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POTLATCHDELTIC CORPORATION 

SALARIED SUPPLEMENTAL BENEFIT PLAN II

Effective December 5, 2008
Amended and Restated as of January 1, 2019

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POTLATCHDELTIC CORPORATION 

SALARIED SUPPLEMENTAL BENEFIT PLAN II

 

Effective December 5, 2008
Amended and Restated as of January 1, 2019

 

SECTION 1.  INTRODUCTION.

	
(a)
	
The PotlatchDeltic Corporation Salaried Supplemental Benefit Plan II (the “Plan”) was established effective December 5, 2008.  The Plan was most recently restated effective February 14, 2014.  This restatement incorporates additional changes to the Plan since the 2014 restatement and reflects the Company’s name change to PotlatchDeltic Corporation.  This restatement is effective January 1, 2019 and governs benefits accrued under the Plan on or after that date.  The purposes of the Plan include:

(i) to supplement benefits provided under the Retirement Plan to the extent such benefits are reduced due to the limits of Section 401(a)(17) or 415 of the Code; 

(ii) to provide retirement benefits that take into account deferred Incentive Plan awards;

(iii) to provide retirement benefits to certain executives calculated as if they received a standard bonus award under the Incentive Plan; and 

(iv) to supplement benefits provided under the 401(k) Plan to the extent that a participant’s allocations of Company Contributions or Allocable Forfeitures are reduced due to the limits of Section 401(a)(17), 401(k)(3), 401(m) or 415 of the Code or because the participant has deferred an Incentive Plan award.

	
(b)
	
This Plan is a successor plan to the Potlatch Forest Products Salaried Employees’ Supplemental Benefit Plan II (the “PFPC Plan”), with respect to those individuals identified as “Potlatch Employees” pursuant to the Employee Matters Agreement by and between Potlatch Corporation and Clearwater Paper Corporation (the “EMA”).  Pursuant to the EMA, all accrued benefit liabilities under the PFPC Plan with respect to Potlatch Employees have been transferred to and assumed by this Plan.   

	
(c)
	
This Plan also is a successor plan to the Potlatch Corporation Salaried Employees’ Supplemental Benefit Plan (the “Prior Plan”).  Effective December 31, 2004, the Prior Plan was frozen and no new benefits are to accrue under it; provided, however, that any benefits accrued and vested under the Prior Plan before January 1, 2005 continue to be governed by the terms and conditions of the Prior Plan as in effect on December 31, 2004 or on the date of any later amendment, provided that such amendment is not a material modification of the Prior Plan under Section 409A.

	
(d)
	
Any benefits that accrued under the Prior Plan with respect to Potlatch Employees before January 1, 2005 but that were unvested after December 31, 2004 and any benefits that accrued under the Prior Plan after December 31, 2004 are deemed to 

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have accrued under this Plan and all such accruals are governed by the terms and conditions of this Plan as it may be amended from time to time.

	
(e)
	
 This Plan is intended to be a deferred compensation plan, for the benefit of a select group of management or highly compensated employees of the Company, and, as such, to be exempt from all of the provisions of Parts 2, 3, and 4 of Title I of ERISA.  The Company intends that the existence of a trust, if any, will not alter the characterization of the Plan as “unfunded” for purposes of ERISA, and will not be construed to provide income to the Participants under the Plan prior to actual payment of the vested accrued benefits hereunder.  

	
(f)
	
The Plan is intended to comply with the requirements of Section 409A.  Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan to the contrary, the Plan shall be interpreted, operated and administered in a manner consistent with such intentions.  Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan to the contrary, the Committee, to the extent it deems necessary or advisable in its sole discretion, reserves the right, but shall not be required, to unilaterally amend or modify the Plan so that any payment qualifies for exemption from or complies with Section 409A; provided, however, that the Committee makes no representations that payments under the Plan shall be exempt from or comply with Section 409A and makes no undertaking to preclude Section 409A from applying to payments under the Plan.

	
(g)
	
Capitalized terms used in the Plan (other than those defined in Section 2) shall have the same meanings given to such terms in the Retirement Plan or the 401(k) Plan, as the context may require. 

SECTION 2.  DEFINITIONS

	
(a)
	
“Actuarial Equivalent” shall mean “actuarial equivalent” as defined in the Retirement Plan.    

	
(b)
	
“Affiliate” means any other entity which would be treated as a single employer with PotlatchDeltic under Section 414(b) or (c) of the Code, provided that, for purposes of determining whether a Separation from Service has occurred, in applying such Sections and in accordance with the rules of Treasury Regulations Section 1.409A-1(h)(3), the language “at least 50 percent” shall be used instead of “at least 80 percent.”

	
(c)
	
“Beneficiary” means the person or persons who become entitled to receive payment of the Plan Benefits as a result of the death of the Participant.  A Participant may designate a Beneficiary under the Plan in a form provided by the Committee.

	
(d)
	
“Benefits Committee” means the PotlatchDeltic Corporation Benefits Committee and any successor committee thereto.

	
(e)
	
“Board of Directors” or “Board” shall mean the Board of Directors of the Company.

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(f)
	
“Change in Control,” unless the Committee determines otherwise with respect to Plan Benefits at the time such Plan Benefits first accrue or unless otherwise defined for purposes of Plan Benefits in a written employment, services or other agreement between the Participant and the Company, means the occurrence of any of the following events:

(i) The consummation of a merger or consolidation involving the Company (a “Business Combination”), in each case, unless, following such Business Combination, 

(A)all or substantially all of the individuals and entities who were the beneficial owners, respectively, of the then outstanding shares of common stock of the Company (the “Outstanding Common Stock”) and the then outstanding voting securities of the Company entitled to vote generally in the election of directors (the “Outstanding Voting Securities”) immediately prior to such Business Combination beneficially own, directly or indirectly, more than 50% of, respectively, the then outstanding shares of common stock and the combined voting power of the then outstanding voting securities entitled to vote generally in the election of directors of the corporation or other entity resulting from such Business Combination (including, without limitation, a corporation or other entity which as a result of such transaction owns the Company either directly or through one or more subsidiaries),

(B)no individual, entity or group (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) or 14(d)(2) of the Exchange Act (a “Person”) (excluding any corporation or other entity resulting from such Business Combination or any employee benefit plan (or related trust) sponsored or maintained by the Company or any of its subsidiaries or such other corporation or other entity resulting from such Business Combination) beneficially owns, directly or indirectly, 30% or more of, respectively, the then outstanding shares of common stock or common equity of the corporation or other entity resulting from such Business Combination or the combined voting power of the then outstanding voting securities of such corporation or other entity except to the extent that such ownership is based on the beneficial ownership, directly or indirectly, of Outstanding Common Stock or Outstanding Voting Securities immediately prior to the Business Combination, or

(C)at least a majority of the members of the board of directors or similar governing body of the corporation or other entity resulting from such Business Combination were members of the Board at the time of the execution of the initial agreement providing for, or of the action of the Board to approve, such Business Combination; or 

(ii) Individuals who, as of May 9, 2018 constitute the Board (the “Incumbent Board”) cease for any reason to constitute at least a majority of the Board; provided, however, that any individual becoming a director of the Company subsequent to May 9, 2018 whose election, or nomination for election by the Company’s stockholders, was approved by a vote of at least a majority of the directors of the Company then comprising the Incumbent Board shall be considered as though such individual were a member of the Incumbent Board, but excluding, for this purpose, any such individual whose initial assumption of office occurs as a result of an actual or threatened election contest with respect to the election or removal of directors of the Company, an actual or threatened 

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solicitation of proxies or consents or any other actual or threatened action by, or on behalf of any Person other than the Board; or

 

(iii) The acquisition by any Person of beneficial ownership (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act) of 30% or more of either:

 

(A)the then Outstanding Common Stock, or 

(B)the combined voting power of the Outstanding Voting Securities, 

provided, however, that the following acquisitions shall not be deemed to be covered by this paragraph (iii): 

(I)any acquisition of Outstanding Common Stock or Outstanding Voting Securities by the Company; 

(II)any acquisition of Outstanding Common Stock or Outstanding Voting Securities by any employee benefit plan (or related trust) sponsored or maintained by the Company; and

(III)any acquisition of Outstanding Common Stock or Outstanding Voting Securities by any corporation pursuant to a transaction that complies with clauses (A), (B) and (C) of paragraph (i) of this definition; or

(iv) The consummation of the sale, lease or exchange of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company.

	
(g)
	
“Code” shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.  

	
(h)
	
“Committee” shall mean the Executive Compensation and Personnel Policies Committee of the Board of Directors.

	
(i)
	
“Company” shall mean PotlatchDeltic Corporation, a Delaware corporation.  

	
(j)
	
 “ERISA” shall mean the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended.

	
(k)
	
“401(k) Plan” shall mean the PotlatchDeltic Salaried 401(k) Plan.

	
(l)
	
“Identification Date” means each December 31.

	
(m)
	
“Incentive Plan” means the PotlatchDeltic Corporation Management Performance Award Plan, Management Performance Award Plan II, Annual Incentive Plan or any successor plan.

	
(n)
	
“Key Employee” means a Participant who, on an Identification Date, is:

(i) An officer (a person holding the title of Vice President or higher, the Corporate Secretary, the Corporate Treasurer, the Controller, or other person designated as an officer by the Company or an Affiliate in its sole discretion) of the Company or an 

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Affiliate having annual compensation greater than the compensation limit in Section 416(i)(1)(A)(i) of the Code, provided that no more than fifty officers of the Company and its Affiliates shall be determined to be Key Employees as of any Identification Date;

 (ii) A five percent owner of the Company; or 

(iii) A one percent owner of the Company having annual compensation from the Company and its Affiliates of more than $150,000.

If a Participant is identified as a Key Employee on an Identification Date, then such Participant shall be considered a Key Employee for purposes of the Plan during the period beginning on the first April 1 following the Identification Date and ending on the next March 31.

	
(o)
	
 “Plan” shall mean this PotlatchDeltic Corporation Salaried Supplemental Benefit Plan II.

	
(p)
	
“Prior Plan” shall mean the Potlatch Corporation Salaried Employees’ Supplemental Benefit Plan.

	
(q)
	
“Retirement Plan” shall mean the PotlatchDeltic Salaried Retirement Plan.

	
(r)
	
“Section 409A” means Section 409A of the Code, including regulations and guidance promulgated thereunder.

	
(s)
	
“Separation from Service” or “Separates from Service” shall mean termination of an Employee’s service as an Employee consistent with the requirements of Section 409A. For purposes of the Plan, “Separation from Service” generally means termination of an Employee’s employment as a common-law employee of the Corporation and each Affiliate. 

SECTION 3.  ELIGIBILITY AND PARTICIPATION.

