Account, determined as set forth in Section 4.2(c). 


        (b)  An
election pursuant to this Section 2.3 shall be made at least six months before the date on which the restrictions with respect to the subject Restricted Stock
Award lapse, and otherwise shall comply with Section 2.5. 


        (c)  Notwithstanding
any provision to the contrary in Section 2.3(b), an election by a Former Washington Mutual Deferred Compensation Plan for HCE's Participant under
this section shall be deemed to satisfy Section 2.3(b) only for the year 2002, if the Eligible Employee makes the election by October 31, 2002 with respect to any Restricted Stock Award
restrictions lapse in 2003. 




        2.4    Election of Qualifying Gain Deferral.    



        (a)  Each
Eligible Employee may elect to defer all Qualifying Gain derived from a specific grant of Nonqualified Stock Options in exchange for a credit to such Eligible
Employee's 



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Qualifying Gain Account, in accordance with Section 4.2(d), if (i) an irrevocable deferral election is completed and signed by such Eligible Employee, (ii) such deferral election
is delivered to and accepted by the Committee at least six months before the date on which such Eligible Employee elects to exercise Nonqualified Stock Options (the "Exercised Options"),
(iii) such Eligible Employee pays, through an attestation acceptable to the Committee, the exercise price in shares of WM, Inc. common stock that the Participant owns and has owned
continuously for the six-month period ending on the date of exercise (the "Mature Shares"), and (iv) such Eligible Employee complies with all other rules the Committee may establish
from time to time. A deferral of Qualifying Gain under this Section 2.4 shall be deemed to be (A) a tender of Mature Shares in exchange for an equivalent number of shares pursuant to the
exercise of Nonqualified Stock Options and (B) a conversion of the Participant's right to receive any additional shares related to the Exercised Options into a right to receive deferred
compensation pursuant to the Plan. A deferral election under this Section 2.4 shall expire at any time elected by a Participant therein and shall automatically be revoked upon a Participant's
termination of employment or in the event of a change in control or at any other time determined by the Committee in its sole discretion. 


        (b)  The
Plan governs the deferral of Qualifying Gain. The underlying Nonqualified Stock Options are governed by the stock option plan under which they were granted. No stock
options or shares of WM, Inc. common stock are authorized to be issued under the Plan. 




        2.5    Form and Manner of Election.    Any election under Sections 2.1 through 2.4 shall be made in writing and in
such form and manner as may be prescribed by the Committee. The election shall specify such items as the Committee shall reasonably require, including but not limited to: 



        (a)  (1)    With
respect to an election made pursuant to Section 2.1 or 2.2, the amount to be deferred, either as a specific dollar amount or as a percentage
of Compensation. Each election of a dollar amount shall be not less than $50 for each pay period. Each election of a percentage amount shall be not less than 15% of Compensation for each pay period;  provided,
however, that an election under Section 2.2 with respect to any Annual Bonus that may be granted by the Company shall be only in such
percentage amount as determined by the Participant; 



        (2)  With
respect to an election made pursuant to Section 2.3, which Restricted Stock Award or portion thereof, and the number of whole shares of the Restricted Stock
Award that are to be surrendered; and 


        (3)  With
respect to a deferral election made pursuant to Section 2.4, the identity of the Nonqualified Stock Option grant that is subject to the election, the grant
date, the exercise price, the expiration date (if any) of the deferral election and the date of payment commencement under Section 2.8; 




        (b)  One
of the applicable payment options designated under Section 2.7, unless an option has previously been designated (including any designation under the
Pre-Existing Plan), in which event the election need include such a designation only if a change from the existing designated payment option is desired; 


        (c)  A
payment commencement date as specified under Section 2.8, unless a payment commencement date has previously been designated (including any designation under the
Pre-Existing Plan), in which event the election need include such a designation only if a change from the existing designated commencement date is desired; 



        (d)  A
designated beneficiary or beneficiaries as provided in Section 3; and 


        (e)  A
method for determining additional credits pursuant to Section 4.3. 



