AS FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION ON OCTOBER 31, 2019
Registration No. 333-
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
under
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
UNITIL CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
New Hampshire | 02-0381573 | |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) |
6 Liberty Lane West, Hampton, New Hampshire 03842-1720
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
UNITIL CORPORATION
TAX DEFERRED SAVINGS AND INVESTMENT PLAN
(Full title of plan)
Christine L. Vaughan
Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
Unitil Corporation
6 Liberty Lane West
Hampton, New Hampshire 03842-1720
(603) 772-0775
(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number,
including area code, of agent for service)
With copies to:
Sandra L. Whitney
Corporate Secretary
Unitil Corporation
6 Liberty Lane West
Hampton, New Hampshire 03842-1720
(603) 772-0775
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of large accelerated filer, accelerated filer, smaller reporting company, and emerging growth company in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act (Check one):
Large accelerated filer | ☒ | Accelerated filer | ☐ | |||
Non-accelerated filer | ☐ | Smaller reporting company | ☐ | |||
Emerging growth company | ☐ |
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act. ☐
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
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Title of each class of securities to be registered (1) |
Amount to be registered (2) |
Proposed maximum offering price per share (3) |
Proposed maximum aggregate offering price (3) |
Amount of registration fee (3)(4) | ||||
Common Stock, no par value |
150,000.00 shares | $61.71 | $9,256,500.00 | $1,201.49 | ||||
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(1) | In addition, pursuant to Rule 416(c) under the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement also covers an indeterminate amount of interests to be offered or sold pursuant to the employee benefit plan described herein. |
(2) | In addition, pursuant to Rule 416(a) under the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement also covers any additional securities to be offered or issued in connection with a stock split, stock dividend or similar transaction. |
(3) | Determined on the basis of the average of the high and low sale prices of the common stock as reported in the consolidated reporting system on October 25, 2019, solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee pursuant to Rule 457(h) under the Securities Act of 1933. |
(4) | In accordance with Rule 457(h)(2) no separate fee calculation is made for plan interests. |
PART IINFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS
The documents containing the information specified in Part I of Form S-8 will be sent or given to participants as specified by Rule 428(b)(1) under the Securities Act.
PART IIINFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference
We and the Unitil Corporation Tax Deferred Savings and Investment Plan (the Plan) incorporate by reference in this registration statement the following documents, which have been filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, other than any information we furnish, rather than file, with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to certain items of Form 8-K:
| Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2018, filed on January 31, 2019 (SEC File No. 1-08858); |
| Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarters ended March 31, 2019 (filed on April 25, 2019), June 30, 2019 (filed on July 25, 2019) and September 30, 2019 (filed on October 24, 2019) (SEC File No. 1-08858); |
| Current Reports on Form 8-K filed on January 3, 2019, February 4, 2019, March 5, 2019, April 24, 2019, April 26, 2019, May 1, 2019, May 20, 2019, June 12, 2019, July 1, 2019 and September 17, 2019 (SEC File No. 1-08858); |
| the description of our common stock, no par value, contained in the registration statement on Form 8-A/A filed on November 3, 2017 (SEC File No. 1-08858); and |
| the Plans Annual Report on Form 11-K for the year ended December 31, 2018 (SEC File No. 1-08858). |
All documents that we or the Plan subsequently file pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, other than any information we furnish, rather than file, with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to certain items of Form 8-K, prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities offered have been sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference in the registration statement and to be part hereof from the date of filing of such documents. Any statement contained in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference or deemed to be part of the registration statement shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of the registration statement to the extent that a statement contained in any other subsequently filed document which also is or is deemed to be incorporated by reference or deemed to be part of the registration statement modifies or replaces such statement. Any statement contained in a document that is deemed to be incorporated by reference or deemed to be part of the registration statement after the most recent effective date may modify or replace existing statements contained in the registration statement. Any such statement so modified shall not be deemed in its unmodified form to constitute a part of the registration statement for purposes of the Securities Act of 1933. Any such statement so replaced shall not be deemed to constitute a part of the registration statement for purposes of the Securities Act of 1933.
Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel
The validity of the shares of common stock to be sold under this registration statement will be passed upon for us by Gary Epler, our Chief Regulatory Counsel. As of October 24, 2019, Mr. Epler beneficially owned approximately 12,545 shares of our common stock.
The consolidated financial statements, incorporated in this registration statement by reference from Unitil Corporations Annual Report on Form 10-K, and the effectiveness of Unitil Corporations internal control over
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financial reporting have been audited by Deloitte & Touche LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, as stated in their report, which is incorporated herein by reference. Such financial statements have been so incorporated in reliance upon the report of such firm given upon their authority as experts in accounting and auditing.
Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers
We are organized under the laws of the State of New Hampshire. The New Hampshire Business Corporation Act (the NHBCA) provides that a corporation may indemnify an individual made a party to a proceeding because he is or was a director against liability (which includes liabilities under the Securities Act of 1933) incurred in the proceeding if: (1) he conducted himself in good faith; and (2) he reasonably believed (i) in the case of conduct in his official capacity with the corporation, that his conduct was in its best interests; and (ii) in all other cases, that his conduct was at least not opposed to its best interests; and (3) in the case of any criminal proceeding, he had no reasonable cause to believe his conduct was unlawful. A corporation may pay for or reimburse the reasonable expenses incurred by a director who is a party to a proceeding in advance of the final disposition of the proceeding if (1) the director furnishes the corporation a written affirmation of his good faith belief that he has met the standard of conduct described in the preceding sentence, (2) the director furnishes the corporation a written undertaking, executed personally or on his behalf, to repay the advance if it is ultimately determined that he did not meet the standard of conduct and (3) a determination is made that the facts then known to those making the determination would not preclude indemnification. Unless a corporations Articles of Incorporation provide otherwise, the corporation may indemnify and advance expenses to an officer, employee or agent of the corporation who is not a director to the same extent as to a director. A corporation may not indemnify a director (x) in connection with a proceeding by or in the right of the corporation in which the director was adjudged liable to the corporation; or (y) in connection with any other proceeding charging improper personal benefit to him, whether or not involving action in his official capacity, in which he was adjudged liable on the basis that personal benefit was improperly received by him. Unless limited by its Articles of Incorporation, a corporation shall indemnify a director or officer who was wholly successful, on the merits or otherwise, in the defense of any proceeding to which he was a party because he is or was a director or officer of the corporation against reasonable expenses incurred by him in connection with the proceeding. A corporation may purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of an individual who is or was a director, officer, employee, or agent of the corporation, or who, while a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation, is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director, officer, partner, trustee, employee, or agent of another foreign or domestic corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan, or other enterprise, against liability asserted against or incurred by him in that capacity or arising from his status as a director, officer, employee, or agent, whether or not the corporation would have power to indemnify him against the same liability under the NHBCA.
Article XII of our Third Amended and Restated By-Laws provides that we shall indemnify any person who was or is a party, or is threatened to be made a party, to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, by reason of the persons having served as, or by reason of the persons alleged acts or omissions while serving as, a director, officer, employee or agent of Unitil Corporation, or while serving at our request as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, against expenses, including attorneys fees, judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement or otherwise actually and reasonably incurred by such person in connection with the action, suit or proceeding, if the person acted in good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of Unitil Corporation, and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe his conduct was unlawful, said indemnification to be to the full extent permitted by law under the circumstances, including, without limitation, by all applicable provisions of the NHBCA. Any indemnification under Article XII shall be made by us with respect to directors or other persons after a determination that the person to be indemnified has met the standards of conduct set forth in the NHBCA, such determination to be made by the Board of Directors, by majority vote of a quorum, or by other persons authorized to make such a determination under the NHBCA.
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The right of indemnification arising under Article XII of our Third Amended and Restated By-Laws was adopted for the purpose of inducing persons to serve and to continue to serve Unitil Corporation without concern that their service may expose them to personal financial harm. It is to be broadly construed, applied and implemented in light of that purpose. It is not to be exclusive of any other right to which any such person is entitled under any agreement, vote of the stockholders or the Board of Directors, statute, or as a matter of law, or otherwise, nor is it to be construed to limit or confine in any respect the power of the Board of Directors to grant indemnity pursuant to any applicable statutes or laws of the State of New Hampshire. The provisions of Article XII are separable, and, if any provision or portion thereof is for any reason held inapplicable, illegal or ineffective, such holding will not affect any other right of indemnification existing under Article XII or otherwise. As used in Article XII, the term person includes heirs, executors, administrators or other legal representatives. As used in Article XII, the terms director and officer include persons elected or appointed as officers by the Board of Directors, persons elected as directors by the stockholders or by the Board of Directors, and persons who serve by vote or at our request as directors, officers or trustees of another organization in which we have any direct or indirect interest as a shareholder, creditor or otherwise.
Article XII of our Third Amended and Restated By-Laws also allows us to purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of any person who was or is a director, officer or employee of Unitil Corporation or any of its subsidiaries, or who was or is serving at our request as a fiduciary of any employee benefit plan of Unitil Corporation or any subsidiary, against any liability (which includes liabilities under the Securities Act of 1933) asserted against, and incurred by, such person in any such capacity, or arising out of such persons status as such, whether or not we would have the power to indemnify such person against such liability under the provisions of the NHBCA. The obligation to indemnify and reimburse such person under our Third Amended and Restated By-Laws, if applicable, will be reduced by the amount of any such insurance proceeds paid to such person, or the representatives or successors of such person.
Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act of 1933 and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act of 1933 and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
Item 8. Exhibits
Exhibit No. |
Description of Exhibit |
Reference* | ||
4.1 | Unitil Corporation Tax Deferred Savings and Investment Plan, as amended and restated effective as of January 1, 2015 | Filed herewith | ||
4.2 | Unitil Corporation Tax Deferred Savings and Investment Plan Trust Agreement | Filed herewith | ||
4.3 | Amendment to Unitil Corporation Tax Deferred Savings and Investment Plan | Exhibit 10.1 to Form 10-Q for June 30, 2019 (SEC File No. 1-8858) | ||
4.4 | Articles of Incorporation of Unitil Corporation | Exhibit 3.1 to Form S-14, Registration No. 2-93769 dated October 12, 1984 (P) |
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Exhibit No. |
Description of Exhibit |
Reference* | ||
4.5 | Articles of Amendment to the Articles of Incorporation filed with the Secretary of State of the State of New Hampshire on March 4, 1992 | Exhibit 3.2 to Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1991 (SEC File No. 1-08858) (P) | ||
4.6 | Articles of Amendment to the Articles of Incorporation filed with the Secretary of State of the State of New Hampshire on September 23, 2008 | Exhibit 3.3 to Form S-3/A, Registration Statement No. 333-152823, filed on November 25, 2008 | ||
4.7 | Articles of Amendment to the Articles of Incorporation filed with the Secretary of State of the State of New Hampshire on April 27, 2011 | Exhibit 4.4 to Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to Form S-3 Registration Statement No. 333-168394, dated January 28, 2014 | ||
4.8 | Third Amended and Restated By-laws of Unitil Corporation | Exhibit 3.1 to Form 8-K dated December 12, 2013 (SEC File No. 1-08858) | ||
5.1 | Opinion of Gary Epler, Chief Regulatory Counsel to the Company | Filed herewith | ||
23.1 | Consent of Gary Epler | Included in the opinion filed as Exhibit 5.1 hereto | ||
23.2 | Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm | Filed herewith | ||
24.1 | Power of Attorney | Included on the signature pages of this registration statement |
* | The exhibits referred to in this column by specific designations and dates have heretofore been filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission under such designations and are hereby incorporated by reference. |
(P) | Paper exhibit. |
Pursuant to Item 8(b) of Form S-8, the undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that it will submit or has submitted the Plan and any amendments thereto to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) in a timely manner and has made or will make all changes required by the IRS in order to qualify the Plan under Section 401 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
Item 9. Undertakings
(a) The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:
(1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this registration statement:
(i) To include any prospectus required by section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933;
(ii) To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the registration statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the registration statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than a 20% change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the Calculation of Registration Fee table in the effective registration statement;
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(iii) To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the registration statement or any material change to such information in the registration statement;
Provided, however, That paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) do not apply if the registration statement is on Form S-8 and the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in reports filed with or furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission by the registrant pursuant to section 13 or section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that are incorporated by reference in the registration statement.
(2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
(3) To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.
(b) The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the registrants annual report pursuant to section 13(a) or section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plans annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) that is incorporated by reference in the registration statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
(h) Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
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SIGNATURES AND POWER OF ATTORNEY
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the Town of Hampton, State of New Hampshire, on this 31st day of October, 2019.
UNITIL CORPORATION | ||
(Registrant) | ||
By: | /s/ Christine L. Vaughan | |
Christine L. Vaughan | ||
Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer |
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Thomas P. Meissner, Jr. and Christine L. Vaughan, and each of them, his or her true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, from such person and in each persons name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to the registration statement and any registration statement relating to this registration statement under Rule 462 and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
Signature |
Title |
Date | ||
/s/ Thomas P. Meissner, Jr. Thomas P. Meissner, Jr. |
Director, Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer and President (Principal Executive Officer) | October 31, 2019 | ||
/s/ Christine L. Vaughan Christine L. Vaughan |
Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer (Principal Financial Officer) | October 31, 2019 | ||
/s/ Laurence M. Brock Laurence M. Brock |
Controller and Chief Accounting Officer (Principal Accounting Officer) | October 31, 2019 | ||
/s/ Robert V. Antonucci |
Director | October 31, 2019 | ||
Dr. Robert V. Antonucci | ||||
/s/ David P. Brownell |
Director | October 31, 2019 | ||
David P. Brownell | ||||
/s/ Mark H. Collin |
Director | October 31, 2019 | ||
Mark H. Collin |
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Signature |
Title |
Date | ||
/s/ Lisa Crutchfield |
Director | October 31, 2019 | ||
Lisa Crutchfield | ||||
/s/ Albert H. Elfner, III |
Director | October 31, 2019 | ||
Albert H. Elfner, III | ||||
/s/ Suzanne Foster |
Director | October 31, 2019 | ||
Suzanne Foster | ||||
/s/ Edward F. Godfrey |
Director | October 31, 2019 | ||
Edward F. Godfrey | ||||
/s/ Michael B. Green |
Director | October 31, 2019 | ||
Michael B. Green | ||||
/s/ Eben S. Moulton |
Director | October 31, 2019 | ||
Eben S. Moulton | ||||
/s/ M. Brian OShaughnessy |
Director | October 31, 2019 | ||
M. Brian OShaughnessy | ||||
/s/ Justine Vogel |
Director | October 31, 2019 | ||
Justine Vogel | ||||
/s/ David A. Whiteley |
Director | October 31, 2019 | ||
David A. Whiteley |
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The Plan. Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the trustees (or other persons who administer the employee benefit plan) have duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the Town of Hampton, the State of New Hampshire, on this 31st day of October, 2019.
UNITIL CORPORATION TAX DEFERRED SAVINGS AND INVESTMENT PLAN | ||
By: | Plan Administrator | |
By: | /s/ Christine L. Vaughan | |
Christine L. Vaughan | ||
Unitil Corporation Tax Deferred Savings and Investment Plan Committee Chair |
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Exhibit 4.1
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UNITIL CORPORATION TAX DEFERRED SAVINGS AND INVESTMENT PLAN
Amended and Restated Effective as of January 1, 2015
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UNITIL CORPORATION TAX DEFERRED SAVINGS AND INVESTMENT PLAN
WHEREAS, Unitil Corporation (hereinafter referred to as the Employer) heretofore adopted the Unitil Corporation Tax Deferred Savings and Investment Plan (hereinafter referred to as the Plan) for the benefit of its eligible Employees, effective as of January 1, 1985; and
WHEREAS, the Employer reserved the right to amend the Plan; and
WHEREAS, the Employer desires to restate the Plan by incorporating all prior amendments; and
WHEREAS, it is intended that the Plan is to continue to be a qualified profit sharing plan under Sections 401(a) and 501(a) of the Internal Revenue Code for the exclusive benefit of the Participants and their Beneficiaries; and
WHEREAS, it is intended that the cash or deferred arrangement forming part of the Plan is to continue to qualify under Section 401(k) of the Internal Revenue Code; and
WHEREAS, the Plan is based on a pre-approved defined contribution plan with a cash or deferred arrangement and complies with the Internal Revenue Services 2010 Cumulative List of Changes in Plan Qualification Requirements, as set forth in Notice 2010-90, and other changes required by applicable law;
NOW, THEREFORE, the Plan is hereby amended and restated, effective as of January 1, 2015, except where the provisions of the Plan (or the requirements of applicable law) shall otherwise specifically provide, in its entirety as follows:
TABLE OF CONTENTS
ARTICLE ONE--DEFINITIONS |
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1.1 |
Account |
1 | ||||
1.2 |
Administrator |
1 | ||||
1.3 |
Beneficiary |
1 | ||||
1.4 |
Break in Service |
1 | ||||
1.5 |
Code |
1 | ||||
1.6 |
Compensation |
1 | ||||
1.7 |
Disability |
2 | ||||
1.8 |
Effective Date |
3 | ||||
1.9 |
Employee |
3 | ||||
1.10 |
Employer |
3 | ||||
1.11 |
Employment Date |
3 | ||||
1.12 |
Fail-Safe Contribution |
3 | ||||
1.13 |
Highly-Compensated Employee |
4 | ||||
1.14 |
Hour of Service |
4 | ||||
1.15 |
Leased Employee |
5 | ||||
1.16 |
Local 341 GS Employee |
6 | ||||
1.17 |
Local 341 NU-Portland Employee |
6 | ||||
1.18 |
Local B340 FGE Employee |
6 | ||||