Participation in the Plan shall be limited to:     

	
(a)
	
All participants in the Retirement Plan whose benefits thereunder are reduced due to the limits of Section 401(a)(17) of the Code (limiting the amount of compensation that may be taken into account under the Retirement Plan) or Section 415 of the Code (limiting the annual benefits payable under the Retirement Plan); 

	
(b)
	
All participants in the Retirement Plan who are credited with deferred Incentive Plan awards;

	
(c)
	
All participants in the Retirement Plan who otherwise participate in the Incentive Plan, who are officers of the Company and who are required by company policy to retire no later than the Normal Retirement Date; and

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(d)
	
All participants in the 401(k) Plan whose allocations of the Company Contributions or Allocable Forfeitures are reduced because the participant has deferred an Incentive Plan award or because of the limits of one or more of the following sections of the Code:

(i)  Section 401(a)(17) (limiting the amount of compensation that may be taken into account under the 401(k) Plan); 

(ii)  Section 401(k)(3) (limiting participants’ Deferred Contributions to the 401(k) Plan);  

(iii)  Section 401(m) (limiting participants’ Non-deferred Contributions and matching Company Contributions under the 401(k) Plan); or 

(iv)  Section 415 (limiting overall annual allocations under the 401(k) Plan).   

Any Employee with whom the Company has entered into a contract that provides benefits equivalent to any of the benefits described in this Plan shall not be eligible to participate in or receive benefits under this Plan to the extent of such equivalent benefits.

SECTION 4.  AMOUNT OF PLAN BENEFITS.

A Participant’s Plan Benefit shall consist of (to the extent applicable to the Participant) (i) the Retirement Plan Supplemental Benefit and (ii) the 401(k) Plan Supplemental Benefit.  All Plan Benefits shall accrue as of the last day of each Plan Year or as of the date, if earlier, on which the Participant Separates from Service.  

	
(a)
	
Retirement Plan Supplemental Benefit.  A Participant’s Retirement Plan Supplemental Benefit shall be the amount determined under Section 4(a)(i) minus the amount determined under Section 4(a)(ii).  

(i)  All Participants.  A Participant’s Retirement Plan Supplemental Benefit shall be the difference between

	

	
   (A)  the actual vested benefits payable under the Retirement Plan to the Participant and his or her joint annuitant (if any) and 

	

	
   (B)  the vested benefits that would be payable under the Retirement Plan if (i) the limitations imposed by sections 401(a)(17) and 415 of the Code did not apply, (ii) any deferred Incentive Plan award credited to the Participant had been paid to the Participant in the year it was deferred and (iii) any benefits payable under Appendix H of the Retirement Plan were not included.

In the case of any Participant who is an officer of the Company and who is required by the corporate mandatory retirement policy to retire no later than the mandatory retirement date, the Retirement Plan Supplemental Benefit also shall include the difference, if any, between the amount determined in Section 4(a)(i)(B) and the 

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vested benefits that would be payable under the Retirement Plan if modified as in Section 4(a)(i)(B) and also modified so that the Incentive Plan awards credited to the Participant (both deferred and not deferred) which were recognized by the Retirement Plan in the Participant’s Final Average Earnings had been 100% of the Standard Bonus (as defined in the Incentive Plan), considering for this purpose, only those years during which the Participant was an officer of the corporation and was required to retire not later than the mandatory retirement date under the corporate mandatory retirement policy; provided, however, that for individuals who retire in an Award Year beginning on or after January 1, 2007, the Standard Bonus will be used to calculate Final Average Earnings only with respect to periods prior to January 1, 2007.

(ii)  Prior Plan Offsets.  A Participant’s Retirement Plan Supplemental Benefit shall be reduced by the Participant’s retirement plan supplemental benefit accrued under the Prior Plan.

The Participant shall become vested in the Participant’s Retirement Plan Supplemental Benefit upon the completion of five Years of Vesting Service.

	
(b)
	
401(k) Plan Supplemental Benefit.  A Participant’s 401(k) Plan Supplemental Benefit shall be the vested amount credited to a bookkeeping account established pursuant to this Section 4(b).  As of the last day of each Plan Year commencing after December 31, 2004, each Participant whose allocations for such Plan Year under the 401(k) Plan are reduced as described in Section 3(d) and who has made the maximum Participating Deferred and Participating Non-deferred Contributions permitted under the 401(k) Plan for such Plan Year shall have an amount credited to such bookkeeping account.  The amount so credited shall be the difference between the amount of Company Contributions and Allocable Forfeitures actually allocated to the Participant under the 401(k) Plan for such Plan Year and the amount of Company Contributions and Allocable Forfeitures that would have been allocated to the Participant under the 401(k) Plan for such Plan Year if the Participant had made Participating Contributions equal to six percent of the Participant’s Earnings (determined without regarding to Section 401(a)(17) of the Code and without regard to the deferral of any Incentive Plan award otherwise payable).

Through December 31 of the Plan Year preceding the Plan Year in which payment of the Participant’s entire 401(k) Plan Supplemental Benefit is made, the amount credited to such bookkeeping account shall be credited with earnings and losses based on the following:

(i)For periods prior to January 1, 2009, earnings shall be calculated using an interest rate equal to 70% of the higher of the following averages, compounded annually:  (i) the prime rate charged by the major commercial banks as of the first business day of each month (as reported in an official publication of the Federal Reserve System) or (ii) the average monthly long-term rate of A-rated corporate bonds (as published in Moody’s Bond Record).

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(ii)For periods on and after January 1, 2009 and prior to the date determined under Section 4(b)(iii), earnings shall be calculated using an interest rate equal to 120% of the long-term applicable federal rate, with quarterly compounding, as published under Section 1274(d) of the Code for the first month of each calendar quarter.

(iii)Effective as soon as practicable after January 1, 2009 as determined by the Committee, for Participant groups identified by the Committee, earnings and losses shall be calculated by reference to the rate of return on one or more of the investment alternatives that are available under the 401(k) Plan and which are designated by the Committee as available under this Plan. Each Participant may select (in ten percent (10%) increments) which investment alternative(s) will be used for this purpose with respect to his or her bookkeeping account, and the alternative(s) selected need not be the same as the Participant has selected under the 401(k) Plan, but any such selection will apply only prospectively. The Committee shall determine how frequently such selections may be changed.

The Participant shall become vested in the Participant’s 401(k) Plan Supplemental Benefit upon the earliest of completion of two Years of Vesting Service, attainment of age 65 while an Employee, death while an Employee or Total and Permanent Disability.

SECTION 5.  DISTRIBUTIONS OF PLAN BENEFITS.

Distributions of Plan Benefits shall be made after the Participant Separates from Service pursuant to the following procedures.

	
(a)
	
Retirement Plan Supplemental Benefit.  The Retirement Plan Supplemental Benefits shall be distributed beginning no later than 90 days following the Participant’s attainment of age 55 or Separation from Service, whichever is later (the “Beginning Date”).  If the Participant’s benefit is less than or equal to $50,000 (calculated as an Actuarial Equivalent lump sum of the amount payable at Normal Retirement) on the Beginning Date, the Participant’s benefit shall be paid in a lump sum.  If the Participant’s benefit is greater than $50,000 (calculated as an Actuarial Equivalent lump sum of the amount payable at Normal Retirement) on the Beginning Date, the Participant’s benefit shall be paid in the form of an annuity.  The Participant may elect the form of annuity payment from the forms available under the Retirement Plan, excluding the Social Security Adjustment option, not more than 30 days after the Beginning Date.  A Participant’s Retirement Plan Supplemental Benefit which is paid in the form of annuity shall be subject to the same actuarial adjustments for form of payment applicable to Retirement Plan benefits.  If a Participant’s Retirement Plan Supplemental Benefit is payable before the Participant is first eligible to receive benefits under the Retirement Plan, the Retirement Plan Supplemental Benefit will be calculated to be the Actual Equivalent of the amount payable at Normal Retirement.

If the Participant fails to make an annuity election pursuant to this Section 5(a), the vested Retirement Supplemental Benefit shall be distributed in the form of Joint & Survivor 50% Annuity or Single Life Annuity if the Participant is unmarried.

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(b)
	
401(k) Plan Supplemental Benefit.  By the later of (i) January 31st of the calendar year immediately following the first calendar year in which the Participant first accrues a benefit under this Plan (or if earlier, thirty 30 days after first becoming eligible to participate in the PotlatchDeltic Corporation Management Deferred Compensation Plan), or (ii) to the extent authorized by the Committee, December 31, 2008, each Participant shall elect to receive distribution of the Participant’s vested 401(k) Plan Supplemental Benefit in ten or fewer annual installments or in a lump sum beginning in the Plan Year (but no later than March 15th of such Plan Year) following the Plan Year in which the Participant Separates from Service by filing the prescribed form with the Company.  This election shall be irrevocable.  Distribution will be made in accordance with the Participant’s election except as provided below.  The amount of any annual installment shall be determined by dividing the amount credited to the Participant’s bookkeeping account as of the last day of the Plan Year preceding the date of distribution of such installment by the total number of installments elected by the Participant less the number of installments already paid.  For purposes of the Plan, installment payments shall be treated as a single distribution under Section 409A.  All annual installment payments shall be payable no later than March 15th of the payment year.

If the Participant fails to make an election pursuant to this Section 5(b), the vested 401(k) Plan Supplemental Benefit shall be distributed in a lump sum in the Plan Year (but no later than March 15th of such Plan Year) following the Plan Year in which the Participant Separates from Service.

If a Participant dies before the Participant’s 401(k) Plan Supplemental Benefit has been completely distributed, such remaining benefit shall be distributed in a lump sum as soon as practicable thereafter to the Beneficiary.  If the designated Beneficiary does not survive the Participant or dies before receiving payment in full of the Participant’s Deferred Compensation Account, payment shall be made to the estate of the last to die of the Participant or the designated Beneficiary.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, a lump sum distribution shall be made in the Committee’s (or its delegate’s) discretion to clear out a small balance held for the benefit of the Participant (or his or her Beneficiary) provided that the Committee’s (or its delegate’s) decision is evidenced in writing prior to the date of the distribution, the distribution is not greater than the applicable dollar amount under Section 402(g)(1)(B) of the Code and the payment results in the termination of all benefits due under the plan and all other “account balance plans” treated as a single nonqualified deferred compensation plan with this Plan under Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-1(c)(2).

To the extent that no bookkeeping account has previously been established for a Participant and if the amount to be credited to the Participant’s account is less than $1,000 in a Plan year, then no 401(k) Plan Supplement Benefit bookkeeping account shall be established for the Participant in such Plan Year and the deferred amount shall be distributed to the Participant in cash not later than the end of the Plan Year following the Plan Year in which such amount was deferred.

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(c)
	
Delayed Distribution to Key Employees.  Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section 5, distributions of the Retirement Plan Supplemental Benefit and the 401(k) Plan Supplemental Benefit accounts made to a Participant who is identified as a Key Employee at the time of his or her Separation from Service will be delayed for a minimum of six months if the Participant’s distribution is triggered by his or her Separation from Service.  Any payment that otherwise would have been made pursuant to this Section 5 during such six-month period will be made in one lump sum payment, without adjustment for interest, not later than the last day of the second month following the month that is six months from the date the Participant Separates from Service.  The determination of which Participants are Key Employees will be made by the Company in its sole discretion in accordance with this Section 5(c) and section 416(i) of the Code, including regulations and guidance promulgated thereunder (defining key employees), and Section 409A.