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        (f)    With
respect to amounts transferred from Participant Accounts under the WM DC Plan for HCEs pursuant to Section 4.2(f), the elections made under that plan shall
be given full force and effect under this Plan. 




        2.6    Discretionary Company Contribution.    In its sole discretion, and for the purpose of attracting or retaining
highly qualified employees, the Compensation Committee may credit an Eligible Employee's account with a contribution known as a Discretionary Company Contribution. Any Discretionary Company
Contribution made on behalf of an Eligible Employee pursuant to this Section 2.6 shall be credited to the Eligible Employee's Account as of a date determined by the Compensation Committee and
may be subject to such other terms and conditions, including provisions regarding vesting, that are set forth in an individual agreement between the Participant and the Committee setting forth such
terms and conditions. 


        2.7    Payment Options.    At the time of making an election under Sections 2.1 through 2.4, or within thirty
(30) days of being credited with a Discretionary Company Contribution under Section 2.6, the Participant shall specify one of the following payment options: 



        (a)  Payment
of the entire Account balance attributable to such deferral or credit in a single lump sum payment. 



        (b)  Payment
of the Account balance attributable to such deferral or credit in monthly installments over a period certain not to exceed 10 years, with each installment
to be an amount equal to the Account balance as of the date of payment divided by the number of installments remaining to be paid, including the current installment. This section shall not apply to
Participants whose Account balance does not exceed $25,000 as of the date on which installments would otherwise begin. Only the Participant's Account balance when payments commence shall be used to
determine installment payments. Any additional amounts credited to Participants Accounts after installment payments commence shall be distributed to Participant separately on an annual basis. 




        If
a Participant fails to specify a payment option described above, option (a) shall apply. If a Participant designates different payment options at different times, the last
payment option elected shall apply (including any last election under the Pre-Existing Plan). 


        All
payments from a Participant's Account shall be in cash. All payments from a Participant's Qualifying Gain Account shall be in the form of whole shares of WM, Inc. common stock
equal to the number of phantom stock units held in such Account, rounded down to the nearest whole unit, such shares to be paid from the Washington Mutual 1994 Stock Option Plan, as amended. For
purposes of this Section 2.7, all references to "Account" shall be deemed to include a Participant's Qualifying Gain Account. 



        2.8    Commencement of Payment.    At the time of making a deferral election under Sections 2.1 through 2.4, or within
thirty (30) days of being credited with a Discretionary Company Contribution under Section 2.6, the Participant shall irrevocably specify the date for the commencement of payment of the
Compensation deferred pursuant to that election or contribution. If a Participant fails to specify a payment date, payment shall be made or commenced, as the case may be, within thirty
(30) days following such Participant's Termination Date. A Participant may designate different payment commencement dates to apply to separate deferral elections or contributions. A payment
date may be a date certain, or may be a date related to an employment event such as the date of termination of employment, or may be a date related to any other objectively determined event acceptable
to the Committee. The payment commencement date may not be modified with respect to deferrals or contributions elected at the time the payment commencement date is designated. Subsequent deferral
elections may specify a different payment commencement date for those deferrals or contributions. 


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        2.9    Modification of Election.    



        (a)  A
Participant's election under Section 2.1 shall continue from calendar quarter to calendar quarter until the election is terminated pursuant to
Section 2.10, or the election is modified; provided that an election modification must be made at least fifteen (15) days prior to the first day of such calendar quarter; and provided
further that if an election has been made to defer compensation that is for services to be rendered during more than one calendar quarter (e.g., a semiannual bonus), any modification of that election
must be made at least fifteen (15) days prior to the first day of the first calendar quarter in which any services are to be rendered that relate, in whole or in part, to the element of
Compensation that was deferred. A Participant's election under Section 2.2 is effective only for the Plan Year for which the election is made. Any modification of such election must be made
prior to January 1 of the Plan Year for which the Annual Bonus may be awarded. An election pursuant to Section 2.3 or 2.4 is irrevocable. 


