Document:

Exhibit 10.12        

MINERALS TECHNOLOGIES INC. RETIREMENT PLAN

WHEREAS, Minerals Technologies Inc. (hereinafter referred to as the "Employer") heretofore adopted the Minerals Technologies Inc. Retirement Annuity Plan (the "Retirement Annuity Plan"), for the benefit of its eligible Employees, effective as of October 22, 1992; and

WHEREAS, the Employer reserved the right to amend the Retirement Annuity Plan; and

WHEREAS, effective as of January 1, 2002, the Employer amended the Retirement Annuity Plan to provide that employees employed on or after January 1, 2002 would accrue benefits under a cash balance formula and that Participants who were accruing benefits under the Retirement Annuity Plan on December 31, 2001 generally would continue to accrue benefits under the career earnings benefit formula in effect on December 31, 2001, and in connection therewith, changed the name of the Retirement Annuity Plan to the "Minerals Technologies Inc. Retirement Plan" (the "Plan"); and

WHEREAS, the Employer heretofore amended the Plan from time to time, including closing the Plan to new participants effective January 1, 2010, and now desires to restate the Plan by incorporating all prior amendments, and to further amend the Plan to the extent required by applicable law; and

WHEREAS, it is intended that the Plan is to continue to be a qualified plan under Section 401(a) of the Code for the exclusive benefit of the Participants and their Beneficiaries;

NOW, THEREFORE, the Plan is hereby amended by restating the Plan, effective as of January 1, 2012, except where the provisions of the Plan (or the requirements of applicable law) shall otherwise specifically provide, in its entirety as follows: 

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Table of Contents

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ARTICLE ONE--DEFINITIONS

ARTICLE TWO--SPECIAL SERVICE RULES

2.1            Credited Service

2.2            Break In Service

2.3            Cessation Of Employment And Return To Service

2.4            Leave Of Absence

2.5            Service With Related Companies

2.6            Compliance With USERRA

2.7            Heart Act Treatment Of Differential Wage Payments

ARTICLE THREE--PLAN PARTICIPATION

3.1            Participation

ARTICLE FOUR—PLAN BENEFITS

4.1            Normal Retirement Benefit

4.2            Deferred Retirement Benefit

4.3            Disability

4.4            Vesting And Early Commencement

4.5            Adjustment For In-Service Payments

4.6            Transfer Of Employment

ARTICLE FIVE--TIME AND MODE OF DISTRIBUTION OF PLAN BENEFITS

5.1            Normal Form Of Benefit

5.2            Joint And Survivor Annuity

5.3            Optional Forms Of Benefit Payments

5.4            Revocation Or Change Of Optional Form

5.5            Time Of Commencement Of Retirement Payments

5.6            Reemployment

5.7            Notice To Employees

5.8            Minimum Distribution Rules

5.9            Eligible Rollover Distributions

5.10            Retroactive Benefit Payments

ARTICLE SIX--DEATH BENEFITS

6.1            Unmarried Participant

6.2            Married Participant

6.3            Amounts Not Exceeding $1,000

6.4            Designation Of Beneficiary

6.5            Heart Act Death Benefits Under USERRA

ARTICLE SEVEN--EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS

7.1            Employer Contributions

7.2            Forfeitures

ARTICLE EIGHT--ADMINISTRATION OF THE PLAN

8.1            Responsibility For Plan And Trust Administration

8.2            Operation Of The Committee

8.3            Powers And Duties Of The Retirement Committee

8.4            Duties Of The Plan Assets Committee

8.5            Standard Of Duty

8.6            Funding And Investment Policy

8.7            Compensation And Expenses

8.8            Non-Liability And Indemnification

8.9            Claims Procedure

8.10            Trust Agreement

ARTICLE NINE--EARLY TERMINATION RESTRICTIONS/BENEFIT LIMITATIONS

9.1            Benefit Restrictions

9.2            Limitation On Benefits

9.3            Limitations Applicable Based On Funding Or Bankruptcy

ARTICLE TEN--AMENDMENT AND TERMINATION

10.1            Amendment

10.2            Termination Of The Plan

ARTICLE ELEVEN--TOP-HEAVY PROVISIONS

11.1            Applicability

11.2            Definitions

11.3            Minimum Benefit For Any Plan Year In Which The Plan Is A Top-Heavy Plan

11.4            Vesting

ARTICLE TWELVE--MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

12.1            Plan Does Not Affect Employment

12.2            Successor To The Employer

12.3            Merger Of Plans

12.4            Repayments To The Employer

12.5            Benefits Not Assignable

12.6            Distribution To Legally Incapacitated

12.7            Missing Persons

12.8            Expenses

12.9            Governing Documents

12.10                Governing Law

12.11                Construction

12.12                Headings

12.13                Counterparts

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ARTICLE ONE--DEFINITIONS

For purposes of this Plan, unless the context or an alternative definition specified within another Article provides otherwise, the following words and phrases shall have the meanings indicated:

1.1  "ACCRUED BENEFIT" shall mean a monthly retirement benefit, commencing on a Participant's Normal Retirement Date, based on the value of the Participant's Cash Balance Account or, if applicable, the Participant's benefit under the Career Earnings Formula as of such date.

1.2  "ACTUARIAL EQUIVALENT" shall mean:

(1)   Benefit Payable Under Cash Balance Formula.

(A)   In the case of a benefit payable pursuant to Section 4.1(b), the amount payable in the form of a lump-sum payment shall be equal to the value of the Participant's Cash Balance Account as of the last day of the month prior to the month in which distribution occurs.

(B)   In determining the amount of a benefit payable in the form of a single life annuity under Section 5.1, actuarial equivalence as of any given date shall be determined by applying to the Participant's Cash Balance Account, valued as of the annuity starting date, a factor determined on the basis of-

(i)   an interest rate equal to the applicable interest rate (within the meaning of Code Section 417(e)(3)), determined for the full calendar month that is four (4) months prior to the month in which the annuity starting date occurs; and

(ii)   for all such benefits  payable on an annuity starting date that is on or prior to December 31, 2002, the 1983 Group Annuity Mortality Table weighted 50 percent male; and for all such benefit payments payable on an annuity starting date that is on or after January 1, 2003, and prior to January 1, 2008, the 1994 Group Annuity Reserve Table weighted 50 percent male, projected to 2002; or such other mortality assumption as shall be prescribed by the Secretary of the Treasury, which assumption shall be based on the prevailing commissioners' standard table described in Code Section 807(d)(5)(A) used to determine reserves for group annuity contracts issued on the date the determination is being made (without regard to any other subparagraph of Code Section 807(d)(5)); and for all such benefits payable on an annuity starting date that is on or after January, 2008, the "applicable mortality table" specified in Code Section 417(e)(3).

(C)   In determining the amount of a benefit payable in the form of a "qualified joint and surviving annuity" under Section 5.2 or under an optional form available to a Participant under Section 5.3, actuarial equivalence as of any given date shall be determined by applying to the Participant's single life annuity as determined in Section 1.2(b)(1)(B), valued as of the annuity starting date, a factor determined on the basis of:

	
(i)

	
An interest rate assumption of 71⁄2% per annum; and

	
(ii)

	
for all such benefits payable on an annuity starting date that is on or prior to December 31, 2002, the 1983 Group Annuity Mortality Table weighted 50 percent male; and for all such benefit payments payable on an annuity starting date that is on or after January 1, 2003 and prior to January 1, 2008, the 1994 Group Annuity Reserve Table weighted 50 percent male, projected to 2002; or such other mortality assumption as shall be prescribed by the Secretary of the Treasury, which assumption shall be based on the prevailing commissioners' standard table described in Code Section 807(d)(5)(A) used to determine reserves for group annuity contracts issued on the date the determination is being made (without regard to any other subparagraph of Code Section 807(d)(5)); and for all such benefits payable on an annuity starting date that is on or after January 1, 2008, the "applicable mortality table" specified in Code Section 417(e)(3).

(2)     Benefit Payable Under Career Earnings Formula. 

In determining the amount of a benefit payable in the form of a qualified joint and surviving annuity under Section 5.2, or a joint and contingent annuitant option and/or level income option under Section 5.3, and for purposes of determining any adjustment to be made to a Participant's Accrued Benefit under Section 5.5, actuarial equivalence as of any given date shall be determined using an interest rate assumption of 71⁄2% per annum and the mortality table described in Section 1.2(b)(2)(B).  In determining the amount of benefit payable in the form of a lump-sum payment under Section 5.3(d), and for purposes of determining whether the cash-out provisions of Section 5.1 shall be applicable, actuarial equivalence as of any given date shall be determined using:

(A)   for Plan Years beginning before January 1, 2008, an interest rate equal to the annual rate of interest on 30-year Treasury securities or the generally accepted proxy therefore, in each case as specified by the Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service for the full calendar month four (4) months prior to the month in which the Participant retires; and for Plan Years beginning on or after January 1, 2008, an interest rate equal to the "applicable interest rate" specified in Code Section 417(e)(3) for the full calendar month four (4) months prior to the month in which the Participant retires; and

(B)   for all such benefits payable on an annuity starting date that is on or prior to December 31, 2002, the 1983 Group Annuity Mortality Table weighted 50 percent male; and for all such benefit payments payable on an annuity starting date that is on or after January 1, 2003 and prior to January 1, 2008, the 1994 Group Annuity Reserve Table weighted 50 percent male, projected to 2002; or such other mortality assumption as shall be prescribed by the Secretary of the Treasury, which assumption shall be based on the prevailing commissioners' standard table described in Code Section 807(d)(5)(A) used to determine reserves for group annuity contracts issued on the date the determination is being made (without regard to any other subparagraph of Code Section 807(d)(5)); and for all such benefits payable on an annuity starting date that is on or after January 1, 2008, the "applicable mortality table" specified in Code Section 417(e)(3).

In the event the definition used to determine Actuarial Equivalent is modified, a Participant's benefit, on or after the effective date of such change, shall be the greater of (1) the Actuarial Equivalent of the Accrued Benefit determined as of the day before the effective date of the change in such definition, or (2) the Actuarial Equivalent of the total Accrued Benefit as of the date of determination computed using the new definition.  The benefit determined under this subsection shall in no event be less than the Participant's Accrued Benefit as of July 1, 1995, determined by applying a 5 percent assumed rate of interest in lieu of the applicable interest rate under Code Section 417(e)(3), wherever the same appears in this definition.

1.3  "ACTUARY" shall mean an actuary enrolled under Federal practice, or a firm of actuaries which has on its staff such an actuary, appointed by the Administrator under whose supervision valuation reports and benefit calculations are performed for the Plan. 

1.4  "ADMINISTRATOR" OR "PLAN ADMINISTRATOR" shall mean the Plan Administrator appointed in accordance with the provisions of Section 8.1.

1.5  "ANNUAL PAY CREDITS" shall mean the amounts credited to a Participant's Cash Balance Account in accordance with Section 4.1(c).

1.6  "ANNIVERSARY YEAR" shall mean (1) the twelve-month period following the date on which an Employee first begins his employment with the Employer, as well as successive twelve-month periods thereafter, and (2) the twelve­ month period following the date on which an Employee returns to the employ of the Employer after incurring a Break in Service as well as successive twelve-month periods thereafter.  No Anniversary Year shall be credited for purposes of vesting unless in such Anniversary Year the Employee has completed 1,000 or more Hours of Service for the Employer.

1.7  "BENEFICIARY" shall mean any person, trust, organization or estate entitled to receive a death benefit under the Plan on the death of a Participant (pursuant to Article Five with respect to the Participant's death after commencement of benefits to the Participant, and pursuant to Article Six with respect to the Participant's death before commencement of benefits to the Participant).

1.8  "BREAK IN SERVICE" shall have the meaning as set forth in Section 2.2.

1.9  "CAREER EARNINGS" shall mean the Participant's aggregate Earnings during his period of Credited Service, except that:

(1)   if the Participant was employed on October 1, 2006, the Participant's Earnings for each calendar year prior to 2003 shall be the average of such Participant's Earnings during the five consecutive calendar years prior to 2003 during which the Participant rendered Credited Service which yield the highest average, provided such Participant's Earnings are not reduced thereby; and

(2)   if the Participant was employed on April, 1998, but terminated employment prior to October 1, 2006, the Participant's Earnings for each calendar year prior to 1998 shall be the average of such Participant's Earnings during the five (5) consecutive calendar years prior to 1998 during which the Participant rendered Credited Service which yield the highest average, provided such Participant's Earnings are not reduced thereby; and

(3)   if the Participant was employed on July 1, 1995, but terminated employment prior to April 1, 1998, the Participant's Earnings for each calendar year prior to 1995 shall be the average of such Participant's Earnings during the five (5) consecutive calendar years prior to 1995 during which the Participant rendered Credited Service which yield the highest average; provided such Participant's Earnings are not reduced thereby; and

(4)   if the Participant was employed on October 22, 1992, but terminated employment before July 1, 1995, the Participant's Earnings for each calendar year prior to 1992 shall be the average of such Participant's Earnings during the five (5) consecutive calendar years prior to 1992 during which the Participant rendered Credited Service which yield the highest average, provided such Participant's Earnings are not reduced thereby; and

(5)   in each case, only the Participant's Earnings during his last thirty-five (35) years of Credited Service shall be counted; provided, however, that, such a calculation shall not lessen such Participant's Career Earnings below the result of a prior calculation.

1.10  "CAREER EARNINGS FORMULA" shall mean the benefit formula described in Section 4.l(a).

1.11  "CASH BALANCE ACCOUNT" shall mean the notional account deemed to have been established for each Participant for the purpose of determining each Participant's benefit under the Cash Balance Formula.

1.12  "CASH BALANCE FORMULA" shall mean the benefit formula described in Section 4.1(b).

1.13  "CODE" shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time.

1.14  "COMPANY" shall mean Minerals Technologies Inc.

1.15  "CREDITED SERVICE" shall mean Service on which a Participant's benefits are based, in accordance with the provisions of Section 2.1.

1.16  "DEFERRED RETIREMENT DATE" shall mean the date of retirement of a Participant after his Normal Retirement Date.

1.17  "DISABILITY" or "DISABLED" shall mean the inability of a Participant, who is a participant in a long-term disability plan of the Employer, to perform his duties for the Employer as a result of any bodily injury or disease or mental infirmity and for which the Participant is receiving disability benefits under such long-term disability plan.  A Participant who suffers a Disability shall be considered Disabled only during the period in which he is receiving disability benefits under such long-term disability plan.

1.18  "DISABILITY LEAVE STATUS" shall mean the leave status described in Section 4.3(a).  

1.19  "EARNINGS" 

(1)   Items Included. Earnings shall mean actual salary, wages, bonus (except as otherwise provided below), and other remuneration earned by an Employee from an Employer for his service with an Employer, as determined by such Employer.  Earnings shall include pre-tax contributions under (A) the Company's Savings and Investment Plan, (B) a cafeteria plan under Code section 125 and (C) a transportation fringe benefit plan under Code section 132(f)(4). Earnings shall also include earnings from Pfizer, Inc. to the extent that Pfizer, Inc. has transferred the accumulated benefit obligation of such person under the Pfizer Inc. Retirement Annuity Plan to the Company under the terms and conditions of the Reorganization Agreement between Pfizer Inc. and the Company dated as of September 28, 1992.

(2)   Items Excluded. Earnings shall not include any part of the cost of any employee benefit (other than pre-tax contributions under (A) the Company's Savings and Investment Plan, (B) a cafeteria plan under Code section 125 or (C) under a transportation fringe benefit  plan under Code section 132(f)(4)), including, without limitation, stock options, perquisites and group insurance, matching contributions under the Company's Savings and Investment Plan, or of any expense reimbursement, including, without limitation, relocation costs, or of any remuneration received in the form of salary continuance or lump-sum severance by an Employee while no longer providing services to the Company.  No part of any bonus or other remuneration forming part of the compensation of any Employee shall be used to determine benefits under the Plan, if such bonus should cause such benefit to become discriminatory under the applicable provisions of the Code.

In addition to other applicable limitations set forth in the Plan, and notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan to the contrary, the annual Earnings of each Participant taken into account under the Plan shall not exceed the applicable limit under Section 401(a)(17) of the Code for the relevant calendar year ($250,000 for the 2012 calendar year), as adjusted by the Secretary of the Treasury or his delegate for increases in the cost of living in accordance with Section 401(a)(17)(B) of the Code.  The cost-of-living adjustment in effect for a calendar year applies to any period, not exceeding twelve (12) months, over which Earnings are determined (determination period) beginning in such calendar year.  If a determination period consists of fewer than twelve (12) months, the annual Earnings limit shall be multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of months in the determination period, and the denominator of which is twelve (12).

For purposes of determining who is a Highly-Compensated Employee, Earnings shall mean compensation as defined in Section 414(q)(4) of the Code.

Any Earnings paid after the Participant's severance from employment with the Employer (except for compensation attributable to the pay period in which the severance from employment occurred) shall not be taken into account for purposes of determining a Participant's Accrued Benefit.

1.20    "EFFECTIVE DATE."  The Effective Date of this restated Plan, on and after which it supersedes the terms of the existing Plan document, is January 1, 2012, except where the provisions of the Plan (or the requirements of applicable law) shall otherwise specifically provide.  The rights of any Participant who terminated employment with the Employer prior to the applicable date shall be established under the terms of the Plan and Trust as in effect at the time of the Participant's termination from employment, unless the Participant subsequently returns to employment with the Employer, or unless otherwise provided under the terms of the Plan.  Rights of spouses and Beneficiaries of such Participants shall also be governed by those documents.

1.21  "EMPLOYEE" shall mean a common law employee of the Employer.

1.22  "EMPLOYER" shall mean the Company and any subsidiary or affiliate of which, with the approval of the board of directors of the Company, has adopted the Plan and shall include any successor(s) thereto which adopt this Plan.  If, under state law, the Employer at any time is not governed by directors but instead by its stockholders, reference herein to the board of directors shall be deemed to refer to the individual(s) empowered to vote on the Employer's affairs.

1.23  "EMPLOYMENT DATE" shall mean the first date as of which an Employee is credited with an "Hour of Service," provided that in the case of a Break in Service, his Employment Date shall be the first date thereafter as of which he is credited with an Hour of Service.

1.24  "HIGHLY-COMPENSATED EMPLOYEE" shall mean any Employee of the Employer who:

(a)  was a five percent (5%) owner of the Employer (as defined in Code Section 416(i)(1)) at any time during the "determination year" or "look-back year"; or

(b)  earned more than $115,000 of Earnings from the Employer during the "look-back year".  The $115,000 amount shall be adjusted at the same time and in the same manner as under Section 415(d) of the Code.

An Employee who separated from Service prior to the "determination year" shall be treated as a Highly-Compensated Employee for the "determination year" if such Employee was a Highly-Compensated Employee when such Employee separated from Service, or was a Highly-Compensated Employee at any time after attaining age fifty-five (55).

For purposes of this Section, the "determination year" shall be the Plan Year for which a determination is being made as to whether an Employee is a Highly-Compensated Employee.  The "look-back year" shall be the twelve (12)-month period immediately preceding the "determination year".

1.25  "HOUR OF SERVICE" shall have the meaning set forth below:

(a)  An Hour of Service is each hour for which an Employee is paid, or entitled to payment, for the performance of duties for the Employer, during the applicable computation period.

(b)    An Hour of Service is each hour for which an Employee is paid, or entitled to payment, by the Employer on account of a period of time during which no duties are performed (irrespective of whether the employment relationship has terminated) due to vacation, holiday, illness, incapacity (including disability), layoff, jury duty, military duty, or leave of absence.  Notwithstanding the preceding sentence,

(i)    No more than five hundred and one (501) Hours of Service shall be credited under this paragraph (b) to any Employee on account of any single continuous period during which the Employee performs no duties (whether or not such period occurs in a single computation period).  Hours under this paragraph shall be calculated and credited pursuant to Section 2530.200b-2 of the Department of Labor Regulations which is incorporated herein by reference;

(ii)  An hour for which an Employee is directly or indirectly paid, or entitled to payment, on account of a period during which no duties are performed shall not be credited to the Employee if such payment is made or due under a plan maintained solely for the purpose of complying with applicable workmen's compensation, or unemployment compensation or disability insurance laws; and

(iii)  Hours of Service shall not be credited for a payment which solely reimburses an Employee for medical or medically related expenses incurred by the Employee.

For purposes of this paragraph (b), a payment shall be deemed to be made by or due from the Employer regardless of whether such payment is made by or due from the Employer directly, or indirectly through, among others, a trust fund, or insurer, to which the Employer contributes or pays premiums and regardless of whether contributions made or due to the trust fund, insurer or other entity are for the benefit of particular Employees or are on behalf of a group of Employees in the aggregate.

(c)  An Hour of Service is each hour for which back pay, irrespective of mitigation of damages, is either awarded or agreed to by the Employer.  The same Hours of Service shall not be credited both under paragraph (a) or paragraph (b), as the case may be, and under this paragraph (c).  Thus, for example, an Employee who receives a back pay award following a determination that he was paid at an unlawful rate for Hours of Service previously credited shall not be entitled to additional credit for the same Hours of Service.  Crediting of Hours of Service for back pay awarded or agreed to with respect to periods described in paragraph (b) shall be subject to the limitations set forth in that paragraph.

(d)    Hours of Service under this Section shall be determined under the terms of the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 and the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994.

With respect to periods of employment prior to July 1, 2005, each Employee shall be credited with Hours of Service on the basis of an assumed one hundred and ninety (190) Hours of Service per month for each month for which the Employee would have received at least one (1) Hour of Services in accordance with this definition, to the extent that it does not result in crediting Hours of Service more than once with respect to any period.

With respect to periods of employment after June 30, 2005, Hours of Service shall be determined from records of actual hours worked and hours for which the Employer makes payment or for which payment is due from the Employer, subject to the limitations enumerated above, to the extent that it does not result in crediting Hours of Service more than once with respect to any period.

1.26  "INTEREST CREDITS" shall mean the amounts credited to a Participant's Cash Balance Account in accordance with Section 4.1(d).

1.27  "LEASED EMPLOYEE" shall mean any person who, pursuant to an agreement between the Employer and any other person or organization, has performed services for the Employer (determined in accordance with Section 414(n)(6) of the Code) on a substantially full-time basis for a period of at least one year, where such services are performed under the primary direction or control of the Employer.  A person shall not be considered a Leased Employee if the total number of Leased Employees does not exceed twenty percent (20%) of the Nonhighly-Compensated Employees employed by the Employer, and if any such person is covered by a money purchase pension plan providing (a) a nonintegrated employer contribution rate of at least ten percent (10%) of compensation as defined in Section 9.2(b)(2) of the Plan; (b) immediate participation; and (c) full and immediate vesting.

1.28  "NONHIGHLY-COMPENSATED EMPLOYEE" shall mean any Employee of the Employer who is not a Highly-Compensated Employee.

1.29  "NORMAL RETIREMENT AGE" shall mean a Participant's sixty-fifth (65th) birthday if the Participant commenced employment on or before July 31, 2002, or the later of the date the Employee attains age sixty-five (65) or the date the Employee completes five (5) years of Credited Service, if the Participant commenced employment on or after August 1, 2002.

1.30  "NORMAL RETIREMENT DATE" shall mean the first day of the month coincident with or next following the date the Participant attains his Normal Retirement Age. 

1.31  "PARTICIPANT" shall mean any Employee or former Employee who is eligible to participate in the Plan or whose Beneficiary may be eligible to receive any such benefit.  

1.32  "PLAN" shall mean the Minerals Technologies Inc. Retirement Plan as set forth herein and as it may be amended from time to time.

1.33  "PLAN YEAR" shall mean the twelve (12)-consecutive month period beginning January 1 and ending December 31.

1.34  "PRIMARY SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFIT" shall mean the estimated monthly primary insurance amount payable to a Participant under the federal Social Security Act as in effect on the date immediately preceding the earliest of the following events to occur: (i) attainment of his Normal Retirement Date; (ii) attainment of age sixty-five (65); (iii) termination of employment as an Employee; or (iv) any termination of the Plan.  Moreover, if such earliest event occurs prior the Participant's attainment of age sixty-five (65), his estimated monthly primary insurance amounts shall be computed as of his attainment of age sixty-five (65) based on the provisions of the federal Social Security Act in effect when such earliest event occurs and (i) if the Participant's benefit commencement date is on or after his Normal Retirement Date, on the assumption that after such earliest event he shall receive compensation equal to his Earnings at the time of such earliest event until he reaches age 65 or (ii) if the Participant's benefit commencement date is before his Normal Retirement Date, on the assumption that the Participant does not receive any compensation after such earliest event which is treated as wages for the purposes of the federal Social Security Act.  

Notwithstanding the foregoing and in accordance with procedures established by the Administrator, in the event a Participant attains his Normal Retirement Date or terminates employment as an Employee and provides the Company with a statement from the Social Security Administration indicating his actual compensation for Social Security purposes for some or all years prior to the date he attains his Normal Retirement Date or terminates, such compensation shall be taken into account as his compensation for such years in determining his Primary Social Security Benefit for the purposes of the Plan, provided that such actual compensation produces a larger benefit under the Plan.  For years prior to the date the Participant attains his Normal Retirement Date or terminates with respect to which such a statement is not provided, the Company may estimate such compensation by applying a salary scale, projected backwards, which is the actual change in the average compensation from year to year as determined by the Social Security Administration.  Any information provided by a Participant to the Company pursuant to the foregoing provisions must be provided prior to benefit commencement and no later than two years after the Participant's termination of employment or notice of his benefits under the Plan.  Notice that a Participant may provide actual compensation history obtained from the Social Security Administration shall be provided in accordance with applicable regulatory guidance.  

1.35  "SPOUSE" shall mean, whether or not capitalized, the person of the opposite sex to whom a Participant is legally married, unless a provision of the Plan specifically provides otherwise.  References to "married" shall refer to a Participant with a spouse within the meaning of this definition, unless a provision of the Plan specifically provides otherwise.

1.36  "TRUST" shall mean the Trust Agreement entered into between the Employer and the Trustee forming part of this Plan, together with any amendments thereto.

1.37  "TRUST FUND" shall mean any and all property held by the Trustee pursuant to the Trust Agreement, together with income therefrom.

1.38  "TRUSTEE" shall mean the Trustee or Trustees appointed by the Employer, and any successors thereto.

1.38  "VALUATION DATE" shall mean the annual date selected by the Actuary, in accordance with the requirements of applicable law, as of which Plan assets are valued and liabilities determined for purposes of an actuarial valuation.

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ARTICLE TWO--SPECIAL SERVICE RULES

Service is the period of employment credited under the Plan.  Definitions and special rules related to Service are as follows:

2.1    CREDITED SERVICE.  A Participant shall be credited with a year of "Credited Service" for each Anniversary Year during which he completes at least one thousand (1,000) Hours of Service.   No fractional years of Credited Service shall be credited to a Participant, except for purposes of determining (i) the Primary Social Security Benefit offset amount pursuant to Section 4.1(a)(2), and (ii) a Participant's Career Earnings and his eligibility for early retirement under Sections 4.4(b)(2)(A) and (B), in which event the Participant's Credited Service shall be determined on the basis of the months of employment with the Employer during the fractional Anniversary Year without regard to whether the Participant completes one thousand (1,000) or more Hours of Service within such periods.  For purposes of the preceding sentence, a month of employment shall be credited with respect to the Participant's first and last month of employment with the Employer if the Participant is employed for at least fifteen (15) days in each such month.

With respect to any Participant who was an active participant in the Pfizer Inc. Retirement Annuity Plan (the "Pfizer Plan") immediately prior to October 22, 1992, and who commenced employment with the Employer on or after October 22, 1992 and prior to June 1, 1993, Credited Service shall include any service credited to such Participant under the Pfizer Plan provided such Participant was an active participant under the Pfizer Plan immediately prior to such Participant's employment by the Employer. 

In addition, Credited Service shall include service with an employer other than an Employer or "related group member" (within the meaning of Section 2.5(b)) which service is recognized as Credited Service pursuant to Schedule D.  Except as otherwise provided, Prior Service of a Participant shall also be included in the Participant's Credited Service.  For such purposes, "Prior Service" shall mean service rendered by a person who is in the service of the Employer before the date on which he becomes a Participant and who continues in service on and after the date he becomes a Participant. 

2.2    BREAK IN SERVICE.  A Break in Service shall be a twelve (12)-month computation period (as used for measuring years of Credited Service), in which an Employee or Participant is not credited with at least five hundred and one (501) Hours of Service.

2.3  CESSATION OF EMPLOYMENT AND RETURN TO SERVICE.  An Employee who returns to employment after a Break in Service shall retain credit for his pre-Break years of Credited Service, provided, however, that if, when the Employee incurred his Break in Service, he had not completed sufficient years of Credited Service to be credited with a vested benefit under the Plan, his pre-Break years of Credited Service shall be disregarded if the number of consecutive Breaks in Service equals or exceeds the greater of five (5) or the number of pre-Break years of Credited Service, provided, however, that the Credited Service that such Employee had prior to the Break in Service shall not be disregarded pursuant to this section if the Employee completes at least twenty-four (24) consecutive months of Credited Service following his reemployment.

If a reemployed Employee does not forfeit his Credited Service as provided above, solely for purposes of determining his Career Earnings, the last calendar year in which he rendered Credited Service shall be treated as being consecutive with the first calendar year in which he renders Credited Service after his reemployment.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, for purposes of determining a Participant's Accrued Benefit under the Career Earnings Formula, following reemployment, no Credited Service shall be credited for any Anniversary Year subsequent to a Participant's separation from service with the Employer if such reemployment occurs on or after January 1, 2002. 

2.4    LEAVE OF ABSENCE.  A Participant on an unpaid leave of absence pursuant to the Employer's normal personnel policies shall be credited with Hours of Service at his regularly-scheduled weekly rate while on such leave provided the Employer acknowledges in writing that the leave is with its approval.  These Hours of Service shall be credited only for purposes of determining if a Break in Service has occurred and, unless specified otherwise by the Employer in writing, shall not be credited for any other purpose under the Plan.  Hours of Service during a paid leave of absence shall be credited as provided in Section 1.25.

For any individual who is absent from work for any period by reason of the individual's pregnancy, birth of the individual's child, placement of a child with the individual in connection with the individual's adoption of the child, or by reason of the individual's caring for the child for a period beginning immediately following such birth or adoption, the Plan shall treat as Hours of Service, solely for determining if a Break in Service has occurred, the following Hours of Service:

(a)  the Hours of Service which otherwise normally would have been credited to such individual but for such absence; or

(b)  in any case where the Administrator is unable to determine the Hours of Service, on the basis of an assumed eight (8) hours per day.

Except as otherwise provided herein, in no event shall more than five hundred and one (501) of such hours be credited by reason of such period of absence.  The Hours of Service shall be credited in the computation period (used for measuring years of Credited Service) which starts after the leave of absence begins.  However, the Hours of Service shall instead be credited in the computation period in which the absence begins if it is necessary to credit the Hours of Service in that computation period to avoid the occurrence of a Break in Service.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, time spent on an authorized leave of absence shall be credited for the purpose of computing length of service and benefits payable under the Career Earnings Formula on the following basis: Participants shall receive credit for each full year spent on authorized leave of absence for each full year of Credited Service that they render to the Employer following return to active service, except that time spent on authorized leave of absence for medical reasons shall be credited without requirement of subsequent Credited Service and time spent on civic leave shall be credited upon return to active service. 

2.5  SERVICE WITH RELATED COMPANIES.

(a)  Service with Related Group Participants.  Except as otherwise provided, for each Plan Year in which the Employer is a member of a "related group", as hereinafter defined, all service of an Employee or Leased Employee (hereinafter collectively referred to as "Employee" solely for purposes of this Section 2.5(a)) with any one or more members of such related group shall be treated as employment by the Employer for purposes of determining his years of Credited Service (except for purposes of benefit accrual).  The transfer of employment by any such Employee to another member of the related group shall not be deemed to constitute a retirement or other termination of employment by the Employer for purposes of the Plan, but the Employee shall be deemed to have continued in employment with the Employer for purposes of determining his years of Credited Service (except for purposes of benefit accrual).  For purposes of this subsection (b), "related group" shall mean the Employer and all corporations, trades or businesses (whether or not incorporated) which constitute a controlled group of corporations with the Employer, a group of trades or businesses under common control with the Employer, or an affiliated service group, within the meaning of Section 414(b), Section 414(c), or Section 414(m), respectively, of the Code or any other entity required to be aggregated under Code Section 414(o).

(b)  Construction.  This Section is included in the Plan to comply with Code provisions regarding the crediting of service, and not to extend any additional rights to Employees in ineligible classifications other than as required by the Code and the regulations thereunder.

2.6  COMPLIANCE WITH USERRA.  Notwithstanding any provisions of the Plan to the contrary, Employees shall receive service credit with respect to periods of qualified military service (within the meaning of Section 414(u)(5) of the Code) to the extent required under said Section 414(u).

2.7  HEART ACT TREATMENT OF DIFFERENTIAL WAGE PAYMENTS.  For years beginning after December 31, 2008, (i) a Participant receiving a differential wage payment, as defined by Code Section 3401(h)(2), shall be treated as an Employee of the Employer making the payment, (ii) the differential wage payment shall be treated as Earnings, and (iii) the Plan shall not be treated as failing to meet the requirements of any provision described in Code Section 414(u)(1)(C) by reason of any contribution or benefit which is based on the differential wage payment.

19863705.2

ARTICLE THREE--PLAN PARTICIPATION

3.1    PARTICIPATION.  All Employees participating in the Plan prior to the Plan's restatement shall continue to be Participants, subject to the terms hereof.

Notwithstanding any provision of the Plan to the contrary, effective January 1, 2010, no Employee shall become a Participant, and any Participant who terminates employment, transfers employment to an excluded class of Employees (as described below), or otherwise ceases to be an active Participant in the Plan shall not again become an active Participant and shall not accrue any further benefits under the Plan at any future date as a result of reemployment or for any other reason.

In no event, however, shall any Employee (or other individual) participate under the Plan while he is:  (i) included in a unit of Employees covered by a collective bargaining agreement between the Employer and the Employee representatives under which retirement benefits were the subject of good faith bargaining, unless the terms of such bargaining agreement expressly provides for the inclusion in the Plan; (ii) employed as an independent contractor on the payroll records of the Employer (regardless of any subsequent reclassification by the Employer, any governmental agency or court); or (iii) employed as a Leased Employee.

