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Exhibit 10.02

Silicon Image, Inc.

Sales Incentive Plan for Vice President of Worldwide Sales 

for Fiscal Year 2006

     The current Vice President of Worldwide Sales (the “VP of Worldwide Sales”) of Silicon Image,
Inc. (the “Company”) will receive a cash incentive payment based on the Company’s percentage of
achievement of planned revenue for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2006, as set forth in the
table below.

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	Percent	 	 	Amount of	 	 	Percent of	 
	 	Achievement of	 	 	Cash Incentive	 	 	Incentive Target	 
	 	Planned Revenue	 	 	Payment	 	 	Amount	 
	 	70%
	 	 	$119,000	 	 	70.00%	 
	 	75%
	 	 	$127,500	 	 	75.00%	 
	 	80%
	 	 	$136,000	 	 	80.00%	 
	 	85%
	 	 	$144,500	 	 	85.00%	 
	 	90%
	 	 	$153,000	 	 	90.00%	 
	 	95%
	 	 	$161,500	 	 	95.00%	 
	 	100%
	 	 	$170,000	 	 	100.00%	 
	 	105%
	 	 	$206,250	 	 	121.32%	 
	 	110%
	 	 	$264,250	 	 	155.44%	 
	 	115%
	 	 	$336,750	 	 	198.09%	 
	 	120%
	 	 	$409,250	 	 	240.75%	 
	 	125%
	 	 	$481,750	 	 	283.38%	 
	 	130%
	 	 	$554,250	 	 	326.03%	 
	 	135%
	 	 	$626,750	 	 	368.68%	 
	 	140%
	 	 	$699,250	 	 	411.32%	 
	 	145%
	 	 	$771,750	 	 	453.32%	 
	 	150%
	 	 	$844,250	 	 	496.62%exv4w6

 

Exhibit 4.6

FRANKLIN TEMPLETON DEFINED CONTRIBUTION SERVICES

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

ARTICLE I

DEFINITIONS

ARTICLE II

ADMINISTRATION

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	2.1

	 	POWERS AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE EMPLOYER
	 	 	12	 
	2.2

	 	DESIGNATION OF ADMINISTRATIVE AUTHORITY
	 	 	13	 
	2.3

	 	ALLOCATION AND DELEGATION OF RESPONSIBILITIES
	 	 	13	 
	2.4

	 	POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE ADMINISTRATOR
	 	 	13	 
	2.5

	 	RECORDS AND REPORTS
	 	 	14	 
	2.6

	 	APPOINTMENT OF ADVISERS
	 	 	14	 
	2.7

	 	INFORMATION FROM EMPLOYER
	 	 	14	 
	2.8

	 	PAYMENT OF EXPENSES
	 	 	14	 
	2.9

	 	MAJORITY ACTIONS
	 	 	14	 
	2.10

	 	CLAIMS PROCEDURE
	 	 	15	 
	2.11

	 	CLAIMS REVIEW PROCEDURE
	 	 	15	 

ARTICLE III

ELIGIBILITY

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	3.1

	 	CONDITIONS OF ELIGIBILITY
	 	 	15	 
	3.2

	 	EFFECTIVE DATE OF PARTICIPATION
	 	 	15	 
	3.3

	 	DETERMINATION OF ELIGIBILITY
	 	 	16	 
	3.4

	 	TERMINATION OF ELIGIBILITY
	 	 	16	 
	3.5

	 	REHIRED EMPLOYEES AND BREAKS IN SERVICE
	 	 	16	 
	3.6

	 	ELECTION NOT TO PARTICIPATE
	 	 	17	 
	3.7

	 	CONTROL OF ENTITIES BY OWNER-EMPLOYEE
	 	 	17	 

ARTICLE IV

CONTRIBUTION AND ALLOCATION

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	4.1

	 	FORMULA FOR DETERMINING EMPLOYER’S CONTRIBUTION
	 	 	17	 
	4.2

	 	TIME OF PAYMENT OF EMPLOYER’S CONTRIBUTION
	 	 	17	 
	4.3

	 	ALLOCATION OF CONTRIBUTION, FORFEITURES AND EARNINGS
	 	 	17	 
	4.4

	 	MAXIMUM ANNUAL ADDITIONS
	 	 	22	 
	4.5

	 	ADJUSTMENT FOR EXCESSIVE ANNUAL ADDITIONS
	 	 	25	 
	4.6

	 	ROLLOVERS
	 	 	26	 
	4.7

	 	PLAN TO PLAN TRANSFERS FROM QUALIFIED PLANS
	 	 	27	 
	4.8

	 	VOLUNTARY EMPLOYEE CONTRIBUTIONS
	 	 	27	 
	4.9

	 	QUALIFIED VOLUNTARY EMPLOYEE CONTRIBUTIONS
	 	 	28	 
	4.10

	 	DIRECTED INVESTMENT ACCOUNT
	 	 	28	 
	4.11

	 	INTEGRATION IN MORE THAN ONE PLAN
	 	 	30	 
	4.12

	 	QUALIFIED MILITARY SERVICE
	 	 	30	 

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ARTICLE V

VALUATIONS

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	5.1

	 	VALUATION OF THE TRUST FUND
	 	 	30	 
	5.2

	 	METHOD OF VALUATION
	 	 	30	 

ARTICLE VI

DETERMINATION AND DISTRIBUTION OF BENEFITS

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	6.1

	 	DETERMINATION OF BENEFITS UPON RETIREMENT
	 	 	30	 
	6.2

	 	DETERMINATION OF BENEFITS UPON DEATH
	 	 	30	 
	6.3

	 	DETERMINATION OF BENEFITS IN EVENT OF DISABILITY
	 	 	31	 
	6.4

	 	DETERMINATION OF BENEFITS UPON TERMINATION
	 	 	32	 
	6.5

	 	DISTRIBUTION OF BENEFITS
	 	 	33	 
	6.6

	 	DISTRIBUTION OF BENEFITS UPON DEATH
	 	 	37	 
	6.7

	 	TIME OF DISTRIBUTION
	 	 	40	 
	6.8

	 	DISTRIBUTION FOR MINOR OR INCOMPETENT BENEFICIARY
	 	 	40	 
	6.9

	 	LOCATION OF PARTICIPANT OR BENEFICIARY UNKNOWN
	 	 	40	 
	6.10

	 	IN-SERVICE DISTRIBUTION
	 	 	40	 
	6.11

	 	ADVANCE DISTRIBUTION FOR HARDSHIP
	 	 	41	 
	6.12

	 	SPECIAL RULE FOR CERTAIN PROFIT SHARING PLANS
	 	 	41	 
	6.13

	 	QUALIFIED DOMESTIC RELATIONS ORDER DISTRIBUTION
	 	 	42	 
	6.14

	 	DIRECT ROLLOVERS
	 	 	42	 
	6.15

	 	TRANSFER OF ASSETS FROM A MONEY PURCHASE PLAN
	 	 	42	 
	6.16

	 	ELECTIVE TRANSFERS OF BENEFITS TO OTHER PLANS
	 	 	43	 

ARTICLE VII

TRUSTEE AND CUSTODIAN

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	7.1

	 	BASIC RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE TRUSTEE
	 	 	43	 
	7.2

	 	INVESTMENT POWERS AND DUTIES OF DISCRETIONARY TRUSTEE
	 	 	44	 
	7.3

	 	INVESTMENT POWERS AND DUTIES OF NONDISCRETIONARY TRUSTEE
	 	 	46	 
	7.4

	 	POWERS AND DUTIES OF CUSTODIAN
	 	 	47	 
	7.5

	 	LIFE INSURANCE
	 	 	48	 
	7.6

	 	LOANS TO PARTICIPANTS
	 	 	48	 
	7.7

	 	MAJORITY ACTIONS
	 	 	49	 
	7.8

	 	TRUSTEE’S COMPENSATION AND EXPENSES AND TAXES
	 	 	49	 
	7.9

	 	ANNUAL REPORT OF THE TRUSTEE
	 	 	50	 
	7.10

	 	AUDIT
	 	 	50	 
	7.11

	 	RESIGNATION, REMOVAL AND SUCCESSION OF TRUSTEE
	 	 	50	 
	7.12

	 	TRANSFER OF INTEREST
	 	 	51	 
	7.13

	 	TRUSTEE INDEMNIFICATION
	 	 	51	 
	7.14

	 	EMPLOYER SECURITIES AND REAL PROPERTY
	 	 	51	 

ARTICLE VIII

AMENDMENT, TERMINATION AND MERGERS

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	8.1

	 	AMENDMENT
	 	 	51	 

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	8.2

	 	TERMINATION
	 	 	52	 
	8.3

	 	MERGER, CONSOLIDATION OR TRANSFER OF ASSETS
	 	 	52	 

ARTICLE IX

TOP HEAVY PROVISIONS

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	9.1

	 	TOP HEAVY PLAN REQUIREMENTS
	 	 	52	 
	9.2

	 	DETERMINATION OF TOP HEAVY STATUS
	 	 	53	 

ARTICLE X

MISCELLANEOUS

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	10.1

	 	EMPLOYER ADOPTIONS
	 	 	54	 
	10.2

	 	PARTICIPANT’S RIGHTS
	 	 	54	 
	10.3

	 	ALIENATION
	 	 	54	 
	10.4

	 	CONSTRUCTION OF PLAN
	 	 	55	 
	10.5

	 	GENDER AND NUMBER
	 	 	55	 
	10.6

	 	LEGAL ACTION
	 	 	55	 
	10.7

	 	PROHIBITION AGAINST DIVERSION OF FUNDS
	 	 	55	 
	10.8

	 	EMPLOYER’S AND TRUSTEE’S PROTECTIVE CLAUSE
	 	 	55	 
	10.9

	 	INSURER’S PROTECTIVE CLAUSE
	 	 	55	 
	10.10

	 	RECEIPT AND RELEASE FOR PAYMENTS
	 	 	56	 
	10.11

	 	ACTION BY THE EMPLOYER
	 	 	56	 
	10.12

	 	NAMED FIDUCIARIES AND ALLOCATION OF RESPONSIBILITY
	 	 	56	 
	10.13

	 	HEADINGS
	 	 	56	 
	10.14

	 	APPROVAL BY INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE
	 	 	56	 
	10.15

	 	UNIFORMITY
	 	 	56	 
	10.16

	 	PAYMENT OF BENEFITS
	 	 	56	 

ARTICLE XI

PARTICIPATING EMPLOYERS

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	11.1

	 	ELECTION TO BECOME A PARTICIPATING EMPLOYER
	 	 	57	 
	11.2

	 	REQUIREMENTS OF PARTICIPATING EMPLOYERS
	 	 	57	 
	11.3

	 	DESIGNATION OF AGENT
	 	 	57	 
	11.4

	 	EMPLOYEE TRANSFERS
	 	 	57	 
	11.5

	 	PARTICIPATING EMPLOYER’S CONTRIBUTION AND FORFEITURES
	 	 	57	 
	11.6

	 	AMENDMENT
	 	 	57	 
	11.7

	 	DISCONTINUANCE OF PARTICIPATION
	 	 	57	 
	11.8

	 	ADMINISTRATOR’S AUTHORITY
	 	 	58	 
	11.9

	 	PARTICIPATING EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTION FOR AFFILIATE
	 	 	58	 

ARTICLE XII

CASH OR DEFERRED PROVISIONS

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	12.1

	 	FORMULA FOR DETERMINING EMPLOYER’S CONTRIBUTION
	 	 	58	 
	12.2

	 	PARTICIPANT’S SALARY REDUCTION ELECTION
	 	 	59	 
	12.3

	 	ALLOCATION OF CONTRIBUTION, FORFEITURES AND EARNINGS
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	12.4

	 	ACTUAL DEFERRAL PERCENTAGE TESTS
	 	 	62	 
	12.5

	 	ADJUSTMENT TO ACTUAL DEFERRAL PERCENTAGE TESTS
	 	 	64	 
	12.6

	 	ACTUAL CONTRIBUTION PERCENTAGE TESTS
	 	 	66	 
	12.7

	 	ADJUSTMENT TO ACTUAL CONTRIBUTION PERCENTAGE TESTS
	 	 	68	 
	12.8

	 	SAFE HARBOR PROVISIONS
	 	 	71	 
	12.9

	 	ADVANCE DISTRIBUTION FOR HARDSHIP
	 	 	72	 

ARTICLE XIII

SIMPLE 401(K) PROVISIONS

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	13.1

	 	SIMPLE 401(k) PROVISIONS
	 	 	73	 
	13.2

	 	DEFINITIONS
	 	 	74	 
	13.3

	 	CONTRIBUTIONS
	 	 	74	 
	13.4

	 	ELECTION AND NOTICE REQUIREMENTS
	 	 	74	 
	13.5

	 	VESTING REQUIREMENTS
	 	 	75	 
	13.6

	 	TOP-HEAVY RULES
	 	 	75	 
	13.7

	 	NONDISCRIMINATION TESTS
	 	 	75	 

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ARTICLE I

DEFINITIONS

     As used in this Plan, the following words and phrases shall have the meanings set forth herein
unless a different meaning is clearly required by the context:

     1.1 “ACP” means the “Actual Contribution Percentage” determined pursuant to Section
12.6(e).

     1.2 “Act” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as it may be amended from
time to time.

     1.3 “ADP” means the “Actual Deferral Percentage” determined pursuant to Section 12.4(e).

     1.4 “Administrator” means the Employer unless another person or entity has been designated
by the Employer
pursuant to Section 2.2 to administer the Plan on behalf of the Employer.

     1.5 “Adoption Agreement” means the separate agreement which is executed by the Employer and
sets forth the elective provisions of this Plan and Trust as specified by the Employer.

     1.6 “Affiliated Employer” means any corporation which is a member of a controlled group of
corporations (as defined in Code
Section 414(b)) which includes the Employer; any trade or business
(whether or not incorporated) which is under common control (as defined in Code Section 414(c))
with the Employer; any organization (whether or not incorporated) which is a member of an
affiliated service group (as defined in Code Section 414(m)) which includes the Employer; and any
other entity required to be aggregated with the Employer pursuant to Regulations under Code Section
414(o).

     1.7 “Anniversary Date” means the last day of the Plan Year.

     1.8 “Annuity Starting Date” means, with respect to any Participant, the first day of the first
period for which an
amount is paid as an annuity, or, in the case of a benefit not payable in the form of an annuity,
the first day on which all events have occurred which entitles the Participant to such benefit.

     1.9 “Beneficiary” means the person (or entity) to whom all or a portion of a deceased
Participant’s interest in the Plan is payable, subject to the restrictions of Sections 6.2 and 6.6.

     1.10 “Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

     1.11 “Compensation” with respect to any Participant means one of the following as elected in the
Adoption Agreement:

          (a) Information required to be reported under Code Sections 6041, 6051 and 6052 (Wages, tips
and other compensation as reported on Form W-2). Compensation means wages, within the meaning of
Code Section 3401(a), and all other payments of compensation to an Employee by the Employer (in the
course of the Employer’s trade or business) for which the Employer is required to furnish the
Employee a written statement under Code Sections 6041(d), 6051(a)(3) and 6052. Compensation must be
determined without regard to any rules under Code Section 3401(a) that limit the remuneration
included in wages based on the nature or location of the employment or the services performed (such
as the exception for agricultural labor in Code Section 3401(a)(2)).

          (b) Code Section 3401(a) Wages. Compensation means an Employee’s wages within the meaning
of Code Section 3401(a) for the purposes of income tax withholding at the source but determined
without regard to any rules that limit the remuneration included in wages based on the nature or
location of the employment or the services
performed (such as the exception for agricultural labor in Code Section 3401(a)(2)).

          (c) 415 Safe-Harbor Compensation. Compensation means wages, salaries, and fees for
professional services and other amounts received (without regard to whether or not an amount is
paid in cash) for personal services actually rendered in the course of employment with the
Employer maintaining the Plan to the extent that the amounts are includible in gross income
(including, but not limited to, commissions paid salespersons, compensation for services on the
basis of a percentage of profits, commissions on insurance premiums, tips, bonuses, fringe
benefits, and reimbursements, or other expense allowances under a nonaccountable plan (as
described in
Regulation 1.62-2(c))), and excluding the following:

(1) Employer contributions to a plan of deferred compensation which are not includible in
the Employee’s gross income for the taxable year in which contributed, or Employer
contributions under a simplified employee pension plan to the extent such contributions
are excludable from the Employee’s gross income, or any distributions from a plan of
deferred compensation;

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

          (3) Amounts realized from the sale, exchange or other disposition of stock acquired under
a qualified stock option; and

          (4) Other amounts which receive special tax benefits, or contributions made by the
Employer (whether or not under a salary reduction agreement) towards the purchase of an
annuity contract described in Code Section 403(b) (whether or not the contributions are
actually excludable from the gross income of the Employee).

               However, Compensation for any Self-Employed Individual shall be equal to Earned Income.
Compensation shall include only that Compensation which is actually paid to the Participant during
the determination period. Except as otherwise provided in this Plan, the determination period shall
be the period elected by the Employer in the Adoption Agreement. If the Employer makes no election,
the determination period shall be the Plan Year.

               Notwithstanding the above, if elected in the Adoption Agreement, Compensation shall include
all of the following types of elective contributions and all of the following types of deferred
compensation:

          (a) Elective contributions that are made by the Employer on behalf of a Participant
that are not includible in gross income under Code Sections 125, 402(e)(3), 402(h)(1)(B),
403(b), and for Plan Years beginning on or after January 1, 2001 (or as of a date, no
earlier than January 1, 1998, as specified in an addendum to the Adoption Agreement),
132(f)(4);

          (b) Compensation deferred under an eligible deferred compensation plan within the
meaning of Code Section 457(b); and

          (c) Employee contributions (under governmental plans) described in Code Section
414(h)(2) that are picked up by the employing unit and thus are treated as Employer
contributions.

               For Plan Years beginning on or after January 1, 1989, and before January 1, 1994, the annual
Compensation of each Participant taken into account for determining all benefits provided under the
Plan for any Plan Year shall not exceed $200,000. This limitation shall be adjusted by the
Secretary at the same time and in the same manner as under Code Section 415(d), except that the
dollar increase in effect on January 1 of any calendar year is effective for Plan Years beginning
in such calendar year and the first adjustment to the $200,000 limitation is effective on January
1, 1990.

               For Plan Years beginning on or after January 1, 1994, Compensation in excess of $150,000 (or
such other amount provided in the Code) shall be disregarded for all purposes other than for
purposes of salary deferral elections. Such amount shall be adjusted by the Commissioner for
increases in the cost-of-living in accordance with Code Section 401(a)(17)(B). The cost-of-living
adjustment in effect for a calendar year applies to any determination period beginning in such
calendar year. If a determination period consists of fewer than twelve (12) months, the $150,000
annual Compensation limit will be multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of
months in the determination period, and the denominator of which is twelve (12).

               If Compensation for any prior determination period is taken into account in determining a
Participant’s allocations for the current Plan Year, the Compensation for such prior determination
period is subject to the applicable annual Compensation limit in effect for that prior period. For
this purpose, in determining allocations in Plan Years beginning on or after January 1, 1989, the
annual compensation limit in effect for determination periods beginning before that date is
$200,000. In addition, in determining allocations in Plan Years beginning on or after January 1,
1994, the annual Compensation limit in effect for determination periods beginning before that date
is $150,000.

               Notwithstanding the foregoing, except as otherwise elected in a non-standardized Adoption
Agreement, the family member aggregation rules of Code Sections 401(a)(17) and 414(q)(6) as in
effect prior to the enactment of the Small Business Job Protection Act of 1996 shall not apply to
this Plan effective with respect to Plan Years beginning after December 31, 1996.

               If, in the Adoption Agreement, the Employer elects to exclude a class of Employees from the
Plan, then Compensation for any Employee who becomes eligible or ceases to be eligible to
participate during a determination period shall only include Compensation while the Employee is an
Eligible Employee.

               If, in connection with the adoption of any amendment, the definition of Compensation has been
modified, then, except as otherwise provided herein, for Plan Years prior to the Plan Year which
includes the adoption date of such amendment, Compensation means compensation determined pursuant
to the terms of the Plan then in effect.

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     1.12 “Contract” or “Policy” means any life insurance policy, retirement income policy, or
annuity contract (group or individual) issued by the Insurer. In the event of any conflict between
the terms of this Plan and the terms of any contract purchased hereunder, the Plan provisions shall
control.

     1.13 “Designated Investment Alternative” means a specific investment identified by name by the
Employer (or such other Fiduciary who has been given the authority to select investment options) as
an available investment under the Plan to which Plan assets may be invested by the Trustee pursuant
to the investment direction of a Participant.

     1.14 “Directed Investment Option” means a Designated Investment Alternative and any other
investment permitted by the Plan and the Participant Direction Procedures to which Plan assets may
be invested pursuant to the investment direction of a Participant.

     1.15 “Early Retirement Date” means the date specified in the Adoption Agreement on which a
Participant or Former Participant has satisfied the requirements specified in the Adoption
Agreement (Early Retirement Age). If elected in the Adoption Agreement, a Participant shall become
fully Vested upon satisfying such requirements if the Participant is still employed at the Early
Retirement Age.

               A Former Participant who separates from service after satisfying any service requirement but
before satisfying the age requirement for Early Retirement Age and who thereafter reaches the age
requirement contained herein shall be entitled to receive benefits under this Plan (other than any
accelerated vesting and allocations of Employer Contributions) as though the requirements for Early
Retirement Age had been satisfied.

     1.16 “Earned Income” means the net earnings from self-employment in the trade or business with
respect to which the Plan is established, for which the personal services of the individual are a
material income-producing factor.
Net earnings will be determined without regard to items not included in gross income and the
deductions allocable to such items. Net earnings are reduced by contributions made by the Employer
to a qualified plan to the extent deductible under Code Section 404. In addition, net earnings
shall be determined with regard to the deduction allowed to the taxpayer by Code Section 164(f),
for taxable years beginning after December 31, 1989.

     1.17 “Elective Deferrals” means the Employer’s contributions to the Plan that are made
pursuant to a Participant’s deferral election pursuant to Section 12.2, excluding any such amounts
distributed as “excess annual additions” pursuant to Section 4.5. Elective Deferrals shall be
subject to the requirements of Sections 12.2(b) and 12.2(c) and shall, except as otherwise provided
herein, be required to satisfy the nondiscrimination requirements of Regulation 1.401(k)-1(b)(2),
the provisions of which are specifically incorporated herein by reference.

     1.18 “Eligible Employee” means any Eligible Employee as elected in the Adoption Agreement and
as provided herein. With respect to a non-standardized Adoption Agreement, an individual shall not
be an “Eligible Employee” if such individual is not reported on the payroll records of the Employer
as a common law employee. In particular, it is expressly intended that individuals not treated as
common law employees by the Employer on its payroll records are not “Eligible Employees” and are
excluded from Plan participation even if a court or administrative agency determines that such
individuals are common law employees and not independent contractors. Furthermore, with respect to
a non-standardized Adoption Agreement, Employees of an Affiliated Employer will not be treated as
“Eligible Employees” prior to the date the Affiliated Employer adopts the Plan as a Participating
Employer.

               Except as otherwise provided in this paragraph, if the Employer does not elect in the Adoption
Agreement to include Employees who became Employees as the result of a “Code Section 410(b)(6)(C)
transaction,” then such Employees will only be “Eligible Employees” after the expiration of the
transition period beginning on the date of the transaction and ending on the last day of the first
Plan Year beginning after the date of the transaction. A “Code Section 410(b)(6)(C) transaction” is
an asset or stock acquisition, merger, or similar transaction involving a change in the Employer of
the Employees of a trade or business that is subject to the special rules set forth in Code Section
410(b)(6)(C). However, regardless of any election made in the Adoption Agreement, if a separate
entity becomes an Affiliate Employer as the result of a “Code Section 410(b)(6)(C) transaction,”
then Employees of such separate entity will not be treated as “Eligible Employees” prior to the
date the entity adopts the Plan as a Participating Employer or, with respect to a standardized
Adoption Agreement, if earlier, the expiration of the transition period set forth above.

               If, in the Adoption Agreement, the Employer elects to exclude union employees, then Employees
whose employment is governed by a collective bargaining agreement between the Employer and
“employee representatives” under which retirement benefits were the subject of good faith
bargaining and if two percent (2%) or less of the Employees covered pursuant to that agreement are
professionals as defined in Regulation 1.410(b)-9, shall not be eligible to participate in this
Plan. For this purpose, the term “employee representatives” does not include any organization more
than half of whose members are employees who are owners, officers, or executives of the Employer.

               If, in the Adoption Agreement, the Employer elects to exclude non-resident aliens, then
Employees who are non-resident aliens (within the meaning of Code Section 7701(b)(1)(B)) who
received no earned income (within the meaning of

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Code Section 911(d)(2)) from the Employer which constitutes income from sources within the United
States (within the meaning of Code Section 861(a)(3)) shall not be eligible to participate in this
Plan.

     1.19 “Employee” means any person who is employed by the Employer. The term “Employee” shall
also include any person who is an employee of an Affiliated Employer and any Leased Employee deemed
to be an Employee as provided in Code Section 414(n) or (o).

     1.20 “Employer” means the entity specified in the Adoption Agreement, any successor which
shall maintain this Plan and any predecessor which has maintained this Plan. In addition, unless
the context means otherwise, the term “Employer” shall include any Participating Employer (as
defined in Section 11.1) which shall adopt this Plan.

     1.21 “Excess Aggregate Contributions” means, with respect to any Plan Year, the excess of:

          (a) The aggregate “Contribution Percentage Amounts” (as defined in Section 12.6) actually
made on
behalf of Highly Compensated Participants for such Plan Year and taken into account in computing
the numerator of the ACP, over

          (b) The maximum “Contribution Percentage Amounts” permitted by the ACP test in Section
12.6 (determined by reducing contributions made on behalf of Highly Compensated Participants
in order of their “Contribution Percentages” beginning with the highest of such percentages).

               Such determination shall be made after first taking into account corrections of any Excess
Deferrals pursuant to Section 12.2 and then taking into account adjustments of any Excess
Contributions pursuant to Section 12.5.

     1.22 “Excess Compensation” means, with respect to a Plan that is integrated with Social
Security (permitted disparity), a Participant’s Compensation which is in excess of the integration
level elected in the Adoption Agreement.

               However, if Compensation is based on less than a twelve (12) month determination period,
Excess Compensation shall be determined by reducing the integration level by a fraction, the
numerator of which is the number of full months in the short period and the denominator of which is
twelve (12).

     1.23 “Excess Contributions” means, with respect to any Plan Year, the excess of:

          (a) The aggregate amount of Employer contributions actually made on behalf of Highly
Compensated
Participants for such Plan Year and taken into account in computing the numerator of the ADP, over

          (b) The maximum amount of such contributions permitted by the ADP test in Section 12.4
(determined by hypothetically reducing contributions made on behalf of Highly Compensated
Participants in order of the actual deferral ratios, beginning with the highest of such
ratios).

               In determining the amount of Excess Contributions to be distributed and/or recharacterized
with respect to an affected Highly Compensated Participant as determined herein, such amount shall
be reduced by any Excess Deferrals previously distributed to such affected Highly Compensated
Participant for the Participant’s taxable year ending with or within such Plan Year.

     1.24 “Excess Deferrals” means, with respect to any taxable year of a Participant, those
elective deferrals (within the meaning of Code Section 402(g)) that are includible in the
Participant’s gross income under Code Section 402(g) to the extent such Participant’s elective
deferrals for the taxable year exceed the dollar limitation under such Code Section. Excess
Deferrals shall be treated as an “Annual Addition” pursuant to Section 4.4 when contributed to the
Plan unless distributed to the affected Participant not later than the first April 15th following
the close of the Participant’s taxable year in which the Excess Deferral was made. Additionally,
for purposes of Sections 4.3(f) and 9.2, Excess Deferrals shall continue to be treated as Employer
contributions even if distributed pursuant to Section 12.2(e). However, Excess Deferrals of
Non-Highly Compensated Participants are not taken into account for purposes of Section 12.4.

     1.25 “Fiduciary” means any person who (a) exercises any discretionary authority or
discretionary control respecting management of the Plan or exercises any authority or control
respecting management or disposition of its assets, (b) renders investment advice for a fee or
other compensation, direct or indirect, with respect to any monies or other property of the Plan or
has any authority or responsibility to do so, or (c) has any discretionary authority or
discretionary responsibility in the administration of the Plan.

     1.26 “Fiscal Year” means the Employer’s accounting year.

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     1.27 “Forfeiture” means, with respect to a Former Participant who has severed employment, that
portion of the Participant’s Account that is not Vested. Unless otherwise elected in the Adoption
Agreement, Forfeitures occur pursuant to (a) below.

(a) A Forfeiture will occur on the earlier of:

(1) The last day of the Plan Year in which a Former Participant who has severed
employment with the Employer incurs five (5)
consecutive 1-Year Breaks in Service,
or

(2) The distribution of the entire Vested portion of the Participant’s Account of a
Former Participant who has severed employment with the Employer. For purposes of
this provision, if the Former Participant has a Vested benefit of zero, then such
Former Participant shall be deemed to have received a distribution of such Vested
benefit as of the year in which the severance of employment occurs.

          (b) If elected in the Adoption Agreement, a Forfeiture will occur as of the last day
of the Plan Year in which the Former Participant incurs five (5) 1-Year Breaks in Service.

               Regardless of the preceding provisions, if a Former Participant is eligible to share in the
allocation of Employer contributions or Forfeitures in the year in which the Forfeiture would
otherwise occur, then the Forfeiture will not occur until the end of the first Plan Year for which
the Former Participant is not eligible to share in the allocation of Employer contributions or
Forfeitures. Furthermore, the term “Forfeiture” shall also include amounts deemed to be Forfeitures
pursuant to any other provision of this Plan.

     1.28 “Former Participant” means a person who has been a Participant, but who has ceased to be
a Participant for any reason.

     1.29 “414(s) Compensation” means any definition of compensation that satisfies the
nondiscrimination requirements of Code Section 414(s) and the Regulations thereunder. The period
for determining 414(s) Compensation must be either the Plan Year or the calendar year ending with
or within the Plan Year. An Employer may further limit the period taken into account to that part
of the Plan Year or calendar year in which an Employee was a Participant in the component of the
Plan being tested. The period used to determine 414(s) Compensation must be applied uniformly to
all Participants for the Plan Year.

     1.30 “415 Compensation” means, with respect to any Participant, such Participant’s (a) Wages,
tips and other compensation on Form W-2, (b) Section 3401(a) wages or (c) 415 safe-harbor
compensation as elected in the Adoption Agreement for purposes of Compensation. 415 Compensation
shall be based on the full Limitation Year regardless of when participation in the Plan commences.
Furthermore, regardless of any election made in the Adoption Agreement, with respect to Limitation
Years beginning after December 31, 1997, 415 Compensation shall include any elective deferral (as
defined in Code Section 402(g)(3)) and any amount which is contributed or deferred by the Employer
at the election of the Participant and which is not includible in the gross income of the
Participant by reason of Code Section 125, 457, and, for Limitation Years beginning on or after
January 1, 2001 (or as of a date, no earlier than January 1, 1998, as specified in an addendum to
the Adoption Agreement), 132(f)(4). For Limitation Years beginning prior to January 1, 1998, 415
Compensation shall exclude such amounts.

               Except as otherwise provided herein, if, in connection with the adoption of any amendment, the
definition of 415 Compensation has been modified, then for Plan Years prior to the Plan Year which
includes the adoption date of such amendment, 415 Compensation means compensation determined
pursuant to the terms of the Plan then in effect.

     1.31 “Highly Compensated Employee” means, effective for Plan Years beginning after December
31, 1996, an Employee described in Code Section 414(q) and the Regulations thereunder, and
generally means any Employee who:

          (a) was a “five percent (5%) owner” as defined in Section 1.37(c) at any time
during the “determination year” or the “look-back year”; or

          (b) for the “look-back year” had 415 Compensation from the Employer in excess of $80,000
and, if elected in the Adoption Agreement, was in the Top-Paid Group for the “look-back year.”
The $80,000 amount is
adjusted at the same time and in the same manner as under Code Section 415(d), except that
the base period is the calendar quarter ending September 30, 1996.

               The “determination year” means the Plan Year for which testing is being performed and the
“look-back year” means the immediately preceding twelve (12) month period. However, if the calendar
year data election is made in the Adoption Agreement, for purposes of (b) above, the “look-back
year” shall be the calendar year beginning within the twelve (12) month period immediately
preceding the “determination year.” Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, if the calendar year
data election is effective with respect to a Plan Year beginning in 1997, then for such Plan Year
the “look-back year” shall be the calendar year ending with or within the Plan Year for which
testing is being performed, and the “determination year” shall be the period of time, if any, which
extends beyond the “look-back year” and ends on the last day of the Plan Year for which testing is
being performed.

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               A highly compensated former employee is based on the rules applicable to determining highly
compensated employee status as in effect for that “determination year,” in accordance with
Regulation 1.414(q)-1T, A-4 and IRS Notice 97-45 (or any superseding guidance).

               In determining whether an employee is a Highly Compensated Employee for a Plan Year beginning
in 1997, the amendments to Code Section 414(q) stated above are treated as having been in effect
for years beginning in 1996.

               For purposes of this Section, for Plan Years beginning prior to January 1, 1998, the
determination of 415 Compensation shall be made by including amounts that would otherwise be
excluded from a Participant’s gross income by reason of the application of Code Sections 125,
402(e)(3), 402(h)(1)(B) and, for Plan Years beginning on or after January 1, 2001 (or as of a date,
no earlier than January 1, 1998, as specified in an addendum to the Adoption Agreement), 132(f)(4),
and, in the case of Employer contributions made pursuant to a salary reduction agreement, Code
Section 403(b).

               In determining who is a Highly Compensated Employee, Employees who are non-resident aliens and
who received no earned income (within the meaning of Code Section 911(d)) from the Employer
constituting United States source income within the meaning of Code Section 861(a)(3) shall not be
treated as Employees. Additionally, all Affiliated Employers shall be taken into account as a
single employer and Leased Employees within the meaning of Code Sections 414(n)(2) and 414(o)(2)
shall be considered Employees unless such Leased Employees are covered by a plan described in Code
Section 414(n)(5) and are not covered in any qualified plan maintained by the Employer. The
exclusion of Leased Employees for this purpose shall be applied on a uniform and consistent basis
for all of the Employer’s retirement plans.

     1.32 “Highly Compensated Participant” means any Highly Compensated Employee who is eligible
to participate in the component of the Plan being tested.

     1.33 “Hour of Service” means (1) each hour for which an Employee is directly or indirectly
compensated or entitled to compensation by the Employer for the performance of duties during the
applicable computation period (these hours will be credited to the Employee for the computation
period in which the duties are performed); (2) each hour for which an Employee is directly or
indirectly compensated or entitled to compensation by the Employer (irrespective of whether the
employment relationship has terminated) for reasons other than performance of duties (such as
vacation, holidays, sickness, incapacity (including disability), jury duty, lay-off, military duty
or leave of absence) during the applicable computation period (these hours will be calculated and
credited pursuant to Department of Labor regulation 2530.200b-2 which is incorporated herein by
reference); (3) each hour for which back pay is awarded or agreed to by the Employer without regard
to mitigation of damages (these hours will be credited to the Employee for the computation period
or periods to which the award or agreement pertains rather than the computation period in which the
award, agreement or payment is made). The same Hours of Service shall not be credited both under
(1) or (2), as the case may be, and under (3).

               Notwithstanding (2) above, (i) no more than 501 Hours of Service are required to be credited
to an Employee on account of any single continuous period during which the Employee performs no
duties (whether or not
such period occurs in a single computation period); (ii) an hour for which an Employee is
directly or indirectly paid, or entitled to payment, on account of a period during which no duties
are performed is not required to be credited to the Employee if such payment is made or due under a
plan maintained solely for the purpose of complying with applicable workers’ compensation, or
unemployment compensation or disability insurance laws; and (iii) Hours of Service are not required
to be credited for a payment which solely reimburses an Employee for medical or medically related
expenses incurred by the Employee. Furthermore, for purposes of (2) above, a payment shall be
deemed to be made by or due from the Employer regardless of whether such payment is made by or due
from the Employer directly, or indirectly through, among others, a trust fund, or insurer, to which
the Employer contributes or pays premiums and regardless of whether contributions made or due to
the trust fund, insurer, or other entity are for the benefit of particular Employees or are on
behalf of a group of Employees in the aggregate.

               Hours of Service will be credited for employment with all Affiliated Employers and for any
individual considered to be a Leased Employee pursuant to Code Section 414(n) or 414(o) and the
Regulations thereunder. Furthermore, the provisions of Department of Labor regulations
2530.200b-2(b) and (c) are incorporated herein by reference.

               Hours of Service will be determined on the basis of the method elected in the Adoption Agreement.

     1.34 “Insurer” means any legal reserve insurance company which has issued or shall issue one
or more Contracts or Policies under the Plan.

     1.35 “Investment Manager” means a Fiduciary as described in Act Section 3(38).

     1.36 “Joint and Survivor Annuity” means an annuity for the life of a Participant with a survivor
annuity for the
life of the Participant’s spouse which is not less than fifty percent (50%), nor more than
one-hundred percent (100%) of the amount of the annuity payable during the joint lives of the
Participant and the Participant’s spouse which can be purchased with the Participant’s Vested
interest in the Plan reduced by any outstanding loan balances pursuant to Section 7.6.

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     1.37 “Key Employee” means an Employee as defined in Code Section 416(i) and the Regulations
thereunder. Generally, any Employee or former Employee (as well as each of such Employee’s or
former Employee’s Beneficiaries) is considered a Key Employee if, the individual at any time during
the Plan Year that contains the “Determination Date” (as defined in Section 9.2(c)) or any of the
preceding four (4) Plan Years, has been included in one of the following categories:

          (a) an officer of the Employer (as that term is defined within the meaning of the
Regulations under Code Section 416) having annual 415 Compensation greater than fifty percent
(50%) of the amount in effect under Code Section 415(b)(1)(A) for any such Plan Year;

          (b) one of the ten Employees having annual 415 Compensation from the Employer for a Plan
Year greater than the dollar limitation in effect under Code Section 415(c)(1)(A) for the
calendar year in which such Plan Year ends and owning (or considered as owning within the
meaning of Code Section 318) both more than one-half percent (1/2%) interest and the largest
interests in the Employer;

          (c) a “five percent (5%) owner” of the Employer. “Five percent (5%) owner” means any person
who owns (or is considered as owning within the meaning of Code Section 318) more than five
percent (5%) of the value of the outstanding stock of the Employer or stock possessing more than
five percent (5%) of the total combined voting power of all stock of the Employer or, in the case
of an unincorporated business, any person who owns more than five percent (5%) of the capital or
profits interest in the Employer; and

          (d) a “one percent (1%) owner” of the Employer having annual 415 Compensation from the
Employer of more than $150,000. “One percent (1%) owner” means any person who owns (or is
considered as owning within the meaning of Code Section 318) more than one percent (1%) of the
value of the outstanding stock of the Employer or stock possessing more than one percent (1%) of
the total combined voting power of all stock of the Employer or, in the
case of an unincorporated business, any person who owns more than one percent (1%) of the
capital or profits interest in the Employer.

               In determining percentage ownership hereunder, employers that would otherwise be aggregated
under Code Sections 414(b), (c), (m) and (o) shall be treated as separate employers. In determining
whether an individual has 415 Compensation of more than $150,000, 415 Compensation from each
employer required to be aggregated under Code Sections 414(b), (c), (m) and (o) shall be taken into
account. Furthermore, for purposes of this Section, for Plan Years beginning prior to January 1,
1998, the determination of 415 Compensation shall be made by including amounts that would otherwise
be excluded from a Participant’s gross income by reason of the application of Code Sections 125,
402(e)(3), 402(h)(1)(B) and, for Plan Years beginning on or after January 1, 2001 (or as of a date,
no earlier than January 1, 1998, as specified in an addendum to the Adoption Agreement), 132(f)(4),
and, in the case of Employer contributions made pursuant to a salary reduction agreement, Code
Section 403(b).