        (b)  Payment
options may be modified at any time more than thirty (30) days prior to the Participant's payment commencement date. As provided in Section 3,
Beneficiary designations may be modified at any time. Payment commencement dates may not be modified. Any modification of an election pursuant to this Section 2.9 shall be ineffective unless it
is made in writing and is timely delivered to the Committee, in such form as shall be reasonably required by the Committee. 




        2.10    Termination of Election.    Participant's deferral election under Section 2.1 shall terminate upon the
earliest of (a) the first day of the calendar quarter immediately following the date on which the Committee receives from such Participant written notice stating that his or her election is
terminated (provided that if an election has been made to defer compensation that is for services to be rendered during more than one calendar quarter (e.g., a semiannual bonus), any termination of
that election must be done at least fifteen (15) days prior to the first day of the first calendar quarter in which any services are to be rendered that relate, in whole or in part, to the
element of Compensation that was deferred); (b) such Participant's Termination Date; or (c) termination of the Plan. In the event of a voluntary termination of an election by the
Participant pursuant to clause (a) above, the Participant may not defer additional amounts until a timely election is made to defer Compensation that is payable in a subsequent calendar
quarter, as provided in Section 2.1. 


	3.
	BENEFICIARY DESIGNATION.




        3.1    Designation of Beneficiary.    At the time of making an election under Sections 2.1 through 2.4, or within
thirty (30) days of being credited with a Discretionary Company Contribution under Section 2.6, a Participant shall designate a person or persons as the Participant's beneficiary or
beneficiaries (both primary as well as secondary) to whom payment under the Plan shall be made in the event of the Participant's death prior to complete distribution of such Participant's Account
balance under the Plan. Each beneficiary designation shall become effective only when filed in writing with the Committee during the Participant's lifetime on a form prescribed by the Committee. Such
payments shall be made to the primary beneficiary if such person survives the Participant. If not, such payments shall be made to the secondary beneficiary if such person survives the Participant, and
if not, then payments will be made in accordance with the provisions of Section 3.3. If a beneficiary dies at a time such beneficiary is
entitled to receive payments hereunder, the remaining payments shall be made to such beneficiary's estate, as provided in Section 3.4. 


        3.2    Filing New Designation.    The filing of a new beneficiary designation form will cancel all beneficiary
designations previously filed. Any finalized divorce, dissolution or annulment of marriage or any new marriage of a Participant subsequent to the date of filing of a beneficiary designation form shall
revoke such designation. 


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        3.3    Failure to Designate.    If a Participant fails to designate a beneficiary as provided above, or if a
Participant's beneficiary designation is revoked by marriage, divorce, dissolution, annulment or otherwise without execution of a new designation; or if all designated beneficiaries predecease the
Participant or die prior to complete distribution of the Participant's benefits hereunder; then, the Committee shall direct the distribution of such benefits to the Participant's estate. 


        3.4    Death of Beneficiary.    At the death of the beneficiary who is entitled to receive payments hereunder, the
balance (if any) then remaining in the Participant's Account shall be paid in a lump sum to the beneficiary's estate. Such payment shall completely discharge the Company's obligations under the Plan. 


        3.5    Change of Beneficiary.    Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan, any beneficiary designation may be
changed by a Participant at any time by the written filing of such change on a form prescribed by the Committee. 


        3.6    Beneficiary Designations Under Other Plan Recognized.    Any beneficiary designation properly executed under
the terms of the WM DC Plan for HCEs shall be given full force and effect under this Plan. 


	4.
	ACCOUNTS.




        4.1    Separate Accounts.    The Committee shall establish a separate Account for each Participant, to which it will
credit each amount required to be credited hereunder. The Account thus established shall be a bookkeeping Account, and shall not grant to any Participant any security interest or other prior right in
any assets of the Company by reason of such credits. 


        4.2    Timing of Credit.    



        (a)  Subject
to Section 5.2(c), as of the end of each pay cycle, the Committee shall credit to each Participant's Account that portion of such Participant's regular
Compensation earned during the immediately preceding pay period for which a deferral election under Section 2.1 is in effect. 


