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Exhibit (10)(iv)  

       

  GREAT LAKES CHEMICAL CORPORATION

NONQUALIFIED DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN  

 

Effective January 1, 2004  

 
 

GREAT LAKES CHEMICAL CORPORATION
  NONQUALIFIED DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN    
    

TABLE OF CONTENTS  

	 
	 	 
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Article 1.	
 	

Definitions	
 	

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Article 2.	
 	

Eligibility and Participation	
 	

9
	2.1	 	Selection by Administrator	 	9
	2.2	 	Enrollment Requirements	 	9
	2.3	 	Commencement of Participation	 	9
	2.4	 	Termination of Participation and/or Deferrals	 	9
	

Article 3.	
 	

Credits to Accounts and Vesting	
 	

9
	3.1	 	Minimum Deferrals	 	9
	3.2	 	Maximum Deferral	 	10
	3.3	 	Deferral Elections	 	10
	3.4	 	Withholding and Crediting of Annual Deferral Amounts	 	11
	3.5	 	Crediting of Prior Plan Amount	 	11
	3.6	 	Crediting of Employer Contribution Amounts	 	11
	3.7	 	Crediting of Employer Restoration Matching Amounts	 	11
	3.8	 	Crediting of Restricted Stock Amounts	 	11
	3.9	 	Vesting	 	12
	3.10	 	Crediting/Debiting of Account Balances	 	12
	3.11	 	FICA and Other Taxes	 	14
	

Article 4.	
 	

In-Service Distributions	
 	

14
	4.1	 	Elected In-Service Distributions	 	14
	4.2	 	Other Benefits Take Precedence Over In-Service Distributions	 	15
	4.3	 	Distributions on Account of Unforeseeable Financial Emergencies	 	15
	

Article 5.	
 	

Change in Control Benefit	
 	

16
	5.1	 	Change in Control Benefit	 	16
	

Article 6.	
 	

Retirement Benefits	
 	

16
	6.1	 	Retirement Benefit	 	16
	6.2	 	Payment of Retirement Benefit	 	16
	

Article 7.	
 	

Termination Benefits	
 	

17
	7.1	 	Termination Benefit	 	17
	7.2	 	Payment of Termination Benefit	 	17
	

Article 8.	
 	

Disability Waiver and Benefits	
 	

17
	8.1	 	Disability Waiver	 	17
	8.2	 	Disability Benefit	 	17
	

Article 9.	
 	

Survivor Benefits	
 	

18
	9.1	 	Survivor Benefit	 	18
	9.2	 	Payment of Survivor Benefit	 	18
	

Article 10.	
 	

Beneficiary Designations	
 	

18
	10.1	 	Beneficiary	 	18
	10.2	 	Beneficiary Designation; Change of Beneficiary Designation; Spousal Consent	 	19
	10.3	 	Acknowledgment	 	19
	10.4	 	No Beneficiary Designation	 	19
	 	 	 	 	 

 

	10.5	 	Doubt as to Beneficiary	 	19
	10.6	 	Discharge of Obligations	 	19
	

Article 11.	
 	

Leaves of Absence	
 	

19
	11.1	 	Paid Leave of Absence	 	19
	11.2	 	Unpaid Leave of Absence	 	19
	

Article 12.	
 	

Termination and Amendment	
 	

20
	12.1	 	Termination	 	20
	12.2	 	Amendment	 	20
	12.3	 	Effect of Payment	 	21
	

Article 13.	
 	

Administration	
 	

21
	13.1	 	Administrator's Duties	 	21
	13.2	 	Administration Upon Change In Control	 	21
	13.3	 	Agents	 	21
	13.4	 	Binding Effect of Decisions	 	22
	13.5	 	Indemnification of Committee	 	22
	13.6	 	Employer Information	 	22
	

Article 14.	
 	

Other Benefits and Agreements	
 	

23
	14.1	 	Coordination with Other Benefits	 	23
	

Article 15.	
 	

Claims Procedures	
 	

23
	15.1	 	Presentation of Claim	 	23
	15.2	 	Notification of Decision	 	23
	15.3	 	Review of a Denied Claim	 	23
	15.4	 	Decision on Review	 	23
	15.5	 	Legal Action	 	23
	

Article 16.	
 	

Trust	
 	

23
	16.1	 	Establishment of the Trust	 	23
	16.2	 	Interrelationship of the Plan and the Trust	 	23
	16.3	 	Distributions From the Trust	 	23
	

Article 17.	
 	

Miscellaneous Provisions	
 	

23
	17.1	 	Status of Plan	 	23
	17.2	 	Unsecured General Creditor	 	23
	17.3	 	Source of Payments	 	23
	17.4	 	Nonassignability	 	23
	17.5	 	Not a Contract of Employment	 	23
	17.6	 	Furnishing Information	 	23
	17.7	 	Terms	 	23
	17.8	 	Captions	 	23
	17.9	 	Governing Law	 	23
	17.10	 	Notice	 	23
	 	 	 	 	 

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	17.11	 	Successors	 	23
	17.12	 	Spouse's Interest	 	23
	17.13	 	Validity	 	23
	17.14	 	Payments for the Benefit of Incompetent Persons	 	23
	17.15	 	Court Order	 	23
	17.16	 	Distribution in the Event of Taxation	 	23
	17.17	 	Deduction Limitation on Benefit Payments	 	23
	17.18	 	Insurance	 	23
	17.19	 	Legal Fees To Enforce Rights After Change in Control	 	23

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GREAT LAKES CHEMICAL CORPORATION
  NONQUALIFIED DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN
  Effective January 1, 2004    

Adoption and Purpose  

        Great Lakes Chemical Corporation, a Delaware corporation ("Company") has adopted this Great Lakes Chemical Corporation Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Plan
("Plan"), effective January 1, 2004. The purpose of the Plan is to provide specified benefits for a select group of management or highly compensated employees of the Company and/or its
participating subsidiaries (together, "Employers") who contribute materially to the continued growth, development, and future business success of the Employers. This Plan shall be unfunded for tax
purposes and for purposes of Title I of ERISA. This Plan supersedes in its entirety the Great Lakes Chemical Corporation Supplemental Savings Plan, effective January 1, 1995, as amended ("Prior
Supplemental Savings Plan"), and the Great Lakes Chemical Corporation Deferred Compensation Plan, restated as of January 1, 1997, as amended ("Prior Deferred Compensation Plan") (together, the
"Prior Plans"), for any and all participants in a Prior Plan who are actively employed by an Employer as of the effective date of this Plan. Any and all credits to such actively employed participants
under a Prior Plan as of December 31, 2003, shall be subject to the terms and conditions of this Plan, effective January 1, 2004, and shall be referred to as the "Prior Plan Amount." All
participants in a Prior Plan who are not employed by an Employer on the effective date of this Plan shall continue to be participants in such Prior Plan and shall have no rights under this Plan. 

 
 

ARTICLE 1.
  Definitions    
    

        For the purposes of this Plan, unless otherwise clearly apparent from the context, the following terms, when capitalized, shall have the following meanings: 

	1.1
	"Account"
shall mean, with respect to a Participant, a bookkeeping account established by the Administrator to record the Participant's interest in the Plan, which shall consist of
the Participant's Deferral Account, Employer Contribution Account, Employer Restoration Matching Account, Restricted Stock Account, and Restricted Stock Dividend Account. Where the context so permits,
reference to a Participant's Account shall be deemed to refer as well to his "Account Balance."

	1.2
	"Account
Balance" shall mean, with respect to a Participant, a bookkeeping credit equal to the sum of the Participant's (i) Deferral Account balance, (ii) Employer
Contribution Account balance, (iii) Employer Restoration Matching Account balance, (iv) Restricted Stock Account balance, and (v) Restricted Stock Dividend Account balance. A
Participant's Account Balance shall be a bookkeeping entry utilized solely to measure and determine the amounts to be paid with respect to the Participant pursuant to this Plan.

	1.3
	"Administrator"
shall mean that administrator of the Plan, as determined pursuant to Article 13.

	1.4
	"Annual
Deferral Amount" shall mean, with respect to a Participant, that portion of the Participant's Base Salary and Bonus that the Participant defers in accordance with
Article 3 for any one Plan Year. In the event of a Participant's Retirement, Disability (if deferrals cease in accordance with Section 8.1), death, or Termination of Employment before
the end of a Plan Year, the Annual Deferral Amount for such Plan Year shall be the amount withheld from the Participant's cash compensation before such event.

	1.5
	"Annual
Installment Method" shall mean an annual installment payment over the number of years selected by the Participant in accordance with this Plan. In calculating the amount of
the first annual installment, the Administrator shall first determine the Participant's vested Account Balance as of the close of business on of the last business day of the month in which the
Participant Retires or is deemed to have Retired in accordance with Section 8.2(c), and in calculating the amount of the remaining annual installments, the Administrator shall determine the
Participant's vested 

 

Account
Balance as of the last business day of the month in which each anniversary of the Participant's Retirement or deemed Retirement under Section 8.2(c) occurs. The Administrator shall
determine the amount of each annual installment by multiplying the vested Account Balance determined pursuant to the preceding sentence by a fraction, the numerator of which is one and the denominator
of which is the number of remaining annual installments payable to the Participant. By way of example, if the Participant elects the Annual Installment Method to be paid over a ten (10) year
period, the first payment shall be 1/10 of the vested Account Balance, calculated as described in this definition. The following year, the payment shall be 1/9 of the
vested Account Balance, calculated as described in this definition. The Restricted Stock Account shall be distributable in shares of Stock in the same manner as described above; provided, however, the
Administrator may, in its sole discretion, (i) adjust the annual installments to distribute whole shares of Stock and/or (ii) accelerate the distribution of such shares. 

	1.6
	"Base
Salary" shall mean, with respect to a Participant for a Plan Year, the annual cash compensation payable by the Employer to the Participant during the Plan Year, excluding
distributions from nonqualified deferred compensation plans, bonuses, commissions, overtime, fringe benefits, stock options, relocation expenses, incentive payments, non-monetary awards,
director fees and other fees, and automobile and other allowances (whether or not such allowances are included in the Participant's gross income); provided, however, "Base Salary" shall not be reduced
by compensation that the Employer would otherwise have paid in cash to the Participant during the Plan Year that is either (i) voluntarily deferred or contributed by the Participant pursuant to
any qualified or nonqualified plan of an Employer or (ii) excluded from the Participant's gross income under Code Section 125, 402(e)(3), 402(h), or 403(b) pursuant to a plan established
or maintained by an Employer.

	1.7
	"Beneficiary"
shall mean one or more persons, trusts, estates, or other entities designated in accordance with Article 10 entitled to receive benefits under this Plan upon the
death of a Participant.

	1.8
	"Beneficiary
Designation Form" shall mean the form established from time to time by the Administrator that a Participant must complete, sign, and return to the Administrator to
designate one or more Beneficiaries.

	1.9
	"Board"
shall mean the board of directors of the Company or the person, including a committee, to whom the Board has properly delegated authority to act.

	1.10
	"Bonus"
shall mean, with respect to a Plan Year, any compensation in addition to Base Salary payable to a Participant during such Plan Year under an Employer's annual bonus and cash
incentive plans.

	1.11
	"Cause"
shall mean, with respect to a Participant, that the Participant's Employer has involuntarily terminated his or her employment, because the Participant has willfully engaged
in gross misconduct that is materially injurious to his or her Employer or the Company. For purposes of the preceding sentence, no act or failure to act of the Participant shall be considered
"willful" unless done, or omitted to be done, by the Participant not in good faith and without reasonable belief that the action or omission was not opposed to the best interests of the Employer.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, "Cause" shall be deemed not to exist, unless there shall have been delivered to the Participant before the involuntary termination of his or her employment a copy of a
resolution of the Employer's board of directors adopted by the affirmative vote of not less than three-quarters of the entire membership of such board at a meeting of the board called and held for the
purpose of determining whether "Cause" exists (after reasonable notice to and an opportunity for Participant, together with his or her counsel, to be heard before the board), finding that in the good
faith opinion of the board the Participant was guilty of the conduct specified above. 

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	1.12
	"Change
in Control" shall mean and shall be deemed to have occurred if the conditions set forth in any one of the following subsections have been satisfied:

	(a)
	any
"person" (as such term is used in Section 13(d) and 14(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act")) other than (i) the Company,
(ii) a trustee or other fiduciary holding securities under an employee benefit plan of the Company, (iii) an underwriter temporarily holding securities pursuant to an offering of such
securities, or (iv) a corporation owned, directly or indirectly, by the shareholders of the Company in substantially the same proportions as their ownership of shares of the Company (any such
person is hereinafter referred to as a "Person"), is or becomes the "beneficial owner" (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of securities of
the Company representing more than 20% of the combined voting power of the Company's then outstanding securities (not including in the securities beneficially owned by such Person any securities
acquired directly from the Company);

	(b)
	there
is consummated a merger or consolidation of the Company with or into any other corporation, other than a merger or consolidation that would result in the holders of the voting
securities of the Company outstanding immediately prior thereto holding securities that represent, in combination with the ownership of any trustee or other fiduciary holding securities under an
employee benefit plan of the Company, immediately after such merger or consolidation, more than 70% of the combined voting power of the voting securities of either the Company or the other entity that
survives such merger or consolidation or the parent of the entity that survives such merger or consolidation;

	(c)
	the
shareholders of the Company approve any plan or proposal for the liquidation or dissolution of the Company or an agreement for the sale or disposition by the Company of all or
substantially all of the Company's assets; or

	(d)
	during
any period of two consecutive years (not including any period prior to the date of the Plan), individuals who at the beginning of such period constitute the Board and any new
director (other than a director designated by a Person who has entered into an agreement with the Company to effect a transaction described in Subsection (a), (b), or (c) above) whose election
by the Board or nomination for election by the Company's shareholders was approved by a vote of at least two-thirds (2/3) of the directors then still in office who either
were directors at the beginning of the period or whose election or nomination for election was previously so approved, cease for any reason to constitute a majority thereof. 

For
purposes of the Plan, where a Change in Control results from a series of related transactions, the Change in Control shall be deemed to have occurred on the date of the consummation of the first
such transaction. For purposes of Subsection (a) above, the shareholders of another corporation (other than the Company or a corporation described in clause (a)(iv) above) shall
be deemed to constitute a Person. The sale, transfer, or other disposition of a subsidiary of the Company shall not constitute a Change in Control giving rise to payments or benefits under the Plan. 