     1.38 “Late Retirement Date” means the date of, or the first day of the month or the
Anniversary Date coinciding with or next following, whichever corresponds to the election in the
Adoption Agreement for the Normal Retirement Date, a Participant’s actual retirement after having
reached the Normal Retirement Date.

     1.39 “Leased Employee” means, effective with respect to Plan Years beginning on or after
January 1, 1997, any person (other than an Employee of the recipient Employer) who, pursuant to an
agreement between the recipient Employer and any other person or entity (“leasing organization”),
has performed services for the recipient (or for the recipient and related persons determined in
accordance with Code Section 414(n)(6)) on a substantially full time basis for a period of at least
one year, and such services are performed under primary direction or control by the recipient
Employer. Contributions or benefits provided a Leased Employee by the leasing organization which
are attributable to services performed for the recipient Employer shall be treated as provided by
the recipient Employer. Furthermore, Compensation for a Leased Employee shall only include
Compensation from the leasing organization that is attributable to services performed for the
recipient Employer.

               A Leased Employee shall not be considered an employee of the recipient Employer if: (a) such
employee is covered by a money purchase pension plan providing: (1) a nonintegrated employer
contribution rate of at least ten percent (10%) of compensation, as defined in Code Section
415(c)(3), but for Plan Years beginning prior to January 1, 1998, including amounts contributed
pursuant to a salary reduction agreement which are excludable from the employee’s gross income
under Code Sections 125, 402(e)(3), 402(h)(1)(B), 403(b), or for Plan Years beginning on or after
January 1, 2001 (or as of a date, no earlier than January 1, 1998, as specified in an addendum to
the Adoption Agreement), 132(f)(4), (2) immediate participation, and (3) full and immediate
vesting; and (b) leased employees do not constitute more than twenty percent (20%) of the recipient
Employer’s nonhighly compensated workforce.

     1.40 “Limitation Year” means the determination period used to determine Compensation. However,
the Employer may elect a different Limitation Year in the Adoption Agreement or by adopting a
written resolution to such effect. All qualified plans maintained by the Employer must use the same
Limitation Year. Furthermore, unless there is a change to a new Limitation Year, the Limitation
Year will be a twelve (12) consecutive month period. In the case of an initial Limitation Year, the
Limitation Year will be the twelve (12) consecutive month period ending on the last day of the
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Agreement (or written resolution). If the Limitation Year is amended to a different twelve (12)
consecutive month period, the new “Limitation Year” must begin on a date within the “Limitation
Year” in which the amendment is made.

     1.41 “Net Profit” means, with respect to any Fiscal Year, the Employer’s net income or profit
for such Fiscal Year determined upon the basis of the Employer’s books of account in accordance
with generally accepted accounting principles, without any reduction for taxes based upon income,
or for contributions made by the Employer to this Plan and any other qualified plan.

     1.42 “Non-Elective Contribution” means the Employer’s contributions to the Plan other than
Elective Deferrals, any Qualified Non-Elective Contributions and any Qualified Matching
Contributions. Employer matching contributions which are not Qualified Matching Contributions shall
be considered a Non-Elective Contribution for
purposes of the Plan.

     1.43 “Non-Highly Compensated Participant” means any Participant who is not a Highly
Compensated Employee. However, if pursuant to Sections 12.4 or 12.6 the prior year testing method
is used to calculate the ADP or the ACP, a Non-Highly Compensated Participant shall be determined
using the definition of Highly Compensated Employee in effect for the preceding Plan Year.

     1.44 “Non-Key Employee” means any Employee or former Employee (and such Employee’s or former
Employee’s Beneficiaries) who is not, and has never been, a Key Employee.

     1.45 “Normal Retirement Age” means the age elected in the Adoption Agreement at which time a
Participant’s Account shall be nonforfeitable (if the Participant is employed by the Employer on or
after that date).

     1.46 “Normal Retirement Date” means the date elected in the Adoption Agreement.

     1.47 “1-Year Break in Service” means, if the Hour of Service Method is elected in the Adoption
Agreement, the
applicable computation period during which an Employee or former Employee has not completed more
than 500 Hours of Service. Further, solely for the purpose of determining whether an Employee has
incurred a 1-Year Break in Service, Hours of Service shall be recognized for “authorized leaves of
absence” and “maternity and paternity leaves of absence.” For this purpose, Hours of Service shall
be credited for the computation period in which the absence from work begins, only if credit
therefore is necessary to prevent the Employee from incurring a 1-Year Break in Service, or, in any
other case, in the immediately following computation period. The Hours of Service credited for a
“maternity or paternity leave of absence” shall be those which would normally have been credited
but for such absence, or, in any case in which the Administrator is unable to determine such hours
normally credited, eight (8) Hours of Service per day. The total Hours of Service required to be
credited for a “maternity or paternity leave of absence” shall not exceed the number of Hours of
Service needed to prevent the Employee from incurring a 1-Year Break in Service.

               “Authorized leave of absence” means an unpaid, temporary cessation from active employment with
the Employer pursuant to an established nondiscriminatory policy, whether occasioned by illness,
military service, or any other reason.

               A “maternity or paternity leave of absence” means an absence from work for any period by
reason of the Employee’s pregnancy, birth of the Employee’s child, placement of a child with the
Employee in connection with the adoption of such child, or any absence for the purpose of caring
for such child for a period immediately following such birth or placement.

               If the Elapsed Time Method is elected in the Adoption Agreement, a “1-Year Break in Service”
means a twelve (12) consecutive month period beginning on the severance from service date or any
anniversary thereof and ending on the next succeeding anniversary of such date; provided, however,
that the Employee or former Employee does not perform an Hour of Service for the Employer during
such twelve (12) consecutive month period.

     1.48 “Owner-Employee” means a sole proprietor who owns the entire interest in the Employer or
a partner (or member in the case of a limited liability company treated as a partnership or sole
proprietorship for federal income tax purposes) who owns more than ten percent (10%) of either the
capital interest or the profits interest in the Employer and who receives income for personal
services from the Employer.

     1.49 “Participant” means any Eligible Employee who has satisfied the requirements of Section
3.2 and has not for any reason become ineligible to participate further in the Plan.

     1.50 “Participant Directed Account” means that portion of a Participant’s interest in the Plan
with respect to which the Participant has directed the investment in accordance with the
Participant Direction Procedures.

     1.51 “Participant Direction Procedures” means such instructions, guidelines or policies, the
terms of which are incorporated herein, as shall be established pursuant to Section 4.10 and
observed by the Administrator and applied and provided to Participants who have Participant
Directed Accounts.

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     1.52 “Participant’s Account” means the account established and maintained by the Administrator
for each Participant with respect to such Participant’s total interest under the Plan resulting
from (a) the Employer’s contributions in the case of a Profit Sharing Plan or Money Purchase Plan,
and (b) the Employer’s Non-Elective Contributions in the case of a 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan.
Separate accountings shall be maintained with respect to that portion of a Participant’s Account
attributable to Employer matching contributions and to Employer discretionary contributions made
pursuant to Section 12.1(a)(3).

     1.53 “Participant’s Combined Account” means the total aggregate amount of a Participant’s
interest under the Plan resulting from Employer contributions (including Elective Deferrals).

     1.54 “Participant’s Elective Deferral Account” means the account established and maintained by
the Administrator for each Participant with respect to such Participant’s total interest in the
Plan resulting from Elective Deferrals. Amounts in the Participant’s Elective Deferral Account are
nonforfeitable when made and are subject to the distribution restrictions of Section 12.2(c).

     1.55 “Participant’s Rollover Account” means the account established and maintained by the
Administrator for each Participant with respect to such Participant’s interest in the Plan
resulting from amounts transferred from another qualified plan or “conduit” Individual Retirement
Account in accordance with Section 4.6.

     1.56 “Participant’s Transfer Account” means the account established and maintained by the
Administrator for each Participant with respect to the total interest in the Plan resulting from
amounts transferred to this Plan from a direct plan-to-plan transfer in accordance with Section
4.7.

     1.57 “Period of Service” means the aggregate of all periods commencing with an Employee’s
first day of employment or reemployment with the Employer or an Affiliated Employer and ending on
the first day of a Period of Severance. The first day of employment or reemployment is the first
day the Employee performs an Hour of Service. An Employee will also receive partial credit for any
Period of Severance of less than twelve (12) consecutive months. Fractional periods of a year will
be expressed in terms of days.

               Periods of Service with any Affiliated Employer shall be recognized. Furthermore, Periods of
Service with any predecessor employer that maintained this Plan shall be recognized. Periods of
Service with any other predecessor employer shall be recognized as elected in the Adoption
Agreement.

               In determining Periods of Service for purposes of vesting under the Plan, Periods of Service
will be excluded as elected in the Adoption Agreement and as specified in Section 3.5.

               In the event the method of crediting service is amended from the Hour of Service Method to the
Elapsed Time Method, an Employee will receive credit for a Period of Service consisting of:

          (a) A number of years equal to the number of Years of Service credited to the Employee
before the computation period during which the amendment occurs; and

          (b) The greater of (1) the Periods of Service that would be credited to the Employee
under the Elapsed Time Method for service during the entire computation period in which the
transfer occurs or (2) the service taken into account under the Hour of Service Method as
of the date of the amendment.

               In addition, the Employee will receive credit for service subsequent to the amendment
commencing on the day after the last day of the computation period in which the transfer occurs.

     1.58 “Period of Severance” means a continuous period of time during which an Employee is not
employed by the Employer. Such period begins on the date the Employee retires, quits or is
discharged, or if earlier, the twelve (12) month anniversary of the date on which the Employee was
otherwise first absent from service.

               In the case of an individual who is absent from work for “maternity or paternity” reasons, the
twelve (12) consecutive month period beginning on the first anniversary of the first day of such
absence shall not constitute a one year Period of Severance. For purposes of this paragraph, an
absence from work for “maternity or paternity” reasons means an absence (a) by reason of the
pregnancy of the individual, (b) by reason of the birth of a
child of the individual, (c) by reason of the placement of a child with the individual in
connection with the adoption of such child by such individual, or (d) for purposes of caring for
such child for a period beginning immediately following
such birth or placement.

     1.59 “Plan” means this instrument (hereinafter referred to as Franklin Templeton Defined
Contribution Services Defined Contribution Plan Basic Plan Document #01) and the Adoption Agreement
as adopted by the Employer, including all amendments thereto and any addendum which is specifically
permitted pursuant to the terms of the Plan.

     1.60 “Plan Year” means the Plan’s accounting year as specified in the Adoption Agreement.
Unless there is a Short Plan Year, the Plan Year will be a twelve-consecutive month period.

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     1.61 “Pre-Retirement Survivor Annuity” means an immediate annuity for the life of a
Participant’s spouse, the payments under which must be equal to the benefit which can be provided
with the percentage, as specified in the Adoption Agreement, of the Participant’s Vested interest
in the Plan as of the date of death. If no election is made in the Adoption Agreement, the
percentage shall be equal to fifty percent (50%). Furthermore, if less than one hundred percent
(100%) of the Participant’s Vested interest in the Plan is used to provide the Pre-Retirement
Survivor Annuity, a proportionate share of each of the Participant’s accounts shall be used to
provide the Pre-Retirement Survivor Annuity.

     1.62 “Qualified Matching Contribution” means any Employer matching contributions that are made
pursuant to Sections 12.1(a)(2) if elected in the Adoption Agreement, 12.5 and 12.7.

     1.63 “Qualified Matching Contribution Account” means the account established hereunder to
which Qualified Matching Contributions are allocated. Amounts in the Qualified Matching
Contribution Account are nonforfeitable when made and are subject to the distribution restrictions
of Section 12.2(c).

     1.64 “Qualified Non-Elective Contribution” means the Employer’s contributions to the Plan that
are made pursuant to Sections 12.1(a)(4) if elected in the Adoption Agreement, 12.5 and 12.7.

     1.65 “Qualified Non-Elective Contribution Account” means the account established hereunder to
which Qualified Non-Elective Contributions are allocated. Amounts in the Qualified Non-Elective
Contribution Account are nonforfeitable when made and are subject to the distribution restrictions
of Section 12.2(c).

     1.66 “Qualified Voluntary Employee Contribution Account” means the account established
hereunder to which a Participant’s tax deductible qualified voluntary employee contributions made
pursuant to Section 4.9 are allocated.

     1.67 “Regulation” means the Income Tax Regulations as promulgated by the Secretary of the
Treasury or a delegate of the Secretary of the Treasury, and as amended from time to time.

     1.68 “Retired Participant” means a person who has been a Participant, but who has become
entitled to retirement benefits under the Plan.

     1.69 “Retirement Date” means the date as of which a Participant retires for reasons other than
Total and Permanent Disability, regardless of whether such retirement occurs on a Participant’s
Normal Retirement Date, Early Retirement Date or Late Retirement Date (see Section 6.1).

     1.70 “Self-Employed Individual” means an individual who has Earned Income for the taxable year
from the trade or business for which the Plan is established, and, also, an individual who would
have had Earned Income but for the fact that the trade or business had no net profits for the
taxable year. A Self-Employed Individual shall be treated as an Employee.

     1.71 “Shareholder-Employee” means a Participant who owns (or is deemed to own pursuant to Code
Section 318(a)(1)) more than five percent (5%) of the Employer’s outstanding capital stock
during any year in which the Employer elected to be taxed as a Small Business Corporation (S
Corporation) under the applicable Code sections
relating to Small Business Corporations.

     1.72 “Short Plan Year” means, if specified in the Adoption Agreement, a Plan Year of less than
a twelve (12) month period. If there is a Short Plan Year, the following rules shall apply in the
administration of this Plan. In determining whether an Employee has completed a Year of Service (or
Period of Service if the Elapsed Time Method is used) for benefit accrual purposes in the Short
Plan Year, the number of the Hours of Service (or months of service if the Elapsed Time Method is
used) required shall be proportionately reduced based on the number of days (or months) in the
Short Plan Year. The determination of whether an Employee has completed a Year of Service (or
Period of Service) for vesting and eligibility purposes shall be made in accordance with Department
of Labor regulation 2530.203-2(c). In addition, if this Plan is integrated with Social Security,
then the integration level shall be proportionately reduced based on the number of months in the
Short Plan Year.

     1.73 “Super Top Heavy Plan” means a plan which would be a Top Heavy Plan if sixty percent
(60%) is replaced with ninety percent (90%) in Section 9.2(a). However, effective as of the first
Plan Year beginning after December 31, 1999, no Plan shall be considered a Super Top Heavy Plan.

     1.74 “Taxable Wage Base” means, with respect to any Plan Year, the contribution and benefit
base under Section 230 of the Social Security Act at the beginning of such Plan Year.

     1.75 “Terminated Participant” means a person who has been a Participant, but whose employment
has been terminated other than by death, Total and Permanent Disability or retirement.

     1.76 “Top Heavy Plan” means a plan described in Section 9.2(a).

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     1.77 “Top Heavy Plan Year” means a Plan Year commencing after December 31, 1983, during which the
Plan is a Top Heavy Plan.

     1.78 “Top-Paid Group” shall be determined pursuant to Code Section 414(q) and the Regulations
thereunder and generally means the top twenty percent (20%) of Employees who performed services for
the Employer during the applicable year, ranked according to the amount of 415 Compensation
received from the Employer during such year. All Affiliated Employers shall be taken into account
as a single employer, and Leased Employees shall be treated as Employees if required pursuant to
Code Section 414(n) or (o). Employees who are non-resident aliens who received no earned income
(within the meaning of Code Section 911(d)(2)) from the Employer constituting United States source
income within the meaning of Code Section 861(a)(3) shall not be treated as Employees. Furthermore,
for the purpose of determining the number of active Employees in any year, the following additional
Employees may also be excluded, however, such Employees shall still be considered for the purpose
of identifying the particular Employees in the Top-Paid Group:

	 	(a)	 	Employees with less than six (6) months of service;
	 
	 	(b)	 	Employees who normally work less than 17 1/2 hours per week;
	 
	 	(c)	 	Employees who normally work less than six (6) months during a year; and
	 
	 	(d)	 	Employees who have not yet attained age twenty-one (21).

          In addition, if ninety percent (90%) or more of the Employees of the Employer are covered
under agreements the Secretary of Labor finds to be collective bargaining agreements between
Employee representatives and the Employer, and the Plan covers only Employees who are not covered
under such agreements, then Employees covered by such agreements shall be excluded from both the
total number of active Employees as well as from the identification of particular Employees in the
Top-Paid Group.

          The foregoing exclusions set forth in this Section shall be applied on a uniform and
consistent basis for all purposes for which the Code Section 414(q) definition is applicable.
Furthermore, in applying such exclusions, the Employer may substitute any lesser service, hours or
age.

     1.79 “Total and Permanent Disability” means the inability to engage in any substantial gainful
activity by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment that can be expected
to result in death or which has lasted or can be expected to last for a continuous period of not
less than twelve (12) months. The disability of a Participant shall be determined by a licensed
physician chosen by the Administrator. However, if the condition constitutes total disability under
the federal Social Security Acts, the Administrator may rely upon such determination that the
Participant is Totally and Permanently Disabled for the purposes of this Plan. The determination
shall be applied uniformly to all Participants.

     1.80 “Trustee” means the person or entity named in the Adoption Agreement, or any
successors thereto.

          If the sponsor of this prototype is a bank, savings and loan, trust company, credit union or
similar institution, a person or entity other than the prototype sponsor (or its affiliates or
subsidiaries) may not serve as Trustee without the written consent of the sponsor.

     1.81 “Trust Fund” means the assets of the Plan and Trust as the same shall exist from time
to time.

     1.82 “Valuation Date” means the date or dates specified in the Adoption Agreement.
Regardless of any election
to the contrary, the Valuation Date shall include the Anniversary Date and may include any other
date or dates deemed necessary or appropriate by the Administrator for the valuation of
Participants’ Accounts during the Plan Year, which may include any day that the Trustee, any
transfer agent appointed by the Trustee or the Employer, or any stock exchange used by such agent,
are open for business.

     1.83 “Vested” means the nonforfeitable portion of any account maintained on behalf of a
Participant.

     1.84 “Voluntary Contribution Account” means the account established and maintained by the
Administrator for each Participant with respect to such Participant’s total interest in the Plan resulting from the
Participant’s after-tax voluntary Employee contributions made pursuant to Section 4.7.

          Amounts recharacterized as after-tax voluntary Employee contributions pursuant to Section 12.5
shall remain subject to the limitations of Section 12.2. Therefore, a separate accounting
shall be maintained with respect to that portion of the Voluntary Contribution Account attributable
to after-tax voluntary Employee contributions made pursuant to Section 4.8.

     1.85 “Year of Service” means the computation period of twelve (12) consecutive months, herein
set forth, and during which an Employee has completed at least 1,000 Hours of Service (unless a
lower number of Hours of Service is specified in the Adoption Agreement).

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          For purposes of eligibility for participation, the initial computation period shall begin with
the date on which the Employee first performs an Hour of Service (employment commencement date).
The initial computation period beginning after a 1-Year Break in Service shall be measured from the
date on which an Employee again performs an Hour of Service. Unless otherwise elected in the
Adoption Agreement, the succeeding computation periods shall begin on the anniversary of the
Employee’s employment commencement date. However, unless otherwise elected in the Adoption
Agreement, if one (1) Year of Service or less is required as a condition of eligibility, then the
computation period after the initial computation period shall shift to the current Plan Year which
includes the anniversary of the date on which the Employee first performed an Hour of Service, and
subsequent computation periods shall be the Plan Year. If there is a shift to the Plan Year, an
Employee who is credited with the number of Hours of Service to be credited with a Year of Service
in both the initial eligibility computation period and the first Plan Year which commences prior to
the first anniversary of the Employee’s initial eligibility computation period will be credited
with two (2) Years of Service for purposes of eligibility to participate.

          If two (2) Years of Service are required as a condition of eligibility, a Participant will
only have completed two (2) Years of Service for eligibility purposes upon completing two (2)
consecutive Years of Service without an intervening 1-Year Break-in-Service.

          For vesting purposes, and all other purposes not specifically addressed in this Section, the
computation period shall be the period elected in the Adoption Agreement. If no election is made in
the Adoption Agreement, the computation period shall be the Plan Year.

          In determining Years of Service for purposes of vesting under the Plan, Years of Service will
be excluded as elected in the Adoption Agreement and as specified in Section 3.5.

          Years of Service and 1-Year Breaks in Service for eligibility purposes will be measured on the
same eligibility computation period. Years of Service and 1-Year Breaks in Service for vesting
purposes will be measured on the same vesting computation period.

          Years of Service with any Affiliated Employer shall be recognized. Furthermore, Years of
Service with any predecessor employer that maintained this Plan shall be recognized. Years of
Service with any other predecessor employer shall be recognized as elected in the Adoption
Agreement.

          In the event the method of crediting service is amended from the Elapsed Time Method to the
Hour of Service Method, an Employee will receive credit for Years of Service equal to:

     (a) The number of Years of Service equal to the number of 1-year Periods of Service
credited to the Employee as of the date of the amendment; and

     (b) In the computation period which includes the date of the amendment, a number of
Hours of Service (using the Hours of Service equivalency method elected in the Adoption
Agreement) to any fractional part of a year credited to the Employee under this Section as
of the date of the amendment.

ARTICLE II

ADMINISTRATION

2.1 POWERS AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE EMPLOYER

     (a) In addition to the general powers and responsibilities otherwise provided for in
this Plan, the Employer shall be empowered to appoint and remove the Trustee and the
Administrator from time to time as it deems necessary for the proper administration of the
Plan to ensure that the Plan is being operated for the exclusive benefit of the
Participants and their Beneficiaries in accordance with the terms of the Plan, the Code,
and the Act. The Employer may appoint counsel, specialists, advisers, agents (including any
nonfiduciary agent) and other persons as the Employer deems necessary or desirable in
connection with the exercise of its fiduciary duties under this Plan. The Employer may
compensate such agents or advisers from the assets of the Plan as fiduciary expenses (but
not including any business (settlor) expenses of the Employer), to the extent not paid by
the Employer.

     (b) The Employer shall establish a “funding policy and method,” i.e., it shall
determine whether the Plan has a short run need for liquidity (e.g., to pay benefits) or
whether liquidity is a long run
goal and investment growth (and stability of same) is a more current need, or shall
appoint a qualified person to do so. If the Trustee has discretionary authority, the
Employer or its delegate shall communicate such needs and goals to the Trustee, who shall
coordinate such Plan needs with its investment policy. The communication of such a “funding
policy and method” shall not, however, constitute a directive to the Trustee as to the
investment of the Trust Funds. Such “funding policy and method” shall be consistent with
the objectives of this Plan and with the requirements of Title I of the Act.

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     (c) The Employer may appoint, at its option, an Investment Manager, investment adviser, or
other agent to provide direction to the Trustee with respect to any or all of the Plan assets.
Such appointment shall be given by the Employer in writing in a form acceptable to the Trustee
and shall specifically identify the Plan assets with respect to which the Investment Manager or
other agent shall have the authority to direct the investment.

     (d) The Employer shall periodically review the performance of any Fiduciary or other
person to whom duties have been delegated or allocated by it under the provisions of this
Plan or pursuant to procedures established hereunder. This requirement may be satisfied by
formal periodic review by the Employer or by a qualified person specifically designated by
the Employer, through day-to-day conduct and evaluation, or through other appropriate ways.

2.2 DESIGNATION OF ADMINISTRATIVE AUTHORITY

          The Employer may appoint one or more Administrators. If the Employer does not appoint an
Administrator, the Employer will be the Administrator. Any person, including, but not limited to,
the Employees of the Employer, shall be eligible to serve as an Administrator. Any person so
appointed shall signify acceptance by filing written acceptance with the Employer. An Administrator
may resign by delivering a written resignation to the Employer or be removed by the Employer by
delivery of written notice of removal, to take effect at a date specified therein, or upon delivery
to the Administrator if no date is specified. Upon the resignation or removal of an Administrator,
the Employer may designate in writing a successor to this position.

2.3 ALLOCATION AND DELEGATION OF RESPONSIBILITIES

          If more than one person is appointed as Administrator, the responsibilities of each
Administrator may be specified by the Employer and accepted in writing by each Administrator. In
the event that no such delegation is made by the Employer, the Administrators may allocate the
responsibilities among themselves, in which event the Administrators shall notify the Employer and
the Trustee in writing of such action and specify the responsibilities of each Administrator. The
Trustee thereafter shall accept and rely upon any documents executed by the appropriate
Administrator until such time as the Employer or the Administrators file with the Trustee a written
revocation of such designation.

2.4 POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE ADMINISTRATOR

          The primary responsibility of the Administrator is to administer the Plan for the exclusive
benefit of the Participants and their Beneficiaries, subject to the specific terms of the Plan. The
Administrator shall administer the Plan in accordance with its terms and shall have the power and
discretion to construe the terms of the Plan and determine all questions arising in connection with
the administration, interpretation, and application of the Plan. Benefits under this Plan will be
paid only if the Administrator decides in its discretion that the applicant is entitled to them.
Any such determination by the Administrator shall be conclusive and binding upon all persons. The
Administrator may establish procedures, correct any defect, supply any information, or reconcile
any inconsistency in such manner and to such extent as shall be deemed necessary or advisable to
carry out the purpose of the Plan; provided, however, that any procedure, discretionary act,
interpretation or construction shall be done in a nondiscriminatory manner based upon uniform
principles consistently applied and shall be consistent with the intent that the Plan continue to
be deemed a qualified plan under the terms of Code Section 401(a), and shall comply with the terms
of the Act and all regulations issued pursuant thereto. The Administrator shall have all powers
necessary or appropriate to accomplish its duties under this Plan.

          The Administrator shall be charged with the duties of the general administration of the Plan
and the powers necessary to carry out such duties as set forth under the terms of the Plan,
including, but not limited to, the following:

     (a) the discretion to determine all questions relating to the eligibility of an Employee to
participate or remain a Participant hereunder and to receive benefits under the Plan;

     (b) the authority to review and settle all claims against the Plan, including claims where
the settlement amount cannot be calculated or is not calculated in accordance with the Plan’s
benefit formula. This authority specifically permits the Administrator to settle, in compromise
fashion, disputed claims for benefits and any other disputed claims made against the Plan;

     (c) to compute, certify, and direct the Trustee with respect to the amount and the kind of
benefits to which any Participant shall be entitled hereunder;

     (d) to authorize and direct the Trustee with respect to all discretionary or
otherwise directed disbursements from the Trust Fund;

     (e) to maintain all necessary records for the administration of the Plan;

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     (f) to interpret the provisions of the Plan and to make and publish such rules for regulation
of the Plan that are consistent with the terms hereof;

     (g) to determine the size and type of any Contract to be purchased from any Insurer, and to
designate the Insurer from which such Contract shall be purchased;

     (h) to compute and certify to the Employer and to the Trustee from time to time the sums of
money necessary or desirable to be contributed to the Plan;

     (i) to consult with the Employer and the Trustee regarding the short and long-term liquidity
needs of the Plan in order that the Trustee can exercise any investment discretion (if the
Trustee has such discretion), in a manner designed to accomplish specific objectives;

     (j) to prepare and implement a procedure for notifying Participants and Beneficiaries of
their rights to elect Joint and Survivor Annuities and Pre-Retirement Survivor Annuities if
required by the Plan, Code and Regulations thereunder;

     (k) to assist Participants regarding their rights, benefits, or elections available under the Plan;

     (l) to act as the named Fiduciary responsible for communicating with Participants as needed to
maintain Plan compliance with Act Section 404(c) (if the Employer intends to comply with Act
Section 404(c)) including, but not limited to, the receipt and transmission of Participants’
directions as to the investment of their accounts under the Plan and the formation of policies,
rules, and procedures pursuant to which Participants may give investment instructions with
respect to the investment of their accounts; and

     (m) to determine the validity of, and take appropriate action with respect to, any qualified
domestic relations order received by it.

2.5 RECORDS AND REPORTS

          The Administrator shall keep a record of all actions taken and shall keep all other books of
account, records, and other data that may be necessary for proper administration of the Plan and
shall be responsible for supplying all information and reports to the Internal Revenue Service,
Department of Labor, Participants, Beneficiaries and others as required by law.

2.6 APPOINTMENT OF ADVISERS

          The Administrator may appoint counsel, specialists, advisers, agents (including nonfiduciary
agents) and other persons as the Administrator deems necessary or desirable in connection with the
administration of this Plan, including but not limited to agents and advisers to assist with the
administration and management of the Plan, and thereby to provide, among such other duties as the
Administrator may appoint, assistance with maintaining Plan records and the providing of investment
information to the Plan’s investment fiduciaries and, if applicable, to Plan Participants.

2.7 INFORMATION FROM EMPLOYER

          The Employer shall supply full and timely information to the Administrator on all pertinent
facts as the Administrator may require in order to perform its functions hereunder and the
Administrator shall advise the Trustee of such of the foregoing facts as may be pertinent to the
Trustee’s duties under the Plan. The Administrator may rely upon such information as is supplied by
the Employer and shall have no duty or responsibility to verify such information.

2.8 PAYMENT OF EXPENSES

          All
expenses of administration may be paid out of the Trust Fund unless paid by the Employer.
Such expenses shall include any expenses incident to the functioning of the Administrator, or
any person or persons retained or appointed by any Named Fiduciary incident to the exercise of
their duties under the Plan, including, but not limited to, fees of accountants, counsel,
Investment Managers, agents (including nonfiduciary agents) appointed for the purpose of assisting
the Administrator or Trustee in carrying out the instructions of Participants as to the directed
investment of their accounts (if permitted) and other specialists and their agents, the costs of
any bonds required pursuant to Act Section 412, and other costs of administering the Plan. Until
paid, the expenses shall constitute a liability of the Trust Fund.

2.9 MAJORITY ACTIONS

          Except where there has been an allocation and delegation of administrative authority pursuant
to Section 2.3, if there is more than one Administrator, then they shall act by a majority of their
number, but may authorize one or more of them to sign all papers on their behalf.

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2.10 CLAIMS PROCEDURE

          Claims for benefits under the Plan may be filed in writing with the Administrator. Written
notice of the disposition of a claim shall be furnished to the claimant within ninety (90) days
after the application is filed, or such period as is required by applicable law or Department of
Labor regulation. In the event the claim is denied, the reasons for the denial shall be
specifically set forth in the notice in language calculated to be understood by the claimant,
pertinent provisions of the Plan shall be cited, and, where appropriate, an explanation as to how
the claimant can perfect the claim will be provided. In addition, the claimant shall be furnished
with an explanation of the Plan’s claims review procedure.

2.11 CLAIMS REVIEW PROCEDURE

          Any Employee, former Employee, or Beneficiary of either, who has been denied a benefit by a
decision of the Administrator pursuant to Section 2.10 shall be entitled to request the
Administrator to give further consideration to the claim by filing with the Administrator a written
request for a hearing. Such request, together with a written statement of the reasons why the
claimant believes such claim should be allowed, shall be filed with the Administrator no later than
sixty (60) days after receipt of the written notification provided for in Section 2.10. The
Administrator shall then conduct a hearing within the next sixty (60) days, at which the claimant
may be represented by an attorney or any other representative of such claimant’s choosing and
expense and at which the claimant shall have an opportunity to submit written and oral evidence and
arguments in support of the claim. At the hearing (or prior thereto upon five (5) business days
written notice to the Administrator) the claimant or the claimant’s representative shall have an
opportunity to review all documents in the possession of the Administrator which are pertinent to
the claim at issue and its disallowance. Either the claimant or the Administrator may cause a court
reporter to attend the hearing and record the proceedings. In such event, a complete written
transcript of the proceedings shall be furnished to both parties by the court reporter. The full
expense of any such court reporter and such transcripts shall be borne by the party causing the
court reporter to attend the hearing. A final decision as to the allowance of the claim shall be
made by the Administrator within sixty (60) days of receipt of the appeal (unless there has been an
extension of sixty (60) days due to special circumstances, provided the delay and the special
circumstances occasioning it are communicated to the claimant within the sixty (60) day period).
Such communication shall be written in a manner calculated to be understood by the claimant and
shall include specific reasons for the decision and specific references to the pertinent Plan
provisions on which the decision is based. Notwithstanding the preceding, to the extent any of the
time periods specified in this Section are amended by law or Department of Labor regulation, then
the time frames specified herein shall automatically be changed in accordance with such law or
regulation.

          If the Administrator, pursuant to the claims review procedure, makes a final written
determination denying a Participant’s or Beneficiary’s benefit claim, then in order to preserve the
claim, the Participant or Beneficiary must file an action with respect to the denied claim not
later than one hundred eighty (180) days following the date of the Administrator’s final
determination.

ARTICLE III

ELIGIBILITY

3.1 CONDITIONS OF ELIGIBILITY

          Any Eligible Employee shall be eligible to participate hereunder on the date such Employee has
satisfied the conditions of eligibility elected in the Adoption Agreement.

3.2 EFFECTIVE DATE OF PARTICIPATION

          An Eligible Employee who has satisfied the conditions of eligibility pursuant to Section 3.1
shall become a Participant effective as of the date elected in the Adoption Agreement. If said
Employee is not employed on such date, but is reemployed before a 1-Year Break in Service has
occurred, then such Employee shall become a Participant on the date of reemployment or, if later,
the date that the Employee would have otherwise entered the Plan had the Employee not terminated
employment.

          Unless specifically provided otherwise in the Adoption Agreement, an Eligible Employee who
satisfies the Plan’s eligibility requirement conditions by reason of recognition of service with a
predecessor employer will become a Participant as of the day the Plan credits service with a
predecessor employer or, if later, the date the Employee would have otherwise entered the Plan had
the service with the predecessor employer been service with the
Employer.

          If an Employee, who has satisfied the Plan’s eligibility requirements and would otherwise have
become a Participant, shall go from a classification of a noneligible Employee to an Eligible
Employee, such Employee shall become a Participant on the date such Employee becomes an Eligible
Employee or, if later, the date that the Employee would have otherwise entered the Plan had the
Employee always been an Eligible Employee.

          If an Employee, who has satisfied the Plan’s eligibility requirements and would otherwise
become a Participant, shall go from a classification of an Eligible Employee to a noneligible class
of Employees, such Employee shall become a Participant in the Plan on the date such Employee again
becomes an Eligible Employee, or, if later, the date that the

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Employee would have otherwise entered the Plan had the Employee always been an Eligible Employee.
However, if such Employee incurs a 1-Year Break in Service, eligibility will be determined under
the Break in Service rules set forth in Section 3.5.

3.3 DETERMINATION OF ELIGIBILITY

          The Administrator shall determine the eligibility of each Employee for participation in the
Plan based upon information furnished by the Employer. Such determination shall be conclusive and
binding upon all persons, as long as the same is made pursuant to the Plan and the Act. Such
determination shall be subject to review pursuant to Section 2.11.

3.4 TERMINATION OF ELIGIBILITY

          In the event a Participant shall go from a classification of an Eligible Employee to an
ineligible Employee, such Former Participant shall continue to vest in the Plan for each Year of
Service (or Period of Service, if the Elapsed Time Method is used) completed while an ineligible
Employee, until such time as the Participant’s Account is forfeited or distributed pursuant to the
terms of the Plan. Additionally, the Former Participant’s interest in the Plan shall continue to
share in the earnings of the Trust Fund in the same manner as Participants.

3.5 REHIRED EMPLOYEES AND BREAKS IN SERVICE

     (a) If any Participant becomes a Former Participant due to severance from employment
with the Employer and is reemployed by the Employer before a 1-Year Break in Service
occurs, the Former Participant shall become a Participant as of the reemployment date.

     (b) If any Participant becomes a Former Participant due to severance from employment
with the Employer and is reemployed after a 1-Year Break in Service has occurred, Years of
Service (or Periods of Service if the Elapsed Time Method is being used) shall include
Years of Service (or Periods of Service if the Elapsed Time Method is being used) prior to
the 1-Year Break in Service subject to the following rules:

(1) In the case of a Former Participant who under the Plan does not have a nonforfeitable
right to any interest in the Plan resulting from Employer contributions, Years of Service
(or Periods of Service) before a period of 1-Year Breaks in Service will not be taken into
account if the number of consecutive 1-Year Breaks in Service equals or exceeds the
greater of (A) five (5) or (B) the aggregate number of pre-break Years of Service (or
Periods of Service). Such aggregate number of Years of Service (or Periods of Service)
will not include any Years of Service (or Periods of Service) disregarded under the
preceding sentence by reason of prior 1-Year Breaks in Service;

(2) A Former Participant who has not had Years of Service (or Periods of Service)
before a 1-Year Break in Service disregarded pursuant to (1) above, shall participate
in the Plan as of the date of reemployment, or if later, as of the date the Former
Participant would otherwise enter the Plan pursuant to Sections 3.1 and 3.2 taking into
account all service not disregarded.

     (c) After a Former Participant who has severed employment with the Employer incurs five (5)
consecutive 1-Year Breaks in Service, the Vested portion of such Former Participant’s Account
attributable to pre-break service shall not be increased as a result of post-break service. In such
case, separate accounts will be maintained as follows:

(1) one account for nonforfeitable benefits attributable to pre-break service; and

(2) one account representing the Participant’s Employer-derived account balance in the Plan
attributable to post-break service.

     (d) If any Participant becomes a Former Participant due to severance of employment with the
Employer and is reemployed by the Employer before five (5) consecutive 1-Year Breaks in Service,
and such Former Participant had received a distribution of the entire Vested interest prior to
reemployment, then the forfeited account
shall be reinstated only if the Former Participant repays the full amount which had been
distributed. Such repayment must be made before the earlier of five (5) years after the first date
on which the Participant is subsequently reemployed by the Employer or the close of the first
period of five (5) consecutive 1-Year Breaks in Service commencing after the distribution. If a
distribution occurs for any reason other than a severance of employment, the time for repayment
may not end earlier than five (5) years after the date of distribution. In the event the Former
Participant does repay the full amount distributed, the undistributed forfeited portion of the
Participant’s Account must be restored in full, unadjusted by any gains or losses occurring
subsequent to the Valuation Date preceding the distribution. The source for such reinstatement may
be Forfeitures occurring during the Plan Year. If such source is insufficient, then the Employer
will contribute an amount which is sufficient to restore the Participant’s Account, provided,
however, that if a discretionary contribution is made for such year, such contribution will first
be applied to restore any such accounts and the

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remainder shall be allocated in accordance with the terms of the Plan. If a non-Vested Former
Participant was deemed to have received a distribution and such Former Participant is reemployed
by the Employer before five (5) consecutive 1-Year Breaks in Service, then such Participant will
be deemed to have repaid the deemed distribution as of the date of reemployment.

3.6 ELECTION NOT TO PARTICIPATE

          An Employee may, subject to the approval of the Employer, elect voluntarily not to participate
in the Plan. The election not to participate must be irrevocable and communicated to the Employer,
in writing, within a reasonable period of time before the beginning of the first Plan Year. For
standardized Plans, a Participant or an Eligible Employee may not elect not to participate.

3.7 CONTROL OF ENTITIES BY OWNER-EMPLOYEE

          Effective with respect to Plan Years beginning after December 31, 1996, if this Plan provides
contributions or benefits for one or more Owner-Employees, the contributions on behalf of any
Owner-Employee shall be made only with respect to the Earned Income for such Owner-Employee which
is derived from the trade or business with respect to which such Plan is established.

ARTICLE IV

CONTRIBUTION AND ALLOCATION

4.1 FORMULA FOR DETERMINING EMPLOYER’S CONTRIBUTION

(a) For a Money Purchase Plan:

(1) The Employer will make contributions on the following basis. On behalf of each
Participant eligible to share in allocations, for each year of such Participant’s
participation in this Plan, the Employer will contribute the amount elected in the
Adoption Agreement. All contributions by the Employer will be made in cash. In the event a
funding waiver is obtained, this Plan shall be deemed to be an individually designed plan.