	
(d)
	
No Acceleration of Benefits.  Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan to the contrary, no distribution shall be made from the Plan that would constitute an impermissible acceleration of payment as defined in Section 409A(a)(3).  

SECTION 6.  MISCELLANEOUS

	
(a)
	
Forfeitures.  Plan Benefits shall be forfeited under the following circumstances:

(i)  If the Participant is not vested in the Retirement Plan Supplemental Benefit or 401(k) Plan Supplemental Benefit when the Participant Separates from Service; or 

(ii)  If the Participant is indebted to the Company or any affiliate at the time the Participant or the Participant’s joint annuitant or other Beneficiary becomes entitled to payment of a Plan Benefit.  In such a case, to the extent that the amount of the Plan Benefit does not exceed such indebtedness, the amount of such Plan Benefit shall be forfeited and the Participant’s indebtedness shall be extinguished to the extent of such forfeiture.

	
(b)
	
Funding.  The interest under the Plan of any Participant and such Participant’s right to receive a distribution from the Plan shall be an unsecured claim against the general assets of the Company. Until distributed, Plan Benefits shall be bookkeeping entries only and no Participant shall have an interest in or claim against any specific asset of the Company pursuant to the Plan. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company may, in its discretion, choose to contribute to the PotlatchDeltic Corporation Benefits Protection Trust Agreement to assist with the payment of benefits under the Plan.

	
(c)
	
Tax Withholding.  The Company shall make or cause to be made appropriate arrangements for satisfaction of any federal or state income tax or other payroll-based withholding tax required to be paid by the Participant upon the accrual or payment of any Plan Benefits.

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(d)
	
No Employment Rights.  Nothing in the Plan shall be deemed to give any individual a right to remain in the employ of the Company or any subsidiary or to limit in any way the right of the Company or a subsidiary to terminate any individual’s employment with or without case, which right is hereby reserved.

	
 
	
(e)
	
No Assignment of Rights.  

(i)  Except as otherwise provided in Section 6(a)(ii) with respect to a Participant’s indebtedness to the Company or an Affiliate or in Section 6(e)(ii), the interest or rights of any person in the Plan or in any distribution to be made hereunder shall not be assigned (either at law or in equity), alienated, anticipated or subject to the attachment, bankruptcy, garnishment, levy, execution or other legal or equitable process.  Any act in violation of this Section 6(e)(i) shall be void.

(ii)  All or any portion of a Participant’s Plan Benefit hereunder shall be subject to the creation, assignment or recognition of a right under a state domestic relations order that is determined to be a “qualified domestic relations order” (within the meaning of Section 414(p) of the Code) under the procedures established by the Company for the determination of the qualified status of domestic relations orders and for making distributions under qualified domestic relations orders.

	
(f)
	
Administration.  The Plan shall be administered by the Committee.  The Committee (or its delegate) shall make such rules, interpretations and computations as it may deem appropriate, and any decision of the Committee (or its delegate) with respect to the Plan, including (without limitation) any determination of eligibility to participate in the Plan and any calculation of Plan Benefits, shall be conclusive and binding on all persons.

	
 
	
(g)
	
Amendment and Termination.  

(i) The Company expects to continue the Plan indefinitely.  Future conditions, however, cannot be foreseen, and the Committee shall have the authority to amend or to terminate the Plan at any time.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Vice President, Human Resources, of the Company shall have the power and authority to amend the Plan provided that such amendment (i) does not materially increase the cost of the Plan to the Company or (ii) is required to comply with new or changed legal requirements applicable to the Plan, including, but not limited to, Section 409A.  

(ii) In the event of an amendment of the Plan, a Participant’s Plan Benefits shall not be less than the Plan Benefits to which the Participant would be entitled if the Participant had Separated from Service immediately prior to such amendment.  In addition to the foregoing, the Plan may not be amended (including any amendment to this Section 6(g)) or terminated during the three-year period following a Change in Control if such amendment or termination would alter the provisions of this Section 6(g) or adversely affect a Participant’s accrued Plan Benefits.

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within the period beginning 12 months after the date the Plan was terminated and ending 24 months after the date the Plan was terminated, or pursuant to Section 5, if earlier.  If the Plan is terminated and the Plan Benefits are distributed, the Company, in compliance with Section 409A shall terminate all account and non-account balance non-qualified deferred compensation plans with respect to all Participants and shall not adopt a new account or non-account balance non-qualified deferred compensation plan for at least five years after the date the Plan was terminated.

(iv)  The Committee may terminate the Plan upon a corporate dissolution of the Company that is taxed under section 331 of the Code or with the approval of a bankruptcy court pursuant to 11 U.S.C. Section 503(b)(1(A), provided that the Plan Benefits are distributed and included in the gross income of the Participants by the latest of (A) the Plan Year in which the Plan terminates or (B) the first Plan Year in which payment of the Plan Benefits is administratively practicable.

	
(h)
	
Successors and Assigns.  The Plan shall be binding upon the Company, its successors and assigns, and any parent corporation of the Company’s successors or assigns.  Notwithstanding that the Plan may be binding upon a successor or assign by operation of law, the Company shall require any successor or assign to expressly assume and agree to be bound by the Plan in the same manner and to the same extent that the Company would be if no succession or assignment had taken place.

	
 
	
(i)
	
Claims and Review Procedure.

Claims and appeals filed with respect to benefits awarded under the Plan shall be reviewed in accordance with the Claims and Review Procedure for the PotlatchDeltic Corporation Supplemental Benefit Plan II as provided in Attachment A to the Plan.

	
(j)
	
Choice of Law and Venue.  The Plan and all determinations made and actions taken pursuant hereto, to the extent not otherwise governed by the laws of the United States, shall be governed by the laws of the State of Washington without giving effect to principles of conflicts of law.  Participants irrevocably consent to the nonexclusive jurisdiction and venue of the state and federal courts located in the State of Washington.

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ATTACHMENT A

CLAIMS AND REVIEW PROCEDURE FOR THE POTLATCHDELTIC CORPORATION SUPPLEMENTAL BENEFIT PLAN II

(a)  The claims procedure set forth below is effective for claims decided on or after January 1, 2019 and shall be interpreted in accordance with the applicable provisions of 29 C.F.R. § 2560.503-1, including with respect to a plan providing disability benefits.  Claims decided prior to January 1, 2019 shall be decided under the claims procedure in effect at the time of such decision.

(b)  A Participant or a Beneficiary, or the authorized representative of either, (the “Claimant”) who believes that he or she has been denied benefits to which he or she is entitled under the Plan may file a written claim for such benefits with the person or entity designated by the Benefits Committee (the “Initial Claim Reviewer”).  Any such written claim must be addressed to the Benefits Committee, Salaried Supplemental Benefit Plan II, PotlatchDeltic Corporation, 601 W. First Avenue, Suite 1600, Spokane, Washington 99201.  (If the Benefits Committee fails to designate an Initial Claim Reviewer, then the Benefits Committee shall be the Initial Claim Reviewer.)  The Initial Claim Reviewer may prescribe a form for filing such claims and if it does so, a claim will not be deemed properly filed unless such form is used, but the Initial Claim Reviewer shall provide a copy of such form to any person whose claim for benefits is improper solely for this reason.

(c)  Claims that are properly filed will be reviewed by the Initial Claim Reviewer which will make its decision with respect to such claim and notify the Claimant in writing of such decision within 90 days (45 days in the case of a claim related to the Participant’s Disability (a “Disability Claim”)) after the Initial Claim Reviewer’s receipt of the written claim, provided that the 90-day period (45-day period in the case of a Disability Claim) can be extended for up to an additional 90 days (30 days in the case of a Disability Claim) if the Initial Claim Reviewer determines that special circumstances (or matters beyond the control of the Plan in the case of a Disability Claim) require an extension of time to process the claim and the Claimant is notified in writing of the extension prior to the termination of the initial 90-day period (45-day period in the case of a Disability Claim).  In the case of a Disability Claim, if, prior to the end of the 30-day extension period, the Initial Claim Reviewer determines that, due to matters beyond the control of the Plan, a decision cannot be rendered within that extension period, the period for making the determination may be extended for up to an additional 30 days, provided that the Claimant is notified in writing of the extension prior to the termination of the initial 30-day period.  Any extension notice shall indicate the special circumstances or matters requiring the extension and the date by which the Initial Claim Reviewer expects to render its decision on the claim.  In the case of a Disability Claim, the extension notice shall also explain the standards on which entitlement to a benefit is based, the unresolved issues that prevent a decision on the claim, and the additional information needed to resolve those issues, and the Claimant will be afforded at least 45 days within which to provide the specified information.

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(d)  If the claim is wholly or partially denied, the written response to the Claimant shall include:  

	

	
   (i)The specific reason or reasons for the denial; 

	

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

	

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

	

	
   (iv)A description of the Plan’s claim appeal procedure (and the time limits applicable thereto), as set forth in Section 6(i)(v) – (xi), including a statement of the Claimant’s right to bring a civil action under ERISA § 502(a) following an adverse determination on appeal; and

	

	
   (v)In the case of an adverse benefit determination with respect to a Disability Claim, the written response shall be provided in a culturally and linguistically appropriate manner (within the meaning of 29 C.F.R. § 2560.503-1(o)) and shall also include:

(A)  A discussion of the decision, including an explanation of the basis for disagreeing with or not following (1) the views presented by the Claimant to the Plan of health care professionals treating the Participant and vocational professionals who evaluated the Participant, (2) the views of medical or vocational experts whose advice was obtained on behalf of the Plan in connection with the adverse benefit determination, without regard to whether the advice was relied upon in making the determination, and (3) a disability determination regarding the Participant presented by the Claimant to the Plan made by the Social Security Administration;

(B)  If the adverse benefit determination is based on a medical necessity or experimental treatment or similar exclusion or limit, either an explanation of the scientific or clinical judgment for the determination, applying the terms of the Plan to the Participant’s medical circumstances, or a statement that such explanation will be provided free of charge upon request;

(C)  Either the specific internal rules, guidelines, protocols, standards or other similar criteria of the Plan relied upon in making the adverse determination or, alternatively, a statement that such rules, guidelines, protocols, standards or other similar criteria of the Plan do not exist; and

(D)  statement that the Claimant is entitled to receive, upon request and free of charge, reasonable access to, and copies of, all documents, records, and other information relevant (within the meaning of 29 C.F.R. § 2560.503-1(m)(8)) to the Claimant’s claim for benefits.  