Notwithstanding
any other provision hereof, neither a "Change in Control" nor a "Potential Change in Control" shall be deemed to have occurred by virtue of the Company entering into any agreement with
respect to, the public announcement of, the approval by the Company's shareholders or directors of, or the consummation of, any transaction or series of integrated transactions (including any merger
or other business combination transaction) entered into in connection with, or expressly conditioned upon the occurrence of, a spin-off (such transaction or series of integrated
transactions, the "Spin-Off Transaction") immediately following which the recordholders of the common stock of the Company immediately prior to the Spin-Off Transaction
continue to have substantially the same proportionate ownership in the spun-off 

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entity
as they had in the Company immediately prior to the Spin-Off Transaction; provided that such Spin-Off Transaction (including any related merger or other business
combination transaction) has been approved by a vote of a majority of the Company's Continuing Directors (as defined below) then in office. For purposes of the Plan, a "Continuing Director" shall mean
any member of the Board who is a member of the Board as of the effective date of the Plan and any person who subsequently becomes a member of the Board, if such person's nomination for election or
election to the Board is recommended or approved by a majority of the Continuing Directors. 

	1.13
	"Change
in Control Benefit" shall have the meaning set forth in Article 5.

	1.14
	"Claimant"
shall have the meaning set forth in Section 15.1.

	1.15
	"Code"
shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as it may be amended from time to time.

	1.16
	"Committee"
shall mean the committee described in Article 13. To the extent that the Committee has properly authorized a person to act on its behalf, the term "Committee"
shall include such person.

	1.17
	"Company"
shall mean Great Lakes Chemical Corporation, a Delaware corporation, and any successor to all or substantially all of the Company's assets or business.

	1.18
	"Deduction
Limitation" shall mean the limitation on a benefit that may otherwise be distributable pursuant to the provisions of this Plan, as set forth in Section 17.17.

	1.19
	"Deferral
Account" shall mean, with respect to a Participant, (i) that portion of the Participant's Prior Plan Amount represented by the Participant's aggregate deferral
contributions described in Section 3.1 of the Prior Supplemental Savings Plan and/or the Participant's aggregate deferral contributions under the Prior Deferred Compensation Plan, as well as
any appreciation (or depreciation) specifically attributable to such deferral contributions accumulated under such Prior Plan as of December 31, 2003, plus (ii) the sum of all of the
Participant's Annual Deferral Amounts, plus (iii) amounts credited or debited to the Participant's Deferral Account in accordance with this Plan, less (iv) all distributions made to the
Participant or his or her Beneficiary pursuant to this Plan that relate to his or her Deferral Account.

	1.20
	"Disability"
or "Disabled" shall mean either (i) that the carrier of any individual or group disability insurance policy sponsored by the Participant's Employer has determined
that the Participant is disabled within the meaning of the applicable policy or (ii) the Social Security Administration has determined that the Participant is disabled within the meaning of the
Social Security Act. Upon request by the Employer, the Participant must submit proof of the carrier's or Social Security Administration's determination.

	1.21
	"Disability
Benefit" shall mean the benefit set forth in Article 8.

	1.22
	"Election
Form" shall mean the form established from time to time by the Administrator that a Participant must complete, sign, and return to the Administrator to make an election
under the Plan.

	1.23
	"Employee"
shall mean a common law employee of an Employer.

	1.24
	"Employer"
shall mean the Company and/or any subsidiary of the Company (now in existence or hereafter formed or acquired) that has been selected by the Board to participate in the
Plan and has adopted the Plan as a participating Employer. An Employer (other than the Company) shall cease to be an Employer at such time as it is no longer a subsidiary of the Company.

	1.25
	"Employer
Contribution Account" shall mean, with respect to a Participant, (i) the sum of the Participant's Employer Contribution Amounts, plus (ii) amounts credited or
debited to the 

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Participant's
Employer Contribution Account in accordance with this Plan, less (iii) all distributions made to the Participant or his or her Beneficiary pursuant to this Plan that relate to the
Participant's Employer Contribution Account. 

	1.26
	"Employer
Contribution Amount" shall mean, for any one Plan Year, the amount determined in accordance with Section 3.6.

	1.27
	"Employer
Restoration Matching Account" shall mean, with respect to a Participant, (i) that portion of the Participant's Prior Plan Amount represented by the Participant's
aggregate matching contributions described in Section 3.2 of the Prior Supplemental Savings Plan, as well as any appreciation (or depreciation) specifically attributable to such matching
contributions accumulated under the Prior Supplemental Savings Plan as of December 31, 2003, plus (ii) the sum of all of the Participant's Employer Restoration Matching Amounts, plus
(iii) amounts credited or debited to the Participant's Employer Restoration Matching Account in accordance with this Plan, less (iv) all distributions made to the Participant or his or
her Beneficiary pursuant to this Plan that relate to the Participant's Employer Restoration Matching Account.

	1.28
	"Employer
Restoration Matching Amount" shall mean, for any one Plan Year, the amount determined in accordance with Section 3.7.

	1.29
	"ERISA"
shall mean the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as it may be amended from time to time.

	1.30
	"401(k)
Plan" shall the Great Lakes Savings Plan, which was previously adopted by the Company, as it may be amended from time to time.

	1.31
	"Good
Reason" shall mean, with respect to a Participant, the following:

	(a)
	without
the Participant's express written consent, a material reduction in the Participant's duties, responsibilities, or status with the Company and its subsidiaries as in effect
immediately prior to a Change in Control or Potential Change in Control, or a change in the Participant's titles or offices (to a lesser title or office) as in effect immediately prior to a Change in
Control or Potential Change in Control, or any removal of the Participant from or any failure to reelect or reappoint the Participant to any of such positions, except in connection with termination of
the Participant's employment for Cause or by the Participant for other than Good Reason;

	(b)
	a
reduction by the Company and its subsidiaries in a Participant's base salary or perquisites as in effect immediately prior to a Change in Control or Potential Change in Control;

	(c)
	the
material reduction by the Company and its subsidiaries of the benefits provided to the Participant in any thrift, incentive, or compensation plan, or any pension, life insurance,
health and accident, or disability plan in which the Participant is participating at the time of a Change in Control or Potential Change in Control (or plans providing the Participant with
substantially similar benefits), or the taking of any action by the Company and/or its subsidiaries that would adversely affect the Participant's participation in or materially reduce the
Participant's benefits under any of such plans or deprive the Participant of any material fringe benefit enjoyed by the Participant at the time of the Change in Control or Potential Change in Control,
unless such reduction or action is generally applicable to all employees of the Company or the relevant subsidiary; or

	(d)
	the
Company and its subsidiaries require the Participant regularly to perform the duties of his or her employment beyond a fifty mile radius from the location of the Participant's
employment immediately prior to the Change in Control or Potential Change in Control; 

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provided,
however, that: (i) any termination of employment by a Participant shall not be considered a termination for Good Reason if such termination occurs after the Participant has been
absent from work for a continuous period of at least six (6) months as a result of the Participant's incapacity due to physical or mental illness ("Disability Period") and occurs while the
Participant is receiving benefits under the Company's (or any subsidiary's) long-term disability plan (if such benefits are at least as favorable to the Participant as those available
under the Company's (or such subsidiary's) long-term disability plan in effect immediately prior to the Change in Control or Potential Change in Control); and (ii) if the
Participant returns to work following a Disability Period, clause (i) above shall not apply in determining whether Good Reason exists following such return. 

	1.32
	"In-Service
Distribution" shall mean the distribution described in Section 4.1.

	1.33
	"Measurement
Fund" shall mean a fund selected by the Administrator pursuant to Section 3.10 that is used to measure the additional credits and debits to be allocated to a
Participant's Accounts, as provided in Section 3.10.

	1.34
	"Participant"
shall mean any Employee (i) who is selected by the Board to participate in the Plan, (ii) who submits a completed and executed Plan Agreement, Election
Form, and Beneficiary Designation Form, all of which are accepted by the Administrator, (iii) whose Plan Agreement has not terminated, and (iv) whose entire vested Account Balance has
not been distributed or forfeited. A spouse or former spouse of a Participant shall not be treated as a Participant or have an account balance under the Plan, even if he or she has an interest in the
Participant's benefits under the Plan as a result of applicable law or property settlements resulting from legal separation or divorce.

	1.35
	"Plan"
shall mean the Great Lakes Chemical Corporation Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Plan, as set out in this instrument, as amended from time to time, and each Plan Agreement,
as amended from time to time.

	1.36
	"Plan
Agreement" shall mean a written agreement, amended from time to time, which is entered into by and between an Employer and a Participant. Each Plan Agreement executed by a
Participant and the Participant's Employer shall provide for the entire benefit to which such Participant is entitled under the Plan. Should there be more than one Plan Agreement, the Plan Agreement
bearing the latest date of acceptance by the Employer shall supersede all previous Plan Agreements in their entirety and shall govern such entitlement. The terms of any Plan Agreement may be different
for any Participant, and any Plan Agreement may provide additional benefits not set forth in the Plan or limit the benefits otherwise provided under the Plan; provided, however, that any such
additional benefits or benefit limitations must be agreed to by both the Employer and the Participant. As part of each Plan Agreement, a Participant shall agree to be bound by the terms and conditions
of the Plan.

	1.37
	"Plan
Year" shall mean a period beginning on January 1 of each calendar year and continuing through December 31 of such calendar year. The first Plan Year shall begin
January 1, 2004.

	1.38
	"Potential
Change in Control" shall mean and shall be deemed to have occurred if the conditions set forth in any one of the following subsections have been satisfied:

	(a)
	any
Person (as defined in Section 1.12) is or becomes the beneficial owner, directly or indirectly, of 10% or more of the outstanding common stock of the Company unless such
Person has reported or is required to report such ownership on Schedule 13G under the Exchange Act (or any comparable or successor report) or on Schedule 13D under the Exchange Act (or
any comparable or successor report), which Schedule 13D does not state any intention to or reserve the right to control or influence the management or policies of the Company or engage in any
of the actions specified in Item 4 of such Schedule (other than the 

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disposition
of the common stock) so long as such Person neither reports nor is required to report such ownership other than as described in this clause; or 

	(b)
	the
Company enters into an agreement, the consummation of which would result in the occurrence of a Change in Control; or

	(c)
	any
Person (as defined in Section 1.12) publicly announces an intention to take or to consider taking actions which, if consummated, would constitute or result in a Change in
Control; or

	(d)
	any
Person (as defined in Section 1.12) commences a solicitation (as defined in Rule 14a-1 of the Exchange Act) of proxies or consents which has the purpose
of effecting or would (if successful) result in a Change in Control; or

	(e)
	a
tender or exchange offer for at least 10% of the outstanding voting securities of the Company, made by a Person (as defined in Section 1.12), is first published or sent or
given (within the meaning of Rule 14d-2(a) of the Exchange Act).

	1.39
	"Prior
Deferred Compensation Plan" shall mean the Great Lakes Chemical Corporation Deferred Compensation Plan, restated as of January 1, 1997, as amended.

	1.40
	"Prior
Plan" shall mean the Prior Deferred Compensation Plan or the Prior Supplemental Savings Plan.

	1.41
	"Prior
Plan Amount" shall mean the amount determined in accordance with Section 3.5.

	1.42
	"Prior
Supplemental Savings Plan" shall mean the Great Lakes Chemical Corporation Supplemental Savings Plan, effective January 1, 1995, as amended.

	1.43
	"Quarterly
Installment Method" shall mean a quarterly installment payment over the number of years selected by the Participant or Administrator, as applicable, in accordance with
this Plan. In calculating the amount of the first quarterly installment, the Administrator shall first determine the Participant's vested Account Balance as of the close of business on the last
business day of the month in which the Participant Retires, is deemed to have Retired in accordance with Section 8.2(c), or experiences a Termination of Employment. In calculating the amount of
the remaining quarterly installments, the Administrator shall first determine the Participant's vested Account Balance as of the close of business on the last business day of the month in each
following calendar quarter corresponding to the month in which the Participant Retired, was deemed to have Retired in accordance with Section 8.2(c), or experienced a Termination of Employment.
For example, if a Participant Retires on February 10, his or her vested Account Balance for the first quarterly installment shall be determined as of the last business day in February; his or
her vested Account Balance for the second quarterly installment shall be determined as of the last business day in May; his or her vested Account Balance for the third quarterly installment shall be
determined as of the last business day in August; and his or her vested Account Balance for the fourth quarterly installment shall be determined as of the last business day in November. Each quarterly
installment shall be calculated by multiplying the vested Account Balance determined pursuant to the preceding provisions by a fraction, the numerator of which is one and the denominator of which is
the remaining number of quarterly installments payable to the Participant. By way of example, if the Participant elects the Quarterly Installment Method to be paid over a ten (10) year period,
the first payment shall be 1/40 of the Participant's vested Account Balance, calculated as provided above. The following quarter, the payment shall be 1/39 of the
Participant's vested Account Balance, calculated as provided above. The Restricted Stock Account shall be distributable in shares of Stock in the same manner as described above; provided, however, the
Administrator may, in its sole discretion, (i) adjust the quarterly installments to avoid the distribution of fractional shares of Stock and/or (ii) accelerate the distribution of such
shares of Stock. 

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	1.44
	"Restricted
Stock" shall mean rights to receive unvested shares of restricted stock selected by the Administrator in its sole discretion and awarded to the Participant under any
Great Lakes Chemical Corporation stock incentive plan.

	1.45
	"Restricted
Stock Account" shall mean, with respect to a Participant, the sum of (i) the number of shares of Restricted Stock deferred by the Participant as a result of all
Restricted Stock Amounts, less (ii) the number of shares of Stock previously distributed to the Participant or his or her Beneficiary pursuant to this Plan, subject in each case to any
additional adjustments to the number of such shares determined by the Administrator pursuant to Section 3.10.

	1.46
	"Restricted
Stock Amount" shall mean, with respect to a Participant for any one Plan Year, the Restricted Stock shares deferred in accordance with Section 3.8 of this Plan. In
the event of a Participant's Retirement, Disability (if deferrals cease in accordance with Section 8.1), death, or a Termination of Employment prior to the end of a Plan Year, the Restricted
Stock Amount for such Plan Year shall be the actual amount deferred prior to such event.

	1.47
	"Restricted
Stock Dividend Account" shall mean the sum of (i) the dividend amounts credited to the Restricted Stock Dividend Account pursuant to Subsection 3.10(c), plus
(ii) amounts credited or debited to the Participant's Restricted Stock Dividend Account pursuant to this Plan, less (iii) all distributions made to the Participant or his or her
Beneficiary pursuant to this Plan that relate to the Participant's Restricted Stock Dividend Account.

	1.48
	"Retirement",
"Retire" or "Retired" shall mean severance from employment from all Employers on or after the earlier of the attainment of (i) age sixty-five
(65) or (ii) age fifty-five (55) with five (5) Years of Service, for any reason other than a leave of absence, death, or Disability.