        (b)  Subject
to Section 5.2(c), with respect to each deferral election under Section 2.1 or 2.2 that defers any bonus, commission, variable compensation or
other element of Compensation that is not regular monthly compensation, the Committee shall credit to each Participant's Account the amount of the deferral election as of the date the bonus,
commission, variable compensation or other Compensation, if any, is awarded by the Company to the Participant. 



        (c)  Subject
to Section 5.2(c), with respect to any deferral election made by a Participant under Section 2.3 (relating to restricted stock), the Committee
shall credit to the Participant's Account the amount of the value of the surrendered Restricted Stock Award as of the date the restrictions lapse. The value of such Restricted Stock Award shall be the
number of shares of Restricted Stock surrendered to the Company multiplied by the closing price of such shares of stock as of the date the restrictions on such stock otherwise would have lapsed
pursuant to the terms of the Restricted Stock Award. For these purposes, the closing price shall be the closing price of the common stock of WM, Inc. on the New York Stock Exchange, or on such
other national securities exchange or national securities association on which such stock is then traded. 



        (d)  Subject
to Section 5.2(c), with respect to any deferral election made under Section 2.4 (relating to Qualifying Gain deferral), the Committee shall credit
to the Participant's Qualifying Gain Account a number of phantom stock units equal to the value of deferred Qualifying Gain divided by the closing price of WM, Inc. common stock on the day
preceding the effective date of the Qualifying Gain deferral. For these purposes, the closing price shall be the closing price of the common stock of WM, Inc. on the New York Stock Exchange, or
on such other national securities exchange or national securities association on which such stock is then traded. 



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        (e)  Subject
to Section 5.2(c), with respect to any Discretionary Company Contribution made with respect to a Participant under Section 2.6, the Committee shall
credit to the Participant the amount of each contribution as of the date specified by the Compensation Committee. 


        (f)    Effective
November 1, 2002, the Committee shall transfer the entire balance of each Participant's Account under the WMDC Plan for HCEs to each Participant's
Account under this Plan. 




        4.3    Additional Credits.    



        (a)  Each
Participant's Account shall be credited with additional amounts pursuant to the "Interest Method" set forth in Section 4.3(b)(1) or the "Stock Fund Method"
set forth in Section 4.3(b)(2). The method of crediting shall be elected in writing by the Participant pursuant to procedures established by the Committee. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the
Committee may, in its sole discretion, adopt alternate procedures for making such an election under this Section. Such election also may be modified from time to time effective as of the first day of
a calendar quarter pursuant to such
procedures. A Participant may elect the Interest Method with respect to a portion of his or her Account and the Stock Fund Method with respect to the remainder of the Account. However, no method can
be elected by a Participant unless at least 10% of the Participant's Account is allocated to such method. Portions of an Account for which there is no effective election shall be credited pursuant to
Section 4.3(b)(1). 


        (b)  (1)
With respect to the portion of a Participant's Account credited pursuant to the Interest Method, the Committee shall credit to the Participant's Account interest on
the balance of such Account subject to the Interest Method at the interest rate in effect the plan year, compounded on a daily basis. The applicable interest rate shall be determined as follows: 



As
of December 1 of each year, commencing with the Effective Date, the Committee, in its sole discretion, will establish the applicable interest rate for the following Plan Year by reference to
the interest rate that the Committee determines could be applicable as of such date to any unsecured junior debt offering by Washington Mutual Bank or by a comparable financial institution or public
corporation. Such determination will be made by the Committee, which shall request an estimate of such debt offering interest rate from at least one nationally recognized investment banking firm. The
interest rate so determined will be set forth in writing and kept with the Plan records. 


        (2)  With
respect to the portion of a Participant's Account credited pursuant to the Stock Fund Method, the Committee shall credit or debit such Account to reflect the rate
of return that would have been earned on such portion of the Participant's Account as if such portion had been invested in whole or partial shares of such common stock and received any dividends paid
on such common stock. 