19863705.2

ARTICLE FOUR—PLAN BENEFITS

4.1  NORMAL RETIREMENT BENEFIT.  Subject to the following provisions hereof, each Participant who retires at his Normal Retirement Date shall be entitled to receive a monthly retirement benefit determined as of such date. A Participant's right to his benefit shall be nonforfeitable upon reaching his Normal Retirement Age and shall be payable under the rules specified in Article Five.  The amount of such annual benefit, expressed as a straight life annuity, shall be equal to the benefit determined under the applicable formula set forth below:

(a)   Career Earnings Formula. The Career Earnings Formula shall be used to determine the Normal Retirement benefit of each Participant who was an Employee of the Employer on December 31, 2001; provided, however, that, in the case of a Participant who, following his termination of employment with the Employer, is reemployed by the Employer on or after January 1, 2002, the Career Earnings Formula shall not be applicable with respect to the Participant's period of employment with the Employer which occurs subsequent to the date of the Participant's reemployment.  The benefit payable at the Normal Retirement Date of a Participant under the Career Earnings Formula shall be equal to the greater of:

	
(1)

	
1.4% of the Participant's Career Earnings; or 

	
(2)

	
1.75% of the Participant's Career Earnings, less 1.50% of his Primary Social Security Benefit,

multiplied by his years of Credited Service, to a maximum of thirty-five (35) years of Credited Service.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, unless otherwise provided herein, each Section 401(a)(17) Participant's Accrued Benefit under the Career Earnings Formula shall be the greater of the Accrued Benefit determined for such Participant under (A) or (B) below:

(A)  the Section 401(a)(17) Participant's Accrued Benefit determined with respect to the benefit formula applicable for the Plan Year beginning on or after January 1, 1994, as applied to such Participant's total years of Credited Service taken into account under the Career Earnings Formula for the purposes of benefit accrual, or

(B)  the sum of:

(i)   the Section 401(a)(17) Participant's Accrued Benefit as of the last day of the last Plan Year beginning before January 1, 1994, frozen in accordance with Section 1.401(a)(4)-13 of the Treasury Regulations, and

(ii)   the Section 401(a)(17) Participant's Accrued Benefit determined under the benefit formula applicable for the Plan Year beginning on or after January 1, 1994, as applied to such Participant's years of Credited Service for Plan Years beginning on or after January 1, 1994, for purposes of benefit accrual.

For purposes of this subsection, a "Section 401(a)(17) Participant" means a Participant whose Accrued Benefit as of a date on or after the first day of the first Plan Year beginning on or after January 1, 1994, is based on Career Earnings for a year beginning prior to the first day of the first Plan Year beginning on or after January 1, 1994, that exceeded $150,000.

In the case of any group or class of Participants, the Employer may limit the Prior Service (within the meaning of Section 2.1) of persons included in such group or class to service rendered on and after a date to be determined by the Employer.

Except in the case of a person in the service of a corporation which becomes an Employer, the Prior Service benefits of any Participant who was absent from the Employer during all or part of the calendar year next preceding the date he becomes a Participant, because of sickness, Disability, service in the armed forces of the United States, or like reasons beyond his control, and who entered the service of his Employer prior to such calendar year, shall be computed by crediting to him as Earnings for such calendar year the following Earnings:

(I)  all Earnings actually received by such Participant in such calendar year before or after the period of absence from his Employer and

(II)  the Earnings he would have received in such calendar year during the period of absence based on a forty-hour (40) week at his straight-time rate of pay at the time of leaving his Employer and any increased rate to which he would have been entitled as a result of automatic length-of-service increases or a general increase, and any bonuses or other payments made in such calendar year during such period of absence to which he would normally have been entitled.

(b)  Cash Balance Formula.  The Cash Balance Formula shall be used to determine the Normal Retirement benefit of each Participant whose employment with the Employer commences on or after January 1, 2002.  The Cash Balance Formula shall also be used to determine the Normal Retirement benefit of any Participant who is reemployed by the Employer on or after January 1, 2002, with respect to the determination of such Participants' Normal Retirement Benefit attributable to service occurring subsequent to his reemployment date.  Under no circumstances shall a Participant accrue benefits under the Career Earnings Formula and the Cash Balance Formula with respect to the same periods of Credited Service.  The benefit payable at the Normal Retirement Date of a Participant under the Cash Balance Formula shall be equal to the sum of-

	
(1)

	
Annual Pay Credits pursuant to Section 4.1(c); and

(2)  Interest Credits pursuant to Section 4.l(d).

(c)  Annual Pay Credits. As of the first day of each Plan Year, an Annual Pay Credit shall be credited to the Cash Balance Account of each Participant whose benefit is determined under the Cash Balance Formula (including each such Participant who retired, died, or otherwise terminated during the prior Plan Year), who received Earnings during the prior Plan Year.  The Annual Pay Credit shall equal such Participant's Earnings for the prior Plan Year multiplied by five percent (5%).  Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the final year of a Participant's employment, an Annual Pay Credit shall be credited to such Participant's account, calculated by multiplying such Participant's Earnings in the current Plan Year up to the Participant's termination date by five percent (5%).

(d)  Interest Credits.  Interest Credits based on the amount of the Participant's Cash Balance Account as of the last day of each Plan Year shall be added to the Cash Balance Account of each Participant whose benefit is determined under the Cash Balance Formula as of the last day of the Plan Year, prior to the crediting of any Annual Pay Credit or other credit for the following Plan Year. In the final year of employment of each such Participant, interest at the same rate as used in determining the Interest Credit on the last day of the Plan Year in which the Participant's employment is terminated, shall be credited on a pro rata basis up to the date such Participant's benefits commence to the Participant's Cash Balance Account as of January 1 of the Plan Year in which the Participant's employment terminates.  Effective January 21, 2004, the preceding sentence shall only apply if the Participant elects to receive his benefit prior to the end of the Plan Year in which the Participant's employment terminates and no additional Interest Credit shall be applied as of the end of the Plan Year to any Annual Pay Credit accrued to a Participant's Cash Balance Account based on his Earnings in the final year of the Participant's employment where the Participant elected to receive his benefit prior to the end of the Plan Year in which the Participant's employment terminates.  Except as provided below, Interest Credits shall cease once benefit payments have commenced to the Participant.

If a Participant who is receiving benefits in any form other than a lump-sum payment is re-employed, interest hereunder shall not be credited to the Participant's Cash Balance Account used to determine such benefits but shall be credited to a new Cash Balance Account established on behalf of such Participant, provided that such a Participant who is re-employed on or after January 1, 2010 shall not be entitled to any further Annual Pay Credits or Interest Credits.

The rate of interest for Interest Credits for Plan Years beginning after December 31, 2004 shall be the one-year constant maturity Treasury Bond rate (or generally accepted proxy therefor (as published by the U.S. Federal Reserve Board)) for the month of November of the immediately preceding Plan Year plus one percentage point.  The rate of interest for Interest Credits for Plan Years beginning on January 1, 2002 through January 1, 2004 shall be the twelve (12)-month average of the thirty (30)-year constant maturity Treasury Bond rates (or the generally accepted proxy therefor) as published by the U.S. Federal Reserve Board, determined for the twelve (12)-months ending in November of the immediately preceding year.  Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan to the contrary, an Employer reserves the right to change the interest rate used to determine the Interest Credits at any time prior to the end of the Plan Year in which such credit is added to the Participant's Cash Balance Account.

Effective for Plan Years beginning after December 31, 2007, and solely with respect to Participants who have one (1) Hour of Service on or after December 31, 2007, the interest rate used for Interest Credits for any Plan Year shall not exceed a market rate of return.  In addition, and regardless of the rate specified in the Plan, an Interest Credit (or equivalent amount) of less than zero shall in no event result in the Cash Balance Account or similar amount being less than the aggregate account of contributions credited to the Cash Balance Account. 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, upon termination of the Plan,

	
(i)

	
if the interest credit rate (or equivalent amount) under the Plan is a variable rate, the rate of interest used to determine Accrued Benefits under the Plan attributable to the Cash Balance Account shall be equal to the average of the rates of interest used under the Plan during the five (5) year period ending on the termination date; and

(ii)  with respect to the portion of the Accrued Benefit attributable to the Cash Balance Account, the interest rate and mortality table used to determine the amount of any benefit under the Plan payable in the form of an annuity at Normal Retirement Date shall be the rate and table specified under the Plan for such purpose as of the termination date, except that if such interest rate is a variable rate, the interest rate shall be determined under the rules of subclause (i) above.

The foregoing provisions shall be operated and interpreted in accordance with Section 411(b)(5) of the Code (as amended from time to time) and regulatory guidance issued thereunder.

4.2    DEFERRED RETIREMENT BENEFIT.  A Participant who retires from employment with the Employer after his Normal Retirement Date shall be eligible to receive distribution of his vested Accrued Benefit following his Deferred Retirement Date.  In no event, however, shall distribution of the Participant's vested Accrued Benefit be made or commence later than the Participant's required beginning date, as defined in Section 5.8(f)(iv).

To the extent required by law, in the event a Participant is employed after attaining age seventy and one-half (701⁄2), his Accrued Benefit shall be actuarially increased, to take into account the period after age 701⁄2 in which the Participant was not receiving any benefits under the Plan, in accordance with Section 401(a)(9)(C)(iii) of the Code and regulatory guidance thereunder.

Notwithstanding any other provision of this Plan, with respect to the period from a Participant's Normal Retirement Date to his termination of employment, the Participant shall receive benefit payments under this Plan for each month in which he is compensated for fewer than 40 Hours of Service.

4.3  DISABILITY.

(a)  Effect of Disability on Benefits Under the Career Earnings Formula.  Upon becoming Disabled, a Participant who has completed at least three (3) years of Credited Service shall be eligible for Disability Leave Status.  Such status may be terminated or suspended by the Administrator if at any time before Normal Retirement Age the Participant again engages in regular full-time employment, fails or refuses to undergo any medical examination ordered by the Administrator, or the Administrator determines on the basis of a medical examination that the Participant has sufficiently recovered to engage in regular full-time employment.  While on Disability Leave Status, a Participant shall be credited with Credited Service, and with Earnings at the same rate as he had earned in the calendar year prior to the calendar year in which he became Disabled, until the Participant retires, dies, reached his Normal Retirement Age, or his Disability Leave Status is sooner terminated or suspended.

(b)  Effect of Disability on Benefits Under the Cash Balance Formula. If a Participant who has completed at least three (3) years of Credited Service and who is an Employee suffers a Disability prior to termination, and, for reasons thereof, the Participant's status as an Employee ceases, then such Participant shall continue to be credited with Annual Pay Credits and Interest Credits during the period of such Disability as described below and as provided in Section 4.1, as if the individual were still actively employed. For the purpose of determining a Disabled Participant's Annual Pay Credits for any Plan Year, such Participant's Earnings for any period of Disability shall be equal to the Participant's Earnings during the full calendar year immediately preceding the date of such Disability (annualized in the event the Participant did not receive twelve (12) full months of Earnings). Additionally, years of Credited Service (determined on the basis of the Participant's regularly scheduled Hours of Service as of the date immediately preceding the date of such Disability) shall continue to be credited during the period in which credits continue to be credited to the Participant's Cash Balance Account. Annual Pay Credits for a Plan Year shall be determined based on the Disabled Participant's attained age and Anniversary Years (including the additional service described above) as of the immediately preceding December 31. However, such credits shall cease upon the earliest to occur of:

	
(1)

	
the day on which the Participant's  long-term disability plan payments cease;

	
(2)

	
the day the Participant dies;

	
(3)

	
the date the Participant begins to receive benefit payments under the Plan; or

	
(4)

	
the fifth (5th) anniversary of the last day the Participant was actively at work prior to such Disability, as determined by the Administrator.

4.4  VESTING AND EARLY COMMENCEMENT.

(a)  Commencement of Vested Benefits at Normal Retirement Date. A Participant who terminates employment with the Employer, for any reason other than his death, Disability or termination of employment on or after his Normal Retirement Date, after completing at least three (3) years of Credited Service shall be entitled to receive a benefit commencing at his Normal Retirement Date calculated in accordance with Section 4.1, the monthly amount of which, if such benefit were paid in the form of a single life annuity, shall be equal to the Participant's Accrued Benefit  at his annuity starting date (within the meaning of Section 5.2(d)) under the Career Earnings Formula and/or the Actuarial  Equivalent of his Cash Balance Account at such annuity starting date, as the case may be.  Subject to the provisions of Article Five, any benefit payable under this Section shall be made pursuant to the provisions of Article Five.

(b)  Commencement of Vested Retirement Benefits Before Normal Retirement Date.

(1)  Provisions Applicable to Accrued Benefits Attributable to the Cash Balance Formula.  Subject to the provisions of Article Five, a Participant who terminates employment after completing three (3) or more years of Credited Service shall be entitled to elect that the benefit payable pursuant to the Cash Balance Formula, if any, commence on the first day of any month coincident with or next following his termination up to his Normal Retirement Date.

(2)  Provisions Applicable to Commencement of Vested Retirement Benefits Attributable to the Career Earnings Formula.  The benefit determined under the Career Earnings Formula of a Participant whose termination from employment date occurs prior to his Normal Retirement Date shall not commence until the Participant's Normal Retirement Date, except as follows:

	
(A)

	
A Participant whose termination from employment occurs on or after the Participant's attainment of age fifty-five (55) and following his completion of at least ten (10) years of Credited Service may elect to commence his benefit as of the first day of any month prior to the Participant's Normal Retirement Date.  If such a Participant elects an annuity starting date that is prior to the Participant's Normal Retirement Date, the retirement benefit payable as of such date shall equal the Participant's Accrued Benefit multiplied by the applicable percentages contained in Schedule A;

	
(B)

	
A Participant whose termination from employment occurs on or after the date as of which the sum of the Participant's age and the Participant's years of Credited Service equal or exceed a total of ninety (90) years, may elect to commence his benefit as of the first day of any month on or after the Participant's attainment of age fifty-five (55) and prior to the Participant's Normal Retirement Date.  If such a Participant elects an annuity starting date that is prior to the Participant's Normal Retirement Date, the benefit payable as of such date shall equal the Participant's Accrued Benefit multiplied by the applicable percentages contained in Schedule B;

(C)   A Participant whose termination from employment occurs on or after the date as of which the Participant has completed three (3) or more years of Credited Service, but prior to the date as of which the Participant satisfies the requirements of Sections 4.4(b)(2)(A) and (B), such Participant may elect to commence his benefit as of the first day of any month prior to the Participant's Normal Retirement Date on or after the Participant has attained age fifty-five (55).  If such a Participant elects an annuity starting date that is prior to the Participant's Normal Retirement Date, the benefit payable as of such date shall equal the Participant's Accrued Benefit multiplied by the applicable percentages contained in Schedule C.

(D)  The foregoing notwithstanding, the benefit of a Participant who has completed at least three (3) years or Credited Service shall in no event be less than the benefit to which the Participant would have been entitled had he terminated employment on December 31, 1993, under the terms and conditions of the Plan as then in effect (the "1993 Annuity").  A Participant may elect to receive his 1993 Annuity, if any, prior to attaining age fifty-five (55) but in no event prior to attaining age fifty (50).  If such a Participant elects an annuity starting date for this 1993 Annuity that is prior to the Participant attaining age fifty-five (55), the benefit payable as of such date shall equal the Participant's 1993 Annuity, reduced by 4% for each year (or portion thereof determined on a monthly basis) that it is received prior to age sixty-five (65), measured from the annuity starting date.

If a Participant makes such an election, the remaining portion of his Accrued Benefit, if any, determined as of the date he elects to receive the 1993 Annuity and expressed as a benefit payable at age sixty-five (65), shall be the amount obtained by subtracting the Participant's reduced 1993 Annuity from the product of his Accrued Benefit multiplied by the Actuarial Factor. The resulting net benefit amount, if any, shall then be divided by the Actuarial Factor to obtain the remaining benefit payable at age sixty-five (65).  For purposes of this computation, the "Actuarial Factor" shall mean the product of 40% multiplied by the Actuarial Equivalent benefit of an annual benefit of $1 commencing at age fifty-five (55), determined as of the date the Participant begins to receive his 1993 Annuity. The remaining portion of the Accrued Benefit so determined shall be payable under the terms and conditions of the Plan in effect at the Participant's termination of employment.

A Participant who terminates employment with a vested right to his 1993 Annuity may elect to receive the 1993 Annuity in any of the optional forms of benefit available to such Participant as in effect under the Plan on December 31, 1993.

(e)  The nonvested portion of a Participant's Accrued Benefit shall be forfeited as of the earlier of (i) the last day of the Plan Year in which the Participant receives distribution of his vested Accrued Benefit, or (ii) the last day of the Plan Year in which the Participant incurs five (5) consecutive Breaks in Service.  For this purpose, a Participant who is not vested in any portion of his Accrued Benefit as of the date he separates from service shall be deemed to have received distribution of his Accrued Benefit as of the end of the Plan Year following the Plan Year in which he terminates employment.

4.5  ADJUSTMENT FOR IN-SERVICE PAYMENTS.

In the case of a Participant whose benefit payments commence prior to his termination from employment:

(a)  Retirement benefits payable under the Career Earnings Formula shall be reduced to reflect the Actuarial Equivalent value of amounts previously paid to the Participant; and

(b)  the Participant's benefit determined under the Cash Balance Formula shall be adjusted, if appropriate, in each calendar year beginning after the Participant's annuity starting date, to reflect changes in his Accrued Benefit resulting from adjustments to the Participant's Cash Balance Account for the next preceding calendar year.

4.6  TRANSFER OF EMPLOYMENT.

Except as otherwise specified herein, in the case of a Participant who transfers from employment with an Employer to a "related group member" (within the meaning of Section 2.5) which has not adopted the Plan, such Participant shall not earn Credited Service for Anniversary Years during which the Participant is employed by such related group member, nor shall the Participant's Earnings be recognized with respect to such period.  No Annual Pay Credits shall be made to the Participant's Cash Balance Account with respect to the period of such Participant's employment with such related group member, however, such Participant's Cash Balance Account shall continue to be credited with Interest Credits during such period until the end of the month prior to the month in which payment under the Plan commences.

19863705.2

ARTICLE FIVE--TIME AND MODE OF DISTRIBUTION OF PLAN BENEFITS

5.1  NORMAL FORM OF BENEFIT.  In the case of an unmarried Participant, the normal form of benefit shall be a single-life annuity. Under such form, monthly benefits shall be paid for the lifetime of the Participant. For a married Participant, the provisions of Section 5.2 shall apply in lieu of this Section. Alternatively, a Participant shall be permitted to select any of the available options in Section 5.3, subject to the restrictions contained in Section 5.3.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Actuarial Equivalent lump sum value of the Participant's vested Accrued Benefit does not exceed $1,000, the Participant's entire vested Accrued Benefit shall be distributed to the Participant (or, in the event of the Participant's death, his Beneficiary) in a lump-sum payment as soon as administratively practicable following the date the Participant retires, dies or otherwise terminates from employment.

5.2  JOINT AND SURVIVOR ANNUITY.  For any Participant who is married on his "annuity starting date" (defined below), his benefit under the Plan shall be paid in the form of a "qualified joint and survivor annuity" (defined below) unless the Participant, with the consent of his spouse, elects to waive such form of benefit during the election period described in paragraph (d) below; provided, however, that the consent of the Participant's spouse shall not be required if the Participant selects an option set forth in Section 5.3(b) with his spouse as his Beneficiary.  

(a)  The "qualified joint and survivor annuity" means an annuity for the life of the Participant with a survivor annuity for the life of the Participant's surviving spouse equal to fifty percent (50%) of the amount of the annuity payable during the joint lives of the Participant and the Participant's spouse. The qualified joint and survivor annuity shall be the Actuarial Equivalent of the Participant's Accrued Benefit payable in the normal form specified under Section 5.1 for an unmarried Participant.

(b)  The Participant may elect to waive the qualified joint and survivor annuity form of benefit at any time during the election period.  Such an election must be made in writing on a form acceptable to the Administrator.  However, an election to waive the qualified joint and survivor annuity shall not take effect unless (1) the Participant's spouse consents in writing to the election, (2) the election designates a specific alternate Beneficiary, if applicable, which may not be changed without spousal consent (unless the Participant's spouse expressly permits designations by the Participant without any further spousal consent), (3) the spouse's consent acknowledges the effect of the election, and (4) the spouse's consent is witnessed by a notary public.  In addition, a Participant's waiver of the qualified joint and survivor annuity shall not be effective unless the election designates a form of benefit payment which may not be changed without spousal consent (or the Participant's spouse expressly permits designation by the Participant without any further spousal consent).  Notwithstanding the foregoing, spousal consent hereunder shall not be required if it is established to the satisfaction of the Administrator that the spouse's consent cannot be obtained because such spouse cannot be located, or because of such other circumstances as may be prescribed in Section 417 of the Code or regulatory guidance promulgated thereunder.

(c)  Any consent by a spouse obtained under this Section (or establishment that the consent of a spouse may not be obtained) shall be effective only with respect to such spouse.  A consent that permits designations by the Participant without any requirement of further consent by such spouse must acknowledge that the spouse has the right to limit consent to a specific Beneficiary, and/or a specific form of benefit where applicable, and that the spouse voluntarily elects to relinquish either or both of such rights.  No consent obtained under this provision shall be valid unless the Participant has received notice as provided below.  In addition, any waiver made in accordance with this Section may be revoked at any time prior to the commencement of benefits under the Plan in accordance with procedures established by the Administrator.  A Participant is not limited to the number of revocations or elections that may be made hereunder.  

(d)  The "election period" under this Section shall be the one hundred eighty (180) days) period prior to the "annuity starting date," which date shall be the first day of the first period in which an amount is payable as an annuity or, if such benefit is not payable as an annuity, the first day on which the Participant may begin to receive a distribution from the Plan.

(e)  The Administrator shall provide to each Participant, not less than thirty (30) days, and not more than one hundred eighty (180) days) days, prior to the annuity starting date, a written explanation of:

(1)  the terms and conditions of the qualified joint and survivor annuity;

(2)  the Participant's right to make, and the effect of, an election to waive such annuity;

(3)  the right of the Participant's spouse regarding the required spousal consent to an election to waive the qualified joint and survivor annuity;

(4)  the right to make, and the effect of, a revocation of an election to waive such annuity; and

(5)  the relative values of the forms of benefit available under the Plan.

The description of a Participant's right, if any, to defer distribution shall also describe the consequences of failing to defer receipt of the distribution in accordance with the requirements of applicable law.  

(f)  Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, if the Actuarial Equivalent lump sum value of a Participant's Accrued Benefit does not exceed $1,000, distribution of the Participant's vested Accrued Benefit shall be made in the form of a lump-sum payment in accordance with the provisions of Section 5.1 above.

A Participant who elects to waive the "qualified joint and survivor annuity" form of benefit shall be entitled to elect the "qualified optional survivor annuity" at any time during the applicable election period.  Any such election shall not be subject to the spousal consent requirements of Section 5.2(b).  Furthermore, the written explanation of the joint and survivor annuity shall explain the terms and conditions of the qualified optional survivor annuity.

For such purposes, the term "qualified optional survivor annuity" means an annuity:  

(1)  for the life of the Participant, with a survivor annuity for the life of the spouse which is equal to the "applicable percentage" of the amount of the annuity which is payable during the joint lives of the Participant and his or her spouse; and 

(2)  which is the Actuarial Equivalent of the Participant's Accrued Benefit payable in the normal form specified under Section 5.1 for an unmarried Participant.

Such term also includes any annuity in a form having the effect of an annuity described in the preceding sentence.

The "applicable percentage" shall be based on the survivor annuity percentage (i.e., the percentage which the survivor annuity under the Plan's qualified joint and survivor annuity bears to the annuity payable during the joint lives of the Participant and his or her spouse).  For this purpose, if the survivor annuity percentage is less than seventy-five percent (75%), then the "applicable percentage" shall be seventy-five percent (75%); otherwise, the "applicable percentage" shall be fifty percent (50%).

5.3  OPTIONAL FORMS OF BENEFIT PAYMENTS.  In lieu of the normal forms of benefit described under Sections 5.1 and 5.2, a Participant may elect to receive (with the consent of his spouse, if required under Section 5.2) any of the alternative forms of benefit described below, provided that a Participant who has not satisfied the requirements of Section 4.4(b)(2)(A) or Section 4.4(b)(2)(B) as of his date of termination of employment may not elect the forms of payment described in Sections 5.3(b), (c), or (d), except that a Participant with a benefit under the Cash Balance Formula may elect a lump sum form of payment under Section 5.3(d):

(a)  A monthly benefit payable to and during the lifetime of the Participant with benefit payments ceasing in the month of the Participant's death; or

(b)  A monthly benefit payable to and during the lifetime of the Participant with the provision that after his death, a monthly benefit at the rate of 50%, 75% or 100% of his monthly benefit shall then be paid to and during the lifetime of his designated Beneficiary; provided, however, that payments under this option shall be restricted to the extent required to ensure compliance with minimum distribution incidental death benefit requirement of Section 401(a)(9) of the Code and the regulations promulgated thereunder; or

(c)  If the Participant's benefit is to commence prior to the Participant's Normal Retirement Date, the Participant may elect to convert the benefit otherwise payable to him into a benefit of an Actuarial Equivalent value of such amount so that with his expected Social Security benefit, he shall receive, so far as possible, the same amount each year before and after such expected Social Security benefit commences.  A Participant whose benefit commences before he reaches age sixty-two (62) may elect the level income option based on his Social Security benefit as of age sixty-two (62) or his Social Security benefit as of age sixty-five (65).  A Participant whose benefit commences after he reaches age sixty-two (62) may only elect the level income option based on his Social Security benefit as of age sixty-five (65).  Monthly payments shall terminate upon the death of the Participant unless the Participant elected the level income option in conjunction with the "qualified joint and survivor annuity under Section 5.2 or the joint and contingent annuity option described in Section 5.3(b), in which event payments shall continue pursuant to such election if the Participant's spouse or Beneficiary, as applicable, survives the Participant.

A Participant may not elect this level income option if the Participant's monthly payments under the option would be equal to zero (0) following the Participant's attainment of age sixty-two (62) or age sixty-five (65), as applicable, nor may a Participant elect this option in conjunction with a 75% joint and contingent annuity option described in Section 5.3(b). 

(d)  With respect to a benefit determined under the Career Earnings Formula, a Participant may elect to receive his benefit in the form of a lump sum payment; provided that (i) the election to receive such lump sum must be made no later than the end of the second calendar month following the Participant's retirement and (ii) distribution must be made no later than the second calendar month following the Participant's retirement.  Such lump sum shall be the Actuarial Equivalent of the Participant's Accrued Benefit.  With respect to a benefit determined under the Cash Balance Formula, a Participant may elect to receive his benefit in the form of a lump sum, which lump sum shall be equal to the amount credited to his Cash Balance Account as of the last day of the month next preceding his benefit commencement date.

Any of the alternative forms of benefit set forth shall be the Actuarial Equivalent to the normal form of benefit described in Section 5.1 for an unmarried Participant.  

Benefit elections shall be made and filed in accordance with uniform administrative procedures established by the Administrator. 

If the Beneficiary dies after the election of an option but prior to the commencement of payments to the Participant, the election shall be null and void and the Participant may elect any alternative form of payment, subject to the foregoing provisions of the Article Five.  If the Beneficiary dies following the commencement of monthly payments to a Participant under Section 5.3(b) or (c), payment of the monthly benefit shall continue only to the Participant.  

5.4  REVOCATION OR CHANGE OF OPTIONAL FORM.  A Participant may revoke or change any election previously made, or deemed to be made under this Article Five, at any time prior to benefit commencement in accordance with procedures established by the Administrator, subject to the spousal consent and other requirements of this Article Five.  A Participant is not limited to the number of revocations or elections that may be made hereunder.  Once payments commence, there can be no revocation or change to the form of benefit or, if applicable, to the Beneficiary under a joint and survivor form of benefit.  

5.5  TIME OF COMMENCEMENT OF RETIREMENT PAYMENTS.  Subject to the following provisions of this Section, unless the Participant elects otherwise, distribution of the Participant's vested Accrued Benefit shall be made or commence no later than the sixtieth (60) day after the latest of the close of the Plan Year in which:  (a) the Participant attains age sixty-five (65) (or Normal Retirement Date, if earlier), (b) occurs the 10th anniversary of the year in which the Participant commenced participation in the Plan, or (c) the Participant terminates service with the Employer.  However if the Actuarial Equivalent lump-sum value of the Participant's vested Accrued Benefit exceeds $1,000, distribution of his benefit shall not commence prior to such Participant's Normal Retirement Date unless the Participant otherwise elects in writing.

If a Participant terminates employment for any reason other than retirement, Disability or death, distribution of his vested Accrued Benefit shall normally commence as soon as administratively practical following the close of the Plan Year in which he attains his Normal Retirement Date.  

In no event, however, shall distribution of the Participant's vested Accrued Benefit be made or commence later than the Participant's required beginning date, as defined in Section 5.8(f)(iv).

5.6  REEMPLOYMENT.  In the case of a Participant who is reemployed before January 1, 2010 by the Employer after he has received or begun to receive benefits under the Plan, such Participant's participation in the Plan shall resume as of the date of such Participant's reemployment and benefit payments under the Plan shall be suspended during the period of his reemployment with respect to benefits accrued prior to such reemployment, subject to the terms of the Plan then in effect.  In the case of a Participant who is reemployed on or after January 1, 2010 by the Employer after he had received or begun to receive benefits under the Plan, such Participant's participation in the Plan shall not resume for purposes of benefit accrual and benefit payment shall not be suspended.

5.7  NOTICE TO EMPLOYEES.  If a Participant's monthly retirement benefits are suspended under Section 5.6 or due to continued employment past Normal Retirement Age, the Administrator shall notify the Participant of the suspension; such notice shall contain such information and shall be given at such time as may be required by applicable law or regulation.

5.8  MINIMUM DISTRIBUTION RULES.

(a)  General Rules.

	
(i)

	
Application.  The provisions of this Section 5.8 shall apply for purposes of determining required minimum distributions.  

	
(ii)

	
Precedence.  The requirements of this Section 5.8 shall take precedence over any inconsistent provisions of the Plan; provided, however, that this Section 5.8 shall not require the Plan to provide any form of benefit, or any option, not otherwise provided under Section 5.1, 5.2, or 5.3.

(iii)  Requirements of Treasury Regulations Incorporated.  All distributions required under this Section shall be determined and made in accordance with the Treasury regulations under Section 401(a)(9) of the Code, including the incidental death benefit requirement in Section 401(a)(9)(G) and regulatory guidance issued thereunder.

(iv)  TEFRA Section 242(b)(2) Elections.  Notwithstanding the other provisions of this Section, other than subsection (i) above, distributions may be made under a designation made before January 1, 1984, in accordance with Section 242(b)(2) of the Tax Equity and Fiscal Responsibility Act (TEFRA) and the provisions of the Plan that relate to Section 242(b)(2) of TEFRA.

(b)  Time and Manner of Distributions.

(i)  Required Beginning Date.  The Participant's entire interest shall be distributed, or begin to be distributed, to the Participant no later than the Participant's required beginning date.

(ii)  Death of Participant Before Distributions Begin.  If the Participant dies before distributions begin, the Participant's entire interest shall be distributed, or begin to be distributed, no later than as follows: 

(1)  If the Participant's surviving spouse is the Participant's sole designated Beneficiary, then, except as provided in the Plan, distributions to the surviving spouse shall begin by December 31 of the calendar year immediately following the calendar year in which the Participant died, or by December 31 of the calendar year in which the Participant would have attained age 70 1/2, if later.

(2)  If the Participant's surviving spouse is not the Participant's sole designated Beneficiary, and if distribution is to be made over the life of, or over a period certain not exceeding the life expectancy of, the designated Beneficiary (if permitted or required under Section 5.3 or Article Six), distribution to the designated Beneficiary shall begin by December 31 of the calendar year immediately following the calendar year in which the Participant died.

(3)  If there is no designated Beneficiary as of September 30 of the year following the year of the Participant's death, or if the provisions of subsection (1) and (2) do not otherwise apply, the Participant's entire interest shall be distributed by December 31 of the calendar year containing the fifth annual anniversary of the Participant's death.

(4)  If the Participant's surviving spouse is the Participant's sole designated Beneficiary and the surviving spouse dies after the Participant but before distributions to the surviving spouse begin, this Section 5.8(b)(ii), other than Section 5.8(b)(ii)(1), shall apply as if the surviving spouse were the Participant. 

For purposes of this Section 5.8(b)(ii) and Section 5.8(e), distributions are considered to begin on the Participant's required beginning date (or, if Section 5.8(b)(ii)(4) applies, the date distributions are required to begin to the surviving spouse under Section 5.8(b)(ii)(1)).  If annuity payments irrevocably commence to the Participant before the Participant's required beginning date (or to the Participant's surviving spouse before the date distributions are required to begin to the surviving spouse under Section 5.8(b)(ii)(1)), the date distributions are considered to begin is the date distributions actually commence.

(iii)  Form of Distribution. Unless the Participant's interest is distributed in the form of an annuity purchased from an insurance company or in a single sum on or before the required beginning date, as of the first distribution calendar year, distributions shall be made in accordance with Sections 5.8(c), 5.8(d) and 5.8(e).  If the Participant's interest is distributed in the form of an annuity purchased from an insurance company, distributions thereunder shall be made in accordance with the requirements of Section 401(a)(9) of the Code and the Treasury regulations.  Any part of the Participant's interest which is in the form of an individual account described in Section 414(k) of the Code shall be distributed in a manner satisfying the requirements of Section 401(a)(9) of the Code and the Treasury regulations that apply to individual accounts.

(c)  Determination of Amount to be Distributed Each Year.

(i)  General Annuity Requirements.  If the Participant's interest is paid in the form of an annuity under the Plan, payments under the annuity shall satisfy the following requirements:  

(1)  the annuity distributions shall be paid in periodic payments made at intervals not longer than one year;

(2)  the distribution period shall be over a life (or lives) or over a period certain not longer than the period described in Section 5.8(d) or 5.8(e);

(3)  once payments have begun over a period certain, the period certain shall not be changed even if the period certain is shorter than the maximum permitted;

(4)  payments shall either be nonincreasing or increase only as follows: 

(A)  by an annual percentage increase that does not exceed the annual percentage increase in a cost-of-living index that is based on prices of all items and issued by the Bureau of Labor Statistics;

(B)  to the extent of the reduction in the amount of the Participant's payments to provide for a survivor benefit upon death, but only if the Beneficiary whose life was being used to determine the distribution period described in Section 5.8(d) dies or is no longer the Participant's Beneficiary pursuant to a qualified domestic relations order within the meaning of Section 414(p);

(C)  to provide cash refunds of employee contributions upon the Participant's death; or

(D)  to pay increased benefits that result from a Plan amendment.

(ii)  Amount Required to be Distributed by Required Beginning Date.  The amount that must be distributed on or before the Participant's required beginning date (or, if the Participant dies before distributions begin, the date distributions are required to begin under Section 5.8(b)(ii)(1) or (ii)(2)) is the payment that is required for one payment interval.  The second payment need not be made until the end of the next payment interval even if that payment interval ends in the next calendar year. Payment intervals are the periods for which payments are received, e.g., bi-monthly, monthly, semi-annually, or annually.  All of the Participant's benefit accruals as of the last day of the first distribution calendar year shall be included in the calculation of the amount of the annuity payments for payment intervals ending on or after the Participant's required beginning date.

(iii)  Additional Accruals After First Distribution Calendar Year.  Any additional benefits accruing to the Participant in a calendar year after the first distribution calendar year shall be distributed beginning with the first payment interval ending in the calendar year immediately following the calendar year in which such amount accrues.

(d)  Requirements for Annuity Distributions that Commence During Participant's Lifetime.