	1.49
	"Retirement
Benefit" shall mean the benefit set forth in Article 6.

	1.50
	"Stock"
shall mean Great Lakes Chemical Corporation common stock, $1.00 par value, or any other equity securities of the Company designated by the Administrator.

	1.51
	"Survivor
Benefit" shall mean the benefit set forth in Article 9.

	1.52
	"Termination
Benefit" shall mean the benefit set forth in Article 7.

	1.53
	"Termination
of Employment" shall mean the severing of employment with all Employers, voluntarily or involuntarily, for any reason other than Retirement, Disability, death, or an
authorized leave of absence.

	1.54
	"Trust"
shall mean one or more trusts established by the Company in accordance with Article 16.

	1.55
	"Unforeseeable
Financial Emergency" shall mean an unanticipated emergency that is caused by an event beyond the control of the Participant that would result in severe financial
hardship to the Participant resulting from (i) a sudden and unexpected illness or accident of the Participant or a dependent of the Participant, (ii) a loss of the Participant's property
due to casualty, or (iii) such other extraordinary and unforeseeable circumstances arising as a result of events beyond the control of the Participant, all as determined in the sole discretion
of the Administrator.

	1.56
	"Years
of Service" shall mean the total number of full years in which a Participant has been employed by one or more Employers. For purposes of this definition, a year of employment
shall be a 365 day period (or 366 day period in the case of a leap year) that, for the first year of employment, commences on the Employee's date of hiring and that, for any subsequent
year, commences on an anniversary of that hiring date. 

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ARTICLE 2.
  Eligibility and Participation    
    

	2.1
	Selection by Administrator.    Participation in the Plan shall be limited to a select group of management and/or highly
compensated Employees, as determined by the Administrator in its sole discretion. From that group, the Administrator shall select, in its sole discretion, Employees to participate in the Plan.

	2.2
	Enrollment Requirements.    As a condition of participation, each selected Employee must complete, execute, and return to the
Administrator a Plan Agreement, an Election Form, and a Beneficiary Designation Form, all within thirty (30) days after receiving notice that he or she has been selected to participate in the
Plan. In addition, the Administrator shall establish from time to time such other enrollment requirements as it determines in its sole discretion are necessary or appropriate.

	2.3
	Commencement of Participation.    An Employee shall commence participation in the Plan on the later of (i) the date on
which he or she is first eligible to participate, as determined by the Administrator, or (ii) the first day of the month following the month in which the Employee completes all enrollment
requirements set forth in this Plan and/or required by the Administrator, including returning all required documents to the Administrator within the specified time period. If an Employee fails to meet
all enrollment requirements, including the requirements specified in Section 2.2, within the period required, that Employee shall not be eligible to participate in the Plan until the first day
of the Plan Year following the delivery to and acceptance by the Administrator of the required documents.

	2.4
	Termination of Participation and/or Deferrals.    If the Administrator determines in good faith that an actively employed
Participant no longer qualifies as a member of a select group of management or highly compensated employees, as membership in such group is determined in accordance with Sections 201(2), 301(a)(3),
and 401(a)(1) of ERISA, the Administrator shall have the right, in its sole discretion, to (i) terminate any deferral election that the Participant has made for the remainder of the Plan Year
in which the Participant's membership status changes, (ii) prevent the Participant from making future deferral elections, and/or (iii) terminate the Participant's participation in the
Plan and cause the prompt distribution of the Participant's then vested Account Balance as a Termination Benefit. Unless a Participant's participation terminates earlier under the preceding provisions
of this Section or another provision of the Plan, a Participant shall cease to be such upon the distribution or forfeiture of his or her entire Account Balance. 

 
 

ARTICLE 3.
  Credits to Accounts and Vesting    
    

	3.1
	Minimum Deferrals. 
	(a)
	Annual Deferral Amount.    For each Plan Year, a Participant may elect to defer, as his or her Annual Deferral Amount, Base
Salary and/or Bonus in the following minimum amounts for each deferral elected: 

	Deferral
	 	Minimum Amount

	Base Salary and/or Bonus	 	$	5,000 aggregate

If
an election is made for less than the stated minimum amounts, or if no election is made, the amount deferred shall be zero. 

	(b)
	Restricted Stock Amount.    For each grant of Restricted Stock, a Participant may elect to defer, as his or her Restricted
Stock Amount, Restricted Stock in the following minimum percentage: 

	Deferral
	 	Minimum Percentage
	 
	Restricted Stock	 	0	%

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        If
no election is made, the percentage deferred shall be zero. 

	(c)
	Short Plan Year.    Notwithstanding the foregoing, if a Participant first becomes a Participant after the first day of a Plan
Year, the minimum Annual Deferral Amount shall be an amount equal to the minimum set forth above, multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of complete months remaining in the
Plan Year and the denominator of which is 12.

	3.2
	Maximum Deferral.
	(a)
	Annual Deferral Amount.    For each Plan Year, a Participant may elect to defer, as his or her Annual Deferral Amount, Base
Salary and/or Bonus up to the following maximum percentages for each deferral elected: 

	Deferral
	 	Maximum Percentage
	 
	Base Salary	 	75	%
	Bonus	 	100	%

	(b)
	Restricted Stock Amount.    For each grant of Restricted Stock, a Participant may elect to defer, as his or her Restricted
Stock Amount, Restricted Stock in the following maximum percentage: 

	Deferral
	 	Maximum Percentage
	 
	Restricted Stock	 	100	%

	(c)
	Short Plan Year.    Notwithstanding the foregoing, if a Participant first becomes a Participant after the first day of a Plan
Year, the maximum Annual Deferral Amount (i) with respect to Base Salary shall be limited to the amount of compensation not yet earned by the Participant as of the date the Participant submits
a Plan Agreement and Election Form to the Administrator for acceptance, and (ii) with respect to Bonus, shall be limited to those amounts deemed eligible for deferral, in the sole discretion of
the Administrator.

	3.3
	Deferral Elections. 
	(a)
	First Plan Year.    In connection with a Participant's commencement of participation in the Plan, the Participant shall make
a deferral election for the Plan Year in which the Participant commences participation in the Plan, along with such other elections as the Administrator deems necessary or desirable under the Plan.
For an election to be valid, the Election Form must be completed and signed by the Participant, timely delivered to the Administrator (in accordance with Section 2.2 above), and accepted by the
Administrator.

	(b)
	Subsequent Plan Years.    For each succeeding Plan Year, the Participant shall make a deferral election for that Plan Year,
and such other elections as the Administrator deems necessary or desirable under the Plan, by timely delivering a new Election Form to the Administrator, in accordance with its rules and procedures,
before the end of the Plan Year preceding the Plan Year for which the election is made. If a Election Form is not timely delivered for a Plan Year, the Annual Deferral Amount shall be zero for that
Plan Year.

	(c)
	Restricted Stock Deferral.    For an election to defer Restricted Stock to be valid, (i) a separate Election Form must
be completed and signed by the Participant with respect to such Restricted Stock, and (ii) such Election Form must be timely delivered to the Administrator and accepted by the Administrator at
least six (6) months prior to the date on which such Restricted Stock vests under the terms of the Great Lakes Chemical Corporation stock incentive plan.

	(d)
	Revocation of Deferral Election.    Except as expressly provided in this Subsection, a Participant may not change a deferral
election with respect to a Plan Year after the beginning of that Plan Year. Notwithstanding the preceding provisions of this Section, to the extent required by applicable law, a Participant shall be
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prospectively
at any time by providing written notice of revocation to his or her Employer, in which case the revocation shall become effective as soon as administratively feasible after the Employer
receives such notice. If a Participant revokes a deferral election pursuant to this Subsection, the Participant shall not be entitled to further Deferral Amounts, Employer Contribution Amounts,
Employer Restoration Matching Amounts, or Restricted Stock Amounts for the remainder of the Plan Year or the following Plan Year. 

	3.4
	Withholding and Crediting of Annual Deferral Amounts.    For each Plan Year, the Base Salary portion of the Annual Deferral
Amount shall be withheld from each regularly scheduled Base Salary payroll in equal amounts, as adjusted from time to time for increases and decreases in Base Salary. The portion of the Annual
Deferral Amount attributable to Bonus shall be withheld at the time the Bonus is or otherwise would have been paid to the Participant. Annual Deferral Amounts shall be credited to a Participant's
Deferral Account at the time such amounts would otherwise have been paid to the Participant.

	3.5
	Crediting of Prior Plan Amount.    Only Participants who participated in a Prior Plan and who are active Employees on
January 1, 2004, shall have Prior Plan Amounts. The Prior Plan Amount of any such Participant shall be equal to the Participant's "account" under the Prior Plans as of December 31, 2003.
The Prior Plan Amount shall be composed of elective deferrals and employee contributions accumulated under the Prior Plans, which shall retain their character as elective deferrals and employer
contributions under this Plan. A Participant's Prior Plan Amount shall be credited to his or her Deferral Account and Employer Restoration Matching Account, as applicable, under this Plan as of the
effective date of this Plan and shall be subject to the terms and conditions of this Plan. Any Participant with a Prior Plan Account shall have no right to demand distribution of such amounts other
than as specifically provided for herein. Within 180 days after the effective date of this Plan, the Administrator shall provide each Participant with a written notice stating the Participant's
Prior Plan Amount, if any. Unless the Participant objects in writing to the Administrator's determination of such Prior Plan Amount within sixty (60) days after receiving such notice, the
Administrator's determination of such amount shall be conclusive.

	3.6
	Crediting of Employer Contribution Amounts.    For each Plan Year, an Employer, in its sole discretion, may credit any amount
that it chooses to the Employer Contribution Account of any Participant that it employs, which amount shall be the Employer Contribution Amount with respect to Participant for that Plan Year. The
amount so credited to a Participant may be smaller or larger than the amount credited to any other Participant, and the amount credited to any Participant for a Plan Year may be zero, even though one
or more other Participants receive an Employer Contribution Amount for that Plan Year. The Employer Contribution Amount for a Plan Year, if any, shall be credited to the Participant's Employer
Contribution Account as of a date or dates during that Plan Year specified by the Employer, in its sole discretion.

	3.7
	Crediting of Employer Restoration Matching Amounts.    A Participant's Employer Restoration Matching Amount for any Plan Year
shall be equal to the matching contributions that his or her Employer would have made to the 401(k) Plan with respect to the Participant on the amount of Base Salary deferred pursuant to this Plan for
such Plan Year had such Base Salary deferral been contributed to the 401(k) Plan instead. The Employer Restoration Matching Amount for a Plan Year shall be credited to the Participant's Employer
Matching Restoration Account as of the last day of the Plan Year.

	3.8
	Crediting of Restricted Stock Amounts.    Subject to any terms and conditions imposed by the Administrator, a Participant may
elect to defer Restricted Stock pursuant to the Plan. The portion of any Restricted Stock deferral shall, at the time the Restricted Stock would otherwise vest under the terms of the Great Lakes
Chemical Corporation stock incentive plan but for the election to defer, be credited to the Participant's Restricted Stock Account and reflected on the books of the Company as an unfunded, unsecured
promise to deliver to the Participant a specific number of shares of Stock in the future. The amount credited to a Participant's Restricted Stock Account 

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during
a Plan Year pursuant to this Section shall be his or her Restricted Stock Amount for the Plan Year. 

	3.9
	Vesting. 
	(a)
	A
Participant shall at all times be 100% vested in his or her Deferral Account, Restricted Stock Account, and Restricted Stock Dividend Account.

	(b)
	A
Participant shall be vested in his or her Employer Contribution Account in accordance with the vesting schedule set forth in his or her Plan Agreement. If not addressed in the Plan
Agreement, a Participant shall vest in his or her Employer Contribution Account in the same manner as the Participant vests in his or her Employer Restoration Matching Account.

	(c)
	A
Participant shall be vested in his or her Employer Restoration Matching Account only to the extent that the Participant would be vested in such amounts under the provisions of the
401(k) Plan, as determined by the Administrator in its sole discretion.

	(d)
	Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary contained in this Section 3.9, in the event of a Change in Control, or upon a Participant's Retirement or Disability or death while
employed by an Employer, the Participant's Employer Contribution Account and Employer Restoration Matching Account shall immediately become 100% vested (if not already vested in accordance with the
above vesting schedules).

	(e)
	Notwithstanding
Subsection (d) above, the vesting schedule for a Participant's Employer Contribution Account and Employer Restoration Matching Account shall not be accelerated
upon a Change in Control to the extent that the Administrator determines that such acceleration would cause the deduction limitations of Code Section 280G to become effective. In the event that
all of a Participant's Employer Contribution Account and/or Employer Restoration Matching Account is not vested pursuant to such a determination, the Participant may request independent verification
of the Administrator's calculations with respect to the application of Section 280G. In such case, the Administrator must provide to the Participant within ninety (90) days of such a
request an opinion from a nationally recognized accounting firm selected by the Participant ("Accounting Firm"). The opinion shall state the Accounting Firm's opinion that any limitation in the vested
percentage hereunder is necessary to avoid the limits of Section 280G and contain supporting calculations. The cost of such opinion shall be paid for by the Employer.

	(f)
	Subsection
(e) shall not prevent the acceleration of the vesting schedule applicable to a Participant's Employer Contribution Account and/or Employer Restoration Matching
Account, if such Participant is entitled to a "gross-up" payment to eliminate the effect of the Code Section 4999 excise tax pursuant to his or her employment agreement or other
agreement with the Employer.

	(g)
	If
a Participant's employment with all Employers terminates for any reason before his or her Account becomes fully vested, the non-Vested portion of the Participant's
Account shall be forfeited as of the date of such termination.

	3.10
	Crediting/Debiting of Account Balances.    In accordance with, and subject to, the rules and procedures that are established
from time to time by the Administrator, in its sole discretion, amounts shall be credited or debited to a Participant's Account in accordance with the following rules:

	(a)
	Measurement Funds.    The Administrator shall select one or more Measurement Funds to be available for determining additional
credits and debits to be allocated to a Participant's Account (except for his or her Restricted Stock Account). As it deems appropriate, the Administrator may discontinue, substitute, or add a
Measurement Fund. Each such action shall take effect as of the first day of the first calendar quarter that begins at least thirty (30) days after the day on which the Administrator gives
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such
change, unless the Administrator determines, in its discretion, that a delay in the effective date of such action would be inappropriate. The Administrator shall have no fiduciary duty to
Participants in selecting, discontinuing, substituting, or adding Measurement Funds. 