1.19 |
Local 1837 UES Employee |
6 | ||||
1.20 |
Local 12012-6 NU-Portsmouth Employee |
6 | ||||
1.21 |
Local 1837 USC Employee |
6 | ||||
1.22 |
Nonhighly-Compensated Employee |
6 | ||||
1.23 |
Normal Retirement Date |
6 | ||||
1.24 |
Participant |
7 | ||||
1.25 |
Plan |
7 | ||||
1.26 |
Plan Year |
7 | ||||
1.27 |
Trust |
7 | ||||
1.28 |
Trustee |
7 | ||||
1.29 |
Valuation Date |
7 | ||||
1.30 |
Year of Service or Service |
7 | ||||
ARTICLE TWO--SERVICE DEFINITIONS AND RULES |
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2.1 |
Year of Service |
8 | ||||
2.2 |
Break in Service |
8 | ||||
2.3 |
Leave of Absence |
8 | ||||
2.4 |
Rule of Parity on Return to Employment |
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2.5 |
Service in Excluded Job Classifications or with Related Companies |
9 | ||||
ARTICLE THREE--PLAN PARTICIPATION |
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3.1 |
Participation |
11 | ||||
3.2 |
Re-employment of Former Participant |
11 | ||||
3.3 |
Termination of Eligibility |
11 | ||||
3.4 |
Compliance with USERRA |
12 | ||||
ARTICLE FOUR--ELECTIVE DEFERRALS, EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS, ROLLOVERS AND TRANSFERS FROM OTHER PLANS | 13 |
4.1 |
Elective Deferrals |
13 | ||||
4.2 |
Employer Contributions |
14 | ||||
4.3 |
Rollovers and Transfers of Funds from Other Plans |
15 | ||||
4.4 |
Timing of Contributions |
16 | ||||
4.5 |
Employee After-Tax Contributions |
16 | ||||
ARTICLE FIVE--ACCOUNTING RULES |
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5.1 |
Investment of Accounts and Accounting Rules |
18 | ||||
5.2 |
Allocation of Service Credit |
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ARTICLE SIX--VESTING AND RETIREMENT BENEFITS |
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6.1 |
Vesting |
21 | ||||
6.2 |
Forfeiture of Nonvested Balance |
21 | ||||
6.3 |
Distribution of Less than Entire Vested Account Balance |
22 | ||||
6.4 |
Normal Retirement |
22 | ||||
6.5 |
Disability |
23 | ||||
ARTICLE SEVEN--MANNER AND TIME OF DISTRIBUTING BENEFITS |
24 | |||||
7.1 |
Manner of Payment |
24 | ||||
7.2 |
Time of Commencement of Benefit Payments |
24 | ||||
7.3 |
Furnishing Information |
25 | ||||
7.4 |
Minimum Distribution Requirements |
25 | ||||
7.5 |
Amount of Death Benefit |
30 | ||||
7.6 |
Designation of Beneficiary |
30 | ||||
7.7 |
Distribution of Death Benefits |
31 | ||||
7.8 |
Eligible Rollover Distributions |
32 | ||||
ARTICLE EIGHT--LOANS AND IN-SERVICE WITHDRAWALS |
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8.1 |
Loans |
34 | ||||
8.2 |
Hardship Distributions |
35 | ||||
8.3 |
Withdrawals After Age 591⁄2 |
36 | ||||
8.4 |
Withdrawals of After-Tax Contributions |
36 | ||||
8.5 |
Withdrawals of Rollover Contributions |
38 | ||||
8.6 |
HEART Act Provisions |
38 | ||||
ARTICLE NINE--ADMINISTRATION OF THE PLAN |
39 | |||||
9.1 |
Plan Administration |
39 | ||||
9.2 |
Claims Procedure |
40 | ||||
9.3 |
Trust Agreement |
43 | ||||
ARTICLE TEN--SPECIAL COMPLIANCE PROVISIONS |
44 | |||||
10.1 |
Distribution of Excess Elective Deferrals |
44 | ||||
10.2 |
Limitations on 401(k) Contributions |
45 | ||||
10.3 |
Nondiscrimination Test for Employer Matching Contributions and After-Tax Contributions |
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ARTICLE ELEVEN--LIMITATION ON ANNUAL ADDITIONS |
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11.1 |
Rules and Definitions |
54 | ||||
ARTICLE TWELVE--AMENDMENT AND TERMINATION |
58 | |||||
12.1 |
Amendment |
58 | ||||
12.2 |
Termination of the Plan |
59 | ||||
12.3 |
Termination of Participation by Participating Employer |
59 | ||||
ARTICLE THIRTEEN--TOP-HEAVY PROVISIONS |
60 | |||||
13.1 |
Applicability |
60 | ||||
13.2 |
Definitions |
60 | ||||
13.3 |
Allocation of Employer Contributions and Forfeitures for a Top-Heavy Plan Year |
63 | ||||
13.4 |
Vesting |
63 | ||||
ARTICLE FOURTEEN--MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS |
65 | |||||
14.1 |
Plan Does Not Affect Employment |
65 | ||||
14.2 |
Successor to the Employer |
65 | ||||
14.3 |
Repayments to the Employer |
65 | ||||
14.4 |
Benefits not Assignable |
65 | ||||
14.5 |
Merger of Plans |
66 | ||||
14.6 |
Investment Experience not a Forfeiture |
66 | ||||
14.7 |
Construction |
66 | ||||
14.8 |
Governing Documents |
66 | ||||
14.9 |
Governing Law |
66 | ||||
14.10 |
Headings |
66 | ||||
14.11 |
Counterparts |
66 | ||||
14.12 |
Location of Participant or Beneficiary Unknown |
67 | ||||
14.13 |
Distribution to Minor or Legally Incapacitated |
67 | ||||
14.14 |
Status of Plan |
67 | ||||
APPENDIX A |
70 | |||||
APPENDIX B |
76 | |||||
APPENDIX C |
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ARTICLE ONE--DEFINITIONS
For purposes of the Plan, unless the context or an alternative definition specified within another Article provides otherwise, the following words and phrases shall have the definitions provided:
1.1 | ACCOUNT shall mean the individual bookkeeping accounts maintained for a Participant under the Plan which shall record (a) the Participants allocations of Employer contributions and forfeitures, (b) amounts of Compensation contributed to the Plan pursuant to the Participants election under Section 4.1, (c) any amounts rolled over or transferred to the Plan under Section 4.3 from another qualified retirement plan, or from another qualified plan in connection with a plan merger, (d) any after-tax contributions made to the Plan under Section 4.5, and (e) the allocation of Trust investment experience. |
1.2 | ADMINISTRATOR shall mean the Plan Administrator appointed from time to time in accordance with the provisions of Article Nine hereof. |
1.3 | BENEFICIARY shall mean any person, trust, organization, or estate entitled to receive payment under the terms of the Plan upon the death of a Participant. |
1.4 | BREAK IN SERVICE shall have the meaning set forth in Article Two. |
1.5 | CODE shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time. |
1.6 | COMPENSATION shall mean the compensation paid to a Participant by the Employer for the Plan Year and shall be defined as the base compensation paid to a Participant by the Employer for the Plan Year, exclusive of any amounts deferred under any other program of deferred compensation, any additional benefit payable other than in cash and any compensation received prior to his becoming a Participant in the Plan. Compensation shall, however, include any amounts deferred under a salary reduction agreement in accordance with Section 4.1 or under a Code Section 125 Plan maintained by the Employer. Notwithstanding the foregoing (a) for purposes of Section 4.1, such Participant may elect to have his Compensation be based on total pay, including overtime, standby pay, shift differentials, Saturday/Sunday premiums, lump sum merits, meal allowances and meal periods, compensation paid at an alternative rate, bonuses, commissions and incentive payments, and (b) Compensation for purposes of Section 4.2 shall include bonuses and incentive payments, but exclude overtime pay, commissions, and all other forms of premium pay. |
Notwithstanding any other provisions of the Plan to the contrary, but subject always to the following provisions of this Section 1.6, the foregoing definition of Compensation shall be effective (i) as of April 1, 2012 with respect to any Local 341 GS Employee or Local 341 NU-
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Portland Employee, and (ii) as of November 6, 2014 with respect to any Local 12012-6 NU-Portsmouth Employee.
Any compensation described in this Section 1.6 does not fail to be Compensation merely because it is paid after the Participants severance from employment with the Employer, provided the Compensation is paid by the later of 21⁄2 months after severance from employment with the Employer or the end of the Plan Year that includes the date of severance from employment. However, any payments other than base pay shall not be taken into account.
In addition, payment for unused accrued bona fide sick, vacation or other leave shall be included as Compensation if (i) the Participant would have been able to use the leave if employment had continued, (ii) such amounts are paid by the later of 21⁄2 months after severance from employment with the Employer or the end of the Plan Year that includes the date of severance from employment, and (iii) such amounts would have been included as Compensation if they were paid prior to the Participants severance from employment with the Employer.
In addition to other applicable limitations set forth in the Plan, and notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan to the contrary, the annual Compensation of each Participant taken into account under the Plan for a calendar year shall not exceed the amount set forth in Section 401(a)(17) of the Code, as adjusted by the Secretary of the Treasury or his delegate for increases in the cost of living in accordance with Section 401(a)(17)(B) of the Code. The cost-of-living adjustment in effect for a calendar year applies to any period, not exceeding twelve (12) months, over which Compensation is determined (determination period) beginning in such calendar year. If a determination period consists of fewer than twelve (12) months, the annual compensation limit shall be multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of months in the determination period, and the denominator of which is twelve (12).
For purposes of determining who is a Highly-Compensated Employee, Compensation shall mean Compensation as defined in Section 415(c)(3) of the Code.
For purposes of applying the limitations described in Section 11.1, and for purposes of defining compensation under this Section, Section 1.13 and Article Thirteen of the Plan, compensation paid or made available during such limitations years (or Plan Years) shall include elective amounts that are not includible in the gross income of the Employee by reason of Section 125, 132(f)(4), 402(g)(3), 402(h)(1)(B), 457(b) or 403(b) of the Code.