        (c)  Each
Participant's Qualifying Gain Account shall be credited with phantom dividend equivalent units equal to the product of the dividend paid on a share of
WM, Inc. common stock multiplied by the number of phantom stock units held in the Participant's Qualifying Gain Account on the record date for the cash dividend. Phantom dividend equivalent
units credited to each Participant's Qualifying Gain Account shall be used to "purchase" additional phantom stock units for such Account at a price equal to the closing price of the WM, Inc.
common stock on the date such phantom dividend equivalent units are so credited. No fractional phantom stock units shall be credited based on this "purchase." 


        (d)  Notwithstanding
any provisions in this Section 4.3 to the contrary, effective November 1, 2002, any Participant who elects to receive payment of his
Account under Section 2.7(b) shall receive additional credits exclusively under Section 4.3(b)(1) (the "Interest Method") once the payments commence regardless of any election made by
the Participant. 



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	5.
	PAYMENT OF ACCOUNT BALANCE.



        5.1    Payment Method.    The Company shall pay the Participant's Account balance under the Plan to such Participant
in accordance with the payment option designated by the Participant pursuant to Section 2.7. In the event of the death of the Participant prior to payment of the entire Account balance, payment
shall be made to such Participant's beneficiary or beneficiaries designated under Section 3 in accordance with the payment method designated by the Participant pursuant to Section 2, or
in accordance with any accelerated method (including lump sum) as the Committee shall determine in its sole discretion. 


        5.2    Withholding and Offset.    



        (a)  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. 



        (b)  If
a Participant becomes entitled to a distribution of benefits under the Plan, and if at such time such Participant has outstanding any debt, obligation or other
liability representing an amount owing to the Company, then the Company may offset such amount owing it against the amount of benefits otherwise distributable. Such determination shall be made by the
Committee. 


        (c)  If
any tax withholding is required with respect to Compensation deferred hereunder, a deferral credit with respect to surrendered restricted stock or a Discretionary
Company Contribution, the Company shall withhold such amounts as are required from Compensation paid to the Participant that is not deferred; provided that if there is insufficient nondeferred
Compensation to allow for the required withholding, the withholding shall be taken from the deferred Compensation and the Participant's credit under Section 4.2 shall be reduced accordingly. 




        5.3    Payment for Unforeseeable Emergency.    A Participant shall not be entitled to withdraw any portion of the
balance of his or her Account except that, in cases of an unforeseeable emergency, the Committee may authorize, on a uniform and nondiscriminatory basis and taking into account other resources
reasonably available to the Participant, payment of so much of the Participant's Account as is required to meet the need created by the emergency. For the purposes hereof, an "unforeseeable emergency"
is an unanticipated emergency that is caused by an event beyond the control of the Participant or the Participant's beneficiary and that would result in severe financial hardship to the individual if
early withdrawal were not permitted. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, an unforeseeable emergency shall include a sudden and unexpected illness or accident of the Participant or of a
dependent (as defined in Code § 152(a)) of the Participant, loss of the Participant's property due to casualty, or other similar extraordinary and unforeseeable circumstances arising as a
result of events beyond the Participant's control. The circumstances that will constitute an unforeseeable emergency will depend on the facts of each case, as determined by the Committee in its sole
discretion, but, in any case, payment may not be made to the extent that such hardship is or may be relieved: 



        (a)  through
reimbursement or compensation by insurance or otherwise; 


        (b)  by
liquidation of the Participant's assets, to the extent the liquidation of such assets would not itself cause severe financial hardship; or 


        (c)  by
cessation of deferrals under the Plan. 




        For
the purposes hereof, examples of what are not considered to be unforeseeable emergencies shall include the need to send a Participant's child to college or the desire to purchase a
home. 


        5.4    Limitation on Liability.    The Company's maximum liability to make payments hereunder is limited to the amount
of the Participant's Account (including the interest thereon pursuant to Section 4.3). 


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	6.
	ADMINISTRATION OF THE PLAN.