	(b)
	Election of Measurement Funds.    Each Participant may elect one or more of the Measurement Funds to be used for the purpose
of crediting or debiting additional amounts to the portion of his or her Account not consisting of the Restricted Stock Account. In connection with his or her initial deferral election in accordance
with Section 3.3(a), each Participant shall elect, on the Election Form, one or more Measurement Funds. If a Participant does not elect any of the available Measurement Funds, the
lowest-risk Measurement Fund, as determined by the Administrator, shall be used to determine additional credits and debits to the Participant's Account (other than his or her Restricted
Stock Account). A Participant may elect, by submitting an Election Form to the Administrator that is accepted by the Administrator, to add or delete one or more Measurement Funds, and/or to change the
portion of his or her Account Balance allocated to each previously or newly elected Measurement Fund. If an election is made in accordance with the previous sentence, it shall apply as of the first
business day deemed reasonably practicable by the Administrator and shall continue thereafter for each subsequent day in which the Participant participates in the Plan, unless changed in accordance
with the previous sentence.

	(c)
	Credits to Restricted Stock Dividend Account. 

A
Participant's Restricted Stock Account shall be credited only with that Participant's Restricted Stock Amounts; provided, however, the number of shares of Stock credited to each Participant's
Restricted Stock Account may be adjusted by the Administrator, as it deems appropriate, to prevent any reorganization, reclassification, stock split, or other unusual corporate transaction or event
that affects the value of the Stock from decreasing or increasing Participants' rights with respect to their Restricted Stock Accounts. Any stock dividends, cash dividends, or other
non-stock dividends that would have been payable on the Stock credited to a Participant's Restricted Stock Account shall be credited to such Participant's Restricted Stock Dividend
Account. The amount credited to the Participant's Restricted Stock Dividend Account with respect to a stock dividend shall be equal to (i) the number of shares of Stock credited to the
Participant's Restricted Stock Account as of the payment date for such dividend, multiplied by (ii) the number of additional shares of Stock paid as a dividend with respect to each share of
Stock, divided by (iii) the fair market value of a share of Stock on the payment date for the dividend, as determined by the Administrator. The amount credited to the Participant's Restricted
Stock Dividend Account with respect to a cash or other non-stock dividend shall be equal to (i) the number of shares of Stock credited to the Participant's Restricted Stock Account
as of the payment date for such dividend, multiplied by (ii) the fair market value of the dividend on each share of Stock. 

	(d)
	Proportionate Allocation.    In making any election described in Subsection (b) above, the Participant shall specify
on the Election Form, in increments of one percent (1%), the percentage of his or her Account (other that the Restricted Stock Account) to be allocated to a Measurement Fund (as if the Participant
were making an investment in that Measurement Fund with that portion of his or her Account Balance).

	(e)
	Crediting or Debiting Method.    The performance of each Measurement Fund (either positive or negative) shall be determined
by the Administrator, in its sole discretion, on a daily basis. The Administrator shall cause each Participant's Account to be credited or debited on a daily basis to reflect the earnings that would
have been allocated to the Account, if it had been invested in the Measurement Funds in the same proportions as the Account is allocated to such Measurement Funds. In making determinations pursuant to
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Administrator
is permitted to follow such procedures and make such approximations as it deems appropriate. 

	(f)
	No Actual Investment.    Notwithstanding any other provision of this Plan that may be interpreted to the contrary, the
Measurement Funds are to be used for measurement purposes only, and a Participant's election of any such Measurement Fund, the allocation of his or her Account Balance thereto, the calculation of
additional amounts, and the crediting or debiting of such amounts to a Participant's Account Balance shall not be considered or construed in any manner as an actual investment of the Participant or
his or her Account Balance in any Measurement Fund. In the event that an Employer or the trustee of the Trust, in its own discretion, decides to invest funds in any or all of the investments on which
the Measurement Funds are based, no Participant shall have any rights in or to such investments themselves. Without limiting the foregoing, a Participant's Account Balance shall at all times be a
bookkeeping entry only and shall not represent any investment made on his or her behalf by the Company, his or her Employer, or the Trust.

	3.11
	FICA and Other Taxes. 
	(a)
	Annual Deferral Amounts.    For each Plan Year in which an Annual Deferral Amount is withheld from a Participant's
compensation, the Participant's Employer shall withhold from that portion of the Participant's Base Salary and/or Bonus that is not being deferred, in a manner determined by the Employer, the
Participant's share of FICA and other employment taxes on such Annual Deferral Amount. If necessary, the Administrator may reduce the Annual Deferral Amount to comply with applicable withholding
requirements.

	(b)
	Employer Restoration Matching Account and Employer Contribution Account.    When a Participant becomes vested in a portion of
his or her Employer Restoration Matching Account and/or Employer Contribution Account, the Participant's Employer shall withhold from the Participant's Base Salary and/or Bonus that is not deferred,
in a manner determined by the Employer, the Participant's share of FICA and other employment taxes on such Employer Restoration Matching Amount and/or Employer Contribution Amount. If necessary, the
Administrator may reduce the vested portion of the Participant's Employer Restoration Matching Account and/or Employer Contribution Account, as applicable, to comply with applicable withholding
requirements.

	(c)
	Restricted Stock Amounts.    For each Plan Year in which a Restricted Stock Amount is first credited to a Participant's
Restricted Stock Account, the Participant's Employer shall withhold from that portion of the Participant's Base Salary and/or Bonus that is not being deferred, in a manner determined by the Employer,
the Participant's share of FICA and other employment taxes on such Restricted Stock Amount. If necessary, the Administrator may reduce the Restricted Stock Amount to comply with applicable withholding
requirements.

	(d)
	Withholding from Distributions.    The Participant's Employer, or the trustee of the Trust, shall withhold from any payments
made with respect to a Participant under this Plan, all federal, state, and local income, employment, and other taxes required to be withheld by the Employer, or the trustee of the Trust, in
connection with such payments, in amounts and in a manner to be determined in the sole discretion of the Employer and the trustee of the Trust. 

 
 

ARTICLE 4.
  In-Service Distributions    
    

	4.1
	Elected In-Service Distributions.    In connection with each deferral election for a Plan Year, a Participant may
irrevocably elect to receive an In-Service Distribution as permitted under this Section with respect to all or a portion of (i) the Annual Deferral Amount for such Plan Year,
(ii) the Employer Contribution Amount for such Plan Year, and (iii) the Employer Restoration Matching Amount for such Plan Year. The In-Service Distribution shall be a lump
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an
amount that is equal to the portion of such Annual Deferral Amount, the vested portion of such Employer Contribution Amount, and the vested portion of such Employer Restoration Matching Amount that
the Participant elected to have distributed as an In-Service Distribution, plus amounts credited or debited in the manner provided in Section 3.10 with respect to that amount,
calculated as of the close of business on the last day of the Plan Year preceding the Plan Year in which the distribution is made. Each In-Service Distribution elected shall be paid to the
Participant during a sixty (60) day period commencing immediately after the first day of any Plan Year designated by the Participant, which Plan Year must be at least three Plan Years after the
end of the Plan Year in which the Annual Deferral Amount is deferred, or the Employer Contribution Amount or Employer Restoration Matching Amount is credited to the Participant's Account. By way of
example, if in connection with his or her election to defer for 2004, a Participant elects an In-Service Distribution in 2008 for Annual Deferral Amounts deferred in the Plan Year
commencing January 1, 2004, the In-Service Distribution would become payable during a sixty (60) day period commencing January 1, 2008. Notwithstanding the preceding
provisions, the Administrator shall, in its sole discretion, adjust the amount distributable as an In-Service Distribution, if any portion of the Employer Contribution Amount or Employer
Restoration Matching Amount is not vested on the date of the In-Service Distribution. 

	4.2
	Other Benefits Take Precedence Over In-Service Distributions.    Should an event occur that triggers a benefit
under Article 5, 6, 7, 8, or 9, any Annual Deferral Amount, Employer Contribution Amount, and/or Employer Restoration Matching Amount, plus amounts credited or debited thereon, that is subject
to an In-Service Distribution election under Section 4.1 shall not be paid in accordance with Section 4.1, but shall be paid in accordance with the other applicable Article.

	4.3
	Distributions on Account of Unforeseeable Financial Emergencies. 
	(a)
	If
a Participant experiences an Unforeseeable Financial Emergency, the Participant may petition the Administrator to suspend deferrals of Base Salary, Bonus, and Restricted Stock
required to be made by such Participant, to the extent deemed necessary by the Administrator to satisfy the Unforeseeable Financial Emergency. If suspension of deferrals is not sufficient to satisfy
the Participant's Unforeseeable Financial Emergency, the Participant may further petition the Administrator to receive a partial or full distribution of his Account Balance. The Participant shall
receive a distribution from the Plan only to the extent that the Administrator deems such distribution necessary to satisfy the Participant's Unforeseeable Financial Emergency.

	(b)
	The
distribution to a Participant pursuant to Subsection (a) shall not exceed the lesser of (i) the Participant's vested Account Balance, excluding the portion of the
Account Balance attributable to the Restricted Stock Account, calculated as of the close of business on or around the date on which the amount becomes payable, as determined by the Administrator in
its sole discretion, or (ii) the amount reasonably needed to satisfy the Unforeseeable Financial Emergency. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a Participant may not receive a distribution under the
Plan to the extent that the Unforeseeable Financial Emergency is or may be relieved (i) through reimbursement or compensation by insurance or otherwise, (ii) by liquidation of the
Participant's assets, to the extent the liquidation of such assets would not itself cause severe financial hardship or (iii) by suspension of deferrals under this Plan.

	(c)
	If
the Administrator, in its sole discretion, approves a Participant's petition for suspension, the Participant's deferrals under this Plan shall be suspended as of the date of such
approval. If the Administrator, in its sole discretion, approves a Participant's petition for suspension and distribution, the Participant's deferrals under this Plan shall be suspended as of the date
of such approval, and the Participant shall receive a distribution under the Plan within sixty (60) days of the date of such approval. 

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ARTICLE 5.
  Change in Control Benefit    
    

	5.1
	Change in Control Benefit.    If a Change in Control or a Potential Change in Control occurs prior to the Participant's
Termination of Employment, Retirement, death, or Disability, and within three years following such Change of Control or within three months following such Potential Change in Control, the
Participant's employment is terminated involuntarily for a reason other than Cause, or the Participant terminates his employment voluntarily for Good Reason, the Participant's Account Balance shall be
distributed to him as a lump sum payment within sixty (60) days after his termination of employment. For purposes of determining the amount of the Participant's Change in Control Benefit, the
Participant's Account Balance shall be determined as of the last business day of the month in which his or her employment terminates. 

 
 

ARTICLE 6.
  Retirement Benefits    
    

	6.1
	Retirement Benefit.    If Participant Retires, his or her Account Balance shall be distributed as provided in
Section 6.2.

	6.2
	Payment of Retirement Benefit.    A Participant, in connection with his or her commencement of participation in the Plan,
shall elect on an Election Form to receive his or her Retirement Benefit in one of the following forms: (i) a lump sum, (ii) pursuant to the Quarterly Installment Method over a period of
up to 15 years, or (iii) pursuant to the Annual Installment Method over a period of up to 15 years. The Participant may change his or her election to an allowable alternative
payout period by submitting a new Election Form to the Administrator, provided that any such Election Form is submitted to and accepted by the Administrator in its sole discretion at least
twenty-four (24) months prior to the Participant's Retirement. The Election Form most recently accepted by the Administrator shall govern the payout of the Retirement Benefit. If a
Participant does not make any election with respect to the payment of his or her Retirement Benefit, then such benefit shall be payable in a lump sum. The amount of the lump sum payment or first
installment payment shall be based on the value of the Participant's Account Balance as of the last business day of the month in which the Participant Retires. Distribution of the Participant's
Account Balance shall be made (if payable in a lump sum) or begin (if payable in installments), no later than sixty (60) days after the Participant Retires. If the Participant chooses the
Quarterly Installment Method, remaining quarterly installments shall be paid on or around the same date (as the date of the first installment) of the corresponding month in each following calendar
quarter of the payout period. If the Participant chooses the Annual Installment Method, remaining annual installments, if any, shall be paid on or around each anniversary of the original payment date
in each following calendar year of the payout period. If a Participant dies before receiving his or her entire Account Balance, the remainder of the Participant's Account Balance shall be distributed
to his or her Beneficiary as provided in Article 9. 

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   ARTICLE 7.
  Termination Benefits  

	7.1
	Termination Benefit.    If Participant experiences a Termination of Employment, his or her vested Account Balance shall be
distributed as provided in Section 7.2.

	7.2
	Payment of Termination Benefit.    A Participant's Termination Benefit shall be paid to the Participant in a lump sum,
provided, however, if the Participant's vested Account Balance, as of the date on which the Participant experiences the Termination of Employment, is equal to or greater than twenty-five
thousand dollars ($25,000), the Administrator may, in its sole discretion, cause the Termination Benefit to be paid pursuant to the Quarterly Installment Method over a period of up to five
(5) years. The amount of the lump sum payment or first installment payment shall be based on the Participant's vested Account Balance, determined as of the last business day of the month in
which the Participant incurred a Termination of Employment. The lump sum payment shall be made, or installment payments shall commence, no later than sixty (60) days after the date on which the
Participant experiences the Termination of Employment. Remaining quarterly installments, if any, shall be paid on or around the same date (as the date of the first installment) of the corresponding
month in each following calendar quarter of the payout period. If a Participant dies before receiving his or her entire vested Account Balance, the remainder of the Participant's vested Account
Balance shall be distributed to his or her Beneficiary as provided in Article 9. 

ARTICLE 8.
  Disability Waiver and Benefits  

	8.1
	Disability Waiver.

	(a)
	Waiver of Deferral.    A Disabled Participant shall continue to be eligible for the benefits provided in Articles 4,
5, 6, 7, 8, or 9 in accordance with the provisions of those Articles, and any previously elected deferrals of Restricted Stock shall continue to be withheld during such Disability in accordance with
Section 3.3. However, a Disabled Participant shall be excused from fulfilling his or her Annual Deferral Amount commitment during the remainder of the Plan Year in which the Participant first
becomes Disabled. During the period of Disability, the Participant shall not be allowed to make any additional deferral elections.

	(b)
	Deferral Following Disability.    If a Participant returns to employment with an Employer after a Disability ceases, the
Participant may elect to defer an Annual Deferral Amount and Restricted Stock Amount for the Plan Year following his or her return to employment and for every Plan Year thereafter while a Participant;
provided such deferral elections are otherwise allowed, and an Election Form is delivered to and accepted by the Administrator for each such election in accordance with Section 3.3 above.