(i)  Joint Life Annuities Where the Beneficiary Is Not the Participant's Spouse.  If the Participant's interest is being distributed in the form of a joint and survivor annuity for the joint lives of the Participant and a nonspouse Beneficiary, annuity payments to be made on or after the Participant's required beginning date to the designated Beneficiary after the Participant's death must not at any time exceed the applicable percentage of the annuity payment for such period that would have been payable to the Participant using the table set forth in Q&A-2 of Section 1.401(a)(9)-6 of the Treasury regulations.  If the form of distribution combines a joint and survivor annuity for the joint lives of the Participant and a nonspouse Beneficiary and a period certain annuity, the requirement in the preceding sentence shall apply to annuity payments to be made to the designated Beneficiary after the expiration of the period certain.

(ii)  Period Certain Annuities.  Unless the Participant's spouse is the sole designated Beneficiary and the form of distribution is a period certain and no life annuity, the period certain for an annuity distribution commencing during the Participant's lifetime may not exceed the applicable distribution period for the Participant under the Uniform Lifetime Table set forth in Section 1.401(a)(9)-9 of the Treasury regulations for the calendar year that contains the annuity starting date.  If the annuity starting date precedes the year in which the Participant reaches age 70, the applicable distribution period for the Participant is the distribution period for age 70 under the Uniform Lifetime Table set forth in Section 1.401(a)(9)-9 of the Treasury regulations plus the excess of 70 over the age of the Participant as of the Participant's birthday in the year that contains the annuity starting date.  If the Participant's spouse is the Participant's sole designated Beneficiary and the form of distribution is a period certain and no life annuity, the period certain may not exceed the longer of the Participant's applicable distribution period, as determined under this Section 5.8(d), or the joint life and last survivor expectancy of the Participant and the Participant's spouse as determined under the Joint and Last Survivor Table set forth in Section 1.401(a)(9)-9 of the Treasury regulations, using the Participant's and spouse's attained ages as of the Participant's and spouse's birthdays in the calendar year that contains the annuity starting date.

(e)  Requirements for Minimum Distributions Where Participant Dies Before Distributions Begin.

(i)  Participant Survived by Designated Beneficiary.  Except as provided in the Plan, if the Participant dies before the date distribution of his or her interest begins and there is a designated Beneficiary, the Participant's entire interest shall be distributed, beginning no later than the time described in Section 5.8(b)(ii)(1) or (ii)(2), over the life of the designated Beneficiary or over a period certain not exceeding: 

(1)  unless the annuity starting date is before the first distribution calendar year, the life expectancy of the designated Beneficiary determined using the Beneficiary's age as of the Beneficiary's birthday in the calendar year immediately following the calendar year of the Participant's death; or

(2)  if the annuity starting date is before the first distribution calendar year, the life expectancy of the designated Beneficiary determined using the Beneficiary's age as of the Beneficiary's birthday in the calendar year that contains the annuity starting date.

(ii)  No Designated Beneficiary.  If the Participant dies before the date distributions begin and there is no designated Beneficiary as of September 30 of the year following the year of the Participant's death, distribution of the Participant's entire interest shall be completed by December 31 of the calendar year containing the fifth annual anniversary of the Participant's death.

(iii)  Death of Surviving Spouse Before Distributions to Surviving Spouse Begin.  If the Participant dies before the date distribution of his or her interest begins, the Participant's surviving spouse is the Participant's sole designated Beneficiary, and the surviving spouse dies before distributions to the surviving spouse begin, this Section 5.8(e) shall apply as if the surviving spouse were the Participant, except that the time by which distributions must begin shall be determined without regard to Section 5.8(b)(ii)(1).

(f)   Definitions.

(i)  Designated Beneficiary.  The individual who is designated as the Beneficiary under Section 5.3, 6.1 or 6.2 of the Plan, as applicable, and is the designated Beneficiary under Section 401(a)(9) of the Internal Revenue Code and Section 1.401(a)(9)-4 of the Treasury regulations.

(ii)  Distribution Calendar Year.  A calendar year for which a minimum distribution is required.  For distributions beginning before the Participant's death, the first distribution calendar year is the calendar year immediately preceding the calendar year which contains the Participant's required beginning date.  For distributions beginning after the Participant's death, the first distribution calendar year is the calendar year in which distributions are required to begin pursuant to Section 5.8(b)(ii).

(iii)  Life expectancy.  Life expectancy as computed by use of the Single Life Table in Section 1.401(a)(9)-9 of the Treasury regulations.

(iv)  Required beginning date.  In no event shall distribution of the Participant's vested Accrued Benefit be made or commence later than the April 1st following the end of the calendar year in which the Participant attains age seventy and one-half (701⁄2), or, except for a Participant who is a five percent (5%) owner of the Employer (within the meaning of Section 401(a)(9)(C) of the Code), if later, the April 1st following the calendar year in which the Participant retires from employment with the Employer (the "required beginning date").

5.9  ELIGIBLE ROLLOVER DISTRIBUTIONS.  Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Article Five, the provisions of this Section 5.9 shall apply to distributions made under the Plan.

(a)  A "Distributee" (as hereinafter defined) may elect, at the time and in the manner prescribed by the Administrator, to have any portion of an "eligible rollover distribution" (as hereinafter defined) paid directly to an eligible retirement plan specified by the Distributee in a direct rollover.

(b)  Definitions:

(i)  Eligible Rollover Distribution.  An eligible rollover distribution is any distribution made to the Distributee, except that an eligible rollover distribution does not include:  any distribution that is one of a series of substantially equal periodic payments (not less frequently than annually) made for the life (or life expectancy) of the Distributee or the joint lives (or joint life expectancies) of the Distributee and the Distributee's designated Beneficiary, or for a specified period of ten (10) years or more; any distribution to the extent such distribution is required under Section 401(a)(9) of the Code; any hardship distribution described in Section 401(k)(2)(B)(i)(IV) of the Code.  A portion of a distribution shall not fail to be an eligible rollover distribution merely because the portion consists of after-tax employee contributions which are not includible in gross income

(ii)  Eligible Retirement Plan.  An eligible retirement plan is an individual retirement account described in Section 408(a) of the Code, an individual retirement annuity described in Section 408(b) of the Code, a Roth IRA described in Code Section 408A(b) (subject to the requirement of applicable law), an annuity plan described in Section 403(a) of the Code, a qualified trust described in Section 401(a) of the Code, an annuity contract described in Section 403(b) of the Code and an eligible plan under Section 457(b) of the Code which is maintained by a state, political subdivision of a state, or any agency or instrumentality of a state or political subdivision of a state and which agrees to separately account for amounts transferred into such plan from this Plan, that accepts the Distributee's eligible rollover distribution.  The definition of eligible retirement plan shall also apply in the case of a distribution to a surviving spouse, or to a spouse or former spouse who is an alternate payee under a qualified domestic relations order, as defined in Section 414(p) of the Code.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, (A) with respect to any after-tax contributions, an eligible retirement plan is an individual retirement account or annuity described in Section 408(a) or 408(b) of the Code, a qualified plan or a 403(b) plan that agrees to separately account for amounts so transferred, including accounting separately for the portion(s) of such distribution which are includable, and not includable, in gross income, and (B) for a Distributee who is a non-spouse "designated beneficiary," an eligible retirement plan is an individual retirement account (or other permissible eligible retirement plan) established by or for the Beneficiary for purposes of receiving the distribution.  

(iii)  Distributee.  A Distributee includes an Employee or former Employee.  In addition, the Employee's or former Employee's surviving spouse, and the Employee's or former Employee's spouse or former spouse who is an alternate payee under a qualified domestic relations order, as defined in Section 414(p) of the Code, are Distributees with regard to the interest of the spouse and former spouse.  Moreover, a non-spousal Beneficiary who is a "designated beneficiary" under Code Section 401(a)(9)(E) and the regulations promulgated thereunder is a Distributee.

(iv)  Direct Rollover.  A direct rollover is a payment by the Plan to the eligible retirement plan specified by the Distributee.

(c)  If a distribution is one to which Sections 401(a)(11) and 417 of the Code do not apply, such distribution may commence less than thirty (30) days after the notice required under Section 1.411(a)-11(c) of the Income Tax Regulations is given, provided that:

(i)  the Administrator clearly informs the Participant that the Participant has a right to a period of at least thirty (30) days after receiving the notice to consider the decision of whether or not to elect a distribution (and, if applicable, a particular distribution option); and

(ii)  the Participant, after receiving the notice, affirmatively elects a distribution.

(d)  If a distribution is one to which Sections 401(a)(11) and 417 of the Code applies, the distribution may commence less than thirty (30) days, but not less than seven (7) days, after the notice required under Section 1.417(a)(3)-1 of the Income Tax Regulations is given, provided, that the requirements of paragraphs (c)(i) and (c)(ii) above are satisfied with respect to both the Participant and the Participant's spouse, if applicable.

5.10  RETROACTIVE BENEFIT PAYMENTS.  In the event that the amount of a monthly benefit to any retired or terminated Participant cannot be determined for any reason (including lack of information as to whether the Participant is still living or whether he is married) on the date payment is to commence under this Article Five, payment shall be made retroactive to such date no later than sixty (60) days after the date on which the amount of such monthly benefit can be determined, and shall be adjusted in accordance with procedures established by the Plan Administrator from time to time to reflect delayed payment.

Furthermore, if the written notification described in Section 5.2(e) is furnished to a Participant on or after the Participant's annuity starting date, then (i) the Participant's election period shall not end until 30 days after such notification is provided, and (ii) distributions must commence to such a Participant not more than 180 days after (or longer if distribution has not yet occurred by such 180th day solely for administrative reasons) such notification is provided (in which case the annuity starting date affirmatively elected by the Member shall be referred to as the "Retroactive Annuity Stating Date" and shall be deemed to have occurred on the date such Participant's Plan benefits first became payable).  Notwithstanding any provision of the Plan to the contrary, for purposes of the foregoing, Plan benefits shall only be provided based on a Retroactive Annuity Starting Date if all of the following conditions are satisfied:

(a)  The Participant affirmatively elects to use the Retroactive Annuity Starting Date.

(b)  The Participant's spouse, as of the time distributions actually commence (including an alternate payee who is treated as the Participant's spouse under a qualified domestic relations order as defined in Code section 414(p)), consents to the Retroactive Annuity Starting Date election in a manner that satisfies the spousal consent requirements set forth herein.  However, such spousal consent is not required where the amount of such spouse's survivor annuity payments using the Retroactive Annuity Starting Date are no less than the amount that the survivor payments to such spouse would have been under an optional form of benefit that would satisfy the requirements to be a "qualified joint and survivor annuity" under Code section 417(b) and has an annuity starting date after the date that the notification was provided.

(c)  The distribution (including appropriate interest rate adjustments) to the Participant provided based on the Retroactive Annuity Starting Date would satisfy the requirements of Code section 415, if the date the distribution commences is substituted for the annuity starting date for all purposes, including for purposes of determining the applicable interest rate and mortality table; provided, however, that such requirement is not applicable in the case of a distribution that commences 12 months or less from the Retroactive Annuity Starting Date, unless the form of benefit is a form of benefit subject to the valuation rules of Code section 417(e)(3).  

(d)  Future periodic payments with respect to a Participant who elects a Retroactive Annuity Starting Date are the same as the future periodic payments, if any, that would have been paid to such Participant had payments actually commenced on the Retroactive Annuity Starting Date.  In addition, in the case of a form of benefit that would have been subject to Code section 417(e)(3) if distributions had commenced as of the Retroactive Annuity Starting Date, the distribution must be no less than the benefit produced by applying the applicable interest rate and the applicable mortality table determined as of the date the distribution commences to the annuity form that corresponds to the annuity form that  was used to determine the benefit amount as of the Retroactive Annuity Starting Date.  In the case of either future periodic payments described in the first sentence of this subsection (d) or payments subject to Code section 417(e)(3) described in the second sentence of this subsection (d), the Participant must receive a make-up amount to reflect any missed payments, with an appropriate adjustment for interest, at a rate of interest equal to the applicable interest rate for one-year Treasury-Bills plus 1%, compounded monthly, from the date the payments would have been made to the date payments actually commenced.    

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ARTICLE SIX--DEATH BENEFITS

6.1  UNMARRIED PARTICIPANT.  In the case of a Participant who has no surviving spouse and dies after having completed at least three (3) years of Credited Service but prior to his annuity starting date (within the meaning of Section 5.2(d), his retirement benefit under the Cash Balance Formula, if any, shall be payable to his Beneficiary in a single lump-sum cash distribution as soon as practicable following the applicable date described in Section 6.2.  In the case of the death of an unmarried Participant before his annuity starting date, no benefit shall be payable under the Career Earnings Formula.

6.2  MARRIED PARTICIPANT.

(a)  Automatic Preretirement Surviving Spouse Benefit. In the case of a Participant who has a surviving spouse to whom he was married throughout the one (1)-year period ending on the date of his death, and who dies prior to his annuity starting date (within the meaning of Section 5.2(d)), the preretirement death benefit payable to such Participant's surviving spouse shall be a single life annuity. The amount of such single life annuity under the Cash Balance Formula shall be determined based on the spouse's life and shall be the Actuarial Equivalent of the benefit that would have been payable to the Participant in the form of a lump-sum benefit determined on the date of the Participant's death.  Such preretirement surviving spouse benefit shall commence at the end of the month following the month in which the Participant would have attained his Normal Retirement Date or earlier, if the spouse so elects.  The amount of such single life annuity under the Career Earnings  Formula shall be determined as if (i) the Participant's separation from service had occurred on the day immediately preceding his date of death (if he had not previously incurred a separation from service), (ii) the Participant had survived to the day immediately preceding his earliest possible annuity starting date, (iii) the Participant had elected to receive his retirement benefit in the form of an qualified joint and survivor annuity pursuant to Section 5.2, and (iv) the Participant died immediately following such election.  Such preretirement surviving spouse benefit, payable for the life of the surviving spouse, shall commence at the end of the month following the month in which the Participant would have attained his Normal Retirement Date or earlier, if the spouse so elects.  Provided, however, that if the spouse elects to receive such benefit prior to the earliest retirement age under the Plan, such benefit shall be further reduced using the applicable actuarial assumption set forth in Section 1.2 to reflect such early commencement.

Solely for purposes of this Section 6.2 and solely with respect to a Participant's Accrued Benefit in excess of the Participant's Accrued Benefit as of December 31, 2008 ("post-2008 Accrued Benefits"), a person who would otherwise be considered the Participant's spouse under the Plan, except that he or she is the same sex as the Participant, shall be treated in the same manner as a spouse for purposes of determining the preretirement death benefit payable under this Section 6.2 under the Career Earnings Formula with respect to a Participant's post-2008 Accrued Benefits.  Such Participant shall be considered to be a married Participant for purposes of the last sentence of Section 6.1 with respect to such post-2008 Accrued Benefits.

(b)  Lump-Sum Option. In lieu of an automatic preretirement surviving spouse benefit under Section 6.2(a), a surviving spouse may elect to receive a lump-sum benefit equal to the value of the Participant's Cash Balance Account as of the last day of the month in which the Participant's termination of employment or death occurs, but not less than the amount determined in accordance with the factors in Section 1.2.

(c)  Waiver of Preretirement Surviving Spouse Benefit. With respect to a Participant's Accrued Benefit attributable to the Cash Balance Formula, a married Participant may waive the automatic preretirement surviving spouse benefit in accordance with the provisions of this Section 6.2(c).

(1)  Notice Requirements. The Administrator shall provide each Participant with a written explanation with respect to the automatic preretirement surviving spouse benefit comparable to that required in Section 5.2(e), regarding the qualified joint and surviving annuity, within whichever of the following periods that ends last:  (A) the period beginning on the first day of the Plan Year in which the Participant attains age thirty-two (32) and ending on the last day of the Plan Year in which the Participant attains age thirty-four (34); (B) a reasonable period after an Employee becomes a Participant; or (C) a reasonable period after the joint and survivor rules become applicable to the Participant.  A reasonable period described in clauses (B) and (C) is the period beginning one year before and ending one year after the applicable event. If the Participant's severance from service date is before the date the Participant attains age thirty-five (35), clauses (A), (B) and (C) shall not apply and the Administrator must provide the written explanation within the period beginning one year before and ending one year after the Participant's severance from service date.

(2)  Election Period.  A Participant's waiver of the automatic preretirement surviving spouse benefit is not valid unless (A) the Participant makes the waiver election no earlier than the first day of the Plan Year in which he attains age thirty-five (35) and (B) the Participant's spouse satisfies the consent requirements described in section 6.2(c)(3). The spouse's consent to the waiver of the automatic preretirement surviving spouse benefit shall be irrevocable, unless the Participant revokes the waiver election. Irrespective of the time of election requirements described in clause (A) of the first sentence of this Section 6.2(c)(2), if the Participant's severance from service date occurs prior to the first day of the Plan Year in which he attains age thirty-five (35), the Administrator shall accept a waiver election with respect to the Participant's benefit attributable to his service prior to his severance from service date.  Furthermore, if a Participant who has not separated from service makes a valid waiver election, except for the timing requirement of clause (A) of the first sentence of this Section 6.2(c)(2), the Administrator shall accept that election as valid, but only until the first day of the Plan Year in which the Participant attains age thirty-five (35).

(3)  Elections. A Participant may elect to waive the automatic preretirement surviving spouse benefit or revoke such election at any time during the applicable election periods described in Section 6.2(c)(2)(A) and (B).  An election shall only be given effect if (i) the spouse of the Participant consents in writing to such election, (ii) such election designates another Beneficiary or Beneficiaries to receive the death benefit in the form of a lump-sum benefit which may not be changed without written spousal consent (or the consent of the spouse expressly permits designations by the Participant without the requirements of further consent by the spouse), and (iii) the spouse's consent acknowledges the effect of such election and such consent is witnessed by a notary public.  If it is established to the satisfaction of the Administrator that a Participant has no spouse, that his spouse may not be located, or that such other circumstances as the Secretary of the Treasury may prescribe by regulations have occurred, then spousal consent shall not be required.  Any spousal consent or lack of requirement of such consent shall only be effective with respect to such spouse.

6.3  AMOUNTS NOT EXCEEDING $1,000.  Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Article Six, if the Actuarial Equivalent value of a benefit payable under this Article does not exceed one-thousand dollars ($1,000), such benefit shall be paid in a single lump-sum payment. 

6.4  DESIGNATION OF BENEFICIARY.  Each Participant shall designate a Beneficiary in a manner acceptable to the Administrator to receive payment of any death benefit payable under the Plan if such Beneficiary should survive the Participant.  However, no Participant who is married shall be permitted to designate a Beneficiary other than his spouse unless the Participant's spouse has signed a written consent witnessed by a notary public which provides for the designation of an alternate Beneficiary.

Subject to the above, Beneficiary designations may include primary and contingent Beneficiaries, and may be revoked or amended at any time in similar manner or form, and the most recent designation shall govern.  A designation of a Beneficiary made by a Participant shall cease to be effective upon his marriage or remarriage.  In addition, a spousal Beneficiary designation shall cease to be effective upon the divorce of the Participant and such spouse.  In the absence of an effective designation of Beneficiary, or if no designated Beneficiary is surviving as of the date of the Participant's death, any death benefit shall be paid to the surviving spouse of the Participant, or, if no surviving spouse, to the Participant's estate.  Notification to Participants of the death benefits under the Plan and the method of designating a Beneficiary shall be given at the time and in the manner provided by regulations and rulings under the Code.

In the event a Beneficiary survives the Participant, but dies before receipt of all payments due that Beneficiary hereunder, any benefits remaining to be paid to the Beneficiary shall be paid to the Beneficiary's estate.

6.5  HEART ACT DEATH BENEFITS UNDER USERRA.  In accordance with the provisions of the Heroes Earnings Assistance and Relief Act of 2008 ("HEART Act") and solely in the case of a Participant's death occurring on or after January 1, 2007, if a Participant dies while performing qualified military service (as defined in Code Section 414(u)), the Beneficiary(ies) (or surviving spouse, if the qualified joint and survivor annuity or qualified pre-retirement survivor annuity rules apply) of the Participant shall be entitled to any additional benefits (other than benefit accruals relating to the period of qualified military service) provided under the Plan as if the Participant had resumed employment and then terminated employment on account of death.  In addition, vesting service credit for the deceased Participant's period of qualified military service shall be credited to the extent required by Code Section 401(a)(37).

The provisions of this Section 6.5 shall be interpreted consistent with, and governed by, Section 414(u)(9) of the Code and regulatory guidance issued thereunder. 

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ARTICLE SEVEN--EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS

7.1  EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS.  The Employer shall retain an Actuary to assist it in determining the amount of contributions to be made under the Plan.  The contribution of the Employer may be paid to the Trustee on any date or dates which the Employer may select and shall be made in the form of cash or checks made payable to the Trustee, or in the form of property acceptable to the Trustee under the terms of the Trust.

7.2  FORFEITURES.  No forfeiture under the Plan shall be applied to increase the benefits that any Participant or Beneficiary would otherwise receive.  Any amounts forfeited shall be held in the Trust Fund and used to reduce the contributions of the Employer and/or to pay Plan expenses.

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ARTICLE EIGHT--ADMINISTRATION OF THE PLAN

8.1  RESPONSIBILITY FOR PLAN AND TRUST ADMINISTRATION.  The Plan shall be administered by a committee (the "Retirement Committee") which shall be appointed by the Board of Directors of the Company.  The Retirement Committee shall be the Plan Administrator and shall be responsible for the general administration of the Plan.  However, the Retirement Committee shall have no responsibility for or control over the investment of Plan assets.  The investment of the assets of the Plan shall be managed by a separate committee (the "Plan Assets Committee"), which shall also be appointed by the Board of Directors of the Company, except to the extent that such responsibility has been allocated or delegated as hereinafter otherwise provided.  The Retirement Committee and the Plan Assets Committee are each referred to as a "Committee" in this Article Eight.  The Board of Directors of the Company shall have the sole authority to appoint and remove any member of the Committees, and to amend or terminate, in whole or in part the Plan or the Trust.  The Company, through the Committees shall have the responsibility  for the administration of the Plan, which is specifically described in the Plan and the related Trust.   Each of the Retirement Committee and the Plan Assets Committee shall be a "named fiduciary" and the Retirement Committee shall be the "Plan Administrator," for purposes of the Code and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended.

8.2    OPERATION OF THE COMMITTEE.  Each Committee shall consist of at least three (3) persons appointed by the Board of Directors of the Company.  Members of the Committees may resign at any time upon due notice in writing.  The Board of Directors of the Company may remove any member of any Committee at any time, with or without cause.  Vacancies in each Committee shall be filled by the Board of Directors of the Company as soon as is reasonably possible after the vacancy occurs.  Until a new appointment is made, the remaining member or members of each Committee shall have full authority to act as such Committee. Any member of a Committee may resign by delivering his written resignation to the Secretary of the Company (the "Secretary") and the other members of the Committee.  Any such resignation shall become effective upon its receipt by the Secretary or on any other date as is agreed to by the chairman of the Committee and the resigning member. Each Committee shall act by a majority of its members at the time in office, and such action may be taken either by vote at a meeting (including a telephone meeting) or by consent in writing without a meeting.  Each Committee shall hold meetings (including telephone meetings) upon such notice and at such times and places as it may from time to time determine.  Notice of a meeting need not be given to any member of a Committee who submits a signed waiver of notice before or after the meeting or who attends a meeting (including a telephone meeting).  Each Committee may adopt such rules and appoint such subcommittees as it deems desirable for the conduct of its affairs and the administration of the Plan, and may appoint one of its members as its chairman.  Each Committee shall elect a secretary, who need not be a member of the Committee, who shall record the minutes of its proceedings and shall perform such other duties as may from time to time be assigned to him.  Any person dealing with a Committee shall be entitled to rely upon a certificate of any member of such Committee, or its secretary, as to any act or determination of the Committee.  Each Committee may delegate such duties or powers, as it deems necessary to carry out the administration of the Plan.

The Secretary (or other authorized officer of the Company) shall certify to the Trustee the names and authorized signatures of the members of each Committee and, as changes take place in membership, the names and signatures of new members.  Each Committee may authorize one or more of its respective members to execute any document or documents on its behalf, in which event the applicable Committee shall notify the Trustee in writing of such action and the name or names of those so designated.  The Trustee thereafter shall accept and rely conclusively upon any direction or document executed by such member or members as representing action by the Committee until such time as the Committee shall file with the Trustee a written revocation of such designation.

8.3    POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE RETIREMENT COMMITTEE.  The Retirement Committee shall be a "named fiduciary," within the meaning of section 402(a) of ERISA, with respect to the operation and administration of the Plan and, except to the extent otherwise provided herein, shall administer the Plan in accordance with its terms and shall have all powers necessary to carry out its duties hereunder.  The Retirement Committee shall determine, in a uniform and nondiscriminatory manner, all questions concerning the administration, interpretation and application of the Plan.  Any such determination by the Retirement Committee shall be conclusive and binding on all persons.  In addition:

	
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the Retirement Committee shall determine the names of Participants, surviving spouses and Beneficiaries and the amounts that are payable to them from the Trust Fund in accordance with the provisions of the Plan;

	
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the Retirement Committee shall keep in convenient form such data as shall be necessary for actuarial valuations of the contingent assets and liabilities of the Plan and for checking the experience thereof;

	
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the Retirement Committee shall determine the manner in which the funds of the Plan shall be dispensed including the form of voucher or waiver to be used in making disbursements and the due notification of persons authorized to approve and sign the same.

(D)  the Retirement Committee shall determine whether a judgment, decree or order, including approval of a property settlement agreement, made pursuant to a state domestic relations law, including a community property law, that relates to the provision of child support, alimony payments, or marital property rights of a spouse, former spouse, child, or other dependent of the Participant is a qualified domestic relations order within the meaning of Code section 414(p), and shall give the required notices and segregate any amounts that may be subject to such order if it is a qualified domestic relations order, and shall administer the distributions required by any such qualified  domestic relations order; and

(E)  the Retirement Committee is authorized to make such rules and regulations as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of the Plan and shall determine any questions arising in the administration, interpretation and application of the Plan, which determination shall be conclusive and binding on all parties.  The Retirement Committee  is also authorized to provide, on a nondiscriminatory basis, for accelerated vesting and to purchase or arrange for payment of an appropriate annuity or any other form of payment or to permit the immediate distribution of Plan benefits in those cases involving groups of Employees involuntarily terminated, including, but not limited to, cases involving groups of Employees who involuntarily cease to render Credited Service due to a liquidation, sale, or other means of terminating the parent-subsidiary or controlled group relationship with an Employer or the sale or other transfer to a third party of all or substantially all of the assets used by an Employer in a trade or business conducted by an Employer, when the Retirement Committee determines that such action is appropriate to prevent inequities with respect to such Employees, and the determination of the Committee in such matters shall be conclusive and binding on all parties.  Further, the Retirement Committee, upon the written request of the Company's Vice President-Organization and Human Resources, is authorized, with respect to a Participant of the Plan who has three (3) or more years of Credited Service and who is transferred to the purchaser of a portion of the Company's operations, effective the day after the closing date of the sale, to grant additional Credited Service and additional credit for age under the Plan, on a nondiscriminatory basis, in each case up to one percent for each year of Credited Service, and to advance the date through which a Participant's Earnings  are calculated hereof, so as to prevent hardship with respect to his participation in said purchaser's pension plan.  The Retirement Committee is also authorized, with respect to a Participant (i) whose Accrued Benefit is attributable to the Cash Balance Formula and (ii) who has completed at least three (3) years of Credited Service and (iii) who is transferred to the purchaser of a portion of the Company's operations, effective as of the day after the closing date of the sale, to grant additional Annual Pay Credits and Interest Credits, on a nondiscriminatory basis, so as to prevent hardship  with respect to his participation in said purchaser's pension plan.  The Retirement Committee is also authorized to waive, either in whole or in part, the percentage reductions for early commencement of retirement benefits set forth herein, on a nondiscriminatory basis, in those cases where groups of Employees have terminated employment either as a result of a reduction in the work force or for similar economic reasons, and, the determination of the Retirement Committee shall be conclusive and binding on all parties.  The Retirement Committee is also authorized to adopt such rules and regulations as it may consider necessary or desirable for the conduct of its affairs and the transaction of its business, including, but not limited to, the power on the part of the Retirement Committee to act without formally convening and to provide that action of the Retirement Committee may be expressed by written instrument signed by a majority of its members. The Retirement Committee may retain legal counsel (who may be counsel for the Company) when and if it is found necessary to do so and may also employ such other assistants, clerical or otherwise, as may be requisite, and expend such monies as may be requisite in their work.  All of these expenses of the Retirement Committee and the reasonable expenses of the Trustee in the administration of the trust as well as for actuarial services may be paid out of the Trust Fund to the extent permissible under applicable law.  In exercising such powers and authorities, the Retirement Committee shall at all times exercise good faith, apply standards of uniform application and refrain from arbitrary action.

8.4    DUTIES OF THE PLAN ASSETS COMMITTEE

(a)  The Plan Assets Committee shall have exclusive authority and fiduciary responsibility under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended ("ERISA"), (i) to appoint and remove investment advisers, if any, under the Plan and the Trust, (ii) to direct the segregation of assets of the Trust Fund into an investment adviser account or accounts at any time, and from time to time to add to or withdraw assets from such investment adviser account or accounts as it deems desirable or appropriate and also to direct the Employer's contribution or any portion thereof into any of the accounts maintained under the Trust, (iii) to direct the Trustee to enter into an agreement or agreements  with an insurance company or companies designated by the Plan Assets Committee as provided in the Trust, (iv) to establish investment guidelines for areas other than those set forth above and, within such guidelines, to direct the Trustee to purchase and sell securities or to enter into one or more agreements with one or more companies, partnerships or joint ventures and to transfer assets of the Trust Fund to such entities for purposes of investment therein; provided however, that, except as expressly set forth above, the Plan Assets Committee shall have no responsibility for or control over the investment of the Plan assets held in the Trust Fund established hereunder.  In addition, the Plan Assets Committee shall receive the reports and recommendations of the Actuary designated by the Company concerning actuarial assumptions to be adopted on subjects including, but not limited to, Employee turnover, rate of mortality, disability rate, ages at actual retirement, rate of pay increases, investment income and size of participant group, and make such recommendations and determinations based upon such reports and recommendations as it may deem necessary or appropriate.  The Plan Assets Committee may appoint or employ such persons as it deems necessary to render advice with respect to any responsibility of the Plan Assets Committee under the Plan.  The Plan Assets Committee may allocate to any one or more of its members any responsibility that it may have under the Plan and may designate any other person or persons to carry out any responsibility of the Plan Assets Committee under the Plan.  Any person may serve in more than one fiduciary capacity with respect to the Plan.  Members of the Plan Assets Committee may resign at any time upon due notice in writing.  The Board of Directors of the Company may remove any Plan Assets Committee members and appoint others in their places.  The Plan Assets Committee may act by a majority of its members.

(b)  The Plan Assets Committee is authorized to make such rules and regulations as may be necessary to carry out its duties under the Plan.  The Plan Assets Committee is also authorized to adopt such rules and regulations as it may consider necessary or desirable for the conduct of its affairs and the transaction of its business, including, but not limited to, the power on the part of the Plan Assets Committee to act without formally convening and to provide that action of the Plan Assets Committee may be expressed by written instrument signed by a majority of its members.  The Plan Assets Committee may retain legal counsel (who may be counsel for the Company) when and if it be found necessary to do so and may also employ such other assistants, clerical or otherwise, as may be requisite, and expend such monies as may be requisite in their work.  All of these expenses of the Plan Assets Committee as well as expenses for investment counseling may be paid out of the Trust Fund to the extent permissible under applicable law.

8.5    STANDARD OF DUTY.  The members of the Retirement Committee and the Plan Assets Committee, as well as the Trustee, shall discharge their duties with respect to the Plan solely in the interests of the Participants and their Beneficiaries and in accordance with section 404 of ERISA (as defined under Section 8.4).

8.6    FUNDING AND INVESTMENT POLICY.  The Plan Assets Committee shall establish an investment policy and funding policy consistent with the objectives of the Plan and the requirements of Title I of ERISA (as defined under Section 8.4). The Plan Assets Committee shall at least annually review such policy and method. In establishing and reviewing such policy and method, the Plan Assets Committee shall endeavor to determine the Plan's short-term and long-term financial needs, taking into account the need for liquidity to pay benefits and the need for investment growth.  The general objective of the funding policy and method shall be at all times to maintain a balance between safety in capital investment and investment return.  All actions of the Plan Assets Committee taken to carry out the purposes of this Section 8.6, and the reasons therefor shall be recorded in the minutes of the Plan Assets Committee and shall be made available to the Company's Board of Directors and senior financial officers of the Company.  Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Retirement Committee or the Plan Assets Committee may provide for the funding of the payment of any benefits prescribed by the Plan through the purchase of immediate or deferred annuities, as the case may be, from any governmental agency or insurance company or companies, approved by the Company.

8.7    COMPENSATION AND EXPENSES.  The members of the Retirement Committee and the Plan Assets Committee shall serve without compensation for services as such.  All expenses of the Retirement Committee and the Plan Assets Committee that are properly allocable to the Plan shall be paid out of the Trust Fund, to the extent permissible under applicable law, unless paid by the Employer. Such expenses shall include any expenses incidental to the functioning of the Retirement Committee and the Plan Assets Committee, including, but not limited to, fees of independent accountants, enrolled actuaries, legal counsel, investment advisors and other specialists and other expenses

8.8    NON-LIABILITY AND INDEMNIFICATION.  To the extent permitted by law, the Retirement Committee, the Plan Assets Committee, the Company's Boards of Directors of the Employer, and their respective officers shall not be liable for the directions, actions or omissions of any agent, legal or other counsel, accountant or any other expert who has agreed to the performance of administrative duties in connection with the Plan or Trust.  The Committees, the Boards of Directors of the Employer, and their officers shall be entitled to rely upon all certificates, reports, data, statistics, analyses and opinions which may be made by such experts and shall be fully protected in respect to any action taken or suffered by them in good faith reliance upon any such certificates, reports, data, statistics, analyses or opinions; all action so taken or suffered shall be conclusive upon each of them and upon all persons having or claiming to have any interest in or under the Plan.

Each member of each of the Retirement Committee, the Plan Assets Committee, and the Company's Board of Directors, shall be indemnified by the Company against all costs and expenses (including counsel fees but excluding any amount representing a settlement unless such settlement be approved by the Board of Directors of the Company) reasonably incurred by or imposed upon him, in connection with or resulting from any action, suit or proceeding, to which he may be made a party by reason of his being or having been a member of the Retirement Committee or the Plan Assets Committee, as applicable (whether or not he continues to be a member of such Committee at the time when such cost or expense is incurred or imposed), to the full extent permitted by law.  The foregoing rights of indemnification shall not be exclusive of other rights to which any member of the Retirement Committee or the Plan Assets Committee may be entitled as a matter of law.

8.9    CLAIMS PROCEDURE.  Pursuant to procedures established by the Administrator, claims for benefits under the Plan made by a Participant or Beneficiary (the "claimant") must be submitted in writing to the Administrator.  Approved claims shall be processed and instructions issued to the Trustee or custodian authorizing payment as claimed.