1.7 | DISABILITY shall mean a permanent and total disability incurred by a Participant while in the employ of the Employer. For this purpose, a Participant shall be deemed Disabled if (a) he is unable to engage in any substantial gainful activity by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment as determined by the Administrator and based upon appropriate medical advice and examination furnished by a licensed physician approved by the Administrator, (b) on evidence that the Participant is eligible for disability benefits under any long-term disability plan sponsored by the Employer but administered by an independent third |
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party, or (c) on evidence that the Participant is eligible for total and permanent disability benefits under the Social Security Act in effect at the date of Disability.
1.8 | EFFECTIVE DATE. The Plans initial Effective Date was January 1, 1985. The Effective Date of this restated Plan, on and after which it supersedes the terms of the existing Plan document, is January 1, 2015, except where the provisions of the Plan (or the requirements of applicable law) shall otherwise specifically provide. The rights of any Participant who terminated employment with the Employer prior to the applicable date shall be established under the terms of the Plan and Trust as in effect at the time of the Participants termination from employment, unless the Participant subsequently returns to employment with the Employer, or unless otherwise provided under the terms of the Plan. Rights of spouses and Beneficiaries of such Participants shall also be governed by those documents. |
1.9 | EMPLOYEE shall mean a common law employee of the Employer. |
The term Employee shall also include any Leased Employee deemed to be an Employee of the Employer as provided in Section 414(n) or 414(o) of the Code.
1.10 | EMPLOYER shall mean Unitil Corporation (the Company) and any subsidiary or affiliate which is a member of its related group (as defined in Section 2.5) which has adopted the Plan (a Participating Affiliate), and shall include any successor(s) thereto which adopt the Plan. Any such subsidiary or affiliate of the Company may adopt the Plan with the approval of its board of directors (or noncorporate counterpart) subject to the approval of the Company. The provisions of the Plan shall apply equally to each Participating Affiliate and its Employees except as specifically set forth in the Plan; provided, however, notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan, the amount and timing of contributions under Article 4 to be made by any Employer which is a Participating Affiliate may be made subject to the approval of the Company. For purposes hereof, each Participating Affiliate shall be deemed to have appointed the Company as its agent to act on its behalf in all matters relating to the administration, amendment, termination of the Plan and the investment of the assets of the Plan. For purposes of the Code and ERISA, the Plan as maintained by the Company and the Participating Affiliates shall constitute a single plan rather than a separate plan of each Participating Affiliate. All assets in the Trust shall be available to pay benefits to all Participants and their Beneficiaries. |
1.11 | EMPLOYMENT DATE shall mean the first date as of which an Employee is credited with an Hour of Service, provided that, in the case of a Break in Service, the Employment Date shall be the first date thereafter as of which an Employee is credited with an Hour of Service. |
1.12 | FAIL-SAFE CONTRIBUTION shall mean a qualified nonelective contribution which is a contribution (other than matching contributions or Qualified Matching Contributions (within the meaning of Section 10.2)) made by the Employer and allocated to Participants accounts that the Participants may not elect to receive in cash until distribution from the Plan; that are |
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nonforfeitable when made; and that are distributable only in accordance with the distribution provisions (other than hardships) applicable to elective deferrals. |
1.13 | HIGHLY-COMPENSATED EMPLOYEE shall mean any Employee of the Employer who: |
(a) | was a five percent (5%) owner of the Employer (as defined in Section 416(i)(1) of the Code) at any time during the determination year or look-back year; or |
(b) | earned compensation (as defined under Section 11.1(b)(2) of the Plan) from the Employer during the look-back year in excess of the amount set forth in Section 414(q)(1) of the Code, as adjusted in accordance with Section 415(d) of the Code, and was in the top twenty percent (20%) of Employees by Compensation for such year. |
An Employee who terminated employment prior to the determination year shall be treated as a Highly-Compensated Employee for the determination year if such Employee was a Highly-Compensated Employee when such Employee terminated employment, or was a Highly-Compensated Employee at any time after attaining age fifty-five (55).
For purposes of this Section, the determination year shall be the Plan Year for which a determination is being made as to whether an Employee is a Highly-Compensated Employee. The look-back year shall be the twelve (12) month period immediately preceding the determination year.
1.14 | HOUR OF SERVICE shall have the meaning set forth below: |
(a) | An Hour of Service is each hour for which an Employee is paid, or entitled to payment, for the performance of duties for the Employer, during the applicable computation period. |
(b) | An Hour of Service is each hour for which an Employee is paid, or entitled to payment, by the Employer on account of a period of time during which no duties are performed (irrespective of whether the employment relationship has terminated) due to vacation, holiday, illness, incapacity (including disability), layoff, jury duty, military duty, or leave of absence. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, |
(i) | No more than five hundred and one (501) Hours of Service shall be credited under this paragraph (b) to any Employee on account of any single continuous period during which the Employee performs no duties (whether or not such period occurs in a single computation period). Hours under this paragraph shall be calculated and credited pursuant to Section 2530.200b-2 of the Department of Labor Regulations which is incorporated herein by reference; |
(ii) | An hour for which an Employee is directly or indirectly paid, or entitled to payment, on account of a period during which no duties are performed shall not be credited to the Employee if such payment is made or due under a plan maintained solely for the purpose of complying with applicable workmens compensation, or unemployment compensation or disability insurance laws; and |
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(iii) | Hours of Service shall not be credited for a payment which solely reimburses an Employee for medical or medically related expenses incurred by the Employee. |
For purposes of this paragraph (b), a payment shall be deemed to be made by or due from the Employer regardless of whether such payment is made by or due from the Employer directly, or indirectly through, among others, a trust fund, or insurer, to which the Employer contributes or pays premiums and regardless of whether contributions made or due to the trust fund, insurer or other entity are for the benefit of particular Employees or are on behalf of a group of Employees in the aggregate.
(c) | An Hour of Service is each hour for which back pay, irrespective of mitigation of damages, is either awarded or agreed to by the Employer. The same Hours of Service shall not be credited both under paragraph (a) or paragraph (b), as the case may be, and under this paragraph (c). Thus, for example, an Employee who receives a back pay award following a determination that he was paid at an unlawful rate for Hours of Service previously credited shall not be entitled to additional credit for the same Hours of Service. Crediting of Hours of Service for back pay awarded or agreed to with respect to periods described in paragraph (b) shall be subject to the limitations set forth in that paragraph. |
(d) | Hours of Service under this Section shall be determined under the terms of the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 and the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994. |
For purposes of crediting Hours of Service to Employees for whom records of actual Hours of Service are not maintained or available, the days of employment method shall be utilized. Under this method, an Employee shall be credited with ten (10) Hours of Service for each day for which the Employee would be required to be credited with at least one (1) Hour of Service pursuant to the provisions enumerated above.
For eligibility and vesting purposes only, Hours of Service shall be credited for employment with other members of an affiliated service group (under Section 414(m) of the Code), a controlled group of corporations (under Section 414(b) of the Code), or a group of trades or businesses under common control (under Section 414(c) of the Code) of which the Employer is a member, and any other entity required to be aggregated under Section 414(o) of the Code.
Hours of Service shall be credited for any individual considered an Employee for purposes of the Plan under Section 414(n) or Section 414(o) of the Code.
1.15 | LEASED EMPLOYEE shall mean any person (other than an employee of the recipient) who, pursuant to an agreement between the recipient Employer and any other person or organization, has performed services for the recipient Employer (determined in accordance with Section 414(n)(6) of the Code) on a substantially full-time basis for a period of at least one (1) year and where such services are performed under the primary direction or control of the recipient Employer. A person shall not be considered a Leased Employee if the total number of Leased Employees does not exceed twenty percent (20%) of the Nonhighly-Compensated |
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Employees employed by the recipient Employer, and if any such person is covered by a money purchase pension plan providing (a) a nonintegrated employer contribution rate of at least ten percent (10%) of compensation, as defined in Section 11.1(b)(2) of the Plan but including amounts contributed pursuant to a salary reduction agreement which are excludable from the employees gross income under Sections 125, 402(e)(3), 402(g), 402(h)(1)(B), 403(b), or 457(b) of the Code, and shall also include elective amounts that are not includible in the gross income of the Employee by reason of Section 132(f) of the Code, (b) immediate participation, and (c) full and immediate vesting.