(2) Notwithstanding the foregoing, with respect to an Employer which is not a tax-exempt
entity, the Employer’s contribution for any Fiscal Year shall not exceed the maximum
amount allowable as a deduction to the Employer under the provisions of Code Section 404.
However, to the extent necessary to provide the top heavy minimum allocations, the
Employer shall make a contribution even if it exceeds the amount that is deductible under
Code Section 404.

(b) For a Profit Sharing Plan:

(1) For each Plan Year, the Employer may (or will in the case of a Prevailing Wage
contribution) contribute to the Plan such amount as elected by the Employer in the
Adoption Agreement.

(2) Additionally, the Employer will contribute to the Plan the amount necessary, if
any, to provide the top heavy minimum allocations, even if it exceeds current or
accumulated Net Profit or the amount that is deductible under Code Section 404.

4.2 TIME OF PAYMENT OF EMPLOYER’S CONTRIBUTION

          Unless otherwise provided by contract or law, the Employer may make its contribution to the
Plan for a particular Plan Year at such time as the Employer, in its sole discretion, determines.
If the Employer makes a contribution for a particular Plan Year after the close of that Plan Year,
the Employer will designate to the Administrator the Plan Year for which the Employer is making its
contribution.

4.3 ALLOCATION OF CONTRIBUTION, FORFEITURES AND EARNINGS

     (a) The Administrator shall establish and maintain an account in the name of each
Participant
to which the Administrator shall credit as of each Anniversary Date, or other
Valuation Date, all amounts allocated to each such Participant as set forth herein.

     (b) The Employer shall provide the Administrator with all information required by the
Administrator to make a proper allocation of the Employer’s contribution, if any, for each
Plan Year. Within a reasonable period of time after the date of receipt by the
Administrator of such information, the Administrator shall allocate any contributions as
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(1) For a Money Purchase Plan (other than a Money Purchase Plan which is integrated by allocation):

(i) The Employer’s contribution shall be allocated to each Participant’s
Account in the manner set forth in Section 4.1 herein and as specified in the
Adoption Agreement.

(ii) However, regardless of the preceding, a Participant shall only be eligible to
share in the allocations of the Employer’s contribution for the year if the
conditions set forth in the Adoption Agreement are satisfied, unless a top heavy
contribution is required pursuant to Section 4.3(f). If no election is made in the
Adoption Agreement, then a Participant shall be eligible to share in the
allocation of the Employer’s contribution for the year if the Participant
completes more than five hundred (500) Hours of Service (or three (3) Months of
Service if the Elapsed Time method is chosen in the Adoption Agreement) during the
Plan Year or who is employed on the last day of the Plan Year. Furthermore, with
respect to a non-standardized Adoption Agreement, regardless of any election in
the Adoption Agreement to the contrary, for the Plan Year in which this Plan
terminates, a Participant shall only be eligible to share in the allocation of the
Employer’s contributions for the Plan Year if the Participant is employed at the
end of the Plan Year and has completed a Year of Service (or Period of Service if
the Elapsed Time Method is elected).

(2) For an integrated Profit Sharing Plan allocation or a Money Purchase Plan which is integrated
by allocation:

(i) Except as provided in Section 4.3(f) for top heavy purposes and subject to
the “Overall Permitted Disparity Limits,” the Employer’s contribution shall be
allocated to each Participant’s Account in a dollar amount equal to 5.7% of the
sum of each Participant’s Compensation plus Excess Compensation. If the Employer
does not contribute such amount for all Participants, each Participant will be
allocated a share of the contribution in the same proportion that each such
Participant’s Compensation plus Excess Compensation for the Plan Year bears to
the total Compensation plus the total Excess Compensation of all Participants for
that year. However, in the case of any Participant who has exceeded the
“Cumulative Permitted Disparity Limit,” the allocation set forth in this
paragraph shall be based on such Participant’s Compensation rather than
Compensation plus Excess Compensation.

Regardless of the preceding, 4.3% shall be substituted for 5.7% above if Excess
Compensation is based on more than 20% and less than or equal to 80% of the
Taxable Wage Base. If Excess Compensation is based on less than 100% and more
than 80% of the Taxable Wage Base, then 5.4% shall be substituted for 5.7%
above.

(ii) The balance of the Employer’s contribution over the amount allocated above,
if any, shall be allocated to each Participant’s Account in the same proportion
that each such Participant’s Compensation for the Year bears to the total
Compensation of all Participants for such year.

(iii) However, regardless of the preceding, a Participant shall only be eligible
to share in the allocations of the Employer’s Contribution for the year if the
conditions set forth in the Adoption Agreement are satisfied, unless a
contribution is required pursuant to Section 4.3(f). If no election is made in
the Adoption Agreement, then a Participant shall be eligible to share in the
allocation of the Employer’s contribution for the year if the Participant
completes more than five hundred (500) Hours of Service (or three (3) Months of
Service if the Elapsed Time method is chosen in the Adoption Agreement) during
the Plan Year or who is employed on the last day of the Plan Year. Furthermore,
with respect to a non-standardized Adoption Agreement, regardless of any election
in the Adoption Agreement to the contrary, for the Plan Year in which this Plan
terminates, a Participant shall only be eligible to share in the allocation of
the Employer’s contributions for the Plan Year if the Participant is employed at
the end of the Plan Year and has completed a Year of Service (or Period of
Service if the Elapsed Time Method is elected).

(3) For a Profit Sharing Plan with a non-integrated allocation formula or a
Prevailing Wage contribution:

(i) The Employer’s contribution shall be allocated to each Participant’s
Account in accordance with the allocation method elected in the Adoption
Agreement.

(ii) However, regardless of the preceding, a Participant shall only be eligible to
share in the allocations of the Employer’s contribution for the year if the
conditions set forth in the Adoption Agreement are satisfied, unless a top heavy
contribution is required pursuant to Section 4.3(f). If no election is made in the
Adoption Agreement, then a Participant shall be eligible to share in the
allocation of the Employer’s contribution for the year if the Participant
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hundred (500) Hours of Service (or three (3) Months of Service if the Elapsed Time
method is chosen in the Adoption Agreement) during the Plan Year or who is
employed on the last day of the Plan Year. Furthermore, with respect to a
non-standardized Adoption Agreement, regardless of any election in the Adoption
Agreement to the contrary, for the Plan Year in which this Plan terminates, a
Participant shall only be eligible to share in the allocation of the Employer’s
contributions for the Plan Year if the Participant is employed at the end of the
Plan Year and has completed a Year of Service (or Period of Service if the Elapsed
Time Method is elected).

     (4) “Overall Permitted Disparity Limits”:

“Annual Overall Permitted Disparity Limit”: Notwithstanding the preceding
paragraphs, if in any Plan Year this Plan “benefits” any Participant who
“benefits” under another qualified plan or simplified employee pension, as defined
in Code Section 408(k), maintained by the Employer that either provides for or
imputes permitted disparity (integrates), then such plans will be considered to be
one plan and will be considered to comply with the permitted disparity rules if
the extent of the permitted disparity of all such plans does not exceed 100%. For
purposes of the preceding sentence, the extent of the permitted disparity of a
plan is the ratio, expressed as a percentage, which the actual benefits, benefit
rate, offset rate, or employer contribution rate, whatever is applicable under the
Plan, bears to the limitation under Code Section 401(l) applicable to such Plan.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Employer maintains two or more standardized
paired plans, only one plan may provide for permitted disparity.

“Cumulative Permitted Disparity Limit”: With respect to a Participant who
“benefits” or “has benefited” under a defined benefit or target benefit plan of
the Employer, effective for Plan Years beginning on or after January 1, 1994, the
cumulative permitted disparity limit for the Participant is thirty five (35) total
cumulative permitted disparity years. Total cumulative permitted disparity years
means the number of years credited to the Participant for allocation or accrual
purposes under the Plan, any other qualified plan or simplified employee pension
plan (whether or not terminated) ever maintained by the Employer, while such plan
either provides for or imputes permitted disparity. For purposes of determining
the Participant’s cumulative permitted disparity limit, all years ending in the
same calendar year are treated as the same year. If the Participant has not
“benefited” under a defined benefit or target benefit plan which neither provides
for nor imputes permitted disparity for any year beginning on or after January 1,
1994, then such Participant has no cumulative disparity limit.

For purposes of this Section, “benefiting” means benefiting under the Plan for any
Plan Year during which a Participant received or is deemed to receive an
allocation in accordance with Regulation 1.410(b)-3(a).

     (c) Except as otherwise elected in the Adoption Agreement or as provided in Section 4.10 with
respect to Participant Directed Accounts, as of each Valuation Date, before allocation of any
Employer contributions and Forfeitures, any earnings or losses (net appreciation or net
depreciation) of the Trust Fund (exclusive of assets segregated for distribution) shall be
allocated in the same proportion that each Participant’s and Former Participant’s nonsegregated
accounts bear to the total of all Participants’ and Former Participants’ nonsegregated accounts as
of such date. If any nonsegregated account of a Participant has been distributed prior to the
Valuation Date subsequent to a Participant’s termination of employment, no earnings or losses
shall be credited to such account.

     (d) Participants’ Accounts shall be debited for any insurance or annuity premiums paid,
if any, and credited with any dividends or interest received on Contracts.

     (e) On or before each Anniversary Date, any amounts which became Forfeitures since the last
Anniversary Date may be made available to reinstate previously forfeited account balances of
Former Participants, if any, in accordance with Section 3.5(d) or used to satisfy any contribution
that may be required pursuant to Section 6.9. The remaining Forfeitures, if any, shall be treated
in accordance with the Adoption Agreement. If no election is made in the Adoption Agreement, any
remaining Forfeitures will be used to reduce any future Employer contributions under the Plan.
However, if the Plan provides for an integrated allocation, then any remaining Forfeitures will be
added to the Employer’s contributions under the Plan. Regardless of the preceding sentences, in
the event the allocation of Forfeitures provided herein shall cause the “Annual Additions” (as
defined in Section 4.4) to any Participant’s Account
to exceed the amount allowable by the Code, an adjustment shall be made in accordance with
Section 4.5. Except, however, a Participant shall only be eligible to share in the allocations of
Forfeitures for the year if the conditions set forth in the Adoption Agreement are satisfied,
unless a top heavy contribution is required pursuant to Section 4.3(f). If no election is made in
the Adoption Agreement, then a Participant shall be eligible to share in the allocation of the
Employer’s contribution for the year if the Participant completes more than five hundred (500)
Hours of Service (or three (3) Months of Service if the Elapsed Time method is chosen in the
Adoption Agreement) during the Plan Year or who is employed on the last day of the Plan Year.

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     (f) Minimum Allocations Required for Top Heavy Plan Years: Notwithstanding the foregoing, for
any Top Heavy Plan Year, the sum of the Employer’s contributions and Forfeitures allocated to the
Participant’s Combined Account of each Non-Key Employee shall be equal to at least three percent
(3%) of such Non-Key Employee’s 415 Compensation (reduced by contributions and forfeitures, if
any, allocated to each Non-Key Employee in any defined contribution plan included with this Plan
in a “required aggregation group” (as defined in Section 9.2(f)). However, if (i) the sum of the
Employer’s contributions and Forfeitures allocated to the Participant’s Combined Account of each
Key Employee for such Top Heavy Plan Year is less than three percent (3%) of each Key Employee’s
415 Compensation and (ii) this Plan is not required to be included in a “required aggregation
group” (as defined in Section 9.2(f)) to enable a defined benefit plan to meet the requirements of
Code Section 401(a)(4) or 410, the sum of the Employer’s contributions and Forfeitures allocated
to the Participant’s Combined Account of each Non-Key Employee shall be equal to the largest
percentage allocated to the Participant’s Combined Account of any Key Employee.

          However, for each Non-Key Employee who is a Participant in a paired Profit Sharing Plan or
401(k) Profit Sharing Plan and a paired Money Purchase Plan, the minimum three percent (3%)
allocation specified above shall be provided in the Money Purchase Plan.

          If this is an integrated Plan, then for any Top Heavy Plan Year the Employer’s contribution
shall be allocated as follows and shall still be required to satisfy the other provisions of this
subsection:

(1) An amount equal to three percent (3%) multiplied by each Participant’s Compensation
for the Plan Year shall be allocated to each Participant’s Account. If the Employer does
not contribute such amount for all Participants, the amount shall be allocated to each
Participant’s Account in the same proportion that such Participant’s total Compensation
for the Plan Year bears to the total Compensation of all Participants for such year.

(2) The balance of the Employer’s contribution over the amount allocated under
subparagraph (1) hereof shall be allocated to each Participant’s Account in a dollar
amount equal to three percent (3%) multiplied by a Participant’s Excess Compensation. If
the Employer does not contribute such amount for all Participants, each Participant will
be allocated a share of the contribution in the same proportion that such Participant’s
Excess Compensation bears to the total Excess Compensation of all Participants for that
year. For purposes of this paragraph, in the case of any Participant who has exceeded
the cumulative permitted disparity limit described in Section 4.3(b)(4), such
Participant’s total Compensation will be taken into account.

(3) The balance of the Employer’s contribution over the amount allocated under
subparagraph (2) hereof shall be allocated to each Participant’s Account in a dollar
amount equal to 2.7% multiplied by the sum of each Participant’s total Compensation plus
Excess Compensation. If the Employer does not contribute such amount for all Participants,
each Participant will be allocated a share of the contribution in the same proportion that
such Participant’s total Compensation plus Excess Compensation for the Plan Year bears to
the total Compensation plus Excess Compensation of all Participants for that year. For
purposes of this paragraph, in the case of any Participant who has exceeded the cumulative
permitted disparity limit described in Section 4.3(b)(4), such Participant’s total
Compensation rather than Compensation plus Excess Compensation will be taken into account.

Regardless of the preceding, 1.3% shall be substituted for 2.7% above if Excess
Compensation is based on more than 20% and less than or equal to 80% of the Taxable Wage
Base. If Excess Compensation is based on less than 100% and more than 80% of the Taxable
Wage Base, then 2.4% shall be substituted for 2.7% above.

(4) The balance of the Employer’s contributions over the amount allocated above, if any,
shall be allocated to each Participant’s Account in the same proportion that such
Participant’s total Compensation for the Plan Year bears to the total Compensation of all
Participants for such year.

          For each Non-Key Employee who is a Participant in this Plan and another non-paired defined
contribution plan maintained by the Employer, the minimum three percent (3%) allocation
specified above shall be provided as specified in the Adoption Agreement.

     (g) For purposes of the minimum allocations set forth above, the percentage allocated to
the Participant’s Combined Account of any Key Employee shall be equal to the ratio of the sum
of the Employer’s contributions and Forfeitures allocated on behalf of such Key Employee
divided by the 415 Compensation for such Key Employee.

     (h) For any Top Heavy Plan Year, the minimum allocations set forth in this Section shall be
allocated to the Participant’s Combined Account of all Non-Key Employees who are Participants and
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Employer on the last day of the Plan Year, including Non-Key Employees who have (1) failed to
complete a Year of Service; or (2) declined to make mandatory contributions (if required) or, in
the case of a cash or deferred arrangement, Elective Deferrals to the Plan.

     (i)      Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, in any Plan Year in which the Employer
maintains both this Plan and a defined benefit pension plan included in a “required aggregation
group” (as defined in Section 9.2(f)) which is top heavy, the Employer will not be required (unless
otherwise elected in the Adoption Agreement) to provide a Non-Key Employee with both the full
separate minimum defined benefit plan benefit and the full separate defined contribution plan
allocations. In such case, the top heavy minimum benefits will be provided as elected in the
Adoption Agreement and, if applicable, as follows:

     (1)      If the 5% defined contribution minimum is elected in the Adoption Agreement:

(i) The requirements of Section 9.1 will apply except that each Non-Key Employee
who is a Participant in the Profit Sharing Plan or Money Purchase Plan and who is
also a Participant in the Defined Benefit Plan will receive a minimum allocation
of five percent (5%) of such Participant’s
415 Compensation from the applicable defined contribution plan(s).

(ii) For each Non-Key Employee who is a Participant only in the Defined Benefit
Plan the Employer will provide a minimum non-integrated benefit equal to two
percent (2%) of such Participant’s highest five (5) consecutive year average 415
Compensation for each Year of Service while a participant in the plan, in which
the Plan is top heavy, not to exceed ten (10).

(iii) For each Non-Key Employee who is a Participant only in this defined
contribution plan, the Employer will provide a minimum allocation equal to three
percent (3%) of such Participant’s 415 Compensation.

     (2)   If the 2% defined benefit minimum is elected in the Adoption Agreement, then for each Non-Key Employee who is a Participant only in the defined benefit plan, the Employer will
provide a minimum non-integrated benefit equal to two percent (2%) of such
Participant’s highest five (5) consecutive year average of 415 Compensation for each
Year of Service while a participant in the plan, in which the Plan is top heavy, not to
exceed ten (10).

     (j) For the purposes of this Section, 415 Compensation will be limited to the same dollar
limitations set forth in Section 1.11 adjusted in such manner as permitted under Code Section
415(d).

     (k) Notwithstanding anything in this Section to the contrary, all information necessary to
properly reflect a given transaction may not be available until after the date specified herein
for processing such transaction, in which case the transaction will be reflected when such
information is received and processed. Subject to express limits that may be imposed under the
Code, the processing of any contribution, distribution or other transaction may be delayed for any
legitimate business reason (including, but not limited to, failure of systems or computer
programs, failure of the means of the transmission of data, force majeure, the failure of a
service provider to timely receive values or prices, and correction for errors or omissions or the
errors or omissions of any service provider). The processing date of a transaction will be binding
for all purposes of the Plan.

     (l) Notwithstanding anything in this Section to the contrary, the provisions of this
subsection apply for any Plan Year if, in the non-standardized Adoption Agreement, the Employer
elected to apply the 410(b) ratio percentage failsafe provisions and the Plan fails to satisfy the
“ratio percentage test” due to a last day of the Plan Year allocation condition or an Hours of
Service (or months of service) allocation condition. A plan satisfies the “ratio percentage test”
if, on the last day of the Plan Year, the “benefiting ratio” of the Non-Highly Compensated
Employees who are “includible” is at least 70% of the “benefiting ratio” of the Highly Compensated
Employees who are “includible.” The “benefiting ratio” of the Non-Highly Compensated Employees is
the number of “includible” Non-Highly Compensated Employees “benefiting” under the Plan divided by
the number of “includible” Employees who are Non-Highly Compensated Employees. The “benefiting
ratio” of the Highly Compensated Employees is the number of Highly Compensated Employees
“benefiting” under the Plan divided by the number of “includible” Highly Compensated Employees.
“Includible” Employees are all Employees other than: (1) those Employees excluded from
participating in the plan for the entire Plan Year by reason of the collective bargaining unit
exclusion or the nonresident alien exclusion described in the Code or by reason of the age and
service requirements of Article III; and (2) any Employee who incurs a separation from service
during the Plan Year and fails to complete at least 501 Hours of Service (or three (3) months of
service if the Elapsed Time Method is being used) during such Plan Year.

         For purposes of this subsection, an Employee is “benefiting” under the Plan on a particular
date if, under the Plan, the Employee is entitled to an Employer contribution or an allocation of
Forfeitures for the Plan Year.

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               If this subsection applies, then the Administrator will suspend the allocation conditions for
the “includible” Non-Highly Compensated Employees who are Participants, beginning first with the
“includible” Employees employed by the Employer on the last day of the Plan Year, then the
“includible” Employees who have the latest separation from service during the Plan Year, and
continuing to suspend the allocation conditions for each “includible” Employee who incurred an
earlier separation from service, from the latest to the earliest separation from service date,
until the Plan satisfies the “ratio percentage test” for the Plan Year. If two or more “includible”
Employees have a separation from service on the same day, then the Administrator will suspend the
allocation conditions for all such “includible” Employees, irrespective of whether the Plan can
satisfy the “ratio percentage test” by accruing benefits for fewer than all such “includible”
Employees. If the Plan for any Plan Year suspends the allocation conditions for an “includible”
Employee, then that Employee will share in the allocation for that Plan Year of the Employer
contribution and Forfeitures, if any, without regard to whether the Employee has satisfied the
other allocation conditions set forth in this Section.

4.4 MAXIMUM ANNUAL ADDITIONS

          (a)(1) If a Participant does not participate in, and has never participated in another
qualified plan maintained by the Employer, or a welfare benefit fund (as defined in Code Section
419(e)) maintained by the Employer, or an individual medical account (as defined in Code Section
415(l)(2)) maintained by the Employer, or a simplified employee pension (as defined in Code Section
408(k)) maintained by the Employer which provides “Annual Additions,” the amount of “Annual
Additions” which may be credited to the Participant’s accounts for any Limitation Year shall not
exceed the lesser of the “Maximum Permissible Amount” or any other limitation contained in this
Plan. If the Employer contribution that would otherwise be contributed or allocated to the
Participant’s accounts would cause the “Annual Additions” for the Limitation Year to exceed the
“Maximum Permissible Amount,” the amount contributed or allocated will be reduced so that the
“Annual Additions” for the Limitation Year will equal the “Maximum Permissible Amount,” and any
amount in excess of the “Maximum Permissible Amount” which would have been allocated to such
Participant may be allocated to other Participants.

(2) Prior to determining the Participant’s actual 415 Compensation for the Limitation
Year, the Employer may determine the “Maximum Permissible Amount” for a Participant on
the basis of a reasonable estimation of the Participant’s 415 Compensation for the
Limitation Year, uniformly determined for all Participants similarly situated.

(3) As soon as is administratively feasible after the end of the Limitation Year the “Maximum
Permissible Amount” for such Limitation Year shall be determined on the basis of the
Participant’s actual 415 Compensation for such Limitation Year.

          (b)(1) This subsection applies if, in addition to this Plan, a Participant is covered under
another qualified defined contribution plan maintained by the Employer that is a “Master or
Prototype Plan,” a welfare benefit fund (as defined in Code Section 419(e)) maintained by the
Employer, an individual medical account (as defined in Code Section 415(l)(2)) maintained by the
Employer, or a simplified employee pension (as defined in Code Section 408(k)) maintained by the
Employer, which provides “Annual Additions,” during any Limitation Year. The “Annual Additions”
which may be credited to a Participant’s accounts under this Plan for any such Limitation Year
shall not exceed the “Maximum Permissible Amount” reduced by the “Annual Additions” credited to a
Participant’s accounts under the other plans and welfare benefit funds, individual medical
accounts, and simplified employee pensions for the same Limitation Year. If the “Annual Additions”
with respect to the Participant under other defined contribution plans and welfare benefit funds
maintained by the Employer are less than the “Maximum Permissible Amount” and the Employer
contribution that would otherwise be contributed or allocated to the Participant’s accounts
under this Plan would cause the “Annual Additions” for the Limitation Year to exceed this
limitation, the amount contributed or allocated will be reduced so that the “Annual Additions”
under all such plans and welfare benefit funds for the Limitation Year will equal the “Maximum
Permissible Amount,” and any amount in excess of the “Maximum Permissible Amount” which would have
been allocated to such Participant may be allocated to other Participants. If the “Annual
Additions” with respect to the Participant under such other defined contribution plans, welfare
benefit funds, individual medical accounts and simplified employee pensions in the aggregate are
equal to or greater than the “Maximum Permissible Amount,” no amount will be contributed or
allocated to the Participant’s account under this Plan for the Limitation Year.

(2) Prior to determining the Participant’s actual 415 Compensation for the Limitation
Year, the Employer may determine the “Maximum Permissible Amount” for a Participant on
the basis of a reasonable estimation of the Participant’s 415 Compensation for the
Limitation Year, uniformly determined for all Participants similarly situated.

(3) As soon as is administratively feasible after the end of the Limitation Year, the
“Maximum Permissible Amount” for the Limitation Year will be determined on the basis of
the Participant’s actual 415 Compensation for the Limitation Year.

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     (4) If, pursuant to Section 4.4(b)(2) or Section 4.5, a Participant’s “Annual Additions”
under this Plan and such other plans would result in an “Excess Amount” for a Limitation
Year, the “Excess Amount” will be deemed to consist of the “Annual Additions” last
allocated, except that “Annual Additions” attributable to a simplified employee pension
will be deemed to have been allocated first, followed by “Annual Additions” to a welfare
benefit fund or individual medical account, and then by “Annual Additions” to a plan
subject to Code Section 412, regardless of the actual allocation date.

     (5) If an “Excess Amount” was allocated to a Participant on an allocation date of this
Plan which coincides with an allocation date of another plan, the “Excess Amount”
attributed to this Plan will be the product of:

(i) the total “Excess Amount” allocated as of such date, times

(ii) the ratio of (1) the “Annual Additions” allocated to the Participant for the Limitation Year
as of such date under this Plan to (2) the total “Annual Additions” allocated to
the Participant for the Limitation Year as of such date under this and all the
other qualified defined contribution plans.

     (6) Any “Excess Amount” attributed to this Plan will be disposed of in the manner
described in Section 4.5.

     (c) If the Participant is covered under another qualified defined contribution plan
maintained by the Employer which is not a “Master or Prototype Plan,” “Annual Additions” which
may be credited to the Participant’s Combined Account under this Plan for any Limitation Year
will be limited in accordance with Section 4.4(b), unless the Employer provides other
limitations in the Adoption Agreement.

     (d) For any Limitation Year beginning prior to the date the Code Section 415(e) limits are
repealed with respect to this Plan (as specified in the Adoption Agreement for the GUST
transitional rules), if the Employer maintains, or at any time maintained, a qualified defined
benefit plan covering any Participant in this Plan, then the sum of the Participant’s “Defined
Benefit Plan Fraction” and “Defined Contribution Plan Fraction” may not exceed 1.0. In such event,
the rate of accrual in the defined benefit plan will be reduced to the extent necessary so that the
sum of the “Defined Contribution Fraction” and “Defined Benefit Fraction” will equal 1.0. However,
in the Adoption Agreement the Employer may specify an alternative method under which the plans
involved will satisfy the limitations of Code Section 415(e), including increased top heavy minimum
benefits so that the combined limitation is 1.25 rather than 1.0.

     (e) For purposes of applying the limitations of Code Section 415, the transfer of funds from
one qualified plan to another is not an “Annual Addition.” In addition, the following are not
Employee contributions for the purposes of Section 4.4(f)(1)(b): (1) rollover contributions (as
defined in Code Sections 402(c), 403(a)(4), 403(b)(8) and 408(d)(3)); (2) repayments of loans made
to a Participant from the Plan; (3) repayments of distributions received by an Employee pursuant
to Code Section 411(a)(7)(B) (cash-outs); (4) repayments of distributions received by an Employee
pursuant to Code Section 411(a)(3)(D) (mandatory contributions); and (5) Employee contributions to
a simplified employee pension excludable from gross income under Code Section 408(k)(6).

     (f)For purposes of this Section, the following terms shall be defined as follows:

(1) “Annual Additions” means the sum credited to a Participant’s accounts for any
Limitation Year of (a) Employer contributions, (b) Employee contributions (except as
provided below), (c) forfeitures, (d) amounts allocated, after March 31, 1984, to an
individual medical account, as defined in Code Section 415(l)(2), which is part of a
pension or annuity plan maintained by the Employer, (e) amounts derived from contributions
paid or accrued after December 31, 1985, in taxable years ending after such date, which
are attributable to post-retirement medical benefits allocated to the separate account of
a key employee (as defined in Code Section 419A(d)(3)) under a welfare benefit fund (as
defined in Code Section 419(e)) maintained by the Employer and (f) allocations under a
simplified employee pension. Except, however, the Compensation percentage limitation
referred to in paragraph (f)(9)(ii) shall not apply to: (1) any contribution for medical
benefits (within the meaning of Code Section 419A(f)(2)) after separation from service
which is otherwise treated as an “Annual Addition,” or (2) any amount otherwise treated as
an “Annual Addition” under Code Section 415(l)(1). Notwithstanding the foregoing, for Limitation Years
beginning prior to January 1, 1987, only that portion of Employee contributions equal to
the lesser of Employee contributions in excess of six percent (6%) of 415 Compensation or
one-half of Employee contributions shall be considered an “Annual Addition.”

              
For this purpose, any Excess Amount applied under Section 4.5 in the Limitation Year
to reduce Employer contributions shall be considered “Annual Additions” for such
Limitation Year.

 (2) “Defined Benefit Fraction” means a fraction, the numerator of which is the sum of the
Participant’s “Projected Annual Benefits” under all the defined benefit plans (whether or
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Employer, and the denominator of which is the lesser of one hundred twenty-five percent
(125%) of the dollar limitation determined for the Limitation Year under Code Sections
415(b)(1)(A) as adjusted by Code Section 415(d) or one hundred forty percent (140%) of
the “Highest Average Compensation” including any adjustments under Code Section 415(b).

     Notwithstanding the above, if the Participant was a Participant as of the first day
of the first Limitation Year beginning after December 31, 1986, in one or more defined
benefit plans maintained by the Employer which were in existence on May 6, 1986, the
denominator of this fraction will not be less than one hundred twenty-five percent (125%)
of the sum of the annual benefits under such plans which the Participant had accrued as of
the end of the close of the last Limitation Year beginning before January 1, 1987,
disregarding any changes in the terms and conditions of the plan after May 5, 1986. The
preceding sentence applies only if the defined benefit plans individually and in the
aggregate satisfied the requirements of Code Section 415 for all Limitation Years
beginning before January 1, 1987.

     Notwithstanding the foregoing, for any Top Heavy Plan Year, one hundred percent
(100%) shall be substituted for one hundred twenty-five percent (125%) unless the extra
top heavy minimum allocation or benefit is being made pursuant to the Employer’s
specification in the Adoption Agreement. However, for any Plan Year in which this Plan is
a Super Top Heavy Plan, one hundred percent (100%) shall always be substituted for one
hundred twenty-five percent (125%).

(3)  Defined Contribution Dollar Limitation means $30,000 as adjusted under Code Section 415(d).

(4)  Defined Contribution Fraction means a fraction, the numerator of which is the sum of the
“Annual Additions” to the Participant’s accounts under all the defined contribution plans
(whether or not terminated) maintained by the Employer for the current and all prior
“Limitation Years,” (including the “Annual Additions” attributable to the Participant’s
nondeductible voluntary employee contributions to any defined benefit plans, whether or
not terminated, maintained by the Employer and the “Annual Additions” attributable to all
welfare benefit funds (as defined in Code Section 419(e)), individual medical accounts
(as defined in Code Section 415(l)(2)), and simplified employee pensions (as defined in
Code Section 408(k)) maintained by the Employer), and the denominator of which is the sum
of the “Maximum Aggregate Amounts” for the current and all prior Limitation Years in
which the Employee had service with the Employer (regardless of whether a defined
contribution plan was maintained by the Employer). The maximum aggregate amount in any
Limitation Year is the lesser of one hundred twenty-five percent (125%) of the dollar
limitation determined under Code Section 415(c)(1)(A) as adjusted by Code Section 415(d)
or thirty-five percent (35%) of the Participant’s 415 Compensation for such year.

     If the Employee was a Participant as of the end of the first day of the first
Limitation Year beginning after December 31, 1986, in one or more defined contribution
plans maintained by the Employer which were in existence on May 5, 1986, the numerator of
this fraction will be adjusted if the sum of this fraction and the “Defined Benefit
Fraction” would otherwise exceed 1.0 under the terms of this Plan. Under the adjustment,
an amount equal to the product of (1) the excess of the sum of the fractions over 1.0
times (2) the denominator of this fraction, will be permanently subtracted from the
numerator of this fraction. The adjustment is calculated using the fractions as they would
be computed as of the end of the last
Limitation Year beginning before January 1, 1987, and disregarding any changes in the
terms and conditions of the plan made after May 5, 1986, but using the Code Section 415
limitation applicable to the first Limitation Year beginning on or after January 1, 1987.

     For Limitation Years beginning prior to January 1, 1987, the “Annual Additions”
shall not be recomputed to treat all Employee contributions as “Annual Additions.”

     Notwithstanding the foregoing, for any Top Heavy Plan Year, one hundred percent
(100%) shall be substituted for one hundred twenty-five percent (125%) unless the extra
top heavy minimum allocation or benefit is being made pursuant to the Employer’s
specification in the Adoption Agreement. However, for any Plan Year in which this Plan is
a Super Top Heavy Plan, one hundred percent (100%) shall always be substituted for one
hundred twenty-five percent (125%).

(5)  “Employer” means the Employer that adopts this Plan and all Affiliated Employers,
except that for purposes of this Section, the determination of whether an entity is an
Affiliated Employer shall be made by applying Code Section 415(h).

(6)  “Excess Amount” means the excess of the Participant’s “Annual Additions” for the
Limitation Year over the “Maximum Permissible Amount.”

(7)  “Highest Average Compensation” means the average Compensation for the three (3)
consecutive Years of Service with the Employer while a Participant in the Plan that
produces the highest average. A Year

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of Service with the Employer is the twelve (12) consecutive month period ending on
the last day of the Limitation Year.

(8) “Master or Prototype Plan” means a plan the form of which is the subject of a
favorable opinion letter from the Internal Revenue Service.

(9) “Maximum Permissible Amount” means the maximum Annual Addition that may be contributed
or allocated to a Participant’s accounts under the Plan for any “Limitation Year,” which
shall not exceed the lesser of:

(i) the “Defined Contribution Dollar Limitation,” or

(ii) twenty-five percent (25%) of the Participant’s 415 Compensation for the “Limitation
Year.”

      The Compensation Limitation referred to in (ii) shall not apply to
any contribution for medical benefits (within the meaning of Code Sections
401(h) or 419A(f)(2)) which is otherwise treated as an “Annual Addition.”

      If a short Limitation Year is created because of an amendment
changing the Limitation Year to a different twelve (12) consecutive month
period, the “Maximum Permissible Amount” will not exceed the “Defined
Contribution Dollar Limitation multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of
which is the number of months in the short Limitation Year and the
denominator of which is twelve (12).

(10) “Projected Annual Benefit” means the annual retirement benefit (adjusted to an
actuarially equivalent “straight life annuity” if such benefit is expressed in a
form other than a “straight life annuity” or qualified joint and survivor annuity)
to which the Participant would be entitled under the terms of the plan assuming:

(i) the Participant will continue employment until Normal Retirement Age
(or current age, if later), and

(ii) the Participant’s 415 Compensation for the current Limitation Year
and all other relevant factors used to determine benefits under the Plan
will remain constant for all future Limitation Years.

For purposes of this subsection, “straight life annuity” means an annuity that is
payable in equal installments for the life of the Participant that terminates upon
the Participant’s death.

(g) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Section to the contrary, the
limitations, adjustments and other requirements prescribed in this Section shall at all
times comply with the provisions of Code Section 415 and the Regulations thereunder.

4.5 ADJUSTMENT FOR EXCESSIVE ANNUAL ADDITIONS

     Allocation of “Annual Additions” (as defined in Section 4.4) to a Participant’s Combined
Account for a Limitation Year generally will cease once the limits of Section 4.4 have been reached
for such Limitation Year. However, if as a result of the allocation of Forfeitures, a reasonable
error in estimating a Participant’s annual 415 Compensation, a reasonable error in determining the
amount of elective deferrals (within the meaning of Code Section 402(g)(3)) that may be made with
respect to any Participant under the limits of Section 4.4, or other facts and circumstances to
which Regulation 1.415-6(b)(6) shall be applicable, the “Annual Additions” under this Plan would
cause the maximum provided in Section 4.4 to be exceeded, the “Excess Amount” will be disposed of
in one of the following manners, as uniformly determined by the Plan Administrator for all
Participants similarly situated:

     (a) Any after-tax voluntary Employee contributions (plus attributable gains), to the extent
they would reduce the Excess Amount, will be distributed to the Participant;

     (b) If, after the application of subparagraph (a), an “Excess Amount” still exists, any
unmatched Elective Deferrals (and for Limitation Years beginning after December 31, 1995, any
gains attributable to such Elective Deferrals), to the extent they would reduce the Excess Amount,
will be distributed to the Participant;

     (c) To the extent necessary, matched Elective Deferrals and Employer matching contributions
will be proportionately reduced from the Participant’s Account. The Elective Deferrals (and for
Limitation Years beginning after December 31, 1995, any gains attributable to such Elective
Deferrals) will be distributed to the Participant and the

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Employer matching contributions (and for Limitation Years beginning after December 31, 1995, any
gains attributable to such matching contributions) will be used to reduce the Employer’s
contributions in the next Limitation Year;

     (d) If, after the application of subparagraphs (a), (b) and (c), an “Excess Amount” still
exists, and the Participant is covered by the Plan at the end of the Limitation Year, the “Excess
Amount” in the Participant’s Account will be used to reduce Employer contributions (including any
allocation of Forfeitures) for such Participant in the next Limitation Year, and each succeeding
Limitation Year if necessary;

     (e) If, after the application of subparagraphs (a), (b) and (c), an “Excess Amount” still
exists, and the Participant is not covered by the Plan at the end of a Limitation Year, the “Excess
Amount” will be held unallocated in a suspense account. The suspense account will be applied to
reduce future Employer contributions (including allocation of any Forfeitures) for all remaining
Participants in the next Limitation Year, and each succeeding Limitation Year if necessary; and

     (f) If a suspense account is in existence at any time during a Limitation Year pursuant to
this Section, no investment gains and losses shall be allocated to such suspense account. If a
suspense account is in existence at any time during a particular Limitation Year, all amounts in
the suspense account must be allocated and reallocated to Participants’ Accounts before any
Employer contributions or any Employee contributions may be made to the Plan for
that Limitation Year. Except as provided in (a), (b) and (c) above, “Excess Amounts” may not
be distributed to Participants or Former Participants.

4.6 ROLLOVERS

     (a) If elected in the Adoption Agreement and with the consent of the Administrator,
the Plan may accept a “rollover,” provided the “rollover” will not jeopardize the
tax-exempt status of the Plan or create adverse tax consequences for the Employer. The
amounts rolled over shall be set up in a separate account herein referred to as a
“Participant’s Rollover Account.” Such account shall be fully Vested at all times and shall
not be subject to forfeiture for any reason. For purposes of this Section, the term
Participant shall include any Eligible Employee who is not yet a Participant, if, pursuant
to the Adoption Agreement, “rollovers” are permitted to be accepted from Eligible
Employees. In addition, for purposes of this Section the term Participant shall also
include former Employees if the Employer and Administrator consent to accept “rollovers” of
distributions made to former Employees from any plan of the Employer.

     (b) Amounts in a Participant’s Rollover Account shall be held by the Trustee pursuant
to the provisions of this Plan and may not be withdrawn by, or distributed to the
Participant, in whole or in part, except as elected in the Adoption Agreement and
subsection (c) below. The Trustee shall have no duty or responsibility to inquire as to the
propriety of the amount, value or type of assets transferred, nor to conduct any due
diligence with respect to such assets; provided, however, that such assets are otherwise
eligible to be held by the Trustee under the terms of this Plan.

     (c) At Normal Retirement Date, or such other date when the Participant or Eligible
Employee or such Participant’s or Eligible Employee’s Beneficiary shall be entitled to
receive benefits, the Participant’s Rollover Account shall be used to provide additional
benefits to the Participant or the Participant’s Beneficiary. Any distribution of amounts
held in a Participant’s Rollover Account shall be made in a manner which is consistent with
and satisfies the provisions of Sections 6.5 and 6.6, including, but not limited to, all
notice and consent requirements of Code Sections 411(a)(11) and 417 and the Regulations
thereunder. Furthermore, such amounts shall be considered to be part of a Participant’s
benefit in determining whether an involuntary cash-out of benefits may be made without
Participant consent.

     (d) The Administrator may direct that rollovers made after a Valuation Date be
segregated into a separate account for each Participant until such time as the allocations
pursuant to this Plan have been made, at which time they may remain segregated, invested as
part of the general Trust Fund or, if elected in the Adoption Agreement, directed by the
Participant.