If a claim is denied in whole or in part, the Administrator shall notify the claimant within ninety (90) days after receipt of the claim (or within one hundred eighty (180) days, if special circumstances require an extension of time for processing the claim, and provided written notice indicating the special circumstances and the date by which a final decision is expected to be rendered is given to the claimant within the initial ninety (90) day period).

The notice of the denial of the claim shall be written in a manner calculated to be understood by the claimant and shall set forth the following:

(i)  the specific reason or reasons for the denial of the claim;

(ii)  the specific references to the pertinent Plan provisions on which the denial is based;

(iii)  a description of any additional material or information necessary to perfect the claim, and an explanation of why such material or information is necessary;

(iv)  a statement that any appeal of the denial must be made by giving to the Administrator, within sixty (60) days after receipt of the denial of the claim, written notice of such appeal, such notice to include a full description of the pertinent issues and basis of the claim; and

(v)  a statement about the claimant's right to bring civil action under Section 502(a) under ERISA if the claim is denied on review.

Upon denial of a claim in whole or part, the claimant (or his duly authorized representative) shall have the right to submit a written request to the Administrator for a full and fair review of the denied claim, to be permitted to review documents (free of charge) pertinent to the denial, and to submit issues and comments in writing.  Any appeal of the denial must be given to the Administrator within the period of time prescribed under (a)(iv) above.  If the claimant (or his duly authorized representative) fails to appeal the denial to the Administrator within the prescribed time, the Administrator's adverse determination shall be final, binding and conclusive.

The Administrator may hold a hearing or otherwise ascertain such facts as it deems necessary and shall render a decision which shall be binding upon both parties.  The Administrator shall advise the claimant of the results of the review within sixty (60) days after receipt of the written request for the review, unless special circumstances require an extension of time for processing, in which case a decision shall be rendered as soon as possible but not later than one hundred twenty (120) days after receipt of the request for review.  If such extension of time is required, written notice of the extension shall be furnished to the claimant prior to the commencement of the extension.  The decision of the review shall be written in a manner calculated to be understood by the claimant and shall include specific reasons for the decision, specific references to the pertinent Plan provisions on which the decision is based, the claimant's right to receive free of charge upon written request, reasonable access to and copies of, all Plan documents, records, and other information relevant to the claim, and a statement about the claimant's right to bring a civil action under Section 502(a) of ERISA.  The decision of the Administrator shall be final, binding and conclusive.

8.10    TRUST AGREEMENT.  The Board of Directors of the Company shall have the authority to appoint or remove the Trustee of the Trust with respect to the Plan.  The Trustee shall have the authority necessary to carry out its duties under this Plan.  The Trust Agreement entered into by and between the Employer and the Trustee, including any supplements or amendments thereto, or any successor Trust Agreement, is incorporated by reference herein.

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ARTICLE NINE--EARLY TERMINATION RESTRICTIONS/BENEFIT LIMITATIONS

9.1  BENEFIT RESTRICTIONS.

	
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Restriction of Benefits upon Plan Termination.  Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan to the contrary, in the event the Plan is terminated, the benefit of any Highly-Compensated Employee shall be limited to a benefit that is nondiscriminatory under Code Section 401(a)(4).

	
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Restrictions on Distributions.  Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan to the contrary, in any Plan Year, the payment of benefits to or on behalf of a Restricted Employee shall not exceed an amount equal to the payments that would be made to or on behalf of the Restricted Employee in that Plan Year under a single life annuity that is the Actuarial Equivalent of the sum of the Participant's Accrued Benefit and the Participant's other benefits, if any, under the Plan; provided, however, that this limitation shall not apply in any Plan Year in which any one of the following requirements is satisfied:

(1)  After taking into account payment to or on behalf of the Restricted Employee of all benefits payable to or on behalf of that Restricted Employee under the Plan, the value of Plan assets must equal or exceed 110 percent of the value of current liabilities (determined in accordance with the Code and regulatory guidance).

(2)  The value of the benefits payable to or on behalf of the Restricted Employee must be less than one percent of the value of current liabilities (determined in accordance with the Code and regulatory guidance) before distribution.

(3)  The value of the benefits payable to or on behalf of the Restricted Employee must not exceed the amount described in Code Section 411(a)(11)(A).

(c)  "Restricted Employee" Defined.  For purposes of this Section 9.1, the term "Restricted Employee" means any of the twenty-five (25) highest paid Highly Compensated Employees.

9.2  LIMITATION ON BENEFITS.

(a)  Rules:  Except as otherwise provided herein, the provisions of this Section 9.2 shall apply with respect to annuity starting dates (as defined in Section 5.2(d)) commencing on or after the first day of the limitation year or Plan Year beginning on or after July 1, 2007.  The following rules shall limit benefits payable under the Plan:

(1)  The annual benefit otherwise payable to a Participant at any time shall not exceed the maximum permissible amount (as hereinafter defined).  No Participant may accrue a benefit in excess of that amount.

(2)  If the Participant makes nondeductible Employee contributions under the terms of the Plan, such contributions, which are credited for the limitation year, shall, except for purposes of subsection (3) below, be treated as an annual addition to a qualified defined contribution plan for purposes of these rules.

(3)  The limitation in subsection (1) shall be deemed satisfied if the annual benefit payable to a Participant is not more than $1,000 multiplied by the Participant's number of years of participation or portions thereof (not to exceed ten (10)) with the Employer, provided the Participant has never participated in a qualified defined contribution plan maintained by the Employer.

(4)  If a Participant is, or has ever been, covered under more than one defined benefit plan maintained by the Employer, the sum of the Participant's annual benefits from all such plans may not exceed the maximum permissible amount.  Benefits shall be reduced under any other defined benefit plan before under this Plan unless such other plan(s) is terminated, in which event liabilities shall be limited in this Plan.

(b)  Definitions:  The following definitions are applicable to this Section:

(1)  Annual benefit:  A retirement benefit under the Plan which is payable annually in the form of a straight life annuity.  A benefit payable in a form other than a straight life annuity shall be adjusted pursuant to the rules of Section 1.415(b)-1(c) of the Income Tax Regulations before applying the limitations of this Section. 

(2)  Compensation:  For purposes of determining maximum permitted benefits under this Section, all of a Participant's earned income, wages, salaries, fees for professional services, and other amounts received (without regard to whether or not an amount is paid in cash) for personal services actually rendered in the course of employment with the Employer maintaining the Plan, to the extent that the amounts are includible in gross income (or to the extent amounts would have been received and includible in gross income but for an election under Code Sections 125(a), 132(f)(4), 402(e)(3), 402(h(1)(B), 402(k) or 457(b)), including, but not limited to, commissions paid to salespersons, compensation for services on the basis of a percentage of profits, commissions on insurance premiums, tips, bonuses, fringe benefits, reimbursements or other expense allowances under a nonaccountable plan (as described in Section 1.62-2(c) of the Income Tax Regulations), and excluding the following:

(A)  Contributions (other than elective contributions described in Code Section 402(e)(3), 408(k)(6), 408(p)(2)(A)(i), or 457(b)), made by the Employer to a plan of deferred compensation (including a simplified employee pension described in Code Section 408(k) or a simple retirement account described in Code Section 408(p), and whether or not qualified) which are not included in the Employee's gross income for the taxable year in which contributed, and any distributions from a plan of deferred compensation (whether or not qualified).

(B)  Amounts realized from the exercise of a nonstatutory stock option, or when restricted stock (or other property) held by the Employee either becomes freely transferable or is no longer subject to a substantial risk of forfeiture;

(C)  Amounts realized from the sale, exchange or other disposition of stock acquired under a statutory stock option; 

(D)  Other amounts that receive special tax benefits, such as premiums for group-term life insurance (but only to the extent that the premiums are not includible in the gross income of the Participant and are not salary reduction amounts that are described in Code Section 125);

(E)  Other items of remuneration that are similar to any of the items listed in A, B, C or D; and

(F)  Amounts in excess of the limitation under Code Section 401(a)(17) in effect for the calendar year in which the limitation year begins.

Compensation shall be measured on the basis of compensation paid in the limitation year and shall include Compensation paid by the later of two and one-half (21⁄2) months after a Participant's severance from employment with the Employer maintaining the Plan or the end of the limitation year that includes the date of the Participant's severance from employment with the Employer maintaining the Plan, if the payment is regular Compensation for services during the Participant's regular working hours, or Compensation for services outside the Participant's regular working hours (such as overtime or shift differential), commissions, bonuses, or other similar payments, and, absence a severance from employment, the payments would have been paid to the Participant while the Participant continued in employment with the Employer. Any payments not described above shall not be considered Compensation if paid after severance from employment, even if they are paid by the later of two and one-half (21⁄2) months after the date of severance from employment or the end of the limitation year that includes the date of severance from employment, except, payments to an individual who does not currently perform services for the Employer by reason of qualified military service (within the meaning of Code Section 414(u)(1)) to the extent these payments do not exceed the amounts the individual would have received if the individual had continued to perform services for the Employer rather than entering qualified military service.

For years beginning after December 31, 2008, Compensation shall also include differential wage payments as defined by Code Section 3401(h)(2).

(3)  Defined Benefit Dollar Limitation:  The "defined benefit dollar limitation" is $195,000 as adjusted, effective January 1 of each year, under Section 415(d) of the Code in such manner as the Secretary shall prescribe, and payable in the form of a straight life annuity. A limitation as adjusted under Code Section 415(d) shall apply to limitation years ending with or within the calendar year for which the adjustment applies.

 (4)  Employer:  This term refers to the Employer that adopts the Plan, and all Participants of a controlled group of corporations (as defined in Section 414(b) of the Code, as modified by Code Section 415(h)), commonly-controlled trades or businesses (as defined in Code Section 414(c) as modified by Code Section 415(h)), or affiliated service groups (as defined in Code Section 414(m)) of which the Employer is a part, or any other entity required to be aggregated with the Employer under Code Section 414(o).

(5)  Highest Average Compensation:  This means the average Compensation for the three (3) consecutive limitation years with the Employer that produces the highest average.

(6)  Limitation year:  This shall mean the calendar year.

(7)  Maximum permissible amount:  The "maximum permissible amount" is the lesser of the defined benefit dollar limitation or one hundred percent (100%) of the Participant's Highest Average Compensation (the "defined benefit compensation limitation") (both adjusted where required, as provided in (A) and, if applicable, in (B) or (C) below).

(A)  If the Participant has fewer than 10 years of participation in the Plan, the defined benefit dollar limitation shall be multiplied by a fraction, (i) the numerator of which is the number of years (or part thereof) of participation in the Plan and (ii) the denominator of which is 10. In the case of a Participant who has fewer than 10 years of service with the Employer, the defined benefit compensation limitation shall be multiplied by a fraction, (i) the numerator of which is the number of years (or part thereof) of service with the Employer and (ii) the denominator of which is 10.

(B)  If the benefit of a Participant begins prior to age 62, the defined benefit dollar limitation shall be adjusted in accordance with the rules set forth in Section 1.415(b)-1(d) of the Income Tax Regulations, including the use of the applicable mortality table (within the meaning of Section 417(e)(3) of the Code).

(C)  If the benefit of a Participant begins after the Participant attains age 65, the defined benefit dollar limitation shall be adjusted in accordance with the rules set forth in Section 1.415(b)-1(e) of the Income Tax Regulations, including  the use of the applicable mortality table (within the meaning of Section 417(e)(3) of the Code).

Notwithstanding the foregoing, a benefit that is payable in a form other than a straight life annuity and that is subject to Section 417(e)(3) of the Code shall be adjusted to an actuarial straight life annuity that is equal to:

(i)    Annuity Starting Date in Plan Years Beginning After 2005.  If the annuity starting date of the Participant's form of benefit is in a Plan Year beginning after 2005, the actuarially equivalent straight life annuity is equal to the greatest of (I) the annual amount of straight life annuity commencing at the same annuity starting date that has the same actuarial present value as the Participant's form of benefit, computed using the interest rate specified in the Plan and the mortality table (or other tabular factor) specified in the Plan for adjusting benefits in the same form; (II) the annual amount of the straight life annuity commencing at the same annuity starting date that has the same actuarial present value as the Participant's form of benefit, computed using a 5.5 percent interest rate assumption and the applicable mortality table under Section 417(e)(3) of the Code and (III) the annual amount of the straight life annuity commencing at the same annuity starting date that has the same actuarial present value as the Participant's form of benefit, computed using the applicable interest rate under Regulation Section 1.417(e)-1(d)(3) and the applicable mortality table under Section 417(e)(3) of the Code, divided by 1.05.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the case of a plan maintained by an eligible employer (as defined in Section 408(p)(2)(C)(i) of the Code), clause (III) of the preceding sentence shall not apply.

(ii)    Annuity Starting Date in Plan Years Beginning 2004 or 2005.  If the annuity starting date of the Participant's form of benefit is in a Plan Year beginning 2004 or 2005, the actuarially equivalent straight life annuity is equal to the annual amount of the straight life annuity commencing at the same annuity starting date that has the same actuarial present value as the Participant's form of benefit, computed using whichever of the following produces the greater annual amount:  (I) the interest rate specified in the Plan and the mortality table (or other tabular factor) specified in the Plan for adjusting benefits in the same form; and (II) a 5.5 percent interest rate assumption and the applicable mortality table under Regulation Section 1.417(e)-1(d)(2).

9.3  LIMITATIONS APPLICABLE BASED ON FUNDING OR BANKRUPTCY

1.  Limitations Applicable If the Plan's Adjusted Funding Target Attainment Percentage Is Less Than 80 Percent, But Not Less Than 60 Percent.  Notwithstanding any other provisions of the Plan, if the Plan's adjusted funding target attainment percentage for a Plan Year is less than 80 percent (or would be less than 80 percent to the extent described in Subsection 1(b) below) but is not less than 60 percent, then the limitations set forth in this Subsection 1 apply.

(a)  50 Percent Limitation on Single Sum Payments, Other Accelerated Forms of Distribution, and Other Prohibited Payments.  A Participant or Beneficiary is not permitted to elect, and the Plan shall not pay, a single sum payment or other optional form of benefit that includes a prohibited payment with an annuity starting date on or after the applicable Section 436 measurement date, and the Plan shall not make any payment for the purchase of an irrevocable commitment from an insurer to pay benefits or any other payment or transfer that is a prohibited payment, unless the present value of the portion of the benefit that is being paid in a prohibited payment does not exceed the lesser of:

(i)  50 percent of the present value of the benefit payable in the optional form of benefit that includes the prohibited payment; or

(ii)  100 percent of the PBGC maximum benefit guarantee amount (as defined in § 1.436-1(d)(3)(iii)(C) of the Treasury Regulations).

The limitation set forth in this Subsection 1(a) does not apply to any payment of a benefit which under § 411(a)(11) of the Internal Revenue Code may be immediately distributed without the consent of the Participant. If an optional form of benefit that is otherwise available under the terms of the Plan is not available to a Participant or Beneficiary as of the annuity starting date because of the application of the requirements of this Subsection 1(a), the Participant or Beneficiary is permitted to elect to bifurcate the benefit into unrestricted and restricted portions (as described in § 1.436-1(d)(3)(iii)(D) of the Treasury Regulations).  The Participant or Beneficiary may also elect any other optional form of benefit otherwise available under the Plan at that annuity starting date that would satisfy the 50 percent/PBGC maximum benefit guarantee amount limitation described in this Subsection 1(a), or may elect to defer the benefit in accordance with any general right to defer commencement of benefits under the Plan.

(b)  Plan Amendments Increasing Liability for Benefits. No amendment to the Plan that has the effect of increasing liabilities of the Plan by reason of increases in benefits, establishment of new benefits, changing the rate of benefit accrual, or changing the rate at which benefits become nonforfeitable shall take effect in a Plan Year if the adjusted funding target attainment percentage for the Plan Year is:

(i)  Less than 80 percent; or

(ii)  80 percent or more, but would be less than 80 percent if the benefits attributable to the amendment were taken into account in determining the adjusted funding target attainment percentage.

The limitation set forth in this Subsection 1(b) does not apply to any amendment to the Plan that provides a benefit increase under a Plan formula that is not based on compensation, provided that the rate of such increase does not exceed the contemporaneous rate of increase in the average wages of Participants covered by the amendment.

2.  Limitations Applicable If the Plan's Adjusted Funding Target Attainment Percentage Is Less Than 60 Percent.  Notwithstanding any other provisions of the Plan, if the Plan's adjusted funding target attainment percentage for a Plan Year is less than 60 percent (or would be less than 60 percent to the extent described in Subsection 2(b) below), then the limitations in this Subsection 2 apply.

(a)  Single Sums, Other Accelerated Forms of Distribution, and Other Prohibited Payments Not Permitted. A Participant or Beneficiary is not permitted to elect, and the Plan shall not pay, a single sum payment or other optional form of benefit that includes a prohibited payment with an annuity starting date on or after the applicable Section 436 measurement date, and the Plan shall not make any payment for the purchase of an irrevocable commitment from an insurer to pay benefits or any other payment or transfer that is a prohibited payment. The limitation set forth in this Subsection 2(a) does not apply to any payment of a benefit which under § 411(a)(11) of the Internal Revenue Code may be immediately distributed without the consent of the Participant.

(b)  Shutdown Benefits and Other Unpredictable Contingent Event Benefits Not Permitted to Be Paid.  An unpredictable contingent event benefit with respect to an unpredictable contingent event occurring during a Plan Year shall not be paid if the adjusted funding target attainment percentage for the Plan Year is:

(i)  Less than 60 percent; or

(ii)  60 percent or more, but would be less than 60 percent if the adjusted funding target attainment percentage were redetermined applying an actuarial assumption that the likelihood of occurrence of the unpredictable contingent event during the Plan Year is 100 percent.

(c)  Benefit Accruals Frozen.  Benefit accruals under the Plan shall cease as of the applicable Section 436 measurement date.  In addition, if the Plan is required to cease benefit accruals under this Subsection 2(c), then the Plan is not permitted to be amended in a manner that would increase the liabilities of the Plan by reason of an increase in benefits or establishment of new benefits.

3.  Limitations Applicable If the Plan Sponsor Is In Bankruptcy.  Notwithstanding any other provisions of the Plan, a Participant or Beneficiary is not permitted to elect, and the Plan shall not pay, a single sum payment or other optional form of benefit that includes a prohibited payment with an annuity starting date that occurs during any period in which the Plan sponsor is a debtor in a case under title 11, United States Code, or similar Federal or State law, except for payments made within a Plan Year with an annuity starting date that occurs on or after the date on which the Plan's enrolled actuary certifies that the Plan's adjusted funding target attainment percentage for that Plan Year is not less than 100 percent.  In addition, during such period in which the Plan sponsor is a debtor, the Plan shall not make any payment for the purchase of an irrevocable commitment from an insurer to pay benefits or any other payment or transfer that is a prohibited payment, except for payments that occur on a date within a Plan Year that is on or after the date on which the Plan's enrolled actuary certifies that the Plan's adjusted funding target attainment percentage for that Plan Year is not less than 100 percent.  The limitation set forth in this Subsection 3 does not apply to any payment of a benefit which under § 411(a)(11) of the Internal Revenue Code may be immediately distributed without the consent of the Participant.

4.  Provisions Applicable After Limitations Cease to Apply. 

(a)  Resumption of Prohibited Payments.  If a limitation on prohibited payments under Subsection 1(a), Subsection 2(a), or Subsection 3 applied to the Plan as of a Section 436 measurement date, but that limit no longer applies to the Plan as of a later Section 436 measurement date, then that limitation does not apply to benefits with annuity starting dates that are on or after that later Section 436 measurement date.

(b)  Resumption of Benefit Accruals.  If a limitation on benefit accruals under Subsection 2(c) applied to the Plan as of a Section 436 measurement date, but that limitation no longer applies to the Plan as of a later Section 436 measurement date, then benefit accruals shall resume prospectively and that limitation does not apply to benefit accruals that are based on service on or after that later Section 436 measurement date, except as otherwise provided under the Plan.  The Plan shall comply with the rules relating to partial years of participation and the prohibition on double proration under Department of Labor regulation 29 CFR § 2530.204-2(c) and (d).

(c)  Shutdown and Other Unpredictable Contingent Event Benefits. If an unpredictable contingent event benefit with respect to an unpredictable contingent event that occurs during the Plan Year is not permitted to be paid after the occurrence of the event because of the limitation of Subsection 2(b), but is permitted to be paid later in the same Plan Year (as a result of additional contributions or pursuant to the enrolled actuary's certification of the adjusted funding target attainment percentage for the Plan Year that meets the requirements of § 1.436-1(g)(5)(ii)(B) of the Treasury Regulations), then that unpredictable contingent event benefit shall be paid, retroactive to the period that benefit would have been payable under the terms of the Plan (determined without regard to Subsection 2(b)).  If the unpredictable contingent event benefit does not become payable during the Plan Year in accordance with the preceding sentence, then the Plan is treated as if it does not provide for that benefit.

(d)  Treatment of Plan Amendments That Do Not Take Effect.  If a Plan amendment does not take effect as of the effective date of the amendment because of the limitation of Subsection 1(b) or Subsection 2(c), but is permitted to take effect later in the same Plan Year (as a result of additional contributions or pursuant to the enrolled actuary's certification of the adjusted funding target attainment percentage for the Plan Year that meets the requirements of § 1.436-1(g)(5)(ii)(C) of the Treasury Regulations), then the Plan amendment must automatically take effect as of the first day of the Plan Year (or, if later, the original effective date of the amendment).  If the Plan amendment cannot take effect during the same Plan Year, then it shall be treated as if it were never adopted, unless the Plan amendment provides otherwise.

5.  Notice Requirement.  See Section 101(j) of ERISA for rules requiring the Plan administrator of a single employer defined benefit pension Plan to provide a written notice to Participants and Beneficiaries within 30 days after certain specified dates if the Plan has become subject to a limitation described in Subsection 1(a), Subsection 2, or Subsection 3.

6.  Methods to Avoid or Terminate Benefit Limitations.  See § 436(b)(2), (c)(2), (e)(2), and (f) of the Internal Revenue Code and § 1.436-1(f) of the Treasury Regulations for rules relating to employer contributions and other methods to avoid or terminate the application of the limitations set forth in Subsections 1 through 3 for a Plan Year.  In general, the methods a Plan sponsor may use to avoid or terminate one or more of the benefit limitations under Subsections 1 through 3 for a Plan Year include employer contributions and elections to increase the amount of Plan assets which are taken into account in determining the adjusted funding target attainment percentage, making an employer contribution that is specifically designated as a current year contribution that is made to avoid or terminate application of certain of the benefit limitations, or providing security to the Plan.

7.  Special Rules. 

(a)  Rules of Operation for Periods Prior to and After Certification of Plan's Adjusted Funding Target Attainment Percentage.  

(i)  In General. Section 436(h) of the Internal Revenue Code and § 1.436-1(h) of the Treasury Regulations set forth a series of presumptions that apply (1) before the Plan's enrolled actuary issues a certification of the Plan's adjusted funding target attainment percentage for the Plan Year and (2) if the Plan's enrolled actuary does not issue a certification of the Plan's adjusted funding target attainment percentage for the Plan Year before the first day of the 10th month of the plan year (or if the Plan's enrolled actuary issues a range certification for the Plan Year pursuant to § 1.436-1(h)(4)(ii) of the Treasury Regulations but does not issue a certification of the specific adjusted funding target attainment percentage for the Plan by the last day of the Plan Year).  For any period during which a presumption under § 436(h) of the Internal Revenue Code and § 1.436-1(h) of the Treasury Regulations applies to the Plan, the limitations under Subsections 1 through 3 are applied to the Plan as if the adjusted funding target attainment percentage for the Plan Year were the presumed adjusted funding target attainment percentage determined under the rules of § 436(h) of the Internal Revenue Code and § 1.436-1(h)(1), (2), or (3) of the Treasury Regulations. These presumptions are set forth in Subsection 7(a)(ii) though (iv).

(ii)  Presumption of Continued Underfunding Beginning First Day of Plan Year.  If a limitation under Subsection 1, 2, or 3 applied to the Plan on the last day of the preceding Plan Year, then, commencing on the first day of the current Plan Year and continuing until the Plan's enrolled actuary issues a certification of the adjusted funding target attainment percentage for the Plan for the current Plan Year, or, if earlier, the date Subsection 7(a)(iii) or Subsection 7(a)(iv) applies to the Plan:

(1)  The adjusted funding target attainment percentage of the Plan for the current Plan Year is presumed to be the adjusted funding target attainment percentage in effect on the last day of the preceding Plan Year; and  

(2)  The first day of the current Plan Year is a Section 436 measurement date.

(iii)  Presumption of Underfunding Beginning First Day of 4th Month.  If the Plan's enrolled actuary has not issued a certification of the adjusted funding target attainment percentage for the Plan Year before the first day of the 4th month of the Plan Year and the Plan's adjusted funding target attainment percentage for the preceding Plan Year was either at least 60 percent but less than 70 percent or at least 80 percent but less than 90 percent, or is described in§ 1.436-1(h)(2)(ii) of the Treasury Regulations, then, commencing on the first day of the 4th month of the current Plan Year and continuing until the Plan's enrolled actuary issues a certification of the adjusted funding target attainment percentage for the Plan for the current Plan Year, or, if earlier, the date Subsection 7(a)(iv) applies to the Plan:

(1)  The adjusted funding target attainment percentage of the Plan for the current Plan Year is presumed to be the Plan's adjusted funding target attainment percentage for the preceding Plan Year reduced by 10 percentage points; and

(2)  The first day of the 4th month of the current Plan Year is a Section 436 measurement date.

(iv)  Presumption of Underfunding On and After First Day of 10th Month.  If the Plan's enrolled actuary has not issued a certification of the adjusted funding target attainment percentage for the Plan Year before the first day of the 10th month of the Plan Year (or if the Plan's enrolled actuary has issued a range certification for the Plan Year pursuant to § 1.436-1(h)(4)(ii) of the Treasury Regulations but has not issued a certification of the specific adjusted funding target attainment percentage for the Plan by the last day of the Plan Year), then, commencing on the first day of the 10th month of the current Plan Year and continuing through the end of the Plan Year:

(1)  The adjusted funding target attainment percentage of the Plan for the current Plan Year is presumed to be less than 60 percent; and

(2)  The first day of the 10th month of the current Plan Year is a Section 436 measurement date.

(b)  New Plans, Plan Termination, Certain Frozen Plans, and Other Special Rules. 

(i)  First 5 Plan Years.  The limitations in Subsection 1(b), Subsection 2(b), and Subsection 2(c) do not apply to a new plan for the first 5 plan years of the plan, determined under the rules of § 436(i) of the Internal Revenue Code and § 1.436-1(a)(3)(i) of the Treasury Regulations.

(ii)  Plan Termination. The limitations on prohibited payments in Subsection 1(a), Subsection 2(a), and Subsection 3 do not apply to prohibited payments that are made to carry out the termination of the Plan in accordance with applicable law.  Any other limitations under this section of the Plan do not cease to apply as a result of termination of the Plan.

(iii)  Exception to Limitations on Prohibited Payments Under Certain Frozen Plans.  The limitations on prohibited payments set forth in Subsections 1(a), 2(a), and 3 do not apply for a Plan Year if the terms of the Plan, as in effect for the period beginning on September 1, 2005, and continuing through the end of the Plan Year, provide for no benefit accruals with respect to any Participants.  This Subsection 7(b)(iii) shall cease to apply as of the date any benefits accrue under the Plan or the date on which a Plan amendment that increases benefits takes effect.

(iv)  Special Rules Relating to Unpredictable Contingent Event Benefits and Plan Amendments Increasing Benefit Liability.  During any period in which none of the presumptions under Subsection 7(a) apply to the Plan and the Plan's enrolled actuary has not yet issued a certification of the Plan's adjusted funding target attainment percentage for the Plan Year, the limitations under Subsection 1(b) and Subsection 2(b) shall be based on the inclusive presumed adjusted funding target attainment percentage for the Plan, calculated in accordance with the rules of § 1.436-1(g)(2)(iii) of the Treasury Regulations.

(c)  Special Rules Under PRA 2010.  

(i)  Payments Under Social Security Leveling Options.  For purposes of determining whether the limitations under Subsection 1(a) or 2(a) apply to payments under a social security leveling option, within the meaning of § 436(j)(3)(C)(i) of the Internal Revenue Code, the adjusted funding target attainment percentage for a Plan Year shall be determined in accordance with the "Special Rule for Certain Years" under § 436(j)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code and any Treasury Regulations or other published guidance thereunder issued by the Internal Revenue Service.

(ii)  Limitation on Benefit Accruals.  For purposes of determining whether the accrual limitation under Subsection 2(c) applies to the Plan, the adjusted funding target attainment percentage for a Plan Year shall be determined in accordance with the "Special Rule for Certain Years" under § 436(j)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code (except as provided under Section 203(b) of the Preservation of Access to Care for Medicare Beneficiaries and Pension Relief Act of 2010, if applicable).

(d)  Interpretation of Provisions.  The limitations imposed by this section of the Plan shall be interpreted and administered in accordance with § 436 of the Internal Revenue Code and § 1.436-1 of the Treasury Regulations.

8.  Definitions. The definitions in the following Treasury Regulations apply for purposes of Subsections 1 through 7: § 1.436-1(j)(1) defining adjusted funding target attainment percentage; § 1.436-1(j)(2) defining annuity starting date; §1.436-1(j)(6) defining prohibited payment; § 1.436-1(j)(8) defining Section 436 measurement date; and § 1.436-1(j)(9) defining an unpredictable contingent event and an unpredictable contingent event benefit.

9.   Effective Date.  The rules in Subsections 1 through 8 are effective for Plan Years beginning after December 31, 2009.  For Plan Years beginning before January 1, 2010, the provisions of Section 436 of the Internal Revenue Code are hereby incorporated by reference.

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ARTICLE TEN--AMENDMENT AND TERMINATION

10.1  AMENDMENT.  Subject to the provisions of Article Eight, the Company, by action of its Board of Directors, shall have the right to amend, alter or modify the Plan at any time, or from time to time, in whole or in part.  Any such amendment shall become effective under its terms upon adoption by the Company.  The Retirement Committee may make administrative changes to qualify or maintain the Plan as a plan meeting the requirements of ERISA and Code section 401(a) and the Treasury regulations issued thereunder.  However, no amendment affecting the duties, powers or responsibilities of the Trustee may be made without the written consent of the Trustee.  No amendment (including a change in the actuarial basis for determining optional or early retirement benefits) shall be made to the Plan which shall:

(a)  deprive any Participant without his consent of any portion of his Accrued Benefit prior to the date of such action.  Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, a Participant's Accrued Benefit may be reduced to the extent permitted under Section 412(d)(2) of the Code.  For purposes of this paragraph, a Plan amendment which has the effect of (1) eliminating or reducing an early retirement benefit or a retirement-type subsidy, or (2) eliminating an optional form of benefit, with respect to benefits attributable to service before the amendment shall be treated as reducing Accrued Benefits.  In the case of a retirement-type subsidy, these provisions shall apply only with respect to a Participant who satisfies (either before or after the amendment) the pre-amendment conditions for the subsidy.  In general, a retirement-type subsidy is a subsidy that continues after retirement, but does not include a qualified disability benefit, a medical benefit, a social security supplement, a death benefit (including life insurance); or

(b)  make it possible, except as otherwise provided herein, for any part of the corpus or income of the Trust Fund (other than such part as may be required to pay taxes and administrative expenses) to be used for or diverted to purposes other than the exclusive benefit of the Participants or their Beneficiaries; or

(c)  alter the schedule for vesting in Accrued Benefits with respect to any Participant who has completed three (3) or more years of Credited Service without his consent, or deprive any Participant of the nonforfeitable part of his Accrued Benefit.

Notwithstanding the other provisions of this Section or any other provisions of the Plan to the contrary, any amendment or modification of the Plan may be made retroactively, if necessary, or appropriate to conform to or to satisfy the conditions of any law, governmental regulation or ruling and to meet the requirements of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as it may be amended.

10.2  TERMINATION OF THE PLAN.  The Board of Directors reserves the right to discontinue contributions under the Plan and to terminate the Plan in whole or in part with respect to a specific group of Employees.  In the event of full or partial termination, Employees affected thereby shall have a nonforfeitable right to their Accrued Benefits, to the extent funded.  The Administrator, upon full termination, shall cause the assets of the Plan to be allocated for the purposes set forth in, and in the order of priorities established by, Section 4044 of ERISA.  Any residual assets remaining thereafter shall be returned to the Employer.  The Employer shall not be liable to Participants for benefits other than those which can be provided by the Plan's assets.  

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ARTICLE ELEVEN--TOP-HEAVY PROVISIONS

11.1  APPLICABILITY.   Only to the extent required by applicable law, the provisions of this Article shall become applicable in any Plan Year in which the Plan is a Top-Heavy Plan.  The determination of whether the Plan is a Top-Heavy Plan shall be made each Plan Year by the Administrator.

11.2  DEFINITIONS.  For purposes of this Article, the following definitions shall apply:

(a)  "Key Employee":  Key Employee means any Employee or former Employee (including any deceased Employee) who at any time during the Plan Year that includes the determination date was an officer of the Employer having annual Compensation greater than $160,000 (as adjusted under Section 416(i)(1) of the Code), a five percent (5%) owner of the Employer, or a one percent (1%) owner of the Employer having annual Compensation of more than $150,000. For this purpose, annual Compensation means Compensation within the meaning of Section 415(c)(3) of the Code. The determination of who is a Key Employee (including the terms "five percent (5%) owner" and "one percent (1%) owner") shall be made in accordance with Section 416(i)(1) of the Code and the applicable regulations and other guidance of general applicability issued thereunder.

(b)  "Top-Heavy Plan":

(1)  The Plan shall constitute a "Top-Heavy Plan" if any of the following conditions exist:

(A)  The top-heavy ratio for the Plan exceeds sixty percent (60%) and the Plan is not part of any required aggregation group or permissive aggregation group of plans; or

(B)  The Plan is a part of a required aggregation group of plans (but is not part of a permissive aggregation group) and the top-heavy ratio for the group of plans exceeds sixty percent (60%); or

(C)  The Plan is a part of a required aggregation group of plans and part of a permissive aggregation group and the top-heavy ratio for the permissive aggregation group exceeds sixty percent (60%).

(2)  If the Employer maintains one or more defined contribution plans (including any simplified employee pension plan funded with individual retirement accounts or annuities) and the Employer maintains or has maintained one or more defined benefit plans which have covered or could cover a Participant in this Plan, the top-heavy ratio is a fraction, the numerator of which is the sum of account balances under the defined contribution plans for all Key Employees and the actuarial equivalents of accrued benefits under the defined benefit plans for all Key Employees, and the denominator of which is the sum of the account balances under the defined contribution plans for all Participants and the actuarial equivalents of accrued benefits under the defined benefit plans for all Participants.  Both the numerator and denominator of the top-heavy ratio shall include any distribution of an account balance or an accrued benefit made in the one (1)-year period ending on the determination date and any contribution due to a defined contribution pension plan but unpaid as of the determination date.  In determining the accrued benefit of a non-Key Employee who is participating in a plan that is part of a required aggregation group, the method of determining such benefit shall be either (a) in accordance with the method, if any, that uniformly applies for accrual purposes under all plans maintained by the Employer or any related employer under Code Section 414, or (b) if there is no such method, as if such benefit accrued not more rapidly than the slowest accrual rate permitted under the fractional accrual rate of Code Section 411(b)(1)(C).