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(e)  If the claim is denied in whole or in part, the Claimant may appeal such denial by filing a written appeal with the Benefits Committee within 60 days (180 days in the case of a Disability Claim) of receiving written notice that the claim has been denied. Such appeal should include:

	

	
(i)  A statement of the grounds on which the appeal is based;

	

	
(ii)  Reference to the specific Plan provisions that support the claim;

	

	
(iii)  The reason(s) or argument(s) why the Claimant believes the claim should be granted and evidence supporting each reason or argument; and

	

	
(iv)  Any other comments, documents, records or information relating to the claim that the Claimant wishes to include.

(f)  The Claimant will be provided, upon request and free of charge, reasonable access to, and copies of, all documents, records and other information relevant (within the meaning of 29 C.F.R. § 2560.503-1(m)(8)) to his or her claim.

(g)  Appeals will be considered by the Benefits Committee (exclusive of the Initial Claim Reviewer or any subordinate of the Initial Claim Reviewer in the case of a Disability Claim), which will take into account all comments, documents, records and other information submitted by the Claimant relating to the claim, without regard to whether such information was submitted or considered in the initial determination.  The Benefits Committee will not afford any deference to the Initial Claim Reviewer’s denial of the claim.

(h)  In deciding an appeal of a Disability Claim that is based in whole or in part on a medical judgment, the Benefits Committee will consult with a health care professional who was neither consulted by the Initial Claim Reviewer with respect to the claim that is the subject of the appeal nor a subordinated of such health care professional and provide for the identification of the medical or vocational experts whose advice was obtained on behalf of the Plan in connection with the Initial Claim Reviewer’s determination (without regard to whether the advice was relied upon by the Initial Claim Reviewer in making its determination).  Before the Benefits Committee can issue an adverse benefit determination on appeal of a Disability Claim, the Benefits Committee will provide the Claimant, free of charge, with any new or additional evidence considered, relied upon, or generated by the Benefits Committee in connection with the claim or any new or additional rationale on which an adverse benefit determination on appeal will be based on.  Such evidence or rationale will be provided to the Claimant as soon as possible and sufficiently in advance of the date on which the notice of adverse benefit determination on appeal of a Disability Claim is required to be provided to give the Claimant a reasonable opportunity to respond prior to that date.

(i)  The Benefits Committee will make its decision with respect to any appeal, and notify the Claimant in writing of such decision, within 60 days (45 days in the case of a Disability Claim) after the Benefits Committee’s receipt of the written appeal; provided that the 60-day period (45-day period in the case of a Disability Claim) can be extended 

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for up to an additional 60 days (45 days in the case of a Disability Claim) if the Benefits Committee determines that special circumstances require an extension of time to process the appeal and the Claimant is notified in writing of the extension prior to the termination of the initial 60-day period (45-day period in the case of a Disability Claim).  The extension notice shall indicate the special circumstances requiring the extension and the date by which the Benefits Committee expects to render its decision on the appeal.

(j)  In the event the claim is denied on appeal, the written denial will include:

	

	
(i)  The specific reason or reasons for the denial;

	

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

	

	
(iii)  A statement that the Claimant is entitled to receive, upon request and free of charge, reasonable access to, and copies of, all documents, records, and other information relevant (within the meaning of 29 C.F.R. § 2560.503-1(m)(8)) to his or her claim;

	

	
(iv)  A statement of the Claimant’s right to bring a civil action under ERISA § 502(a); and

	

	
(v)  In the case of an adverse benefit determination related to a Disability Claim, the written denial shall be provided in a culturally and linguistically appropriate manner (within the meaning of 29 C.F.R. § 2560.503-1(0) and shall also include:

(A)  Any applicable contractual limitations period that applies to the Claimant’s right to bring a civil action under ERISA § 502(a), including the calendar date on which the contractual limitations period expires for the claim;

(B)  A discussion of the decision, including an explanation of the basis for disagreeing with or not following (1) the views presented by the Claimant to the Plan of health care professionals treating the Participant and vocational professionals who evaluated the Participant, (2) the views of medical or vocational experts whose advice was obtained on behalf of the Plan in connection with a Claimant’s adverse benefit determination, without regard to whether the advice was relied upon in making the benefit determination, and (3) a disability determination regarding the Participant presented by the Claimant to the Plan made by the Social Security Administration;

(C)  If the adverse benefit determination is based on a medical necessity or experimental treatment or similar exclusion or limit, either an explanation of the scientific or clinical judgment for the determination, applying the terms of the Plan to the Claimant’s medical circumstances, or a statement that such explanation will be provided free of charge upon request; and

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(D)  Either the specific internal rules, guidelines, protocols, standards or other similar criteria of the Plan relied upon in making the adverse determination or, alternatively, a statement that such rules, guidelines, protocols, standards or other similar criteria of the Plan do not exist.

(k)  A Claimant may not bring an action under ERISA § 502(a) or otherwise with respect to his or her claim until he or she has exhausted the foregoing procedure. Any such action must be filed in a court of competent jurisdiction within 180 days after the date on which the Claimant receives the Benefits Committee’s written denial of the Claimant’s claim on appeal or, if earlier, one year after the date of the occurrence of the alleged facts or conduct giving rise to the claim (including, without limitation, the date the Claimant alleges he or she became entitled to Plan benefits requested in the suit or legal action) or it shall be forever barred. Any further review, judicial or otherwise, of the Benefits Committee’s decision on the Claimant’s claim will be limited to whether, in the particular instance, the Benefits Committee abused its discretion. In no event will such further review, judicial or otherwise, be on a de novo basis, as the Benefits Committee has discretionary authority to determine eligibility for benefits and to construe and interpret the terms of the Plan.

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ADDENDUM A

AMENDMENT AND RESTATEMENT OF THE

ADDITIONAL BENEFITS PROVIDED TO MICHAEL J. COVEY

 

Except as provided in this amendment and restatement to Addendum A, all of the terms and conditions of the PotlatchDeltic Corporation Salaried Supplemental Benefits Plan II, or successor plan (the “Plan”), shall apply to any benefit payable under the Plan to Michael J. Covey.  PotlatchDeltic Corporation (“PotlatchDeltic”) provided to Mr. Covey a minimum pension benefit guaranteed in his Employment Agreement dated February 6, 2006, as amended (the “Agreement”), which term ends on February 6, 2009, if he retires at or after age 55.  The Agreement provides that PotlatchDeltic is obligated to continue to honor the retirement benefits set forth in Section 5(b)(iv) of the Agreement described below after the term of the Agreement ends.  In addition, the amendment to the Agreement provides that Mr. Covey is fully vested in his Plan benefits, but not the minimum pension benefit provided in Section 5(b)(iv) of his Agreement, as of his first day of employment, which is consistent with the vesting of benefits provided to other PotlatchDeltic executives; provided, however, in the event of a Change in Control, as defined in the Plan, he will be vested in the minimum pension benefit immediately.  This amended and restated Addendum A describes the benefits that will be provided to Mr. Covey under the Plan.

Michael J. Covey shall be fully vested in the Plan, except for the “Minimum Benefit” described below, on the first day of employment with PotlatchDeltic.  Furthermore, if Mr. Covey Separates from Service, as defined in the Plan, at or after age 55, he will receive a Minimum Benefit under the Plan, determined as follows:

(a)The positive amount equal to $26,800 minus the Total Monthly Pension Benefits, as defined below (the “Difference”), shall be paid to Mr. Covey as provided herein. 

(i)The “Total Monthly Pension Benefits” shall be the sum of the monthly vested benefit under the Company’s Plan and qualified pension plan, as described in Section 4(a)(i)(B) of the Plan (the “Company Pension Benefits”), plus the monthly benefit under Mr. Covey’s former employer’s supplemental pension plan and qualified pension plan that would have been provided to Executive, taking into consideration his termination date with his former employer (the “Former Company Pension Benefits”); provided that the Company Pension Benefits and the Former Company Pension Benefits shall be calculated as the actuarial equivalent of a single life annuity.  

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(b)The payment of the Difference as a monthly single life annuity shall be converted at the Beginning Date, as defined in the Plan, into the actuarial equivalent form that Executive has validly elected to receive his Retirement Plan Supplemental Benefit under the Plan, which amount shall be paid at the same time and in the same form as his Retirement Plan Supplemental Benefit.

 (c)In the event that the Difference is zero or less, then no additional benefits shall be paid to Mr. Covey hereunder. 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, if there is a Change in Control, as defined in the Plan, then Mr. Covey shall immediately vest in his Minimum Benefit and he shall receive his Minimum Benefit upon his Separation from Service without regard to attainment of age 55.

 

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ADDENDUM B

ADDITIONAL BENEFITS PROVIDED TO BRENT STINNETT

Except as provided in this Addendum B, all of the terms and conditions of the PotlatchDeltic Corporation Salaried Supplemental Benefits Plan II (the “Plan”) shall apply to any benefit payable under the Plan to Brent Stinnett.  In accordance with the foregoing, the retirement benefits guaranteed to Mr. Stinnett in his Offer Letter, dated July 18, 2006 and accepted by Mr. Stinnett on July 21, 2006 will be provided under this Addendum B to the Plan to the extent that such minimum retirement benefit are not provided by any other section of the Plan or under any other section of the PotlatchDeltic Salaried Retirement Plan or the PotlatchDeltic Salaried 401(k) Plan.  The relevant section of Mr. Stinnett’s Offer Letter is reproduced below (references below to the Potlatch Forest Products Corporation Salaried Retirement Plan and Salaried Savings Plan shall be deemed to include references to the PotlatchDeltic Salaried Retirement Plan and PotlatchDeltic Salaried 401(k) Plan):

You will be considered 100% vested immediately in any benefit you accrue under the terms of the Potlatch Forest Products Corporation Salaried Retirement Plan and Potlatch Forest Products Corporation Salaried Savings Plan (“Qualified Plans”) and the Potlatch Corporation Supplemental Retirement Plan (“Non Qualified Plan”).  Additionally, you will be treated as eligible for early retirement, death and disability benefits under the terms of both the Qualified and Non-Qualified Plans without meeting the Years of Service requirements that normally apply within these plans.  The effect of this provision is to assure that you begin accruing non-forfeitable pension and 401(k) benefits immediately upon joining PotlatchDeltic, and that you may receive plan benefits earlier than age 65 if you should, die, become disabled or choose to retire early (“Qualifying Events”).

While considered as 100% vested under the terms of the Qualified Plans, no benefits will be payable under the Qualified Plan unless you meet the requirements contained within these plans.  Rather, the Non Qualified Plan will provide and pay all benefits that accrue under the Qualified Plans, as well as, any benefits that accrue under the Non-Qualified Plan, as the case may be, upon the occurrence of a Qualifying Event.