        The
Compensation Committee shall from time to time appoint a committee, which shall be designated the Plan Administration Committee, to administer the Plan. The Compensation Committee
may fix or change the number of members of the Committee at any time at its discretion. Each member of the Plan Administration Committee shall serve until such member resigns or becomes unable to
serve due to death or disability or until such member is removed by the Compensation Committee. The Plan Administration Committee shall administer and interpret the Plan and for that purpose may make,
amend or revoke rules and regulations at any time. The Committee also shall make determinations about benefits hereunder. All decisions of the Plan Administration Committee shall be by vote of a
majority of its members eligible to vote on a particular matter, and shall be final and binding on all parties. The Plan Administration Committee shall have absolute discretion to carry out its
responsibilities hereunder. Members of the Plan Administration Committee shall be eligible to participate in the Plan while serving as a member of the Committee; provided,
however, that no member shall be entitled to vote or take any other action as part of the Committee with respect to such member's benefits or any other matter affecting such
member's rights as a Participant under the Plan. 


	7.
	CLAIMS PROCEDURE.



        7.1    Claims Procedure.    The Plan Administrator is responsible for evaluating all claims for reimbursement under
the Plan. The Plan Administrator will decide the claim within a reasonable time not longer than ninety (90) days after it is received. This time period may be extended for an additional ninety
(90) days for matters beyond the control of the Plan Administrator, including cases where a claim is incomplete. The Participant will receive written notice of any extension, including the
reasons for the extension and information on the date by which a decision by the Administrator is expected to be made. Participant will be given forty-five forty-five
(45) days in which to complete an incomplete claim. 


        7.2    Benefit Denial.    If the Plan Administrator denies a Participant's claim, in whole or in part, the Participant
will be furnished with a written notice of adverse benefit determination setting forth: 



        a)    The
specific reasons or reasons for the denial; 


        b)    Reference
to the specific Plan provision or provisions on which the denial is based; 


        c)    A
description of any additional material or information necessary for the Participant to complete the claim and an explanation of why such material or information is
necessary; and 


        d)    Appropriate
information as to the steps to be taken if the Participant wishes to appeal the Plan Administrator's determination, including the right to submit written
comments and have them considered, the right to review (on request and at no charge) relevant documents and other information, and the right to file suit under ERISA with respect to any adverse
determination after appeal of the claim. 




        For
purposes of this Section 7, a "claim" means a written request for Plan benefits filed with the Plan Administrator. A mere inquiry or request for information shall not
constitute a claim. 


        7.3    Appealing Denied Claims.    If a Participant's claim is denied in whole or in part, the Participant may appeal
to the Plan Administrator for a review of the denied claim. The appeal must be made in writing within sixty (60) days of the Plan administrator's initial notice of adverse benefit
determination, or a Participant will lose the right to appeal the denial. Failure to make a timely appeal will result in forfeiture of the right to file suit in court, as a Participant will have
failed to exhaust internal administrative appeal rights, which is generally a prerequisite to bringing suit. 


        The
written appeal should state the reasons that the Participant believes the claim should not have been denied and should cite specific provisions of the Plan that support that claim.
It should include any additional facts and/or documents that support the claim. The Participant may also ask additional questions and make written comments, and may review (on request and at no
charge) documents and 


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other information relevant to the appeal. The Plan Administrator will review all written comment submitted with the appeal. 


        7.4    Review Procedure.    The Plan Administrator will review and decide the appeal within a reasonable time not
longer than sixty (60) days after it is submitted and will notify a Participant of its decision in writing. The individual who decides the appeal will not be the same individual who decided the
initial claim denial and will not be that individual's subordinate. If the decision on appeal affirms the initial denial of the claim, the Participant will be furnished with a notice of adverse
benefit determination on review setting forth: 



        a)    The
specific reason(s) for the denial; 


        b)    The
specific Plan provision(s) on which the decision is based; 


        c)    A
statement of the right to review (on request and at no charge) relevant documents and other information; 


        d)    If
the Plan Administrator relied on an "internal rule, guideline, protocol, or other similar criterion" in making the decision, a description of the specific rule,
guideline, protocol, or other similar criterion or a statement that such a rule, guideline, protocol, or other similar criterion was relied on and that a copy of such rule, guideline, protocol, or
other criterion will be provided free of charge to you upon request"; and 


        e)    A
settlement of your right to bring suit under ERISA § 502(a). 