(3)  For purposes of (1) and (2) above, the value of accrued benefits and the actuarial equivalents of accrued benefits shall be determined as of the most recent Valuation Date that falls within or ends with the twelve (12)-month period ending on the determination date.  The account balances and accrued benefits of a Participant who is not a Key Employee but who was a Key Employee in a prior year shall be disregarded.  The accrued benefits and account balances of Participants who have performed no Hours of Service with any employer maintaining the plan for the one (1)-year period ending on the determination date shall be disregarded.  The calculations of the top-heavy ratio, and the extent to which distributions, rollovers, and transfers are taken into account shall be made under Section 416 of the Code and regulations issued thereunder.  Deductible Employee contributions shall not be taken into account for purposes of computing the top-heavy ratio.  When aggregating plans, the value of account balances and accrued benefits shall be calculated with reference to the determination dates that fall within the same calendar year.

(4)  Definition of terms for Top-Heavy status:

(A)  "Top-heavy ratio" shall mean the following:

(1)  If the Employer maintains one (1) or more defined benefit plans and the Employer has never maintained any defined contribution plans which have covered or could cover a Participant in this Plan, the top-heavy ratio is a fraction, the numerator of which is the sum of the Accrued benefits of all Key Employees as of the determination date (including any part of any Accrued benefit distributed in the one (1)-year period ending on the determination date), and the denominator of which is the sum of the Accrued benefits (including any part of any such benefit distributed in the one (1)-year period ending on the determination date) of all Participants as of the determination date.  

(B)  "Permissive aggregation group" shall mean the required aggregation group of plans plus any other plan or plans of the Employer which, when considered as a group with the required aggregation group, would continue to satisfy the requirements of Section 401(a)(4) and 410 of the Code.

(C)  "Required aggregation group" shall mean (1) each qualified plan of the Employer (including any terminated plan) in which at least one Key Employee participates, and (2) any other qualified plan of the Employer which enables a plan described in (1) to meet the requirements of Section 401(a)(4) or 410 of the Code.

(D)  "Determination date" shall mean, for any Plan Year subsequent to the first Plan Year, the last day of the preceding Plan Year.  For the first Plan Year of the Plan, "determination date" shall mean the last day of that Plan Year.

(E)  "Valuation Date" shall mean the last day of the Plan Year.

(F)  Actuarial equivalence shall be based on the interest and mortality rates utilized to determine actuarial equivalence when benefits are paid from any defined benefit plan.  If no rates are specified in said plan, the following shall be utilized:  pre- and post-retirement interest -- five percent (5%); post-retirement mortality based on the Unisex Pension (1984) Table.

(5)  Determination of Present Values and Amounts.  This paragraph 5 shall apply for purposes of determining the present values of Accrued Benefits and the amounts of account balances of Employees as of the determination date.

(A)  Distributions During Year Ending on the Determination Date. The present values of Accrued Benefits and the amounts of account balances of an Employee as of the determination date shall be increased by the distributions made with respect to the Employee under the Plan and any plan aggregated with the Plan under Section 416(g)(2) of the Code during the 1-year period ending on the determination date. The preceding sentence shall also apply to distributions under a terminated plan which, had it not been termination, would have been aggregated with the Plan under Section 416(g)(2)(A)(i) of the Code. In the case of a distribution made for a reason other than severance from employment, death, or disability, this provision shall be applied by substituting a "5-year period" for "1-year period."

(B)  Employees Not Performing Services During Year Ending on the Determination Date.  The Accrued Benefits and accounts of any individual who has not performed services for the Employer during the 1-year period ending on the determination date shall not be taken into account.

11.3  MINIMUM BENEFIT FOR ANY PLAN YEAR IN WHICH THE PLAN IS A TOP-HEAVY PLAN.

(a)  This minimum benefit shall be provided in the Plan for any Plan Year in which the Plan is a Top-Heavy Plan, subject to the provisions below.  Each Participant who is a non-Key Employee and who has been credited with at least one thousand (1,000) Hours of Service shall accrue a benefit, to be provided solely by Employer contributions and expressed as a life annuity commencing at Normal Retirement Date, of two percent (2%) of his or her highest compensation averaged for the five (5) consecutive years for which the Participant had the highest compensation (as that term is defined in Section 9.2(b)).  The minimum accrual shall be determined without regard to any Social Security benefit provided by Employer contributions under that system.  If the benefit is received by such Participant in a form other than a single life annuity, such Participant must receive an amount that is that form of benefit's Actuarial Equivalent.  If the benefit commences at a date other than at Normal Retirement Date, it must be equal to the Actuarial Equivalent of the minimum single life annuity benefit commencing at Normal Retirement Date.

(b)  A non-Key Employee shall mean any Employee or former Employee including the Beneficiary of a deceased Employee or former Employee who was not a Key Employee during the Plan Year ending on the determination date. 

(c)  The minimum accrued benefit, when expressed as a life annuity commencing at Normal Retirement Date, shall not exceed twenty percent (20%) of the Participant's average compensation.

(d)  The provisions in subsection (a) shall be applied so that there is no duplication of minimum benefits under this Plan and any defined contribution plan.  The minimum benefit shall be offset by the Actuarial Equivalent of any amount payable to the participant from a defined contribution plan of the Employer.

(e)  Any minimum accrued benefit required (to the extent required to be nonforfeitable under Section 416(b)) may not be forfeited under Code Sections 411(a)(3)(B) or 411(a)(3)(D).

(f)  For purposes of satisfying the minimum benefit requirements of Section 416(c)(1) of the Code and the Plan, in determining years of service with the Employer, any service with the Employer shall be disregarded to the extent that such service occurs during a Plan Year when the Plan benefits (within the meaning of Section 410(b) of the Code) no Key Employee or former Key Employee.

11.4     VESTING.  The minimum vesting schedule set forth in this Section 11.4 shall apply in any Plan Year in which the Plan is a Top-Heavy Plan, and apply to all benefits within the meaning of Section 411(a)(7) of the Code except those attributable to Employee contributions, if any, including benefits accrued before the effective date of Section 416 and benefits accrued before the Plan became a Top-Heavy Plan. Further, no reduction in vested benefits may occur in the event the Plan's status as a Top-Heavy Plan changes for any Plan Year and the vesting schedule is amended. In addition, if a Plan's status changes from a Top-Heavy Plan to that of a non-top-heavy plan, a Participant with three (3) or more years of Credited Service shall continue to have his vested rights determined under the schedule which he selects, in the event the vesting schedule is subsequently amended.  For vesting to be determined under this schedule, an Employee must be credited with at least one (1) Hour of Service in any Plan Year in which the Plan is a Top-Heavy Plan.  Payment of a Participant's vested Accrued Benefit under this Section shall be made in accordance with the provisions of Article Five.

Years of Credited Service  Vested Percentage

Less than 3 years  0%

3 years and thereafter  100%

19863705.2

ARTICLE TWELVE--MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

12.1  PLAN DOES NOT AFFECT EMPLOYMENT.  Neither the creation of this Plan nor any amendment of it nor the creation of any fund or amount nor the payment of benefits hereunder shall be construed as giving any legal or equitable right to any Employee or Participant against the Employer, its officers or Employees, or against the Trustee, and all liabilities under this Plan shall be satisfied, if at all, only out of the Trust Fund held by the Trustee.  Participation in the Plan shall not give any Participant any right to be retained in the employ of the Employer, and the Employer hereby expressly retains the right to hire and discharge any Employee at any time with or without cause, as if the Plan had not been adopted, and any such discharged Participant shall have only such rights or interests in the Trust Fund as may be specified herein.

12.2  SUCCESSOR TO THE EMPLOYER.  In the event of the merger, consolidation, reorganization or sale of assets of the Employer, under circumstances in which a successor person, firm or corporation shall carry on all or a substantial part of the business of the Employer, and such successor shall employ a substantial number of Employees of the Employer and shall elect to carry on the provisions of the Plan, such successor shall be substituted for the Employer under the terms and provisions of the Plan upon the filing in writing with the Trustee of its election to do so.

12.3  MERGER OF PLANS.  In the case of any merger or consolidation of this Plan with, or transfer of the assets or liabilities of the Plan to, any other plan, the terms of such merger, consolidation or transfer shall be such that each Participant would receive (in the event of termination of this Plan or its successor immediately thereafter) a benefit which is not less than he would have received in the event of termination of this Plan immediately before such merger, consolidation or transfer.

12.4  REPAYMENTS TO THE EMPLOYER.  Notwithstanding any provisions of this Plan to the contrary:

(a)  Any Plan assets attributable to any contribution made to this Plan by the Employer because of a mistake of fact shall be returned to the Employer within one (1) year after the date of contribution.

(b)  All Employer contributions hereunder are expressly contributed based upon such contributions' deductibility under Code Section 404.  Any Plan assets attributable to any contributions made to this Plan by the Employer shall be refunded to the Employer, to the extent the income tax deduction for such contribution is disallowed.  Such amount shall be refunded within one (1) taxable year after the date of such disallowance or within one (1) year of the resolution of any judicial or administrative process with respect to the disallowance.

12.5  BENEFITS NOT ASSIGNABLE.  Except as provided in Section 414(p) of the Code with respect to "qualified domestic relations orders," or as provided in Section 401(a)(13)(C) of the Code with respect to certain judgments and settlements, the right of any Participant or his Beneficiary to any benefit or payment hereunder shall not be subject to voluntary or involuntary alienation or assignment.

12.6  DISTRIBUTION TO LEGALLY INCAPACITATED.  In the event any benefit is payable to a minor or to a person deemed to be incompetent or otherwise under legal disability, or who is by sole reason of advanced age, illness, or other physical or mental incapacity, incapable of handling the disposition of his property, the Administrator, in its sole discretion, may direct the Trustee to apply all or any portion of such benefits, directly to the care, comfort, maintenance, support, education or use of such person or to pay or distribute all or any portion of such benefit to (a) the spouse of such person, (b) the parent of such person, (c) the guardian, committee or other legal representative, wherever appointed, of such person, (d) the person with whom such person shall reside, (e) any other person having the care and control of such person, or (f) such person.  The receipt of any such payment or distribution shall be a complete discharge of liability for Plan obligations.

12.7  MISSING PERSONS.  If the Administrator is unable to locate a proper payee within one year after a benefit becomes payable, the Administrator may treat the benefit as a forfeiture; however, if a claim for benefits is subsequently presented by a person entitled to a payment, the forfeited amount shall be recredited upon verification of the claim, except for those amounts that have been paid pursuant to an escheat or other applicable law.

12.8  EXPENSES. To the extent permissible under applicable law, all reasonable expenses of the Plan and Trust Fund shall be paid by, and constitute a charge upon, the Trust Fund, except to the extent that such expenses may have been paid by an Employer in its sole and absolute discretion.  Such expenses shall include any expenses incident to the functioning of the Plan, including, without limitation, attorneys' fees and the compensa­tion of actuaries and other agents, accounting and clerical charges, expenses, if any, of being bonded as required by ERISA, the premiums of plan termination insurance purchased from the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, and any other costs of administering the Plan.

12.9  GOVERNING DOCUMENTS.  A Participant's rights shall be determined under the terms of the Plan as in effect at his date of separation from service.

12.10  GOVERNING LAW.  The provisions of this Plan shall be construed under the laws of the state of New York, except to the extent such laws are pre-empted by Federal law.

12.11  CONSTRUCTION.  Wherever appropriate, the use of the masculine gender shall be extended to include the feminine or neuter or vice versa; and the singular form of words shall be extended to include the plural; and the plural shall be restricted to mean the singular.

12.12  HEADINGS.  The Article headings and Section numbers are included solely for ease of reference.  If there is any conflict between such headings or numbers and the text of the Plan, the text shall control.

12.13  COUNTERPARTS.  This Plan may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original; said counterparts shall constitute but one and the same instrument, which may be sufficiently evidenced by any one counterpart.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Employer has caused this Plan to be executed on the 21st day of December, 2012.

MINERALS TECHNOLOGIES INC.

By: /s/ Thomas J. Meek     

Print Name: Thomas J. Meek      

On behalf of the Retirement Committee

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19863705.2

SCHEDULE A

Early Retirement Table

The following table sets forth the percentages which will apply at the ages indicated in the computation of early retirement benefits pursuant to Section 4.4(b)(2)(A):

	
Age

 

	
Percentage

 

	
65

	
100

	
64

	
96

	
63

	
92

	
62

	
88

	
61

	
84

	
60

	
80

	
59

	
76

	
58

	
72

	
57

	
68

	
56

	
64

	
55

	
60

19863705.2

SCHEDULE B

Alternate Early Retirement Table

The following table sets forth the percentages which will apply at the ages indicated in the computation of early retirement benefits pursuant to Section 4.4(b)(2)(B):

	
 

Age

	
 

Minimum Years of Service

	
 

Percentage

	
64

 

64

	
26

	
100

	
63

	
27

	
100

	
62

	
28

	
100

	
61

	
29

	
100

	
60

	
30

	
100

	
59

	
31

	
96

	
58

	
32

	
92

	
57

	
33

	
88

	
56

	
34

	
84

	
55

	
35

	
80

19863705.2

SCHEDULE C

Vested Benefit Table

The following table sets forth the percentages which will apply at the ages indicated in the computation of vested benefits pursuant to Section 4.4(b)(2)(C):

	
Age That Annuity

Payments Commence 

 

 

 

 

 

CCommence Commence Commence

	
Percentage of

Vested Annuity

	
 65+

	
100

	
64

	
94

	
63

	
88

	
62

	
82

	
61

	
76

	
60

	
70

	
59

	
64

	
58

	
58

	
57

	
52

	
56

	
46

	
55

	
40

19863705.2

SCHEDULE D

A Participant's Credited Service pursuant to Section 2.l shall include service with the following employers as provided herein.

(1)   Service With Zedmark Refractories Corporation and/or Zedmark Inc.  Credited Service, for purposes of vesting pursuant to Section 4.4(a), shall include each full year of service for the period during which a Participant was employed by Zedmark Refractories Corporation and/or Zedmark, Inc. prior to October 3, 1989, except if such Participant was covered at such time by a collective bargaining agreement that did not provide for coverage of such Participant under the Pfizer Inc. Retirement Annuity Plan (the "Pfizer Plan"). Credited Service for purposes of benefit accrual under the Career Earnings Formula shall include each full year of service for the period during which a Participant was employed by Zedmark Refractories Corporation and/or Zedmark, Inc. prior to October 3, 1989, provided such number of full years of service may not exceed the number of full years of service the Participant is employed by the Company after October 3, 1989; and provided, further, such Participant was not covered, on October 3, 1989, by a collective bargaining agreement that did not provide for coverage of such Participant under the Pfizer Plan.

(2)   Service With Nalco Chemical Company. Credited Service, for purposes of vesting under Section 4.4 and eligibility for early retirement under Section 4.4(b)(2)(A) and (B), shall include each full year of service for the period during which a Participant was employed by Nalco Chemical Company prior to June 1, 1988, if such Participant was a transferred employee, as such term is defined in the Purchase Agreement dated June 1, 1988, between Quigley Company, Inc. and Pfizer Inc., as purchasers and Nalco Che1mcal Company, as seller.

(3)   Service With Martin Marietta Magnesia Specialties, Inc.  With respect to Participants who were employees of Martin Marietta Magnesia Specialties, lnc. on April 30, 2001, who became Employees on May 1, 2001, Credited Service, for purposes of vesting under Section 4.4 and eligibility for early retirement under Section 4.4(b)(2), shall include each full year of service for the period during which a Participant was employed by Martin Marietta Magnesia Specialties, Inc. prior to May 1, 2001; provided such Participant was not covered, on April 30, 2001, by the terms of a collective bargaining agreement of which Martin Marietta Magnesia Specialties, Inc. was a party.

19863705.2Exhibit 10.14

MINERALS TECHNOLOGIES INC. SAVINGS AND INVESTMENT PLAN

WHEREAS, Minerals Technologies Inc. (hereinafter referred to as the "Employer") heretofore adopted the Minerals Technologies Inc. Savings and Investment Plan (hereinafter referred to as the "Plan") for the benefit of its eligible Employees; and

WHEREAS, the Employer reserved the right to amend the Plan; and

WHEREAS, the Employer heretofore amended the Plan from time to time and desires to restate the Plan by incorporating all prior amendments, and to further amend the Plan to the extent required by law; and

WHEREAS, it is intended that the Plan is to continue to be a qualified profit sharing plan under Section 401(a) and 501(a) of the Internal Revenue Code for the exclusive benefit of the Participants and their Beneficiaries; and

WHEREAS, it is intended that the cash or deferred arrangement forming part of the Plan is to continue to qualify under Section 401(k) of the Internal Revenue Code;

NOW, THEREFORE, the Plan is hereby amended and restated, effective as of January 1, 2013, except where the provisions of the Plan (or the requirements of applicable law) shall otherwise specifically provide, in its entirety as follows:    

19757561.4

TABLE OF CONTENTS

ARTICLE I-- DEFINITIONS

ARTICLE II-- SERVICE DEFINITIONS AND RULES

		2.1	YEAR OF SERVICE

		2.2	BREAK IN SERVICE

		2.3	LEAVE OF ABSENCE

		2.4	SERVICE IN EXCLUDED JOB CLASSIFICATIONS OR WITH RELATED COMPANIES

ARTICLE III-- PLAN PARTICIPATION

		3.1	PARTICIPATION

		3.2	RE-EMPLOYMENT OF FORMER PARTICIPANT

		3.3	TERMINATION OF ELIGIBILITY

		3.4	COMPLIANCE WITH USERRA

ARTICLE IV-- ELECTIVE DEFERRALS, EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS, AND ROLLOVERS AND TRANSFERS FROM OTHER PLANS

		4.1	ELECTIVE DEFERRALS

		4.2	EMPLOYEE AFTER-TAX CONTRIBUTIONS

		4.3	EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS

		4.4	ROLLOVERS AND TRANSFERS OF FUNDS FROM OTHER PLANS

		4.5	TIMING OF CONTRIBUTIONS

ARTICLE V-- ACCOUNTING RULES

		5.1	INVESTMENT OF ACCOUNTS AND ACCOUNTING RULES

		5.2	VOTING RIGHTS

		5.3	PLAN EXPENSES

		5.4	ALLOCATION OF SERVICE CREDIT

ARTICLE VI-- VESTING

		6.1	VESTING

		6.2	FORFEITURE OF NONVESTED BALANCE

ARTICLE VII-- MANNER AND TIME OF DISTRIBUTING BENEFITS

		7.1	MANNER OF PAYMENT

		7.2	TIME OF COMMENCEMENT OF BENEFIT PAYMENTS

		7.3	FURNISHING INFORMATION

		7.4	MINIMUM DISTRIBUTION REQUIREMENTS

		7.5	AMOUNT OF DEATH BENEFIT

		7.6	DESIGNATION OF BENEFICIARY

		7.7	DISTRIBUTION OF DEATH BENEFIT

		7.8	ELIGIBLE ROLLOVER DISTRIBUTIONS

ARTICLE VIII-- LOANS AND IN-SERVICE WITHDRAWALS

		8.1	LOANS

		8.2	HARDSHIP DISTRIBUTIONS

		8.3	WITHDRAWALS AFTER AGE 591⁄2

		8.4	NON-HARDSHIP WITHDRAWALS

		8.5	HEART ACT PROVISIONS

ARTICLE IX-- ADMINISTRATION OF THE PLAN

		9.1	PLAN ADMINISTRATION

		9.2	CLAIMS PROCEDURE

		9.3	TRUST AGREEMENT

ARTICLE X-- SPECIAL COMPLIANCE PROVISIONS

		10.1	DISTRIBUTION OF EXCESS ELECTIVE DEFERRALS

		10.2	LIMITATIONS ON 401(k) CONTRIBUTIONS

		10.3	NONDISCRIMINATION TEST FOR EMPLOYER MATCHING CONTRIBUTIONS AND AFTER-TAX CONTRIBUTIONS

ARTICLE XI-- LIMITATION ON ANNUAL ADDITIONS

		11.1	RULES AND DEFINITIONS

ARTICLE XII-- AMENDMENT AND TERMINATION

		12.1	AMENDMENT

		12.2	TERMINATION OF THE PLAN

ARTICLE XIII-- TOP-HEAVY PROVISIONS

		13.1	APPLICABILITY

		13.2	DEFINITIONS

		13.3	ALLOCATION OF EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS AND FORFEITURES

FOR A TOP-HEAVY PLAN YEAR

		13.4	VESTING

ARTICLE XIV-- MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

		14.1	PLAN DOES NOT AFFECT EMPLOYMENT

		14.2	SUCCESSOR TO THE EMPLOYER

		14.3	REPAYMENTS TO THE EMPLOYER

		14.4	BENEFITS NOT ASSIGNABLE

		14.5	MERGER OF PLANS

		14.6	INVESTMENT EXPERIENCE NOT A FORFEITURE

		14.7	CONSTRUCTION

		14.8	GOVERNING DOCUMENTS

		14.9	GOVERNING LAW

		14.10	HEADINGS

		14.11	COUNTERPARTS

		14.12	LOCATION OF PARTICIPANT OR BENEFICIARY UNKNOWN

		14.13	DISTRIBUTION TO MINOR OR LEGALLY INCAPACITATED

19757561.4

ARTICLE I--  DEFINITIONS

For purposes of the Plan, unless the context or an alternative definition specified within another Article provides otherwise, the following words and phrases shall have the definitions provided:

	
1.1

	
"ACCOUNT" shall mean the individual bookkeeping accounts maintained for a Participant under the Plan which shall record (a) the Participant's allocations of Employer contributions and forfeitures, if any, (b) amounts of Compensation contributed to the Plan pursuant to the Participant's election under Section 4.1, (c) any after-tax contributions made to the Plan under Section 4.2, (d) any amounts rolled over or transferred to this Plan under Section 4.4 from another qualified retirement plan, or from another qualified plan in connection with a plan merger and (e) the allocation of Trust investment experience.

	
1.2

	
"ADMINISTRATOR" shall mean the Plan Administrator appointed from time to time in accordance with the provisions of Article Nine hereof.

	
1.3

	
"BENEFICIARY" shall mean any person, trust, organization, or estate entitled to receive payment under the terms of the Plan upon the death of a Participant.

	
1.4

	
"BREAK IN SERVICE" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.2.

	
1.5

	
"CODE" shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time.

	
1.6

	
 "COMPENSATION" shall mean the sum of (1) the base pay and bonuses received by a Participant from the Employer in a Plan Year, plus any overtime pay, premium pay, call-in/call-back pay and vacation pay, but excluding contest awards, remuneration received in the form of salary continuance or lump sum severance while no longer providing services to the Employer and other similar payments and (2) any amount which is contributed by the Employer on behalf of the Participant pursuant to a salary reduction agreement and which is not includable in gross income under Section 125, 132(f)(4), 402(e)(3), 402(h) or 403(b) of the Code.

Any compensation described in this Section 1.6 does not fail to be Compensation merely because it is paid after the Participant's severance from employment with the Employer, provided the Compensation is paid by the later of 21⁄2 months after severance from employment with the Employer or the end of the Plan Year that includes the date of severance from employment.

In addition, payment for unused accrued bona fide vacation shall be included as Compensation described in this Section 1.6 if (i) the Participant would have been able to use the leave if employment had continued, (ii) such amounts are paid by the later of 21⁄2 months after severance from employment with the Employer or the end of the Plan Year that includes the date of severance from employment, and (iii) such amounts would have been included as Compensation if they were paid prior to the Participant's severance from employment with the Employer.

In addition to other applicable limitations set forth in the Plan, and notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan to the contrary, the annual Compensation of each Participant taken into account under the Plan for a calendar year shall not exceed the amount set forth in Section 401(a)(17) of the Code, as adjusted by the Secretary of the Treasury or his delegate for increases in the cost of living in accordance with Section 401(a)(17)(B) of the Code.  The cost-of-living adjustment in effect for a calendar year applies to any period, not exceeding twelve (12) months, over which Compensation is determined (determination period) beginning in such calendar year.  If a determination period consists of fewer than twelve (12) months, the annual compensation limit shall be multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of months in the determination period, and the denominator of which is twelve (12).

Notwithstanding the foregoing, for purposes of applying the limitations described in Section 11.1, and for purposes of defining Compensation under Section 1.13, Section 1.15, and Article Thirteen of the Plan, Compensation shall mean Compensation within the meaning of Treas. Reg. §1.415(c)-2(d)(2), and shall include any elective amounts that are not includible in the gross income of the Employee by reason of Section 125, 132(f)(4), 402(e)(3), 402(h) or 403(b) of the Code.

	
1.7

	
"DISABILITY" shall mean a medically determinable physical or mental impairment for which a Participant is entitled to receive benefits under the Employer's long-term disability plan.

	
1.8

	
"EFFECTIVE DATE" shall mean January 1, 2013, except where the provisions of the Plan (or the requirements of applicable law) shall otherwise specifically provide.  The rights of any Participant who terminated employment with the Employer prior to the applicable date shall be established under the terms of the Plan and Trust as in effect at the time of the Participant's termination from employment, unless the Participant subsequently returns to employment with the Employer, or unless otherwise provided under the terms of the Plan.  Rights of spouses and Beneficiaries of such Participants shall also be governed by those documents.

	
1.9

	
"EMPLOYEE" shall mean a common law employee of the Employer.  The term "Employee" shall also include any Leased Employee deemed to be an Employee of the Employer as provided in Section 414(n) or 414(o) of the Code.

	
1.10

	
"EMPLOYER" shall mean Minerals Technologies Inc. (the "Company") and any subsidiary or affiliate which is a member of its "related group" (as defined in Section 2.4(b)) which has adopted the Plan (a "Participating Affiliate"), and shall include any successor(s) thereto which adopt this Plan.  Any such subsidiary or affiliate of the Company may adopt the Plan with the approval of its board of directors (or noncorporate counterpart) subject to the approval of the Company.  The provisions of this Plan shall apply equally to each Participating Affiliate and its Employees except as specifically set forth in the Plan; provided, however, notwithstanding any other provision of this Plan, the amount and timing of contributions under Article 4 to be made by any Employer which is a Participating Affiliate may be made subject to the approval of the Company.  For purposes hereof, each Participating Affiliate shall be deemed to have appointed the Company as its agent to act on its behalf in all matters relating to the administration, amendment, termination of the Plan and the investment of the assets of the Plan.  For purposes of the Code and ERISA, the Plan as maintained by the Company and the Participating Affiliates shall constitute a single plan rather than a separate plan of each Participating Affiliate.  All assets in the Trust shall be available to pay benefits to all Participants and their Beneficiaries.

	
1.11

	
"EMPLOYMENT DATE" shall mean the first date as of which an Employee is credited with an Hour of Service, provided that, in the case of a Break in Service, the Employment Date shall be the first date thereafter as of which an Employee is credited with an Hour of Service.

	
1.12

	
"FAIL-SAFE CONTRIBUTION" shall mean a qualified nonelective contribution which is a contribution (other than matching contributions or Qualified Matching Contributions (within the meaning of Section 10.2)) made by the Employer and allocated to Participants' accounts that the Participants may not elect to receive in cash until distribution from the Plan; that are nonforfeitable when made; and that are distributable only in accordance with the distribution provisions under Section 401(k) of the Code and the regulations promulgated thereunder.

	
1.13

	
"HIGHLY-COMPENSATED EMPLOYEE" shall mean any Employee of the Employer who:

(a)    was a five percent (5%) owner of the Employer (as defined in Section 416(i)(1)) of the Code) at any time during the "determination year" or "look-back year"; or

(b)    earned Compensation from the Employer during the "look-back year" in excess of the amount set forth in Section 414(q)(1) of the Code, as adjusted in accordance with Section 415(d) of the Code, and was in the top twenty percent (20%) of Employees by Compensation for such year. 

An Employee who terminated employment prior to the "determination year" shall be treated as a Highly-Compensated Employee for the "determination year" if such Employee was a Highly-Compensated Employee when such Employee terminated employment, or was a Highly-Compensated Employee at any time after attaining age fifty-five (55).

For purposes of this Section, the "determination year" shall be the Plan Year for which a determination is being made as to whether an Employee is a Highly-Compensated Employee.  The "look-back year" shall be the twelve (12) month period immediately preceding the "determination year."  

	
1.14

	
"HOUR OF SERVICE" shall have the meaning set forth below:

(a)    An Hour of Service is each hour for which an Employee is paid, or entitled to payment, for the performance of duties for the Employer, during the applicable computation period.

(b)    An Hour of Service is each hour for which an Employee is paid, or entitled to payment, by the Employer on account of a period of time during which no duties are performed (irrespective of whether the employment relationship has terminated) due to vacation, holiday, illness, incapacity (including disability), layoff, jury duty, military duty, or leave of absence.  Notwithstanding the preceding sentence,

(i)    No more than five hundred and one (501) Hours of Service shall be credited under this paragraph (b) to any Employee on account of any single continuous period during which the Employee performs no duties (whether or not such period occurs in a single computation period).  Hours under this paragraph shall be calculated and credited pursuant to Section 2530.200b-2 of the Department of Labor Regulations which is incorporated herein by reference;

(ii)  An hour for which an Employee is directly or indirectly paid, or entitled to payment, on account of a period during which no duties are performed shall not be credited to the Employee if such payment is made or due under a plan maintained solely for the purpose of complying with applicable workmen's compensation, or unemployment compensation or disability insurance laws; and

(iii)  Hours of Service shall not be credited for a payment which solely reimburses an Employee for medical or medically related expenses incurred by the Employee.

For purposes of this paragraph (b), a payment shall be deemed to be made by or due from the Employer regardless of whether such payment is made by or due from the Employer directly, or indirectly through, among others, a trust fund, or insurer, to which the Employer contributes or pays premiums and regardless of whether contributions made or due to the trust fund, insurer or other entity are for the benefit of particular Employees or are on behalf of a group of Employees in the aggregate.

(c)    An Hour of Service is each hour for which back pay, irrespective of mitigation of damages, is either awarded or agreed to by the Employer.  The same Hours of Service shall not be credited both under paragraph (a) or paragraph (b), as the case may be, and under this paragraph (c).  Thus, for example, an Employee who receives a back pay award following a determination that he was paid at an unlawful rate for Hours of Service previously credited shall not be entitled to additional credit for the same Hours of Service.  Crediting of Hours of Service for back pay awarded or agreed to with respect to periods described in paragraph (b) shall be subject to the limitations set forth in that paragraph.

(d)    Hours of Service under this Section shall be determined under the terms of the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 and the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994.

For purposes of crediting Hours of Service to Employees for whom records of actual Hours of Service are not maintained or available, the "weeks of employment" method shall be utilized.  Under this method, an Employee shall be credited with ninety (90) Hours of Service for each bi-weekly pay period for which the Employee would be required to be credited with at least one (1) Hour of Service pursuant to the provisions enumerated above.

Hours of Service shall be credited for any individual considered an Employee for purposes of this Plan under Section 414(n) of the Code.

	
1.15

	
"LEASED EMPLOYEE" shall mean any person (other than an employee of the recipient) who, pursuant to an agreement between the recipient Employer and any other person or organization, has performed services for the recipient Employer (determined in accordance with Section 414(n)(6) of the Code) on a substantially full-time basis for a period of at least one (1) year and where such services are performed under the primary direction and control of the recipient Employer.  A person shall not be considered a Leased Employee if the total number of Leased Employees does not exceed twenty percent (20%) of the Nonhighly-Compensated Employees employed by the recipient Employer, and if any such person is covered by a money purchase pension plan providing (a) a nonintegrated employer contribution rate of at least ten percent (10%) of Compensation, (b) immediate participation, and (c) full and immediate vesting.

	
1.16

	
"NONHIGHLY-COMPENSATED EMPLOYEE" shall mean an Employee of the Employer who is not a Highly-Compensated Employee.

	
1.17

	
"NORMAL RETIREMENT DATE" shall mean the Participant's sixty-fifth (65th)) birthday.  The date on which the Participant attains age sixty-five (65) shall also be the Participant's Normal Retirement Age.

	
1.18

	
"PARTICIPANT" shall mean any Employee who has satisfied the participation requirements of Article Three.

	
1.19

	
"PLAN" shall mean the Minerals Technologies Inc. Savings and Investment Plan, as set forth herein and as may be amended from time to time.

	
1.20

	
"PLAN YEAR" shall mean the twelve (12)-consecutive month period beginning January 1 and ending December 31.

	
1.21

	
"SPOUSE," whether or not capitalized, shall mean, with respect to any Participant, an individual who is the Participant's opposite sex spouse, and references to a "married" Participant shall mean a Participant who is married to an opposite sex spouse.

	
1.22

	
"TRUST" shall mean the Trust Agreement entered into between the Employer and the Trustee forming part of this Plan, together with any amendments thereto.  "Trust Fund" shall mean any and all property held by the Trustee pursuant to the Trust Agreement, together with income therefrom.

	
1.23

	
"TRUSTEE" shall mean the Trustee or Trustees appointed by the Employer, and any successors thereto.

	
1.24

	
"VALUATION DATE" shall mean each day on which the New York Stock Exchange is open for business.

	
1.25

	
"YEAR OF SERVICE" or "SERVICE" shall have the meanings ascribed to those terms in Article Two of the Plan.

19757561.4

ARTICLE II--   SERVICE DEFINITIONS AND RULES

Service is the period of employment credited under the Plan.  Definitions and special rules related to Service are as follows:

	
2.1

	
YEAR OF SERVICE.  An Employee shall be credited with a Year of Service if he completes at least one thousand (1,000) Hours of Service during the twelve (12)-consecutive month period commencing on his Employment Date.  If an Employee fails to be credited with at least one thousand (1,000) Hours of Service during that computation period, he shall be credited with a Year of Service for such purposes if he is credited with at least one thousand (1,000) Hours of Service in any Plan Year commencing on or after his Employment Date.  For such purposes, an Employee shall be credited with a Year of Service upon completion of the one thousandth (1,000th) hour in each such twelve (12)-month period.

	
2.2

	
BREAK IN SERVICE.  A Break in Service shall be a twelve (12)-month computation period (as used for measuring Years of Service) in which an Employee or Participant is not credited with at least five hundred and one (501) Hours of Service.

	
2.3

	
LEAVE OF ABSENCE.  A Participant on an unpaid leave of absence pursuant to the Employer's normal personnel policies shall be credited with Hours of Service at his regularly-scheduled weekly rate while on such leave, provided the Employer acknowledges in writing that the leave is with its approval.  These Hours of Service shall be credited only for purposes of determining if a Break in Service has occurred.  Hours of Service during a paid leave of absence shall be credited as provided in Section 1.14.

For any individual who is absent from work for any period by reason of the individual's pregnancy, birth of the individual's child, placement of a child with the individual in connection with the individual's adoption of the child, or by reason of the individual's caring for the child for a period beginning immediately following such birth or adoption, the Plan shall treat as Hours of Service, solely for determining if a Break in Service has occurred, the following Hours of Service:

(a)    the Hours of Service which otherwise normally would have been credited to such individual but for such absence; or

(b)    in any case where the Administrator is unable to determine the Hours of Service, on the basis of an assumed eight (8) hours per day.