1.16 | LOCAL 341 GS EMPLOYEE is an Employee of Granite State Gas Transmission, Inc. (GS) who is covered under a collective bargaining agreement between Granite State Gas Transmission, Inc. and Utility Workers Union of America, Local No. 341. |
1.17 | LOCAL 341 NU-PORTLAND EMPLOYEE is an Employee of Northern Utilities, Inc. (NU) who is covered under a collective bargaining agreement between Northern Utilities, Inc. and Utility Workers of America, Local Union No. 341. |
1.18 | LOCAL B340 FGE EMPLOYEE is an Employee of Fitchburg Gas and Electric Light Company (FGE), who is covered under a collective bargaining agreement between Fitchburg Gas and Electric Light Company and the Utility Workers Union of America, AFL-CIO, Local Union No. B340, The Brotherhood of Utility Workers Council. |
1.19 | LOCAL 1837 UES EMPLOYEE is an Employee of Unitil Energy Systems, Inc. (UES), who is covered under a collective bargaining agreement between Unitil Energy Systems, Inc. and the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local Union No. 1837. |
1.20 | LOCAL 12012-6 NU-PORTSMOUTH EMPLOYEE is an Employee of Northern Utilities, Inc. (NU) who is covered under a collective bargaining agreement between Northern Utilities, Inc. and United Steelworkers, AFL-CIO-CIC, Local No. 12012-6. |
1.21 | LOCAL 1837 USC EMPLOYEE is an Employee of Unitil Service Corp. (USC), who is covered under a collective bargaining agreement between Unitil Service Corp. and the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local Union No. 1837. |
1.22 | NONHIGHLY-COMPENSATED EMPLOYEE shall mean an Employee of the Employer who is not a Highly-Compensated Employee. |
1.23 | NORMAL RETIREMENT DATE shall mean the Participants sixty-fifth (65) birthday. The date on which the Participant attains age sixty-five (65) shall also be the Participants Normal Retirement Age. |
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1.24 | PARTICIPANT shall mean any Employee who has satisfied the participation requirements of Article Three. |
1.25 | PLAN shall mean the Unitil Corporation Tax Deferred Savings and Investment Plan, as set forth herein and as may be amended from time to time. |
1.26 | PLAN YEAR shall mean the twelve (12)-consecutive month period beginning January 1 and ending December 31. |
1.27 | TRUST shall mean the Trust Agreement entered into between the Employer and the Trustee forming part of the Plan, together with any amendments thereto. Trust Fund shall mean any and all property held by the Trustee pursuant to the Trust Agreement, together with income therefrom. |
1.28 | TRUSTEE shall mean the Trustee or Trustees appointed by the Employer, and any successors thereto. |
1.29 | VALUATION DATE shall mean each day on which the New York Stock Exchange is open for business. |
1.30 | YEAR OF SERVICE or SERVICE and the special rules with respect to crediting Service are in Article Two of the Plan. |
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ARTICLE TWO--SERVICE DEFINITIONS AND RULES
Service is the period of employment credited under the Plan. Definitions and special rules related to Service are as follows:
2.1 | YEAR OF SERVICE. For purposes of determining an Employees eligibility to participate in the Plan, an Employee shall be credited with a Year of Service if he completes at least one thousand (1,000) Hours of Service during the twelve (12)-consecutive month period commencing on his Employment Date. If an Employee fails to be credited with at least one thousand (1,000) Hours of Service during that computation period, he shall be credited with a Year of Service for such purposes if he is credited with at least one thousand (1,000) Hours of Service in any Plan Year commencing on or after his Employment Date. For purposes of determining an Employees nonforfeitable right to that portion of his Account attributable to Employer contributions under the schedule set forth in Section 6.1, an Employee shall be credited with a Year of Service for each Plan Year in which he is credited with at least one thousand (1,000) Hours of Service. For eligibility purposes, an Employee shall be credited with a Year of Service upon completing the one thousandth (1,000th ) Hour of Service in the applicable twelve (12) month period. For vesting purposes, an Employee shall be credited with a Year of Service upon completion of the one thousandth (1,000th ) hour in each such twelve (12)-month period. |
For an employee of Northern Utilities, Inc. who became an Employee on the date of the acquisition of Northern Utilities, Inc. by Unitil Corporation, service with Northern Utilities, Inc. and NiSource, Inc., and any other affiliates or predecessor companies shall be included in determining his Years of Service or consecutive days of employment for both eligibility to participate in the Plan and for determining the nonforfeitable portion of his Account.
For an employee of Granite State Gas Transmission, Inc. who became an Employee on the date of the acquisition of Granite State Gas Transmission, Inc. by Unitil Corporation, service with Granite State Gas Transmission, Inc. and NiSource, Inc. and any other affiliates or predecessor companies shall be included in determining his Years of Service for both eligibility to participate in the Plan and for determining the nonforfeitable portion of his Account.
2.2 | BREAK IN SERVICE. A Break in Service shall be a twelve (12)-month computation period (as used for measuring Years of Service for vesting purposes) in which an Employee or Participant is not credited with at least five hundred and one (501) Hours of Service. |
2.3 | LEAVE OF ABSENCE. A Participant on an unpaid leave of absence pursuant to the Employers normal personnel policies shall be credited with Hours of Service at his regularly- scheduled weekly rate while on such leave, provided the Employer acknowledges in writing that the leave is with its approval. These Hours of Service shall be credited only for purposes of determining if a Break in Service has occurred. Hours of Service during a paid leave of absence shall be credited as provided in Section 1.14. |
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For any individual who is absent from work for any period by reason of the individuals pregnancy, birth of the individuals child, placement of a child with the individual in connection with the individuals adoption of the child, or by reason of the individuals caring for the child for a period beginning immediately following such birth or adoption, the Plan shall treat as Hours of Service, solely for determining if a Break in Service has occurred, the following Hours of Service:
(a) | the Hours of Service which otherwise normally would have been credited to such individual but for such absence; or |
(b) | in any case where the Administrator is unable to determine the Hours of Service, on the basis of an assumed eight (8) hours per day. |
In no event shall more than five hundred and one (501) of such hours be credited by reason of such period of absence. The Hours of Service shall be credited in the computation period (used for measuring Years of Service for vesting purposes) which starts after the leave of absence begins. However, the Hours of Service shall instead be credited in the computation period in which the absence begins if it is necessary to credit the Hours of Service in that computation period to avoid the occurrence of a Break in Service.
2.4 | RULE OF PARITY ON RETURN TO EMPLOYMENT. An Employee who returns to employment after a Break in Service shall retain credit for his pre-Break Years of Service, subject to the following rules: |
(a) | If a Participant incurs five (5) or more consecutive Breaks in Service, any Years of Service performed thereafter shall not be used to increase the nonforfeitable interest in his Account accrued prior to such five (5) or more consecutive Breaks in Service. |
(b) | If a Participant incurred a Break in Service when he was not vested in any portion of his Account, his pre-Break Years of Service shall be disregarded if his consecutive Breaks in Service equal or exceed five (5). |
Subject to the preceding paragraphs of this Section, an Employees pre-Break Years of Service and post-Break Years of Service shall count in determining the vested percentage of the Employees Account derived from all Employer contributions (i.e., Employer contributions attributable to employment before and after the Employees Break in Service).
2.5 | SERVICE IN EXCLUDED JOB CLASSIFICATIONS OR WITH RELATED COMPANIES |
(a) | Service while a Member of an Ineligible Classification of Employees. An Employee who is a member of an ineligible classification of Employees shall not be eligible to participate in the Plan while a member of such ineligible classification. However, if any |
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such Employee is transferred to an eligible classification, such Employee shall be credited with any Years of Service completed while a member of such an ineligible classification. For this purpose, an Employee shall be considered a member of an ineligible classification of Employees for any period during which he is employed in a job classification which is excluded from participating in the Plan under Section 3.1 below. |
(b) | Service with Related Group Members. Subject to Section 2.1, for each Plan Year in which the Employer is a member of a related group, as hereinafter defined, all Service of an Employee or Leased Employee (hereinafter collectively referred to as Employee solely for purposes of this Section 2.5(b)) with any one or more members of such related group shall be treated as employment by the Employer for purposes of determining the Employees Years of Service. The transfer of employment by any such Employee to another member of the related group shall not be deemed to constitute a retirement or other termination of employment by the Employee for purposes of this Section, but the Employee shall be deemed to have continued in employment with the Employer for purposes of determining the Employees Years of Service. For purposes of this subsection (b), related group shall mean the Employer and all corporations, trades or businesses (whether or not incorporated) which constitute a controlled group of corporations with the Employer, a group of trades or businesses under common control with the Employer, or an affiliated service group which includes the Employer, within the meaning of Section 414(b), Section 414(c), or Section 414(m), respectively, of the Code or any other entity required to be aggregated under Code Section 414(o). |
(c) | Construction. This Section is included in the Plan to comply with the Code provisions regarding the crediting of Service, and not to extend any additional rights to Employees in ineligible classifications other than as required by the Code and regulations thereunder. |
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ARTICLE THREE--PLAN PARTICIPATION
3.1 | PARTICIPATION. All Employees participating in the Plan prior to the Plans restatement shall continue to participate, subject to the terms hereof. |
Subject to the following provisions of this Section 3.1, each other Employee shall become a Participant under the Plan effective as of the first day of the calendar month, or as soon as administratively possible thereafter, following the later of the Employees completion of one (1) Year of Service and attainment of age eighteen (18).
In no event, however, shall any Employee (or other individual) participate under the Plan while he is: (i) included in a unit of Employees covered by a collective bargaining agreement between the Employer and the Employee representatives under which retirement benefits were the subject of good faith bargaining, unless the terms of such bargaining agreement expressly provide for the inclusion in the Plan; (ii) employed as an independent contractor on the payroll records of the Employer (regardless of any subsequent reclassification by the Employer, any governmental agency or court); (iii) employed as a Leased Employee; (iv) employed as a nonresident alien who receives no earned income (within the meaning of Section 911(d)(2) of the Code) from the Employer which constitutes income from sources within the United States (within the meaning of Section 861(a)(3) of the Code); or (v) a retired employee rehired to work on temporary assignments during storm restoration and who is eligible to commence benefits under the Unitil Corporation Retirement Plan (or would be eligible under the terms of that plan if that plan was available to them).