	8.
	AMENDMENT AND TERMINATION OF PLAN.



        8.1    Amendment.    The Compensation Committee may at any time amend the Plan, provided that no amendment shall deny
or reduce any amounts previously credited to any Participant's Account. The Plan Administration Committee may amend the Plan for the following reasons: 



        (a)  changes
in the laws or regulations related to this Plan; 


        (b)  to
clarify any provisions in the Plan or correct any errors in the document; 


        (c)  to
simplify administration or for administrative convenience; and 


        (d)  for
any other reason, provided that no such amendment shall materially increase the Company's liability or potential liability under this Plan. 




        8.2    Termination.    



        (a)  The
Compensation Committee may at any time terminate the Plan, if in its judgment the continuance of the Plan, or the tax, accounting or other effects thereof, would not
be in the best interest of the Company. 


        (b)  Upon
any termination of the Plan under this Section 8.2, the Participant will be deemed to have withdrawn from the Plan as of the date of such termination, the
remaining deferred Compensation for the balance of the calendar quarter shall prospectively cease to be deferred for such calendar quarter, and the Company will pay to the Participant the balance in
the Participant's Account at such times and pursuant to such terms and conditions as the Board in its sole discretion shall determine. 



	9.
	MISCELLANEOUS.



        9.1    Unsecured General Creditor; Unfunded Plan.    A Participant and such Participant's beneficiaries, heirs,
successors and assigns shall have no legal or equitable rights, interest or claims in any property or assets of the Company. Such assets of the Company shall not be held under any trust for the
benefit of a Participant, or such Participant's beneficiaries, heirs, successors or assigns, or held in any way as collateral security for the fulfillment of the obligations of the Company under the
Plan. Any and all assets of the Company shall be, and remain, the general, unpledged, unrestricted assets of the Company. The Company's obligation hereunder shall be merely that of an unfunded and
unsecured 


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promise of the Company to pay money in the future. It is the intention of the parties hereto that the Plan be unfunded for tax purposes and for purposes of Title I of ERISA. 


        9.2    Plan Administrator.    With respect to ERISA, the Committee shall be the plan administrator and named fiduciary
as to the Plan and the corporate secretary of WM, Inc. shall be the agent for purposes of receiving legal process. 


        9.3    No Right to Employment.    The Plan shall not confer upon any person the right to be retained in the employ of
the Company, interfere with the right of the Company to discharge or otherwise deal with any person without regard to the existence of the Plan or otherwise be interpreted or construed as creating or
modifying any employment or other contract between the Company and any person. 



        9.4    Alienation.    No right, interest or benefit under the Plan shall be subject in any manner to anticipation,
alienation, sale, transfer, assignment, pledge, security interest, encumbrance, charge, execution, attachment, garnishment or legal process by the creditors of the Participant or the Participant's
beneficiary, and any attempt to do so shall be void. 


        9.5    Information.    Participants and their beneficiaries under the Plan shall provide such authorizations,
elections, designations and other information as the Committee shall deem necessary for the proper administration of the Plan. All such authorizations, elections, designations and other information
shall be in form approved by the Committee. The Committee shall not be obligated to determine the accuracy or authenticity of any information provided by any Participant or beneficiary under the Plan
and any payment or other distribution of benefits based thereon shall be binding on such person, or on anyone claiming by, through or under such person, and shall completely discharge any liability
under the Plan to the extent of any payment made. 


        9.6    Headings.    Headings of sections and paragraphs of the Plan are inserted for convenience of reference only and
shall not constitute a part of the Plan. 


        9.7    Applicable Law.    The Plan shall be interpreted, construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the
State of Washington, except insofar as state law has been preempted by ERISA. 


        9.8    Validity.    In the event any provision of the Plan is held invalid, void or unenforceable, the same shall not
affect, in any respect whatsoever, the remainder of the Plan. 


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