SEC Contract Filing

Filing Date: 2017-02-14

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<div><a name="s9452f92d82bd4066be9998899f23098d"></a></div><div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div></div><div><br></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">EXHIBIT 10.1 (b)</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">EXECUTIVE SEVERANCE PLAN</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Effective as of January 1, 2007</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Amended and Restated Effective as of January 1, 2013</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Amended and Restated Effective as of January 1, 2017</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;padding-top:16px;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;text-decoration:underline;">PREAMBLE</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:justify;text-indent:96px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Ryder System, Inc. (the &#8220;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;text-decoration:underline;">Company</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#8221;) adopted the Ryder System, Inc. Executive Severance Plan (the &#8220;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;text-decoration:underline;">Plan</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#8221;) to set forth its severance pay policy as it applies to Eligible Employees (as defined below) of the Company and all of its subsidiaries and affiliates effective as of January 1, 2007 for employees elected and promoted to or employed as an officer on or after January 1, 2007, and January 31, 2008 for employees who were already serving as officers on or before December 31, 2006 (each shall be considered an &#8220;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;text-decoration:underline;">Effective Date</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#8221;), unless otherwise prohibited by law. The Plan was amended and restated effective January 1, 2009 to ensure compliance with Section 409A of the Code (as defined below) and the regulations and guidance promulgated thereunder. The Company hereby amends and restates the Plan effective January 1, 2013 to ensure that certain payments to &#8220;Covered Employees&#8221; as that term is defined in Section 162(m) of the Code, qualify as &#8220;performance-based compensation&#8221; for purposes of Section 162(m) of the Code. The Company hereby amends and restates the Plan effective January 1, 2017 to ensure compliance with Section 21F of the Code. As used herein, the masculine pronoun shall include the feminine, and the singular shall include the plural, unless a contrary meaning is clearly intended.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:justify;text-indent:96px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">The Plan is intended to fall within the definition of a top hat &#8220;employee welfare benefit plan&#8221; under Section 3(1) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (&#8220;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;text-decoration:underline;">ERISA</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#8221;). This document is intended to serve as the Plan document and the summary plan description of the Plan. This document supersedes and replaces any prior plan, summary plan descriptions, agreements (whether oral or written), summaries, policies, publications, memos or notices regarding the Plan and any other severance, termination, or separation benefits (including such benefits payable after a Change of Control (as defined below)) for Eligible Employees.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:justify;text-indent:96px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">All rights of Participants (as defined below) to benefits relating to this Plan shall be governed by the Plan and the executed agreement and general release executed by the Company and the Participant in connection with a Participant&#8217;s termination of employment. Any employee who participates in this Plan shall not be entitled to any severance, separation, notice, or termination benefits under any other severance or change of control policy, plan, agreement or practice of (i) the Company (including any previously executed severance, employment or change of control severance agreements); (ii) any predecessor agreement; or (iii) any respective subsidiary or affiliate thereof, or pursuant to which the Company is bound or obligated to provide such benefits. Except as set forth in this Plan, all such other severance (whether voluntary or involuntary) or change of control policies, plans, agreements and practices of the Company or any of its subsidiar