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ADDENDUM C

ADDITIONAL BENEFITS PROVIDED TO JANE CRANE

Except as provided in this Addendum C, all of the terms and conditions of the PotlatchDeltic Corporation Salaried Supplemental Benefits Plan II (the “Plan”) shall apply to any benefit payable under the Plan to Jane Crane.  In accordance with the foregoing, the retirement benefits guaranteed to Ms. Crane in her Offer Letter, dated January 5, 2007 and accepted by Ms. Crane on January 8, 2007, will be provided under this Addendum C to the Plan to the extent that such minimum retirement benefits are not provided by any other section of the Plan or under any other section of the PotlatchDeltic Salaried Retirement Plan or the PotlatchDeltic Salaried 401(k) Plan.  The relevant section of Ms. Crane's Offer Letter is reproduced below(references below to the Potlatch Forest Products Corporation Salaried Retirement Plan and Salaried Savings Plan shall be deemed to include references to the PotlatchDeltic Salaried Retirement Plan and PotlatchDeltic Salaried 401(k) Plan): 

You will be considered 100% vested immediately in any benefit you accrue under the terms of the Potlatch Forest Products Corporation Salaried Retirement Plan and Potlatch Forest Products Corporation Salaried Savings Plan ("Qualified Plans") and the Potlatch Corporation Supplemental Retirement Plan  ("Non Qualified Plan").  Additionally, you will be treated as eligible for early retirement, death and disability benefits under the terms of both the Qualified and Non-Qualified Plans without meeting the Years of Service requirements that normally apply within these plans.  The effect of this provision is to assure that you begin accruing non-forfeitable pension and 401(k) benefits immediately upon joining PotlatchDeltic, and that you may receive plan benefits earlier than age 65 if you should, die, become disabled or choose to retire early ("Qualifying Events").

While considered as 100 % vested under the terms of the Qualified Plans, no benefits will be payable under the Qualified Plans unless you meet the requirements contained within these plans.  Rather, the Non Qualified Plan will provide and pay all benefits that accrue under the Qualified Plans, as well as, any benefits that accrue under the Non-Qualified Plan, as the case may be, upon the occurrence of a Qualifying Event.

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ADDENDUM D

ADDITIONAL BENEFITS PROVIDED TO LORRIE SCOTT

 

Except as provided in this Addendum D, all of the terms and conditions of the PotlatchDeltic Corporation Salaried Supplemental Benefits Plan II (the “Plan”) shall apply to any benefit payable under the Plan to Lorrie Scott.  In accordance with the foregoing, the retirement benefits guaranteed to Ms. Scott in her Offer Letter, dated June 3, 2010 and accepted by Ms. Scott on June 16, 2010, will be provided under this Addendum D to the Plan to the extent that such minimum retirement benefits are not provided by any other section of the Plan or under any other section of the PotlatchDeltic Salaried Retirement Plan or the PotlatchDeltic Salaried 401(k) Plan.  These retirement benefits consist of the following (references below to the defined benefit plan shall be deemed to include references to the PotlatchDeltic Salaried Retirement Plan and PotlatchDeltic Salaried 401(k) Plan): 

You will be considered 100% vested immediately in any benefit you accrue under the terms of the PotlatchDeltic Corporation Salaried Retirement Plan and PotlatchDeltic Corporation Salaried 401(k) Plan ("Qualified Plans") and the Potlatch Corporation Supplemental Retirement Plan  ("Non Qualified Plan").  Additionally, you will be treated as eligible for early retirement, death and disability benefits under the terms of both the Qualified and Non-Qualified Plans without meeting the Years of Service requirements that normally apply within these plans.  The effect of this provision is to assure that you begin accruing non-forfeitable pension and 401(k) benefits immediately upon joining PotlatchDeltic, and that you may receive plan benefits earlier than age 65 if you should, die, become disabled or choose to retire early ("Qualifying Events").

While considered as 100 % vested under the terms of the Qualified Plans, no benefits will be payable under the Qualified Plans unless all requirements contained within these plans are met.  Rather, the Non Qualified Plan will provide and pay all benefits that accrue under the Qualified Plans, as well as, any benefits that accrue under the Non-Qualified Plan, as the case may be, upon the occurrence of a Qualifying Event.

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POTLATCHDELTIC CORPORATION SEVERANCE PROGRAM FOR EXECUTIVE EMPLOYEES

 

Amended and Restated Effective January 1, 2019

 

 
 

 
 
 

 

POTLATCHDELTIC CORPORATION

 

SEVERANCE PROGRAM FOR EXECUTIVE EMPLOYEES

 

Effective September 5, 2013

Amended and Restated Effective January 1, 2019

 

SECTION 1ADOPTION AND PURPOSE OF PROGRAM.

 

PotlatchDeltic Corporation (the “Company”) amended and restated the Potlatch Corporation Severance Program for Executive Employees (the “Program”), effective September 5, 2013 and February 14, 2014. This amendment and restatement is effective as of January 1, 2019 and applies in the case of any Separation from Service on and after such date; the applicable prior version of the Program applies to any Separation from Service prior to such date. The Program is designed to provide a program of severance payments to certain employees of the Company and its designated subsidiaries. The Program is an employee welfare benefit plan within the meaning of Section 3(1) of ERISA and Section 2510.3-1 of the regulations issued thereunder.  The plan administrator of the Program for purposes of ERISA is the Committee.

 

SECTION 2DEFINITIONS.

 

(a)“Affiliate” means any other entity which would be treated as a single employer with the Company under Section 414(b) or (c) of the Code, provided that in applying such Sections and in accordance with the rules of Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-1(h)(3), the language “at least 50 percent” shall be used instead of “at least 80 percent.”

 

(b)“Base Compensation” means an Eligible Employee’s base rate of pay as in effect at the time the Eligible Employee Separates from Service, or, if greater, the rate in effect at the time Good Reason occurs or the time a Change in Control occurs, if applicable. An Eligible Employee’s base rate of pay shall be determined without reduction for (i) any deferred contributions made by the Eligible Employee pursuant to the Salaried 401(k) Plan, or (ii) any contributions made by the Eligible Employee pursuant to the PotlatchDeltic Management Deferred Compensation Plan.

 

(c)“Beneficiary” means the person or persons who become entitled to receive payment as a result of the death of an Eligible Employee. The Eligible Employee may designate a beneficiary under the Program in a form provided by the Committee.

 

(d)“Benefits Committee” means the PotlatchDeltic Corporation Benefits Committee and any successor committee thereto.

 

	
 
	
(e)
	
“Board” means the Board of Directors of the Company.

 

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(f)“Cause” means dishonesty, fraud, serious or willful misconduct, conduct prohibited by law (except minor violations), or the Eligible Employee’s material breach of any of his or her obligations regarding noncompetition, nonsolicitation or the protection of confidential or proprietary information and trade secrets, as those obligations are set forth in any written agreement executed between the Eligible Employee and the Participating Company, in each case as determined by the Vice President, Human Resources, of the Company or, in the case of executive officers, the Board or the Committee.

 

(g)“Change in Control” unless the Committee determines otherwise with respect to severance benefits at the time an Eligible Employee is first considered eligible to receive payment of severance benefits pursuant to the terms of Section 5 the Program or unless otherwise defined for purposes of a severance benefit in a written employment, services or other agreement between the Participant and the Company means the occurrence of any of the following events:

 

(i)The consummation of a merger or consolidation involving the Company (a “Business Combination”), in each case, unless, following such Business Combination,

 

(A)all or substantially all of the individuals and entities who were the beneficial owners, respectively, of the then outstanding shares of common stock of the Company (the “Outstanding Common Stock”) and the then outstanding voting securities of the Company entitled to vote generally in the election of directors (the “Outstanding Voting Securities”) immediately prior to such Business Combination beneficially own, directly or indirectly, more than 50% of, respectively, the then outstanding shares of common stock and the combined voting power of the then outstanding voting securities entitled to vote generally in the election of directors of the Company or other entity resulting from such Business Combination (including, without limitation, a corporation or other entity which as a result of such transaction owns the Company either directly or through one or more subsidiaries),

 

(B)no individual, entity or group (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) or 14(d)(2) of the Exchange Act (a “Person”) (excluding any corporation or other entity resulting from such Business Combination or any employee benefit plan (or related trust) sponsored or maintained by the Company or any of its subsidiaries or such other corporation or other entity resulting from such Business Combination) beneficially owns, directly or indirectly, 30% or more of, respectively, the then outstanding shares of common stock or common equity of the corporation or other entity resulting from such Business Combination or the combined voting power of the then outstanding voting securities of such corporation or other entity except to the extent that such ownership is based on the beneficial ownership, directly or indirectly, of Outstanding Common Stock or Outstanding Voting Securities immediately prior to the Business Combination, or

 

(C)at least a majority of the members of the board of directors or similar governing body of the corporation or other entity resulting from such Business Combination were

 

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members of the Board at the time of the execution of the initial agreement providing for, or of the action of the Board to approve, such Business Combination; or

 

(ii)Individuals who, as of May 9, 2018  constitute the Board (the “Incumbent Board”) cease for any reason to constitute at least a majority of the Board; provided, however, that any individual becoming a director of the Company subsequent to May 9, 2018 whose election, or nomination for election by the Company’s stockholders, was approved by a vote of at least a majority of the directors of the Company then comprising the Incumbent Board shall be considered as though such individual were a member of the Incumbent Board, but excluding, for this purpose, any such individual whose initial assumption of office occurs as a result of an actual or threatened election contest with respect to the election or removal of directors of the Company, an actual or threatened solicitation of proxies or consents or any other actual or threatened action by, or on behalf of any Person other than the Board; or

 

(iii)The acquisition by any Person of beneficial ownership (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act) of thirty percent (30%) or more of either:

 

(A)the then Outstanding Common Stock, or

(B)the combined voting power of the Outstanding Voting Securities, provided, however, that the following acquisitions shall not be deemed to be

covered by this paragraph (iii):

 

(I)any acquisition of Outstanding Common Stock or Outstanding Voting Securities by the Company;

 

(II)any acquisition of Outstanding Common Stock or Outstanding Voting Securities by any employee benefit plan (or related trust) sponsored or maintained by the Company; and

 

(III)any acquisition of Outstanding Common Stock or Outstanding Voting Securities by any corporation pursuant to a transaction that complies with clauses (A), (B) and (C) of paragraph (i) of this definition; or

 

(iv)The consummation of the sale, lease or exchange of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company.

 

	
 
	
(h)
	
“Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

 

(i)“Committee” means the Executive Compensation and Personnel Policies Committee of the Board.

 

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(j)“Company” has the meaning set forth in Section 1.  References to the Company include Participating Companies where the context so indicates.

 

(k)“Eligible Employee” has the meaning set forth in Section 3. 

 

	
 
	
(l)
	
“ERISA” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended.