In no event shall more than five hundred and one (501) of such hours be credited by reason of such period of absence.  The Hours of Service shall be credited in the computation period (used for measuring Years of Service) which starts after the leave of absence begins.  However, the Hours of Service shall instead be credited in the computation period in which the absence begins if it is necessary to credit the Hours of Service in that computation period to avoid the occurrence of a Break in Service.

	
2.4

	
SERVICE IN EXCLUDED JOB CLASSIFICATIONS OR WITH RELATED COMPANIES.

(a)    Service while a Member of an Ineligible Classification of Employees.  An Employee who is a member of an ineligible classification of Employees shall not be eligible to participate in the Plan while a member of such ineligible classification.  However, if any such Employee is transferred to an eligible classification, such Employee shall be credited with any Years of Service completed while a member of such an ineligible classification.  For this purpose, an Employee shall be considered a member of an ineligible classification of Employees for any period during which he is employed in a job classification which is excluded from participating in the Plan under Section 3.1 below.

(b)    Service with Related Group Members.  Subject to Section 2.1, for each Plan Year in which the Employer is a member of a "related group", as hereinafter defined, all Service of an Employee or Leased Employee (hereinafter collectively referred to as "Employee" solely for purposes of this Section 2.4(b)) with any one or more members of such related group shall be treated as employment by the Employer for purposes of determining the Employee's Years of Service.  The transfer of employment by any such Employee to another member of the related group shall not be deemed to constitute a retirement or other termination of employment by the Employee for purposes of this Section 2.4(b), but the Employee shall be deemed to have continued in employment with the Employer for purposes of determining the Employee's Years of Service.  For purposes of this Section 2.4(b), "related group" shall mean the Employer and all corporations, trades or businesses (whether or not incorporated) which constitute a controlled group of corporations with the Employer, a group of trades or businesses under common control with the Employer, or an affiliated service group which includes the Employer, within the meaning of Section 414(b), Section 414(c), or Section 414(m), respectively, of the Code or any other entity required to be aggregated under Code Section 414(o).

(c)    Construction. This Section is included in the Plan to comply with the Code provisions regarding the crediting of Service, and not to extend any additional rights to Employees in ineligible classifications other than as required by the Code and regulations thereunder.

19757561.4

ARTICLE III--   PLAN PARTICIPATION

	
3.1

	
PARTICIPATION.  All Employees participating in the Plan prior to the Plan's restatement shall continue to participate, subject to the terms hereof.

Subject to the following provisions of this Section 3.1, each other Employee shall become a Participant under the Plan as soon as administratively possible following his Employment Date.  Provided, however, that any Employee (i) who is classified by the Employer as a temporary employee or (ii) with respect to an individual who is hired on or after September 14, 2007, who is scheduled to complete less than twenty (20) Hours of Service per week, shall become a Participant as soon as administratively possible following his completion of a Year of Service. 

In no event, however, shall any Employee (or other individual) participate under the Plan while he is:  (i) included in a unit of Employees covered by a collective bargaining agreement between the Employer and the Employee representatives under which retirement benefits were the subject of good faith bargaining, unless the terms of such bargaining agreement expressly provides for the inclusion in the Plan; (ii) employed as an independent contractor on the payroll records of the Employer (regardless of any subsequent reclassification by the Employer, any governmental agency or court); (iii) employed as a Leased Employee; (iv) employed as a nonresident alien who receives no earned income (within the meaning of Section 911(d)(2) of the Code) from the Employer which constitutes income from sources within the United States (within the meaning of Section 861(a)(3) of the Code); or (v) employed as a consultant.  

Notwithstanding the foregoing and commencing as soon as administratively feasible after September 18, 2012, any Employee who is a member of the United Steel, Paper and Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing, Energy, Allied Industrial and Service Workers International Union Local 521, at Minteq International, Inc., Dover Ohio plant shall be eligible to participate in the Plan subject to the eligibility requirements of this Section 3.1.

Any Employee who is a United States citizen or a "Participating Resident Alien" (as defined below) and who is employed outside the continental limits of the United States in the service of a foreign subsidiary (including foreign subsidiaries of such foreign subsidiary) of the Employer shall be considered, for all purposes of this Plan, as employed in the service of the Employer, if (i) the employer has entered into an agreement under Section 3121(l) of the Code which applies to the foreign subsidiary of which such person is an employee, and (ii) contributions under a funded plan of deferred compensation, whether or not a plan described in Section 401(a), 403(a), or 405(a) of the Code, are not provided by any other person with respect to the remuneration paid to such individual by the foreign subsidiary.  A "Participating Resident Alien" means an Employee who is not a United States citizen but (i) has previously been employed as a lawful resident alien in the service of an Employer within the United States, (ii) was a Participant in the Plan during such employment, (iii) is currently employed at a location outside both the person's country of citizenship and the United States, and (iv) continues to maintain his eligibility for employment as a lawful resident alien within the United States.

	
3.2

	
RE-EMPLOYMENT OF FORMER PARTICIPANT.  A Participant whose participation ceased because of termination of employment with the Employer shall resume participating upon his reemployment as an eligible Employee; provided, however, that such an individual shall be entitled to commence elective deferrals (within the meaning of Section 4.1) as soon as administratively possible following his return to participation in the Plan.

	
3.3

	
TERMINATION OF ELIGIBILITY.  In the event a Participant is no longer a member of an eligible class of Employees and he becomes ineligible to participate, such Employee shall resume participating upon his return to an eligible class of Employees; provided, however, that such an individual shall be entitled to commence elective deferrals (within the meaning of Section 4.1) as soon as administratively possible following his return to participation in the Plan.

In the event an Employee who is not a member of an eligible class of Employees becomes a member of an eligible class, such Employee shall participate upon becoming a member of an eligible class of Employees, if such Employee has otherwise satisfied the eligibility requirements of Section 3.1 and would have otherwise previously become a Participant; provided, however, that such an individual shall be entitled to commence elective deferrals (within the meaning of Section 4.1) as soon as administratively possible following his becoming a Participant.

	
3.4

	
COMPLIANCE WITH USERRA.  Notwithstanding any provision of this Plan to the contrary, Participants shall receive service credit and be eligible to make elective deferrals (within the meaning of Section 4.1) and receive Employer contributions with respect to periods of qualified military service (within the meaning of Section 414(u)(5) of the Code) in accordance with Section 414(u) of the Code.

19757561.4

ARTICLE IV--   ELECTIVE DEFERRALS, EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS, AND ROLLOVERS AND TRANSFERS FROM OTHER PLANS

	
4.1

	
ELECTIVE DEFERRALS.

(a)    Elections.  Subject to the provisions of Section 4.2 below, a Participant may elect to contribute to the Plan a portion of his Compensation for a Plan Year on a pre-tax basis.  The amount of a Participant's Compensation contributed in accordance with the Participant's election shall be withheld by the Employer from the Participant's Compensation on a ratable basis throughout the Plan Year.  For purposes of making elective deferrals pursuant to this Section, only Compensation earned while eligible to make such deferrals shall be considered.  The amount deferred on behalf of each Participant shall be contributed by the Employer to the Plan and allocated to the portion of the Participant's Account consisting of pre-tax contributions.

Except as otherwise provided in Section 4.1(e) below, each Participant may elect to contribute from two percent (2%) to twenty percent (20%) of such Participant's Compensation as a pre-tax contribution.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, a Participant who is a member of the United Steel, Paper and Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing, Energy, Allied Industrial and Service Workers International Union Local 521, at Minteq International, Inc., Dover Ohio plant may make a pre-tax contribution election to defer from one percent (1%) to one hundred percent (100%) of any flat rate bonus paid to him during the Plan Year that is categorized in the Employer's payroll records as a "Dover Bonus," but any such election shall be separate from the Participant's normal elections and shall be made in accordance with procedures established the Administrator.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, any Employee, upon first becoming eligible to participate in the Plan pursuant to Section 3.1 or upon being reemployed by an Employer on or after January 1, 2013, who fails to affirmatively make any deferral election (including an election to contribute zero percent (0%) of his Compensation to the Plan) within the time prescribed by the Administrator, shall be deemed to have elected to defer three percent (3%) of his Compensation as a pre-tax contribution ("deemed elective deferral").  The foregoing provision shall not apply to any Employee who is a member of the United Steel, Paper and Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing, Energy, Allied Industrial and Service Workers International Union Local 521, at Minteq International, Inc., Dover Ohio plant.  The Administrator shall provide to each Employee a notice of his right to receive the amount of the deemed elective deferral in cash and his right to increase or decrease his rate of elective deferrals.  The Administrator shall also provide each such Employee a reasonable period to exercise such right before the date on which the cash is currently available.

(b)    Changes in Election.  A Participant may prospectively elect to change or revoke the amount (or percentage) of his elective deferrals during the Plan Year by filing a written election with the Administrator, or via such other method as permitted by the Administrator in accordance with applicable law.

(c)    Limitations on Deferrals.  Except to the extent permitted under Section 4.1(e), no Participant shall be permitted to make elective deferrals during any taxable year in excess of the dollar limitation contained in Section 402(g) of the Code in effect for such taxable year.

(d)    Administrative Rules.  All elections made under this Section 4.1, including the amount and frequency of deferrals, shall be subject to the rules of the Administrator which shall be consistently applied and which may be changed from time to time.

(e)  Catch-up Contributions.  All Participants who are eligible to make elective deferrals under Section 4.1(a) and who have attained age fifty (50) before the close of the taxable year shall be eligible to make catch-up contributions in accordance with, and subject to the limitations of, Section 414(v) of the Code, as adjusted by the Secretary of the Treasury for cost-of-living increases under Section 414(v)(2)(C) of the Code. 

Such catch-up contributions shall not be taken into account for purposes of the provisions of the Plan implementing the required limitations of Section 402(g) and 415 of the Code.  The Plan shall not be treated as failing to satisfy the requirements of the Plan implementing the requirements of Section 401(k)(3), 401(k)(11), 401(k)(12), 402A, 410(b), or 416 of the Code, as applicable, by reason of the making of such catch-up contributions.

	
4.2

	
EMPLOYEE AFTER-TAX CONTRIBUTIONS.  Subject to the following provisions of this Section 4.2, a Participant may elect to contribute from two percent (2%) to twenty percent (20%) of his Compensation to the Plan on an after-tax basis, in accordance with procedures and limitations established by the Administrator which shall be consistently applied and which may be changed from time to time.  A Participant may prospectively elect to change or revoke the amount (or percentage) of his after-tax contributions during the Plan Year in accordance with procedures established by the Administrator.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, for purposes of this Section 4.2, "Compensation" of a Participant who is a member of the United Steel, Paper and Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing, Energy, Allied Industrial and Service Workers International Union Local 521, at Minteq International, Inc., Dover Ohio plant shall exclude any flat rate bonus paid to him during the Plan Year which is categorized on the Employer's payroll records as a "Dover Bonus."

Employee after-tax contributions shall be subject to the limitations under Section 10.3 and Section 11.1 and for any Participant the total elective deferrals made under Section 4.1 plus any after-tax contributions made under this Section 4.2 shall not exceed twenty percent (20%) of the Participant's Compensation for the Plan Year.

Any after-tax contributions made by a Participant shall be contributed by the Employer to the Plan and allocated to the portion of the Participant's Account consisting of after-tax contributions.

	
4.3

	
EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS.

(a)  Employer Matching Contributions.  The Employer matching contributions under this Section 4.3 are intended to satisfy the safe-harbor contribution rules of Section 401(k)(12) of the Code.  The Plan shall satisfy both the notice requirement and the contribution requirement described below.  The safe-harbor contribution requirement must be satisfied without regard to Section 401(l) of the Code.

(i)  Notice Requirement - At least thirty (30) days and no more than ninety (90) days, prior to the beginning of each Plan Year, the Administrator shall provide each Employee eligible to participate in the Plan with notice in writing in a manner calculated to be understood by the average eligible Employee, or through an electronic medium reasonably accessible to such Employee, of the contribution requirement described below, any other contributions under the Plan, and the conditions under which such contributions are made, the type and amount of Compensation that may be deferred under the Plan, the procedures for making deferrals (within the meaning of Section 4.1) and the administrative and timing requirements that apply, the periods available under the Plan for making elective deferrals, the plan to which safe-harbor contributions will be made (if different than the Plan), and the withdrawal and vesting provisions applicable to contributions under the Plan.  During the ninety (90) day period ending with the day an Employee becomes eligible to participate in the Plan, the same notice shall be provided to that Employee.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, the notice shall satisfy both the content requirement and timing requirement of Section 1.401(k)-3(d) of the Treasury Regulations, and any subsequent guidance issued by the Internal Revenue Service.

(ii)  Safe-Harbor Basic Matching Contribution - The Employer shall make an "Employer Safe-Harbor Basic Matching Contribution" on behalf of each Employee participating in the Plan in an amount equal to:

	
(A)

	
one hundred percent (100%) of the first three percent (3%) of the Participant's Compensation contributed as elective deferrals or after-tax contributions, plus

	
(B)

	
fifty percent (50%) of the next two percent (2%) of the Participant's Compensation contributed as elective deferrals or after-tax contributions.

The foregoing contributions shall be determined on a payroll-by-payroll period basis.  Such contributions shall be made no later than the end of the calendar quarter following the calendar quarter in which the applicable payroll period ends, and may be made in cash (which may be invested in Minerals Technologies Inc. common stock) or in the form of Minerals Technologies Inc. common stock.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Employer matching contributions (including Safe-Harbor Basic Matching Contributions) shall be made for any Participant who is a member of the United Steel, Paper and Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing, Energy, Allied Industrial and Service Workers International Union Local 521, at Minteq International, Inc., Dover Ohio plant.

(b)  Employer Discretionary Contributions. Employer discretionary contributions may be made at the discretion of the Board of Directors of Minerals Technologies Inc. for any Plan Year, for any Participant who is a member of the United Steel, Paper and Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing, Energy, Allied Industrial and Service Workers International Union Local 521, at Minteq International, Inc., Dover Ohio plant, subject to limits for tax deductions under the Code and provided that the special allocation in Section 13.3 has been satisfied if the Plan is a Top-Heavy Plan (as defined in Section 13.2(b)).

To be eligible for an allocation of the Employer discretionary contribution for a Plan Year, a Participant must be a member of the United Steel, Paper and Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing, Energy, Allied Industrial and Service Workers International Union Local 521, at Minteq International, Inc., Dover Ohio plant and be employed by the Employer on the last day of the period for which such Employer discretionary contribution is made to the Plan.

Any Employer discretionary contribution made under this Section 4.3 shall either be allocated among the Accounts of eligible Participants (i) in accordance with the ratio that each such eligible Participant's Compensation bears to the total Compensation of all such eligible Participants for the Plan Year or other such allocation period, or (ii) as a flat dollar amount (as determined by the Board of Directors or, if applicable, as specified by the applicable underlying collective bargaining agreement).

	
4.4

	
ROLLOVERS AND TRANSFERS OF FUNDS FROM OTHER PLANS.  With the approval of the Administrator, there may be paid to the Trustee amounts which have been held under the following types of plans:

(1)  a qualified plan described in Section 401(a) or 403(a) of the Code, excluding after-tax employee contributions and excluding designated Roth contributions under Section 402A of the Code;

(2)  an annuity contract described in Section 403(b) of the Code, excluding after-tax employee contributions and excluding designated Roth contributions under Section 402A of the Code;

(3)    an eligible plan under Section 457(b) of the Code which is maintained by a state, political subdivision of a state, or any agency or instrumentality of a state or political subdivision of a state, excluding after-tax employee contributions and excluding designated Roth contributions under Section 402A of the Code; and

(4)    an individual retirement account which was used solely as a conduit for a qualified plan described in Section 401(a) of the Code.

Any amounts rolled over on behalf of any Employee shall be nonforfeitable and shall be maintained under a separate Plan account.  Any amounts transferred (not rolled over) on behalf of any Employee shall be maintained in accordance with procedures established by the Plan Administrator and applicable law.  Amounts rolled over or transferred shall be paid in addition to amounts otherwise payable under this Plan.  The amount of any such account shall be equal to the fair market value of such account as adjusted for income, expenses, gains, losses, and withdrawals attributable thereto.

	
4.5

	
TIMING OF CONTRIBUTIONS.  Employer contributions shall be made to the Plan no later than the time prescribed by law for filing the Employer's federal income tax return (including extensions) for its taxable year ending with or within the Plan Year.  Elective deferrals under Section 4.1 or after-tax Employee contributions under Section 4.2 shall be paid to the Plan as soon as administratively possible, but no later than the fifteenth (15th) business day of the month following the month in which such deferrals would have been payable to the Participant in cash, or such later date as permitted or prescribed by the Department of Labor.

19757561.4

ARTICLE V--   ACCOUNTING RULES

	
5.1

	
INVESTMENT OF ACCOUNTS AND ACCOUNTING RULES.

(a)    Investment Funds.  The investment of Participants' Accounts shall be made in a manner consistent with the provisions of the Trust.  In this regard, separate investment funds selected by the Committee shall be provided for the directed investment of each Participant's Account, including a separate Employer stock fund which is primarily invested in Minerals Technologies Inc. common stock, with a portion being invested in cash and cash equivalents for liquidity purposes.  Any Employer matching contributions made on behalf of a Participant shall be initially invested in such Employer stock fund.

(b)    Participant Direction of Investments.  Each Participant (including, for this purpose, any former Employee, Beneficiary, or "alternate payee" (within the meaning of Section 14.4 below) with an Account balance) may direct how his Account (or such portion thereof which is subject to his investment direction) is to be invested among the available investment funds in the percentage multiples established by the Administrator.  In the event a Participant fails to make an investment election, with respect to all or any portion of his Account subject to his investment direction, the Trustee shall invest all or such portion of his Account in the default investment fund designated by the Administrator.  A Participant may change his investment election, with respect to future contributions and, if applicable, forfeitures, and/or amounts previously accumulated in the Participant's Account in accordance with procedures established by the Administrator.  Any such change in a Participant's investment election shall be effective at such time as may be prescribed by the Administrator.  However, where it deems appropriate, and subject to the requirements of applicable law, the Administrator may decline to implement, or otherwise limit the frequency by which a Participant may direct the investment of his Account.  If the Plan's recordkeeper or investments are changed, the Administrator may apply such administrative rules and procedures as are necessary to provide for the transfer of records and/or assets, including without limitation, the suspension of Participant's investment directions, withdrawals and distributions for such period of time as is necessary, and the transfer of Participants' Accounts to designated funds or an interest bearing account until such change has been completed.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, if, pursuant to the provisions of the Trust, an investment manager (within the meaning of Section 3(38) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended ("ERISA")) is appointed by a named fiduciary pursuant to Section 402(c)(3) of ERISA, a Participant may elect to have such investment manager direct the investment of his Account in accordance with the provisions of the preceding paragraph.

(c)    Divestment of Employer Securities:  If any portion of a Participant's Account derived from his elective deferrals (within the meaning of Section 4.1) and/or after-tax contributions (under Section 4.2) is invested in publicly-traded employer securities (within the meaning of Section 407(d)(1) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974), the Participant may direct the Trustee to divest such securities and to reinvest the proceeds in other investment options available under the Plan subject to the provisions of Code Section 401(a)(35), in accordance with rules and procedures established by the Administrator from time to time. 

With respect to the portion of the Participant's Account derived from any Employer contributions made on his behalf under Sections 4.3 or 13.3 which is invested in publicly-traded employer securities, and/or with respect to any other contributions invested in Pfizer Inc. stock, a Participant (or a Beneficiary of any such Participant if deceased) may direct the Trustee to divest such securities and to reinvest the proceeds in other investment options available under the Plan subject to the provisions of Code Section 401(a)(35), in accordance with rules and procedures established by the Administrator from time to time. 

(c)    Allocation of Investment Experience.  As of each Valuation Date, the investment fund(s) of the Trust shall be valued at fair market value, and the income, loss, appreciation and depreciation (realized and unrealized), and any paid expenses of the Trust attributable to such fund shall be apportioned among Participants' Accounts within the fund based upon the value of each Account within the fund as of the preceding Valuation Date.  

(d)    Allocation of Contributions.  Employer contributions shall be allocated to the Account of each eligible Participant as of the last day of the period for which the contributions are made, or as soon as administratively possible thereafter.  

(e)    Manner and Time of Debiting Distributions.  For any Participant who is entitled to receive a distribution from his Account, such distribution shall be made in accordance with the provisions of Section 7.1 and Section 7.2.  The amount distributed shall be based upon the fair market value of the Participant's vested Account as of the Valuation Date preceding the distribution.

	
5.2

	
VOTING RIGHTS.  Any securities held in the investment funds, including the Employer stock fund (within the meaning of Section 5.1) and the Pfizer Inc. stock fund (within the meaning of Section 7.1) shall be voted in the manner provided in the Trust Agreement.

	
5.3

	
PLAN EXPENSES.  The cost of administering the Plan and other Plan expenses shall be paid by the Trust in a nondiscriminatory manner specified by the Administrator, but if not paid by the Trust shall be paid by the Employer.

	
5.4

	
ALLOCATION OF SERVICE CREDIT.  Any amounts deposited to the Plan by a service provider pursuant to an agreement between the Employer and the service provider ("Service Credit") shall be used to pay Plan administrative expenses.  To the extent that the Service Credit for a calendar year exceeds the Plan administrative expenses incurred through March 31 (or prior business day) of the following calendar year, the excess (subject to such de minimis amount as may be established, which amount shall be used to pay future Plan administrative expenses) shall be allocated as of such March 31 (or the prior business day) to Participants with Account balances on such allocation date.  The Account of each Participant eligible to receive such allocation shall be credited with an amount equal to the total excess Service Credit multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which is the Participant's Account balance as of the date on which such allocation is made, and the denominator of which is the Account balances of all eligible Participants as of that date.

19757561.4

ARTICLE VI--  VESTING

	
6.1

	
VESTING.  A Participant shall at all times have a nonforfeitable (vested) right to his Account derived from elective deferrals (within the meaning of Section 4.1), after-tax contributions (under Section 4.2), Employer matching contributions (previously made to the Plan), Employer Safe-Harbor Basic Matching Contributions (under Section 4.3(a)), Employer discretionary contributions (under Section 4.3(b)), Employer Fail-Safe Contributions, "Qualified Matching Contributions" (within the meaning of Section 10.2 below), and rollovers or transfers from other plans, as adjusted for investment experience.

	
6.2

	
FORFEITURE OF NONVESTED BALANCE.  If a portion of a Participant's Account is not vested for any reason, for example, if an excess contribution is made by the Employer, the nonvested portion of the Participant's Account shall be forfeited as soon as administratively practical thereafter.  The amount forfeited shall be used to pay Plan administrative expenses and/or used to reduce Employer contributions under the Plan.

19757561.4

ARTICLE VII--  MANNER AND TIME OF DISTRIBUTING BENEFITS

	
7.1

	
MANNER OF PAYMENT.  The Participant's vested Account shall be distributed to the Participant (or to the Participant's Beneficiary in the event of the Participant's death) in a single lump-sum payment.

To the extent the Participant's Account is invested in the Employer stock fund (within the meaning of Section 5.1(a)) or in the "Pfizer stock fund", consisting of Pfizer Inc. common stock and cash and cash equivalents for liquidity purposes, the Participant (or Beneficiary in the event of the Participant's death) may elect to receive such portion of his Account in a single payment in (i) cash, or (ii) whole shares of stock, with any fractional shares and the cash and cash equivalent portions of the underlying stock fund being distributed in cash.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, but subject to the following provisions of this Article Seven, if the Participant's Account exceeds $5,000, a Participant may also elect to receive partial payments of his Account.

	
7.2

	
TIME OF COMMENCEMENT OF BENEFIT PAYMENTS.  If the Participant's Account exceeds $5,000, the Participant can elect to receive distribution in accordance with Section 7.1 at any time after the Participant's separation from service with the Employer and all members of the Employer's related group (as defined in Section 2.4(b)).

If the Participant so elects, distribution of the Participant's Account shall be made or commence no later than the sixtieth (60) day after the later of the close of the Plan Year in which: (a) the Participant attains age sixty-five (65) (or Normal Retirement Date, if earlier), (b) occurs the ten (10th) anniversary of the year in which the Participant commenced participation in the Plan, or (c) the Participant severs employment with the Employer. 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, a Participant's Account may be frozen to prevent the Participant from taking withdrawals, loans and/or distributions from his Account in accordance with the Plan's qualified domestic relations order procedures.

Moreover, if the Participant's vested Account does not exceed $5,000, the Participant's entire vested Account shall be normally distributed to the Participant (or, in the event of the Participant's death, his Beneficiary) in a lump-sum payment as soon as administratively practicable following the date the Participant retires, dies or otherwise terminates employment with the Employer and all members of the Employer's related group (as defined in Section 2.4(b)).  However, in the event of a mandatory distribution to a Participant whose vested Account is greater than $1,000, if the Participant does not elect to have such automatic distribution paid directly to an eligible retirement plan specified by the Participant in a direct rollover or to receive the distribution directly in accordance with Section 7.1, then the Plan Administrator shall pay the distribution in a direct rollover to an individual retirement plan designated by the Plan Administrator.

In no event shall distribution of the Participant's vested Account be made or commence later than the April 1st following the end of the calendar year in which the Participant attains age seventy and one-half (701⁄2), or, except for a Participant who is a five percent (5%) owner of the Employer (within the meaning of Section 401(a)(9)(C) of the Code), if later, the April 1st following the calendar year in which the Participant retires from employment with the Employer (the "required beginning date").

	
7.3

	
FURNISHING INFORMATION.  Prior to the payment of any benefit under the Plan, each Participant or Beneficiary may be required to complete such administrative forms and furnish such proof as may be deemed necessary or appropriate by the Employer, Administrator, and/or Trustee.

	
7.4

	
MINIMUM DISTRIBUTION REQUIREMENTS.

(a)    General Rules.

(1)  Effective Date.  The provisions of this Article will apply for purposes of determining required minimum distributions.  

(2)  Precedence. The requirements of this Article shall take precedence over any inconsistent provisions of the Plan; provided, however, that this Article shall not require the Plan to provide any form of benefit, or any option, not otherwise provided under Section 7.1.

(3)  Requirements of Treasury Regulations Incorporated.  All distributions required under this Article will be determined and made in accordance with the Treasury regulations under Section 401(a)(9) of the Code and the minimum distribution incidental benefit requirement of Section 401(a)(9)(G) of the Code.

(b)    Time and Manner of Distribution

(1)  Required Beginning Date.  The Participant's vested Account shall be distributed, or begin to be distributed, to the Participant no later than the Participant's required beginning date.

(2)  Death of Participant Before Distributions Begin.  If the Participant dies before distributions begin, the Participant's vested Account shall be distributed, or begin to be distributed, no later than as follows:

(A)  If the Participant's surviving spouse is the Participant's sole designated Beneficiary, distribution of the Participant's entire vested account shall be completed by the December 31 of the calendar year containing the fifth anniversary of the Participant's death unless the surviving spouse Beneficiary elects to begin distribution over his life or over a period certain not exceeding his life expectancy (if permitted under Section 7.1 of the Plan) or in a lump sum payment by December 31 of the calendar year immediately following the calendar year in which the Participant died, or by December 31 of the calendar year in which the Participant would have attained age 701⁄2, if later.

(B)  If the Participant's surviving spouse is not the Participant's sole designated Beneficiary, distribution of the Participant's entire vested account shall be completed by the December 31 of the calendar year containing the fifth anniversary of the Participant's death unless the designated Beneficiary elects to begin distribution over his life or over a period certain not exceeding his life expectancy (if permitted under Section 7.1 of the Plan) by December 31 of the calendar year immediately following the calendar year in which the Participant died.

(C)  If there is no designated Beneficiary as of September 30 of the year following the year of the Participant's death, the Participant's entire interest shall be distributed by December 31 of the calendar year containing the fifth anniversary of the Participant's death.

(D)  If the Participant's surviving spouse is the Participant's sole designated Beneficiary and the surviving spouse dies after the Participant but before distributions to the surviving spouse begin, this Section 7.4(b), other than Section 7.4(b)(2)(A), shall apply as if the surviving spouse were the Participant.

For purposes of Sections 7.4(b) and 7.4(d), unless Section 7.4(b)(2)(D) applies, distributions are considered to begin on the Participant's required beginning date.  If Section 7.4(b)(2)(D) applies, distributions are considered to begin on the date distributions are required to begin to the surviving spouse under Section 7.4(b)(2)(A).  If distributions under an annuity purchased from an insurance company irrevocably commence to the Participant before the Participant's required beginning date (or to the Participant's surviving spouse before the date distributions are required to begin to the surviving spouse under Section 7.4(b)(2)(A)), the date distributions are considered to begin is the date distributions actually commence.

(3)  Forms of Distribution.  Unless the Participant's interest is distributed in the form of an annuity purchased from an insurance company or in a single sum on or before the required beginning date, as of the first distribution calendar year, distributions shall be made in accordance with Sections 7.4(c) and (d).  If the Participant's interest is distributed in the form of an annuity purchased from an insurance company, distributions thereunder shall be made in accordance with the requirements of Section 401(a)(9) of the Code and the Treasury regulations.

(c)    Required Minimum Distributions During Participant's Lifetime.

(1)  Amount of Required Minimum Distribution for Each Distribution Calendar Year. During the Participant's lifetime, the minimum amount that shall be distributed for each distribution calendar year is the lesser of: 

(A)  the quotient obtained by dividing the Participant's vested Account balance by the distribution period in the Uniform Lifetime Table set forth in Section 1.401(a)(9)-9, Q&A-2, of the Treasury Regulations, using the Participant's age as of the Participant's birthday in the distribution calendar year; or

(B)  if the Participant's sole designated Beneficiary for the distribution calendar year is the Participant's spouse, the quotient obtained by dividing the Participant's vested Account balance by the number in the Joint and Last Survivor Table set forth in Section 1.401(a)(9)-9, Q&A-3, of the Treasury Regulations, using the Participant's and spouse's attained ages as of the Participant's and spouse's birthdays in the distribution calendar year.

(2)  Lifetime Required Minimum Distributions Continue Through Year of Participant's Death.  Required minimum distributions shall be determined under this Section 7.4(c) beginning with the first distribution calendar year and up to and including the distribution calendar year that includes the Participant's date of death. 

(d)    Required Minimum Distributions After Participant's Death.

(1)  Death On or After Date Distributions Begin.

(A)  Participant Survived by Designated Beneficiary.  Subject to the provisions of this Article, if the Participant dies on or after the date distributions begin and there is a designated Beneficiary, the minimum amount that shall be distributed for each distribution calendar year after the year of the Participant's death is the quotient obtained by dividing the Participant's vested Account balance by the longer of the remaining life expectancy of the Participant or the remaining life expectancy of the Participant's designated Beneficiary, determined as follows:

(i)  The Participant's remaining life expectancy is calculated using the age of the Participant in the year of death, reduced by one for each subsequent year.

(ii)  If the Participant's surviving spouse is the Participant's sole designated Beneficiary, the remaining life expectancy of the surviving spouse is calculated for each distribution calendar year after the year of the Participant's death using the surviving spouse's age as of the spouse's birthday in that year.  For distribution calendar years after the year of the surviving spouse's death, the remaining life expectancy of the surviving spouse is calculated using the age of the surviving spouse as of the spouse's birthday in the calendar year of the spouse's death, reduced by one for each subsequent calendar year.

(iii)  If the Participant's surviving spouse is not the Participant's sole designated Beneficiary, the designated Beneficiary's remaining life expectancy is calculated using the age of the Beneficiary in the year following the year of the Participant's death, reduced by one for each subsequent year.

(B)  No Designated Beneficiary.  If the Participant dies on or after the date distributions begin and there is no designated Beneficiary as of September 30 of the year after the year of the Participant's death, the minimum amount that shall be distributed for each distribution calendar year after the year of the Participant's death is the quotient obtained by dividing the Participant's vested Account balance by the Participant's remaining life expectancy calculated using the age of the Participant in the year of death, reduced by one for each subsequent year.

(2)  Death Before Date Distributions Begin.

(A)  Participant Survived by Designated Beneficiary.  If the Participant dies before the date distributions begin and there is a designated Beneficiary, the minimum amount that shall be distributed for each distribution calendar year after the year of the Participant's death is the quotient obtained by dividing the Participant's vested Account balance by the remaining life expectancy of the Participant's designated Beneficiary, determined as provided in Section 7.4(d)(1).

(B)  No Designated Beneficiary.  If the Participant dies before the date distributions begin and there is no designated Beneficiary as of September 30 of the year following the year of the Participant's death, distribution of the Participant's entire interest shall be completed by December 31 of the calendar year containing the fifth anniversary of the Participant's death.

(C)  Death of Surviving Spouse Before Distributions to Surviving Spouse Are Required to Begin.  If the Participant dies before the date distributions begin, the Participant's surviving spouse is the Participant's sole designated Beneficiary, and the surviving spouse dies before distributions are required to begin to the surviving spouse under Section 7.4(b)(2)(A), this Section 7.4(d) shall apply as if the surviving spouse were the Participant.

(e)    Definitions.

(1)  Designated Beneficiary. The individual who is designated as the Beneficiary under Section 7.6 of the Plan and is the designated Beneficiary under Section 401(a)(9) of the Code and Section 1.401(a)(9)-4, of the Treasury Regulations.

(2)  Distribution Calendar Year.  A calendar year for which a minimum distribution is required.  For distributions beginning before the Participant's death, the first distribution calendar year is the calendar year immediately preceding the calendar year which contains the Participant's required beginning date.  For distributions beginning after the Participant's death, the first distribution calendar year is the calendar year in which distributions are required to begin under Section 7.4(b)(2).  The required minimum distribution for the Participant's first distribution calendar year shall be made on or before the Participant's required beginning date.  The required minimum distribution for other distribution calendar years, including the required minimum distribution for the distribution calendar year in which the Participant's required beginning date occurs, shall be made on or before December 31 of that distribution calendar year.

(3)  Life Expectancy.  Life expectancy as computed by use of the Single Life Table in Section 1.401(a)(9)-9, Q&A-1, of the Treasury Regulations.

(4)  Participant's Vested Account Balance.  The vested Account balance as of the last valuation date in the calendar year immediately preceding the distribution calendar year (valuation calendar year) increased by the amount of any contributions made and allocated or forfeitures allocated to the vested Account balance as of dates in the valuation calendar year after the valuation date and decreased by distributions made in the valuation calendar year after the valuation date.  The vested Account balance for the valuation calendar year includes any amounts rolled over or transferred to the Plan either in the valuation calendar year or in the distribution calendar year if distributed or transferred in the valuation calendar year.

	
(5)

	
Required Beginning Date.  The date specified in Section 7.2 of the Plan.

(f)    Special Rules for Required Minimum Distributions During 2009

For purposes of this subsection, a "2009 RMD" is the required minimum distribution a Participant or Beneficiary, as applicable, is required to receive for 2009 without regard to Section 401(a)(9)(H) of the Code.  In this regard, a Participant or Beneficiary whose initial required minimum distribution is a 2009 RMD shall not receive distribution of his 2009 RMD unless he elects otherwise in accordance with procedures established by the Administrator.