     (e) For purposes of this Section, the term “qualified plan” shall mean any tax
qualified plan under Code Section 401(a), or any other plans from which distributions are
eligible to be rolled over into this Plan pursuant to the Code. The term “rollover” means:
(i) amounts transferred to this Plan in a direct rollover made pursuant to Code Section
401(a)(31) from another “qualified plan”; (ii) distributions received by an Employee from
other “qualified plans” which are eligible for tax-free rollover to a “qualified plan” and
which are transferred by the Employee to this Plan within sixty (60) days following receipt
thereof; (iii) amounts
transferred to this Plan from a conduit individual retirement account provided that
the conduit individual retirement account has no assets other than assets which (A) were
previously distributed to the Employee by another “qualified plan” (B) were eligible for
tax-free rollover to a “qualified plan” and (C) were deposited in such conduit individual
retirement account within sixty (60) days of receipt thereof; (iv) amounts distributed to
the Employee from a conduit individual retirement account meeting the requirements of
clause (iii) above, and transferred by the Employee to this Plan within sixty (60) days of
receipt thereof from such conduit individual retirement account; and (v) any other amounts
which are eligible to be rolled over to this Plan pursuant to the Code.

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     (f) Prior to accepting any “rollovers” to which this Section applies, the Administrator may
require the Employee to establish (by providing opinion of counsel or otherwise) that the amounts
to be rolled over to this Plan meet the requirements of this Section.

4.7 PLAN-TO-PLAN TRANSFERS FROM QUALIFIED PLANS

     (a) With the consent of the Administrator, amounts may be transferred (within the
meaning of Code Section 414(l)) to this Plan from other tax qualified plans under Code
Section 401(a), provided the plan from which such funds are transferred permits the
transfer to be made and the transfer will not jeopardize the tax-exempt status of the Plan
or Trust or create adverse tax consequences for the Employer. Prior to accepting any
transfers to which this Section applies, the Administrator may require an opinion of
counsel that the amounts to be transferred meet the requirements of this Section. The
amounts transferred shall be set up in a separate account herein referred to as a
“Participant’s Transfer Account.” Furthermore, for Vesting purposes, the Participant’s
Transfer Account shall be treated as a separate “Participant’s Account.”

     (b) Amounts in a Participant’s Transfer Account shall be held by the Trustee pursuant
to the provisions of this Plan and may not be withdrawn by, or distributed to the
Participant, in whole or in part, except as elected in the Adoption Agreement and
subsection (d) below, provided the restrictions of subsection (c) below and Section 6.15
are satisfied. The Trustee shall have no duty or responsibility to inquire as to the
propriety of the amount, value or type of assets transferred, nor to conduct any due
diligence with respect to such assets; provided, however, that such assets are otherwise
eligible to be held by the Trustee under the terms of this Plan.

     (c) Except as permitted by Regulations (including Regulation 1.411(d)-4), amounts
attributable to elective contributions (as defined in Regulation 1.401(k)-1(g)(3)),
including amounts treated as elective contributions, which are transferred from another
qualified plan in a plan-to-plan transfer (other than a direct rollover) shall be subject
to the distribution limitations provided for in Regulation 1.401(k)-1(d).

     (d) At Normal Retirement Date, or such other date when the Participant or the
Participant’s Beneficiary shall be entitled to receive benefits, the Participant’s Transfer
Account shall be used to provide additional benefits to the Participant or the
Participant’s Beneficiary. Any distribution of amounts held in a Participant’s Transfer
Account shall be made in a manner which is consistent with and satisfies the provisions of
Sections 6.5 and 6.6, including, but not limited to, all notice and consent requirements of
Code Sections 411(a)(11) and 417 and the Regulations thereunder. Furthermore, such amounts
shall be considered to be part of a Participant’s benefit in determining whether an
involuntary cash-out of benefits may be made without Participant consent.

     (e) The Administrator may direct that Employee transfers made after a Valuation Date
be segregated into a separate account for each Participant until such time as the
allocations pursuant to this Plan have been made, at which time they may remain segregated,
invested as part of the general Trust Fund or, if elected in the Adoption Agreement,
directed by the Participant.

     (f) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, a transfer directly to this Plan
from another qualified plan (or a transaction having the effect of such a transfer) shall
only be permitted if it will not result in the elimination or reduction of any “Section
411(d)(6) protected benefit” as described in Section 8.1(e).

4.8 VOLUNTARY EMPLOYEE CONTRIBUTIONS

     (a) Except as provided in subsection 4.8(b) below, this Plan will not accept after-tax
voluntary Employee contributions. If this is an amendment to a Plan that had previously
allowed after-tax voluntary Employee contributions, then this Plan will not accept
after-tax voluntary Employee contributions for Plan Years beginning after the Plan Year in
which this Plan is adopted by the Employer.

     (b) For 401(k) Plans, if elected in the Adoption Agreement, each Participant who is
eligible to make Elective Deferrals may, in accordance with nondiscriminatory procedures
established by the Administrator, elect to make after-tax voluntary Employee contributions
to this Plan. Such contributions must generally be paid to the Trustee within a reasonable
period of time after being received by the Employer.

     (c) The balance in each Participant’s Voluntary Contribution Account shall be fully
Vested at all times and shall not be subject to Forfeiture for any reason.

     (d) A Participant may elect at any time to withdraw after-tax voluntary Employee
contributions from such Participant’s Voluntary Contribution Account and the actual
earnings thereon in a
manner which is consistent with and satisfies the provisions of Section 6.5,
including, but not limited to, all notice and consent requirements of Code Sections
411(a)(11) and 417 and the Regulations thereunder. If the Administrator maintains
sub-accounts with respect to after-tax voluntary Employee contributions (and earnings
thereon) which were made on or before a specified date, a

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Participant shall be permitted to designate which sub-account shall be the source for the
withdrawal. Forfeitures of Employer contributions shall not occur solely as a result of an
Employee’s withdrawal of after-tax voluntary Employee contributions.

     In the event a Participant has received a hardship distribution pursuant to Regulation
1.401(k)-1(d)(2)(iii)(B) from any plan maintained by the Employer, then the Participant shall be
barred from making any after-tax voluntary Employee contributions for a period of twelve (12)
months after receipt of the hardship distribution.

     (e) At Normal Retirement Date, or such other date when the Participant or the Participant’s
Beneficiary is entitled to receive benefits, the Participant’s Voluntary Contribution Account
shall be used to provide additional benefits to the Participant or the Participant’s Beneficiary.

     (f) To the extent a Participant has previously made mandatory Employee contributions under
prior provisions of this Plan, such contributions will be treated as after-tax voluntary
Employee contributions.

4.9 QUALIFIED VOLUNTARY EMPLOYEE CONTRIBUTIONS

     (a) If this is an amendment to a Plan that previously permitted deductible voluntary
Employee contributions, then each Participant who made “Qualified Voluntary Employee
Contributions” within the meaning of Code Section 219(e)(2) as it existed prior to the
enactment of the Tax Reform Act of 1986, shall have such contributions held in a separate
Qualified Voluntary Employee Contribution Account which shall be fully Vested at all times.
Such contributions, however, shall not be permitted for taxable years beginning after
December 31, 1986.

     (b) A Participant may, upon written request delivered to the Administrator, make
withdrawals from such Participant’s Qualified Voluntary Employee Contribution Account. Any
distribution shall be made in a manner which is consistent with and satisfies the
provisions of Section 6.5, including, but not limited to, all notice and consent
requirements of Code Sections 411(a)(11) and 417 and the Regulations thereunder.

     (c) At Normal Retirement Date, or such other date when the Participant or the
Participant’s Beneficiary is entitled to receive benefits, the Qualified Voluntary Employee
Contribution Account shall be used to provide additional benefits to the Participant or the
Participant’s Beneficiary.

4.10 DIRECTED INVESTMENT ACCOUNT

     (a) If elected in the Adoption Agreement, all Participants may direct the Trustee as
to the investment of all or a portion of their individual account balances as set forth in
the Adoption Agreement and within limits set by the Employer. Participants may direct the
Trustee, in writing (or in such other form which is acceptable to the Trustee), to invest
their accounts in specific assets, specific funds or other investments permitted under the
Plan and the Participant Direction Procedures. That portion of the account of any
Participant that is subject to investment direction of such Participant will be considered
a Participant Directed Account.

     (b) The Administrator will establish a Participant Direction Procedure, to be applied
in a uniform and nondiscriminatory manner, setting forth the permissible investment options
under this Section, how often changes between investments may be made, and any other
limitations and provisions that the Administrator may impose on a Participant’s right to
direct investments.

     (c) The Administrator may, in its discretion, include or exclude by amendment or other
action from the Participant Direction Procedures such instructions, guidelines or policies
as it deems necessary or appropriate to ensure proper administration of the Plan, and may
interpret the same accordingly.

     (d) As of each Valuation Date, all Participant Directed Accounts shall be charged or
credited with the net earnings, gains, losses and expenses as well as any appreciation or
depreciation in the market value using publicly listed fair market values when available or
appropriate as follows:

(1) to the extent the assets in a Participant Directed Account are accounted for as pooled
assets or investments, the allocation of earnings, gains and losses of each Participant’s
Account shall be based upon the total amount of funds so invested in a manner
proportionate to the Participant’s share of such pooled investment; and

(2) to the extent the assets in a Participant Directed Account are accounted for as
segregated assets, the allocation of earnings, gains on and losses from such assets shall
be made on a separate and distinct basis.

     (e) Investment directions will be processed as soon as administratively practicable after
proper investment directions are received from the Participant. No guarantee is made by the Plan,
Employer, Administrator or Trustee that investment directions will be processed on a daily basis,
and no guarantee is made in any respect regarding

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the processing time of an investment direction. Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan,
the Employer, Administrator or Trustee reserves the right to not value an investment option on
any given Valuation Date for any reason deemed appropriate by the Employer, Administrator or
Trustee. Furthermore, the processing of any investment transaction may be delayed for any
legitimate business reason (including, but not limited to, failure of systems or computer
programs, failure of the means of the transmission of data, force majeure, the failure of a
service provider to timely receive values or prices, and correction for errors or omissions or
the errors or omissions of any service provider). The processing date of a transaction will be
binding for all purposes of the Plan and considered the applicable Valuation Date for an
investment transaction.

     (f) If the Employer has elected in the Adoption Agreement that it intends to operate any
portion of this Plan as an Act Section 404(c) plan, the Participant Direction Procedures should
provide an explanation of the circumstances under which Participants and their Beneficiaries may
give investment instructions, including but not limited to, the following:

(1) the conveyance of instructions by the Participants and their Beneficiaries to
invest Participant Directed Accounts in a Directed Investment Option;

(2) the name, address and phone number of the Fiduciary (and, if applicable, the person
or persons designated by the Fiduciary to act on its behalf) responsible for providing
information to the Participant or a Beneficiary upon request relating to the Directed
Investment Options;

(3) applicable restrictions on transfers to and from any Designated Investment Alternative;

(4) any restrictions on the exercise of voting, tender and similar rights related to a Directed
Investment Option by the Participants or their Beneficiaries;

(5) a description of any transaction fees and expenses which affect the balances in
Participant Directed Accounts in connection with the purchase or sale of a Directed
Investment Option; and

(6) general procedures for the dissemination of investment and other information
relating to the Designated Investment Alternatives as deemed necessary or
appropriate, including but not limited to a description of the following:

(i) the investment vehicles available under the Plan, including specific
information regarding any Designated Investment Alternative;

(ii) any designated Investment Managers; and

(iii) a
description of the additional information that may be obtained upon request from the Fiduciary designated to provide such information.

     (g) With respect to those assets in a Participant’s Directed Account, the Participant or
Beneficiary shall direct the Trustee with regard to any voting, tender and similar rights
associated with the ownership of such assets (hereinafter referred to as the “Stock Rights”) as
follows based on the election made in the Adoption Agreement:

(1) each Participant or Beneficiary shall direct the Trustee to vote or otherwise
exercise such Stock Rights in accordance with the provisions, conditions and terms of
any such Stock Rights;

(2) such directions shall be provided to the Trustee by the Participant or Beneficiary in
accordance with the procedure as established by the Administrator and the Trustee shall
vote or otherwise exercise such Stock Rights with respect to which it has received
directions to do so under this Section; and

(3) to the extent to which a Participant or Beneficiary does not instruct the Trustee to
vote or otherwise exercise such Stock Rights, such Participants or Beneficiaries shall be
deemed to have directed the Trustee that such Stock Rights remain nonvoted and
unexercised.

     (h) Any information regarding investments available under the Plan, to the extent not
required to be described in the Participant Direction Procedures, may be provided to Participants
in one or more documents (or in any other form, including, but not limited to, electronic media)
which are separate from the Participant Direction Procedures and are not thereby incorporated by
reference into this Plan.

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4.11 INTEGRATION IN MORE THAN ONE PLAN

     If the Employer maintains qualified retirement plans that provide for permitted disparity
(integration), the provisions of Section 4.3(b)(4) will apply. Furthermore, if the Employer
maintains two or more
standardized paired plans, only one plan may provide for permitted disparity.

4.12 QUALIFIED MILITARY SERVICE

     Notwithstanding any provisions of this Plan to the contrary, effective as of the later of
December 12, 1994, or the Effective Date of the Plan, contributions, benefits and service credit
with respect to qualified military service will be provided in accordance with Code Section 414(u).
Furthermore, loan repayments may be suspended under this Plan as permitted under Code Section
414(u)(4).

ARTICLE V

VALUATIONS

5.1 VALUATION OF THE TRUST FUND

     The Administrator shall direct the Trustee, as of each Valuation Date, to determine the net
worth of the assets comprising the Trust Fund as it exists on the Valuation Date. In determining
such net worth, the Trustee shall value the assets comprising the Trust Fund at their fair market
value (or their contractual value in the case of a Contract or Policy) as of the Valuation Date and
may deduct all expenses for which the Trustee has not yet been paid by the
Employer or the Trust Fund. The Trustee may update the value of any shares held in a
Participant Directed Account by reference to the number of shares held on behalf of the
Participant, priced at the market value as of the Valuation Date.

5.2 METHOD OF VALUATION

     In determining the fair market value of securities held in the Trust Fund which are listed on
a registered stock exchange, the Administrator shall direct the Trustee to value the same at the
prices they were last traded on such exchange preceding the close of business on the Valuation
Date. If such securities were not traded on the Valuation Date, or if the exchange on which they
are traded was not open for business on the Valuation Date, then the securities shall be valued at
the prices at which they were last traded prior to the Valuation Date. Any unlisted security held
in the Trust Fund shall be valued at its bid price next preceding the close of business on the
Valuation Date, which bid price shall be obtained from a registered broker or an investment banker.
In determining the fair market value of assets other than securities for which trading or bid
prices can be obtained, the Trustee may appraise such assets itself, or in its discretion, employ
one or more appraisers for that purpose and rely on the values established by such appraiser or
appraisers.

ARTICLE VI

DETERMINATION AND DISTRIBUTION OF BENEFITS

6.1 DETERMINATION OF BENEFITS UPON RETIREMENT

     Every Participant may terminate employment with the Employer and retire for purposes hereof on
the Participant’s Normal Retirement Date or Early Retirement Date. However, a Participant may
postpone the termination of employment with the Employer to a later date, in which event the
participation of such Participant in the Plan, including the right to receive allocations pursuant
to Section 4.3, shall continue until such Participant’s Retirement Date. Upon a Participant’s
Retirement Date, or if elected in the Adoption Agreement, the attainment of Normal Retirement Date
without termination of employment with the Employer, or as soon thereafter as is practicable, the
Administrator shall direct the distribution, at the election of the Participant, of the
Participant’s entire Vested interest in the Plan in accordance with Section 6.5.

6.2 DETERMINATION OF BENEFITS UPON DEATH

     (a) Upon the death of a Participant before the Participant’s Retirement Date or other
termination of employment, all amounts credited to such Participant’s Combined Account
shall, if elected in the Adoption Agreement, become fully Vested. The Administrator shall
direct, in accordance with the provisions of Sections 6.6 and 6.7, the distribution of the
deceased Participant’s Vested accounts to the Participant’s Beneficiary.

     (b) Upon the death of a Former Participant, the Administrator shall direct, in
accordance with the provisions of Sections 6.6 and 6.7, the distribution of any remaining
Vested amounts credited to the
accounts of such deceased Former Participant to such Former Participant’s Beneficiary.

     (c) The Administrator may require such proper proof of death and such evidence of the
right of any person to receive payment of the value of the account of a deceased
Participant or Former Participant as the Administrator may deem desirable. The
Administrator’s determination of death and of the right of any person to receive payment
shall be conclusive.

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     (d) Unless otherwise elected in the manner prescribed in Section 6.6, the Beneficiary of
the Pre-Retirement Survivor Annuity shall be the Participant’s surviving spouse. Except,
however, the Participant may designate a Beneficiary other than the spouse for the
Pre-Retirement Survivor Annuity if:

(1) the Participant and the Participant’s spouse have validly waived the
Pre-Retirement Survivor Annuity in the manner prescribed in Section 6.6, and the
spouse has waived the right to be the Participant’s Beneficiary,

(2) the Participant is legally separated or has been abandoned (within the
meaning of local law) and the Participant has a court order to such effect (and
there is no “qualified domestic relations order” as defined in Code Section
414(p) which provides otherwise),

(3) the Participant has no spouse, or

(4) the spouse cannot be located.

               In such event, the designation of a Beneficiary shall be made on a form satisfactory to the
Administrator. A Participant may at any time revoke a designation of a Beneficiary or change a
Beneficiary by filing written (or in such other form as permitted by the IRS) notice of such
revocation or change with the Administrator. However, the Participant’s spouse must again consent
in writing (or in such other form as permitted by the IRS) to any change in Beneficiary unless
the original consent acknowledged that the spouse had the right to limit consent only to a
specific Beneficiary and that the spouse voluntarily elected to relinquish such right.

     (e) A Participant may, at any time, designate a Beneficiary for death benefits, if any,
payable under the Plan that are in excess of the Pre-Retirement Survivor Annuity without the
waiver or consent of the Participant’s spouse. In the event no valid designation of
Beneficiary exists, or if the Beneficiary is not alive at the time of the Participant’s death,
the death benefit will be paid in the following order of priority, unless the Employer
specifies a different order of priority in an addendum to the Adoption Agreement, to:

(1) The Participant’s surviving spouse;

(2) The Participant’s children, including adopted
children, per stirpes

(3) The Participant’s surviving parents, in equal shares; or

(4) The Participant’s estate.

If the Beneficiary does not predecease the Participant, but dies prior to distribution of the
death benefit, the death benefit will be paid to the Beneficiary’s estate.

     (f) Notwithstanding anything in this Section to the contrary, if a Participant has designated
the spouse as a Beneficiary, then a divorce decree or a legal separation that relates to such
spouse shall revoke the Participant’s designation of the spouse as a Beneficiary unless the decree
or a qualified domestic relations order (within the meaning of Code Section 414(p)) provides
otherwise or a subsequent Beneficiary designation is made.

     (g) If the Plan provides an insured death benefit and a Participant dies before any insurance
coverage to which the Participant is entitled under the Plan is effected, the death benefit from
such insurance coverage shall be limited to the premium which was or otherwise would have been used
for such purpose.

     (h) In the event of any conflict between the terms of this Plan and the terms of any
Contract issued hereunder, the Plan provisions shall control.

6.3 DETERMINATION OF BENEFITS IN EVENT OF DISABILITY

               In the event of a Participant’s Total and Permanent Disability prior to the Participant’s
Retirement Date or other termination of employment, all amounts credited to such Participant’s
Combined Account shall, if elected in the Adoption Agreement, become fully Vested. In the event of a Participant’s Total and
Permanent Disability, the Administrator, in accordance with the provisions of Sections 6.5 and 6.7,
shall direct the distribution to such Participant of the entire Vested interest in the Plan.

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6.4 DETERMINATION OF BENEFITS UPON TERMINATION

     (a) If a Participant’s employment with the Employer is terminated for any reason other
than death, Total and Permanent Disability, or retirement, then such Participant shall be
entitled to such benefits as are provided herein.

               Distribution of the funds due to a Terminated Participant shall be made on the occurrence of
an event which would result in the distribution had the Terminated Participant remained in the
employ of the Employer (upon the Participant’s death, Total and Permanent Disability, Early or
Normal Retirement). However, at the election of the Participant, the Administrator shall direct
that the entire Vested portion of the Terminated Participant’s Combined Account be payable to such
Terminated Participant provided the conditions, if any, set forth in the Adoption Agreement have
been satisfied. Any distribution under this paragraph shall be made in a manner which is
consistent with and satisfies the provisions of Section 6.5, including but not limited to, all
notice and consent requirements of Code Sections 411(a)(11) and 417 and the Regulations
thereunder.

               Regardless of whether distributions in kind are permitted, in the event the amount of the
Vested portion of the Terminated Participant’s Combined Account equals or exceeds the fair market
value of any insurance Contracts, the Trustee, when so directed by the Administrator and agreed to
by the Terminated Participant, shall assign, transfer, and set over to such Terminated Participant
all Contracts on such Terminated Participant’s life in such form or with such endorsements, so that
the settlement options and forms of payment are consistent with the provisions of Section 6.5. In
the event that the Terminated Participant’s Vested portion does not at least equal the fair market
value of the Contracts, if any, the Terminated Participant may pay over to the Trustee the sum
needed to make the distribution equal to the value of the Contracts being assigned or transferred,
or the Trustee, pursuant to the Participant’s election, may borrow the cash value of the Contracts
from the Insurer so that the value of the Contracts is equal to the Vested portion of the
Terminated Participant’s Combined Account and then assign the Contracts to the Terminated
Participant.

               Notwithstanding the above, unless otherwise elected in the Adoption Agreement, if the value of
a Terminated Participant’s Vested benefit derived from Employer and Employee contributions does not
exceed $5,000 (or, $3,500 for distributions made prior to the later of the first day of the first
Plan Year beginning on or after August 5, 1997, or the date specified in the Adoption Agreement)
the Administrator shall direct that the entire Vested benefit be paid to such Participant in a
single lump-sum without regard to the consent of the Participant or the Participant’s spouse. A
Participant’s Vested benefit shall not include Qualified Voluntary Employee Contributions within
the meaning of Code Section 72(o)(5)(B) for Plan Years beginning prior to January 1, 1989.
Furthermore, the determination of whether the $5,000 (or, if applicable, $3,500) threshold has been
exceeded is generally based on the value of the Vested benefit as of the Valuation Date preceding
the date of the distribution. However, if the “lookback rule” applies, the applicable threshold is
deemed to be exceeded if the Vested benefit exceeded the applicable threshold at the time of any
prior distribution. The “lookback rule” generally applies to all distributions made prior to March
22, 1999. With respect to distributions made on or after March 22, 1999, the “lookback rule”
applies if either (1) the provisions of Section 6.12 do not apply or (2) a Participant has begun to
receive distributions pursuant to an optional form of benefit under which at least one scheduled
periodic distribution has not yet been made, and if the value of the Participant’s benefit,
determined at the time of the first distribution under that optional form of benefit exceeded the
applicable threshold. However, the Plan does not fail to satisfy the requirements of this paragraph
if, prior to the adoption of this Prototype Plan, the “lookback rule” was applied to all
distributions. Notwithstanding the preceding, the “lookback rule” will not apply to any
distributions made on or after October 17, 2000.

     (b) The Vested portion of any Participant’s Account shall be a percentage of such
Participant’s Account determined on the basis of the Participant’s number of Years of Service (or
Periods of Service if the Elapsed Time Method is elected) according to the vesting schedule
specified in the Adoption Agreement. However, a Participant’s entire interest in the Plan shall be
non-forfeitable upon the Participant’s Normal Retirement Age (if the Participant is employed by
the Employer on or after such date).

     (c) For any Top Heavy Plan Year, the minimum top heavy vesting schedule elected by the
Employer in the Adoption Agreement will automatically apply to the Plan. The minimum top heavy
vesting schedule applies to all benefits within the meaning of Code Section 411(a)(7) except those
attributable to Employee contributions, including benefits accrued before the effective date of
Code Section 416 and benefits accrued before the Plan became top heavy. Further, no decrease in a
Participant’s Vested percentage shall occur in the event the Plan’s status as top heavy changes
for any Plan Year. However, this Section does not apply to the account balances of any Employee
who does not have an Hour of Service after the Plan has initially become top heavy and the Vested
percentage of such Employee’s Participant’s Account shall be determined without regard to this
Section 6.4(c).

               If in any subsequent Plan Year the Plan ceases to be a Top Heavy Plan, then unless a
specific Plan amendment is made to provide otherwise, the Administrator will continue to use the
vesting schedule in effect while the Plan was a Top Heavy Plan.

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     (d) Upon the complete discontinuance of the Employer’s contributions to the Plan (if this is a
profit sharing plan) or upon any full or partial termination of the Plan, all amounts then credited
to the account of any affected Participant shall become 100% Vested and shall not thereafter be
subject to Forfeiture.

     (e) If this is an amended or restated Plan, then notwithstanding the vesting schedule
specified in the Adoption Agreement, the Vested percentage of a Participant’s Account shall not be
less than the Vested percentage attained as of the later of the effective date or adoption date of
this amendment and restatement. The computation of a Participant’s nonforfeitable percentage of
such Participant’s interest in the Plan shall not be reduced as the result of any direct or
indirect amendment to this Article, or due to changes in the Plan’s status as a Top Heavy Plan.
Furthermore, if the Plan’s vesting schedule is amended, then the amended schedule will only apply
to those Participants who complete an Hour of Service after the effective date of the amendment.

     (f) If the Plan’s vesting schedule is amended, or if the Plan is amended in any way that
directly or indirectly affects the computation of the Participant’s nonforfeitable percentage or
if the Plan is deemed amended by an automatic change to a top heavy vesting schedule, then each
Participant with at least three (3) Years of Service (or Periods of Service if the Elapsed Time
Method is elected) as of the expiration date of the election period may elect to have such
Participant’s nonforfeitable percentage computed under the Plan without regard to such amendment
or change. If a Participant fails to make such election, then such Participant shall be subject to
the new vesting schedule. The Participant’s election period shall commence on the adoption date of
the amendment and shall end sixty (60) days after the latest of:

(1) the adoption date of the amendment,

(2) the effective date of the amendment, or

(3) the date the Participant receives written notice of the amendment from the Employer or Administrator.

     (g) In determining Years of Service or Periods of Service for purposes of vesting
under the Plan, Years of Service or Periods of Service shall be excluded as elected in the
Adoption Agreement.

6.5 DISTRIBUTION OF BENEFITS

     (a)(1) Unless otherwise elected as provided below, a Participant who is married on the
Annuity Starting Date and who does not die before the Annuity Starting Date shall receive
the value of all Plan benefits in the form of a Joint and Survivor Annuity. The Joint and
Survivor Annuity is an annuity that commences immediately and shall be equal in value to a
single life annuity. Such joint and survivor benefits following the Participant’s death
shall continue to the spouse during the spouse’s lifetime at a rate equal to either fifty
percent (50%), seventy-five percent (75%) (or, sixty-six and two-thirds percent (66 2/3%)
if the Insurer used to provide the annuity does not offer a joint and seventy-five percent
(75%) annuity), or one hundred percent (100%) of the rate at which such benefits were
payable to the Participant. Unless otherwise elected in the Adoption Agreement, a joint and fifty percent (50%) survivor annuity
shall be considered the designated qualified Joint and Survivor Annuity and the normal form
of payment for the purposes of this Plan. However, the Participant may, without spousal
consent, elect an alternative Joint and Survivor Annuity, which alternative shall be equal
in value to the designated qualified Joint and Survivor Annuity. An unmarried Participant
shall receive the value of such Participant’s benefit in the form of a life annuity. Such
unmarried Participant, however, may elect to waive the life annuity. The election must
comply with the provisions of this Section as if it were an election to waive the Joint and
Survivor Annuity by a married Participant, but without fulfilling the spousal consent
requirement. The Participant may elect to have any annuity provided for in this Section
distributed upon the attainment of the “earliest retirement age” under the Plan. The
“earliest retirement age” is the earliest date on which, under the Plan, the Participant
could elect to receive retirement benefits.

(2) Any election to waive the Joint and Survivor Annuity must be made by the
Participant in writing (or in such other form as permitted by the IRS) during the
election period and be consented to in writing (or in such other form as permitted
by the IRS) by the Participant’s spouse. If the spouse is legally incompetent to
give consent, the spouse’s legal guardian, even if such guardian is the
Participant, may give consent. Such election shall designate a Beneficiary (or a
form of benefits) that may not be changed without spousal consent (unless the
consent of the spouse expressly permits designations by the Participant without the
requirement of further consent by the spouse). Such spouse’s consent shall be
irrevocable and must acknowledge the effect of such election and be witnessed by a
Plan representative or a notary public. Such consent shall not be required if it is
established to the satisfaction of the Administrator that the required consent
cannot be obtained because there is no spouse, the spouse cannot be located, or
other circumstances that may be prescribed by Regulations. The election made by the
Participant and consented to by such Participant’s spouse may be revoked by the
Participant in writing (or in such other form as permitted by the IRS) without the
consent of the spouse at any time during the election period. A revocation of a
prior election shall cause the Participant’s benefits to be distributed as a Joint
and Survivor Annuity. The number of revocations shall not be limited.

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Any new election must comply with the requirements of this paragraph. A former spouse’s
waiver shall not be binding on a new spouse.

(3) The election period to waive the Joint and Survivor Annuity shall be the ninety
(90) day period ending on the Annuity Starting Date.

(4) For purposes of this Section, spouse or surviving spouse means the spouse or surviving
spouse of the Participant, provided that a former spouse will be treated as the spouse or
surviving spouse and a current spouse will not be treated as the spouse or surviving
spouse to the extent provided under a qualified domestic relations order as described in
Code Section 414(p).

(5) With regard to the election, except as otherwise provided herein, the Administrator
shall provide to the Participant no less than thirty (30) days and no more than ninety
(90) days before the Annuity Starting Date a written (or such other form as permitted by
the IRS) explanation of:

(i) the terms and conditions of the Joint and Survivor Annuity,

(ii) the Participant’s right to make and the effect of an election to waive the Joint and Survivor Annuity,

(iii) the right of the Participant’s spouse to consent to any election to waive the Joint and Survivor Annuity, and

(iv) the right of the Participant to revoke such election, and the effect of such revocation.

(6) Any distribution provided for in this Section made on or after December 31, 1996, may
commence less than thirty (30) days after the notice required by Code Section 417(a)(3)
is given provided the following requirements are satisfied:

(i) the Administrator clearly informs the Participant that the Participant has a right to a period of thirty (30) days after receiving the notice to consider
whether to waive the Joint and Survivor Annuity and to elect (with spousal
consent) a form of distribution other than a Joint and Survivor Annuity;

(ii) the Participant is permitted to revoke any affirmative distribution election
at least until the Annuity Starting Date or, if later, at any time prior to the
expiration of the seven (7) day period that begins the day after the explanation of the Joint and Survivor Annuity is
provided to the Participant;

(iii) the Annuity Starting Date is after the time that the explanation of the
Joint and Survivor Annuity is provided to the Participant. However, the Annuity
Starting Date may be before the date that any affirmative distribution election
is made by the Participant and before the date that the distribution is permitted
to commence under (iv) below; and

(iv) distribution in accordance with the affirmative election does not commence
before the expiration of the seven (7) day period that begins the day after the
explanation of the Joint and Survivor Annuity is provided to the Participant.

     (b) In the event a married Participant duly elects pursuant to paragraph (a)(2) above not to
receive the benefit in the form of a Joint and Survivor Annuity, or if such Participant is not
married, in the form of a life annuity, the Administrator, pursuant to the election of the
Participant, shall direct the distribution to a Participant or Beneficiary any amount to which the
Participant or Beneficiary is entitled under the Plan in one or more of the following methods
which are permitted pursuant to the Adoption Agreement:

(1) One lump-sum payment in cash or in property that is allocated to the accounts of the
Participant at the time of the distribution;

(2) Partial withdrawals;

(3) Payments over a period certain in monthly, quarterly, semiannual, or annual cash installments.
In order to provide such installment payments, the Administrator may (A) segregate the
aggregate amount thereof in a separate, federally insured savings account, certificate
of deposit in a bank or savings and loan association, money market certificate or other
liquid short-term security or (B) purchase a nontransferable annuity contract for a term
certain (with no life contingencies) providing for such payment. The period over

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which such payment is to be made shall not extend beyond the Participant’s life
expectancy (or the life expectancy of the Participant and the Participant’s
designated Beneficiary);

(4) Purchase of or providing an annuity. However, such annuity may not be in any form
that will provide for payments over a period extending beyond either the life of the
Participant (or the lives of the Participant and the Participant’s designated
Beneficiary) or the life expectancy of the Participant (or the life expectancy of the
Participant and the Participant’s designated Beneficiary).

     (c) Benefits may not be paid without the Participant’s and the Participant’s spouse’s
consent if the present value of the Participant’s Joint and Survivor Annuity derived from
Employer and Employee contributions exceeds, or has ever exceeded, $5,000 (or $3,500, for
distributions made prior to the later of the first day of the first Plan Year beginning after
August 5, 1997, or the date specified in the Adoption Agreement) and the benefit is “immediately
distributable.” However, spousal consent is not required if the distribution will made in the
form a Qualified Joint and Survivor Annuity and the benefit is “immediately distributable.” A
benefit is “immediately distributable” if any part of the benefit could be distributed to the
Participant (or surviving spouse) before the Participant attains (or would have attained if not
deceased) the later of the Participant’s Normal Retirement Age or age 62.

     If the value of the Participant’s benefit derived from Employer and Employee contributions
does not exceed, and has never exceeded at the time of any prior distribution, $5,000 (or, if
applicable, $3,500), then the Administrator will distribute such benefit in a lump-sum without
such Participant’s consent. No distribution may be made under the preceding sentence after the
Annuity Starting Date unless the Participant and the Participant’s spouse consent in writing (or
in such other form as permitted by the IRS) to such distribution. Any consent required under this
paragraph must be obtained not more than ninety (90) days before commencement of the distribution
and shall be made in a manner consistent with Section 6.5(a)(2). Notwithstanding the preceding,
the “lookback rule” (which provides that if the present value at the time of a prior distribution exceeded the applicable dollar threshold,
then the present value at any subsequent time is deemed to exceed the threshold) will not apply to
any distributions made on or after October 17, 2000.

(d) The following rules will apply with respect to the consent requirements set forth in subsection (c):

(1) No consent shall be valid unless the Participant has received a general description of
the material features and an explanation of the relative values of the optional forms of
benefit available under the Plan that would satisfy the notice requirements of Code
Section 417;

(2) The Participant must be informed of the right to defer receipt of the distribution.
If a Participant fails to consent, it shall be deemed an election to defer the
commencement of payment of any benefit. However, any election to defer the receipt of
benefits shall not apply with respect to distributions that are required under Section
6.5(e);

(3) Notice of the rights specified under this paragraph shall be provided no less than
thirty (30) days and no more than ninety (90) days before the Annuity Starting Date;

(4) Written (or such other form as permitted by the IRS) consent of the Participant to the
distribution must not be made before the Participant receives the notice and must not be
made more than ninety (90) days before the Annuity Starting Date; and

(5) No consent shall be valid if a significant detriment is imposed under the Plan on any
Participant who does not consent to the distribution.

     (e) Notwithstanding any provision in the Plan to the contrary, for Plan Years beginning after
December 31, 1996, the distribution of a Participant’s benefits, whether under the Plan or through
the purchase of an annuity Contract, shall be made in accordance with the following requirements
and shall otherwise comply with Code Section 401(a)(9) and the Regulations thereunder (including
Regulation 1.401(a)(9)-2):

(1) A Participant’s benefits will be distributed or must begin to be distributed not
later than the Participant’s “required beginning date.” Alternatively, distributions to a
Participant must begin no later than the Participant’s “required beginning date” and must
be made over the life of the Participant (or the lives of the Participant and the
Participant’s designated Beneficiary) or the life expectancy of the Participant (or the
life expectancies of the Participant and the Participant’s designated Beneficiary) in
accordance with Regulations. However, if the distribution is to be in the form of a joint
and survivor annuity or single life annuity, then distributions must begin no later than
the “required beginning date” and must be made over the life of the Participant (or the
lives of the Participant and the Participant’s designated Beneficiary) in accordance with
Regulations.

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(2) The “required beginning date” for a Participant who is a “five percent (5%) owner”
with respect to the Plan Year ending in the calendar year in which such Participant
attains age 70 1/2 means April 1st of the calendar year following the calendar year in which the Participant attains age 70 1/2.
Once distributions have begun to a “five percent (5%) owner” under this subsection, they
must continue to be distributed, even if the Participant ceases to be a “five percent (5%)
owner” in a subsequent year.

(3) The “required beginning date” for a Participant other than a “five percent (5%) owner”
means, unless the Employer has elected to continue the pre-SBJPA rules in the Adoption
Agreement, April 1st of the calendar year following the later of the calendar year in
which the Participant attains age 70 1/2 or the calendar year in which the Participant
retires.

(4) If the election is made to continue the pre-SBJPA rules, then except as provided
below, the “required beginning date” is April 1st of the calendar year following the
calendar year in which a Participant attains age 70 1/2.

(i) However, the “required beginning date” for a Participant who had attained age
70 1/2 before January 1, 1988, and was not a five percent (5%) owner (within the
meaning of Code Section 416) at any time during the Plan Year ending with or
within the calendar year in which the Participant attained age 66 1/2 or any
subsequent Plan Year, is April 1st of the calendar year following the calendar in
which the Participant retires.

(ii) Notwithstanding (i) above, the “required beginning date” for a Participant
who was a five percent (5%) owner (within the meaning of Code Section 416) at any
time during the five (5) Plan Year period ending in the calendar year in which
the Participant attained age 70 1/2 is April 1st of the calendar year in which
the Participant attained age 70 1/2. In the case of a Participant who became a
five percent (5%) owner during any Plan Year after the calendar year in which the
Participant attained age 70 1/2, the “required beginning date” is April 1st of
the calendar year following the calendar year in which such subsequent Plan Year
ends.

(5) If this is an amendment or restatement of a plan that contained the pre-SBJPA rules
and an election is made to use the post-SBJPA rules, then the transition rules elected in
the Adoption Agreement will apply.

(6) Except as otherwise provided herein, “five percent (5%) owner” means, for purposes of
this Section, a Participant who is a five percent (5%) owner as defined in Code Section
416 at any time during the Plan Year ending with or within the calendar year in which such
owner attains age 70 1/2.

(7) Distributions to a Participant and such Participant’s Beneficiaries will only be made
in accordance with the incidental death benefit requirements of Code Section 401(a)(9)(G)
and the Regulations thereunder.

(8) For purposes of this Section, the life expectancy of a Participant and/or a
Participant’s spouse (other than in the case of a life annuity) shall or shall not be
redetermined annually as elected in the Adoption Agreement and in accordance with
Regulations. If the Participant or the Participant’s spouse may elect, pursuant to the
Adoption Agreement, to have life expectancies recalculated, then the election, once made
shall be irrevocable. If no election is made by the time distributions must commence, then
the life expectancy of the Participant and the Participant’s spouse shall not be subject
to recalculation. Life expectancy and joint and last survivor life expectancy shall be
computed using the return multiples in Tables V and VI of Regulation Section 1.72-9.

(9) With respect to distributions under the Plan made for calendar years beginning on or
after January 1, 2001, or if later, the date specified in the Adoption Agreement, the Plan
will apply the minimum distribution requirements of Code Section 401(a)(9) in accordance
with the Regulations under section 401(a)(9) that were proposed on January 17, 2001,
notwithstanding any provision of the Plan to the contrary. This amendment shall continue
in effect until the end of the last calendar year beginning before the effective date of
final Regulations under section 401(a)(9) or such other date as may be specified in
guidance published by the Internal Revenue Service.