 

(m)“Good Reason” means the existence of any one or more of the following conditions without an Eligible Employee’s express written consent: (i) the assignment to the Eligible Employee of any duties or responsibilities that results in a material diminution of his or her duties or responsibilities as in effect immediately prior to such assignment; provided, however, that, for the avoidance of doubt, a change in his or her title or reporting relationships shall not constitute Good Reason; (ii) a material reduction in the Eligible Employee’s annual base salary, as determined by taking into account the annual base salary in effect immediately prior to such reduction (and as may have been increased after the date of a Change in Control); (iii) a material reduction in the Eligible Employee’s aggregate employee benefit opportunities provided under material Benefit Plans, as determined by taking into account, in the aggregate, such opportunities in effect immediately prior to such reduction (and as may have been increased after the date of a Change in Control), unless such reduction is part of an across-the-board reduction of employee benefit opportunities for substantially all similarly-situated employees of the Participating Company as of the time of such reduction; (iv) a relocation of the Eligible Employee’s business office to a location more than fifty (50) miles from the location at which he or she performs duties as of the date such relocation requirement or request is communicated to the Eligible Employee by the Participating Company, except for required business travel to an extent substantially consistent with his or her business travel obligations prior to such date; or (v) a material breach by the Participating Company of any material written agreement between the Eligible Employee and the Participating Company concerning the terms and conditions of the Eligible Employee’s employment or other service relationship with the Participating Company.  For purposes of this definition of “Good Reason,” the term “Benefit Plan” means any cash or equity-based incentive plan, qualified and nonqualified employee benefit plan or any employee welfare plan of the Participating Company.

 

	
 
	
(n)
	
“Identification Date” means each December 31.

 

(o)“Incentive Plan” means the PotlatchDeltic Corporation Annual Incentive Plan and any successor plan.

 

	
 
	
(p)
	
“Key Employee” means an Eligible Employee who, on an Identification Date, is:

 

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(i)An officer of the Company or an Affiliate having annual compensation greater than the compensation limit in Section 416(i)(l)(A)(i) of the Code, provided that no more than fifty (50) officers of the Company and its Affiliates shall be determined to be Key Employees as of any Identification Date;

 

	
 
	
(ii)
	
A five percent (5%) owner of the Company; or

 

(iii)A one percent (1%) owner of the Company having annual compensation from the Company and its Affiliates of more than $150,000.

 

If an Eligible Employee is identified as a Key Employee on an Identification Date, then such Eligible Employee shall be considered a Key Employee for purposes of the Program during the period beginning on the first April 1 following the Identification Date and ending on the next March 31.

 

(q)“Normal Retirement Date” means the first day of the month coinciding with or nest following a Participant’s 65th birthday, or, if sooner, the first day of the month coinciding with or nest following the date on which a Participant experiences a Separation from Service after having attained at least age 55 and accrued at least 10 years of service with the Company and its Affiliates, as determined by the Committee in its discretion. 

(r)“Participating Company” means the Company and its subsidiaries designated by the Committee to participate in the Program.

 

(s)“Present Value” means the present value calculated using the assumed discount rate applied in projecting the Company’s pension benefit obligations for financial reporting purposes and the RP 2000 mortality table.

 

(t)“Principal Officers” means the chairman and chief executive officer, president and chief operating officer, chief financial officer, secretary, treasurer and controller and any vice president of a Participating Company.

 

	
 
	
(u)
	
“Program” has the meaning set forth in Section 1.

 

(v)“Retirement Plan” means the PotlatchDeltic Salaried Retirement Plan as in effect from time to time.

 

(w)“Salaried 401(k) Plan” means the PotlatchDeltic Salaried 401(k) Plan as in effect from time to time.

 

(x)“Section 409A” means Section 409A of the Code, including regulations and guidance promulgated thereunder.

 

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(y)“Separation from Service” or “Separates from Service” means termination of an Eligible Employee’s service as an Eligible Employee consistent with the requirements of Section 409A. For purposes of the Program, “Separation from Service” (including “Separates from Service”) generally means termination of an Eligible Employee’s employment as a common-law employee of the Company and each Affiliate.

 

(z)“Supplemental Plans” means the Potlatch Corporation Salaried Employees’ Supplemental Benefit Plan and PotlatchDeltic Corporation Salaried Supplemental Benefit Plan II and any successor plan.

 

(aa)“Year of Service” means a year of vesting service as determined under the Retirement Plan.

 

SECTION 3ELIGIBILITY.

 

All Principal Officers and appointed vice presidents of the Participating Companies and such other employees of the Participating Companies who are designated by the Committee to participate in the Program shall be eligible to participate in the Program (each, an “Eligible Employee”).  As a condition to participation in the Program, each Eligible Employee shall agree in writing to become bound by its terms.

 

SECTION 4SEVERANCE BENEFITS.

 

(a)Basic Severance Benefits. Upon the occurrence of any of the events specified in Section 5(a), an Eligible Employee shall receive (in lieu of any other severance benefit payable under any other plan or program now or hereafter maintained by a Participating Company) basic severance benefits under the Program as follows:

 

(i)A lump sum cash benefit equal to three (3) weeks of the Eligible Employee’s Base Compensation for each full Year of Service completed by such Eligible Employee, provided that the sum of the amounts payable under this Section 4(a)(i) shall not be less than an amount equal to one (1) year of the Eligible Employee’s Base Compensation;

 

(ii)A lump sum cash benefit equal to the Eligible Employee’s unused and earned vacation pay, if any, determined as of the date when the Eligible Employee Separates from Service under the terms of the Participating Company’s vacation policy as in effect when the applicable event specified in Section 5(a) occurs (which, in the case of Separation from Service pursuant to Section 5(a)(iii), shall be the date of the material change rather than the date the Eligible Employee Separates from Service);

 

(iii)Eligibility for an “Award” under the Incentive Plan for the “Award Year” in which the Eligible Employee Separates from Service, determined under all the terms and conditions of the Incentive Plan;

 

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(iv)In consideration of the Eligible Employee’s future health care needs, a lump sum cash benefit in an amount equal to the product of (A) the total monthly premium for medical and dental coverage, if any, for the Eligible Employee in effect on the day preceding the date of the Eligible Employee’s Separation from Service, and (B) twelve (12); and

 

(v)Reimbursement for outplacement services incurred for a period of up to twelve (12) months from the date of the Eligible Employee’s Separation from Service. The Eligible Employee must submit his or her receipts in accordance with the Participating Company’s then current expense reimbursement policy.

 

(b)Change in Control Benefits. Upon the occurrence of any of the events specified in Section 5(b), an Eligible Employee shall receive (in lieu of any severance benefit payable under Section 4(a) or any other severance benefit payable under any other plan or program now or hereafter maintained by a Participating Company) Change in Control benefits under the Program as follows:

 

(i)A lump sum cash benefit equal to the Eligible Employee’s annual Base Compensation plus his or her annual Base Compensation multiplied by his or her target bonus percentage (as determined pursuant to the Incentive Plan), determined as of the date of the Change in Control or the effective date the Eligible Employee Separates from Service, whichever produces the larger amount, multiplied by the appropriate factor from the following table:

 

Eligible EmployeePay Multiple Factor

 

 

Chief Executive Officer Other Eligible Employees

3.00

2.50

 

 

(ii)A lump sum cash benefit equal to the Eligible Employee’s unused and earned vacation pay, if any, determined as of the date on which the Eligible Employee Separates from Service under the terms of the Participating Company’s vacation policy. For this purpose, an Eligible Employee’s Base Compensation and the terms of the vacation policy shall be determined as of the date when the Eligible Employee Separates from Service;

 

(iii)Eligibility for an “Award” for the “Award Year” in which the Eligible Employee Separates from Service under the Incentive Plan determined under all the terms and conditions of such plan but based on the Eligible Employee’s target bonus determined pursuant to such plan; provided, however, that such benefit shall not be payable with respect to any Award Year for which the Eligible Employee receives a payment pursuant to any similar change in control provision in or related to the Incentive Plan;

 

(iv)In consideration of the Eligible Employee’s future health care needs, a lump sum cash benefit in an amount equal to the product of (A) the total monthly premium for medical and dental coverage, if any, for the Eligible Employee and his or her spouse and dependents in effect

 

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on the day preceding the date of the Eligible Employee’s Separation from Service, and (B) twelve (12);

 

(v)Reimbursement for outplacement services incurred for a period of up to twelve (12) months from the date of the Eligible Employee’s Separation from Service. The Eligible Employee must submit his or her receipts in accordance with the Participating Company’s current expense reimbursement policy;

 

(vi)In the case of an Eligible Employee who has less than two (2) Years of Service on the date he or she Separates from Service, a lump sum cash benefit equal to the unvested portion, if any, of the Eligible Employee’s “401(k) Plan Supplemental Benefit” account under the Supplemental Plans. The value of those portions of the Eligible Employee’s “401(k) Plan Supplemental Benefit” account referred to in the preceding sentence shall be determined as of the date the Eligible Employee Separates from Service with the Participating Company; and

 

(vii)A lump sum cash benefit equal to the Present Value of the Eligible Employee’s “Normal Retirement Benefit” and “Retirement Plan Supplemental Benefit” determined under the Retirement Plan and the Supplemental Plans, respectively, if the Eligible Employee was not entitled to a “Vested Benefit” under the Retirement Plan as of the date the Eligible Employee Separates from Service with the Participating Company.

 

	
 
	
(c)
	
Limitation on Payments Under Certain Circumstances.

 

(i)Notwithstanding any other provision under the Program, in the event that an Eligible Employee becomes entitled to receive or receives any payments or benefits under the Program or under any other plan, agreement, program or arrangement with an Affiliate (collectively, the “Payments”), that may separately or in the aggregate constitute “parachute payments” within the meaning of Section 280G of the Code and the Treasury regulations promulgated thereunder (“Section 280G”) and it is determined that, but for this Section 4(c)(i), any of the Payments will be subject to any excise tax pursuant to Section 4999 of the Code or any similar or successor provision (the “Excise Tax”), the Participating Company shall pay to the Eligible Employee either (A) the full amount of the Payments or (B) an amount equal to the Payments reduced by the minimum amount necessary to prevent any portion of the Payments from being an “excess parachute payment” (within the meaning of Section 280G) (the “Capped Payments”), whichever of the foregoing amounts results in the receipt by the Eligible Employee, on an after-tax basis (with consideration of all taxes incurred in connection with the Payments, including the Excise Tax), of the greatest amount of Payments notwithstanding that all or some portion of the Payments may be subject to the Excise Tax. For purposes of determining whether an Eligible Employee would receive a greater after-tax benefit from the Capped Payments than from receipt of the full amount of the Payments and for purposes of Section 4(c)(iii) (if applicable), the Eligible Employee shall be deemed to pay federal, state and local taxes at the highest marginal rate of taxation for the applicable calendar year.

 

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(ii)All computations and determinations called for by Sections 4(c)(i) and 4(c)(iii) shall be made and reported in writing to the Company and the Eligible Employee by a third-party service provider selected by the Company (the “Tax Advisor”), and all such computations and determinations shall be conclusive and binding on the Company and the Eligible Employee. For purposes of such calculations and determinations, the Tax Advisor may rely on reasonable, good faith interpretations concerning the application of Sections 280G and 4999 of the Code.  The Company and the Eligible Employee shall furnish to the Tax Advisor such information and documents as the Tax Advisor may reasonably request in order to make the required calculations and determinations. The Company shall bear all fees and expenses charged by the Tax Advisor in connection with its services.