	8.2
	Disability Benefit.

	(a)
	Continued Eligibility.    A Disabled Participant shall, for benefit purposes under this Plan, continue to be considered to be
employed, and shall be eligible for the benefits provided for in Articles 4, 5, 6, 7, or 9 in accordance with the provisions of those Articles. Notwithstanding the above, the Administrator
shall have the right, in its sole and absolute discretion and for purposes of this Plan only, to deem the Participant's employment to have terminated at any time after such Participant is determined
to be Disabled.

	(b)
	Deemed Termination of Employment.    If, in the Administrator's discretion, the Disabled Participant's employment is deemed
terminated, and such Participant is not otherwise eligible to Retire, the Participant shall be deemed to have experienced a Termination of Employment, 

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the Participant's vested Account Balance shall be distributed to him or her in a lump sum payment; provided, however, if the Participant's vested Account Balance is equal to or greater than
twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) as of the date on which the Administrator deems the Disabled Participant to have experienced a Termination of Employment, the Administrator may, in
its sole discretion, cause the Termination Benefit to be paid pursuant to the Quarterly Installment Method over a period of up to five (5) years. The amount of the lump sum payment or first
installment shall be based on the value of the Participant's vested Account Balance, determined as of the last business day of the month in which the Participant's Termination of Employment is deemed
to have occurred. The lump sum payment shall be made, or installment payments shall commence, no later than sixty (60) days after the date on which the Administrator deems the Disabled
Participant to have experienced a Termination of Employment. Remaining quarterly installments, if any, shall be paid on or around the same date (as the date of the first installment) of the
corresponding month in each following calendar quarter before the final quarterly installment. If a Participant dies before receiving his or her entire vested Account Balance, the remainder of the
Participant's vested Account Balance shall be distributed to his or her Beneficiary as provided in Article 9. 

	(c)
	Deemed Retirement.    If, in the Administrator's discretion, a Disabled Participant's employment is deemed terminated, and
the Participant is otherwise eligible to Retire, the Participant shall be deemed to have Retired, and his or her vested Account Balance shall be distributed in the same form in which the Participant
elected to receive his or her Retirement Benefit. The amount of the lump sum payment or first installment payment shall be based on the value of the Participant's Account Balance as of the last
business day of the month in which the Participant is deemed to have Retired. The lump sum payment shall be made, or installment payments shall commence, no later than sixty (60) days after the
Administrator deems the Disabled Participant to have Retired. Remaining quarterly installments, if any, shall be paid on or around the same date (as the date of the first installment) of the
corresponding month in each following calendar quarter of the payout period. Remaining annual installments, if any, shall be paid on or around each anniversary of the original payment date in each
following calendar year of the payout period. If a Participant dies before receiving his or her entire vested Account Balance, the remainder of the Participant's vested Account Balance shall be
distributed to his or her Beneficiary as provided in Article 9. 

ARTICLE 9.
  Survivor Benefits  

	9.1
	Survivor Benefit.    If a Participant dies before receiving distribution of his or her entire vested Account Balance, the
Participant's remaining vested Account Balance shall be distributed to his or her Beneficiary as provided in Section 9.2.

	9.2
	Payment of Survivor Benefit.    The Survivor Benefit shall be paid to the Participant's Beneficiary in a lump sum payment no
later than sixty (60) days after the date on which the Administrator is provided with proof satisfactory to the Administrator of the Participant's death. 

ARTICLE 10.
  Beneficiary Designations  

	10.1
	Beneficiary.    Each Participant shall have the right, at any time, to designate one or more primary and/or contingent
Beneficiaries to receive any benefits payable under the Plan on account of the Participant's death. The Beneficiary designated under this Plan may be the same as or different from the Beneficiary
designation under any other plan of an Employer in which the Participant participates. 

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	10.2
	Beneficiary Designation; Change of Beneficiary Designation; Spousal Consent.    A Participant shall designate his or her
Beneficiary by completing and signing the Beneficiary Designation Form and returning it to the Administrator. A Participant shall have the right to change a Beneficiary by completing, signing, and
otherwise complying with the terms of the Beneficiary Designation Form and the Administrator's rules and procedures, as in effect from time to time. If the Participant names someone other than his or
her spouse as a Beneficiary on a Beneficiary Designation Form, the spouse's consent must be provided in a form designated by the Administrator, executed by the spouse, and returned to the
Administrator. Upon the acceptance by the Administrator of a new Beneficiary Designation Form, all Beneficiary designations previously filed shall be canceled.

	10.3
	Acknowledgment.    No designation or change in designation of a Beneficiary shall be effective until received and
acknowledged in writing by the Administrator.

	10.4
	No Beneficiary Designation.    If a Participant fails to designate a Beneficiary as provided in Sections 10.1, 10.2, and
10.3 above, or if all designated Beneficiaries predecease the Participant or die prior to complete distribution of the Participant's benefits, then the Participant's designated Beneficiary shall be
deemed to be his or her surviving spouse. If the Participant has no surviving spouse, the benefits remaining under the Plan shall be payable to the executor or personal representative of the
Participant's estate.

	10.5
	Doubt as to Beneficiary.    If the Administrator has any doubt as to the proper Beneficiary to receive payments pursuant to
this Plan, the Administrator shall have the right, exercisable in its discretion, to cause the Participant's Employer to withhold such payments until such doubt is resolved to the Administrator's
satisfaction.

	10.6
	Discharge of Obligations.    The payment of benefits under the Plan to a Beneficiary shall fully and completely discharge
all Employers and the Administrator from all further obligations under this Plan with respect to the Participant, and that Participant's Plan Agreement shall terminate upon such full payment of
benefits. 

ARTICLE 11.
  Leaves of Absence  

	11.1
	Paid Leave of Absence.    If a Participant is authorized by the Participant's Employer to take a paid leave of absence from
the employment of the Employer, (i) the Participant shall continue to be considered eligible for the benefits provided in Articles 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, or 9 in accordance with the provisions of those
Articles, and (ii) the Annual Deferral Amount and any previously elected deferrals of Restricted Stock shall continue to be withheld during such paid leave of absence in accordance with
Section 3.3.

	11.2
	Unpaid Leave of Absence.    If a Participant is authorized by the Participant's Employer to take an unpaid leave of absence
from the employment of the Employer for any reason, such Participant shall continue to be eligible for the benefits provided in Articles 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, or 9 in accordance with the provisions of those
Articles, and any previously elected deferrals of Restricted Stock shall continue to be withheld during such unpaid leave of absence in accordance with Section 3.3. However, the Participant
shall be excused from fulfilling his or her Annual Deferral Amount commitment that would otherwise have been withheld during the remainder of the Plan Year in which the unpaid leave of absence is
taken. During the unpaid leave of absence, the Participant shall not be allowed to make any additional deferral elections. However, if the Participant returns to employment, the Participant may elect
to defer an Annual Deferral Amount and Restricted Stock Amount for the Plan Year following his or her return to employment and for every Plan Year thereafter while a Participant in the Plan, provided
that such deferral elections are otherwise allowed, and an Election Form is delivered to and accepted by the Administrator for each such election in accordance with Section 3.3. 

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ARTICLE 12.
  Termination and Amendment  

	12.1
	Termination.

	(a)
	Termination by Employer.    Each Employer reserves the right to discontinue its participation in the Plan and/or to terminate
the Plan at any time with respect to any or all of its participating Employees by action of its board of directors. The Employer shall give the Administrator notice of the termination before its
effective date.

	(b)
	Termination Distributions.    Upon a termination pursuant to Subsection (a), the Account Balances of affected Participants
shall be paid to the Participants as follows: (i) if the Plan is terminated with respect to all of an Employer's Participants before a Change in Control, the Employer shall have the right, in
its sole discretion, and notwithstanding any Participant election, to distributed such Accounts in a lump sum or pursuant to either the Quarterly Installment Method or Annual Installment Method over a
period of up to 15 years; provided, however, the maximum payment period with respect to a Participant under this Clause (i) shall not extend beyond the last date on which the Participant
would have received payments if the Participant had incurred a Termination of Employment (or, if the Participant has satisfied the requirements for Retirement, Retired) on the date of Plan
termination, and Plan not been terminated); or (ii) if the Plan is terminated with respect to less than all of an Employer's Participants before a Change in Control, the Employer shall be
required to distribute such Accounts in a lump sum; or (iii) if the Plan is terminated with respect to some or all of an Employer's Participants after a Change in Control, the Employer shall be
required to distribute such Accounts in a lump sum. If a benefit pursuant to this Section is payable as a lump sum, the payment shall be based on the Participant's Account Balance as of the last
business day of the month in which the Plan termination occurs, and the payment shall be made within sixty (60) days after the Plan termination date. If a benefit pursuant to this Section is
payable under the Quarterly Installment Method or the Annual Installment Method, the first installment shall be based on the Participant's Account Balance as of the last business day of the month in
which the termination occurs, and the first installment shall be paid within sixty (60) days of the Plan termination date. Later installments shall be paid as if the Participant had incurred a
Termination of Employment or Retirement, as applicable, on the Plan termination date.

	(c)
	Protected Rights.    Termination pursuant to this Section shall not adversely affect any Participant or Beneficiary who has
become entitled to the payment of any benefits under the Plan as of the date of termination; provided however, the Employer shall have the right to accelerate installment payments, paying the vested
Account Balance in a lump sum or pursuant to either the Quarterly Installment Method or Annual Installment Method.

	12.2
	Amendment.    To the extent that the Company reasonably deems such action necessary to comply with applicable tax laws, the
Company may amend the Plan at any time, provided that such amendment does not reduce the Account Balance or vested Account Balance of any Participant in the absence of the Participant's (or
Beneficiary's, if the Participant is deceased) prior written consent. Any Employer may, at any time, amend the Plan in whole or in part with respect to that Employer by the action of its board of
directors or the designee of such board, provided, however, that no amendment shall, without the prior written consent of the Participant (or Beneficiary of a deceased Participant), adversely affect
the Participant's (or Beneficiary's) rights with respect to his Account Balance as of the date on which the Participant is notified in writing of the amendment; provided, however, an Employer shall
have the right to amend the Plan to provide for the accelerated distribution of Account Balances). In addition, no amendment of this Section 12.2 or Section 13.2 shall be effective. 

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	12.3
	Effect of Payment.    The full payment of the Participant's vested Account Balance under Articles 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, or 9
shall completely discharge all obligations to a Participant and his or her Beneficiaries, and the Participant's Plan Agreement shall terminate. 

ARTICLE 13.
  Administration  

	13.1
	Administrator's Duties.    Except as otherwise provided in this Article 13, this Plan shall be administered by the
Committee, which shall consist of the Board or such committee as the Board shall appoint. Members of the Committee may be Participants. The Administrator shall have the discretion and authority to
(i) perform all duties and functions delegated to it pursuant to the Plan, (ii) make, amend, interpret, and enforce rules and regulations for the administration of the Plan, and
(iii) decide or resolve any and all questions, including interpretations of the Plan, as may arise in connection with the Plan. Any individual serving on the Committee who is a Participant
shall not vote or act on any matter relating solely to himself or herself. When making a determination or calculation, the Administrator shall be entitled to rely on information furnished by a
Participant or an Employer. In performing its duties and functions, the Administrator shall have the fullest discretion permitted by law, subject to the express limitations of the Plan. The
Administrator shall not be responsible for the payment of any benefits under the Plan.

	13.2
	Administration Upon Change In Control.    For purposes of this Plan, the Committee shall be the "Administrator" at all times
prior to the occurrence of a Change in Control. Within one hundred and twenty (120) days following a Change in Control, an independent third party "Administrator" may be selected by the
individual who, immediately prior to the Change in Control, was the Company's Chief Executive Officer or, if not so identified, the Company's highest ranking officer at such time (the
"Ex-CEO"), and approved by the Trustee. The Committee, as constituted immediately prior to the Change in Control, shall continue to be the Administrator until the earlier of (i) the
date on which such independent third party is selected and approved, or (ii) the expiration of the one hundred and twenty (120) day period following the Change in Control. If an
independent third party is not selected within one hundred and twenty (120) days of such Change in Control, the Committee, as constituted immediately prior to the Change in Control, shall
continue as the Administrator. The Administrator shall have the discretionary power to determine all questions arising in connection with the administration of the Plan and the interpretation of the
Plan and Trust including, but not limited to benefit entitlement determinations; provided, however, upon and after the occurrence of a Change in Control, the Administrator shall have no power to
direct the investment of Plan or Trust assets or select any investment manager or custodial firm for the Plan or Trust. Upon and after the occurrence of a Change in Control, the Company must
(i) pay all reasonable administrative expenses and fees of the Administrator; (ii) indemnify the Administrator against any costs, expenses, and liabilities, including, without
limitation, attorney's fees and expenses arising in connection with the performance of the Administrator hereunder, except with respect to matters resulting from the gross negligence or willful
misconduct of the Administrator or its employees or agents; and (iii) supply full and timely information to the Administrator on all matters relating to the Plan, the Trust, the Participants
and their Beneficiaries, the Account Balances, the date and circumstances of the Retirement, Disability, death, or Termination of Employment of the Participants, and such other pertinent information
as the Administrator may reasonably require. Upon and after a Change in Control, the Administrator may be terminated (and a replacement appointed) by the Trustee only with the approval of the
Ex-CEO. Upon and after a Change in Control, the Administrator may not be terminated by the Company.

	13.3
	Agents.    In the administration of this Plan, the Administrator may, from time to time, employ agents and delegate to them
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duly
appointed representative) and may from time to time consult with counsel, who may be counsel to any Employer. 

	13.4
	Binding Effect of Decisions.    The decision or action of the Administrator with respect to any question arising out of or
in connection with the administration, interpretation, and application of the Plan and the rules and regulations promulgated hereunder shall be final and conclusive and binding upon all persons having
any interest in the Plan.

	13.5
	Indemnification of Committee.    All Employers shall indemnify and hold harmless the members of the Committee and any
Employee to whom the duties of the Committee may be delegated against any and all claims, losses, damages, expenses, or liabilities arising from any act or failure to act with respect to this Plan,
except in the case of willful misconduct by any such person.

	13.6
	Employer Information.    To enable the Administrator to perform its functions, the Company and each Employer shall supply
full and timely information to the Administrator on all matters relating to the compensation of its Participants, the date and circumstances of the Retirement, Disability, death, or Termination of
Employment of its Participants, and such other pertinent information as the Administrator may reasonably require. 

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   ARTICLE 14.
  Other Benefits and Agreements  

	14.1
	Coordination with Other Benefits.    The benefits provided for a Participant and his or her Beneficiary under the Plan are
in addition to any other benefits available to such Participant under any other plan or program for employees of the Participant's Employer. The Plan shall supplement and shall not supersede or modify
any other such plan or program, except as may otherwise be expressly provided. 