However, if the date specified in the Adoption Agreement is a date in 2001 other than
January 1, 2001, then with respect to distributions under the Plan made on or after such
date for calendar years beginning on or after January 1, 2001, the Plan will apply the
minimum distribution requirements of Code Section 401(a)(9) in accordance with the
Regulations under section 401(a)(9) that were proposed on January 17, 2001,
notwithstanding any provision of the Plan to the contrary. If the total amount of required
minimum distributions made to a participant for 2001 prior to the specified date are equal
to or greater than the amount of required minimum distributions determined under the 2001
Proposed Regulations, then no additional distributions are required for such participant for 2001 on or after such date. If the
total amount of required minimum distributions made to a participant for 2001 prior to the
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determined under the 2001 Proposed Regulations, then the amount of required minimum
distributions for 2001 on or after such date will be determined so that the total amount of required minimum
distributions for 2001 is the amount determined under the 2001 Proposed Regulations. This
amendment shall continue in effect until the end of the last calendar year beginning
before the effective date of final Regulations under section 401(a)(9) or such other date
as may be specified in guidance published by the Internal Revenue Service.

     (f) All annuity Contracts under this Plan shall be non-transferable when distributed.
Furthermore, the terms of any annuity Contract purchased and distributed to a Participant or
spouse shall comply with all of the requirements of this Plan.

     (g) Subject to the spouse’s right of consent afforded under the Plan, the restrictions
imposed by this Section shall not apply if a Participant has, prior to January 1, 1984, made a
written designation to have retirement benefits paid in an alternative method acceptable under
Code Section 401(a) as in effect prior to the enactment of the Tax Equity and Fiscal
Responsibility Act of 1982 (TEFRA).

     (h) If a distribution is made to a Participant who has not severed employment and who is not
fully Vested in the Participant’s Account, and the Participant may increase the Vested percentage
in such account, then at any relevant time the Participant’s Vested portion of the account will be
equal to an amount (“X”) determined by the formula:

X equals P (AB plus D) — D

               For purposes of applying the formula: P is the Vested percentage at the relevant time, AB
is the account balance at the relevant time, D is the amount of distribution, and the relevant
time is the time at which, under the Plan, the Vested percentage in the account cannot increase.

               However, the Employer may attach an addendum to the Adoption Agreement to provide that a
separate account shall be established for the Participant’s interest in the Plan as of the time of
the distribution, and at any relevant time the Participant’s Vested portion of the separate
account will be equal to an amount determined as follows: P (AB plus (R x D)) — (R x D) where R is
the ratio of the account balance at the relevant time to the account balance after distribution
and the other terms have the same meaning as in the preceding paragraph. Any amendment to change
the formula in accordance with the preceding sentence shall not be considered an amendment which
causes this Plan to become an individually designed Plan.

     (i) If this is a Plan amendment that eliminates or restricts the ability of a Participant
to receive payment of the Participant’s interest in the Plan under a particular optional form of
benefit, then the amendment shall not apply to any distribution with an annuity starting date
earlier than the earlier of: (i) the 90th day after the date the Participant receiving the
distribution has been furnished a summary that reflects the amendment and that satisfies the Act
requirements at 29 CFR 2520.104b-3 relating to a summary of material modifications or (ii) the
first day of the second Plan Year following the Plan Year in which the amendment is adopted.

6.6 DISTRIBUTION OF BENEFITS UPON DEATH

     (a) Unless otherwise elected as provided below, a Vested Participant who dies before
the Annuity Starting Date and who has a surviving spouse shall have the Pre-Retirement
Survivor Annuity paid to the surviving spouse. The Participant’s spouse may direct that
payment of the Pre-Retirement Survivor Annuity commence within a reasonable period after
the Participant’s death. If the spouse does not so direct, payment of such benefit will
commence at the time the Participant would have attained the later of Normal Retirement Age
or age 62. However, the spouse may elect a later commencement date. Any distribution to the
Participant’s spouse shall be subject to the rules specified in Section 6.6(h).

     (b) Any election to waive the Pre-Retirement Survivor Annuity before the Participant’s
death must be made by the Participant in writing (or in such other form as permitted by the
IRS) during the election period and shall require the spouse’s irrevocable consent in the
same manner provided for in Section 6.5(a)(2). Further, the spouse’s consent must
acknowledge the specific nonspouse Beneficiary. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the
nonspouse Beneficiary need not be acknowledged, provided the consent of the spouse
acknowledges that the spouse has the right to limit consent only to a specific Beneficiary
and that the spouse voluntarily elects to relinquish such right.

     (c) The election period to waive the Pre-Retirement Survivor Annuity shall begin on
the first day of the Plan Year in which the Participant attains age 35 and end on the date
of the Participant’s death. An earlier waiver (with spousal consent) may be made provided a written (or such other
form as permitted by the IRS) explanation of the Pre-Retirement Survivor Annuity is given
to the Participant and such waiver becomes invalid at the beginning of the Plan Year in
which the Participant turns age 35. In the event a Participant separates from service prior
to the beginning of the election period, the election period shall begin on the date of
such separation from service.

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     (d) With regard to the election, the Administrator shall provide each Participant within the
applicable election period, with respect to such Participant (and consistent with Regulations), a
written (or such other form as permitted by the IRS) explanation of the Pre-Retirement Survivor
Annuity containing comparable information to that required pursuant to Section 6.5(a)(5). For the
purposes of this paragraph, the term “applicable period” means, with respect to a Participant,
whichever of the following periods ends last:

(1) The period beginning with the first day of the Plan Year in which the Participant
attains age 32 and ending with the close of the Plan Year preceding the Plan Year in which
the Participant attains age 35;

(2) A reasonable period after the individual becomes a Participant;

(3) A reasonable period ending after the Plan no longer fully subsidizes the cost of the Pre-Retirement Survivor Annuity with respect to the Participant; or

(4) A reasonable period ending after Code Section 401(a)(11) applies to the Participant.

               For purposes of applying this subsection, a reasonable period ending after the enumerated
events described in (2), (3) and (4) is the end of the two (2) year period beginning one (1) year
prior to the date the applicable event occurs, and ending one (1) year after that date. In the
case of a Participant who separates from service before the Plan Year in which age 35 is attained,
notice shall be provided within the two (2) year period beginning one (1) year prior to separation
and ending one (1) year after separation. If such a Participant thereafter returns to employment
with the Employer, the applicable period for such Participant shall be redetermined.

     (e) The Pre-Retirement Survivor Annuity provided for in this Section shall apply only to
Participants who are credited with an Hour of Service on or after August 23, 1984. Former
Participants who are not credited with an Hour of Service on or after August 23, 1984, shall be
provided with rights to the Pre-Retirement Survivor Annuity in accordance with Section 303(e)(2)
of the Retirement Equity Act of 1984.

     (f) If the value of the Pre-Retirement Survivor Annuity derived from Employer and Employee
contributions does not exceed, and has never exceeded at the time of any prior distribution,
$5,000 (or, $3,500 for distributions made prior to the later of the first day of the first Plan
Year beginning after August 5, 1997, or the date specified in the Adoption Agreement) the
Administrator shall direct the distribution of such amount to the Participant’s spouse as soon as
practicable. No distribution may be made under the preceding sentence after the Annuity Starting
Date unless the spouse consents in writing (or in such other form as permitted by the IRS). If the
value exceeds, or has ever exceeded at the time of any prior distribution, $5,000 (or, if
applicable, $3,500), an immediate distribution of the entire amount may be made to the surviving
spouse, provided such surviving spouse consents in writing (or in such other form as permitted by
the IRS) to such distribution. Any consent required under this paragraph must be obtained not more than ninety (90) days before commencement of the distribution and shall be made in a
manner consistent with Section 6.5(a)(2). Notwithstanding the preceding, the “lookback rule”
(which provides that if the present value at the time of a prior distribution exceeded the
applicable dollar threshold, then the present value at any subsequent time is deemed to exceed the
threshold) will not apply to any distributions made on or after October 17, 2000.

     (g) Death benefits may be paid to a Participant’s Beneficiary in one of the following
optional forms of benefits subject to the rules specified in Section 6.6(h) and the elections
made in the Adoption Agreement. Such optional forms of distributions may be elected by the
Participant in the event there is an election to waive the Pre-Retirement Survivor Annuity, and
for any death benefits in excess of the Pre-Retirement Survivor Annuity. However, if no optional
form of distribution was elected by the Participant prior to death, then the Participant’s
Beneficiary may elect the form of distribution:

(1) One lump-sum payment in cash or in property that is allocated to the accounts of the
Participant at the time of the distribution.

(2) Partial withdrawals.

(3) Payment in monthly, quarterly, semi-annual, or annual cash installments over a period to be determined by the Participant or the Participant’s Beneficiary. In order to provide such
installment payments, the Administrator may (A) segregate the aggregate amount thereof in
a separate, federally insured savings account, certificate of deposit in a bank or savings
and loan association, money market certificate or other liquid short-term security or (B)
purchase a nontransferable annuity contract for a term certain (with no life
contingencies) providing for such payment. After periodic installments commence, the
Beneficiary shall have the right to reduce the period over which such periodic
installments shall be made, and the cash amount of such periodic installments shall be
adjusted accordingly.

(4) In the form of an annuity over the life expectancy of the Beneficiary.

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(5) If death benefits in excess of the Pre-Retirement Survivor Annuity are to be paid to
the surviving spouse, such benefits may be paid pursuant to (1), (2) or (3) above, or
used to purchase an annuity so as to increase the payments made pursuant to the
Pre-Retirement Survivor Annuity.

     (h) Notwithstanding any provision in the Plan to the contrary, distributions upon the death
of a Participant shall be made in accordance with the following requirements and shall otherwise
comply with Code Section 401(a)(9) and the Regulations thereunder.

(1) If it is determined, pursuant to Regulations, that the distribution of a Participant’s
interest has begun and the Participant dies before the entire interest has been
distributed, the remaining portion of such interest shall be distributed at least as
rapidly as under the method of distribution elected pursuant to Section 6.5 as of the date
of death.

(2) If a Participant dies before receiving any distributions of the interest in the Plan
or before distributions are deemed to have begun pursuant to Regulations, then the death
benefit shall be distributed to the Participant’s Beneficiaries in accordance with the
following rules subject to the elections made in the Adoption Agreement and subsections
6.6(h)(3) and 6.6(i) below:

(i) The entire death benefit shall be distributed to the Participant’s
Beneficiaries by December 31st of the calendar year in which the fifth
anniversary of the Participant’s death occurs;

(ii) The 5-year distribution requirement of (i) above shall not apply to any
portion of the deceased Participant’s interest which is payable to or for the
benefit of a designated Beneficiary. In such event, such portion shall be
distributed over the life of such designated Beneficiary (or over a period not
extending beyond the life expectancy of such designated Beneficiary) provided
such distribution begins not later than December 31st of the calendar year immediately
following the calendar year in which the Participant died (or such later date as
may be prescribed by Regulations);

(iii) However, in the event the Participant’s spouse (determined as of the date of
the Participant’s death) is the designated Beneficiary, the provisions of (ii)
above shall apply except that the requirement that distributions commence within
one year of the Participant’s death shall not apply. In lieu thereof,
distributions must commence on or before the later of: (1) December 31st of the
calendar year immediately following the calendar year in which the Participant
died; or (2) December 31st of the calendar year in which the Participant would
have attained age 70 1/2. If the surviving spouse dies before distributions to
such spouse begin, then the 5-year distribution requirement of this Section shall apply as if the spouse was the Participant.

(3) Notwithstanding subparagraph (2) above, or any elections made in the Adoption
Agreement, if a Participant’s death benefits are to be paid in the form of a
Pre-Retirement Survivor Annuity, then distributions to the Participant’s surviving spouse
must commence on or before the later of: (1) December 31st of the calendar year
immediately following the calendar year in which the Participant died; or (2) December
31st of the calendar year in which the Participant would have attained age 70 1/2.

     (i) For purposes of Section 6.6(h)(2), the election by a designated Beneficiary to be
excepted from the 5-year distribution requirement (if permitted in the Adoption Agreement) must be
made no later than December 31st of the calendar year following the calendar year of the
Participant’s death. Except, however, with respect to a designated Beneficiary who is the
Participant’s surviving spouse, the election must be made by the earlier of: (1) December 31st of
the calendar year immediately following the calendar year in which the Participant died or, if
later, December 31st of the calendar year in which the Participant would have attained age 70 1/2;
or (2) December 31st of the calendar year which contains the fifth anniversary of the date of the
Participant’s death. An election by a designated Beneficiary must be in writing (or in such other
form as permitted by the IRS) and shall be irrevocable as of the last day of the election period
stated herein. In the absence of an election by the Participant or a designated Beneficiary, the
5-year distribution requirement shall apply.

     (j) For purposes of this Section, the life expectancy of a Participant and a Participant’s
spouse (other than in the case of a life annuity) shall or shall not be redetermined annually as
elected in the Adoption Agreement and in accordance with Regulations. If the Participant may
elect, pursuant to the Adoption Agreement, to have life expectancies recalculated, then the
election, once made shall be irrevocable. If no election is made by the time distributions must
commence, then the life expectancy of the Participant and the Participant’s spouse shall not be
subject to recalculation. Life expectancy and joint and last survivor life expectancy shall be
computed using the return multiples in Tables V and VI of Regulation Section 1.72-9.

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     (k) For purposes of this Section, any amount paid to a child of the Participant will
be treated as if it had been paid to the surviving spouse if the amount becomes payable to
the surviving spouse when the child reaches the age of majority.

     (l) In the event that less than one hundred percent (100%) of a Participant’s interest
in the Plan is distributed to such Participant’s spouse, the portion of the distribution
attributable to the Participant’s Voluntary Contribution Account shall be in the same
proportion that the Participant’s Voluntary Contribution Account bears to the Participant’s
total interest in the Plan.

     (m) Subject to the spouse’s right of consent afforded under the Plan, the restrictions
imposed by this Section shall not apply if a Participant has, prior to January 1, 1984,
made a written designation to have death benefits paid in an alternative method acceptable
under Code Section 401(a) as in effect prior to the enactment of the Tax Equity and Fiscal
Responsibility Act of 1982 (TEFRA).

6.7 TIME OF DISTRIBUTION

                    Except as limited by Sections 6.5 and 6.6, whenever a distribution is to be made, or a series
of payments are to commence, the distribution or series of payments may be made or begun on such
date or as soon thereafter as is practicable. However, unless a Former Participant elects in
writing to defer the receipt of benefits (such election may not result in a death benefit that is
more than incidental), the payment of benefits shall begin not later than the sixtieth (60th) day
after the close of the Plan Year in which the latest of the following events occurs: (a) the date
on which the Participant attains the earlier of age 65 or the Normal Retirement Age specified
herein; (b) the tenth (10th) anniversary of the year in which the Participant commenced
participation in the Plan; or (c) the date the Participant terminates service with the Employer.

                    Notwithstanding the foregoing, the failure of a Participant and, if applicable, the
Participant’s spouse, to consent to a distribution that is “immediately distributable” (within the
meaning of Section 6.5(d)), shall be deemed to be an election to defer the commencement of payment of any benefit sufficient to
satisfy this Section.

6.8 DISTRIBUTION FOR MINOR OR INCOMPETENT BENEFICIARY

                    In the event a distribution is to be made to a minor or incompetent Beneficiary, then the
Administrator may direct that such distribution be paid to the legal guardian, or if none in the
case of a minor Beneficiary, to a parent of such Beneficiary, or to the custodian for such
Beneficiary under the Uniform Gift to Minors Act or Gift to Minors Act, if such is permitted by the
laws of the state in which said Beneficiary resides. Such a payment to the legal guardian,
custodian or parent of a minor or incompetent Beneficiary shall fully discharge the Trustee,
Employer, and Plan from further liability on account thereof.

6.9 LOCATION OF PARTICIPANT OR BENEFICIARY UNKNOWN

                    In the event that all, or any portion, of the distribution payable to a Participant or
Beneficiary hereunder shall, at the later of the Participant’s attainment of age 62 or Normal
Retirement Age, remain unpaid solely by reason of the inability of the Administrator, after sending
a registered letter, return receipt requested, to the last known address, and after further
diligent effort, to ascertain the whereabouts of such Participant or Beneficiary, the amount so
distributable shall be treated as a Forfeiture pursuant to the Plan. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
if the value of a Participant’s Vested benefit derived from Employer and Employee contributions
does not exceed $5,000, then the amount distributable may be treated as a Forfeiture at the time it
is determined that the whereabouts of the Participant or the Participant’s Beneficiary can not be
ascertained. In the event a Participant or Beneficiary is located subsequent to the Forfeiture,
such benefit shall be restored, first from Forfeitures, if any, and then from an additional
Employer contribution, if necessary. Upon Plan termination, the portion of the distributable amount
that is an “eligible rollover distribution” as defined in Plan Section 6.14(b)(1) may be paid
directly to an individual retirement account described in Code Section 408(a) or an individual
retirement annuity described in Code Section 408(b). However, regardless of the preceding, a
benefit that is lost by reason of escheat under applicable state law is not treated as a Forfeiture
for purposes of this Section nor as an impermissible forfeiture under the Code.

6.10 IN-SERVICE DISTRIBUTION

                    For Profit Sharing Plans and 401(k) Profit Sharing Plans, if elected in the Adoption
Agreement, at such time as the conditions set forth in the Adoption Agreement have been satisfied,
then the Administrator, at the election of a Participant who has not severed employment with the
Employer, shall direct the distribution of up to the entire Vested amount then credited to the
accounts as elected in the Adoption Agreement maintained on behalf of such Participant. In the
event that the Administrator makes such a distribution, the Participant shall continue to be
eligible to participate in the Plan on the same basis as any other Employee. Any distribution made
pursuant to this Section shall be made in a manner consistent with Section 6.5, including, but not
limited to, all notice and consent requirements of Code Sections 411(a)(11) and 417 and the
Regulations thereunder. Furthermore, if an in-service distribution is permitted from more than one
account type, the Administrator may determine any ordering of a Participant’s in-service
distribution from such accounts.

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6.11 ADVANCE DISTRIBUTION FOR HARDSHIP

     (a) For Profit Sharing Plans and 401(k) Plans (except to the extent Section 12.9
applies), if elected in the Adoption Agreement, the Administrator, at the election of the
Participant, shall direct the distribution to any Participant in any one Plan Year up to
the lesser of 100% of the Vested interest of the Participant’s Combined Account valued as
of the last Valuation Date or the amount necessary to satisfy the immediate and heavy
financial need of the Participant. Any distribution made pursuant to this Section shall be
deemed to be made as of the first day of the Plan Year or, if later, the Valuation Date
immediately preceding the date of distribution, and the account from which the distribution
is made shall be reduced accordingly. Withdrawal under this Section shall be authorized
only if the distribution is for an immediate and heavy financial need. The Administrator
will determine whether there is an immediate and heavy financial need based on the facts
and circumstances. An immediate and heavy financial need includes, but is not limited to, a
distribution for one of the following:

(1) Medical expenses described in Code Section 213(d) incurred by the Participant, the
Participant’s spouse, or any of the Participant’s dependents (as defined in Code Section
152) or necessary for these persons to obtain medical care as described in Code Section
213(d);

(2) Costs directly related to the purchase (excluding mortgage payments) of a principal residence for the Participant;

(3) Funeral expenses for a member of the Participant’s family;

(4) Payment of tuition, related educational fees, and room and board expenses, for the next twelve(12) months of post-secondary education for the Participant, the Participant’s spouse,
children, or dependents (as defined in Code Section 152); or

(5) Payments necessary to prevent the eviction of the Participant from the Participant’s principal residence or foreclosure on the mortgage on that residence.

     (b) If elected in the Adoption Agreement, no distribution shall be made pursuant to this
Section from the Participant’s Account until such Account has become fully Vested. Furthermore,
if a hardship distribution is permitted from more than one account type, the Administrator may
determine any ordering of a Participant’s hardship distribution from such accounts.

     (c) Any distribution made pursuant to this Section shall be made in a manner which is
consistent with and satisfies the provisions of Section 6.5, including, but not limited to, all
notice and consent requirements of Code Sections 411(a)(11) and 417 and the Regulations
thereunder.

6.12 SPECIAL RULE FOR CERTAIN PROFIT SHARING PLANS

     (a) The provisions of this Section apply to a Participant in a Profit Sharing Plan or
401(k) Profit Sharing Plan to the extent elected in the Adoption Agreement.

     (b) If an election is made to not offer life annuities as a form of distribution, then
a Participant shall be prohibited from electing benefits in the form of a life annuity and
the Joint and Survivor Annuity provisions of Section 6.5 shall not apply.

     (c) Notwithstanding anything in Sections 6.2 and 6.6 to the contrary, upon the death
of a Participant, the automatic form of distribution will be a lump-sum rather than a
Qualified Pre-Retirement Survivor Annuity. Furthermore, the Participant’s spouse will be
the Beneficiary of the Participant’s entire Vested interest in the Plan unless an election
is made to waive the spouse as Beneficiary. The other provisions in Section 6.2 shall be
applied by treating the death benefit in this subsection as though it is a Qualified
Pre-Retirement Survivor Annuity.

     (d) Except to the extent otherwise provided in this Section, the provisions of
Sections 6.2, 6.5 and 6.6 regarding spousal consent shall be inoperative with respect to
this Plan.

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

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

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

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6.13 QUALIFIED DOMESTIC RELATIONS ORDER DISTRIBUTION

               All rights and benefits, including elections, provided to a Participant in this Plan shall be
subject to the rights afforded to any “alternate payee” under a “qualified domestic relations
order.” Furthermore, a distribution to an “alternate payee” shall be permitted if such distribution
is authorized by a “qualified domestic relations order,” even if the affected Participant has not
reached the “earliest retirement age” under the Plan. For the purposes of this Section, “alternate
payee,” “qualified domestic relations order” and “earliest retirement age” shall have the meanings
set forth under Code Section 414(p).

6.14 DIRECT ROLLOVERS

     (a) Notwithstanding any provision of the Plan to the contrary that would otherwise
limit a “distributee’s” election under this Section, a “distributee” may elect, at the time
and in the manner prescribed by the Administrator, to have any portion of an “eligible
rollover distribution” that is equal to at least $500 paid directly to an “eligible
retirement plan” specified by the “distributee” in a “direct rollover.”

(b) For purposes of this Section, the following definitions shall apply:

(1) An “eligible rollover distribution” means any distribution described in Code Section
402(c)(4) and generally includes any distribution of all or any portion of the balance to
the credit of the distributee, except that an “eligible rollover distribution” does not
include: any distribution that is one of a series of substantially equal periodic payments
(not less frequently than annually) made for the life (or life expectancy) of the
“distributee” or the joint lives (or joint life expectancies) of the “distributee” and the
“distributee’s” designated beneficiary, or for a specified period of ten (10) years or
more; any distribution to the extent such distribution is required under Code Section
401(a)(9); the portion of any other distribution(s) that is not includible in gross income
(determined without regard to the exclusion for net unrealized appreciation with respect
to employer securities); for distributions made after December 31, 1998, any hardship
distribution described in Code Section 401(k)(2)(B)(i)(IV); and any other distribution
reasonably expected to total less than $200 during a year.

(2) An “eligible retirement plan” is an individual retirement account described in Code
Section 408(a), an individual retirement annuity described in Code Section 408(b), an
annuity plan described in Code Section 403(a), or a qualified plan described in Code
Section 401(a), that accepts the “distributee’s” “eligible rollover distribution.”
However, in the case of an “eligible rollover distribution” to the surviving spouse, an
“eligible retirement plan” is an individual retirement account or individual retirement
annuity.

(3) A “distributee” includes an Employee or former Employee. In addition, the Employee’s
or former Employee’s surviving spouse and the Employee’s or former Employee’s spouse or
former spouse who is the alternate payee under a qualified domestic relations order, as
defined in Code Section 414(p), are distributees with regard to the interest of the spouse
or former spouse.

(4) A “direct rollover” is a payment by the Plan to the “eligible retirement plan”
specified by the “distributee.”

6.15 TRANSFER OF ASSETS FROM A MONEY PURCHASE PLAN

(a) This Section shall be effective as of the following date:

(1) for Plans not entitled to extended reliance as described in Revenue Ruling 94-76, the
first day of the first Plan Year beginning on or after December 12, 1994, or if later, 90
days after December 12, 1994; or

(2) for Plans entitled to extended reliance as described in Revenue Ruling 94-76, as of
the first day of the first Plan Year following the Plan Year in which the extended
reliance period applicable to the Plan ends. However, in the event of a transfer of assets
to the Plan from a money purchase plan that occurs after the date of the most recent
determination letter, the effective date of the amendment shall be the date immediately
preceding the date of such transfer of assets.

     (b) Notwithstanding any provision of this Plan to the contrary, to the extent that any
optional form of benefit under this Plan permits a distribution prior to the Employee’s
retirement, death, disability, or severance from employment, and prior to Plan termination, the
optional form of benefit is not available with respect to benefits attributable to assets (including the post-transfer earnings thereon) and liabilities that
are transferred, within the meaning of Code Section 414(l), to this Plan from a money purchase
pension plan qualified under Code Section 401(a) (other than any portion of those assets and
liabilities attributable to after-tax voluntary Employee contributions or to a direct or indirect
rollover contribution).

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6.16 ELECTIVE TRANSFERS OF BENEFITS TO OTHER PLANS

     (a) If a voluntary, fully-informed election is made by a Participant, then if the
conditions set forth herein are satisfied, a Participant’s entire benefit may be
transferred between qualified plans (other than any direct rollover described in Q&A-3 of
Regulation 1.401(a)(31)-1). As an alternative to the transfer, the Participant may elect to
retain the Participant’s “Section 411(d)(6) protected benefits” under the Plan (or, if the
plan is terminating, to receive any optional form of benefit for which the Participant is
eligible under the plan as required by Code Section 411(d)(6)). A transfer between
qualified plans may only be made pursuant to this subsection if the following additional
requirements are met:

(i) The transfer occurs at a time at which the participant’s benefits are
distributable. A Participant’s benefits are distributable on a particular date if,
on that date, the Participant is eligible, under the terms of the Plan, to receive
an immediate distribution of these benefits (e.g., in the form of an immediately
commencing annuity) from that plan under provisions of the plan not inconsistent
with Code Section 401(a);

(ii) For transfers that occur on or after January 1, 2002, the transfer occurs at
a time at which the Participant is not eligible to receive an immediate
distribution of the participant’s entire nonforfeitable accrued benefit in a
single-sum distribution that would consist entirely of an eligible rollover
distribution within the meaning of Code Section 401(a)(31)(C);

(iii) The participant is fully Vested in the transferred benefit in the transferee plan;

(iv) In the case of a transfer from a defined contribution plan to a defined benefit plan, the
defined benefit plan provides a minimum benefit, for each Participant whose
benefits are transferred, equal to the benefit, expressed as an annuity payable
at normal retirement age, that is derived solely on the basis of the amount
transferred with respect to such Participant; and

(v) The amount of the benefit transferred, together with the amount of any
contemporaneous Code Section 401(a)(31) direct rollover to the transferee plan,
equals the Participant’s entire nonforfeitable accrued benefit under the Plan.

     (b) If a voluntary, fully-informed election is made by a Participant, then if the conditions
set forth herein are satisfied, a Participant’s entire benefit may be transferred between
qualified defined contribution plans (other than any direct rollover described in Q&A-3 of
Regulation 1.401(a)(31)-1). As an alternative to the transfer, the Participant may elect to retain
the Participant’s “Section 411(d)(6) protected benefits” under the Plan (or, if the plan is
terminating, to receive any optional form of benefit for which the Participant is eligible under
the plan as required by Code Section 411(d)(6)). A transfer between qualified plans may only be made pursuant to this
subsection if the following additional requirements are met:

(i) To the extent the benefits are transferred from a money purchase pension plan,
the transferee plan must be a money purchase pension plan. To the extent the
benefits being transferred are part of a qualified cash or deferred arrangement
under Code Section 401(k), the benefits must be transferred to a qualified cash or
deferred arrangement under Code Section 401(k). Benefits transferred from a
profit-sharing plan other than from a qualified cash or deferred arrangement, or
from a stock bonus plan other than an employee stock ownership plan, may be
transferred to any type of defined contribution plan; and

(ii) The transfer must be made either in connection with an asset or stock
acquisition, merger, or other similar transaction involving a change in employer of the employees of a
trade or business (i.e., an acquisition or disposition within the meaning of
Regulation 1.410(b)-2(f)) or in connection with the Participant’s change in
employment status to an employment status with respect to which the Participant is
not entitled to additional allocations under the Plan.

ARTICLE VII

TRUSTEE AND CUSTODIAN

7.1 BASIC RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE TRUSTEE

     (a) The provisions of this Article, other than Section 7.6, shall not apply to this
Plan if a separate trust agreement is being used as specified in the Adoption Agreement.

     (b) The Trustee is accountable to the Employer for the funds contributed to the Plan
by the Employer, but the Trustee does not have any duty to see that the contributions
received comply with the provisions of the Plan.

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The Trustee is not obligated to collect any contributions from the Employer, nor is it under a
duty to see that funds deposited with it are deposited in accordance with the provisions of the
Plan.

     (c) The Trustee will credit and distribute the Trust Fund as directed by the Administrator.
The Trustee is not obligated to inquire as to whether any payee or distributee is entitled to any
payment or whether the distribution is proper or within the terms of the Plan, or whether the
manner of making any payment or distribution is proper. The Trustee is accountable only to the
Administrator for any payment or distribution made by it in good faith on the order or direction
of the Administrator.

     (d) In the event that the Trustee shall be directed by a Participant (pursuant to the
Participant Direction Procedures if the Plan permits Participant directed investments), the
Employer, or an Investment Manager or other agent appointed by the Employer with respect to the
investment of any or all Plan assets, the Trustee shall have no liability with respect to the
investment of such assets, but shall be responsible only to execute such investment instructions as
so directed.

(1) The Trustee shall be entitled to rely fully on the written (or other form acceptable
to the Administrator and the Trustee, including but not limited to, voice recorded)
instructions of a Participant (pursuant to the Participant Direction Procedures), the
Employer, or any Fiduciary or nonfiduciary agent of the Employer, in the discharge of
such duties, and shall not be liable for any loss or other liability resulting from such
direction (or lack of direction) of the investment of any part of the Plan assets.

(2) The Trustee may delegate the duty of executing such instructions to any nonfiduciary
agent, which may be an affiliate of the Trustee or any Plan representative.

(3) The Trustee may refuse to comply with any direction from the Participant in the event theTrustee, in its sole and absolute discretion, deems such direction improper by virtue of
applicable law. The Trustee shall not be responsible or liable for any loss or expense
that may result from the Trustee’s refusal or failure to comply with any direction from
the Participant.

(4) Any costs and expenses related to compliance with the Participant’s directions shall
be borne by the Participant’s Directed Account, unless paid by the Employer.

(5) Notwithstanding anything herein above to the contrary, the Trustee shall not invest
any portion of a Participant’s Directed Account in “collectibles” within the meaning of
Code Section 408(m).

     (e) The Trustee will maintain records of receipts and disbursements and furnish to the
Employer and/or Administrator for each Plan Year a written annual report pursuant to Section 7.9.

     (f) The Trustee may employ a bank or trust company pursuant to the terms of its usual and
customary bank agency agreement, under which the duties of such bank or trust company shall be of
a custodial, clerical and record-keeping nature.

     (g) The Trustee may employ and pay from the Trust Fund reasonable compensation to agents,
attorneys, accountants and other persons to advise the Trustee as in its opinion may be
necessary. The Trustee may delegate to any agent, attorney, accountant or other person selected
by it any non-Trustee power or duty vested in it by the Plan, and the Trustee may act or refrain
from acting on the advice or opinion of any such person.

7.2 INVESTMENT POWERS AND DUTIES OF DISCRETIONARY TRUSTEE

     (a) This Section applies if the Employer, in the Adoption Agreement or as otherwise
agreed upon by the Employer and the Trustee, designates the Trustee to administer all or a
portion of the trust as a discretionary Trustee. If so designated, then the Trustee has the
discretion and authority to invest, manage, and control those Plan assets except, however,
with respect to those assets which are subject to the investment direction of a Participant
(if Participant directed investments are permitted), or an Investment Manager, the
Administrator, or other agent appointed by the Employer. The exercise of any investment
discretion hereunder shall be consistent with the “funding policy and method” determined by
the Employer.

     (b) The Trustee shall, except as otherwise provided in this Plan, invest and reinvest
the Trust Fund to keep the Trust Fund invested without distinction between principal and
income and in such securities or property, real or personal, wherever situated, as the
Trustee shall deem advisable, including, but not limited to, common or preferred stocks,
open-end or closed-end mutual funds, bonds and other evidences of indebtedness or
ownership, and real estate or any interest therein. The Trustee shall at all times in
making investments of the Trust Fund consider, among other factors, the short and long-term
financial needs of the Plan on the basis of information furnished by the Employer. In
making such investments, the Trustee shall not be restricted to securities or other
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authorized by the applicable law for trust investments; however, the Trustee shall give due
regard to any limitations imposed by the Code or the Act so that at all times this Plan may
qualify as a qualified Plan and Trust.

     (c) The Trustee, in addition to all powers and authorities under common law, statutory
authority, including the Act, and other provisions of this Plan, shall have the following powers
and authorities to be exercised in the Trustee’s sole discretion:

(1) To purchase, or subscribe for, any securities or other property and to
retain the same. In conjunction with the purchase of securities, margin accounts
may be opened and maintained;

(2) To sell, exchange, convey, transfer, grant options to purchase, or otherwise dispose
of any securities or other property held by the Trustee, by private contract or at public
auction. No person dealing with the Trustee shall be bound to see to the application of
the purchase money or to inquire into the validity, expediency, or propriety of any such sale or other disposition, with or without
advertisement;

(3) To vote upon any stocks, bonds, or other securities; to give general or special
proxies or powers of attorney with or without power of substitution; to exercise any
conversion privileges, subscription rights or other options, and to make any payments
incidental thereto; to oppose, or to consent to, or otherwise participate in, corporate
reorganizations or other changes affecting corporate securities, and to delegate
discretionary powers, and to pay any assessments or charges in connection therewith; and
generally to exercise any of the powers of an owner with respect to stocks, bonds,
securities, or other property. However, the Trustee shall not vote proxies relating to
securities for which it has not been assigned full investment management
responsibilities. In those cases where another party has such investment authority or
discretion, the Trustee will deliver all proxies to said party who will then have full
responsibility for voting those proxies;

(4) To cause any securities or other property to be registered in the Trustee’s own name,
in the name of one or more of the Trustee’s nominees, in a clearing corporation, in a
depository, or in book entry form or in bearer form, but the books and records of the
Trustee shall at all times show that all such investments are part of the Trust Fund;

(5) To invest in a common, collective, or pooled trust fund (the provisions of which are
incorporated herein by reference) maintained by any Trustee (or any affiliate of such
Trustee) hereunder pursuant to Revenue Ruling 81-100, all or such part of the Trust Fund
as the Trustee may deem advisable, and the part of the Trust Fund so transferred shall be
subject to all the terms and provisions of the common, collective, or pooled trust fund
which contemplate the commingling for investment purposes of such trust assets with trust
assets of other trusts. The name of the trust fund may be specified in an addendum to the
Adoption Agreement. The Trustee may withdraw from such common, collective, or pooled trust
fund all or such part of the Trust Fund as the Trustee may deem advisable;

(6) To borrow or raise money for the purposes of the Plan in such amount, and upon such
terms and conditions, as the Trustee shall deem advisable; and for any sum so borrowed,
to issue a promissory note as Trustee, and to secure the repayment thereof by pledging
all, or any part, of the Trust Fund; and no person lending money to the Trustee shall be
bound to see to the application of the money lent or to inquire into the validity,
expediency, or propriety of any borrowing;

(7) To accept and retain for such time as it may deem advisable any securities or
other property received or acquired by it as Trustee hereunder, whether or not such
securities or other property would normally be purchased as investments hereunder;

(8) To make, execute, acknowledge, and deliver any and all documents of transfer and
conveyance and any and all other instruments that may be necessary or appropriate to carry
out the powers herein granted;

(9) To settle, compromise, or submit to arbitration any claims, debts, or damages due or
owing to or from the Plan, to commence or defend suits or legal or administrative
proceedings, and to represent the Plan in all suits and legal and administrative
proceedings;

(10) To employ suitable agents and counsel and to pay their reasonable expenses and
compensation, and such agents or counsel may or may not be an agent or counsel for the
Employer;

(11) To apply for and procure from the Insurer as an investment of the Trust Fund any
annuity or other Contracts (on the life of any Participant, or in the case of a Profit
Sharing Plan (including a 401(k) plan), on the life of any person in whom a Participant
has an insurable interest, or on the joint lives of a Participant and any person in whom
the Participant has an insurable interest) as the Administrator shall deem proper; to
exercise, at any time or from time to time, whatever rights and privileges may be granted
under such annuity,

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or other Contracts; to collect, receive, and settle for the proceeds of all such annuity,
or other Contracts as and when entitled to do so under the provisions thereof;

(12) To invest funds of the Trust in time deposits or savings accounts bearing a
reasonable rate of interest or in cash or cash balances without liability for interest
thereon, including the specific authority to invest in any type of deposit of the
Trustee (or of a financial institution related to the Trustee);

(13) To invest in Treasury Bills and other forms of United States government obligations;

(14) To sell, purchase and acquire put or call options if the options are traded on and purchased
through a national securities exchange registered under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended, or, if the options are not traded on a national securities exchange, are
guaranteed by a member firm of the New York Stock Exchange regardless of whether such options are covered;

(15) To deposit monies in federally insured savings accounts or certificates of deposit
in banks or savings and loan associations including the specific authority to make
deposit into any savings accounts or certificates of deposit of the Trustee (or a
financial institution related to the Trustee);

(16) To pool all or any of the Trust Fund, from time to time, with assets belonging to any
other qualified employee pension benefit trust created by the Employer or any Affiliated
Employer, and to commingle such assets and make joint or common investments and carry
joint accounts on behalf of this Plan and Trust and such other trust or trusts, allocating
undivided shares or interests in such investments or accounts or any pooled assets of the
two or more trusts in accordance with their respective interests; and

(17) To do all such acts and exercise all such rights and privileges, although not
specifically mentioned herein, as the Trustee may deem necessary to carry out the
purposes of the Plan.

	7.3	 	INVESTMENT POWERS AND DUTIES OF NONDISCRETIONARY TRUSTEE

         (a) This Section applies if the Employer, in the Adoption Agreement or as otherwise
agreed upon by the Employer and the Trustee, designates the Trustee to administer all or a
portion of the trust as a nondiscretionary Trustee. If so designated, then the Trustee
shall have no discretionary authority to invest, manage, or control those Plan assets, but
must act solely as a directed Trustee of those Plan assets. A nondiscretionary Trustee, as
directed Trustee of the Plan funds it holds, is authorized and empowered, by way of
limitation, with the powers, rights and duties set forth herein and in Section 7.14, each
of which the nondiscretionary Trustee exercises solely as directed Trustee in accordance
with the direction of the party which has the authority to manage and control the
investment of the Plan assets. If no directions are provided to the Trustee, the Employer
will provide necessary direction. Furthermore, the Employer and the nondiscretionary
Trustee may, in writing, limit the powers of the nondiscretionary Trustee to any
combination of powers listed within this Section.

         (b) The Trustee, in addition to all powers and authorities under common law, statutory
authority, including the Act, and other provisions of this Plan, shall have the following
powers and authorities:

(1) To invest the assets, without distinction between principal and income, in securities
or property, real or personal, wherever situated, including, but not limited to, common or
preferred stocks, open-end or closed-end mutual funds, bonds and other evidences of
indebtedness or ownership, and real estate or any interest therein. In making such
investments, the Trustee shall not be restricted to securities or other property of the
character expressly authorized by the applicable law for trust investments; however, the
Trustee shall give due regard to any limitations imposed by the Code or the Act so that at
all times this Plan may qualify as a qualified Plan and Trust.