A Participant or Beneficiary whose 2009 RMD is not his initial required minimum distribution shall receive his 2009 RMD unless he elects to suspend his 2009 RMD in accordance with procedures established by the Administrator.

A direct rollover will be offered only for distributions that would be eligible rollover distributions without regard to Code Section 401(a)(9)(H).

The provisions of this subsection (f) shall be interpreted in accordance with Code Section 401(a)(9)(H) and regulatory guidance issued thereunder.

	
7.5

	
AMOUNT OF DEATH BENEFIT.

(a)    Death Before Termination of Employment.  In the event of the death of a Participant while in the employ of the Employer or a member of the Employer's related group (as defined in Section 2.4(b)), vesting in the Participant's Account shall be one hundred percent (100%), if not otherwise one hundred percent (100%) vested under Section 6.1, with the credit balance of the Participant's Account being payable to his Beneficiary.

(b)    Death After Termination of Employment.  In the event of the death of a former Participant after termination of employment, but prior to the complete distribution of his vested Account balance under the Plan, the undistributed vested balance of the Participant's Account shall be paid to the Participant's Beneficiary.

	
7.6

	
DESIGNATION OF BENEFICIARY.  Each Participant shall designate a Beneficiary in a manner acceptable to the Administrator to receive payment of any death benefit payable hereunder if such Beneficiary should survive the Participant.  However, no Participant who is married shall be permitted to designate a Beneficiary other than his spouse, unless the Participant's spouse has signed a written consent, witnessed by a notary public, which provides for the designation of an alternate Beneficiary.

Subject to the above, Beneficiary designations may include primary and contingent Beneficiaries, and may be revoked or amended at any time in similar manner or form, and the most recent designation shall govern.  A designation of a Beneficiary made by a Participant shall cease to be effective upon his marriage or remarriage.  In addition, a spousal Beneficiary designation shall cease to be effective upon written notification to the Administrator of the divorce of the Participant and such spouse.  In the absence of an effective designation of Beneficiary, or if no designated Beneficiary is surviving as of the date of the Participant's death, any death benefit shall be paid to the surviving spouse of the Participant, or, if no surviving spouse, to the Participant's estate.  Notification to Participants of the death benefits under the Plan and the method of designating a Beneficiary shall be given at the time and in the manner provided by regulations and rulings under the Code.

In the event a Beneficiary survives the Participant, but dies before receipt of all payments due that Beneficiary hereunder, any benefits remaining to be paid to the Beneficiary shall be paid to the Beneficiary's estate.

	
7.7

	
DISTRIBUTION OF DEATH BENEFIT.

(a)  If a Participant dies before receiving a complete distribution of his Account, then upon the Participant's death, the Participant's remaining Account shall be distributed to the Participant's Beneficiary in accordance with the provisions of this Section 7.7.

	
(b)

	
If the Beneficiary is not the Participant's surviving spouse, then the Beneficiary must take a complete distribution of the Participant's Account by December 31 of the calendar year containing the fifth anniversary of the Participant's death.

(c)  If the Beneficiary is the Participant's surviving spouse, then the Beneficiary must take a complete distribution of the Participant's Account by the latest of (i) December 31 of the calendar year containing the fifth anniversary of the Participant's death, (ii) December 31 of the calendar year following the year of the Participant's death, and (iii) December 31 of the calendar year in which the Participant would have attained age seventy and one-half (701⁄2).

	
7.8

	
ELIGIBLE ROLLOVER DISTRIBUTIONS.  Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Article Seven, the provisions of this Section 7.8 shall apply to distributions made under the Plan.

(a)    A "distributee" (as hereinafter defined) may elect, at the time and in the manner prescribed by the Administrator, to have any portion of an "eligible rollover distribution" (as hereinafter defined) paid directly to an eligible retirement plan specified by the distributee in a direct rollover.

(b)    Definitions:

(i)    Eligible Rollover Distribution.  An eligible rollover distribution is any distribution of all or any portion of the balance to the credit of the distributee, except that an eligible rollover distribution does not include:  any distribution that is one of a series of substantially equal periodic payments (not less frequently than annually) made for the life (or life expectancy) of the distributee or the joint lives (or joint life expectancies) of the distributee and the distributee's designated Beneficiary, or for a specified period of ten (10) years or more; any distribution to the extent such distribution is required under Section 401(a)(9) of the Code; and any hardship distribution described in Section 8.2.  A portion of a distribution shall not fail to be an eligible rollover distribution merely because the portion consists of after-tax employee contributions which are not includible in gross income.  However, such portion may be transferred only to (1) a traditional individual retirement account or annuity described in Section 408(a) or (b) of the Code (a "traditional IRA") or a Roth individual retirement account or annuity described in Section 408A of the Code (a "Roth IRA"); or (2) to a qualified plan or an annuity contract described in Section 401(a) and 403(b) of the Code, respectively, that agrees to separately account for amounts so transferred (and earnings thereon), including separately accounting for the portion of such distribution which is includible in gross income and the portion of such distribution which is not so includible.

(ii)  Eligible Retirement Plan.  An eligible retirement plan is an eligible plan under Section 457(b) of the Code which is maintained by a state, political subdivision of a state, or any agency or instrumentality of a state or political subdivision of a state and which agrees to separately account for amounts transferred into such plan from this Plan, a traditional IRA, a Roth IRA, an annuity plan described in Section 403(a) of the Code, an annuity contract described in Section 403(b) of the Code, or a qualified plan described in Section 401(a) of the Code, that accepts the distributee's eligible rollover distribution.  The definition of eligible retirement plan shall also apply in the case of a distribution to a surviving spouse, or to a spouse or former spouse who is the alternate payee under a qualified domestic relations order, as defined in Section 414(p) of the Code.

If any portion of an eligible rollover distribution is attributable to payments or distributions from a designated Roth account, an eligible retirement plan with respect to such portion shall include only another designated Roth account of the individual from whose account the payments or distributions were made, or a Roth IRA of such individual.

(iii)  Distributee.  A distributee includes an Employee or former Employee.  In addition, the Employee's or former Employee's surviving spouse, and the Employee's or former Employee's spouse or former spouse who is an alternate payee under a qualified domestic relations order, as defined in Section 414(p) of the Code, are distributees with regard to the interest of the spouse or former spouse.  For distributions after December 31, 2007, a distributee includes the Employee's or former Employee's non-spouse designated Beneficiary, in which case, the distribution can only be transferred to a traditional or Roth inherited IRA established on behalf of the non-spouse designated Beneficiary for the purpose of receiving the distribution.

(iv)  Direct Rollover.  A direct rollover is a payment by the Plan to the eligible retirement plan specified by the distributee.

(c)    If a distribution is one to which Sections 401(a)(11) and 417 of the Code do not apply, such distribution may commence less than thirty (30) days after the notice required under Section 1.411(a)-11(c) of the Treasury Regulations is given, provided that:

(i)    the Administrator clearly informs the Participant that the Participant has a right to a period of at least thirty (30) days after receiving the notice to consider the decision of whether or not to elect a distribution (and, if applicable, a particular distribution option), and

(ii)  the Participant, after receiving the notice, affirmatively elects a distribution.

(d)    For any distribution notice issued in Plan Years beginning after December 31, 2006, the description of a Participant's right, if any, to defer distribution shall also describe the consequences of failing to defer receipt of the distribution in accordance with the requirements of applicable law.  In addition, any reference to the ninety (90) day maximum notice period prior to distribution in applying the notice requirements of Code Sections 402(f), 411(a)(11) and 417 shall become one hundred and eighty (180) days.

19757561.4

ARTICLE VIII--   LOANS AND IN-SERVICE WITHDRAWALS

	
8.1

	
LOANS.

(a)    Permissible Amount and Procedures.  Upon the application of an active Participant, the Administrator may, in accordance with a uniform and nondiscriminatory policy, direct the Trustee to grant a loan to the Participant, which loan shall be secured by the Participant's vested Account balance.  The Participant's signature shall be required on a promissory note.  The rate of interest on any such loan shall be equal to the "Prime Rate" (as reported in The Wall Street Journal on the date the loan is initiated) plus one percent 1%.  Participant loans shall be treated as segregated investments, and interest repayments shall be credited only to the Participant's Account.  Provided, however, that only Participants who are Employees or "parties in interest" (within the meaning of Section 3(14) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974) are permitted to initiate loans.  Further provided, the provisions of this Section 8.1 shall not apply to Participants who are members of the United Steel, Paper and Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing, Energy, Allied Industrial and Service Workers International Union Local 521, at Minteq International, Inc., Dover Ohio plant.  In addition, a Participant may only have one (1) loan outstanding at any time, including any defaulted loans.

(b)    Limitation on Amount of Loans.  A Participant's loan shall not exceed the lesser of:

(1)  $50,000, which amount shall be reduced by the highest outstanding loan balance during the preceding twelve (12)-month period; or

(2)  one-half (1⁄2) of the vested value of the Participant's Account, determined as of the Valuation Date preceding the date of the Participant's loan.

Any loan must be repaid within five (5) years (or such longer period permitted by law), unless made for the purpose of acquiring the primary residence of the Participant, in which case such loan may be repaid over a longer period of time not to exceed fifteen (15) years.  The repayment of any loan must be made in at least quarterly installments of principal and interest; provided, however, that this requirement shall not apply for a period, not longer than one year, or such longer period as may apply under Section 414(u) of the Code, that a Participant is on a leave of absence ("Leave"), either without pay from the Employer or at a rate of pay (after income and employment tax withholding) that is less than the amount of the installment payments required under the terms of the loan.  However, the loan must be repaid by the latest date permitted under Sections 72(p)(2)(B) and 414(u) of the Code and the installments due after the Leave ends (or, unless Section 414(u) of the Code applies, if earlier, upon the expiration of the first year of the Leave) must not be less than those required under the terms of the original loan.

If a Participant defaults on any outstanding loan, the unpaid balance, and any interest due thereon, shall become due and payable in accordance with the terms of the underlying promissory note; provided, however, that such foreclosure on the promissory note and attachment of security shall not occur until a distributable event occurs in accordance with the provisions of Article Seven.

If a Participant terminates employment while any loan balance is outstanding, the unpaid balance, and any interest due thereon, shall become due and payable in accordance with the terms of the underlying promissory note; provided, however, that any outstanding loan may, under certain circumstances, be rolled over to a qualified plan.  Any such rollover, if permitted, shall be made in accordance with rules and procedures established by the Administrator.  If such amount is not paid to the Plan, it shall be charged against the amounts that are otherwise payable to the Participant or the Participant's Beneficiary under the provisions of the Plan.

In the case of a Participant who has loans outstanding from other plans of the Employer (or a member of the Employer's related group (within the meaning of Section 2.4(b)), all such loans shall be aggregated for purposes of complying with the limits of Section 72(p) of the Code.

	
8.2

	
HARDSHIP DISTRIBUTIONS.  In the case of a financial hardship resulting from a proven immediate and heavy financial need, an actively employed Participant may receive a distribution not to exceed the lesser of (i) the vested value of the Participant's Account, without regard to earnings received on elective deferrals (within the meaning of Section 4.1) after December 31, 1988, and without regard to any Fail-Safe Contributions, Employer Safe-Harbor Basic Matching Contributions under Section 4.3(a) and Qualified Matching Contributions (within the meaning of Section 10.2 below), or (ii) the amount necessary to satisfy the financial hardship.  The amount of any such immediate and heavy financial need may include any amounts necessary to pay Federal, state or local income taxes reasonably anticipated to result from the distribution.  Such distribution shall be made in accordance with nondiscriminatory and objective standards and procedures consistently applied by the Administrator.  For purposes of this Section, an actively employed Participant shall include an Employee who has severed employment with the Employer but is still employed by a member of the Employer's related group (as defined in Section 2.4(b)) and who has an Account under the Plan.

Hardship distributions under this Section shall be deemed to be the result of an immediate and heavy financial need if such distribution is to: (a) pay expenses for (or to obtain) medical care that would be deductible under Section 213(d) of the Code determined without regard to whether the expenses exceed seven and one-half percent (7.5%) of adjusted gross income; (b) purchase the principal residence of the Participant (excluding mortgage payments); (c) pay tuition and related educational fees for the next twelve (12) months of post-secondary education for the Participant, Participant's spouse, or any of the Participant's dependents (as defined in Section 152 of the Code, and without regard to Section 152(b)(1), (b)(2) and (d)(1)(B) of the Code); (d) prevent the eviction of the Participant from his principal residence or foreclosure on the Participant's principal residence; (e) pay funeral or burial expenses for the Participant's deceased parent, spouse, children or dependents (as defined in Section 152 of the Code, and without regard to Section 152(d)(1)(B) of the Code); or (f) repair damage to the Participant's principal residence that would qualify for a casualty loss deduction under Section 165 of the Code (determined without regard to whether the loss exceeds ten percent (10%) of adjusted gross income).  Distributions paid pursuant to this Section shall be deemed to be made as of the Valuation Date immediately preceding the hardship distribution, and the Participant's Account shall be reduced accordingly.

A distribution shall not be treated as necessary to satisfy an immediate and heavy financial need of a Participant to the extent the amount of the distribution is in excess of the amount required to relieve the financial need or to the extent the need may be satisfied from other resources that are reasonably available to the Participant.  This determination shall generally be made on the basis of all relevant facts and circumstances.  For purposes of this paragraph, the Participant's resources shall be deemed to include those assets of the Participant's spouse and minor children that are reasonably available to the Participant.  A distribution generally shall be treated as necessary to satisfy a financial need if the Administrator relies upon the Participant's written representation, unless the Administrator has actual knowledge to the contrary, that the need cannot reasonably be relieved: 

(1)    Through reimbursement or compensation by insurance or otherwise;

(2)    By liquidation of the Participant's assets;

(3)    By cessation of elective deferrals (within the meaning of Section 4.1) and any after-tax contributions under Section 4.2; or

(4)    By other distributions or nontaxable (at the time of the loan) loans from plans maintained by the Employer or by any other employer, or by borrowing from commercial sources on reasonable commercial terms, in an amount sufficient to satisfy the need. 

For purposes of the foregoing paragraph, a need cannot reasonably be relieved by one of the actions listed above if the effect would be to increase the amount of the need.  In making such determination, the Administrator may rely upon the Participant's written representation to such effect, unless the Administrator has actual knowledge to the contrary.

	
8.3

	
WITHDRAWALS AFTER AGE 591⁄2.  After attaining age fifty-nine and one-half (591⁄2), an actively employed Participant may withdraw from the Plan a sum (a) not in excess of the credit balance of his vested Account and (b) not less than such minimum amount as the Administrator may establish from time to time to facilitate administration of the Plan.  Any such withdrawals shall be made in accordance with nondiscriminatory and objective standards and procedures consistently applied by the Administrator.  To the extent the Participant's Account is invested in the Employer stock fund (within the meaning of Section 5.1(a) or the Pfizer stock fund (within the meaning of Section 7.1), the withdrawal may be made in the form of whole shares of stock, with any fractional shares and the cash and cash equivalent portions of the underlying stock fund being withdrawn in cash.  For purposes of this Section, an actively employed Participant shall include an Employee who has severed employment with the Employer but is still employed by a member of the Employer's related group (as defined in Section 2.4(b)) and who has an Account under the Plan.

	
8.4

	
NON-HARDSHIP WITHDRAWALS.  Before attaining age fifty-nine and one-half (591⁄2), a Participant, who is an Employee may, by notice to the Administrator, withdraw from the Plan a sum (a) not in excess of the credit balance of the Participant's Account attributable to any after-tax contributions made to the Plan, including earnings thereon, any rollover contributions, including earnings thereon, and, except as provided herein below, any Employer matching contributions previously made under the Plan or Employer discretionary contributions made pursuant to Section 4.3(b) that have been credited to his Account for at least two (2) years, (or, provided at least five (5) years have elapsed since his initial date of Plan participation, all such matching or discretionary contributions credited to his Account), including earnings thereon, and (b) not less than such minimum amount as the Administrator may establish from time to time to facilitate administration of the Plan. Any such withdrawals shall be made in accordance with nondiscriminatory and objective standards consistently applied by the Administrator.  However, the amount available for withdrawal shall exclude any Employer Safe-Harbor Basic Matching Contributions made pursuant to Section 4.3(a) and any Qualified Matching Contributions (within the meaning of Section 10.2) and any earnings thereon.

	
8.5

	
HEART ACT PROVISIONS.

(a)    Death benefits.  In the case of a Participant's death occurring on or after January 1, 2007, if a Participant dies while performing qualified military service (as defined in Code Section 414(u)), the Beneficiary(ies) (or surviving spouse, if the qualified joint and survivor annuity or qualified pre-retirement survivor annuity rules apply) of the Participant shall be entitled to any additional benefits (other than benefit accruals relating to the period of qualified military service) provided under the Plan as if the Participant had resumed employment and then terminated employment on account of death.  In addition, vesting service credit for the deceased Participant's period of qualified military service shall be credited to the extent required by Code Section 401(a)(37). 

(b)    Differential wage payments.  For years beginning after December 31, 2008, (i) a Participant receiving a differential wage payment, as defined by Code Section 3401(h)(2), shall be  treated as an Employee of the Employer making the payment, (ii) the differential wage payment shall be treated as Compensation, and (iii) the Plan shall not be treated as failing to meet the requirements of any provision described in Code Section 414(u)(1)(C) by reason of any contribution or benefit which is based on the differential wage payment.

 

(c)    Severance from employment.  For years beginning after December 31, 2008 and for purposes of Code Section 401(k)(2)(B)(i)(I), an individual shall be treated as having severed from employment during any period the individual is performing service in the uniformed services described in Code Section 3401(h)(2)(A).  

If a Participant elects to receive a distribution by reason of such severance from employment, the Participant may not make an elective deferral or employee contribution during the six (6)-month period or such other period as required by law beginning on the date of such distribution. 

Effective as of the dates specified above, the provisions of this Section 8.5 shall be interpreted consistent with, and governed by, the Heroes Earnings Assistance and Relief Tax Act of 2008 ("HEART Act") and regulatory guidance issued thereunder.

19757561.4

ARTICLE IX--   ADMINISTRATION OF THE PLAN

	
9.1

	
PLAN ADMINISTRATION.  The Plan shall be administered by a Savings and Investment Plan Committee (the "Committee") consisting of at least three (3) persons, who may be Participants of the Plan, appointed by the Board of Directors of Minerals Technologies Inc. (the "Board"). Members of the Committee shall serve at the pleasure of the Board, and may resign at any time upon due notice in writing.  The Committee shall act by a majority of its members, and the secretary thereof shall certify its action to the Trustee.

The Committee shall be the Plan Administrator and shall have fiduciary responsibility under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, for the general operation of the Plan, and the exclusive authority and responsibility (i) to appoint and remove or select investment managers, if any, the Trustee or any successor Trustee under the Plan and the Trust and pooled investment vehicles and investment advisers thereof, (ii) to direct the segregation of all or a portion of the assets of the Trust into an investment manager account or accounts at any time and from time to time and to add or to withdraw assets from such investment manager account or accounts as it deems desirable or appropriate, (iii) to direct the Trustee to enter into a group annuity contract or contracts, in such form and on such terms as may be approved by the Committee to provide for annuity settlements under the Plan, and (iv) to direct the Trustee to enter into one (1) or more investment contracts with one or more insurance companies or financial institutions.  The Committee may appoint or employ, and compensate such persons as it deems necessary to render advice with respect to any responsibility of the Committee under the Plan. The Committee may allocate to any one (1) or more of its members any responsibility that it may have under the Plan and may designate any other person or persons to carry out any responsibility of the Committee under the Plan.  Any person may serve in more than one fiduciary capacity with respect to the Plan.

The Committee shall administer the Plan in accordance with its terms and shall have all powers necessary to carry out the provisions of the Plan not otherwise reserved to the Employer, the Board or the Trustee.  The Committee shall have total and complete discretion to interpret the Plan and to determine all questions arising in the administration, interpretation and application of the Plan, including the power to construe and interpret the Plan; to decide questions relating to an individual's eligibility to participate in the Plan and/or eligibility for benefits and the amounts thereof; to have fact finder discretionary authority to decide all facts relevant to the determination of eligibility for benefits or participation; to make such adjustments as it deems necessary or desirable to correct any arithmetical or accounting errors; to determine the amount, form, and timing of any distribution to be made hereunder; to approve and enforce any loan hereunder including the repayment thereof; to resolve any conflict among Plan terms; and to establish any limitation or procedures relating to Participant investment allocations, distributions, and other Plan activities necessary to ensure compliance with the Employer's insider trading policy and any applicable securities laws.  The Committee shall have the discretion to make factual determinations relating to the amount and manner of any allocations and distributions of benefits.  In making its decisions, the Committee shall be entitled to, but need not rely upon, information supplied by a Participant, Beneficiary or representative thereof.  The Committee may correct any defect, supply any omission or reconcile any inconsistency in such manner and to such extent as it shall deem necessary to carry out the purposes of the Plan.  The Committee's decision in such matters shall be binding and conclusive as to all parties.

The Committee is authorized to make such uniform rules as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of the Plan and shall determine, in its sole discretion, any questions arising in the administration, interpretation and application of the Plan, which determination shall be conclusive and binding on all parties.  In exercising such powers and authorities, the Committee shall at all times exercise good faith, apply standards of uniform application, and refrain from arbitrary action.  The Committee is also authorized to adopt such uniform rules as it may consider necessary or desirable for the conduct of its affairs and the transaction of its business, including, but not limited to, the power on the part of the Committee to act without formally convening and to provide that action of the Committee may be expressed by written instruments signed by a majority of its members.  It shall elect a secretary, who need not be a member of the Committee, who shall record the minutes of its proceedings and shall perform such other duties as may from time to time be assigned to him.  The Committee may retain legal counsel (who may be the General Counsel or Assistant General Counsel of Minerals Technologies Inc.) when and if it be found necessary or convenient to do so, and may also employ such other assistants, clerical or otherwise, as may be needed, and expend such monies as may be required for the proper performance of its work. Such costs and expenses shall be borne by the Employer.

To the extent permitted by law, the Committee, the Board, the Employer, and their respective officers, shall not be liable for the directions, actions or omissions of any agent, legal or other counsel, accountant or any other expert who has agreed to the performance of administrative duties in connection with the Plan or Trust.  The Committee, the Board, and the Employer, and their respective officers, shall be entitled to rely upon all certificates, reports, data, statistics, analyses and opinions which may be made by such experts and shall be fully protected in respect to any action taken or suffered by them in good faith reliance upon any such certificates, reports, data, statistics, analyses or opinions; all actions so taken or suffered shall be conclusive upon each of them and upon all persons having or claiming to have any interest in or under the Plan.

Each member of the Committee shall be indemnified the by the Employer against all costs and expenses (including counsel fees, but excluding any amount representing a settlement unless such settlement be approved by the Employer) reasonably incurred by or imposed upon him in connection with or resulting from any action, suit or proceeding to which he may be made a party by reason of his being or having been a member of the Committee (whether or not he continues to be a member of the Committee at the time when such cost or expense is incurred or imposed), to the full extent of the law.  The foregoing rights of indemnification shall not be exclusive of other rights to which any member of the Committee may be entitled as a matter of law, contract or otherwise.

	
9.2

	
CLAIMS PROCEDURE.

(a)    Pursuant to procedures established by the Administrator, claims for benefits under the Plan made by a Participant or Beneficiary (the "claimant") must be submitted in writing to the Plan Representative identified by the Administrator.  Approved claims shall be processed and instructions issued to the Trustee or custodian authorizing payment as claimed.

If a claim is denied in whole or in part, the Plan Representative shall notify the claimant within ninety (90) days after receipt of the claim (or within one hundred eighty (180) days, if special circumstances require an extension of time for processing the claim, and provided written notice indicating the special circumstances and the date by which a final decision is expected to be rendered is given to the claimant within the initial ninety (90) day period).

The notice of the denial of the claim shall be written in a manner calculated to be understood by the claimant and shall set forth the following:

(i)    the specific reason or reasons for the denial of the claim;

(ii)  the specific references to the pertinent Plan provisions on which the denial is based;

(iii)  a description of any additional material or information necessary to perfect the claim, and an explanation of why such material or information is necessary;

(iv)  a statement that any appeal of the denial must be made by giving to the Administrator, within sixty (60) days after receipt of the denial of the claim, written notice of such appeal, such notice to include a full description of the pertinent issues and basis of the claim; and

(v)  a statement about the claimant's right to bring civil action under Section 502(a) under ERISA if the claim is denied on review.

Upon denial of a claim in whole or part, the claimant (or his duly authorized representative) shall have the right to submit a written request to the Administrator for a full and fair review of the denied claim, to be permitted to review documents (free of charge) pertinent to the denial, and to submit issues and comments in writing.  Any appeal of the denial must be given to the Administrator within the period of time prescribed under (a)(iv) above.  If the claimant (or his duly authorized representative) fails to appeal the denial to the Administrator within the prescribed time, the Administrator's adverse determination shall be final, binding and conclusive.

The Administrator may hold a hearing or otherwise ascertain such facts as it deems necessary and shall render a decision which shall be binding upon both parties.  The Administrator shall advise the claimant of the results of the review within sixty (60) days after receipt of the written request for the review, unless special circumstances require an extension of time for processing, in which case a decision shall be rendered as soon as possible but not later than one hundred twenty (120) days after receipt of the request for review.  If such extension of time is required, written notice of the extension shall be furnished to the claimant prior to the commencement of the extension.  The decision of the review shall be written in a manner calculated to be understood by the claimant and shall include specific reasons for the decision, specific references to the pertinent Plan provisions on which the decision is based, the claimant's right to receive free of charge upon written request, reasonable access to and copies of, all Plan documents, records, and other information relevant to the claim, and a statement about the claimant's right to bring a civil action under Section 502(a) of ERISA.  The decision of the Administrator shall be final, binding and conclusive.  Employees must pursue all claims procedures described herein before seeking any other legal recourse with respect to Plan benefits.  In addition, any lawsuit must be filed within six months from the date of the denied appeal.

	
9.3

	
TRUST AGREEMENT.  The Trust Agreement entered into by and between Minerals Technologies Inc. and the Trustee, including any supplements or amendments thereto, or any successor Trust Agreement, is incorporated by reference herein.

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ARTICLE X--   SPECIAL COMPLIANCE PROVISIONS

	
10.1

	
DISTRIBUTION OF EXCESS ELECTIVE DEFERRALS.  Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan, "Excess Elective Deferrals" (as defined below) (and income or loss allocable thereto, including all earnings, expenses and appreciation or depreciation in value, whether or not realized) shall be distributed (no later than each April 15) to Participants who claim Excess Elective Deferrals for the preceding calendar year.

"Excess Elective Deferrals" shall mean the amount of Elective Deferrals (as defined below) for a calendar year that the Participant designates to the Plan pursuant to the following procedure.  The Participant's designation:  shall be submitted to the Administrator in writing no later than March 1; shall specify the Participant's Excess Elective Deferrals for the preceding calendar year; and shall be accompanied by the Participant's written statement that if the Excess Elective Deferrals are not distributed, they shall, when added to amounts deferred under other plans or arrangements described in Section 401(k), 408(k) or 403(b) of the Code, exceed the limit imposed on the Participant by Section 402(g) of the Code for the year in which the deferral occurred.  Excess Elective Deferrals shall mean those Elective Deferrals that are includible in a Participant's gross income under Section 402(g) of the Code to the extent such Participant's Elective Deferrals for a taxable year exceed the dollar limitation under such Code section.

An Excess Elective Deferral, and the income or loss allocable thereto, may be distributed before the end of the calendar year in which the Elective Deferrals were made.  A Participant who has an Excess Elective Deferral for a taxable year, taking into account only his Elective Deferrals under the Plan or any other plans of the Employer (including any member of the Employer's related group (within the meaning of Section 2.4(b)), shall be deemed to have designated the entire amount of such Excess Elective Deferral.

Excess Elective Deferrals shall be adjusted for any income or loss.  For purposes of this Section 10.1, whenever reference is made to the income or loss allocable to an Excess Elective Deferral, such income or loss shall be determined as follows.  The income or loss allocable to Excess Elective Deferrals allocated to each Participant shall be the income or loss allocable to the Participant's deferred amounts for the Plan Year multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which is the Excess Elective Deferrals made on behalf of the Participant for the Plan Year, and the denominator of which is the Participant's Account balance attributable to the Participant's Elective Deferrals on the last day of the Plan Year.

For purposes of this Article Ten, "Elective Deferrals" shall mean any Employer contributions made to the Plan at the election of the Participant, in lieu of cash compensation, and shall include contributions made pursuant to a salary deferral reduction agreement or other deferral mechanism.  With respect to any taxable year, a Participant's Elective Deferrals are the sum of all Employer contributions made on behalf of such Participant pursuant to an election to defer under any qualified cash or deferred arrangement described in Section 401(k) of the Code, any salary reduction simplified employee pension described in Section 408(k)(6) of the Code, and SIMPLE IRA Plan described in Section 408(p) of the Code, any eligible deferred compensation plan under Section 457 of the Code, any plan described under Section 501(c)(18) of the Code, and any Employer contributions made on behalf of a Participant for the purchase of an annuity contract under Section 403(b) of the Code pursuant to a salary reduction agreement.  Elective Deferrals shall not include any deferrals properly distributed as excess annual additions.

	
10.2

	
LIMITATIONS ON 401(k) CONTRIBUTIONS.

(a)    Actual Deferral Percentage Test ("ADP Test").  Notwithstanding anything in this Section 10.2 to the contrary, because the Plan satisfies the requirements of Section 401(k)(12) of the Code, the deferred amounts described in this Section 10.2(a) are not subject to the actual deferral percentage test provided herein except as provided in the last sentence of this paragraph and the provisions of this Section 10.2(a) shall not apply except as provided in the last sentence of this paragraph.  This Section 10.2(a) shall only be applied (i) with respect to any Participant who is a member of the United Steel, Paper and Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing, Energy, Allied Industrial and Service Workers International Union Local 521, at Minteq International, Inc., Dover Ohio plant (and with respect to such members, the Plan shall be disaggregated into a separate plan for such members, which plan shall be subject to the testing provisions of Section 10.2), and (ii) if the Plan is amended to cease to satisfy the requirements of Section 401(k)(12) of the Code.

Amounts contributed as elective deferrals under Section 4.1(a) and, if so elected by the Employer, "Qualified Matching Contributions" (as defined below) and any Fail-Safe Contributions made under this Section, are considered to be amounts deferred pursuant to Section 401(k) of the Code.  For purposes of this Section, these amounts are referred to as the "deferred amounts."  For purposes of the "actual deferral percentage test" described below, (i) such deferred amounts must be made before the last day of the twelve (12)-month period immediately following the Plan Year to which the contributions relate, and (ii) the deferred amounts relate to Compensation that either (A) would have been received by the Participant in the Plan Year but for the Participant's election to make deferrals, or (B) is attributable to services performed by the Participant in the Plan Year, and, but for the Participant's election to make deferrals, would have been received by the Participant within two and one-half (21⁄2) months after the close of the Plan Year.  The Employer shall maintain records sufficient to demonstrate satisfaction of the actual deferral percentage test and the deferred amounts used in such test.

For purposes of this Section, "Qualified Matching Contributions" shall mean matching contributions which are subject to the distribution and nonforfeitability requirements under Section 401(k) of the Code and satisfy Section 1.401(k)-2(a)(6) of the Treasury Regulations.

As of the last day of each Plan Year, the deferred amounts for the Participants who are Highly-Compensated Employees for the Plan Year shall satisfy either of the following tests:

(1)  The actual deferral percentage for the eligible Participants who are Highly-Compensated Employees for the Plan Year shall not exceed the actual deferral percentage for eligible Participants who are Nonhighly-Compensated Employees for the prior Plan Year multiplied by 1.25; or

(2)  The actual deferral percentage for eligible Participants who are Highly-Compensated Employees for the Plan Year shall not exceed the actual deferral percentage of eligible Participants who are Nonhighly-Compensated Employees for the prior Plan Year multiplied by two (2), provided that the actual deferral percentage for eligible Participants who are Highly-Compensated Employees for the Plan Year does not exceed the actual deferral percentage for eligible Participants who are Nonhighly-Compensated Employees for the prior Plan Year by more than two (2) percentage points.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, if elected by the Employer by Plan amendment, the foregoing percentage tests shall be applied based on the actual deferral percentage of the Nonhighly-Compensated Employees for the Plan Year; provided, however, the change in testing methods complies with the requirements set forth in the Section 401(k) and 401(m) Treasury Regulations and any other superseding guidance.  

In the event the Plan changes from the current year testing method to the prior year testing method, then, for purposes of the first testing year for which the change is effective, the actual deferral percentage for Nonhighly-Compensated Employees for the prior year shall be determined by taking into account only elective deferrals (within the meaning of Section 4.1) for those Nonhighly-Compensated Employees that were taken into account for purposes of the actual deferral percentage test (and not the actual contribution percentage test) under the current year testing method for the prior year.

For purposes of the above tests, the "actual deferral percentage" shall mean for a specified group of Participants for a Plan Year, the average of the ratios (calculated separately for each Participant in such group) of (1) deferred amounts actually paid over to the Trust on behalf of such Participant for the Plan Year to (2) the Participant's compensation (within the meaning of Section 1.6 of the Plan) or, if the Employer chooses, Participant's compensation determined by using any other definition of compensation that satisfies the nondiscrimination requirements of Section 414(s) of the Code and the regulations thereunder.  For purposes hereof, the Participant's compensation shall be referred to as "414(s) Compensation." An Employer may limit the period taken into account for determining 414(s) Compensation to that part of the Plan Year or calendar year in which an Employee was a Participant in the component of the Plan being tested.  The period used to determine 414(s) Compensation must be applied uniformly to all Participants for the Plan Year.  Deferred amounts on behalf of any Participant shall include (1) any Elective Deferrals made pursuant to the Participant's deferral election (including Excess Elective Deferrals of Highly Compensated Employees), but excluding (a) Excess Elective Deferrals of Nonhighly-Compensated Employees that arise solely from Elective Deferrals made under the Plan or plans of this Employer and (b) Elective Deferrals that are taken into account in the actual contribution percentage test (provided the actual deferral percentage test is satisfied both with and without exclusion of these Elective Deferrals); and (2) Qualified Matching Contributions and Fail-Safe Contributions.  For purposes of computing Actual Deferral Percentages, an Employee who would be a Participant but for failure to make Elective Deferrals shall be treated as a Participant on whose behalf no Elective Deferrals are made.

For purposes of this Section 10.2, the actual deferral percentage for any eligible Participant who is a Highly-Compensated Employee for the Plan Year and who is eligible to have Elective Deferrals allocated to his account under two (2) or more plans or arrangements described in Code Section 401(k) that are maintained by the Employer or any employer who is a related group member (within the meaning of Section 2.4(b)) shall be determined as if all such deferrals were made under a single arrangement.  In the event that this Plan satisfies the requirements of Code Section 401(k), 401(a)(4) or 410(b) only if aggregated with one (1) or more other plans, or if one (1) or more other plans satisfy the requirements of such Sections of the Code only if aggregated with this Plan, then the provisions of this Section 10.2 shall be applied by determining the actual deferral percentage of eligible Participants as if all such plans were a single plan.  Plans may be aggregated in order to satisfy Section 401(k) of the Code only if they have the same Plan Year and use the same average actual deferral percentage testing method.