ARTICLE 15.
  Claims Procedures  

	15.1
	Presentation of Claim.    Any Participant or Beneficiary of a deceased Participant (such Participant or Beneficiary being
referred to below as a "Claimant") may deliver to the Administrator a written claim for a determination with respect to the amounts distributable to such Claimant from the Plan. If such a claim
relates to the contents of a notice received by the Claimant, the claim must be made within sixty (60) days after such notice was received by the Claimant. All other claims must be made within
180 days of the date on which the event that caused the claim to arise occurred. The claim must state with particularity the determination desired by the Claimant.

	15.2
	Notification of Decision.    The Administrator shall consider a Claimant's claim within a reasonable time, but no later than
ninety (90) days after receiving the claim. If the Administrator determines that special circumstances require an extension of time for processing the claim, written notice of the extension
shall be furnished to the Claimant prior to the termination of the initial ninety (90) day period. In no event shall such extension exceed a period of ninety (90) days from the end of
the initial period. The extension notice shall indicate the special circumstances requiring an extension of time and the date by which the Administrator expects to render the benefit determination.
The Administrator shall notify the Claimant in writing:

	(a)
	that
the Claimant's requested determination has been made, and that the claim has been allowed in full; or

	(b)
	that
the Administrator has denied the Claimant's requested determination in whole or in part, stating in a manner calculated to be understood by the Claimant:

	(i)
	the
specific reason(s) for the denial of the claim, or any part of it;

	(ii)
	specific
reference(s) to pertinent provisions of the Plan upon which such denial was based;

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

	(iv)
	an
explanation of the claim review procedure set forth in Section 15.3; and

	(v)
	a
statement of the Claimant's right to bring a civil action under ERISA Section 502(a) following an adverse benefit determination on review.

	15.3
	Review of a Denied Claim.    On or before sixty (60) days after receiving a notice from the Administrator that a
claim has been denied, in whole or in part, a Claimant (or the Claimant's duly authorized representative) may file with the Administrator a written request for a review of the denial of the claim. The
Claimant (or the Claimant's duly authorized representative):

	(a)
	may,
upon request and free of charge, have reasonable access to, and copies of, all documents, records and other information relevant to the claim for benefits;

	(b)
	may
submit written comments or other documents; and/or

	(c)
	may
request a hearing, which the Administrator, in its sole discretion, may grant.

	15.4
	Decision on Review.    The Administrator shall render its decision on review promptly, and no later than sixty
(60) days after the Administrator receives the Claimant's written request for a review of the claim denial. If the Administrator determines that special circumstances require an extension of
time for processing the claim, written notice of the extension shall be furnished to the Claimant prior to the termination of the initial sixty (60) day period. In no event shall such extension
exceed a period of sixty (60) days from the end of the initial period. The extension notice shall indicate the special circumstances requiring an extension of time and the date by which the
Administrator expects to render its decision. In rendering its decision, the Administrator shall take into account all comments, documents, records and other information submitted by the Claimant
relating to the claim, without regard to whether such information was submitted or considered in the initial benefit determination. The decision must be written in a manner calculated to be understood
by the Claimant, and it must contain: (i) specific reasons for the decision; (ii) specific reference(s) to the pertinent Plan provisions upon which the decision was based; (iii) a
statement that the Claimant is entitled to receive, upon request and free of charge, reasonable access to and copies of, all documents, records, and other information relevant (as determined under
applicable ERISA regulations) to the Claimant's claim; and (iv) a statement of the Claimant's right to bring a civil action under ERISA Section 502(a).

	15.5
	Legal Action.    A Claimant's compliance with the foregoing provisions of this Article 15 is a mandatory prerequisite
to a Claimant's right to commence any legal action with respect to any claim for benefits under this Plan. 

ARTICLE 16.
  Trust  

	16.1
	Establishment of the Trust.    To provide assets from which to fulfill the obligations of the Participants and
Beneficiaries, the Company may establish a trust by a trust agreement with a third party, the trustee, to which each Employer may, in its discretion, contribute cash or other property, including
securities issued by the Company, to provide for the benefit payments under the Plan ("Trust").

	16.2
	Interrelationship of the Plan and the Trust.    The provisions of the Plan and the Plan Agreement shall govern the rights of
a Participant to receive distributions pursuant to the Plan. The provisions of the Trust shall govern the rights of the Employers, Participants, and the creditors of the Employers to the assets
transferred to the Trust. Each Employer shall at all times remain liable to carry out its obligations under the Plan.

	16.3
	Distributions From the Trust.    Each Employer's obligations under the Plan may be satisfied with Trust assets distributed
pursuant to the terms of the Trust, and any such distribution shall reduce the Employer's obligations under this Plan. 

ARTICLE 17.
  Miscellaneous Provisions  

	17.1
	Status of Plan.    The Plan is intended to be a plan that is not qualified within the meaning of Code Section 401(a)
and that "is unfunded and is maintained by an employer primarily for the purpose of providing deferred compensation for a select group of management or highly compensated employees within the meaning
of ERISA Sections 201(2), 301(a)(3), and 401(a)(1). The Plan shall be administered and interpreted to the extent possible in a manner consistent with that intent.

	17.2
	Unsecured General Creditor.    Participants and their Beneficiaries, heirs, successors, and assigns shall have no legal or
equitable rights, interests, or claims in any property or assets of an Employer. For purposes of the payment of benefits under this Plan, any and all of an Employer's assets shall be, and remain, the
general, unpledged unrestricted assets of the Employer. An Employer's obligation under the Plan shall be merely that of an unfunded and unsecured promise to pay money in the future.

	17.3
	Source of Payments.    Except to the extent that a benefit is paid by the Trust, each Employer shall be solely responsible
for the payment of benefits under the Plan with respect to Participants in its employ; provided, however, any shares of Stock distributed from a Participant's Restricted Stock Account and any amounts
representing a distribution of the Participant's Restricted Stock Dividend Account shall be the sole responsibility of the Company. Neither the Administrator nor any other person shall be responsible
for the payment or funding of benefits under the Plan. An Employer's liability for the payment of benefits shall be defined only by the Plan and the Plan Agreement, as entered into between the
Employer and a Participant. An Employer shall have no obligation to a Participant under the Plan except as expressly provided in the Plan and his or her Plan Agreement.

	17.4
	Nonassignability.    Neither a Participant nor any other person shall have any right to commute, sell, assign, transfer,
pledge, anticipate, mortgage or otherwise encumber, transfer, hypothecate, alienate, or convey in advance of actual receipt the amounts, if any, payable hereunder, or any part thereof, which amounts
and the rights thereto are unassignable and non-transferable. No part of the amounts payable hereunder shall, prior to actual payment, be subject to seizure, attachment, garnishment, or
sequestration for the payment of any debts, judgments, alimony, or separate maintenance owed by a Participant or any other person, be transferable by operation of law in the event of a Participant's
or any other person's bankruptcy or insolvency or (except as expressly provided in Section 17.15) be transferable to a spouse as a result of a property settlement or otherwise.

	17.5
	Not a Contract of Employment.    The terms and conditions of the Plan shall not be deemed to constitute a contract of
employment between any Employer and the Participant. Such employment is hereby acknowledged to be an "at will" employment relationship that can be terminated at any time for any reason, or no reason,
with or without cause, and with or without notice, unless expressly provided otherwise in a written employment agreement. Nothing in this Plan shall be deemed to give a Participant the right to be
retained in the service of any Employer or to interfere with the right of any Employer to discipline or discharge the Participant at any time.

	17.6
	Furnishing Information.    A Participant or his or her Beneficiary shall cooperate with the Administrator by furnishing any
and all information requested by the Administrator and taking such other actions as may reasonably be requested to facilitate the administration of the Plan and the payment of benefits hereunder,
including but not limited to taking such physical examinations as the Administrator may deem necessary.

	17.7
	Terms.    Whenever a word is used herein in the masculine, it shall be construed as including the feminine, and vice versa,
unless the context clearly requires otherwise; and whenever a word is used in the singular, it shall be construed as including the plural, and vice versa, unless the context clearly requires
otherwise.

	17.8
	Captions.    The captions of the articles, sections, and subsections of the Plan are for convenience only and shall not
control or affect the meaning or construction of any of its provisions.

	17.9
	Governing Law.    Subject to ERISA, the provisions of the Plan shall be construed and interpreted according to the internal
laws of the State of Indiana without regard to its conflicts of laws principles.

	17.10
	Notice.    Any notice or filing required or permitted to be given to a Participant or Beneficiary under the Plan shall be
sufficient if in writing and hand-delivered, or sent by mail, to the last known address of the Participant or Beneficiary.

	17.11
	Successors.    The provisions of this Plan shall bind and inure to the benefit of the Participant's Employer and its
successors and assigns, the Participant, and (if the Participant is deceased) the Participant's Beneficiary.

	17.12
	Spouse's Interest.    The interest in the benefits hereunder of a Participant's spouse who has predeceased the Participant
shall automatically pass to the Participant and shall not be transferable by such spouse in any manner, including but not limited to such spouse's will, nor shall such interest pass under the laws of
intestate succession.

	17.13
	Validity.    If any provision of this Plan shall be found by a court of competent jurisdiction to be illegal or invalid for
any reason, said illegality or invalidity shall not affect the remaining parts hereof, but this Plan shall be construed and enforced as if such illegal or invalid provision had never been included
herein.

	17.14
	Payments for the Benefit of Incompetent Persons.    If the Administrator determines that a benefit under this Plan is to be
paid to a minor, a person declared incompetent, or a person incapable of handling the disposition of his or her property, the Administrator may, in its discretion, direct payment of such benefit to
the guardian, legal representative, or person having the care and custody of such minor, incompetent, or incapable person. The Administrator may require proof of minority, incompetence, incapacity, or
guardianship, as it may deem appropriate prior to distribution of the benefit. Any payment of a benefit hereunder shall be a payment for the account of the Participant or Beneficiary, as the case may
be, and shall be a complete discharge of any liability under the Plan for such payment amount.

	17.15
	Court Order.    The Administrator is authorized to cause the Company and/or Employer to make payments directed by court
order in any action in which the Plan or the Administrator has been named as a party. In addition, if a court determines that a spouse or former spouse of a Participant has an interest in the
Participant's benefits under the Plan in connection with a property settlement or otherwise, the Administrator, in its sole discretion, shall have the right, notwithstanding any election made by a
Participant, to cause the spouse's or former spouse's interest in the Participant's benefits under the Plan to be distributed immediately to that spouse or former spouse.

	17.16
	Distribution in the Event of Taxation.

	(a)
	In General.    If, for any reason, all or any portion of a Participant's benefits under this Plan becomes taxable to the
Participant prior to receipt, the Participant may petition the Committee before a Change in Control, or the trustee of the Trust after a Change in Control, for a distribution of that portion of his or
her benefit that has become taxable. Upon the grant of such a petition, which grant shall not be unreasonably withheld (and, after a Change in Control, shall be granted), the Participant's Employer
shall distribute to the Participant immediately available funds in an amount equal to the taxable portion of his or her benefit (which amount shall not exceed a Participant's unpaid vested Account
Balance). If the petition is granted, the tax liability distribution shall be made within 90 days of the date on which the Participant's petition is granted. The Participant's vested Account
Balance shall be reduced to the extent of any such distribution.

	(b)
	Trust.    If the Trust terminates in accordance with its terms and benefits are distributed from the Trust to a Participant
in accordance therewith, the Participant's vested Account Balance shall be reduced to the extent of such distribution.

	17.17
	Deduction Limitation on Benefit Payments.    If an Employer determines in good faith prior to a Change in Control that
there is a reasonable likelihood that any compensation paid to a Participant for a taxable year of the Employer would not be deductible by the Employer solely by reason of the limitation under Code
Section 162(m), then to the extent deemed necessary by the Employer to ensure that the entire amount of any distribution to the Participant pursuant to this Plan prior to the Change in Control
is deductible, the Employer may defer all or any portion of a distribution under this Plan. Any amounts deferred pursuant to this limitation shall continue to be credited/debited with additional
amounts in accordance with Section 3.10 above. The amounts so deferred and amounts credited thereon shall be distributed to the Participant or his or her Beneficiary (in the event of the
Participant's death) at the earliest possible date, as determined by the Employer in good faith, on which the deductibility of compensation paid or payable to the Participant for the taxable year of
the Employer during which the distribution is made will not be limited by Section 162(m), or if earlier, the effective date of a Change in Control. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in
this Plan, the Deduction Limitation shall not apply to any distributions made after a Change in Control.

	17.18
	Insurance.    The Employers, on their own behalf or on behalf of the trustee of the Trust, and, in their sole discretion,
may apply for and procure insurance on the life of the Participant, in such amounts and in such forms as the Trust may choose. The Employers or the trustee of the Trust, as the case may be, shall be
the sole owner and beneficiary of any such insurance. The Participant shall have no interest whatsoever in any such policy or policies, and at the request of the Employers shall submit to medical
examinations and supply such information and execute such documents as may be required by the insurance company or companies to whom the Employers have applied for insurance.

	17.19
	Legal Fees To Enforce Rights After Change in Control.    The Company and each Employer are aware that upon the occurrence
of a Change in Control, the Board or the board of directors of a Participant's Employer (which might then be composed of new members) or a shareholder of the Company or the Participant's Employer, or
of any other person might then cause or attempt to cause the Company, the Participant's Employer, or the successor of either to refuse to comply with its obligations under the Plan and might cause or
attempt to cause the Company, the Participant's Employer, or the successor of either to institute, or may institute, litigation seeking to deny Participants the benefits intended under the Plan. In
these circumstances, the purpose of the Plan could be frustrated. Accordingly, if, following a Change in Control, it should appear to any Participant that the Company, the Participant's Employer, or
any successor corporation has failed to comply with any of its obligations under the Plan or any agreement thereunder, or if the Company, such Employer, or any other person takes any action to declare
the Plan void or unenforceable or institutes any litigation or other legal action designed to deny, diminish, or recover from any Participant the benefits intended to be provided, then the Company and
the Participant's Employer irrevocably authorize such Participant to retain counsel of his or her choice at the expense of the Company and the Participant's Employer (who shall be jointly and
severally liable) to represent such Participant in connection with the initiation or defense of any litigation or other legal action, whether by or against the Company, the Participant's Employer, or
any director, officer, shareholder, or other person affiliated with the Company, the Participant's Employer, or any successor thereto in any jurisdiction. 

        IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company's duly authorized officer has signed this Plan document as of December 18, 2003, to document the Company's adoption of the Plan. 