(2) To purchase, or subscribe for, any securities or other property and to
retain the same. In conjunction with the purchase of securities, margin accounts
may be opened and maintained;

(3) To sell, exchange, convey, transfer, grant options to purchase, or otherwise dispose
of any securities or other property held by the Trustee, by private contract or at public
auction. No person dealing with the Trustee shall be bound to see to the application of the purchase money or to
inquire into the validity, expediency, or propriety of any such sale or other disposition,
with or without advertisement;

(4) At the direction of the party which has the authority or discretion, to vote upon any
stocks, bonds, or other securities; to give general or special proxies or powers of
attorney with or without power of substitution; to exercise any conversion privileges,
subscription rights or other options, and to make any payments incidental thereto; to
oppose, or to consent to, or otherwise participate in, corporate reorganizations or other
changes affecting corporate securities, and to delegate powers, and pay any assessments or
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connection therewith; and generally to exercise any of the powers of an owner with
respect to stocks, bonds, securities, or other property;

(5) To cause any securities or other property to be registered in the Trustee’s own name,
in the name of one or more of the Trustee’s nominees, in a clearing corporation, in a
depository, or in book entry form or in bearer form, but the books and records of the
Trustee shall at all times show that all such investments are part of the Trust Fund;

(6) To invest in a common, collective, or pooled trust fund (the provisions of which are
incorporated herein by reference) maintained by any Trustee (or any affiliate of such
Trustee) hereunder pursuant to Revenue Ruling 81-100, all or such part of the Trust Fund
as the party which has the authority to manage and control the investment of the assets
shall deem advisable, and the part of the Trust Fund so transferred shall be subject to
all the terms and provisions of the common, collective, or pooled trust fund which
contemplate the commingling for investment purposes of such trust assets with trust assets
of other trusts. The name of the trust fund may be specified in an addendum to the
Adoption Agreement;

(7) To borrow or raise money for the purposes of the Plan in such amount, and upon such
terms and conditions, as the Trustee shall deem advisable; and for any sum so borrowed,
to issue a promissory note as Trustee, and to secure the repayment thereof by pledging
all, or any part, of the Trust Fund; and no person lending money to the Trustee shall be
bound to see to the application of the money lent or to inquire into the validity,
expediency, or propriety of any borrowing;

(8) To make, execute, acknowledge, and deliver any and all documents of transfer and
conveyance and any and all other instruments that may be necessary or appropriate to carry
out the powers herein granted;

(9) To settle, compromise, or submit to arbitration any claims, debts, or damages due or
owing to or from the Plan, to commence or defend suits or legal or administrative
proceedings, and to represent the Plan in all suits and legal and administrative
proceedings;

(10) To employ suitable agents and counsel and to pay their reasonable expenses and
compensation, and such agent or counsel may or may not be an agent or counsel for the
Employer;

(11) To apply for and procure from the Insurer as an investment of the Trust Fund any
annuity or other Contracts (on the life of any Participant, or in the case of a Profit
Sharing Plan (including a 401(k) plan), on the life of any person in whom a Participant
has an insurable interest, or on the joint lives of a Participant and any person in whom
the Participant has an insurable interest) as the Administrator shall deem proper; to
exercise, at the direction of the person with the authority to do so, whatever rights and
privileges may be granted under such annuity or other Contracts; to collect, receive, and
settle for the proceeds of all such annuity or other Contracts as and when entitled to do
so under the provisions thereof;

(12) To invest funds of the Trust in time deposits or savings accounts bearing a
reasonable rate of interest or in cash or cash balances without liability for interest
thereon, including the specific authority to invest in any type of deposit of the
Trustee (or of a financial institution related to the Trustee);

(13) To invest in Treasury Bills and other forms of United States government obligations;

(14) To sell, purchase and acquire put or call options if the options are traded on and purchased
through a national securities exchange registered under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended, or, if the options are not traded on a national securities exchange, are
guaranteed by a member firm of the New York Stock Exchange regardless of whether such
options are covered;

(15) To deposit monies in federally insured savings accounts or certificates of deposit
in banks or savings and loan associations including the specific authority to make
deposit into any savings accounts or certificates of deposit of the Trustee (or a
financial institution related to the Trustee); and

(16) To pool all or any of the Trust Fund, from time to time, with assets belonging to any
other qualified employee pension benefit trust created by the Employer or any Affiliated
Employer, and to commingle such assets and make joint or common investments and carry
joint accounts on behalf of this Plan and such other trust or trusts, allocating undivided shares or interests in such investments or accounts
or any pooled assets of the two or more trusts in accordance with their respective
interests.

	7.4	 	POWERS AND DUTIES OF CUSTODIAN

                If there is a discretionary Trustee, the Employer may appoint a custodian. A custodian has the
same powers, rights and duties as a nondiscretionary Trustee. Any reference in the Plan to a
Trustee also is a reference to a custodian unless the

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context of the Plan indicates otherwise. A limitation of the Trustee’s liability by Plan provision
also acts as a limitation of the custodian’s liability. Any action taken by the custodian at the
discretionary Trustee’s direction satisfies any provision in the Plan referring to the Trustee
taking that action. The resignation or removal of the custodian shall be made in accordance with
Section 7.11 as though the custodian were a Trustee.

	7.5	 	LIFE INSURANCE

         (a) The Trustee, at the direction of the Administrator and pursuant to instructions
from the individual designated in the Adoption Agreement for such purpose and subject to the conditions set forth in
the Adoption Agreement, shall ratably apply for, own, and pay all premiums on Contracts on the
lives of the Participants or, in the case of Profit Sharing Plan (including a 401(k) plan), on the
life of any person in whom the Participant has an insurable interest or on the joint lives of a
Participant and any person in whom the Participant has an insurable interest. Any initial or
additional Contract purchased on behalf of a Participant shall have a face amount of not less than
$1,000, the amount set forth in the Adoption Agreement, or the limitation of the Insurer, whichever
is greater. If a life insurance Contract is to be purchased for a Participant or Former
Participant, then the aggregate premium for ordinary life insurance for each Participant or Former
Participant must be less than 50% of the aggregate contributions and Forfeitures allocated to the
Participant’s or Former Participant’s Combined Account. For purposes of this limitation, ordinary
life insurance Contracts are Contracts with both non-decreasing death benefits and non-increasing
premiums. If term insurance or universal life insurance is purchased, then the aggregate premium
must be 25% or less of the aggregate contributions and Forfeitures allocated to the Participant’s
or Former Participant’s Combined Account. If both term insurance and ordinary life insurance are
purchased, then the premium for term insurance plus one-half of the premium for ordinary life
insurance may not in the aggregate exceed 25% of the aggregate Employer contributions and
Forfeitures allocated to the Participant’s or Former Participant’s Combined Account.
Notwithstanding the preceding, the limitations imposed herein with respect to the purchase of life
insurance shall not apply, in the case of a Profit Sharing Plan (including a 401(k) plan), to the
portion of the Participant’s Account that has accumulated for at least two (2) Plan Years or to the
entire Participant’s Account if the Participant has been a Participant in the Plan for at least
five (5) years. Amounts transferred to this Plan in accordance with Section 4.6(e)(ii), (iii) or
(v) and a Participant’s or Former Participant’s Voluntary Contribution Account may be used to purchase Contracts without limitation.

         (b) The Trustee must distribute the Contracts to the Participant or Former Participant or
convert the entire value of the Contracts at or before retirement into cash or provide for a
periodic income so that no portion of such value may be used to continue life insurance
protection beyond commencement of benefits. Furthermore, if a Contract is purchased on the joint
lives of the Participant and another person and such other person predeceases the Participant,
then the Contract may not be maintained under this Plan.

         (c) Notwithstanding anything herein above to the contrary, amounts credited to a Participant’s
Qualified Voluntary Employee Contribution Account pursuant to Section 4.9, shall not be applied to
the purchase of life insurance Contracts. Furthermore, no life insurance Contracts shall be
required to be obtained on an individual’s life if, for any reason (other than the nonpayment of
premiums) the Insurer will not issue a Contract on such individual’s life.

         (d) The Trustee will be the owner of any life insurance Contract purchased under the terms of
this Plan. The Contract must provide that the proceeds will be payable to the Trustee; however, the
Trustee shall be required to pay over all proceeds of the Contract to the Participant’s designated
Beneficiary in accordance with the distribution provisions of Article VI. A Participant’s spouse
will be the designated Beneficiary pursuant to Section 6.2, unless a qualified election has been
made in accordance with Sections 6.5 and 6.6 of the Plan, if applicable. Under no circumstances
shall the Trust retain any part of the proceeds that are in excess of the cash surrender value
immediately prior to death. However, the Trustee shall not pay the proceeds in a method that would
violate the requirements of the Retirement Equity Act of 1984, as stated in Article VI of the Plan,
or Code Section 401(a)(9) and the Regulations thereunder. In the event of any conflict between the
terms of this Plan and the terms of any insurance Contract purchased hereunder, the Plan provisions
shall control.

	7.6	 	LOANS TO PARTICIPANTS

         (a) If specified in the Adoption Agreement, the Trustee (or the Administrator if the
Trustee is a nondiscretionary Trustee or if loans are treated as Participant directed
investments pursuant to the Adoption Agreement) may, in the Trustee’s (or, if applicable,
the Administrator’s) sole discretion, make loans to Participants or Beneficiaries under the
following circumstances: (1) loans shall be made available to all Participants and
Beneficiaries on a reasonably equivalent basis; (2) loans shall not be made available to
Highly Compensated Employees in an amount greater than the amount made available to other
Participants; (3) loans shall bear a reasonable rate of interest; (4) loans shall be
adequately secured; and (5) loans shall provide for periodic repayment over a reasonable
period of time. Furthermore, no Participant loan shall exceed the Participant’s Vested
interest in the Plan.

         (b) Loans shall not be made to any Shareholder-Employee or Owner-Employee (including
an Owner-Employee’s family members as defined in Code Section 267(c)(4)) unless an
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pursuant to Act Section 408 or such loan would otherwise not be a prohibited transaction
pursuant to Code Section 4975 and Act Section 408.

         (c) An assignment or pledge of any portion of a Participant’s interest in the Plan and a
loan, pledge, or assignment with respect to any insurance Contract purchased under the Plan, shall
be treated as a loan under this Section.

         (d) If the Vested interest of a Participant is used to secure any loan made pursuant to this
Section, then the written (or such other form as permitted by the IRS) consent of the Participant’s
spouse shall be required in a manner consistent with Section 6.5(a), provided the spousal consent
requirements of such Section apply to the Plan. Such consent must be obtained within the 90-day
period prior to the date the loan is made. Any security interest held by the Plan by reason of an
outstanding loan to the Participant or Former Participant shall be taken into account in
determining the amount of the death benefit or Pre-Retirement Survivor Annuity. However, unless the
loan program established pursuant to this Section provides otherwise, no spousal consent shall be required
under this paragraph if the total interest subject to the security is not in excess of $5,000 (or,
$3,500 effective for loans made prior to the later of the first day of the first Plan Year
beginning after August 5, 1997, or the date specified in the Adoption Agreement).

         (e) The Administrator shall be authorized to establish a participant loan program to provide
for loans under the Plan. The loan program shall be established in accordance with Department of
Labor Regulation Section 2550.408(b)-1(d)(2) providing for loans by the Plan to
parties-in-interest under said Plan, such as Participants or Beneficiaries. In order for the
Administrator to implement such loan program, a separate written document forming a part of this
Plan must be adopted, which document shall specifically include, but need not be limited to, the
following:

(1) the identity of the person or positions authorized to administer the Participant
loan program;

(2) a procedure for applying for loans;

(3) the basis on which loans will be approved or denied;

(4) limitations, if any, on the types and amounts of loans offered;

(5) the procedure under the program for determining a reasonable rate of interest;

(6) the types of collateral which may secure a Participant loan; and

(7) the events constituting default and the steps that will be taken to preserve Plan assets in the event such default.

         (f) Notwithstanding anything in this Plan to the contrary, if a Participant or
Beneficiary defaults on a loan made pursuant to this Section that is secured by the
Participant’s interest in the Plan, then a Participant’s interest may be offset by the
amount subject to the security to the extent there is a distributable event permitted by
the Code or Regulations.

         (g) Notwithstanding anything in this Section to the contrary, if this is an amendment
and restatement of an existing Plan, any loans made prior to the date this amendment and
restatement is adopted shall be subject to the terms of the Plan in effect at the time such
loan was made.

	7.7	 	MAJORITY ACTIONS

                Except where there has been an allocation and delegation of powers, if there shall be more
than one Trustee, they shall act by a majority of their number, but may authorize one or more of
them to sign papers on their behalf.

	7.8	 	TRUSTEE’S COMPENSATION AND EXPENSES AND TAXES

                The Trustee shall be paid such reasonable compensation as set forth in the Trustee’s fee
schedule (if the Trustee has such a schedule) or as agreed upon in writing by the Employer and the
Trustee. However, an individual serving as Trustee who already receives full-time compensation from
the Employer shall not receive compensation from this Plan. In addition, the Trustee shall be
reimbursed for any reasonable expenses, including reasonable counsel fees incurred by it as
Trustee. Such compensation and expenses shall be paid from the Trust Fund unless paid or advanced
by the Employer. All taxes of any kind whatsoever that may be levied or assessed under existing or
future laws upon, or in respect of, the Trust Fund or the income thereof, shall be paid from the
Trust Fund.

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	7.9	 	ANNUAL REPORT OF THE TRUSTEE

         (a) Within a reasonable period of time after the later of the Anniversary Date or
receipt of the Employer’s contribution for each Plan Year, the Trustee, or its agent, shall
furnish to the Employer and Administrator a written statement of account with respect to
the Plan Year for which such contribution was made setting forth:

(1) the net income, or loss, of the Trust Fund;

(2) the gains, or losses, realized by the Trust Fund upon sales or other
disposition of the assets;

(3) the increase, or decrease, in the value of the Trust Fund;

(4) all payments and distributions made from the Trust Fund; and

(5) such further information as the Trustee and/or Administrator deems appropriate.

         (b) The Employer, promptly upon its receipt of each such statement of account, shall
acknowledge receipt thereof in writing and advise the Trustee and/or Administrator of its approval
or disapproval thereof. Failure by the Employer to disapprove any such statement of account within
thirty (30) days after its receipt thereof shall be deemed an approval thereof. The approval by
the Employer of any statement of account shall be binding on the Employer and the Trustee as to
all matters contained in the statement to the same extent as if the account of the Trustee had
been settled by judgment or decree in an action for a judicial settlement of its account in a
court of competent jurisdiction in which the Trustee, the Employer and all persons having or
claiming an interest in the Plan were parties. However, nothing contained in this Section shall
deprive the Trustee of its right to have its accounts judicially settled if the Trustee so
desires.

	7.10	 	AUDIT

         (a) If an audit of the Plan’s records shall be required by the Act and the regulations
thereunder for any Plan Year, the Administrator shall engage on behalf of all Participants
an independent qualified public accountant for that purpose. Such accountant shall, after
an audit of the books and records of the Plan in accordance with generally accepted
auditing standards, within a reasonable period after the close of the Plan Year, furnish to
the Administrator and the Trustee a report of the audit setting forth the accountant’s
opinion as to whether any statements, schedules or lists, that are required by Act Section
103 or the Secretary of Labor to be filed with the Plan’s annual report, are presented
fairly in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles applied consistently.

         (b) All auditing and accounting fees shall be an expense of and may, at the election
of the Employer, be paid from the Trust Fund.

         (c) If some or all of the information necessary to enable the Administrator to comply
with Act Section 103 is maintained by a bank, insurance company, or similar institution,
regulated, supervised, and subject to periodic examination by a state or federal agency,
then it shall transmit and certify the accuracy of that information to the Administrator as
provided in Act Section 103(b) within one hundred twenty (120) days after the end of the
Plan Year or such other date as may be prescribed under regulations of the Secretary of
Labor.

	7.11	 	RESIGNATION, REMOVAL AND SUCCESSION OF TRUSTEE

         (a) Unless otherwise agreed to by both the Trustee and the Employer, a Trustee may
resign at any time by delivering to the Employer, at least thirty (30) days before its
effective date, a written notice of resignation.

         (b) Unless otherwise agreed to by both the Trustee and the Employer, the Employer may
remove a Trustee at any time by delivering to the Trustee, at least thirty (30) days before
its effective date, a written notice of such Trustee’s removal.

         (c) Upon the death, resignation, incapacity, or removal of any Trustee, a successor
may be appointed by the Employer; and such successor, upon accepting such appointment in
writing and delivering same to the Employer, shall, without further act, become vested with
all the powers and responsibilities of the predecessor as if such successor had been
originally named as a Trustee herein. Until such a successor is appointed, any remaining
Trustee or Trustees shall have full authority to act under the terms of the Plan.

         (d) The Employer may designate one or more successors prior to the death, resignation,
incapacity, or removal of a Trustee. In the event a successor is so designated by the
Employer and accepts such designation, the successor shall, without further act, become
vested with all the powers and responsibilities of the predecessor as if such successor had
been originally named as Trustee herein immediately upon the death, resignation,
incapacity, or removal of the predecessor.

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         (e) Whenever any Trustee hereunder ceases to serve as such, the Trustee shall furnish
to the Employer and Administrator a written statement of account with respect to the
portion of the Plan Year during which the individual or entity served as Trustee. This
statement shall be either (i) included as part of the annual statement of account for the
Plan Year required under Section 7.9 or (ii) set forth in a special statement. Any such
special statement of account should be rendered to the Employer no later than the due date
of the annual statement of account for the Plan Year. The procedures set forth in Section
7.9 for the approval by the Employer of annual statements of account shall apply to any
special statement of account rendered hereunder and approval by the Employer of any such
special statement in the manner provided in Section 7.9 shall have the same effect upon the
statement as the Employer’s approval of an annual statement of account. No successor to the
Trustee shall have any duty or responsibility to investigate the acts or transactions of
any predecessor who has rendered all statements of account required by Section 7.9 and this
subparagraph.

	7.12	 	TRANSFER OF INTEREST

                Notwithstanding any other provision contained in this Plan, the Trustee at the direction of
the Administrator shall transfer the interest, if any, of a Participant to another trust forming
part of a pension, profit sharing, or stock bonus plan that meets the requirements of Code Section
401(a), provided that the trust to which such transfers are made permits the transfer to be made.

	7.13	 	TRUSTEE INDEMNIFICATION

                The Employer agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Trustee against any and all claims,
losses, damages, expenses and liabilities the Trustee may incur in the exercise and performance of
the Trustee’s powers and duties hereunder, unless the same are determined to be due to gross
negligence or willful misconduct.

	7.14	 	EMPLOYER SECURITIES AND REAL PROPERTY

                The Trustee shall be empowered to acquire and hold “qualifying Employer securities” and
“qualifying Employer real property,” as those terms are defined in the Act. However, no more than
one hundred percent (100%), in the case of a Profit Sharing Plan or 401(k) Plan, or ten percent
(10%), in the case of a Money Purchase Plan, of the fair market value of all the assets in the
Trust Fund may be invested in “qualifying Employer securities” and “qualifying Employer real
property.”

                Notwithstanding the preceding, for Plan Years beginning after December 31, 1998, if the Plan
does not permit Participants to direct the investment of their Participants’ Elective Deferral
Accounts, then the Trustee shall only be permitted to acquire or hold “qualifying Employer
securities” and “qualifying Employer real property” to the extent permitted under Act Section 407.

ARTICLE VIII

AMENDMENT, TERMINATION AND MERGERS

	8.1	 	AMENDMENT

         (a) The Employer shall have the right at any time to amend this Plan subject to the
limitations of this Section. However, any amendment that affects the rights, duties or
responsibilities of the Trustee or Administrator may only be made with the Trustee’s or
Administrator’s written consent. Any such amendment shall become effective as provided
therein upon its execution. The Trustee shall not be required to execute any such amendment
unless the amendment affects the duties of the Trustee hereunder.

         (b) The Employer may (1) change the choice of options in the Adoption Agreement, (2)
add any addendum to the Adoption Agreement that is specifically permitted pursuant to the
terms of the Plan; (3) add overriding language to the Adoption Agreement when such language
is necessary to satisfy Code Sections 415 or 416 because of the required aggregation of
multiple plans, and (4) add certain model amendments published by the Internal Revenue
Service which specifically provide that their adoption will not cause the Plan to be
treated as an individually designed plan. An Employer that amends the Plan for any other
reason, including a waiver of the minimum funding requirement under Code Section 412(d),
will no longer participate in this Prototype Plan and this Plan will be considered to be an
individually designed plan. Notwithstanding the preceding, the attachment to the Adoption
Agreement of any addendum specifically authorized by the Plan or a list of any “Section
411(d)(6) protected benefits” which must be preserved shall not be considered an amendment
to the Plan.

         (c) The Employer expressly delegates authority to the sponsor of this Prototype Plan,
the right to amend each Employer’s Plan by submitting a copy of the amendment to each
Employer who has adopted this Prototype Plan, after first having received a ruling or
favorable determination from the Internal Revenue Service that the Prototype Plan as
amended qualifies under Code Section 401(a) and the Act (unless a ruling or determination
is not required by the IRS). For purposes of this Section, the mass submitter shall be
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the sponsor does not adopt any amendment made by the mass submitter, it will no longer be
identical to, or a minor modifier of, the mass submitter plan.

         (d) No amendment to the Plan shall be effective if it authorizes or permits any part of the
Trust Fund (other than such part as is required to pay taxes and administration expenses) to be
used for or diverted to any purpose other than for the exclusive benefit of the Participants or
their Beneficiaries or estates; or causes any reduction in the amount credited to the account of
any Participant; or causes or permits any portion of the Trust Fund to revert to or become
property of the Employer.

         (e) Except as permitted by Regulations (including Regulation 1.411(d)-4) or other IRS
guidance, no Plan amendment or transaction having the effect of a Plan amendment (such as a
merger, plan transfer or similar transaction) shall be effective if it eliminates or reduces any
“Section 411(d)(6) protected benefit” or adds or modifies conditions relating to “Section
411(d)(6) protected benefits” which results in a further restriction on such benefits unless such
“Section 411(d)(6) protected benefits” are preserved with respect to benefits accrued as of the
later of the adoption date or effective date of the amendment. “Section 411(d)(6) protected
benefits” are benefits described in Code Section 411(d)(6)(A), early retirement benefits and
retirement-type subsidies, and optional forms of benefit. A Plan amendment that eliminates or
restricts the ability of a Participant to receive payment of the Participant’s interest in the
Plan under a particular optional form of benefit will be permissible if the amendment satisfies
the conditions in (1) and (2) below:

(1) The amendment provides a single-sum distribution form that is otherwise
identical to the optional form of benefit eliminated or restricted. For purposes
of this condition (1), a single-sum distribution form is otherwise identical only
if it is identical in all respects to the eliminated or restricted optional form
of benefit (or would be identical except that it provides greater rights to the
Participant) except with respect to the timing of payments after commencement.

(2) The amendment is not effective unless the amendment provides that the
amendment shall not apply to any distribution with an Annuity Starting Date
earlier than the earlier of: (i) the ninetieth (90th) day after the date the
Participant receiving the distribution has been furnished a summary that reflects
the amendment and that satisfies the Act requirements at 29 CFR 2520.104b-3
(relating to a summary of material modifications) or (ii) the first day of the
second Plan Year following the Plan Year in which the amendment is adopted.

	8.2	 	TERMINATION

         (a) The Employer shall have the right at any time to terminate the Plan by delivering
to the Trustee and Administrator written notice of such termination. Upon any full or
partial termination, all amounts credited to the affected Participants’ Combined Accounts
shall become 100% Vested and shall not thereafter be subject to forfeiture, and all
unallocated amounts, including Forfeitures, shall be allocated to the accounts of all
Participants in accordance with the provisions hereof.

         (b) Upon the full termination of the Plan, the Employer shall direct the distribution
of the assets to Participants in a manner that is consistent with and satisfies the
provisions of Section 6.5. Distributions to a Participant shall be made in cash (or in
property if permitted in the Adoption Agreement) or through the purchase of irrevocable
nontransferable deferred commitments from the Insurer. Except as permitted by Regulations,
the termination of the Plan shall not result in the reduction of “Section 411(d)(6)
protected benefits” as described in Section 8.1(e).

	8.3	 	MERGER, CONSOLIDATION OR TRANSFER OF ASSETS

                This Plan may be merged or consolidated with, or its assets and/or liabilities may be
transferred to any other plan only if the benefits which would be received by a Participant of this
Plan, in the event of a termination of the plan immediately after such transfer, merger or
consolidation, are at least equal to the benefits the Participant would have received if the Plan
had terminated immediately before the transfer, merger or consolidation and such transfer, merger
or consolidation does not otherwise result in the elimination or reduction of any “Section
411(d)(6) protected benefits” as described in Section 8.1(e).

ARTICLE IX

TOP HEAVY PROVISIONS

	9.1	 	TOP HEAVY PLAN REQUIREMENTS

                Notwithstanding anything in this Plan to the contrary, for any Top Heavy Plan Year, the Plan
shall provide the special vesting requirements of Code Section 416(b) pursuant to Section 6.4 of
the Plan and the special minimum allocation requirements of Code Section 416(c) pursuant to Section
4.3(f) of the Plan. Except as otherwise provided in the Plan, the minimum allocation shall be an
Employer Non-Elective Contribution and, if no vesting schedule has been selected in the Adoption
Agreement, shall be subject to the 6 Year Graded vesting schedule described in the Adoption
Agreement.

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	9.2	 	DETERMINATION OF TOP HEAVY STATUS

         (a) This Plan shall be a Top Heavy Plan for any plan year beginning after December 31,
1983, if any of the following conditions exists:

(1) if the “top heavy ratio” for this Plan exceeds sixty percent (60%) and this Plan is
not part of any “required aggregation group” or “permissive aggregation group”;

(2) if this Plan is a part of a “required aggregation group” but not part of a
“permissive aggregation group” and the “top heavy ratio” for the group of plans
exceeds sixty percent (60%); or

(3) if this Plan is a part of a “required aggregation group” and part of a “permissive
aggregation group” and the “top heavy ratio” for the “permissive aggregation group”
exceeds sixty percent (60%).

(b) “Top heavy ratio” means, with respect to a “determination date”:

(1) If the Employer maintains one or more defined contribution plans (including any
simplified employee pension plan (as defined in Code Section 408(k))) and the Employer has
not maintained any defined benefit plan which during the 5-year period ending on the
“determination date” has or has had accrued benefits, the top heavy ratio for this plan
alone or for the “required aggregation group” or “permissive aggregation group” as
appropriate is a fraction, the numerator of which is the sum of the account balances of
all Key Employees as of the “determination date” (including any part of any account
balance distributed in the 5-year period ending on the “determination date”), and the
denominator of which is the sum of all account balances (including any part of any account
balance distributed in the 5-year period ending on the “determination date”), both
computed in accordance with Code Section 416 and the Regulations thereunder. Both the
numerator and denominator of the top heavy ratio are increased to reflect any contribution
not actually made as of the “determination date,” but which is required to be taken into
account on that date under Code Section 416 and the Regulations thereunder.

(2) If the Employer maintains one or more defined contribution plans (including any
simplified employee pension plan) and the Employer maintains or has maintained one or
more defined benefit plans which during the 5-year period ending on the “determination
date” has or has had any accrued benefits, the top heavy ratio for any “required
aggregation group” or “permissive aggregation group” as appropriate is a fraction, the
numerator of which is the sum of on plan or plans for all key Employees, determined in accordance with (1)
above, and the present value of accrued benefits under the aggregated defined benefit
plan or plans for all Key Employees as of the “determination date,” and the denominator
of which is the sum of the account balances under the aggregated defined contribution
plan or plans for all participants, determined in accordance with (1) above, and the
“present value” of accrued benefits under the defined benefit plan or plans for all
participants as of the “determination date,” all determined in accordance with Code
Section 416 and the Regulations thereunder. The accrued benefits under a defined benefit
plan in both the numerator and denominator of the top heavy ratio are increased for any
distribution of an accrued benefit made in the five-year period ending on the
determination date.

(3) For purposes of (1) and (2) above, the value of account balances and the present value
of accrued benefits will be determined as of the most recent “valuation date” that falls
within or ends with the 12-month period ending on the “determination date,” except as
provided in Code Section 416 and the Regulations thereunder for the first and second plan
years of a defined benefit plan. The account balances and accrued benefits of a
participant (i) who is not a Key Employee but who was a Key Employee in a prior year, or
(ii) who has not been credited with at least one Hour of Service with any Employer
maintaining the plan at any time during the  5-year period ending on the “determination
date” will be disregarded. The calculation of the top heavy ratio, and the extent to which
distributions, rollovers, and transfers are taken into account will be made in accordance
with Code Section 416 and the Regulations thereunder. Deductible Employee contributions
will not be taken into account for purposes of computing the top heavy ratio. When
aggregating plans the value of account balances and accrued benefits will be calculated
with reference to the “determination dates” that fall within the same calendar year.

The accrued benefit of a participant other than a Key Employee shall be determined under
(i) the method, if any, that uniformly applies for accrual purposes under all defined
benefit plans maintained by the employer, or (ii) if there is no such method, as if such
benefit accrued not more rapidly than the slowest accrual rate permitted under the
fractional rule of Code Section 411(b)(1)(C).

         (c) “Determination date” means, for any Plan Year subsequent to the first Plan Year, the last
day of the preceding Plan Year. For the first Plan Year of the Plan, “determination date” means
the last day of that Plan Year.

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

         (e) “Present value” means the present value based only on the interest and mortality rates
specified in the Adoption Agreement.

         (f) “Required aggregation group” means: (1) each qualified plan of the Employer in which at
least one Key Employee participates or participated at any time during the determination period
(regardless of whether the plan has terminated), and (2) any other qualified plan of the Employer
which enables a plan described in (l) to meet the requirements of Code Sections 401(a)(4) or 410.

         (g) “Valuation date” means the date elected by the Employer in the Adoption Agreement as of
which account balances or accrued benefits are valued for purposes of calculating the “top heavy
ratio.”

ARTICLE X

MISCELLANEOUS

	10.1	 	EMPLOYER ADOPTIONS

         (a) Any organization may become the Employer hereunder by executing the Adoption
Agreement in a form satisfactory to the Trustee, and it shall provide such additional
information as the Trustee may require. The consent of the Trustee to act as such shall be
signified by its execution of the Adoption Agreement or a separate agreement (including, if
elected in the Adoption Agreement, a separate trust agreement).

         (b) Except as otherwise provided in this Plan, the affiliation of the Employer and the
participation of its Participants shall be separate and apart from that of any other
employer and its participants hereunder.

	10.2	 	PARTICIPANT’S RIGHTS

                This Plan shall not be deemed to constitute a contract between the Employer and any
Participant or to be a consideration or an inducement for the employment of any Participant or
Employee. Nothing contained in this Plan shall be deemed to give any Participant or Employee the
right to be retained in the service of the Employer or to interfere with the right of the Employer
to discharge any Participant or Employee at any time regardless of the effect which such discharge
shall have upon the Employee as a Participant of this Plan.

	10.3	 	ALIENATION

         (a) Subject to the exceptions provided below and as otherwise permitted by the Code
and the Act, no benefit which shall be payable to any person (including a Participant or
the Participant’s Beneficiary) shall be subject in any manner to anticipation, alienation,
sale, transfer, assignment, pledge, encumbrance, or charge, and any attempt to anticipate,
alienate, sell, transfer, assign, pledge, encumber, or charge the same shall be void; and
no such benefit shall in any manner be liable for, or subject to, the debts, contracts,
liabilities, engagements, or torts of any such person, nor shall it be subject to
attachment or legal process for or against such person, and the same shall not be
recognized except to such extent as may be required by law.

         (b) Subsection (a) shall not apply to the extent a Participant or Beneficiary is
indebted to the Plan by reason of a loan made pursuant to Section 7.6. At the time a
distribution is to be made to or for a Participant’s or Beneficiary’s benefit, such portion
of the amount to be distributed as shall equal such indebtedness shall be paid to the Plan,
to apply against or discharge such indebtedness. Prior to making a payment, however, the
Participant or Beneficiary must be given notice by the Administrator that such indebtedness
is to be so paid in whole or part from the Participant’s interest in the Plan. If the
Participant or Beneficiary does not agree that the indebtedness is a valid claim against
the Participant’s interest in the Plan, the Participant or Beneficiary shall be entitled to
a review of the validity of the claim in accordance with procedures provided in Sections
2.10 and 2.11.

         (c) Subsection (a) shall not apply to a “qualified domestic relations order” defined
in Code Section 414(p), and those other domestic relations orders permitted to be so
treated by the Administrator under the provisions of the Retirement Equity Act of 1984. The
Administrator shall establish a written procedure to determine the qualified status of
domestic relations orders and to administer distributions under such qualified orders.
Further, to the extent provided under a “qualified domestic relations order,” a former
spouse of a Participant shall be treated as the spouse or surviving spouse for all purposes
under the Plan.

         (d) Notwithstanding any provision of this Section to the contrary, an offset to a
Participant’s accrued benefit against an amount that the Participant is ordered or required
to pay the Plan with respect to a judgment, order,

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or decree issued, or a settlement entered into, on or after August 5, 1997, shall be
permitted in accordance with Code Sections 401(a)(13)(C) and (D).

	10.4	 	CONSTRUCTION OF PLAN

                This Plan and Trust shall be construed and enforced according to the Code, the Act and the
laws of the state or commonwealth in which the Employer’s (or if there is a corporate Trustee, the
Trustee’s) principal office is located (unless otherwise designated in the Adoption Agreement),
other than its laws respecting choice of law, to the extent not pre-empted by the Act.

	10.5	 	GENDER AND NUMBER

                Wherever any words are used herein in the masculine, feminine or neuter gender, they shall be
construed as though they were also used in another gender in all cases where they would so apply,
and whenever any words are used herein in the singular or plural form, they shall be construed as
though they were also used in the other form in all cases where they would so apply.

	10.6	 	LEGAL ACTION

                In the event any claim, suit, or proceeding is brought regarding the Trust and/or Plan
established hereunder to which the Trustee, the Employer or the Administrator may be a party, and
such claim, suit, or proceeding is resolved in favor of the Trustee, the Employer or the
Administrator, they shall be entitled to be reimbursed from the Trust Fund for any and all costs,
attorney’s fees, and other expenses pertaining thereto incurred by them for which they shall have
become liable.

	10.7	 	PROHIBITION AGAINST DIVERSION OF FUNDS

         (a) Except as provided below and otherwise specifically permitted by law, it shall be
impossible by operation of the Plan or of the Trust, by termination of either, by power of
revocation or amendment, by the happening of any contingency, by collateral arrangement or
by any other means, for any part of the corpus or income of any Trust Fund maintained
pursuant to the Plan or any funds contributed thereto to be used for, or diverted to,
purposes other than the exclusive benefit of Participants, Former Participants, or their
Beneficiaries.

         (b) In the event the Employer shall make a contribution under a mistake of fact
pursuant to Act Section 403(c)(2)(A), the Employer may demand repayment of such
contribution at any time within one (1) year following the time of payment and the Trustee
shall return such amount to the Employer within the one (1) year period. Earnings of the
Plan attributable to the contributions may not be returned to the Employer but any losses
attributable thereto must reduce the amount so returned.

         (c) Except as specifically stated in the Plan, any contribution made by the Employer
to the Plan (if the Employer is not tax-exempt) is conditioned upon the deductibility of
the contribution by the Employer under the Code and, to the extent any such deduction is
disallowed, the Employer may, within one (1) year following a final determination of the
disallowance, whether by agreement with the Internal Revenue Service or by final decision
of a court of competent jurisdiction, demand repayment of such disallowed contribution and
the Trustee shall return such contribution within one (1) year following the disallowance.
Earnings of the Plan attributable to the contribution may not be returned to the Employer,
but any losses attributable thereto must reduce the amount so returned.

	10.8	 	EMPLOYER’S AND TRUSTEE’S PROTECTIVE CLAUSE

                The Employer, Administrator and Trustee, and their successors, shall not be responsible for
the validity of any Contract issued hereunder or for the failure on the part of the Insurer to make
payments provided by any such Contract, or for the action of any person which may delay payment or
render a Contract null and void or unenforceable in whole or in part.

	10.9	 	INSURER’S PROTECTIVE CLAUSE

                Except as otherwise agreed upon in writing between the Employer and the Insurer, an Insurer
which issues any Contracts hereunder shall not have any responsibility for the validity of this
Plan or for the tax or legal aspects of this Plan. The Insurer shall be protected and held harmless
in acting in accordance with any written direction of the Administrator or Trustee, and shall have
no duty to see to the application of any funds paid to the Trustee, nor be required to question any
actions directed by the Administrator or Trustee. Regardless of any provision of this Plan, the
Insurer shall not be required to take or permit any action or allow any benefit or privilege
contrary to the terms of any Contract which it issues hereunder, or the rules of the Insurer.

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	10.10	 	RECEIPT AND RELEASE FOR PAYMENTS

                Any payment to any Participant, the Participant’s legal representative, Beneficiary, or to any
guardian or committee appointed for such Participant or Beneficiary in accordance with the
provisions of this Plan, shall, to the extent thereof, be in full satisfaction of all claims
hereunder against the Trustee and the Employer.

	10.11	 	ACTION BY THE EMPLOYER

                Whenever the Employer under the terms of the Plan is permitted or required to do or perform
any act or matter or thing, it shall be done and performed by a person duly authorized by its
legally constituted authority.

	10.12	 	NAMED FIDUCIARIES AND ALLOCATION OF RESPONSIBILITY

                The “named Fiduciaries” of this Plan are (1) the Employer, (2) the Administrator, (3) the
Trustee (if the Trustee has discretionary authority as elected in the Adoption Agreement or as
otherwise agreed upon by the Employer and the Trustee), and (4) any Investment Manager appointed
hereunder. The named Fiduciaries shall have only those specific powers, duties, responsibilities,
and obligations as are specifically given them under the Plan including, but not limited to, any
agreement allocating or delegating their responsibilities, the terms of which are incorporated
herein by reference. In general, the Employer shall have the sole responsibility for making the
contributions provided for under the Plan; and shall have the sole authority to appoint and remove
the Trustee and the Administrator; to formulate the Plan’s “funding policy and method”; and to
amend the elective provisions of the Adoption Agreement or terminate, in whole or in part, the
Plan. The Administrator shall have the sole responsibility for the administration of the Plan,
which responsibility is specifically described in the Plan. If the Trustee has discretionary
authority, it shall have the sole responsibility of management of the assets held under the Trust,
except those assets, the management of which has been assigned to an Investment Manager or
Administrator, who shall be solely responsible for the management of the assets assigned to it, all
as specifically provided in the Plan. Each named Fiduciary warrants that any directions given,
information furnished, or action taken by it shall be in accordance with the provisions of the
Plan, authorizing or providing for such direction, information or action. Furthermore, each named
Fiduciary may rely upon any such direction, information or action of another named Fiduciary as
being proper under the Plan, and is not required under the Plan to inquire into the propriety of
any such direction, information or action. It is intended under the Plan that each named Fiduciary
shall be responsible for the proper exercise of its own powers, duties, responsibilities and
obligations under the Plan. No named Fiduciary shall guarantee the Trust Fund in any manner against
investment loss or depreciation in asset value. Any person or group may serve in more than one
Fiduciary capacity.

	10.13	 	HEADINGS

                The headings and subheadings of this Plan have been inserted for convenience of reference and
are to be ignored in any construction of the provisions hereof.

	10.14	 	APPROVAL BY INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE

                Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, if, pursuant to a timely application filed by
or on behalf of the Plan, the Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service or the Commissioner’s
delegate should determine that the Plan does not initially qualify as a tax-exempt plan under Code
Sections 401 and 501, and such determination is not contested, or if contested, is finally upheld,
then if the Plan is a new plan, it shall be void ab initio and all amounts contributed to the Plan,
by the Employer, less expenses paid, shall be returned within one (1) year and the Plan shall
terminate, and the Trustee shall be discharged from all further obligations. If the
disqualification relates to a Plan amendment, then the Plan shall operate as if it had not been
amended. If the Employer’s Plan fails to attain or retain qualification, such Plan will no longer
participate in this prototype plan and will be considered an individually designed plan.

	10.15	 	UNIFORMITY

                All provisions of this Plan shall be interpreted and applied in a uniform, nondiscriminatory
manner.

