The Pension Plan now covers only those non-employee Directors who retired prior to December 31, 1996. Benefits accrued for then-active Directors were valued and converted into a deferred annuity. The Company also provides non-employee Directors with travel accident insurance when on Company business. A non-employee Director may purchase life insurance sponsored by the Company. This benefit will continue after the non-employee Director's retirement from the Board.
Directors generally have five years to attain the ownership goal.
Following closure of the MediaOne transaction, all of the non-employee Directors will have met their targets. Directors who are employees of the Company receive no compensation for serving as Directors, but also have ownership targets. All rights reserved.