	 	GREAT LAKES CHEMICAL CORPORATION
	

 	

By:	
 	

/s/  RICHARD J. KINSLEY      

	 	Title:	 	Senior Vice President—HR & Communications

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ADOPTION AGREEMENT  

        By signing below, the duly authorized officer of Bio-Lab, Inc. has signed this Adoption Agreement to indicate
Bio-Lab, Inc.'s adoption of the Great Lakes Chemical Corporation Deferred Compensation Plan as a participating Employer, effective January 1, 2004. 

	 	Bio-Lab, Inc.
	

 	

By:	
 	

/s/  LARRY J. BLOOM      
 (Signature)
	

 	

 	
 	

December 17, 2003
 (Date)

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ADOPTION AGREEMENT  

        By signing below, the duly authorized officer of WIL Research Laboratories, Inc. has signed this Adoption Agreement to indicate WIL Research
Laboratories, Inc.'s adoption of the Great Lakes Chemical Corporation Deferred Compensation Plan as a participating Employer, effective January 1, 2004. 

	 	WIL Research Laboratories, Inc.
	

 	

By:	
 	

/s/ KAREN WITTE DUROS
 (Signature)
	

 	

 	
 	

December 18, 2003
 (Date)

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Great Lakes Chemical Corporation
  Death Benefit Only Plan
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	ARTICLE 1	 	Definitions	 	1
	ARTICLE 2	 	Selection, Enrollment, Eligibility	 	3
	2.1	 	Selection by Committee	 	3
	2.2	 	Enrollment Requirements	 	3
	2.3	 	Eligibility; Commencement of Participation	 	3
	2.4	 	Termination of Participation	 	3
	ARTICLE 3	 	Benefits	 	3
	3.1	 	Death during Employment or after Retirement	 	3
	3.2	 	Payment of Benefits	 	4
	3.4	 	Certain Limitations	 	4
	ARTICLE 4	 	Beneficiary Designation	 	4
	4.1	 	Designation of Beneficiary; Change of Beneficiary Designation	 	4
	4.2	 	Acceptance	 	4
	4.3	 	No Beneficiary Designation	 	4
	4.4	 	Doubt as to Beneficiary	 	4
	4.5	 	Discharge of Obligations	 	4
	ARTICLE 5	 	Termination, Amendment or Modification	 	5
	5.1	 	Termination	 	5
	5.2	 	Amendment	 	5
	ARTICLE 6	 	Administration	 	5
	6.1	 	Committee Duties	 	5
	6.2	 	Agents	 	5
	6.3	 	Binding Effect of Decisions	 	5
	6.4	 	Indemnity of Committee	 	5
	6.5	 	Employer Information	 	5
	ARTICLE 7	 	Other Benefits and Agreements	 	6
	7.1	 	Coordination with Other Benefits	 	6
	ARTICLE 8	 	Claims Procedures	 	6
	8.1	 	Presentation of Claim	 	6
	8.2	 	Notification of Decision	 	6
	8.3	 	Review of a Denied Claim	 	7
	8.4	 	Decision on Review	 	7
	8.5	 	Legal Action	 	7
	ARTICLE 9	 	Miscellaneous	 	7
	9.1	 	Status of Plan	 	7
	9.2	 	Unsecured General Creditor	 	7
	9.3	 	Employer's Liability	 	8
	9.4	 	Nonassignability	 	8
	9.5	 	Not a Contract of Employment	 	8
	9.6	 	Furnishing Information	 	8
	9.7	 	Terms	 	8
	9.8	 	Captions	 	8
	9.9	 	Governing Law	 	8
	9.10	 	Notice	 	8
	9.11	 	Successors	 	9
	9.12	 	Spouse's Interest	 	9
	9.13	 	Validity	 	9
	 	 	 	 	 

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	9.14	 	Incompetent	 	9
	9.15	 	Court Order	 	9
	9.16	 	Insurance	 	9

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GREAT LAKES CHEMICAL CORPORATION
  DEATH BENEFIT ONLY PLAN
  Effective April 1, 2003    

Purpose  

        The purpose of this Plan is to provide additional welfare benefits similar to term life insurance, to a select group of management or highly compensated employees
of the Company and any Employer, who have devoted full time and attention to the business of the Company and/or any Employer. The Plan is subject to Part 1 (Reporting and Disclosure) and
Part 5 (Enforcement, Claims and Preemption Provisions) of Title I of ERISA. The requirements of Part 1 may be satisfied under the alternative compliance approach under the Department of
Labor and Regulations. 

ARTICLE 1
  Definitions  

        For the purposes of this Plan, unless otherwise clearly apparent from the context, the following phrases or terms shall have the following indicated meanings: 

	1.1
	"Base
Annual Salary" shall mean an amount of cash compensation, measured and annualized as of any January 1 relating to services performed during the related
calendar year, excluding bonuses, commissions, overtime, fringe benefits, stock options, relocation expenses, incentive payments, non-monetary awards, director fees and other fees,
severance pay, and automobile and other allowances paid to a Participant for employment services rendered (whether or not such allowances are included in the Employee's gross income). Base Annual
Salary shall be calculated before reduction for compensation voluntarily deferred or contributed by the Participant pursuant to all qualified or non-qualified plans of any Employer and
shall be calculated to include amounts not otherwise included in the Participant's gross income under Code Sections 125, 402(e)(3), 402(h), or 403(b) pursuant to plans established by any Employer;
provided, however, that all such amounts will be included in compensation only to the extent that had there been no such plan, the amount would have been payable in cash to the Employee.

	1.2
	"Beneficiary"
shall mean one or more persons, trusts, estates or other entities, designated in accordance with Article 4, that are entitled to receive a benefit
under this Plan upon the death of a Participant.

	1.3
	"Beneficiary
Designation Form" shall mean the form established from time to time by the Committee, that a Participant completes, signs and returns to the Committee to
designate one or more Beneficiaries.

	1.4
	"Benefit
Factor" shall mean a percentage, determined by the Committee in its sole discretion, as set forth in the Participant's Plan Agreement, which shall be multiplied
by a Participant's Final Salary to determine the Participant's death benefit under the Plan.

	1.5
	"Board"
or "Board of Directors" shall mean the Board of Directors of Great Lakes Chemical Corporation.

	1.6
	"Claimant"
shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8.1.

	1.7
	"Code"
shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as it may be amended from time to time.

	1.8
	"Committee"
shall include the Chief Executive Officer, Senior Vice President of Human Resources and Communications and Director of Human Resource Services and have the
meaning set forth in Section 6.1.

	1.9
	"Company"
shall mean Great Lakes Chemical Corporation, a Delaware corporation, and any successor to all or substantially all of the Company's assets or business. 

 
	1.10
	"Disability"
shall mean a determination that a Participant is disabled made by either (i) the carrier of the Company's long-term disability plan or
(ii) the Social Security Administration. Upon request by the Company, the Participant must submit proof of the carrier's or Social Security Administration's determination.

	1.11
	"Employee"
shall mean a person who is an employee of any Employer.

	1.12
	"Employer(s)"
shall mean the Company and/or any of its subsidiaries (now in existence or hereafter formed or acquired) that are part of the controlled group of the
Company as defined under Code Section 414(b), (c), or (o) of the Internal Revenue Code, that have been selected by the Board to participate in the Plan and have adopted the Plan as a
sponsor.

	1.13
	"ERISA"
shall mean the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as it may be amended from time to time.

	1.14
	"Escalated
Salary" shall be an amount, determined by the Committee in its sole discretion, calculated by multiplying (A × B), where
(i) "A" is a Participant's Base Annual Salary measured as of the January 1 immediately preceding the date on which such Participant commenced his or her participation in the Plan
("Measurement Date"), and (ii) "B" is (1.05)n. For purposes of this calculation, n shall equal the number of anniversaries since the Participant's Measurement Date. 

For
example, assume that a Participant commences participation in the Plan on April 1, 2003, and therefore, his or her Measurement Date is January 1, 2003. Assume that the Participant's
Base Annual Salary as of the Measurement Date is $100,000. In 2004, the Participant's Escalated Salary would equal $105,000, which is equal to 100,000 multiplied by (1.05)1. In 2005, the
Participant's Escalated Salary would equal $110,250, which is equal to 100,000 multiplied by (1.05)2. 

	1.15
	"Final
Salary" shall be the greater of the (i) Participant's Escalated Salary, or (ii) Participant's Base Annual Salary measured as of the
January 1 immediately preceding the date on which the Participant's employment terminates with any Employer due to death or Retirement.

	1.16
	"Participant"
shall mean any Employee (i) who is selected by the Committee to participate in the Plan, (ii) who signs a Plan Agreement and a Beneficiary
Designation Form, (iv) whose signed Plan Agreement and Beneficiary Designation Form are accepted by the Committee, (v) who commences participation in the Plan, and (vi) whose Plan
Agreement has not terminated. A spouse or former spouse of a Participant shall not be treated as a Participant in the Plan even if he or she has an interest in the Participant's benefits under the
Plan as a result of applicable law or property settlements resulting from legal separation or divorce.

	1.17
	"Plan"
shall mean the Great Lakes Chemical Corporation Death Benefit Only Plan, which shall be evidenced by this instrument and by each Plan Agreement, as they may be
amended from time to time.

	1.18
	"Plan
Agreement" shall mean a written agreement, as may be amended from time to time, which is entered into by and between an Employer and a Participant. Each Plan
Agreement executed by a Participant and the Participant's Employer shall provide for the entire benefit to which such Participant is entitled under the Plan; should there be more than one Plan
Agreement, the Plan Agreement bearing the latest date of acceptance by the Employer shall supersede all previous Plan Agreements in their entirety and shall govern such entitlement. The terms of any
Plan Agreement may be different for any Participant, and any Plan Agreement may provide additional benefits not set forth in the Plan or limit the benefits otherwise provided under the Plan; provided,
however, that any such additional benefits or benefit limitations must be agreed to by both the Employer and the Participant. 

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	1.19
	"Retirement",
"Retire(s)" or "Retired" shall mean the severance from employment from Employer on or after age sixty (60) for any reason other than a leave of
absence, death or qualified Disability.

	1.20
	"Tax
Factor" shall be a decimal, as determined in the sole discretion of the Committee, based on the highest combined Federal and state net effective income tax rate in
effect for the year in which a benefit becomes payable to a Participant's Beneficiary under this Plan. For purposes of calculating the Tax Factor, the (i) Federal income tax rate shall be based
on the highest marginal Federal income tax rate, and (ii) the state income tax rate shall be based on the highest marginal state income tax rate for the Participant's state of residence. Using
those rates, the Tax Factor will be determined using the following formula. Assuming that the highest marginal Federal income tax rate, expressed as a decimal, is X, and the highest marginal state
income tax rate, expressed as a decimal, is Y, the Tax Factor equals (1-X) times (1-Y). For example, if X is 0.40, and Y is 0.10, the Tax Factor would be .54. The Tax Factor
shall be rounded up or down to two decimal places, using normal rounding convention. 

ARTICLE 2
  Selection, Enrollment, Eligibility  

	2.1
	Selection by Committee. Participation in the Plan shall be limited to a select group of management or highly compensated
Employees, as determined by the Committee in its sole discretion. From that group, the Committee shall select, in its sole discretion, Employees to participate in the Plan.

	2.2
	Enrollment Requirements. As a condition to participation, each selected Employee shall complete, execute and return to
the Committee a Plan Agreement and a Beneficiary Designation Form, all within the time period specified by the Committee.

	2.3
	Eligibility; Commencement of Participation. Provided an Employee selected to participate in the Plan has met all
enrollment requirements set forth in this Plan and required by the Committee, that Employee shall commence participation in the Plan on either May 1 or November 1 of any calendar year,
as determined by the Committee in its discretion. If an Employee fails to meet all such requirements within the period required, that Employee shall not be eligible to participate in the Plan until
the next eligible date.

	2.4
	Termination of Participation. If a Participant's employment with Employer is terminated prior to his or her Retirement
for any reason other than death, (i) Employer and the Committee shall be fully and completely discharged from all further obligations under this Plan with respect to the Participant (or his or
her Beneficiary), and (ii) the Participant's Plan Agreement shall terminate. 

ARTICLE 3
  Benefits  

	3.1
	Death during Employment or after Retirement. If a Participant dies while employed by the Company, or if a Participant
dies after Retirement, his or her Beneficiary shall be entitled to receive a death benefit calculated by first multiplying (i) the Participant's Final Salary, by (ii) the Participant's
Benefit Factor. The product that results from multiplying (i) by (ii) shall then be divided by the applicable Tax Factor, and will produce the death benefit to which the Participant's
Beneficiary shall be entitled. For purposes of the above calculation, the Participant's Benefit Factor shall be the percentage set forth in the Participant's Plan Agreement. 

For
example, if a Participant Retires in May 2003 with a Final Salary of $150,000, and dies in June 2006, with a Benefit Factor of 100%, then the Participant's Final Salary multiplied by
his or her Benefit Factor equals $150,000. If the highest marginal Federal income tax rate, expressed as a decimal, is .40, and the highest marginal state income tax rate, expressed as a decimal, is
..10, then 

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the
Tax Factor equals .54. The Beneficiary would be entitled to receive a death benefit equal to $277,777.77, calculated as follows: 

	 	$150,000
 .54	 

	3.2
	Payment of Benefits. Death benefits provided under this Plan shall be paid to the Participant's Beneficiary(ies) in a
lump sum payment no later than sixty (60) days after the date on which the Committee is provided with proof, that is satisfactory to the Committee, of the Participant's death.

	3.3
	Certain Limitations. The Company has purchased certain life insurance policies on the lives of Participants and the
Company shall be the sole owner and beneficiary of these policies at all times. Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan, no benefits shall be payable under the Plan if death occurs under
circumstances such that the policy on the life of a Participant does not pay a full death benefit, as will occur, for example, in the case of suicide within two years after the policy date. 

ARTICLE 4
  Beneficiary Designation  

	4.1
	Designation of Beneficiary; Change of Beneficiary Designation. Upon the commencement of participation in the Plan, each
Participant shall designate his or her Beneficiary by completing and signing the Beneficiary Designation Form, and returning it to the Committee or its designated agent. The Beneficiary designated
under this Plan may be the same as or different from the Beneficiary designation under any other plan of an Employer in which the Participant participates. A Participant shall have the right to change
a Beneficiary by completing, signing, returning and otherwise complying with the terms of the Beneficiary Designation Form as in effect from time to time. Upon the acceptance by the Committee of a new
Beneficiary Designation Form, all Beneficiary designations previously filed shall be canceled. The Committee shall be entitled to rely on the last Beneficiary Designation Form filed by the Participant
and accepted by the Committee prior to his or her death.

	4.2
	Acceptance. No designation or change in designation of a Beneficiary shall be effective until accepted in writing by the
Committee or its designated agent.