	10.16	 	PAYMENT OF BENEFITS

                Except as otherwise provided in the Plan, benefits under this Plan shall be paid, subject to
Sections 6.10, 6.11 and 12.9, only upon death, Total and Permanent Disability, normal or early
retirement, termination of employment, or termination of the Plan.

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ARTICLE XI

PARTICIPATING EMPLOYERS

	11.1	 	ELECTION TO BECOME A PARTICIPATING EMPLOYER

                Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, with the consent of the Employer and Trustee,
any Affiliated Employer may adopt the Employer’s Plan and all of the provisions hereof, and
participate herein and be known as a Participating Employer, by a properly executed document
evidencing said intent and will of such Participating Employer. Regardless of the preceding, an
entity that ceases to be an Affiliated Employer may continue to be a Participating Employer through
the end of the transition period for certain dispositions set forth in Code Section 410(b)(6)(C).
In the event a Participating Employer is not an Affiliated Employer and the transition period in
the preceding sentence, if applicable, has expired, then this Plan will be considered an
individually designed plan.

	11.2	 	REQUIREMENTS OF PARTICIPATING EMPLOYERS

         (a) Each Participating Employer shall be required to select the same Adoption
Agreement provisions as those selected by the Employer other than the Plan Year, the Fiscal
Year, and such other items that must, by necessity, vary among employers.

         (b) The Trustee may, but shall not be required to, commingle, hold and invest as one
Trust Fund all contributions made by Participating Employers, as well as all increments
thereof. However, the assets of the Plan shall, on an ongoing basis, be available to pay
benefits to all Participants and Beneficiaries under the Plan without regard to the
Employer or Participating Employer who contributed such assets.

         (c) Unless the Employer otherwise directs, any expenses of the Plan which are to be
paid by the Employer or borne by the Trust Fund shall be paid by each Participating
Employer in the same proportion that the total amount standing to the credit of all
Participants employed by such Employer bears to the total standing to the credit of all
Participants.

	11.3	 	DESIGNATION OF AGENT

                Each Participating Employer shall be deemed to be a part of this Plan; provided, however, that
with respect to all of its relations with the Trustee and Administrator for purposes of this Plan,
each Participating Employer shall be deemed to have designated irrevocably the Employer as its
agent. Unless the context of the Plan clearly indicates otherwise, the word “Employer” shall be
deemed to include each Participating Employer as related to its adoption of the Plan.

	11.4	 	EMPLOYEE TRANSFERS

                In the event an Employee is transferred between Participating Employers, accumulated service
and eligibility shall be carried with the Employee involved. No such transfer shall effect a
termination of employment hereunder, and the Participating Employer to which the Employee is
transferred shall thereupon become obligated hereunder with respect to such Employee in the same
manner as was the Participating Employer from whom the Employee was transferred.

	11.5	 	PARTICIPATING EMPLOYER’S CONTRIBUTION AND FORFEITURES

                Any contribution or Forfeiture subject to allocation during each Plan Year shall be allocated
among all Participants of all Participating Employers in accordance with the provisions of this
Plan. However, if a Participating Employer is not an Affiliated Employer (due to the transition
rule for certain dispositions set forth in Code Section 410(b)(6)(C)) then any contributions made
by such Participating Employer will only be allocated among the Participants eligible to share of
the Participating Employer. On the basis of the information furnished by the Administrator, the
Trustee may keep separate books and records concerning the affairs of each Participating Employer
hereunder and as to the accounts and credits of the Employees of each Participating Employer. The
Trustee may, but need not, register Contracts so as to evidence that a particular Participating
Employer is the interested Employer hereunder, but in the event of an Employee transfer from one
Participating Employer to another, the employing Participating Employer shall immediately notify the Trustee thereof.

	11.6	 	AMENDMENT

                Amendment of this Plan by the Employer at any time when there shall be a Participating
Employer that is an Affiliated Employer hereunder shall only be by the written action of each and
every Participating Employer and with the consent of the Trustee where such consent is necessary in
accordance with the terms of this Plan.

	11.7	 	DISCONTINUANCE OF PARTICIPATION

                Except in the case of a standardized Plan, any Participating Employer that is an Affiliated
Employer shall be permitted to discontinue or revoke its participation in the Plan at any time. At
the time of any such discontinuance or revocation,

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satisfactory evidence thereof and of any applicable conditions imposed shall be delivered to the
Trustee. The Trustee shall thereafter transfer, deliver and assign Contracts and other Trust Fund
assets allocable to the Participants of such Participating Employer to such new trustee or
custodian as shall have been designated by such Participating Employer, in the event that it has
established a separate qualified retirement plan for its employees provided, however, that no such
transfer shall be made if the result is the elimination or reduction of any “Section 411(d)(6)
protected benefits” as described in Section 8.1(e). If no successor is designated, the Trustee
shall retain such assets for the Employees of said Participating Employer pursuant to the
provisions of Article VII hereof. In no such event shall any part of the corpus or income of the
Trust Fund as it relates to such Participating Employer be used for or diverted to purposes other
than for the exclusive benefit of the employees of such Participating Employer.

	11.8	 	ADMINISTRATOR’S AUTHORITY

                The Administrator shall have authority to make any and all necessary rules or regulations,
binding upon all Participating Employers and all Participants, to effectuate the purpose of this
Article.

	11.9	 	PARTICIPATING EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTION FOR AFFILIATE

                If any Participating Employer is prevented in whole or in part from making a contribution
which it would otherwise have made under the Plan by reason of having no current or accumulated
earnings or profits, or because such earnings or profits are less than the contribution which it
would otherwise have made, then, pursuant to Code Section 404(a)(3)(B), so much of the contribution
which such Participating Employer was so prevented from making may be made, for the benefit of the
participating employees of such Participating Employer, by other Participating Employers who are
members of the same affiliated group within the meaning of Code Section 1504 to the extent of their
current or accumulated earnings or profits, except that such contribution by each such other
Participating Employer shall be limited to the proportion of its total current and accumulated
earnings or profits remaining after adjustment for its contribution to the Plan made without regard
to this paragraph which the total prevented contribution bears to the total current and accumulated
earnings or profits of all the Participating Employers remaining after adjustment for all
contributions made to the Plan without regard to this paragraph.

                A Participating Employer on behalf of whose employees a contribution is made under this
paragraph shall not be required to reimburse the contributing Participating Employers.

ARTICLE XII

CASH OR DEFERRED PROVISIONS

                Except as specifically provided elsewhere in this Plan, the provisions of this Article shall
apply with respect to any 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan regardless of any provisions in the Plan to
the contrary.

	12.1	 	FORMULA FOR DETERMINING EMPLOYER’S CONTRIBUTION

         (a) For each Plan Year, the Employer will (or may with respect to any discretionary
contributions) contribute to the Plan:

(1) The amount of the total salary reduction elections of all Participants made
pursuant to Section 12.2(a), which amount shall be deemed Elective Deferrals, plus

(2) If elected in the Adoption Agreement, a matching contribution equal to the percentage,
if any, specified in the Adoption Agreement of the Elective Deferrals of each Participant
eligible to share in the allocations of the matching contribution, which amount shall be
deemed an Employer’s matching contribution or Qualified Matching Contribution as elected
in the Adoption Agreement, plus

(3) If elected in the Adoption Agreement, a Prevailing Wage Contribution or a
discretionary amount determined each year by the Employer, which amount if any, shall be
deemed an Employer’s Non-Elective Contribution, plus

(4) If elected in the Adoption Agreement, a Qualified Non-Elective Contribution.

         (b) Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Employer is not a tax-exempt entity, then the
Employer’s contributions for any Fiscal Year may generally not exceed the maximum amount
allowable as a deduction to the Employer under the provisions of Code Section 404. However, to
the extent necessary to provide the top heavy minimum allocations, the Employer shall make a
contribution even if it exceeds current or accumulated Net Profit or the amount that is
deductible under Code Section 404. All contributions by the Employer shall be made in cash or in
such property as is acceptable to the Trustee.

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	12.2	 	PARTICIPANT’S SALARY REDUCTION ELECTION

         (a) Each Participant may elect to defer a portion of Compensation which would have
been received in the Plan Year, but for the salary reduction election, subject to the
limitations of this Section and the Adoption Agreement. A salary reduction election (or
modification of an earlier election) may not be made with respect to Compensation which is
currently available on or before the date the Participant executed such election, or if
later, the later of the date the Employer adopts this cash or deferred arrangement or the
date such arrangement first became effective. Any elections made pursuant to this Section
shall become effective as soon as is administratively feasible. If the automatic election
option is elected in the Adoption Agreement, then in the event a Participant fails to make
a deferral election and does not affirmatively elect to receive cash, such Participant
shall be deemed to have made a deferral election equal to the percentage of Compensation
set forth in the Adoption Agreement. The automatic election may, in accordance with
procedures established by the Administrator, be applied to all Participants or to Eligible
Employees who become Participants after a certain date. For purposes of this Section, the
annual dollar limitation of Code Section 401(a)(17) ($150,000 as adjusted) shall not apply.

                       Additionally, if elected in the Adoption Agreement, each Participant may elect to defer a
different percentage or amount of any cash bonus to be paid by the Employer during the Plan Year. A
deferral election may not be made with respect to cash bonuses which are currently available on or
before the date the Participant executes such election.

                       The amount by which Compensation and/or cash bonuses are reduced shall be that Participant’s
Elective Deferrals and shall be treated as an Employer contribution and allocated to that
Participant’s Elective Deferral Account.

                       Once made, a Participant’s election to reduce Compensation shall remain in effect until
modified or terminated. Modifications may be made as specified in the Adoption Agreement, and
terminations may be made at any time. Any modification or termination of an election will become
effective as soon as is administratively feasible.

         (b) The balance in each Participant’s Elective Deferral Account, Qualified Matching
Contribution Account and Qualified Non-Elective Contribution Account shall be fully Vested at all
times and, except as otherwise provided herein, shall not be subject to Forfeiture for any
reason.

         (c) Amounts held in a Participant’s Elective Deferral Account, Qualified Matching
Contribution Account and Qualified Non-Elective Account may only be distributable as provided in
(4), (5) or (6) below or as provided under the other provisions of this Plan, but in no event
prior to the earlier of the following events or any other events permitted by the Code or
Regulations:

(1) the Participant’s separation from service, Total and Permanent Disability, or death;

(2) the Participant’s attainment of age 59 1/2;

(3) the proven financial hardship of the
Participant, subject to the limitations of Section 12.9;

(4) the termination of the Plan
without the existence at the time of Plan termination of another defined contribution plan or the establishment of a successor defined contribution plan by the
Employer or an Affiliated Employer within the period ending twelve months after
distribution of all assets from the Plan maintained by the Employer. For this purpose,
a defined contribution does not include an employee stock ownership plan (as defined in
Code Section 4975(e)(7) or 409), a simplified employee pension plan (as defined in Code
Section 408(k)), or a SIMPLE individual retirement account plan (as defined in Code
Section 408(p));

(5) the date of the sale by the Employer to an entity that is not an Affiliated Employer
of substantially all of the assets (within the meaning of Code Section 409(d)(2)) with
respect to a Participant who continues employment with the corporation acquiring such
assets; or

(6) the date of the sale by the Employer or an Affiliated Employer of its interest in a
subsidiary (within the meaning of Code Section 409(d)(3)) to an entity that is not an
Affiliated Employer with respect to a Participant who continues employment with such
subsidiary.

Distributions that are made because of (4), (5), or (6) above must be made in a lump-sum.

         (d) A Participant’s “elective deferrals” made under this Plan and all other plans,
contracts or arrangements of the Employer maintaining this Plan during any calendar year shall
not exceed the dollar limitation imposed by Code Section 402(g), as in effect at the beginning
of such calendar year. This dollar limitation shall be adjusted annually pursuant to the method
provided in Code Section 415(d) in accordance with Regulations. For this

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purpose, “elective deferrals” means, with respect to a calendar year, the sum of all employer
contributions made on behalf of such Participant pursuant to an election to defer under any
qualified cash or deferred arrangement as described in Code Section 401(k), any salary reduction
simplified employee pension (as defined in Code Section 408(k)(6)), any SIMPLE IRA plan described
in Code Section 408(p), any eligible deferred compensation plan under Code Section 457, any plans
described under Code Section 501(c)(18), and any Employer contributions made on the behalf of a
Participant for the purchase of an annuity contract under Code Section 403(b) pursuant to a salary
reduction agreement. “Elective deferrals” shall not include any deferrals properly distributed as
excess “Annual Additions” pursuant to Section 4.5.

         (e) If a Participant has Excess Deferrals for a taxable year, the Participant may, not later
than March 1st following the close of such taxable year, notify the Administrator in writing of
such excess and request that the Participant’s Elective Deferrals under this Plan be reduced by an
amount specified by the Participant. In such event, the Administrator shall direct the distribution
of such excess amount (and any “Income” allocable to such excess amount) to the Participant not
later than the first April 15th following the close of the Participant’s taxable year. Any
distribution of less than the entire amount of Excess Deferrals and “Income” shall be treated as a
pro rata distribution of Excess Deferrals and “Income.” The amount distributed shall not exceed the
Participant’s Elective Deferrals under the Plan for the taxable year. Any distribution on or before
the last day of the Participant’s taxable year must satisfy each of the following conditions:

(1) the Participant shall designate the distribution as Excess Deferrals;

(2) the distribution must be made after the date on which the Plan received the Excess Deferrals;
and

(3) the Plan must designate the distribution as a distribution of Excess Deferrals.

                       Regardless of the preceding, if a Participant has Excess Deferrals solely from elective
deferrals made under this Plan or any other plan maintained by the Employer, a Participant will
be deemed to have notified the Administrator of such excess amount and the Administrator shall
direct the distribution of such Excess Deferrals in a manner consistent with the provisions of
this subsection.

                       Any distribution made pursuant to this subsection shall be made first from unmatched
Elective Deferrals and, thereafter, from Elective Deferrals which are matched. Matching
contributions which relate to Excess Deferrals that are distributed pursuant to this Section
12.2(e) shall be treated as a Forfeiture to the extent required pursuant to Code Section
401(a)(4) and the Regulations thereunder.

                       For the purpose of this subsection, “Income” means the amount of income or loss allocable to
a Participant’s Excess Deferrals, which amount shall be allocated in the same manner as income or
losses are allocated pursuant to Section 4.3(c). However, “Income” for the period between the end
of the taxable year of the Participant and the date of the distribution (the “gap period”) is not
required to be distributed.

         (f) Notwithstanding the preceding, a Participant’s Excess Deferrals shall be reduced, but
not below zero, by any distribution and/or recharacterization of Excess Deferrals pursuant to
Section 12.5(a) for the Plan Year beginning with or within the taxable year of the Participant.

         (g) In the event a Participant has received a hardship distribution pursuant to Regulation 1.401(k)-1(d)(2)(iii)(B) from any other plan maintained by the Employer or from the Participant’s
Elective Deferral Account pursuant to Section 12.9, then such Participant shall not be permitted to
elect to have Elective Deferrals contributed to the Plan for a period of twelve (12) months
following the receipt of the distribution. Furthermore, the dollar limitation under Code Section
402(g) shall be reduced, with respect to the Participant’s taxable year following the taxable year
in which the hardship distribution was made, by the amount of such Participant’s Elective
Deferrals, if any, made pursuant to this Plan (and any other plan maintained by the Employer) for
the taxable year of the hardship distribution.

         (h) At Normal Retirement Date, or such other date when the Participant shall be entitled
to receive benefits, the fair market value of the Participant’s Elective Deferral Account shall
be used to provide benefits to the Participant or the Participant’s Beneficiary.

         (i) If during a Plan Year, it is projected that the aggregate amount of Elective Deferrals to
be allocated to all Highly Compensated Participants under this Plan would cause the Plan to fail
the tests set forth in Section 12.4, then the Administrator may automatically reduce the deferral
amount of affected Highly Compensated Participants, beginning with the Highly Compensated
Participant who has the highest actual deferral ratio until it is anticipated the Plan will pass
the tests or until the actual deferral ratio equals the actual deferral ratio of the Highly
Compensated Participant having the next highest actual deferral ratio. This process may continue
until it is anticipated that the Plan will satisfy one of the tests set forth in Section 12.4.
Alternatively, the Employer may specify a maximum percentage of Compensation that may be deferred
by Highly Compensated Participants.

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     (j) The Employer and the Administrator shall establish procedures necessary to implement the
salary reduction elections provided for herein. Such procedures may contain limits on salary
deferral elections such as limiting elections to whole percentages of Compensation or to equal
dollar amounts per pay period that an election is in effect.

12.3 ALLOCATION OF CONTRIBUTION, FORFEITURES AND EARNINGS

     (a) The Administrator shall establish and maintain an account in the name of each
Participant to which the Administrator shall credit as of each Anniversary Date, or other
Valuation Date, all amounts allocated to each such Participant as set forth herein.

     (b) The Employer shall provide the Administrator with all information required by the
Administrator to make a proper allocation of Employer contributions for each Plan Year.
Within a reasonable period of time after the date of receipt by the Administrator of such
information, the Administrator shall allocate contributions as follows:

(1) With respect to Elective Deferrals made pursuant to Section 12.1(a)(1), to each
Participant’s Elective Deferral Account in an amount equal to each such Participant’s
Elective Deferrals for the year.

(2) With respect to the Employer’s matching contribution made pursuant to Section
12.1(a)(2), to each Participant’s Account, or Participant’s Qualified Matching
Contribution Account, as elected in the Adoption Agreement, in accordance with Section
12.1(a)(2).

Except, however, in order to be entitled to receive any Employer matching contribution, a
Participant must satisfy the conditions for sharing in the Employer matching contribution
as set forth in the Adoption Agreement. Furthermore, regardless of any election in the
Adoption Agreement to the contrary, for the Plan Year in which this Plan terminates, a
Participant shall only be eligible to share in the allocation of the Employer’s
contributions for the Plan Year if the Participant is employed at the end of the Plan
Year and has completed a Year of Service (or Period of Service if the Elapsed Time Method
is elected).

(3) With respect to the Employer’s Non-Elective Contribution made pursuant to Section
12.1(a)(3), to each Participant’s Account in accordance with the provisions of Section
4.3(b)(2) or (3) whichever is applicable.

(4) With respect to the Employer’s Qualified Non-Elective Contribution made pursuant
to Section 12.1(a)(4), to each Participant’s (excluding Highly Compensated Employees,
if elected in the Adoption Agreement) Qualified Non-Elective Contribution Account in
accordance with the Adoption Agreement.

     (c) Notwithstanding anything in the Plan to the contrary, in determining whether a Non-Key
Employee has received the required minimum allocation pursuant to Section 4.3(f) such Non-Key
Employee’s Elective Deferrals and matching contributions used to satisfy the ADP tests in Section
12.4 or the ACP tests in Section 12.6 shall not be taken into account.

     (d) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, Participants who terminated employment
during the Plan Year shall share in the salary deferral contributions made by the Employer for the
year of termination without regard to the Hours of Service credited.

     (e) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary (other than Sections 4.3(f) and 12.3(f)),
Participants shall only share in the allocations of the Employer’s matching contribution made
pursuant to Section 12.1(a)(2), the Employer’s Non-Elective Contributions made pursuant to Section
12.1(a)(3), the Employer’s Qualified Non-Elective Contribution made pursuant to Section
12.1(a)(4), and Forfeitures as provided in the Adoption Agreement. If no election is made in the
Adoption Agreement, then a Participant shall be eligible to share in the allocation of the
Employer’s contribution for the year if the Participant completes more than 500 Hours of Service
(or three (3) Months of Service if the Elapsed Time method is chosen in the Adoption Agreement)
during the Plan Year or who is employed on the last day of the Plan Year. Furthermore, regardless
of any election in the Adoption Agreement to the contrary, for the Plan Year in which this Plan
terminates, a Participant shall only be eligible to share in the
allocation of the Employer’s contributions for the Plan Year if the Participant is employed
at the end of the Plan Year and has completed a Year of Service (or Period of Service if the
Elapsed Time Method is elected).

     (f) Notwithstanding anything in this Section to the contrary, the provisions of this
subsection apply for any Plan Year if, in the non-standardized Adoption Agreement, the Employer
elected to apply the 410(b) ratio percentage failsafe provisions and the Plan fails to satisfy the
“ratio percentage test” due to a last day of the Plan Year allocation condition or an Hours of
Service (or months of service) allocation condition. A plan satisfies the “ratio percentage test”
if, on the last day of the Plan Year, the “benefiting ratio” of the Non-Highly Compensated
Employees who are “includible” is at least 70% of the “benefiting ratio” of the Highly Compensated
Employees who are

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“includible.” The “benefiting ratio” of the Non-Highly Compensated Employees is the number of
“includible” Non-Highly Compensated Employees “benefiting” under the Plan divided by the number of
“includible” Employees who are Non-Highly Compensated Employees. The “benefiting ratio” of the
Highly Compensated Employees is the number of Highly Compensated Employees “benefiting” under the
Plan divided by the number of “includible” Highly Compensated Employees. “Includible” Employees are
all Employees other than: (1) those Employees excluded from participating in the plan for the
entire Plan Year by reason of the collective bargaining unit exclusion or the nonresident alien
exclusion described in the Code or by reason of the age and service requirements of Article III;
and (2) any Employee who incurs a separation from service during the Plan Year and fails to
complete at least 501 Hours of Service (or three (3) months of service if the Elapsed Time Method
is being used) during such Plan Year.

          For purposes of this subsection, an Employee is “benefiting” under the Plan on a particular
date if, under the Plan, the Employee is entitled to an Employer contribution or an allocation of
Forfeitures for the Plan Year.

          If this subsection applies, then the Administrator will suspend the allocation conditions for
the “includible” Non-Highly Compensated Employees who are Participants, beginning first with the
“includible” Employees employed by the Employer on the last day of the Plan Year, then the
“includible” Employees who have the latest separation from service during the Plan Year, and
continuing to suspend the allocation conditions for each “includible” Employee who incurred an
earlier separation from service, from the latest to the earliest separation from service date,
until the Plan satisfies the “ratio percentage test” for the Plan Year. If two or more “includible”
Employees have a separation from service on the same day, then the Administrator will suspend the
allocation conditions for all such “includible” Employees, irrespective of whether the Plan can
satisfy the “ratio percentage test” by accruing benefits for fewer than all such “includible”
Employees. If the Plan for any Plan Year suspends the allocation conditions for an “includible”
Employee, then that Employee will share in the allocation for that Plan Year of the Employer
contribution and Forfeitures, if any, without regard to whether the Employee has satisfied the
other allocation conditions set forth in this Section.

If the Plan includes Employer matching contributions subject to ACP testing, this
subsection applies separately to the Code Section 401(m) portion of the Plan.

12.4 ACTUAL DEFERRAL PERCENTAGE TESTS

     (a) Except as otherwise provided herein, this subsection applies if the Prior Year
Testing method is elected in the Adoption Agreement. The “Actual Deferral Percentage”
(hereinafter “ADP”) for a Plan Year for Participants who are Highly Compensated Employees
(hereinafter “HCEs”) for each Plan Year and the prior year’s ADP for Participants who were
Non-Highly Compensated Employees (hereinafter “NHCEs”) for the prior Plan Year must satisfy
one of the following tests:

(1) The ADP for a Plan Year for Participants who are HCEs for the Plan Year shall not
exceed the prior year’s ADP for Participants who were NHCEs for the prior Plan Year
multiplied by 1.25; or

(2) The ADP for a Plan Year for Participants who are HCEs for the Plan Year shall not
exceed the prior year’s ADP for Participants who were NHCEs for the prior Plan Year
multiplied by 2.0, provided that the ADP for Participants who are HCEs does not exceed
the prior year’s ADP for Participants who were NHCEs in the prior Plan Year by more than
two (2) percentage points.

Notwithstanding the above, for purposes of applying the foregoing tests with respect to
the first Plan Year in which the Plan permits any Participant to make Elective Deferrals,
the ADP for the prior year’s NHCEs shall be deemed to be three percent (3%) unless the
Employer has elected in the Adoption Agreement to use the current Plan Year’s ADP for
these Participants. However, the provisions of this paragraph may not be used if the Plan
is a successor plan or is otherwise prohibited from using such provisions pursuant to IRS
Notice 98-1 (or superseding guidance).

     (b) Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Current Year Testing method is elected in the
Adoption Agreement, the ADP tests in (a)(1) and (a)(2), above shall be applied by comparing the
current Plan Year’s ADP for Participants who are HCEs with the current Plan Year’s ADP (rather
than the prior Plan Year’s ADP) for Participants
who are NHCEs for the current Plan Year. Once made, this election can only be changed if the
Plan meets the requirements for changing to the Prior Year Testing method set forth in IRS Notice
98-1 (or superseding guidance). Furthermore, this Plan must use the same testing method for both
the ADP and ACP tests for Plan Years beginning on or after the date the Employer adopts its GUST
restated plan.

     (c) This subsection applies to prevent the multiple use of the test set forth in subsection
(a)(2) above. Any HCE eligible to make Elective Deferrals pursuant to Section 12.2 and to make
after-tax voluntary Employee contributions or to receive matching contributions under this Plan or
under any other plan maintained by the Employer or an Affiliated Employer, shall have either the
actual deferral ratio adjusted in the manner described in Section 12.5 or the actual contribution
ratio adjusted in the manner described in Section 12.7 so that the “Aggregate Limit” is not

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exceeded pursuant to Regulation 1.401(m)-2. The amounts in excess of the “Aggregate Limit” shall
be treated as either an Excess Contribution or an Excess Aggregate Contribution. The ADP and ACP
of the HCEs are determined after any corrections required to meet the ADP and ACP tests and are
deemed to be the maximum permitted under such tests for the Plan Year. Multiple use does not occur
if either the ADP or ACP of the HCEs does not exceed 1.25 multiplied by the ADP and ACP of the
NHCEs.

          “Aggregate Limit” means the sum of (i) 125 percent of the greater of the ADP of the NHCEs
for the prior Plan Year or the ACP of such NHCEs under the plan subject to Code Section 401(m)
for the Plan Year beginning with or within the prior Plan Year of the cash or deferred
arrangement and (ii) the lesser of 200% or two (2) plus the lesser of such ADP or ACP. “Lesser”
is substituted for “greater” in (i) above, and “greater” is substituted for “lesser” after “two
(2) plus the” in (ii) above if it would result in a larger Aggregate Limit. If the Employer has
elected in the Adoption Agreement to use the Current Year Testing method, then in calculating the
“Aggregate Limit” for a particular Plan Year, the NHCEs ADP and ACP for that Plan Year, instead
of the prior Plan Year, is used.

     (d) A Participant is an HCE for a particular Plan Year if the Participant meets the
definition of an HCE in effect for that Plan Year. Similarly, a Participant is an NHCE for a
particular Plan Year if the Participant does not meet the definition of an HCE in effect for that
Plan Year.

     (e) For the purposes of this Section and Section 12.5, ADP means, for a specific group of
Participants for a Plan Year, the average of the ratios (calculated separately for each
Participant in such group) of (1) the amount of Employer contributions actually paid over to the
Plan on behalf of such Participant for the Plan Year to (2) the Participant’s 414(s) Compensation
for such Plan Year. Employer contributions on behalf of any participant shall include: (1) any
Elective Deferrals made pursuant to the Participant’s deferral election (including Excess
Deferrals of HCEs), but excluding (i) Excess Deferrals of NHCEs that arise solely from Elective
Deferrals made under the plan or plans of this Employer and (ii) Elective Deferrals that are taken
into account in the ACP tests set forth in Section 12.6 (provided the ADP test is satisfied both
with and without exclusion of these Elective Deferrals); and (2) at the election of the Employer,
Qualified Non-Elective Contributions and Qualified Matching Contributions to the extent such
contributions are not used to satisfy the ACP test.

          The actual deferral ratio for each Participant and the ADP for each group shall be calculated
to the nearest one-hundredth of one percent. Elective Deferrals allocated to each Highly
Compensated Participant’s Elective Deferral Account shall not be reduced by Excess Deferrals to
the extent such excess amounts are made under this Plan or any other plan maintained by the
Employer.

     (f) For purposes of this Section and Section 12.5, a Highly Compensated Participant and a
Non-Highly Compensated Participant shall include any Employee eligible to make salary deferrals
pursuant to Section 12.2 for the Plan Year. Such Participants who fail to make Elective Deferrals
shall be treated for ADP purposes as Participants on whose behalf no Elective Deferrals are made.

     (g) In the event this Plan satisfies the requirements of Code Sections 401(a)(4), 401(k), or
410(b) only if aggregated with one or more other plans, or if one or more other plans satisfy the
requirements of such sections of the Code only if aggregated with this Plan, then this Section
shall be applied by determining the ADP of Employees as if all such plans were a single plan. Any
adjustments to the NHCE ADP for the prior year will be made in accordance with IRS Notice 98-1 and
any superseding guidance, unless the Employer has elected in the Adoption Agreement to
use the Current Year Testing method. Plans may be aggregated in order to satisfy Code Section
401(k) only if they have the same Plan Year and use the same ADP testing method.

     (h) The ADP for any Participant who is an HCE for the Plan Year and who is eligible to have
Elective Deferrals (and Qualified Non-Elective Contributions or Qualified Matching Contributions,
or both, if treated as Elective Deferrals for purposes of the ADP test) allocated to such
Participant’s accounts under two (2) or more arrangements described in Code Section 401(k), that
are maintained by the Employer, shall be determined as if such Elective Deferrals (and, if
applicable, such Qualified Non-Elective Contributions or Qualified Matching Contributions, or
both) were made under a single arrangement for purposes of determining such HCE’s actual deferral
ratio. However, if the cash or deferred arrangements have different Plan Years, this paragraph
shall be applied by treating all cash or deferred arrangements ending with or within the same
calendar year as a single arrangement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, certain plans shall be
treated as separate if mandatorily disaggregated under Regulations under Code Section 401.

     (i) For purposes of determining the ADP and the amount of Excess Contributions pursuant to
Section 12.5, only Elective Deferrals, Qualified Non-Elective Contributions and Qualified Matching
Contributions contributed to the Plan prior to the end of the twelve (12) month period immediately
following the Plan Year to which the contributions relate shall be considered.

     (j) Notwithstanding anything in this Section to the contrary, the provisions of this Section
and Section 12.5 may be applied separately (or will be applied separately to the extent required
by Regulations) to each “plan”

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within the meaning of Regulation 1.401(k)-1(g)(11). Furthermore, for Plan Years beginning after
December 31, 1998, the provisions of Code Section 401(k)(3)(F) may be used to exclude from
consideration all Non-Highly Compensated Employees who have not satisfied the minimum age and
service requirements of Code Section 410(a)(1)(A).

12.5 ADJUSTMENT TO ACTUAL DEFERRAL PERCENTAGE TESTS

     (a) In the event (or, with respect to subsection (c) when the Prior Year Testing
method is being used, if it is anticipated) that for Plan Years beginning after December
31, 1996, the Plan does not satisfy one of the tests set forth in Section 12.4, the
Administrator shall adjust Excess Contributions or the Employer shall make contributions
pursuant to the options set forth below or any combination thereof. However, if the Prior
Year testing method is being used and it is anticipated that the Plan might not satisfy one
of such tests, then the Employer may make contributions pursuant to the options set forth
in subsection (c) below.

     (b) On or before the fifteenth day of the third month following the end of each Plan
Year, but in no event later than the close of the following Plan Year, the Highly
Compensated Participant allocated the largest amount of Elective Deferrals shall have a
portion of such Elective Deferrals (and “Income” allocable to such amounts) distributed
(and/or, at the Participant’s election, recharacterized as a after-tax voluntary Employee
contribution pursuant to Section 4.8) until the total amount of Excess Contributions has
been distributed, or until the amount of the Participant’s Elective Deferrals equals the
Elective Deferrals of the Highly Compensated Participant having the next largest amount of
Elective Deferrals allocated. This process shall continue until the total amount of Excess
Contributions has been distributed. Any distribution and/or recharacterization of Excess
Contributions shall be made in the following order:

(1) With respect to the distribution of Excess Contributions, such distribution:

(i) may be postponed but not later than the close of the Plan Year following the
Plan Year to which they are allocable;

(ii) shall be made first from unmatched Elective Deferrals and, thereafter,
simultaneously from Elective Deferrals which are matched and matching
contributions which relate to such Elective Deferrals. Matching contributions
which relate to Excess Contributions shall be forfeited unless the related
matching contribution is distributed as an Excess Aggregate Contribution
pursuant to Section 12.7;

(iii) shall be adjusted for “Income”; and

(iv) shall be designated by the Employer as a distribution of Excess
Contributions (and “Income”).

(2) With respect to the recharacterization of Excess Contributions pursuant to (a) above, such
recharacterized amounts:

(i) shall be deemed to have occurred on the date on which the last of those
Highly Compensated Participants with Excess Contributions to be
recharacterized is notified of the recharacterization and the tax
consequences of such recharacterization;

(ii) shall not exceed the amount of Elective Deferrals on behalf of any Highly
Compensated Participant for any Plan Year;

(iii) shall be treated as after-tax voluntary Employee contributions for
purposes of Code Section 401(a)(4) and Regulation 1.401(k)-1(b). However, for
purposes of Sections 4.3(f) and 9.2 (top heavy rules), recharacterized Excess
Contributions continue to be treated as Employer contributions that are Elective
Deferrals. Excess Contributions (and “Income” attributable to such amounts)
recharacterized as after-tax voluntary Employee contributions shall continue to
be nonforfeitable and subject to the same distribution rules provided for in
Section 12.2(c); and

(iv) are not permitted if the amount recharacterized plus after-tax voluntary
Employee contributions actually made by such Highly Compensated Participant,
exceed the maximum amount of after-tax voluntary Employee contributions
(determined prior to application of Section 12.6) that such Highly Compensated
Participant is permitted to make under the Plan in the absence of
recharacterization.

(3) Any distribution and/or recharacterization of less than the entire amount of Excess
Contributions shall be treated as a pro rata distribution and/or recharacterization of
Excess Contributions and “Income.”

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(4) For the purpose of this Section, “Income” means the income or losses allocable to
Excess Contributions, which amount shall be allocated at the same time and in the same
manner as income or losses are allocated pursuant to Section 4.3(c). However, “Income”
for the period between the end of the Plan Year and the date of the distribution (the
“gap period”) is not required to be distributed.

(5) Excess Contributions shall be treated as Employer contributions for purposes of Code
Sections 404 and 415 even if distributed from the Plan.

(c) Notwithstanding the above, within twelve (12) months after the end of the Plan Year (or,
if the Prior Year Testing method is used, within twelve (12) months after the end of the prior Plan
Year), the Employer may
make a special Qualified Non-Elective Contribution or Qualified Matching Contribution in
accordance with one of the following provisions which contribution shall be allocated to the
Qualified Non-Elective Contribution Account or Qualified Matching Contribution Account of each
Non-Highly Compensated Participant eligible to share in the allocation in accordance with such
provision. The Employer shall provide the Administrator with written notification of the amount of
the contribution being made and to which provision it relates.

(1) A Qualified Non-Elective Contribution may be made on behalf of Non-Highly Compensated
Participants in an amount sufficient to satisfy (or to prevent an anticipated failure of)
one of the tests set forth in Section 12.4. Such contribution shall be allocated in the
same proportion that each Non-Highly Compensated Participant’s 414(s) Compensation for the
year (or prior year if the Prior Year Testing method
is being used) bears to the total 414(s) Compensation of all Non-Highly Compensated
Participants for such year.

(2) A Qualified Non-Elective Contribution may be made on behalf of Non-Highly Compensated
Participants in an amount sufficient to satisfy (or to prevent an anticipated failure of)
one of the tests set forth in Section 12.4. Such contribution shall be allocated in the
same proportion that each Non-Highly Compensated Participant’s 414(s) Compensation for the
year (or prior year if the Prior Year Testing method is being used) bears to the total
414(s) Compensation of all Non-Highly Compensated Participants for such year. However, for
purposes of this contribution, Non-Highly Compensated Participants who are not employed at
the end of the Plan Year (or at the end of the prior Plan Year if the Prior Year Testing
method is being used) and, if this is a standardized Plan, who have not completed more
than 500 Hours of Service (or three (3) consecutive calendar months if the Elapsed Time
Method is selected in the Adoption Agreement) during such Plan Year, shall not be eligible
to share in the allocation and shall be disregarded.

(3) A Qualified Non-Elective Contribution may be made on behalf of Non-Highly Compensated
Participants in an amount sufficient to satisfy (or to prevent an anticipated failure of)
one of the tests set forth in Section 12.4. Such contribution shall be allocated in equal
amounts (per capita).

(4) A Qualified Non-Elective Contribution may be made on behalf of Non-Highly Compensated
Participants in an amount sufficient to satisfy (or to prevent an anticipated failure of)
one of the tests set forth in Section 12.4. Such contribution shall be allocated in equal
amounts (per capita). However, for purposes of this contribution, Non-Highly Compensated
Participants who are not employed at the end of the Plan Year (or at the end of the prior
Plan Year if the Prior Year Testing method is being used) and, if this is a standardized
Plan, who have not completed more than 500 Hours of Service (or three (3) consecutive
calendar months if the Elapsed Time Method is selected in the Adoption Agreement) during
such Plan Year, shall not be eligible to share in the allocation and shall be disregarded.

(5) A Qualified Non-Elective Contribution may be made on behalf of Non-Highly Compensated
Participants in an amount sufficient to satisfy (or to prevent an anticipated failure of)
one of the tests set forth in Section 12.4. Such contribution shall be allocated to the
Qualified Non-Elective Contribution Account of the Non-Highly Compensated Participant
having the lowest 414(s) Compensation, until one of the tests set forth in Section 12.4 is
satisfied (or is anticipated to be satisfied), or until such Non-Highly Compensated
Participant has received the maximum “Annual Addition” pursuant to Section 4.4. This
process shall continue until one of the tests set forth in Section 12.4 is satisfied (or
is anticipated to be satisfied).

(6) A Qualified Non-Elective Contribution may be made on behalf of Non-Highly Compensated
Participants in an amount sufficient to satisfy (or to prevent an anticipated failure of)
one of the tests set forth in Section 12.4. Such contribution shall be allocated to the
Qualified Non-Elective Contribution Account of the Non-Highly Compensated Participant
having the lowest 414(s) Compensation, until one of the tests set forth in Section 12.4 is
satisfied (or is anticipated to be satisfied), or until such Non-Highly Compensated
Participant has received the maximum “Annual Addition” pursuant to Section 4.4. This
process shall continue until one of the tests set forth in Section 12.4 is satisfied (or
is anticipated to be satisfied). However, for purposes of this contribution, Non-Highly
Compensated Participants who are not employed at the end of the Plan Year (or at the end
of the prior Plan Year if the Prior Year Testing method is being used) and, if this is a
standardized Plan, who have not completed more than 500 Hours of Service (or three (3)
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calendar months if the Elapsed Time Method is selected in the Adoption Agreement) during
such Plan Year, shall not be eligible to share in the allocation and shall be
disregarded.

(7) A Qualified Matching Contribution may be made on behalf of Non-Highly Compensated
Participants in an amount sufficient to satisfy (or to prevent an anticipated failure of)
one of the tests set forth in Section 12.4. Such contribution shall be allocated to the
Qualified Matching Contribution Account of each Non-Highly Compensated Participant in the
same proportion that each Non-Highly Compensated Participant’s Elective Deferrals for the
year bears to the total Elective Deferrals of all Non-Highly
Compensated Participants.

(8) A Qualified Matching Contribution may be made on behalf of Non-Highly Compensated
Participants in an amount sufficient to satisfy (or to prevent an anticipated failure of)
one of the tests set forth in Section 12.4. Such contribution shall be allocated to the
Qualified Matching Contribution Account of each Non-Highly Compensated Participant in the
same proportion that each Non-Highly Compensated Participant’s Elective Deferrals for the
year bears to the total Elective Deferrals of all Non-Highly Compensated Participants.
However, for purposes of this contribution, Non-Highly Compensated Participants who are
not employed at the end of the Plan Year (or at the end of the prior Plan Year if the
Prior Year Testing method is being used) and, if this is a standardized Plan, who have not
completed more than 500 Hours of Service (or three (3) consecutive calendar months if the
Elapsed Time Method is selected in the Adoption Agreement) during such Plan Year, shall
not be eligible to share in the allocation and shall be disregarded.