 

(iii)In the event that Section 4(c)(i) applies and a reduction is required to be applied to the Payments thereunder, the Payments shall be reduced by the Company in a manner and order of priority that provides the Eligible Employee with the largest net after-tax value; provided that payments of equal after-tax present value shall be reduced in the reverse order of payment. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, any such reduction shall be structured in a manner intended to comply with Section 409A.

 

(d)No Duty to Mitigate; Offset.  The Eligible Employee shall not be required to mitigate the amount of any payments provided under Section 4(b), nor shall any payment or benefit provided for in Section 4(b) be offset by any compensation earned by the Eligible Employee as the result of employment by another employer or by retirement benefits.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Committee in its sole discretion may reduce any payments provided under Section 4(a), 4(b) and 4(c) (to an amount not less than zero) by any payments that an Eligible Employee has or will receive pursuant to an arrangement or agreement with the Participating Company that provides for severance payments, including related tax payments, to which such Eligible Employee may be entitled in the event of termination of employment, provided that no such payments are subject to the requirements of Section 409A.

 

SECTION 5CONDITIONS FOR PAYMENT OF SEVERANCE BENEFITS.

 

(a)Payment of Basic Severance Benefits. Subject to the provisions of Section 5(c), an Eligible Employee will be eligible for the benefits specified in Section 4(a) upon the occurrence of any of the following events (except that an Eligible Employee who has satisfied the conditions of Section 5(b) will be eligible for the benefits specified in Section 4(b) rather than the benefits specified in Section 4(a)):

 

(i)The Eligible Employee’s involuntary termination of employment that constitutes a Separation from Service by the Company for any reason other than Cause; or

 

(ii)Termination as a Participating Company of the entity employing the Eligible Employee due to the sale to a third party or a spin-off of a designated subsidiary, subject to the

 

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limitations of Section 5(c)(ii) and provided that such transaction is a change in the ownership or effective control of the Company or a change in the ownership of a substantial portion of the assets of the Company as defined in the regulations promulgated under Section 409A; or

 

	
 
	
(iii)
	
The Eligible Employee Separates from Service with a Company within twenty-four

(24) months following an event that constitutes Good Reason. An Eligible Employee shall not be deemed to have experienced a Separation from Service hereunder unless (i) the Eligible Employee notifies the Company in writing of the condition that he or she believes constitutes Good Reason within thirty (30) days of the initial existence thereof (which notice specifically identifies such condition and the details regarding its existence), (ii) the Company fails to remedy or cause to be remedied such condition within thirty (30) days after the date on which it receives such notice (the “Remedial Period”), and (iii) the Eligible Employee terminates his or her service relationship with the Company within sixty (60) days after the end of the Remedial Period. An Eligible Employee’s failure to include in the notice any fact or circumstance that contributes to a showing of Good Reason shall not waive any right he or she has hereunder or preclude the Eligible Employee from asserting such fact or circumstance in enforcing his or her rights hereunder.

 

For the avoidance of doubt and purposes of this Section 5(a), the term “Company” includes any Participating Company or successor entity, as applicable.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, no benefits shall be available under this Section 5(a) if (i) the Eligible Employee Separates from Service with a Company due to death or because he or she is eligible for or receiving long-term or permanent disability benefits under the Company’s disability income plan as in effect on the date of onset of disability or (ii) the Eligible Employee satisfies all of the following conditions:

 

 

 

Date;

(A)

he or she Separates from Service on or after his or her Normal Retirement

 

 

(B)for the two (2) year period immediately before retirement, he or she qualified as an Eligible Employee; and

 

(C)his or her benefits under the Retirement Plan, Salaried 401(k) Plan and Supplemental Plans which, when converted to a straight life annuity (and excluding any portion of the benefit under the Salaried 40l(k) Plan which represents contributions by the Eligible Employee), equals, in the aggregate, at least $44,000.

 

(b)Payment of Change in Control Benefits.  Subject to the provisions of Section 5(c), an Eligible Employee will be eligible for the benefits specified in Section 4(b) upon the occurrence of any of the following events within twenty-four (24) months following a Change in Control:

 

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(i)The Eligible Employee experiences an involuntary termination of employment that constitutes a Separation from Service for any reason other than Cause; or

 

(ii)The Eligible Employee Separates from Service for Good Reason, provided that the Eligible Employee was employed by the Company on the date immediately preceding the Change in Control.  An Eligible Employee shall not be deemed to have experienced a Separation from Service hereunder unless (i) the Eligible Employee notifies the Company in writing of the condition that he or she believes constitutes Good Reason within thirty (30) days of the initial existence thereof (which notice specifically identifies such condition and the details regarding its existence), (ii) the Company fails to remedy or cause to be remedied such condition within thirty

(30) days after the date on which it receives such notice (the “Remedial Period”), and (iii) the Eligible Employee terminates his or her service relationship with the Company within sixty (60) days after the end of the Remedial Period. An Eligible Employee’s failure to include in the notice any fact or circumstance that contributes to a showing of Good Reason shall not waive any right he or she has hereunder or preclude the Eligible Employee from asserting such fact or circumstance in enforcing his or her rights hereunder.

 

For the avoidance of doubt and for purposes of this Section 5(b), the term “Company” includes any Participating Company or successor entity, as applicable.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, no benefits shall be available under this Section 5(b) if the Eligible Employee Separates from Service with a Company due to death or because he or she is eligible for or receiving long-term or permanent disability benefits under the Company’s disability income plan as in effect on the date of onset of disability.

 

	
 
	
(c)
	
Limitations on Eligibility for Benefits.

 

(i)If an Eligible Employee is assigned from one to another Participating Company, he or she shall not be considered to have Separated from Service under the provisions of the Program.

 

(ii)No benefit will be payable hereunder due to an Eligible Employee’s Separation from Service because of the sale to a third party or spin-off of a division (or other operating assets) of a Participating Company or the termination of the Eligible Employee’s employer’s status as a Participating Company upon the sale to a third party or spin-off of a designated subsidiary where such sale or spin-off is a change in the ownership or effective control of the Company or a change in the ownership of a substantial portion of the assets of the Company as defined in the regulations promulgated under Section 409A, if (A) (I) the Eligible Employee is employed in the same or better job by the purchaser of such division, assets, or subsidiary or such other spun-off entity or

(II) such purchaser or spun-off entity is contractually obligated to offer the Eligible Employee the same or a better job and (B) such purchaser or spun-off entity is contractually obligated to maintain a plan which in all material respects is equivalent to the Program, providing for continuing

 

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coverage of the Eligible Employee for two (2) years following the sale or spin-off of such division, assets or subsidiary.

 

(iii)To the extent that an Eligible Employee shall have received severance payments or other severance benefits under any other plan or agreement of the Participating Company before receiving benefits hereunder, the severance payments or other severance benefits under such other plan or agreement shall reduce (but not below zero) the corresponding benefits to which the Eligible Employee shall be entitled under Section 4.  To the extent that an Eligible Employee accepts payments made pursuant to Section 4, he or she shall be deemed to have waived his or her right to receive a corresponding amount of future severance payments or other severance benefits under any other plan or agreement of the Participating Company. Benefits provided under the Program shall be in lieu of or offset by, as determined by the Committee, any termination or severance payments or other severance benefits for which the Eligible Employee may be eligible under any of the plans or agreements of the Company or an Affiliate or under the Worker Adjustment Retraining Notification Act of 1988 or any similar statute or regulation.

 

(iv)Any and all amounts payable and benefits or additional rights provided pursuant to the Program shall only be payable if an Eligible Employee timely delivers to the Participating Company and does not revoke a general waiver and release of claims in favor of the Participating Company and related parties identified therein in the form presented by the Participating Company, and the revocation period related to such general waiver and release has expired. Such general waiver and release shall be executed and delivered (and the revocation period related thereto, if any, shall have lapsed without revocation having been made) within sixty (60) days following the Eligible Employee’s Separation from Service.

 

(v)Any amounts or benefits payable but not made as of the Eligible Employee’s death shall be paid to the Beneficiary.  If a designated Beneficiary does not survive the Eligible Employee or dies before receiving all such payments, payment of the balance shall be made to the estate of the last to die of the Eligible Employee or the designated Beneficiary.

 

SECTION 6TIME AND FORM OF BENEFIT.

 

(a)Time of Benefit.  Except as provided in Section 6(b), distributions made to Eligible Employees will commence no more than sixty (60) days following the Eligible Employee’s Separation from Service, provided the applicable revocation period required for the release under Section 5(c)(iv) has lapsed at that time without revocation having been made.

 

(b)Key Employees.  Notwithstanding any other provision of the Program, a distribution of benefits subject to the requirements of Section 409A made to an Eligible Employee who is identified as a Key Employee at the time of his or her Separation from Service will be delayed for a minimum of six (6) months if the Eligible Employee’s distribution is triggered by his or her Separation from Service.  Any payment that otherwise would have been made except for the

 

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application of this Section 6(b) during such six (6) month period will be made in one (1) lump sum payment not later than the last day of the second month following the month that is six (6) months from the date the Eligible Employee Separates from Service. The determination of which Eligible Employees are Key Employees will be made by the Committee in its sole discretion in accordance with this Section 6(b) and Sections 416(i) and 409A of the Code and the regulations promulgated thereunder.

 

(c)Form of Benefit.  The benefits described in Section 4(a)(i) shall be paid, less withholding for applicable taxes, in monthly installments over a period not to exceed twelve (12) months from the date the Eligible Employee Separates from Service. The benefits described in Sections 4(a)(ii) and 4(a)(iv) shall be paid, less withholding for applicable taxes, in a lump sum. The benefits described in Sections 4(b)(i), (ii), (iv), (vi) and (vii) shall be paid, less withholding for applicable taxes, in a lump sum.

 

SECTION 7EFFECT OF DEATH OF EMPLOYEE.

 

Should an Eligible Employee die after Separation from Service but while participating in the Program and prior to the payment of the entire benefit due hereunder, the balance of the benefit payable under the Program shall be paid in a lump sum to the estate of the Eligible Employee.

 

SECTION 8AMENDMENT AND TERMINATION.

 

The Company reserves the right to amend or terminate the Program at any time and to increase or decrease the amount of any benefit provided under the Program; provided, however, that as to any individual who has qualified as an Eligible Employee and has become entitled to any Change in Control benefit under Section 4(b), the Program cannot be terminated or amended to reduce any benefit provided under Section 4(b) or make any condition pertaining to qualification for the Change in Control benefit under Section 4(b) materially more restrictive.  Once an individual has qualified as an Eligible Employee, the Program may not be amended to cause such individual to cease to qualify as an Eligible Employee for purposes of determining that individual’s eligibility for the Change in Control benefit under Section 4(b). Notwithstanding any other provision of the Program, following a Change in Control this Section 8 may not be amended for a period of three

(3) years.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Vice President, Human Resources, of the Company shall have the power and authority to amend the Program with respect to any amendment that (i) does not materially increase the cost of the Program to the Company or (ii) is required to comply with new or changed legal requirements applicable to the Program, including, but not limited to, Section 409A.