	4.3
	No Beneficiary Designation. If a Participant fails to designate a Beneficiary as provided above or, if all designated
Beneficiaries predecease the Participant or die prior to complete distribution of the Participant's benefit, then the Participant's designated Beneficiary shall be deemed to be his or her surviving
spouse. If the Participant has no surviving spouse, the benefits under the Plan shall be payable to the executor or personal representative of the Participant's estate.

	4.4
	Doubt as to Beneficiary. If the Committee has any doubt as to the proper Beneficiary to receive payments pursuant to this
Plan, the Committee shall have the right, exercisable in its discretion, to cause the Company to withhold such payments until this matter is resolved to the Committee's satisfaction.

	4.5
	Discharge of Obligations. The payment of benefits under the Plan to a Beneficiary shall fully and completely discharge
the Company and the Committee from all further obligations under this Plan with respect to the Participant (or his or her Beneficiary), and that Participant's Plan Agreement shall terminate upon such
full payment of benefits. 

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ARTICLE 5
  Termination, Amendment or Modification  

	5.1
	Termination. Although the Company anticipates that it will continue the Plan for an indefinite period of time, there is
no guarantee that the Company will continue the Plan or will not terminate the Plan at any time in the future. Accordingly, the Company reserves the right to discontinue its sponsorship of the Plan
and/or to terminate the Plan at any time with respect to any or all of its participating Employees, by action of its Board. However, the termination of the Plan shall not adversely affect
(i) any Participant who, at the time of Plan termination, has previously terminated employment with any Employer due to Retirement, or (ii) any Beneficiary who, at the time of Plan
termination, has previously become entitled to the payment of a benefit under the Plan.

	5.2
	Amendment. The Company may, at any time, amend or modify the Plan in whole or in part by the action of its Board;
provided, however, that (i) no amendment or modification shall be effective to decrease or restrict the right of any Participant who, as of the effective date of the amendment or modification,
has previously terminated employment with any Employer due to Retirement, (ii) no amendment or modification of this Section 5.2 shall be effective, and (iii) no amendment or
modification of the Plan shall affect any Beneficiary who, as of the effective date of the amendment or modification, has previously become entitled to the payment of a benefit under the Plan. 

ARTICLE 6
  Administration  

	6.1
	Committee Duties. Except as otherwise provided in this Article 6, this Plan shall be administered by a Committee,
which shall be approved by the Compensation and Incentive Committee of the Board. Members of the Committee may be Participants under this Plan. The Committee will have the discretion and authority to
(i) make, amend, interpret, and enforce all appropriate rules and regulations for the administration of this Plan and (ii) decide or resolve any and all questions including
interpretations of this Plan, as may arise in connection with the Plan. Any individual serving on the Committee who is a Participant shall not vote or act on any matter relating solely to himself or
herself. When making a determination or calculation, the Committee shall be entitled to rely on information furnished by a Participant or the Company.

	6.2
	Agents. In the administration of this Plan, the Committee may, from time to time, employ agents and delegate to them such
administrative duties as it sees fit (including acting through a duly appointed representative) and may from time to time consult with counsel who may be counsel to the Company.

	6.3
	Binding Effect of Decisions. The decision or action of the Committee with respect to any question arising out of or in
connection with the administration, interpretation and application of the Plan and the rules and regulations promulgated hereunder shall be final and conclusive and binding upon all persons having any
interest in the Plan.

	6.4
	Indemnity of Committee. The Company shall indemnify and hold harmless the members of the Committee, any Employee to whom
the duties of the Committee may be delegated, and any designee against any and all claims, losses, damages, expenses or liabilities arising from any action or failure to act with respect to this Plan,
except in the case of willful misconduct by the Committee, any of its members, any such Employee or designee.

	6.5
	Employer Information. To enable the Committee and/or its designee to perform its functions, the Company and each Employer
shall supply full and timely information to the Committee and/or its designee, as the case may be, on all matters relating to the compensation of its Participants, the 

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date
and circumstances of the Retirement, death or other termination of employment of its Participants, and such other pertinent information as the Committee or its designee may reasonably require. 

ARTICLE 7
  Other Benefits and Agreements  

	7.1
	Coordination with Other Benefits. The benefits provided for Participant's Beneficiary under the Plan are in addition to
any other benefits available to such Participant under any other plan or program for employees of the Participant's Employer. The Plan shall supplement and shall not supersede, modify or amend any
other such plan or program except as may otherwise be expressly provided. 

ARTICLE 8
  Claims Procedures  

	8.1
	Presentation of Claim. Any Participant or Beneficiary of a deceased Participant (such Participant or Beneficiary being
referred to below as a "Claimant") may deliver to the Committee a written claim for a determination with respect to the amounts distributable to such Claimant from the Plan. If such a claim relates to
the contents of a notice received by the Claimant, the claim must be made within sixty (60) days after such notice was received by the Claimant. All other claims must be made within
180 days of the date on which the event that caused the claim to arise occurred. The claim must state with particularity the determination desired by the Claimant. No legal action may be
commenced later than three (3) years from the time a written claim is required to be filed.

	8.2
	Notification of Decision. The Committee shall consider a Claimant's claim within a reasonable time, but no later than
ninety (90) days after receiving the claim. If the Committee determines that special circumstances require an extension of time for processing the claim, written notice of the extension shall
be furnished to the Claimant prior to the termination of the initial ninety (90) day period. In no event shall such extension exceed a period of ninety (90) days from the end of the
initial period. The extension notice shall indicate the special circumstances requiring an extension of time and the date by which the Committee expects to render the benefit determination. The
Committee shall notify the Claimant in writing:

	(a)
	that
the Claimant's requested determination has been made, and that the claim has been allowed in full; or

	(b)
	that
the Committee has reached a conclusion contrary, in whole or in part, to the Claimant's requested determination, and such notice must set forth in a manner calculated to be
understood by the Claimant:

	(i)
	the
specific reason(s) for the denial of the claim, or any part of it;

	(ii)
	specific
reference(s) to pertinent provisions of the Plan upon which such denial was based;

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

	(iv)
	an
explanation of the claim review procedure set forth in Section 8.3 below; and

	(v)
	a
statement of the Claimant's right to bring a civil action under ERISA Section 502(a) following an adverse benefit determination on review. 

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	8.3
	Review of a Denied Claim. On or before sixty (60) days after receiving a notice from the Committee that a claim
has been denied, in whole or in part, a Claimant (or the Claimant's duly authorized representative) may file with the Committee a written request for a review of the denial of the claim. The Claimant
(or the Claimant's duly authorized representative):

	(a)
	may,
upon request and free of charge, have reasonable access to, and copies of, all documents, records and other information relevant to the claim for benefits;

	(b)
	may
submit written comments or other documents; and/or

	(c)
	may
request a hearing, which the Committee, in its sole discretion, may grant.

	8.4
	Decision on Review. The Committee shall render its decision on review promptly, and no later than sixty (60) days
after the Committee receives the Claimant's written request for a review of the denial of the claim. If the Committee determines that special circumstances require an extension of time for processing
the claim, written notice of the extension shall be furnished to the Claimant prior to the termination of the initial sixty (60) day period. In no event shall such extension exceed a period of
sixty (60) days from the end of the initial period. The extension notice shall indicate the special circumstances requiring an extension of time and the date by which the Committee expects to
render the benefit determination. In rendering its decision, the Committee shall take into account all comments, documents, records and other information submitted by the Claimant relating to the
claim, without regard to whether such information was submitted or considered in the initial benefit determination. The decision must be written in a manner calculated to be understood by the
Claimant, and it must contain:

	(a)
	specific
reasons for the decision;

	(b)
	specific
reference(s) to the pertinent Plan provisions upon which the decision was based;

	(c)
	a
statement that the Claimant is entitled to receive, upon request and free of charge, reasonable access to and copies of, all documents, records and other information relevant (as
defined in applicable ERISA regulations) to the Claimant's claim for benefits; and

	(d)
	a
statement of the Claimant's right to bring a civil action under ERISA Section 502(a).

	8.5
	Legal Action. A Claimant's compliance with the foregoing provisions of this Article 8 is a mandatory prerequisite
to a Claimant's right to commence any legal action with respect to any claim for benefits under this Plan. 

ARTICLE 9
  Miscellaneous  

	9.1
	Status of Plan. The Plan is intended to be a plan that is not qualified within the meaning of Code Section 401(a),
is considered to be a top-hat welfare plan that "is unfunded and is maintained by an employer primarily for the purpose of providing deferred compensation for a select group of management
or highly compensated employees" within the meaning of ERISA Sections 201(2), 301(a)(3) and 401(a)(1). The Plan shall be administered and interpreted to the extent possible in a manner consistent with
that intent.

	9.2
	Unsecured General Creditor. Participants and their Beneficiaries, heirs, successors and assigns shall have no legal or
equitable rights, interests or claims in any property or assets of an Employer. For purposes of the payment of benefits under this Plan, any and all of an Employer's assets shall be, and remain, the
general, unpledged unrestricted assets of the Employer. An Employer's obligation under the Plan shall be merely that of an unfunded and unsecured promise to pay money in the future. 

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	9.3
	Employer's Liability. An Employer's liability for the payment of benefits shall be defined only by the Plan and the Plan
Agreement, as entered into between the Employer and a Participant. An Employer shall have no obligation to a Participant under the Plan except as expressly provided in the Plan and his or her Plan
Agreement.

	9.4
	Nonassignability. Neither a Participant nor any other person shall have any right to commute, sell, assign, transfer,
pledge, anticipate, mortgage or otherwise encumber, transfer, hypothecate, alienate or convey in advance of actual receipt, the amounts, if any, payable hereunder, or any part thereof, which are, and
all rights to which are expressly declared to be, unassignable and non-transferable. No part of the amounts payable shall, prior to actual payment, be subject to seizure, attachment,
garnishment or sequestration for the payment of any debts, judgments, alimony or separate maintenance owed by a Participant or any other person, be transferable by operation of law in the event of a
Participant's or any other person's bankruptcy or insolvency or be transferable to a spouse as a result of a property settlement or otherwise.

	9.5
	Not a Contract of Employment. The terms and conditions of this Plan shall not be deemed to constitute a contract of
employment between any Employer and the Participant. Such employment is hereby acknowledged to be an "at will" employment relationship that can be terminated at any time for any reason, or no reason,
with or without cause, and with or without notice, unless expressly provided in a written employment agreement. Nothing in this Plan shall be deemed to give a Participant the right to be retained in
the service of any Employer, as an Employee, or to interfere with the right of any Employer to discipline or discharge the Participant at any time.

	9.6
	Furnishing Information. A Participant or his or her Beneficiary will cooperate with the Committee by furnishing any and
all information requested by the Committee and take such other actions as may be requested in order to facilitate the administration of the Plan and the payments of benefits hereunder, including but
not limited to taking such physical examinations as the Committee may deem necessary.

	9.7
	Terms. Whenever any words are used herein in the masculine, they shall be construed as though they were in the feminine
in all cases where they would so apply; and whenever any words are used herein in the singular or in the plural, they shall be construed as though they were used in the plural or the singular, as the
case may be, in all cases where they would so apply.

	9.8
	Captions. The captions of the articles, sections and paragraphs of this Plan are for convenience only and shall not
control or affect the meaning or construction of any of its provisions.

	9.9
	Governing Law. Subject to ERISA, the provisions of this Plan shall be construed and interpreted according to the internal
laws of the State of Indiana without regard to its conflicts of laws principles.

	9.10
	Notice. Any notice or filing required or permitted to be given to the Committee under this Plan shall be sufficient if
in writing and hand-delivered, or sent by registered or certified mail, to the address below: 

Great
Lakes Chemical Corporation

Attn: Richard J. Kinsley

500 East 96th Street

Suite 500

Indianapolis, Indiana 46240 

Such
notice shall be deemed given as of the date of delivery or, if delivery is made by mail, as of the date shown on the postmark on the receipt for registration or certification. 

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Any
notice or filing required or permitted to be given to a Participant under this Plan shall be sufficient if in writing and hand-delivered, or sent by mail, to the last known address of
the Participant. 

	9.11
	Successors. The provisions of this Plan shall bind and inure to the benefit of the Participant's Employer and its
successors and assigns and the Participant and the Participant's designated Beneficiaries.

	9.12
	Spouse's Interest. The interest in the benefits hereunder of a spouse of a Participant who has predeceased the
Participant shall automatically pass to the Participant and shall not be transferable by such spouse in any manner, including but not limited to such spouse's will, nor shall such interest pass under
the laws of intestate succession.

	9.13
	Validity. In case any provision of this Plan shall be illegal or invalid for any reason, said illegality or invalidity
shall not affect the remaining parts hereof, but this Plan shall be construed and enforced as if such illegal or invalid provision had never been inserted herein.

	9.14
	Incompetent. If the Committee determines in its discretion that a benefit under this Plan is to be paid to a minor, a
person declared incompetent or to a person incapable of handling the disposition of that person's property, the Committee may direct payment of such benefit to the guardian, legal representative or
person having the care and custody of such minor, incompetent or incapable person. The Committee may require proof of minority, incompetence, incapacity or guardianship, as it may deem appropriate
prior to distribution of the benefit. Any payment of a benefit shall be a payment for the account of the Participant and the Participant's Beneficiary, as the case may be, and shall be a complete
discharge of any liability under the Plan for such payment amount.

	9.15
	Court Order. The Committee is authorized to make any payments directed by court order in any action in which the Plan or
the Committee has been named as a party. In addition, if a court determines that a spouse or former spouse of a Participant has an interest in the Participant's benefits under the Plan in connection
with a property settlement or otherwise, the Committee, in its sole discretion, shall have the right, notwithstanding any election made by a Participant, to immediately distribute the spouse's or
former spouse's interest in the Participant's benefits under the Plan to that spouse or former spouse.

	9.16
	Insurance. The Company, in its sole discretion, will apply for and obtain insurance on the life of the Participant, in
such amounts and in such forms as the Company may choose. The Company will be the sole owner and beneficiary of any such insurance. The Participant shall have no interest whatsoever in any such policy
or policies, and at the request of the Company, shall submit to medical examinations and supply such information and execute such documents as may be required by the insurance company or companies to
whom the Company has applied for insurance. 

The
Company has signed this Plan document as of April 14, 2003. 

"Company"

Great Lakes Chemical Corporation, a Delaware corporation 

By:
/s/ Richard J. Kinsley

Title: Senior Vice President—HR Communications 

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Great Lakes Chemical Corporation Death Benefit Only Plan Master Plan Document

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GREAT LAKES CHEMICAL CORPORATION DEATH BENEFIT ONLY PLAN Effective April 1, 2003

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