(9) A Qualified Matching Contribution may be made on behalf of Non-Highly Compensated
Participants in an amount sufficient to satisfy (or to prevent an anticipated failure of)
one of the tests set forth in Section 12.4. Such contribution shall be allocated to the
Qualified Matching Contribution Account of the Non-Highly Compensated Participant having
the lowest Elective Deferrals until one of the tests set forth in Section 12.4 is
satisfied (or is anticipated to be satisfied), or until such Non-Highly Compensated
Participant has received the maximum “Annual Addition” pursuant to Section 4.4. This
process shall continue until one of the tests set forth in Section 12.4 is satisfied (or
is anticipated to be satisfied).

(10) A Qualified Matching Contribution may be made on behalf of Non-Highly Compensated
Participants in an amount sufficient to satisfy (or to prevent an anticipated failure of)
one of the tests set forth in Section 12.4. Such contribution shall be allocated to the
Qualified Matching Contribution Account of the Non-Highly Compensated Participant having
the lowest Elective Deferrals until one of the tests set forth in Section 12.4 is
satisfied (or is anticipated to be satisfied), or until such Non-Highly Compensated
Participant has received the maximum “Annual Addition” pursuant to Section 4.4. This
process shall continue until one of the tests set forth in Section 12.4 is satisfied (or
is anticipated to be satisfied). However, for purposes of this contribution, Non-Highly
Compensated Participants who are not employed at the end of the Plan Year (or at the end
of the prior Plan Year if the Prior Year Testing method is being used) and, if this is a
standardized Plan, who have not completed more than 500 Hours of Service (or three (3)
consecutive calendar months if the Elapsed Time Method is selected in the Adoption
Agreement) during such Plan Year, shall not be eligible to share in the allocation and
shall be disregarded.

     (d) Any Excess Contributions (and “Income”) which are distributed on or after 2 1/2 months
after the end of the Plan Year shall be subject to the ten percent (10%) Employer excise tax
imposed by Code Section 4979.

12.6 ACTUAL CONTRIBUTION PERCENTAGE TESTS

     (a) Except as otherwise provided herein, this subsection applies if the Prior Year
Testing method is elected in the Adoption Agreement. The “Actual Contribution Percentage”
(hereinafter “ACP”) for Participants who are Highly Compensated Employees (hereinafter
“HCEs”) for each Plan Year and the prior year’s ACP for Participants who were Non-Highly
Compensated Employees (hereinafter “NHCEs”) for the prior Plan Year must satisfy one of the
following tests:

(1) The ACP for a Plan Year for Participants who are HCEs for the Plan Year shall not
exceed the prior year’s ACP for Participants who were NHCEs for the prior Plan Year
multiplied by 1.25; or

(2) The ACP for a Plan Year for Participants who are HCEs for the Plan Year shall not
exceed the prior year’s ACP for Participants who were NHCEs for the prior Plan Year
multiplied by 2.0, provided that the ACP for Participants who are HCEs does not exceed
the prior year’s ACP for Participants who were NHCEs in the prior Plan Year by more than
two (2) percentage points.

Notwithstanding the above, for purposes of applying the foregoing tests with respect to
the first Plan Year in which the Plan permits any Participant to make Employee
contributions, provides for matching contributions, or both, the ACP for the prior year’s
NHCEs shall be deemed to be three percent (3%) unless the Employer

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has elected in the Adoption Agreement to use the current Plan Year’s ACP for these
Participants. However, the provisions of this paragraph may not be used if the Plan is a
successor plan or is otherwise prohibited from using such provisions pursuant to IRS
Notice 98-1 (or superseding guidance).

     (b) Notwithstanding the preceding, if the Current Year Testing method is elected in the
Adoption Agreement, the ACP tests in (a)(1) and (a)(2), above shall be applied by comparing the
current Plan Year’s ACP for Participants who are HCEs with the current Plan Year’s ACP (rather
than the prior Plan Year’s ACP) for Participants who are NHCEs for the current Plan Year. Once
made, this election can only be changed if the Plan meets the requirements for changing to the
Prior Year Testing method set forth in IRS Notice 98-1 (or superseding guidance). Furthermore,
this Plan must use the same testing method for both the ADP and ACP tests for Plan Years
beginning on or after the date the Employer adopts its GUST restated plan.

     (c) This subsection applies to prevent the multiple use of the test set forth in subsection
(a)(2) above. Any HCE eligible to make Elective Deferrals pursuant to Section 12.2 and to make
after-tax voluntary Employee contributions or to receive matching contributions under this Plan or
under any other plan maintained by the Employer or an Affiliated Employer, shall have either the
actual deferral ratio adjusted in the manner described in Section 12.5 or the actual contribution
ratio reduced in the manner described in Section 12.7 so that the “Aggregate Limit” is not
exceeded pursuant to Regulation 1.401(m)-2. The amounts in excess of the “Aggregate Limit” shall
be treated as either an Excess Contribution or an Excess Aggregate Contribution. The ADP and ACP
of the HCEs are determined after any corrections required to meet the ADP and ACP tests and are
deemed to be the maximum permitted under such test for the Plan Year. Multiple use does not occur
if either the ADP or ACP of the HCEs does not exceed 1.25 multiplied by the ADP and ACP of the
NHCEs.

“Aggregate Limit” means the sum of (i) 125 percent of the greater of the ADP of the NHCEs for the
Plan Year or the ACP of such NHCEs under the plan subject to Code Section 401(m) for the Plan
Year beginning with or within the prior Plan Year of the cash or deferred arrangement and (ii)
the lesser of 200% or two plus the lesser of such ADP or ACP. “Lesser” is substituted for
“greater” in (i) above, and “greater” is substituted for “lesser” after “two plus the” in (ii)
above if it would result in a larger Aggregate Limit. If the Employer has elected in the Adoption
Agreement to use the Current Year Testing method, then in calculating the “Aggregate Limit” for a
particular Plan Year, the NHCEs ADP and ACP for that Plan Year, instead of the prior Plan Year,
is used.

     (d) A Participant is a Highly Compensated Employee for a particular Plan Year if the
Participant meets the definition of a Highly Compensated Employee in effect for that Plan Year.
Similarly, a Participant is a Non-highly Compensated Employee for a particular Plan Year if the
Participant does not meet the definition of a Highly Compensated Employee in effect for that Plan
Year.

     (e) For the purposes of this Section and Section 12.7, ACP for a specific group of
Participants for a Plan Year means the average of the “Contribution Percentages” (calculated
separately for each Participant in such group). For this purpose, “Contribution Percentage”
means the ratio (expressed as a percentage) of the Participant’s “Contribution Percentage
Amounts” to the Participant’s 414(s) Compensation. The actual contribution ratio for each
Participant and the ACP for each group, shall be calculated to the nearest one-hundredth of one
percent of the Participant’s 414(s) Compensation.

     (f) “Contribution Percentage Amounts” means the sum of (i) after-tax voluntary Employee
contributions, (ii) Employer “Matching Contributions” made pursuant to Section 12.1(a)(2)
(including Qualified
Matching Contributions to the extent such Qualified Matching Contributions are not used to
satisfy the tests set forth in Section 12.4), (iii) Excess Contributions recharacterized as
nondeductible voluntary Employee contributions pursuant to Section 12.5, and (iv) Qualified
Non-Elective Contributions (to the extent not used to satisfy the tests set forth in Section 12.4).
However, “Contribution Percentage Amounts” shall not include “Matching Contributions” that are
forfeited either to correct Excess Aggregate Contributions or due to Code Section 401(a)(4) and the
Regulations thereunder because the contributions to which they relate are Excess Deferrals, Excess
Contributions, or Excess Aggregate Contributions. In addition, “Contribution Percentage Amounts”
may include Elective Deferrals provided the ADP test in Section 12.4 is met before the Elective
Deferrals are used in the ACP test and continues to be met following the exclusion of those
Elective Deferrals that are used to meet the ACP test.

     (g) For purposes of determining the ACP and the amount of Excess Aggregate Contributions
pursuant to Section 12.7, only Employer “Matching Contributions” (excluding “Matching
Contributions” forfeited or distributed pursuant to Section 12.2(e), 12.5(b), or 12.7(b))
contributed to the Plan prior to the end of the succeeding Plan Year shall be considered. In
addition, the Administrator may elect to take into account, with respect to Employees eligible to
have Employer “Matching Contributions” made pursuant to Section 12.1(a)(2) or after-tax voluntary
Employee contributions made pursuant to Section 4.7 allocated to their accounts, elective
deferrals (as defined in Regulation 1.402(g)-1(b)) and qualified non-elective contributions (as
defined in Code Section 401(m)(4)(C)) contributed to any plan maintained by the Employer. Such
elective deferrals and qualified non-elective contributions shall be treated as Employer matching
contributions subject to Regulation 1.401(m)-1(b)(2) which is incorporated herein by reference.

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The Plan Year must be the same as the plan year of the plan to which the elective
deferrals and the qualified non-elective contributions are made.

     (h) In the event that this Plan satisfies the requirements of Code Sections 401(a)(4),
401(m), or 410(b) only if aggregated with one or more other plans, or if one or more other plans
satisfy the requirements of such sections of the Code only if aggregated with this Plan, then this
Section shall be applied by determining the ACP of Employees as if all such plans were a single
plan. Plans may be aggregated in order to satisfy Code section 401(m) only if they have the same
Plan Year.

          Any adjustments to the NHCE ACP for the prior year will be made in accordance with IRS Notice
98-1 and any superseding guidance, unless the Employer has elected in the Adoption Agreement to
use the Current Year Testing method. Plans may be aggregated in order to satisfy Code Section
401(k) only if they have the same Plan Year and use the same ACP testing method.

     (i) For the purposes of this Section, if an HCE is a Participant under two (2) or more plans
(other than an employee stock ownership plan as defined in Code Section 4975(e)(7)) which are
maintained by the Employer or an Affiliated Employer to which “Matching Contributions,”
nondeductible voluntary Employee contributions, or both, are made, all such contributions on
behalf of such HCE shall be aggregated for purposes of determining such HCP’s actual contribution
ratio. However, if the plans have different plan years, this paragraph shall be applied by
treating all plans ending with or within the same calendar year as a single plan.

     (j) For purposes of this Section and Section 12.7, a Highly Compensated Participant and a
Non-Highly Compensated Participant shall include any Employee eligible to have “Matching
Contributions” made pursuant to Section 12.1(a)(2) (whether or not a deferral election was made or
suspended pursuant to Section 12.2(g)) allocated to such Participant’s account for the Plan Year or
to make salary deferrals pursuant to Section 12.2 (if the Employer uses salary deferrals to satisfy
the provisions of this Section) or after-tax voluntary Employee contributions pursuant to Section
4.7 (whether or not nondeductible voluntary Employee contributions are made) allocated to the
Participant’s account for the Plan Year.

     (k) For purposes of this Section and Section 12.7, “Matching Contribution” means an Employer
contribution made to the Plan, or to a contract described in Code Section 403(b), on behalf of a
Participant on account of a nondeductible voluntary Employee contribution made by such
Participant, or on account of a Participant’s elective deferrals under a plan maintained by the
Employer.

     (l) For purposes of determining the ACP and the amount of Excess Aggregate Contributions
pursuant to Section 12.7, only Elective Deferrals, Qualified Non-Elective Contributions, “Matching
Contributions” and Qualified Matching Contributions contributed to the Plan prior to the end of
the twelve (12) month period immediately following the Plan Year to which the contributions relate
shall be considered.

     (m) Notwithstanding anything in this Section to the contrary, the provisions of this Section
and Section 12.7 may be applied separately (or will be applied separately to the extent required
by Regulations) to each “plan” within the meaning of Regulation 1.401(k)-1(g)(11). Furthermore,
for Plan Years beginning after December 31, 1998, the provisions of Code Section 401(k)(3)(F) may
be used to exclude from consideration all Non-Highly Compensated Employees who have not satisfied
the minimum age and service requirements of Code Section 410(a)(1)(A).

12.7 ADJUSTMENT TO ACTUAL CONTRIBUTION PERCENTAGE TESTS

     (a) In the event (or, with respect to subsection (g) below when the Prior Year Testing
method is being used, if it is anticipated) that for Plan Years beginning after December
31, 1996, the Plan does not satisfy one of the tests set forth in Section 12.6, the
Administrator shall adjust Excess Aggregate Contributions or the Employer shall make
contributions pursuant to the options set forth below or any combination thereof. However,
if the Prior Year testing method is being used and it is anticipated that the Plan might
not satisfy one of such tests, then the Employer may make contributions pursuant to the
options set forth in subsection (c) below.

     (b) On or before the fifteenth day of the third month following the end of the Plan
Year, but in no event later than the close of the following Plan Year the Highly
Compensated Participant having the largest allocation of “Contribution Percentage Amounts”
shall have a portion of such “Contribution Percentage Amounts” (and “Income” allocable to
such amounts) distributed or, if non-Vested, Forfeited (including “Income” allocable to
such Forfeitures) until the total amount of Excess Aggregate Contributions has been
distributed, or until the amount of the Participant’s “Contribution Percentage Amounts”
equals the “Contribution Percentage Amounts” of the Highly Compensated Participant having
the next largest amount of “Contribution Percentage Amounts.” This process shall continue
until the total amount of Excess Aggregate Contributions has been distributed or forfeited.
Any distribution and/or Forfeiture of “Contribution Percentage Amounts” shall be made in
the following order:

     (1) Employer matching contributions distributed and/or forfeited pursuant to
Section 12.5(b)(1);

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(2) After-tax voluntary Employee contributions including Excess Contributions
recharacterized as after-tax voluntary Employee contributions pursuant to Section
12.5(b)(2);

(3) Remaining Employer matching contributions.

     (c) Any distribution or Forfeiture of less than the entire amount of Excess Aggregate
Contributions (and “Income”) shall be treated as a pro rata distribution of Excess Aggregate
Contributions and “Income.” Distribution of Excess Aggregate Contributions shall be designated by
the Employer as a distribution of Excess Aggregate Contributions (and “Income”). Forfeitures of
Excess Aggregate Contributions shall be treated in accordance with Section 4.3. However, no such
Forfeiture may be allocated to a Highly Compensated Participant whose contributions are reduced
pursuant to this Section.

     (d) For the purpose of this Section, “Income” means the income or losses allocable to
Excess
Aggregate Contributions, which amount shall be allocated at the same time and in the same manner
as income or losses are allocated pursuant to Section 4.3(c). However, “Income” for the period
between the end of the Plan Year and the date of the distribution (the “gap period”) is not
required to be distributed.

     (e) Excess Aggregate Contributions attributable to amounts other than nondeductible
voluntary Employee contributions, including forfeited matching contributions, shall be treated
as Employer contributions for purposes of Code Sections 404 and 415 even if distributed from
the Plan.

     (f) The determination of the amount of Excess Aggregate Contributions with respect to any
Plan Year shall be made after first determining the Excess Contributions, if any, to be treated
as nondeductible voluntary Employee contributions due to recharacterization for the plan year of
any other qualified cash or deferred arrangement (as defined in Code Section 401(k)) maintained
by the Employer that ends with or within the Plan Year or which are treated as after-tax
voluntary Employee contributions due to recharacterization pursuant to Section 12.5.

     (g) Notwithstanding the above, within twelve (12) months after the end of the Plan Year (or,
if the Prior Year Testing method is used, within twelve (12) months after the end of the prior
Plan Year), the Employer may make a special Qualified Non-Elective Contribution or Qualified
Matching Contribution in accordance with one of the
following provisions which contribution shall be allocated to the Qualified Non-Elective
Contribution Account or Qualified Matching Contribution Account of each Non-Highly Compensated
eligible to share in the allocation in accordance with such provision. The Employer shall provide
the Administrator with written notification of the amount of the contribution being made and for
which provision it is being made pursuant to.

(1) A Qualified Non-Elective Contribution may be made on behalf of Non-Highly Compensated
Participants in an amount sufficient to satisfy (or to prevent an anticipated failure of)
one of the tests set forth in Section 12.6. Such contribution shall be allocated in the
same proportion that each Non-Highly Compensated Participant’s 414(s) Compensation for the
year (or prior year if the Prior Year Testing method is being used) bears to the total
414(s) Compensation of all Non-Highly Compensated Participants for such year.

(2) A Qualified Non-Elective Contribution may be made on behalf of Non-Highly Compensated
Participants in an amount sufficient to satisfy (or to prevent an anticipated failure of)
one of the tests set forth in Section 12.6. Such contribution shall be allocated in the
same proportion that each Non-Highly Compensated Participant’s 414(s) Compensation for the
year (or prior year if the Prior Year Testing method is being used) bears to the total
414(s) Compensation of all Non-Highly Compensated Participants for such year. However, for
purposes of this contribution, Non-Highly Compensated Participants who are not employed at
the end of the Plan Year (or at the end of the prior Plan Year if the Prior Year Testing
method is being used) and, if this is a standardized Plan, who have not completed more
than 500 Hours of Service (or three (3) consecutive calendar months if the Elapsed Time
Method is selected in the Adoption Agreement) during such Plan Year, shall not be eligible
to share in the allocation and shall be disregarded.

(3) A Qualified Non-Elective Contribution may be made on behalf of Non-Highly Compensated
Participants in an amount sufficient to satisfy (or to prevent an anticipated failure of)
one of the tests set forth in Section 12.6. Such contribution shall be allocated in equal
amounts (per capita).

(4) A Qualified Non-Elective Contribution may be made on behalf of Non-Highly Compensated
Participants in an amount sufficient to satisfy (or to prevent an anticipated failure of)
one of the tests set forth in Section 12.6. Such contribution shall be allocated in equal
amounts (per capita). However, for purposes of this contribution, Non-Highly Compensated
Participants who are not employed at the end of the Plan Year (or at the end of the prior
Plan Year if the Prior Year Testing method is being used) and, if this is a standardized
Plan, who have not completed more than 500 Hours of Service (or three (3) consecutive

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calendar months if the Elapsed Time Method is selected in the Adoption Agreement) during
such Plan Year, shall not be eligible to share in the allocation and shall be disregarded.

(5) A Qualified Non-Elective Contribution may be made on behalf of Non-Highly Compensated
Participants in an amount sufficient to satisfy (or to prevent an anticipated failure of)
one of the tests set forth in Section 12.6. Such contribution shall be allocated to the
Qualified Non-Elective Contribution Account of the Non-Highly Compensated Participant
having the lowest 414(s) Compensation, until one of the tests set forth in Section 12.6 is
satisfied (or is anticipated to be satisfied), or until such Non-Highly Compensated
Participant has received the maximum “Annual Addition” pursuant to Section 4.4. This
process shall continue until one of the tests set forth in Section 12.6 is satisfied (or
is anticipated to be satisfied).

(6) A Qualified Non-Elective Contribution may be made on behalf of Non-Highly Compensated
Participants in an amount sufficient to satisfy (or to prevent an anticipated failure of)
one of the tests set forth in Section 12.6. Such contribution shall be allocated to the
Qualified Non-Elective Contribution Account of the Non-Highly Compensated Participant
having the lowest 414(s) Compensation, until one of the tests set forth in Section 12.6 is
satisfied (or is anticipated to be satisfied), or until such Non-Highly Compensated
Participant has received the maximum “Annual Addition” pursuant to Section 4.4. This
process shall continue until one of the tests set forth in Section 12.6 is satisfied (or
is anticipated to be satisfied). However, for purposes of this contribution, Non-Highly
Compensated Employees who are not employed at the end of the Plan Year (or at the end of
the prior Plan Year if the Prior Year Testing method is being used) and, if this is a
standardized Plan, who have not completed more than 500 Hours of Service (or three (3)
consecutive
calendar months if the Elapsed Time Method is selected in the Adoption Agreement) during
such Plan Year, shall not be eligible to share in the allocation and shall be disregarded.

(7) A “Matching Contribution” may be made on behalf of Non-Highly Compensated Participants
in an amount sufficient to satisfy (or to prevent an anticipated failure of) one of the
tests set forth in Section 12.6. Such contribution shall be allocated on behalf of each
Non-Highly Compensated Participant in the same proportion that each Non-Highly Compensated
Participant’s Elective Deferrals for the year bears to the total Elective Deferrals of all
Non-Highly Compensated Participants. The Employer shall designate, at the time the
contribution is made, whether the contribution made pursuant to this provision shall be a
Qualified Matching Contribution allocated to a Participant’s Qualified Matching
Contribution Account or an Employer Non-Elective Contribution allocated to a Participant’s
Non-Elective Account.

(8) A “Matching Contribution” may be made on behalf of Non-Highly Compensated Participants
in an amount sufficient to satisfy (or to prevent an anticipated failure of) one of the
tests set forth in Section 12.6. Such contribution shall be allocated on behalf of each
Non-Highly Compensated Participant in the same proportion that each Non-Highly Compensated
Participant’s Elective Deferrals for the year bears to the total Elective Deferrals of all
Non-Highly Compensated Participants. The Employer shall designate, at the time the
contribution is made, whether the contribution made pursuant to this provision shall be a
Qualified Matching Contribution allocated to a Participant’s Qualified Matching
Contribution Account or an Employer Non-Elective Contribution allocated to a Participant’s
Non-Elective Account. However, for purposes of this contribution, Non-Highly Compensated
Participants who are not employed at the end of the Plan Year (or at the end of the prior
Plan Year if the Prior Year Testing method is being used) and, if this is a standardized
Plan, who have not completed more than 500 Hours of Service (or three (3) consecutive
calendar months if the Elapsed Time Method is selected in the Adoption Agreement) during
such Plan Year, shall not be eligible to share in the allocation and shall be disregarded.

(9) A “Matching Contribution” may be made on behalf of Non-Highly Compensated Participants
in an amount sufficient to satisfy (or to prevent an anticipated failure of) one of the
tests set forth in Section 12.4. Such contribution shall be allocated on behalf of the
Non-Highly Compensated Participant having the lowest Elective Deferrals until one of the
tests set forth in Section 12.4 is satisfied (or is anticipated to be satisfied), or until
such Non-Highly Compensated Participant has received the maximum “Annual Addition”
pursuant to Section 4.4. This process shall continue until one of the tests set forth in
Section 12.4 is satisfied (or is anticipated to be satisfied). The Employer shall
designate, at the time the contribution is made, whether the contribution made pursuant to
this provision shall be a Qualified Matching Contribution allocated to a Participant’s
Qualified Matching Contribution Account or an Employer Non-Elective Contribution allocated
to a Participant’s Non-Elective Account.

(10) A “Matching Contribution” may be made on behalf of Non-Highly Compensated
Participants in an amount sufficient to satisfy (or to prevent an anticipated failure of)
one of the tests set forth in Section 12.4. Such contribution shall be allocated on behalf
of the Non-Highly Compensated Participant having the lowest Elective Deferrals until one
of the tests set forth in Section 12.4 is satisfied (or is anticipated to be satisfied),
or until such Non-Highly Compensated Participant has received the maximum “Annual
Addition” pursuant to Section 4.4. This process shall continue until one of the tests set
forth in Section 12.4 is satisfied (or is anticipated to be satisfied). The Employer shall
designate, at the time the contribution is made, whether the

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contribution made pursuant to this provision shall be a Qualified Matching Contribution
allocated to a Participant’s Qualified Matching Contribution Account or an Employer
Non-Elective Contribution allocated to a Participant’s Non-Elective Account. However, for
purposes of this contribution, Non-Highly Compensated Participants who are not employed
at the end of the Plan Year (or at the end of the prior Plan Year if the Prior Year
Testing method is being used) and, if this is a standardized Plan, who have not completed
more than 500 Hours of Service (or three (3) consecutive calendar months if the Elapsed
Time Method is selected in the Adoption Agreement) during such Plan Year, shall not be
eligible to share in the allocation and shall be disregarded.

     (h) Any Excess Aggregate Contributions (and “Income”) which are distributed on or after 2 1/2
months
after the end of the Plan Year shall be subject to the ten percent (10%) Employer excise tax
imposed by Code Section 4979.

12.8 SAFE HARBOR PROVISIONS

     (a) The provisions of this Section will apply if the Employer has elected, in the
Adoption Agreement, to use the “ADP Test Safe Harbor” or “ACP Test Safe Harbor.” If the
Employer has elected to use the “ADP Test Safe Harbor” for a Plan Year, then the provisions
relating to the ADP test described in Section 12.4 and in Code Section 401(k)(3) do not
apply for such Plan Year. In addition, if the Employer has also elected to use the “ACP
Test Safe Harbor” for a Plan Year, then the provisions relating to the ACP test described
in Section 12.6 and in Code Section 401(m)(2) do not apply for such Plan Year. Furthermore,
to the extent any other provision of the Plan is inconsistent with the provisions of this
Section, the provisions of this Section will govern.

     (b) For purposes of this Section, the following definitions apply:

(1) “ACP Test Safe Harbor” means the method described in subsection (c) below for
satisfying the ACP test of Code Section 401(m)(2).

(2) “ACP Test Safe Harbor Matching Contributions” means “Matching Contributions”
described in subsection (d)(1).

(3) “ADP Test Safe Harbor” means the method described in subsection (c) for satisfying
the ADP test of Code Section 401(k)(3).

(4) “ADP Test Safe Harbor Contributions” means “Matching Contributions” and
nonelective contributions described in subsection (c)(1) below.

(5) “Compensation” means Compensation as defined in Section 1.11, except, for purposes
of this Section, no dollar limit, other than the limit imposed by Code Section
401(a)(17), applies to the Compensation of a Non-Highly Compensated Employee. However,
solely for purposes of determining the Compensation subject to a Participant’s deferral
election, the Employer may use an alternative definition to the one described in the
preceding sentence, provided such alternative definition is a reasonable definition
within the meaning of Regulation 1.414(s)-1(d)(2) and permits each Participant to elect
sufficient Elective Deferrals to receive the maximum amount of “Matching Contributions”
(determined using the definition of Compensation described in the preceding sentence)
available to the Participant under the Plan.

(6) “Eligible Participant” means a Participant who is eligible to make Elective Deferrals
under the Plan for any part of the Plan Year (or who would be eligible to make Elective
Deferrals but for a suspension due to a hardship distribution described in Section 12.9 or
to statutory limitations, such as Code Sections 402(g) and 415) and who is not excluded as
an “Eligible Participant” under the 401(k) Safe Harbor elections in the Adoption
Agreement.

(7) “Matching Contributions” means contributions made by the Employer on account of an
“Eligible Participant’s” Elective Deferrals.

(c) The provisions of this subsection apply for purposes of satisfying the “ADP Test Safe Harbor.”

(1) The “ADP Test Safe Harbor Contribution” is the contribution elected by the Employer in
the Adoption Agreement to be used to satisfy the “ADP Test Safe Harbor.” However, if no
contribution is elected in the Adoption Agreement, the Employer will contribute to the
Plan for the Plan Year a “Basic Matching
Contribution” on behalf of each “Eligible Employee.” The “Basic Matching Contribution” is
equal to (i) one-hundred percent (100%) of the amount of an “Eligible Participant’s”
Elective Deferrals that do not exceed three percent (3%) of the Participant’s
“Compensation” for the Plan Year, plus (ii) fifty percent (50%) of the amount of the
Participant’s Elective Deferrals that exceed three percent (3%) of the Participant’s
“Compensation” but do not exceed five percent (5%) of the Participant’s “Compensation.”

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(2) Except as provided in subsection (e) below, for purposes of the Plan, a Basic Matching
Contribution or an Enhanced Matching Contribution will be treated as a Qualified Matching
Contribution and a Nonelective Safe Harbor Contribution will be treated as a Qualified
Non-Elective Contribution.
Accordingly, the “ADP Test Safe Harbor Contribution” will be fully Vested and subject to
the distribution restrictions set forth in Section 12.2(c) (i.e., may generally not be
distributed earlier than separation from service, death, disability, an event described
in Section 401(k)(1), or, in case of a profit sharing plan, the attainment of age 59
1/2.). In addition, such contributions must satisfy the “ADP Test Safe Harbor” without
regard to permitted disparity under Code Section 401(l).

(3) At least thirty (30) days, but not more than ninety (90) days, before the beginning of
the Plan Year, the Employer will provide each “Eligible Participant” a comprehensive
notice of the Participant’s rights and obligations under the Plan, written in a manner
calculated to be understood by the average Participant. However, if an Employee becomes
eligible after the 90th day before the beginning of the Plan Year and does not receive the
notice for that reason, the notice must be provided no more than ninety (90) days before
the Employee becomes eligible but not later than the date the Employee becomes eligible.

(4) In addition to any other election periods provided under the Plan, each “Eligible
Participant” may make or modify a deferral election during the thirty (30) day period
immediately following receipt of the notice described in subsection (3) above.
Furthermore, if the “ADP Test Safe Harbor” is a “Matching Contribution” each “Eligible
Employee” must be permitted to elect sufficient Elective Deferrals to receive the maximum
amount of “Matching Contributions” available to the Participant under the Plan.

     (d) The provisions of this subsection apply if the Employer has elected to satisfy the “ACP Test
Safe Harbor.”

(1) In addition to the “ADP Test Safe Harbor Contributions,” the Employer will make any
“Matching Contributions” in accordance with elections made in the Adoption Agreement.
Such additional “Matching Contributions” will be considered “ACP Test Safe Harbor
Matching Contributions.”

(2) Notwithstanding any election in the Adoption Agreement to the contrary, an “Eligible
Participant’s” Elective Deferrals in excess of six percent (6%) of “Compensation” may not
be taken into account in applying “ACP Test Safe Harbor Matching Contributions.” In
addition, effective with respect to Plan Years beginning after December 31, 1999, any
portion of an “ACP Test Safe Harbor Matching Contribution” attributable to a discretionary
“Matching Contribution” may not exceed four percent (4%) of an “Eligible Participant’s”
“Compensation.”

     (e) The Plan is required to satisfy the ACP test of Code Section 401(m)(2), using the current
year testing method, if the Plan permits after-tax voluntary Employee contributions or if matching
contributions that do not satisfy the “ACP Test Safe Harbor” may be made to the Plan. In such
event, only “ADP Test Safe Harbor Contributions” or “ACP Test Safe Harbor Contributions” that
exceed the amount needed to satisfy the “ADP Test Harbor” or “ACP Test Safe Harbor” (if the
Employer has elected to use the “ACP Test Safe Harbor”) may be treated as Qualified Nonelective
Contributions or Qualified Matching Contributions in applying the ACP test. In addition, in
applying the ACP test, elective contributions may not treated as matching contributions under Code
Section 401(m)(3). Furthermore, in applying the ACP test, the Employer may elect to disregard with
respect to all “Eligible Participants” (1) all “Matching Contributions” if the only “Matching
Contributions” made to the Plan satisfy the “ADP Test Safe Harbor Contribution” (the “Basic
Matching Contribution” or the “Enhanced Matching Contribution”) and (2) if the
“ACP Test Safe Harbor” is satisfied, “Matching Contributions” that do not exceed four percent
(4%) of each Participant’s “Compensation.”

12.9 ADVANCE DISTRIBUTION FOR HARDSHIP

     (a) The Administrator, at the election of a Participant, shall direct the Trustee to
distribute to the Participant in any one Plan Year up to the lesser of (1) 100% of the
accounts as elected in the Adoption Agreement valued as of the last Valuation Date or (2)
the amount necessary to satisfy the immediate and heavy financial need of the Participant.
Any distribution made pursuant to this Section shall be deemed to be
made as of the first day of the Plan Year or, if later, the Valuation Date immediately
preceding the date of distribution, and the account from which the distribution is made
shall be reduced accordingly. Withdrawal under this Section shall be authorized only if the
distribution is for one of the following or any other item permitted under Regulation
1.401(k)-1(d)(2)(iv):

(1) Medical expenses described in Code Section 213(d) incurred by the Participant, the
Participant’s spouse, or any of the Participant’s dependents (as defined in Code Section
152) or necessary for these persons to obtain medical care as described in Code Section
213(d);

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(2) Costs directly related to the purchase (excluding mortgage payments) of a principal
residence for the Participant;

(3) Payment of tuition and related educational fees, and room and board expenses, for the
next twelve (12) months of post-secondary education for the Participant, the Participant’s
spouse, children, or dependents
(as defined in Code Section 152); or

(4) Payments necessary to prevent the eviction of the Participant from the
Participant’s principal residence or foreclosure on the mortgage on that residence.

     (b) No distribution shall be made pursuant to this Section unless the Administrator, based
upon the Participant’s representation and such other facts as are known to the Administrator,
determines that all of the following conditions are satisfied:

(1) The distribution is not in excess of the amount of the immediate and heavy financial
need of the Participant (including any amounts necessary to pay any federal, state, or
local taxes or penalties reasonably anticipated to result from the distribution);

(2) The Participant has obtained all distributions, other than hardship distributions,
and all nontaxable loans currently available under all plans maintained by the Employer
(to the extent the loan would not increase the hardship);

(3) The Plan, and all other plans maintained by the Employer, provide that the
Participant’s elective deferrals and nondeductible voluntary Employee contributions will
be suspended for at least twelve (12) months after receipt of the hardship distribution;
and

(4) The Plan, and all other plans maintained by the Employer, provide that the
Participant may not make elective deferrals for the Participant’s taxable year
immediately following the taxable year of the hardship distribution in excess of the
applicable limit under Code Section 402(g) for such next taxable year less the amount of
such Participant’s elective deferrals for the taxable year of the hardship distribution.

     (c) Notwithstanding the above, distributions from the Participant’s Elective Deferral Account,
Qualified Matching Contribution Account and Qualified Non-Elective Account pursuant to this Section
shall be limited solely to the Participant’s Elective Deferrals and any income attributable thereto
credited to the Participant’s Elective Deferral Account as of December 31, 1988. Furthermore, if a
hardship distribution is permitted from more than one
account type, the Administrator may determine any ordering of a Participant’s hardship
distribution from such accounts.

     (d) Any distribution made pursuant to this Section shall be made in a manner which is
consistent with and satisfies the provisions of Section 6.5, including, but not limited to, all
notice and consent requirements of Code Sections 411(a)(11) and 417 and the Regulations
thereunder.

ARTICLE XIII

SIMPLE 401(K) PROVISIONS

13.1 SIMPLE 401(k) PROVISIONS

     (a) If elected in the Adoption Agreement, this Plan is intended to be a SIMPLE 401(k)
plan which satisfies the requirements of Code Sections 401(k)(11) and 401(m)(10).

     (b) The provisions of this Article apply for a “year” only if the following
conditions are met:

(1) The Employer adopting this Plan is an “eligible employer.” An “eligible employer”
means, with respect to any “year,” an Employer that had no more than 100 Employees who
received at least $5,000 of “compensation” from the Employer for the preceding “year.”
In applying the preceding sentence, all employees of an Affiliated Employer are taken
into account.

An “eligible employer” that has elected to use the SIMPLE 401(k) provisions but fails to
be an “eligible employer” for any subsequent “year,” is treated as an “eligible employer”
for the two (2) “years” following the last “year” the Employer was an “eligible
employer.” If the failure is due to any acquisition, disposition, or similar transaction
involving an “eligible employer,” the preceding sentence applies only if the provisions
of Code Section 410(b)(6)(C)(i) are satisfied.

(2) No contributions are made, or benefits accrued for services during the “year,” on
behalf of any “eligible employee” under any other plan, contract, pension, or trust
described in Code Section 219(g)(5)(A) or (B), maintained by the Employer.

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     (c) To the extent that any other provision of the Plan is inconsistent with the provisions of this
Article, the provisions of this Article govern.

13.2 DEFINITIONS

     (a) “Compensation” means, for purposes of this Article, the sum of the wages, tips,
and other compensation from the Employer subject to federal income tax withholding (as
described in Code Section 6051(a)(3)) and the Employee’s salary reduction contributions
made under this or any other 401(k) plan, and, if applicable, elective deferrals under a
Code Section 408(p) SIMPLE plan, a SARSEP, or a Code Section 403(b) annuity contract and
compensation deferred under a Code Section 457 plan, required to be reported by the
Employer on Form W-2 (as described in Code Section 6051(a)(8)). For self-employed
individuals, “compensation” means net earnings from self-employment determined under Code
Section 1402(a) prior to subtracting any contributions made under this Plan on behalf of
the individual. The provisions of the plan implementing the limit on Compensation under
Code Section 401(a)(17) apply to the “compensation” under this Article.

     (b) “Eligible employee” means, for purposes of this Article, any Participant who is
entitled to make elective deferrals described in Code Section 402(g) under the terms of the
Plan.

     (c) “Year” means the calendar year.

13.3 CONTRIBUTIONS

(a) Salary Reduction Contributions

(1) Each “eligible employee” may make a salary reduction election to have “compensation”
reduced for the “year” in any amount selected by the Employee subject to the limitation in
subsection (c) below. The Employer will make a salary reduction contribution to the Plan,
as an Elective Deferral, in the amount by which the Employee’s “compensation” has been
reduced.

(2) The total salary reduction contribution for the “year” cannot exceed $6,000 for any
Employee. To
the extent permitted by law, this amount will be adjusted to reflect any annual
cost-of-living increases announced by the IRS.

(b) Other Contributions

(1) Matching Contributions. Unless (2) below is elected, each “year” the Employer will
make a matching contribution to the Plan on behalf of each Employee who makes a salary
reduction election under Section 13.3(a). The amount of the matching contribution will
be equal to the Employee’s salary reduction contribution up to a limit of three percent
(3%) of the Employee’s “compensation” for the full “year.”

(2) Nonelective Contributions. For any “year,” instead of a matching contribution, the
Employer may elect to contribute a nonelective contribution of two percent (2%) of
“compensation” for the “year” for each “eligible employee” who received at least $5,000
of “compensation” from the Employer for the “year.”

(c) Limitation on Other Contributions

No Employer or Employee contributions may be made to this Plan for the “year” other than
salary reduction contributions described in Section 13.3(a), matching or nonelective
contributions described in Section 13.3(b) and rollover contributions described in
Regulation Section 1.402(c)-2, Q&A-1(a). Furthermore, the provisions of Section 4.4 which
implement the limitations of Code Section 415 apply to contributions made pursuant to this
Section.

13.4 ELECTION AND NOTICE REQUIREMENTS

(a) Election Period

(1) In addition to any other election periods provided under the Plan, each “eligible
employee” may make or modify a salary reduction election during the 60-day period
immediately preceding each January 1st.

(2) For the “year” an Employee becomes eligible to make salary reduction contributions
under this Article, the 60-day election period requirement of subsection (a)(1) is deemed
satisfied if the Employee may make or modify a salary reduction election during a 60-day
period that includes either the date the Employee becomes eligible or the day before.

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(3) Each “eligible employee” may terminate a salary reduction election at any time
during the “year.”

(b) Notice Requirements

(1) The Employer will notify each “eligible employee” prior to the 60-day election
period described in Section 13.4(a) that a salary reduction election or a
modification to a prior election may be made during that period.

(2) The notification described in (1) above will indicate whether the Employer will
provide a matching contribution described in Section 13.3(b)(1) or a two percent
(2%) nonelective contribution described in section 13.3(b)(2).

13.5 VESTING REQUIREMENTS

          All benefits attributable to contributions made pursuant to this Article are nonforfeitable at
all times, and all previous contributions made under the Plan are nonforfeitable as of the
beginning of the Plan Year that the 401(k) SIMPLE provisions apply.

13.6 TOP-HEAVY RULES

          The Plan is not treated as a top heavy plan under Code Section 416 for any year for which the
provisions of this Article are effective and satisfied.

13.7 NONDISCRIMINATION TESTS

          The Plan is treated as meeting the requirements of Code Sections 401(k)(3)(A)(ii) and
401(m)(2) for any “year” for which the provisions of this Article are effective and satisfied.
Accordingly, Sections 12.4, 12.5, 12.6 and 12.7 shall not apply to the Plan.

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