 

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SECTION 9CLAIMS PROCEDURE.

 

(a)Claims. All applications for benefits and all inquiries concerning claims under the program shall be submitted to the following address: Benefits Committee, Severance Program for Executive Employees, PotlatchDeltic Corporation, 601 W. First Avenue, Suite 1600, Spokane, Washington 99201.

 

(b)Denial of Claims. In the event that any application for benefits under the Program is denied in whole or in part, the Benefits Committee shall notify the applicant in writing of such denial and shall advise the applicant of the right to a review thereof.  Such written notice shall set forth, in a manner calculated to be understood by the applicant, specific reasons for such denial, specific references to the provisions of the Program on which such denial is based, a description of any information or material necessary for the applicant to perfect his or her application, an explanation of why such material is necessary and an explanation of the Program’s review procedures and the time limits applicable to such procedures, including a statement of the applicant’s right to bring a civil action under Section 502(a) of ERISA following a denial on review of the claim, as described in Section 10. Such written notice shall be given to the applicant within ninety (90) days after the Benefits Committee receives the application, unless special circumstances require an extension of time of up to an additional ninety (90) days for processing the application. If such an extension of time for processing is required, written notice of the extension shall be furnished to the applicant prior to the termination of the initial ninety (90) day period. This notice of extension shall indicate the special circumstances requiring the extension of time and the date by which the Benefits Committee expects to render its decision on the application for benefits.

 

SECTION 10REVIEW PROCEDURE.

 

(a)Informal Resolution of Questions. Any Eligible Employee who has questions or concerns about his or her benefits under the Program is encouraged to communicate with the Vice President, Human Resources, of the Company.  If this discussion does not give the Eligible Employee satisfactory results, a formal claim for benefits may be made within one (1) year of the event giving rise to the claim in accordance with the procedures of this Section 10.  If a participant fails to file a formal claim within the preceding limitation period, the participant shall not be entitled to bring any legal or equitable action for benefits under the Program.

 

(b)Formal Benefits Claim – Review by Benefits Committee. An Eligible Employee may make a written request for review of any matter concerning his or her benefits under the Program. The claim must be submitted to the following address: Benefits Committee, Severance Program for Executive Employees, PotlatchDeltic Corporation, 601 W. First Avenue, Suite 1600, Spokane, Washington 99201. The Benefits Committee shall decide the action to be taken with respect to any such request and may require additional information, if necessary, to process the request. The Benefits Committee shall review the request and shall issue its decision, in writing, no later than

 

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ninety (90) days after the date the request is received, unless the circumstances require an extension of time. If such an extension is required, written notice of the extension shall be furnished to the person making the request within the initial ninety (90) day period, and the notice shall state the circumstances requiring the extension and the date by which the Benefits Committee expects to reach a decision on the request. In no event shall the extension exceed a period of ninety

(90) days from the end of the initial period.

 

(c)Notice of Denied Request.  If the Benefits Committee denies a request in whole or in part, it shall provide the person making the request with written notice of the denial within the period specified in Section 10(b). The notice shall set forth the specific reason for the denial, reference to the specific Program provisions upon which the denial is based, a description of any additional material or information necessary to perfect the request, an explanation of why such information is required, and an explanation of the Program’s appeal procedures and the time limits applicable to such procedures, including a statement of the claimant’s right to bring a civil action under Section 502(a) of ERISA following an adverse benefit determination on review.

 

	
 
	
(d)
	
Appeal to Benefits Committee.

 

(i)A person whose request has been denied in whole or in part (or such person’s authorized representative) may file an appeal of the decision in writing with the Benefits Committee within sixty (60) days of receipt of the notification of denial. The appeal must be submitted to the following address: Benefits Committee, PotlatchDelticCorporation, 601 W. First Avenue, Suite 1600, Spokane, Washington 99201. The Benefits Committee, for good cause shown, may extend the period during which the appeal may be filed for another sixty (60) days. The appellant and his or her authorized representative shall be permitted to submit written comments, documents, records and other information relating to the claim for benefits.  Upon request and free of charge, the appellant should be provided reasonable access to, and copies of, all documents, records or other information relevant to the appellant’s claim.

 

(ii)The Benefits Committee’s review shall take into account all comments, documents, records and other information submitted by the appellant relating to the claim, without regard to whether such information was submitted or considered in the initial benefit determination.  The Benefits Committee’s review shall not be restricted to those provisions of the Program cited in the original denial of the claim.

 

(iii)The Benefits Committee shall issue a written decision within a reasonable period of time but not later than sixty (60) days after receipt of the appeal, unless special circumstances require an extension of time for processing, in which case the written decision shall be issued as soon as possible, but not later than one hundred twenty (120) days after receipt of an appeal.  If such an extension is required, written notice shall be furnished to the appellant within the initial sixty (60) day period. This notice shall state the circumstances requiring the extension and the date by which the Benefits Committee expects to reach a decision on the appeal.

 

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(iv)If the decision on the appeal denies the claim in whole or in part, written notice shall be furnished to the appellant. Such notice shall state the reason(s) for the denial, including references to specific Program provisions upon which the denial was based. The notice shall state that the appellant is entitled to receive, upon request and free of charge, reasonable access to, and copies of, all documents, records and other information relevant to the claim for benefits. The notice shall describe any voluntary appeal procedures offered by the Program and the appellant’s right to obtain the information about such procedures. The notice shall also include a statement of the appellant’s right to bring an action under Section 502(a) of ERISA.

 

(v)The decision of the Benefits Committee on the appeal shall be final, conclusive and binding upon all persons and shall be given the maximum possible deference allowed by law.

 

(e)Exhaustion of Remedies. No legal or equitable action for benefits under the Program shall be brought unless and until the claimant has submitted a written claim for benefits in accordance with Section 10(a), has been notified that the claim is denied in accordance with Section 10(c), has filed a written request for a review of the claim in accordance with Section 10(d), and has been notified in writing that the Benefits Committee has affirmed the denial of the claim in accordance with Section 10(d); provided, however, that an action for benefits may be brought after the Benefits Committee has failed to act on the claim within the time prescribed in Section 10(b) and Section 10(d), respectively.

 

SECTION 11ADMINISTRATION OF THE PROGRAM.

 

In addition to the powers and duties otherwise set forth in the Program, the Committee shall have full power and authority to administer and interpret the Program, to establish procedures for administering the Program, to adopt and periodically review such rules consistent with the terms of the Program as the Committee deems necessary or advisable in order to properly carry out the provisions of the Program, and to take any and all necessary action in connection therewith. The Committee’s interpretation and construction of the Program and its determination of the amount of any Award thereunder shall be conclusive and binding on all persons.  In its discretion, the Committee may delegate to the Vice President, Human Resources, of the Company the authority for the effective administration of the Program and for assigning responsibility to designated managers to carry out such duties.

 

SECTION 12APPLICATION OF SECTION 409A.

 

(a)General.  The Program and payments hereunder are intended to be exempt from the requirements of Section 409A to the maximum extent possible, whether pursuant to the short-term deferral exception described in Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-1(b)(4) or otherwise. To the extent Section 409A is applicable to the Program or any payments under the Program, it is intended that the Program and such payments comply with the deferral, payout and other limitations and restrictions imposed under Section 409A. Notwithstanding any other provision of

 

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the Program to the contrary, the Program shall be interpreted, operated and administered in a manner consistent with such intentions.  Notwithstanding any other provision of the Program to the contrary, the Committee, to the extent it deems necessary or advisable in its sole discretion, reserves the right, but shall not be required, to unilaterally amend or modify the Program so that any payment qualifies for exemption from or complies with Section 409A; provided, however, that the Company makes no representations that payments under the Program shall be exempt from or comply with Section 409A and makes no undertaking to preclude Section 409A from applying to payments under the Program.

 

(b)Payment Periods; Release.  Whenever the Program specifies a payment period with reference to a number of days, the actual date of payment within the specified period shall be within the sole discretion of the Company; provided that if the timing of the payment is contingent on the lapse or expiration of the revocation period for the release required under Section 5(c)(iv) and such revocation period could, as of an Eligible Employee’s Separation from Service, lapse either in the same year as the date of such Separation from Service or in the following year, the actual date of payment within the specified period shall be in such following year.

 

(c)Reimbursements. All reimbursements provided under the Program shall be made or provided in accordance with the requirements of Section 409A, including, where applicable, the requirement that (i) any reimbursement is for expenses incurred during the Eligible Employee’s lifetime (or during a shorter period of time specified in the Program), (ii) the amount of expenses eligible for reimbursement during a calendar year may not affect the expenses eligible for reimbursement in any other calendar year, (iii) the reimbursement of an eligible expense will be made on or before the last day of the taxable year following the year in which the expense is incurred, and (iv) the right to reimbursement is not subject to liquidation or exchange for another benefit.

 

SECTION 13BASIS OF PAYMENTS TO AND FROM PROGRAM.

 

All benefits under the Program shall be paid by the Participating Company. The Program shall be unfunded and benefits hereunder shall be paid only from the general assets of the Participating Company.  Nothing contained in the Program shall be deemed to create a trust of any kind for the benefit of Eligible Employees or create any fiduciary relationship between the Participating Company and the Eligible Employees with respect to any assets of the Participating Company.

The Participating Company is under no obligation to fund the benefits provided herein prior to payment, although it may do so if it chooses. Any assets which the Participating Company chooses to use for advance funding shall not cause the Program to be a funded plan within the meaning of ERISA.

 

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SECTION 14NO EMPLOYMENT RIGHTS.

 

Nothing in the Program shall be deemed to give any individual the right to remain in the employ of a Participating Company or to limit in any way the right of a Participating Company to terminate an individual’s employment, which right is hereby reserved.

 

SECTION 15     NON-ALIENATION OF BENEFITS.

 

No benefit payable under the Program shall be subject to anticipation, alienation, sale, transfer, assignment, pledge, encumbrance or charge, and any attempt to make it so shall be void.

 

SECTION 16SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS.

 

The Program shall be binding on the Company, its successors and assigns, and any parent corporation of the Company’s successors or assigns. Notwithstanding that the Program may be binding upon a successor or assign by operation of law, the Company shall require any successor or assign to expressly assume and agree to be bound by the Program in the same manner and to the same extent that the Company would be if no succession or assignment had taken place.

 

SECTION 17NOTICES.

 

All notices pertaining to the Program shall be in writing and shall be deemed given if delivered by hand or mailed with postage prepaid and addressed, in the case of the Company to the address set forth in Section 9(a), attention of its Corporate Secretary, and in the case of the Eligible Employee to his or her last known address as reflected in the records of the Company.

 

SECTION 18     CHOICE OF LAW AND VENUE.

 

The Program and all determinations made and actions taken pursuant hereto, to the extent not otherwise governed by the laws of the United States, shall be governed by the laws of the State of Washington without giving effect to principles of conflicts of law. Employees irrevocably consent to the nonexclusive jurisdiction and venue of the state and federal courts located in the State of Washington.

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