The determination and treatment of deferred amounts and the actual deferral percentage of any Participant shall be subject to the prescribed requirements of the Secretary of the Treasury.

In the event the actual deferral percentage test is not satisfied for a Plan Year, the Employer, in its discretion, may make a Fail-Safe Contribution for eligible Participants who are Nonhighly-Compensated Employees, equal to a specified percentage of compensation; provided, however such percentage does not exceed the greater of five percent (5%) or two times the Plan's "representative contribution rate."  For purposes of this paragraph:

	
(1)

	
"compensation" - shall mean compensation used for the actual deferral percentage test.

	
(2)

	
"representative contribution rate" – shall mean the greater of:

(A)  the lowest applicable contribution rate (defined below) of any eligible Nonhighly-Compensated Employee among a group of eligible Nonhighly-Compensated Employees that consists of at least fifty percent (50%) of the total eligible Nonhighly-Compensated Employees for the Plan Year, or

(B)  the lowest applicable contribution rate of any eligible Nonhighly-Compensated in the group of all eligible Nonhighly-Compensated Employees for the Plan Year and who is employed by the Employer on the last day of the Plan Year.

The applicable contribution rate for an eligible Nonhighly-Compensated Employee is the sum of the qualified matching contribution taken into account for the eligible Nonhighly-Compensated Employee for the Plan Year and the Fail-Safe Contribution made for the eligible Nonhighly-Compensated Employee for the Plan Year, divided by the eligible Nonhighly-Compensated Employee's compensation for the same period.

(b)    Distributions of Excess Contributions.

(1)  In General.  If the actual deferral percentage test of Section 10.2(a) is not satisfied for a Plan Year, then the "excess contributions", and income allocable thereto, shall be distributed, to the extent required under Treasury Regulations, no later than the last day of the Plan Year following the Plan Year for which the excess contributions were made.  However, if such excess contributions are distributed later than two and one-half (21⁄2) months (or such longer period as permitted by applicable law and/or regulatory guidance) following the last day of the Plan Year in which such excess contributions were made, a ten percent (10%) excise tax shall be imposed upon the Employer with respect to such excess contributions.

(2)  Excess Contributions.  For purposes of this Section, "excess contributions" shall mean, with respect to any Plan Year, the excess of:

(A)  The aggregate amount of Employer contributions actually taken into account in computing the numerator of the actual deferral percentage of Highly-Compensated Employees for such Plan Year, over

(B)  The maximum amount of such contributions permitted by the ADP Test under Section 10.2(a) (determined by hypothetically reducing contributions made on behalf of Highly-Compensated Employees in order of the actual deferral percentages, beginning with the highest of such percentages).  

Excess contributions shall be allocated to the Highly-Compensated Employees with the highest dollar amounts of contributions taken into account in calculating the actual deferral percentage test for the year in which the excess arose, beginning with the Highly-Compensated Employee with the highest dollar amount of such contributions and continuing in descending order until all the excess contributions have been allocated.  For purposes of the preceding sentence, the "highest dollar amount" is determined after distribution of any excess contributions.  Any Employer matching contributions and earnings thereon that relate to such excess contributions shall be forfeited and applied in accordance with Section 6.2.  To the extent a Highly-Compensated Employee has not reached his catch-up contribution limit (set forth in Section 4.1(e) of the Plan), excess contributions allocated to such Highly-Compensated Employee shall be treated as catch-up contributions and shall not be treated as excess contributions.

(3)  Determination of Income.  Excess contributions shall be adjusted for any income or loss up to the end of the Plan Year in which the excess contributions were made.  

(4)  Accounting for Excess Contributions.  Excess contributions shall be distributed from that portion of the Participant's Account attributable to such deferred amounts to the extent allowable under Treasury regulations. 

	
10.3

	
NONDISCRIMINATION TEST FOR EMPLOYER MATCHING CONTRIBUTIONS AND AFTER-TAX CONTRIBUTIONS.

(a)    Average Contribution Percentage Test ("ACP Test").  Notwithstanding anything in this Section 10.3 to the contrary, because the Plan satisfies the requirements of Section 401(k)(12) and Section 401(m)(11) of the Code, the amounts described in this Section 10.3(a), other than Employee after-tax contributions, are not required to be taken into account in performing the average contribution percentage test provided herein, but the Administrator may elect to take such amounts into account in performing such test.  This Section 10.3(a) shall be applied with respect to amounts in addition to Employee after-tax contributions if the Plan is amended to cease to satisfy the requirements of Section 401(k)(12) of the Code.  This Section 10.3 shall apply with respect to Employee after-tax contributions.

To the extent required by applicable law, the provisions of this Section shall apply if Employer matching contributions are made in any Plan Year under Section 4.3 and such matching contributions are not used to satisfy the actual deferral percentage test of Section 10.2 and/or in the event Employee after-tax contributions are made to the Plan under Section 4.2.  Any Employee after-tax contributions that are used to satisfy the average contribution percentage test shall satisfy the requirements of Section 1.401(m)-2(a)(6) of the Treasury Regulations.

As of the last day of each Plan Year, the average contribution percentage for Highly-Compensated Employees for the Plan Year shall satisfy either of the following tests:

(1)  The average contribution percentage for eligible Participants who are Highly-Compensated Employees for the Plan Year shall not exceed the average contribution percentage for eligible Participants who are Nonhighly-Compensated Employees for the prior Plan Year multiplied by 1.25; or

(2)  The average contribution percentage for eligible Participants who are Highly-Compensated Employees for the Plan Year shall not exceed the average contribution percentage for eligible Participants who are Nonhighly-Compensated Employees for the prior Plan Year multiplied by two (2), provided that the average contribution percentage for eligible Participants who are Highly-Compensated Employees for the Plan Year does not exceed the average contribution percentage for eligible Participants who are Nonhighly-Compensated Employees for the prior Plan Year by more than two (2) percentage points.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, if elected by the Employer by Plan amendment, the foregoing percentage tests shall be applied based on the actual  average contribution percentage of the Nonhighly-Compensated Employees for the Plan Year; provided, however, the change in testing methods complies with the requirements set forth in the Section 401(k) and 401(m) Treasury Regulations and any other superseding guidance. 

In the event the Plan changes from the current year testing method to the prior year testing method, then, for purposes of the first testing year for which the change is effective, the average contribution percentage for Nonhighly-Compensated Employees for the prior year shall be determined by taking into account only (a) after-tax contributions for those Nonhighly-Compensated Employees for the prior year,  and (b) matching contributions for those Nonhighly-Compensated Employees that were taken into account for purposes of the average contribution percentage test (and not the average actual deferral percentage test) under the current year testing method for the prior year.

For purposes of the above tests, the "average contribution percentage" shall mean the average (expressed as a percentage) of the contribution percentages of the "eligible Participants" in each group.  The "contribution percentage" shall mean the ratio (expressed as a percentage) that the sum of Employer matching contributions, and, if applicable, Employee after-tax contributions, and elective deferrals under Section 4.1 (to the extent such elective deferrals are not used to satisfy the actual deferral percentage test of Section 10.2) under the Plan on behalf of the eligible Participant for the Plan Year bears to the eligible Participant's compensation (within the meaning of Section 1.6 of the Plan) or, if the Employer chooses, Participant's compensation determined by using any other definition of compensation that satisfies the nondiscrimination requirements of Section 414(s) of the Code and the regulations thereunder.  For purposes hereof, the Participant's compensation shall be referred to as "414(s) Compensation."  An Employer may limit the period taken into account for determining 414(s) Compensation to that part of the Plan Year or calendar year in which an Employee was a Participant in the component of the Plan being tested.  The period used to determine 414(s) Compensation must be applied uniformly to all Participants for the Plan Year.  Such average contribution percentage shall be determined without regard to matching contributions that are used either to correct excess contributions hereunder or because contributions to which they relate are excess deferrals under Section 10.1 or excess contributions under Section 10.2.  "Eligible Participant" shall mean each Employee who is eligible to receive Employer matching contributions or make after-tax contributions.

For purposes of this Section 10.3, the contribution percentage for any eligible Participant who is a Highly-Compensated Employee for the Plan Year and who is eligible to have Employer matching contributions, elective deferrals and/or after-tax contributions allocated to his account under two (2) or more plans described in Section 401(a) of the Code or under arrangements described in Section 401(k) of the Code that are maintained by the Employer or any member of the Employer's related group (within the meaning of Section 2.4(b)), shall be determined as if all such contributions were made under a single plan.

In the event that this Plan satisfies the requirements of Section 401(m), 401(a)(4) or 410(b) of the Code only if aggregated with one (1) or more other plans, or if one (1) or more other plans satisfy the requirements of such Sections of the Code only if aggregated with this Plan, then the provisions of this Section 10.3 shall be applied by determining the contribution percentages of eligible Participants as if all such plans were a single plan.

The determination and treatment of the contribution percentage of any Participant shall satisfy such other requirements as may be prescribed by the Secretary of the Treasury.

(b)    Distribution of Excess Employer Matching Contributions.

(1)  In General.  If the nondiscrimination tests of Section 10.3(a) are not satisfied for a Plan Year, then the "excess aggregate contributions", and any income allocable thereto, shall be forfeited, if otherwise forfeitable, no later than the last day of the Plan Year following the Plan Year for which the nondiscrimination tests are not satisfied, and shall be used to reduce Employer matching contributions under the Plan.  To the extent that such "excess aggregate contributions" are nonforfeitable, such excess contributions shall be distributed to the Participant on whose behalf the excess contributions were made no later than the last day of the Plan Year following the Plan Year for which such "excess aggregate contributions" were made.  However, if such excess aggregate contributions are distributed later than two and one-half (21⁄2) months (or such longer period as permitted by applicable law and/or regulatory guidance) following the last day of the Plan Year in which such excess aggregate contributions were made, a ten percent (10%) excise tax shall be imposed upon the Employer with respect to such excess aggregate contributions.  For purposes of the limitations of Section 11.1(b)(1) of the Plan, excess aggregate contributions shall be considered annual additions. 

(2)  Excess Aggregate Contributions.  For purposes of this Section, "excess aggregate contributions" shall mean, with respect to any Plan Year, the excess of:

(A)  The aggregate amount of Employer matching contributions and, if applicable, Employee after-tax contributions, and elective deferrals under Section 4.1 (to the extent not used to satisfy the actual deferral percentage test of Section 10.2) actually taken into account in computing the numerator of the actual contribution percentage of Highly-Compensated Employees for such Plan Year, over

(B)  The maximum amount of such contributions permitted by the ACP Test under Section 10.3(a) (determined by hypothetically reducing contributions made on behalf of Highly-Compensated Employees in order of the actual contribution percentages, beginning with the highest of such percentages). 

Excess contributions shall be allocated to the Highly-Compensated Employee with the largest "contribution percentage amounts" (as defined below) taken into account in calculating the average contribution percentage test for the year in which the excess arose, beginning with the Highly-Compensated Employee with the largest amount of such contribution percentage amounts and continuing in descending order until all the excess aggregate contributions have been allocated.  For purposes of the preceding sentence, the "largest amount" is determined after distribution of any excess aggregate contributions.

For purposes of the preceding paragraph, "contribution percentage amounts" shall mean the sum of Employer matching contributions and, if applicable, Employee after-tax contributions, and elective deferrals (to the extent not used to satisfy the actual deferral percentage test of Section 10.2) made under the Plan on behalf of the Participant for the Plan Year.

(3)  Determination of Income.  Excess aggregate contributions shall be adjusted for an income or loss up to the end of the Plan Year in which the excess aggregate contributions were made.  

Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent otherwise required to comply with the requirements of Section 401(a)(4), 401(k)(3), or 401(m)(3) of the Code and the regulations thereunder, vested matching contributions may be forfeited. 

19757561.4

ARTICLE XI--   LIMITATION ON ANNUAL ADDITIONS

	
11.1

	
RULES AND DEFINITIONS.

(a)    Rules.  The following rules shall limit additions to Participants' Accounts:

(1)  If the Participant does not participate, and has never participated, in another qualified plan maintained by the Employer, the amount of annual additions which may be credited to the Participant's Account for any limitation year shall not exceed the lesser of the "maximum permissible" amount (as hereafter defined) or any other limitation contained in this Plan.  If the Employer contribution that would otherwise be allocated to the Participant's Account would cause the annual additions for the limitation year to exceed the maximum permissible amount, the amount allocated shall be reduced so that the annual additions for the limitation year shall equal the maximum permissible amount.

(2)  Prior to determining the Participant's actual compensation for the limitation year, the Employer may determine the maximum permissible amount for a Participant on the basis of a reasonable estimation of the Participant's compensation for the limitation year, uniformly determined for all Participants similarly situated.

(3)  As soon as is administratively feasible after the end of the limitation year, the maximum permissible amount for the limitation year shall be determined on the basis of the Participant's actual compensation for the limitation year.

(4)  If the limitations of Section 415 of the Code are exceeded, such excess amount shall be corrected in accordance with the requirements of applicable law, including pursuant to the Employee Plans Compliance Resolution System.

(5)  If, in addition to this Plan, the Participant is covered under another defined contribution plan maintained by the Employer, or a welfare benefit fund, as defined in Code Section 419(e), maintained by the Employer, or an individual medical account, as defined in Code Section 415(1)(2), maintained by the Employer which provides an annual addition, the annual additions which may be credited to a Participant's account under all such plans for any such limitation year shall not exceed the maximum permissible amount.  Benefits shall be reduced under any discretionary defined contribution plan before they are reduced under any other defined contribution plan.  If both plans are discretionary contribution plans, they shall first be reduced under this Plan.  Any excess amount attributable to this Plan shall be disposed of in the manner described in Section 11.1(a)(4).

(b)    Definitions.

(1)  Annual additions:  The following amounts credited to a Participant's Account for the limitation year shall be treated as annual additions:

(A)  Employer contributions;

(B)  Elective deferrals (within the meaning of Section 4.1);

(C)  Employee after-tax contributions, if any;

(D)  Forfeitures, if any; and

(E)  Amounts allocated after March 31, 1984 to an individual medical account, as defined in Section 415(l)(2) of the Code, which is part of a pension or annuity plan maintained by the Employer.  Also, amounts derived from contributions paid or accrued after December 31, 1985 in taxable years ending after such date which are attributable to post-retirement medical benefits allocated to the separate account of a Key Employee, as defined in Section 419A(d)(3), and amounts under a welfare benefit fund, as defined in Section 419(e), maintained by the Employer, shall be treated as annual additions to a defined contribution plan.

Employer and employee contributions taken into account as annual additions shall include "excess contributions" as defined in Section 401(k)(8)(B) of the Code, "excess aggregate contributions" as defined in Section 401(m)(6)(B) of the Code, and "excess deferrals" as defined in Section 402(g) of the Code, regardless of whether such amounts are distributed, recharacterized or forfeited, unless such amounts constitute excess deferrals that were distributed to the Participant no later than April 15 of the taxable year following the taxable year of the Participant in which such deferrals were made.

For this purpose, any excess amount applied under Section 11.1(a)(4) in the limitation year to reduce Employer contributions shall be considered annual additions for such limitation year.

(2)  Compensation:  For purposes of determining maximum permitted benefits under this Section, Compensation shall have the meaning provided in Section 1.6.

Compensation shall be measured on the basis of compensation paid in the limitation year. 

Any compensation described in this Section 11.1(b)(2) does not fail to be Compensation merely because it is paid after the Participant's severance from employment with the Employer, provided the Compensation is paid by the later of 21⁄2 months after severance from employment with the Employer or the end of the limitation year that includes the date of severance from employment.  In addition, payment for unused bona fide sick, vacation or other leave shall be included as Compensation if (i) the Participant would have been able to use the leave if employment had continued, (ii) such amounts are paid by the later of 21⁄2 months after severance from employment with the Employer or the end of the Plan Year that includes the date of severance from employment and (iii) such amounts would have been included as Compensation if they were paid prior to the Participant's severance from employment with the Employer. 

(3)  Defined contribution dollar limitation:  This shall mean $40,000, as adjusted under Section 415(d) of the Code.

(4)  Employer:  This term refers to the Employer that adopts this Plan, and all members of a controlled group of corporations (as defined in Section 414(b) of the Code, as modified by Section 415(h)), commonly-controlled trades or businesses (as defined in Section 414(c), as modified by Section 415(h)), or affiliated service groups (as defined in Section 414(m)) of which the Employer is a part, or any other entity required to be aggregated with the Employer under Code Section 414(o).

(5)  Limitation year:  This shall mean the Plan Year, unless the Employer elects a different twelve (12) consecutive month period.  The election shall be made by the adoption of a Plan amendment by the Employer.  If the limitation year is amended to a different twelve (12) consecutive month period, the new limitation year must begin on a date within the limitation year in which the amendment is made.

(6)  Maximum permissible amount:  Except to the extent permitted under Section 4.1(e) and Section 414(v) of the Code, if applicable, this shall mean an amount equal to the lesser of the defined contribution dollar limitation or one hundred percent (100%) of the Participant's compensation for the limitation year.  If a short limitation year is created because of an amendment changing the limitation year to a different twelve (12)-consecutive month period, the maximum permissible amount shall not exceed the defined contribution dollar limitation multiplied by the following fraction:

Number of months in the short limitation year

12

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ARTICLE XII--   AMENDMENT AND TERMINATION

	
12.1

	
AMENDMENT.  The Employer reserves the right to amend, or modify the Plan at any time, or from time to time, in whole or in part.  However, the Committee (within the meaning of Section 9.1) may make administrative changes to the Plan so as to conform with or take advantage of governmental requirements, statutes or regulations.   Any such amendment shall become effective under its terms upon adoption by the Employer or the Committee, as the case may be.  However, no amendment affecting the duties, powers or responsibilities of the Trustee may be made without the written consent of the Trustee.  No amendment shall be made to the Plan which shall:

(a)    make it possible (other than as provided in Section 14.3) for any part of the corpus or income of the Trust Fund (other than such part as may be required to pay taxes and administrative expenses) to be used for or diverted to purposes other than the exclusive benefit of the Participants or their Beneficiaries;

(b)    decrease a Participant's account balance or eliminate an optional form of payment (unless permitted by applicable law) with respect to benefits accrued as of the later of (i) the date such amendment is adopted, or (ii) the date the amendment becomes effective; or

(c)    alter the schedule for vesting in a Participant's Account with respect to any Participant with three (3) or more Years of Service without his consent or deprive any Participant of any nonforfeitable portion of his Account.

Notwithstanding the other provisions of this Section or any other provisions of the Plan, any amendment or modification of the Plan may be made retroactively if necessary or appropriate within the remedial amendment period to conform to or to satisfy the conditions of any law, governmental regulation, or ruling, and to meet the requirements of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as it may be amended.

If any corrective amendment (within the meaning of Section 1.401(a)(4)-11(g) of the Treasury Regulations) is made after the end of a Plan Year, such amendment shall satisfy the requirements of Section 1.401(a)(4)-11(g)(3) and (4) of the Treasury Regulations.

	
12.2

	
TERMINATION OF THE PLAN.  The Employer, by resolution of its board of directors, reserves the right at any time and in its sole discretion to discontinue payments under the Plan and to terminate the Plan.  In the event the Plan is terminated, or upon complete discontinuance of contributions under the Plan by the Employer, the rights of each Participant to his Account on the date of such termination or discontinuance of contributions, to the extent of the fair market value under the Trust Fund, shall remain fully vested and nonforfeitable.  The Employer shall direct the Trustee to distribute the Trust Fund in accordance with the Plan's distribution provisions to the Participants and their Beneficiaries, each Participant or Beneficiary receiving a portion of the Trust Fund equal to the value of his Account as of the date of distribution.  These distributions may be implemented by the continuance of the Trust and the distribution of the Participants' Account shall be made at such time and in such manner as though the Plan had not terminated, or by any other appropriate method, including rollover into Individual Retirement Accounts.  Upon distribution of the Trust Fund, the Trustee shall be discharged from all obligations under the Trust and no Participant or Beneficiary shall have any further right or claim therein.  In the event of the partial termination of the Plan, the Accounts of all affected Participants shall remain fully vested and nonforfeitable.

In the event of the termination of the Plan, any amounts to be distributed to Participants or Beneficiaries who cannot be located shall be handled in accordance with the provisions of applicable law (which may include the establishment of an account for such Participant or Beneficiary).

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ARTICLE XIII--  TOP-HEAVY PROVISIONS

	
13.1

	
APPLICABILITY.  The provisions of this Article shall become applicable only for any Plan Year in which the Plan is a Top-Heavy Plan (as defined in Section 13.2(b)) and only if, and to the extent, required under Section 416 of the Code and the regulations issued thereunder.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Article shall not apply in any Plan Year in which the Plan consists solely of a cash or deferred arrangement which meets the requirements of Section 401(k)(12) or 401(k)(13) of the Code and matching contributions with respect to which the requirements of Section 401(m)(11) or 401(m)(12) of the Code are met.

	
13.2

	
DEFINITIONS.  For purposes of this Article, the following definitions shall apply:

(a)    "Key Employee":  "Key Employee" shall mean any Employee or former Employee (including any deceased Employee) who, at any time during the Plan Year that includes the determination date, was an officer of the Employer having annual compensation greater than $130,000 (as adjusted under Section 416(i)(1) of the Code), a five percent (5%) owner of the Employer, or a one percent (1%) owner of the Employer having annual compensation of more than $150,000.  For this purpose, annual compensation shall mean compensation as defined in Section 11.1(b)(2) of the Plan.  The determination of who is a Key Employee (including the terms "5% owner" and "1% owner") shall be made in accordance with Section 416(i)(1) of the Code and the applicable regulations and other guidance of general applicability issued thereunder.

(b)    "Top-Heavy Plan":

(1)  The Plan shall constitute a "Top-Heavy Plan" if any of the following conditions exist:

(A)  The top-heavy ratio for the Plan exceeds sixty percent (60%) and the Plan is not part of any required aggregation group or permissive aggregation group of plans; or

(B)  The Plan is part of a required aggregation group of plans (but is not part of a permissive aggregation group) and the top-heavy ratio for the group of plans exceeds sixty percent (60%); or

(C)  The Plan is a part of a required aggregation group of plans and part of a permissive aggregation group and the top-heavy ratio for the permissive aggregation group exceeds sixty percent (60%).

(2)  If the Employer maintains one (1) or more defined contribution plans (including any simplified employee pension plan funded with individual retirement accounts or annuities) and the Employer maintains or has maintained one (1) or more defined benefit plans which have covered or could cover a Participant in this Plan, the top-heavy ratio is a fraction, the numerator of which is the sum of account balances under the defined contribution plans for all Key Employees and the actuarial equivalents of accrued benefits under the defined benefit plans for all Key Employees, and the denominator of which is the sum of the account balances under the defined contribution plans for all Participants and the actuarial equivalents of accrued benefits under the defined benefit plans for all Participants.  Both the numerator and denominator of the top-heavy ratio shall include any distribution of an account balance or an accrued benefit made in the one (1)-year period ending on the determination date and any contribution due to a defined contribution pension plan but unpaid as of the determination date.  However, in the case of any distribution made for a reason other than severance from employment, death, or disability, this provision shall be applied by substituting a five (5)-year period for a one (1)-year period.  In determining the accrued benefit of a non-Key Employee who is participating in a plan that is part of a required aggregation group, the method of determining such benefit shall be either (i) in accordance with the method, if any, that uniformly applies for accrual purposes under all plans maintained by the Employer or any member of the Employer's related group (within the meaning of Section 2.4(b)), or (ii) if there is no such method, as if such benefit accrued not more rapidly than the slowest accrual rate permitted under the fractional accrual rate of Code Section 411(b)(1)(C).

(3)  For purposes of (1) and (2) above, the value of account balances and the actuarial equivalents of accrued benefits shall be determined as of the most recent Valuation Date that falls within or ends with the twelve (12)-month period ending on the determination date.  The account balances and accrued benefits of a Participant who is not a Key Employee but who was a Key Employee in a prior year shall be disregarded.  The accrued benefits and account balances of Participants who have performed no service with any Employer maintaining the plan for the one (1)-year period ending on the determination date shall be disregarded.  The calculations of the top-heavy ratio, and the extent to which distributions, rollovers, and transfers are taken into account shall be made under Section 416 of the Code and regulations issued thereunder.  Deductible Employee contributions shall not be taken into account for purposes of computing the top-heavy ratio.  When aggregating plans, the value of account balances and accrued benefits shall be calculated with reference to the determination dates that fall within the same calendar year.

(4)  Definition of terms for Top-Heavy status:

(A)  "Top-heavy ratio" shall mean the following:

(1)  If the Employer maintains one or more defined contribution plans (including any simplified employee pension plan funded with individual retirement accounts or annuities) and the Employer has never maintained any defined benefit plans which have covered or could cover a Participant in this Plan, the top-heavy ratio is a fraction, the numerator of which is the sum of the account balances of all Key Employees as of the determination date, and the denominator of which is the sum of the account balances of all Participants as of the determination date.  Both the numerator and the denominator shall be increased by any contributions due but unpaid to a defined contribution pension plan as of the determination date.

(B)  "Permissive aggregation group" shall mean the required aggregation group of plans plus any other plan or plans of the Employer which, when considered as a group with the required aggregation group, would continue to satisfy the requirements of Sections 401(a)(4) and 410 of the Code.

(C)  "Required aggregation group" shall mean (i) each qualified plan of the Employer (including any terminated plan) in which at least one Key Employee participates or participated at any time during the Plan Year containing the Determination date or any of the four preceding Plan Years, and (ii) any other qualified plan of the Employer which enables a plan described in (i) to meet the requirements of Section 401(a)(4) or 410 of the Code.

(D)  "Determination date" shall mean, for any Plan Year subsequent to the first Plan Year, the last day of the preceding Plan Year.  For the first Plan Year of the Plan, "determination date" shall mean the last day of that Plan Year.

(E)  "Valuation Date" shall mean the last day of the Plan Year.

(F)    Actuarial equivalence shall be based on the interest and mortality rates utilized to determine actuarial equivalence when benefits are paid from any defined benefit plan.  If no rates are specified in said plan, the following shall be utilized:  pre- and post-retirement interest -- five percent (5%); post-retirement mortality based on the Unisex Pension (1984) Table as used by the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation on the date of execution hereof.

	
13.3

	
ALLOCATION OF EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS AND FORFEITURES FOR A TOP-HEAVY PLAN YEAR.

(a)    Except as otherwise provided below, in any Plan Year in which the Plan is a Top-Heavy Plan, the Employer contributions and forfeitures allocated on behalf of any Participant who is a non-Key Employee shall not be less than the lesser of three percent (3%) of such Participant's compensation (as defined in Section 11.1(b)(2) and as limited by Section 401(a)(17) of the Code) or the largest percentage of Employer contributions and, elective deferrals (within the meaning of Section 4.1), and forfeitures as a percentage of the Key Employee's compensation (as defined in Section 11.1(b)(2) and as limited by Section 401(a)(17) of the Code), allocated on behalf of any Key Employee for that Plan Year.  This minimum allocation shall be made even though, under other Plan provisions, the Participant would not otherwise be entitled to receive an allocation or would have received a lesser allocation for the Plan Year because of insufficient Employer contributions under Section 4.3, the Participant's failure to make elective deferrals under Section 4.1 or compensation is less than a stated amount.

(b)    The minimum allocation under this Section shall not apply to any Participant who was not employed by the Employer on the last day of the Plan Year.

(c)    Elective deferrals may not be taken into account for the purpose of satisfying the minimum allocation.  However, Employer matching contributions may be taken into account for the purpose of satisfying the minimum allocation.

(d)    For purposes of the Plan, a non-Key Employee shall be any Employee or Beneficiary of such Employee, any former Employee, or Beneficiary of such former Employee, who is not or was not a Key Employee during the Plan Year ending on the determination date.

(e)    If no defined benefit plan has ever been part of a permissive or required aggregation group of plans of the Employer, the contributions and forfeitures under this step shall be offset by any allocation of contributions and forfeitures under any other defined contribution plan of the Employer with a Plan Year ending in the same calendar year as this Plan's Valuation Date.

(f)    There shall be no duplication of the minimum benefits required under Code Section 416.  Benefits shall be provided under defined contribution plans before under defined benefit plans.  If a defined benefit plan (active or terminated) is part of the permissive or required aggregation group of plans, the allocation method of subparagraph (a) above shall apply, except that "3%" shall be increased to "5%."

	
13.4

	
VESTING.  The provisions contained in Section 6.1 relating to vesting shall continue to apply in any Plan Year in which the Plan is a Top-Heavy Plan, and apply to all benefits within the meaning of Section 411(a)(7) of the Code except those attributable to Employee contributions and elective deferrals under Section 4.1 and Section 4.2, including benefits accrued before the effective date of Section 416 and benefits accrued before the Plan became a Top-Heavy Plan.

Payment of a Participant's vested Account balance under this Section shall be made in accordance with the provisions of Article Seven.

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ARTICLE XIV--   MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

	
14.1

	
PLAN DOES NOT AFFECT EMPLOYMENT.  Neither the creation of this Plan, any amendment thereto, the creation of any fund nor the payment of benefits hereunder shall be construed as giving any legal or equitable right to any Employee or Participant against the Employer, its officers or Employees, or against the Trustee.  All liabilities under this Plan shall be satisfied, if at all, only out of the Trust Fund held by the Trustee.  Participation in the Plan shall not give any Participant any right to be retained in the employ of the Employer, and the Employer hereby expressly retains the right to hire and discharge any Employee at any time with or without cause, as if the Plan had not been adopted, and any such discharged Participant shall have only such rights or interests in the Trust Fund as may be specified herein.

	
14.2

	
SUCCESSOR TO THE EMPLOYER.  In the event of the merger, consolidation, reorganization or sale of assets of the Employer, under circumstances in which a successor person, firm, or corporation shall carry on all or a substantial part of the business of the Employer, and such successor shall employ a substantial number of Employees of the Employer and shall elect to carry on the provisions of the Plan, such successor shall be substituted for the Employer under the terms and provisions of the Plan upon the filing in writing with the Trustee of its election to do so.

	
14.3

	
REPAYMENTS TO THE EMPLOYER.  Notwithstanding any provisions of this Plan to the contrary:

(a)    Any monies or other Plan assets attributable to any contribution made to this Plan by the Employer because of a mistake of fact shall be returned to the Employer within one (1) year after the date of contribution.

(b)    Any monies or other Plan assets attributable to any contribution made to this Plan by the Employer shall be refunded to the Employer, to the extent such contribution is predicated on the deductibility thereof under the Code and the income tax deduction for such contribution is disallowed.  Such amount shall be refunded within one (1) taxable year after the date of such disallowance or within one (1) year of the resolution of any judicial or administrative process with respect to the disallowance.  All Employer contributions hereunder are expressly contributed based upon such contributions' deductibility under the Code.

	
14.4

	
BENEFITS NOT ASSIGNABLE.  Except as provided in Section 414(p) of the Code with respect to "qualified domestic relations orders," or except as provided in Section 401(a)(13)(C) of the Code with respect to certain judgments and settlements, the rights of any Participant or his Beneficiary to any benefit or payment hereunder shall not be subject to voluntary or involuntary alienation or assignment.

With respect to any "qualified domestic relations order" relating to the Plan, the Plan shall permit distribution to an alternate payee under such order at any time, irrespective of whether the Participant has attained his "earliest retirement age" (within the meaning of Section 414(p)(4)(B) of the Code) under the Plan.  A distribution to an alternate payee prior to the Participant's attainment of his earliest retirement age shall, however, be available only if the order specifies distribution at that time or permits an agreement between the Plan and the alternate payee to authorize an earlier distribution.  Nothing in this paragraph shall, however, give a Participant a right to receive distribution at a time otherwise not permitted under the Plan nor does it permit the alternate payee to receive a form of payment not otherwise permitted under the Plan or under said Section 414(p) of the Code.

	
14.5

	
MERGER OF PLANS.  In the case of any merger or consolidation of this Plan with, or transfer of the assets or liabilities of the Plan to, any other plan, the terms of such merger, consolidation or transfer shall be such that each Participant would receive (in the event of termination of this Plan or its successor immediately thereafter) a benefit which is no less than what the Participant would have received in the event of termination of this Plan immediately before such merger, consolidation or transfer.

	
14.6

	
INVESTMENT EXPERIENCE NOT A FORFEITURE.  The decrease in value of any Account due to adverse investment experience shall not be considered an impermissible "forfeiture" of any vested balance.

	
14.7

	
CONSTRUCTION.  Wherever appropriate, the use of the masculine gender shall be extended to include the feminine and/or neuter or vice versa; and the singular form of words shall be extended to include the plural; and the plural shall be restricted to mean the singular.

	
14.8

	
GOVERNING DOCUMENTS.  A Participant's rights shall be determined under the terms of the Plan as in effect at the Participant's date of termination from employment, or, if later, and to the extent permitted by applicable law, as determined under the terms of the Plan.

	
14.9

	
GOVERNING LAW.  The provisions of this Plan shall be construed under the laws of the state of New York, except to the extent such laws are preempted by Federal law.

	
14.10

	
HEADINGS.  The Article headings and Section numbers are included solely for ease of reference.  If there is any conflict between such headings or numbers and the text of the Plan, the text shall control.

	
14.11

	
COUNTERPARTS.  This Plan may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original; said counterparts shall constitute but one and the same instrument, which may be sufficiently evidenced by any one counterpart.

	
14.12

	
LOCATION OF PARTICIPANT OR BENEFICIARY UNKNOWN.  In the event that all or any portion of the distribution payable to a Participant or to a Participant's Beneficiary hereunder shall, at the expiration of five (5) years after it shall become payable, remain unpaid solely by reason of the inability of the Administrator to ascertain the whereabouts of such Participant or Beneficiary, after sending a registered letter, return receipt requested, to the last known address, and after further diligent effort, the amount so distributable shall be forfeited and used to pay Plan administrative expenses and/or used to reduce future Employer contributions.  In the event a Participant or Beneficiary is located subsequent to the forfeiture of his Account balance, such Account balance shall be restored.

	
14.13

	
DISTRIBUTION TO MINOR OR LEGALLY INCAPACITATED.  In the event any benefit is payable to a minor or to a person deemed to be incompetent or to a person otherwise under legal disability, or who is by sole reason of advanced age, illness, or other physical or mental incapacity incapable of handling the disposition of his property, the Administrator, may direct the Trustee to make payment of such benefit to the minor's or legally incapacitated person's court appointed guardian, person designated in a valid power of attorney, or any other person authorized under state law.  The receipt of any such payment or distribution shall be a complete discharge of liability for Plan obligations.

19757561.4

	
 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Employer has caused this Plan to be executed on the 21st day of December, 2012.

MINERALS TECHNOLOGIES INC.

By: /s/ Thomas J. Meek   

  

 

Print Name: Thomas J. Meek   

On behalf of the Plan Committee

19757561.4

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