3.2 | RE-EMPLOYMENT OF FORMER PARTICIPANT. A vested Participant (or a nonvested Participant whose prior Service cannot be disregarded) whose participation ceased because of termination of employment with the Employer shall resume participating upon his reemployment as an eligible Employee; provided, however, that such an individual (if not otherwise a member of an excluded class pursuant to Section 3.1 of the Plan) shall be entitled to commence elective deferrals (within the meaning of Section 4.1) as soon as administratively possible following his return to participation in the Plan. |
3.3 | TERMINATION OF ELIGIBILITY. In the event a Participant is no longer a member of an eligible class of Employees and he becomes ineligible to participate, such Employee shall resume participating upon his return to an eligible class of Employees; provided, however, that such an individual shall be entitled to commence elective deferrals (within the meaning of Section 4.1) as soon as administratively possible following his return to participation in the Plan. |
In the event an Employee who is not a member of an eligible class of Employees becomes a member of an eligible class, such Employee shall participate upon becoming a member of an eligible class of Employees, if such Employee has otherwise satisfied the eligibility requirements
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of Section 3.1 and would have otherwise previously become a Participant; provided, however, that such an individual shall be entitled to commence elective deferrals (within the meaning of Section 4.1) as soon as administratively possible following his becoming a Participant.
3.4 | COMPLIANCE WITH USERRA. Notwithstanding any provision of the Plan to the contrary, Participants shall receive service credit and be eligible to make elective deferrals (within the meaning of Section 4.1) and receive Employer contributions with respect to periods of qualified military service (within the meaning of Section 414(u)(5) of the Code) in accordance with Section 414(u) of the Code. |
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ARTICLE FOUR--ELECTIVE DEFERRALS, EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS, ROLLOVERS
AND TRANSFERS FROM OTHER PLANS
4.1 | ELECTIVE DEFERRALS |
(a) | Elections. A Participant may elect to contribute to the Plan a portion of his Compensation for a Plan Year on a pre-tax basis. The amount of a Participants Compensation contributed in accordance with the Participants election shall be withheld by the Employer from the Participants Compensation on a ratable basis throughout the Plan Year. The amount deferred on behalf of each Participant shall be contributed by the Employer to the Plan and allocated to the portion of the Participants Account consisting of pre-tax contributions. |
Each Participant may elect to contribute in the aggregate from one percent (1%) to eighty-five percent (85%) of such Participants Compensation as a pre-tax contribution.
Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 4.1(a) to the contrary and solely with respect to Participants covered by a collective bargaining agreement, such Participants may elect to defer a portion of their Compensation for a Plan Year in accordance with Appendix A, attached hereto.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, any Employee not included in a unit of Employees covered by a collective bargaining agreement between the Employer and Employee representatives (Non-union Participant), who elected to opt-out of the Employers defined benefit plan as of January 1, 2010, and/or upon first becoming eligible to participate in the Plan pursuant to Section 3.1 (including those rehired) on and after January 1, 2010, who fails to affirmatively make any deferral election (including an election to contribute zero percent (0%) of his Compensation to the Plan) within the time prescribed by the Administrator, shall be deemed to have elected to defer three percent (3%) of his Compensation as a pre-tax contribution (deemed elective deferral).
At least thirty (30) days and no more than ninety (90) days, prior to the beginning of each Plan Year, the Administrator shall provide each Employee eligible to participate in the Plan with notice in writing in a manner calculated to be understood by the average eligible Employee, or through an electronic medium reasonably accessible to such Employee, of the deemed elective deferral, his right to receive the amount of the deemed elective deferral in cash and his right to increase or decrease his rate of elective deferrals, and how deemed elective deferrals will be invested in the absence of the Employees investment instructions. The Administrator shall also provide each such Employee a reasonable period to exercise such right before the date on which the cash is currently available. During the ninety (90) day period ending with the day an Employee becomes eligible to participate in the Plan, the same notice shall be provided to that Employee.
Non-union Participants who elected to opt-out of the Employers defined benefit plan as of January 1, 2010 and/or who are first eligible to participate in the Plan (including those rehired) on or after January 1, 2010, shall be enrolled in the Plans Managed Savings feature unless they elect to opt out of such feature. As of January 1st of each Plan year,
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such Non-union Participants shall have their rate of elective deferral contributions automatically increased by one percent (1%). The rate of elective deferral contributions shall be further increased by an additional one percent (1%) per year as of each subsequent January 1st . Notwithstanding the above, a Participant shall not have his rate of elective deferral contributions automatically increased beyond ten percent (10%). All other Participants in the Plan may elect to participate in the Managed Savings feature of the Plan described in this paragraph by making an election pursuant to procedures established by the Administrator. A Participants election to participate in the Managed Savings feature shall remain in place until the Participant revokes such election.
(b) | Changes in Election. A Participant may prospectively elect to change or revoke the amount (or percentage) of his elective deferrals during the Plan Year in accordance with procedures established by the Administrator. |
(c) | Limitations on Deferrals. Except to the extent permitted under Section 4.1(e), no Participant shall be permitted to make elective deferrals during any taxable year in excess of the dollar limitation contained in Section 402(g) of the Code in effect for such taxable year. |
(d) | Administrative Rules. All elections made under this Section 4.1, including the amount and frequency of deferrals, shall be subject to the rules of the Administrator which shall be consistently applied and which may be changed from time to time. |
(e) | Catch-up Contributions. All Participants who are eligible to make elective deferrals under Section 4.1(a) and who have attained age fifty (50) before the close of the taxable year shall be eligible to make catch-up contributions in accordance with, and subject to the limitations of, Section 414(v) of the Code, as adjusted by the Secretary of the Treasury for cost-of-living increases under Section 414(v)(2)(C) of the Code. |
Such catch-up contributions shall not be taken into account for purposes of the provisions of the Plan implementing the required limitations of Section 402(g) and 415 of the Code. The Plan shall not be treated as failing to satisfy the requirements of the Plan implementing the requirements of Section 401(k)(3), 401(k)(11), 401(k)(12), 401(k)(13), 402A, 410(b), or 416 of the Code, as applicable, by reason of the making of such catch- up contributions. Any intended catch-up contribution shall not be subject to an Employer match.
4.2 | EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS |
(a) | Employer Matching Contributions. For each payroll period, the Employer may contribute to the Plan, on behalf of each Participant, a discretionary matching contribution equal to a percentage (as determined by the Employers board of directors) of the elective deferrals (within the meaning of Section 4.1) and/or after-tax contributions (under Section 4.5) that were made or could have been made but for the limitations of Code Section 402(g)(3) by each such Participant; provided, however, that the amount of such Employer matching contribution for any Participant in a Plan Year shall not exceed |
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three percent (3%) of the Participants Compensation for the period during which elective deferrals and/or after-tax contributions are made by the Participant.
Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 4.2(a) to the contrary, and solely with respect to Non-union Participants who elected to opt-out of the Employers defined benefit plan as of January 1, 2010 and/or are first eligible to participate in the Plan as of January 1, 2010, as well as eligible non-union Participants who are hired or rehired on or after January 1, 2010, in lieu of receiving Employer matching contributions pursuant to the previous provisions of this Section 4.2(a), the Employer will contribute to the Plan on behalf of each such Participant for each payroll period, a matching contribution in an amount equal to 100% of the elective deferrals (within the meaning of Section 4.1) and or after-tax contributions (under Section 4.5) that were made or could have been made but for the limitations of Code Section 402(g)(3) by such Participant; provided, however, that the amount of such increased Employer matching contribution for any such Participant in a Plan Year shall not exceed six percent (6%) of the Participants Compensation for that payroll period. Such contributions shall be nonforfeitable when made. Those Participants who elect to continue participating in the Employers defined benefit plan will not be eligible for this increased matching contribution and shall continue to receive discretionary matching contributions in accordance with the previous provisions of this Section 4.2(a).
Notwithstanding anything in the foregoing provisions of this Section 4.2(a) to the contrary, and solely with respect to Participants covered by a collective bargaining agreement, such Employer matching contributions shall be made in accordance with Appendix B, attached hereto.
The Employers board of directors may also determine to suspend or reduce its contributions under this Section for any Plan Year or any portion thereof, provided any such suspension or reduction does not violate Section 411(d)(6) of the Code. Allocations under this Section shall be subject to the special rules of Section 13.3 in any Plan Year in which the Plan is a Top-Heavy Plan (as defined in Section 13.2(b)).
(b) | Company Contribution. Each payroll period, the Employer shall make a Company Contribution on behalf of Non-union Participants who elected to opt-out of the Employers defined benefit plan as of January 1, 2010, and/or are first eligible to participate in the Plan (including those rehired) on and after January 1, 2010. Such Company Contribution shall be in an amount equal to four percent (4%) of each such Participants Compensation for each payroll period. |
Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 4.2(b) to the contrary, and solely with respect to Participants covered by a collective bargaining agreement, such Company Contributions shall be made in accordance with Appendix C attached hereto.
4.3 | ROLLOVERS AND TRANSFERS OF FUNDS FROM OTHER PLANS. With the approval of the Administrator, there may be paid to the Trustee amounts which have been held under the following types of plans: |
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(1) | a qualified plan described in Section 401(a) or 403(a) of the Code, excluding after-tax employee contributions and excluding designated Roth contributions under Section 402A of the Code; |
(2) | an annuity contract described in Section 403(b) of the Code, excluding after-tax employee contributions and excluding designated Roth contributions under Section 402A of the Code; |
(3) | an eligible plan under Section 457(b) of the Code which is maintained by a state, political subdivision of a state, or any agency or instrumentality of a state or political subdivision of a state, excluding after-tax employee contributions and excluding designated Roth contributions under Section 402A of the Code; and |
(4) | an individual retirement account which was used solely as a conduit from a qualified plan described in Section 401(a) of the Code, excluding after-tax employee contributions. |
Any amounts rolled over on behalf of any Employee shall be nonforfeitable and shall be maintained under a separate Plan account. Any amounts transferred (not rolled over) on behalf of any Employee shall be maintained in accordance with procedures established by the Plan Administrator and shall be subject to the applicable vesting schedule under Section 6.1. Amounts rolled over or transferred shall be paid in addition to amounts otherwise payable under the Plan. The amount of any such account shall be equal to the fair market value of such account as adjusted for income, expenses, gains, losses, and withdrawals attributable thereto.
Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, in no event shall the Administrator accept on behalf of any Employee a transfer of funds from a qualified plan which would subject the Plan to the provisions of Section 401(a)(11) of the Code.
An Employee who would otherwise be eligible to participate in the Plan but for the failure to satisfy the age and/or service requirement for participation as set forth under Section 3.1, shall be eligible to complete a rollover to the Plan. Such an Employee shall also be eligible to obtain a loan or withdrawal in accordance with the provisions of Article Eight prior to satisfying such age and/or service requirement.
4.4 | TIMING OF CONTRIBUTIONS. Employer contributions shall be made to the Plan no later than the time prescribed by law for filing the Employers federal income tax return (including extensions) for its taxable year ending with or within the Plan Year. Elective deferrals under Section 4.1 shall be paid to the Plan as soon as administratively possible, but no later than the fifteenth (15th ) business day of the month following the month in which such deferrals would have been payable to the Participant in cash, or such later date as permitted or prescribed by the Department of Labor. |
4.5 | EMPLOYEE AFTER-TAX CONTRIBUTIONS. A Participant shall be permitted to make after-tax contributions to the Plan in accordance with procedures established by the |
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Administrator which shall be consistently applied and which may be changed from time to time. A Participant may prospectively elect to change or revoke the amount (or percentage) of his after-tax contributions during the Plan Year in accordance with procedures established by the Administrator.
Employee after-tax contributions shall be subject to the limitations under Section 10.3 and Section 11.1 and for any Participant shall not, when combined with his deferrals under Section 4.1 (and Appendix A), exceed the limitations of Section 4.1 (and Appendix A).
Any after-tax contributions made by a Participant shall be contributed by the Employer to the Plan and allocated to the portion of the Participants Account consisting of after-tax contributions. A Participant shall have a nonforfeitable interest at all times in that portion of his Account attributable to any after-tax contributions made to the Plan pursuant to this Section 4.5. Any such after-tax contributions shall be distributed at the same time as other vested benefits would be distributed under the Plan.
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ARTICLE FIVE--ACCOUNTING RULES
5.1 | INVESTMENT OF ACCOUNTS AND ACCOUNTING RULES |
(a) | Investment Funds. The investment of Participants Accounts shall be made in a manner consistent with the provisions of the Trust. The Administrator, in its discretion, may allow the Trust to provide for separate funds for the directed investment of each Participants Account. The Plan permits investments in Employer stock and accordingly, a separate Employer stock fund shall be created and a portion of such stock fund shall be invested in cash and cash equivalents for liquidity purposes. |
(b) | Participant Direction of Investments. In the event Participants Accounts are subject to their investment direction, each Participant (including, for this purpose, any former Employee, Beneficiary, or alternate payee (within the meaning of Section 14.4 below) with an Account balance) may direct how his Account (or such portion thereof which is subject to his investment direction) is to be invested among the available investment funds in the percentage multiples established by the Administrator. In the event a Participant fails to make an investment election, with respect to all or any portion of his Account subject to his investment direction, the Trustee shall invest all or such portion of his Account in the default investment fund to be designated by the Administrator. A Participant may change his investment election, with respect to future contributions and, if applicable, forfeitures, and/or amounts previously accumulated in the Participants Account in accordance with procedures established by the Administrator. Any such change in a Participants investment election shall be effective at such time as may be prescribed by the Administrator. However, where it deems appropriate, and subject to the requirements of applicable law, the Administrator may decline to implement, or otherwise limit the frequency by which a Participant may direct the investment of his Account. If the Plans recordkeeper or investments are changed, the Administrator may apply such administrative rules and procedures as are necessary to provide for the transfer of records and/or assets, including without limitation, the suspension of Participants investment directions, withdrawals and distributions for such period of time as is necessary, and the transfer of Participants Accounts to designated funds or an interest bearing account until such change has been completed. |
Notwithstanding the foregoing, if, pursuant to Section 4.02 of the Trust, an investment manager (within the meaning of Section 3(38) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (ERISA)) is appointed by a named fiduciary pursuant to Section 402(c)(3) of ERISA, a Participant may elect to have such investment manager direct the investment of his Account in accordance with the provisions of the preceding paragraph.
(c) | Divestment of Employer Securities: The diversification requirements under Section 401(a)(35) of the Code (IRC) are generally effective for Plan Years beginning after December 31, 2006 (statutory effective date). However, Section 1.401(a)(35)-1 of the Treasury Regulations (Final 401(a)(35) Regulations) are effective for Plan Years beginning on or after January 1, 2011 (applicability date). For periods after the statutory effective date and prior to the applicability date, the Plan shall comply with |
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Code Section 401(a)(35), and may rely on Notice 2006-107, on the proposed 401(a)(35) regulations that were issued on January 3, 2008, or the Final 401(a)(35) Regulations for purposes of satisfying Section 401(a)(35) of the Code. |
If any portion of a Participants Account is invested in publicly-traded employer securities (within the meaning of Section 407(d)(1) of ERISA), the Participant may direct the Trustee to divest such securities and to reinvest the proceeds in other investment options available under the Plan subject to the provisions of Code Section 401(a)(35), in accordance with rules and procedures established by the Administrator from time to time.
For purposes of this Section, the term Participant shall also include an alternate payee or a deceased Participants Beneficiary who has a vested account under the Plan.
Additionally, for purposes hereof, except as otherwise provided in Code Section 401(a)(35) or regulations promulgated thereunder, a plan holding employer securities which are not publicly-traded securities shall be treated as holding publicly-traded employer securities if any Employer corporation, or any member of a controlled group of corporations which includes such Employer corporation (as defined in Code Section 401(a)(35)(F)(iii)) has issued a class of stock which is a publicly traded employer security.
(d) | Allocation of Investment Experience. As of each Valuation Date, the investment fund(s) of the Trust shall be valued at fair market value, and the income, loss, appreciation and depreciation (realized and unrealized), and any paid expenses of the Trust attributable to such fund shall be apportioned among Participants Accounts within the fund based upon the value of each Account within the fund as of the preceding Valuation Date. |
(e) | Allocation of Contributions. Employer contributions shall be allocated to the Account of each eligible Participant as of the last day of the period for which the contributions are made, or as soon as administratively possible thereafter. Forfeitures which arise in a Plan Year shall be allocated as of the last day of such Plan Year, or as soon as administratively possible thereafter. |
(f) | Manner and Time of Debiting Distributions. For any Participant who is entitled to receive a distribution from his Account, such distribution shall be made in accordance with the provisions of Section 7.1 and Section 7.2. The amount distributed shall be based upon the fair market value of the Participants vested Account as of the Valuation Date preceding the distribution. |
5.2 | ALLOCATION OF SERVICE CREDIT. Any amounts deposited to the Plan by a service provider pursuant to an agreement between the Employer and the service provider (Service Credit) shall be used to pay Plan administrative expenses. To the extent that the Service Credit for a calendar year exceeds the Plan administrative expenses incurred through March 31 (or prior business day) of the following calendar year, the excess (subject to such de minimis amount as may be established, which amount shall be used to pay future Plan administrative expenses) shall be allocated as of such March 31 (or the prior business day) to Participants with Account balances on such allocation date. The |
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Account of each Participant eligible to receive such allocation shall be credited with an amount equal to the total excess Service Credit multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which is the Participants Account balance as of the date on which such allocation is made, and the denominator of which is the Account balances of all eligible Participants as of that date. |
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ARTICLE SIX--VESTING AND RETIREMENT BENEFITS
6.1 | VESTING. A Participant shall at all times have a nonforfeitable (vested) right to his Account derived from elective deferrals (within the meaning of Section 4.1), after-tax contributions (under Section 4.5), any Company Contributions (under Section 4.2(b) and/or Appendix C), Employer Fail-Safe Contributions, Qualified Matching Contributions (within the meaning of Section 10.2 below), and rollovers or transfers from other plans, as adjusted for investment experience. Except as otherwise provided with respect to Normal Retirement, Disability, or death, a Participant shall have a nonforfeitable (vested) right to a percentage of the value of his Account derived from discretionary Employer matching contributions under Section 4.2(a) as follows: |
Years of Service |
Vested Percentage | |
Less than 1 year |
0% | |
1 year but less than 2 |
33% | |
2 years but less than 3 |
67% | |
3 years and thereafter |
100% |
Notwithstanding anything in the foregoing provisions of this Section 6.1 to the contrary, a Participant who is either a Local 341 GS Employee, a Local 341 NU-Portland Employee, or a Local 12012-6 NU-Portsmouth Employee shall at all times have a nonforfeitable (vested) right to his Account derived from elective deferrals, after-tax contributions, Employer matching contributions under Section 4.2(a), any Company Contributions made under Section 4.2(b), Employer Fail-Safe Contributions under Section 10.2, other Employer contributions pursuant to Section 10.2 and/or 10.3, and rollovers or transfers from other plans, as adjusted for investment experience.
However, notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 6.1 to the contrary, with respect to a Non-union Participant who either elected to opt-out of the Employers defined benefit plan as of January 1, 2010, and/or is hired or rehired on or after January 1, 2010, such Participants shall at all times have a nonforfeitable (vested) right to their Account derived from Employer matching contributions made on or after such dates under Section 4.2(a).
Furthermore, with respect to (i) a Local 1837 UES Employee who either elected to opt-out of the Employers defined benefit plan as of January 1, 2013, and/or is hired or rehired on or after June 1, 2012; (ii) a Local B340 FGE Employee who either elected to opt-out of the Employers defined benefit plan as of January 1, 2014, and/or who is hired or rehired on or after June 1, 2013; or (iii) a Local 1837 USC Employee who is hired or rehired on or after January 1, 2010, such Participants shall at all times have a nonforfeitable (vested) right to their Accounts derived from Employer matching contributions made on or after such dates under Appendix B, attached hereto.
6.2 | FORFEITURE OF NONVESTED BALANCE. The nonvested portion of a Participants Account, as determined in accordance with Section 6.1, shall be forfeited as of the earlier of (i) as soon as administratively practical following the date on which the Participant receives distribution of his vested Account or (ii) as soon as administratively practical after the last day of |
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the Plan Year in which the Participant incurs five (5) consecutive Breaks in Service. However, no forfeiture shall occur solely as a result of a Participants withdrawal of Employee after-tax contributions. The amount forfeited shall be used to pay Plan administrative expenses, used to reduce Employer contributions under the Plan or used to restore previously forfeited amounts under this Section 6.2. Forfeitures shall be used in accordance with the terms of the Plan no later than the end of the Plan Year following the Plan Year in which the forfeiture occurs.
If the Participant returns to the employment of the Employer prior to incurring five (5) consecutive Breaks in Service, and prior to receiving distribution of his vested Account, the nonvested portion shall remain in the Participants Account. However, if the nonvested portion of the Participants Account was allocated as a forfeiture as the result of the Participant receiving distribution of his vested Account balance (including a deemed distribution under Section 7.2), the nonvested portion shall be restored if:
(a) | the Participant resumes employment prior to incurring five (5) consecutive Breaks in Service; and |
(b) | the Participant repays to the Plan, as of the earlier of (i) the date which is five (5) years after his reemployment date or (ii) the date which is the last day of the period in which the Participant incurs five (5) consecutive in Service, an amount equal to the total distribution derived from Employer contributions under Section 4.2 and, if applicable, Section 13.3. |
Upon repayment, the Participants Employer-derived benefit shall be restored to the amount at the time of distribution (i.e., the amount distributed and the amount forfeited), unadjusted by any subsequent gains or losses. The amount required to be restored shall be made by a special Employer contribution or from the next succeeding Employer contribution and forfeitures, as appropriate.
Following a repayment described in this Section, any Years of Service for which a Participant received a cash-out shall be recognized for purposes of vesting and eligibility under the Plan.
6.3 | DISTRIBUTION OF LESS THAN ENTIRE VESTED ACCOUNT BALANCE. If a distribution (including a withdrawal) of any portion of a Participants Account is made to the Participant at a time when he has a vested percentage in such Account equal to less than one- hundred percent (100%), a separate record shall be maintained of said Account balance. The Participants vested interest at any time in this separate account shall be an amount equal to the formula P(AB+D)-D, where P is the vested percentage at the relevant time, AB is the Account balance at the relevant time, and D is the amount of the distribution (or withdrawal) made to the Participant. |
6.4 | NORMAL RETIREMENT. A Participant who is in the employment of the Employer at his Normal Retirement Age shall have a nonforfeitable interest in one hundred percent (100%) of his Account, if not otherwise one hundred percent (100%) vested under the vesting schedule in |
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Section 6.1. A Participant who continues employment with the Employer after his Normal Retirement Age shall continue to participate under the Plan.
6.5 | DISABILITY. If a Participant, who is an Employee, incurs a Disability, the Participant shall have a nonforfeitable interest in one hundred percent (100%) of his Account, if not otherwise one hundred percent (100%) vested under Section 6.1. Payment of such Participants Account balance shall be made at the time and in the manner specified in Article Seven, following receipt by the Administrator of the Participants distribution request. |
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ARTICLE SEVEN--MANNER AND TIME OF DISTRIBUTING BENEFITS
7.1 | MANNER OF PAYMENT. The Participants vested Account shall be distributed to the Participant (or to the Participants Beneficiary in the event of the Participants death) by any of the following methods, as elected by the Participant or, when applicable, the Participants Beneficiary: |
(a) | in a single lump-sum payment; or |
(b) | provided the Participants vested Account exceeds $1,000, in partial payments, subject to procedures established by the Administrator and subject to the provisions of this Article Seven; or |
(c) | provided the Participants vested Account exceeds $5,000, in periodic installments (at least annual), subject to the provisions of this Article Seven; or |
(d) | to the extent the Participants vested Account is invested in employer securities (within the meaning of Section 407(d)(1) of ERISA), in a single payment in the form of whole shares of stock, with any fractional shares, and the cash and cash equivalent portions of the underlying unitized stock account, being distributed in cash. |
In addition, a Participant who elects installments under (c) above may subsequently revise such election, even after installment payments have commenced, and elect to (1) change the period in which installment payments are paid, provided the period does not exceed the period permitted by the Plan, and such change does not violate the minimum required distribution requirements of Treasury Regulation §1.401(a)(9), as set forth under Section 7.4, or (2) receive the remainder of his vested Account in the form of a single lump-sum cash payment.
7.2 | TIME OF COMMENCEMENT OF BENEFIT PAYMENTS. Subject to the following provisions of this Section, unless the Participant elects otherwise, distribution of the Participants vested Account shall normally be made or commence no later than the sixtieth (60) day after the later of the close of the Plan Year in which: (a) the Participant attains age sixty-five (65) (or Normal Retirement Date, if earlier), (b) occurs the tenth (10th) anniversary of the year in which the Participant commenced participation in the Plan, or (c) the Participant severs employment with the Employer. Distribution shall not be made to a Participant without his consent (and spouses consent, if required) if his vested Account exceeds $1,000 and such Account is immediately distributable (within the meaning of Section 1.411(a)-11(c)(4) of the Treasury regulations). |
Notwithstanding the foregoing, a Participants Account may be frozen to prevent the Participant from taking withdrawals, loans and/or distributions from his Account in accordance with the Plans qualified domestic relations order procedures.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Participants vested Account does not exceed $1,000, the Participants entire vested Account shall be distributed to the Participant (or, in the event of the Participants death, his Beneficiary) in a lump-sum payment as soon as administratively
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practicable following the date the Participant retires, dies or otherwise terminates employment with the Employer.
A Participant who is not vested in any portion of his Account shall be deemed to have received distribution of his Account as of the end of the Plan Year following the Plan Year in which he terminates employment with the Employer.
In no event shall distribution of the Participants vested Account be made or commence later than the April 1st following the end of the calendar year in which the Participant attains age seventy and one-half (701⁄2), or, except for a Participant who is a five percent (5%) owner of the Employer (within the meaning of Section 401(a)(9)(C) of the Code), if later, the April 1st following the calendar year in which the Participant retires from employment with the Employer (the required beginning date).
Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 7.1, in the event distribution is required to be made while the Participant is employed by the Employer or to a terminated Participant, the Participant may elect to receive the minimum amount required to be distributed pursuant to the provisions of Section 401(a)(9) of the Code and the regulations thereunder.
7.3 | FURNISHING INFORMATION. Prior to the payment of any benefit under the Plan, each Participant or Beneficiary may be required to complete such administrative forms and furnish such proof as may be deemed necessary or appropriate by the Employer, Administrator, and/or Trustee. |
7.4 | MINIMUM DISTRIBUTION REQUIREMENTS. |
(a) | General Rules. |
(1) | Effective Date. The provisions of this Article will apply for purposes of determining required minimum distributions. |
(2) | Precedence. The requirements of this Article shall take precedence over any inconsistent provisions of the Plan; provided, however, that this Article shall not require the Plan to provide any form of benefit, or any option, not otherwise provided under Section 7.1. |
(3) | Requirements of Treasury Regulations Incorporated. All distributions required under this Article will be determined and made in accordance with the Treasury regulations under Section 401(a)(9) of the Code and the minimum distribution incidental benefit requirement of Section 401(a)(9)(G) of the Code. |
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(b) | Time and Manner of Distribution |
(1) | Required Beginning Date. The Participants vested account shall be distributed, or begin to be distributed, to the Participant no later than the Participants required beginning date. |
(2) | Death of Participant Before Distributions Begin. If the Participant dies before distributions begin, the Participants vested account shall be distributed, or begin to be distributed, no later than as follows: |
(A) | If the Participants surviving spouse is the Participants sole designated Beneficiary, distribution of the Participants vested account shall be completed by the December 31 of the calendar year containing the fifth anniversary of the Participants death unless distribution is to be made over the surviving spouses life or over a period certain not exceeding his life expectancy (if permitted under Section 7.1 of the Plan) in which case distribution shall commence by December 31 of the calendar year immediately following the calendar year in which the Participant died, or by December 31 of the calendar year in which the Participant would have attained age 701⁄2, if later. |
(B) | If the Participants surviving spouse is not the Participants sole designated Beneficiary, distribution of the Participants vested account shall be completed by the December 31 of the calendar year containing the fifth anniversary of the Participants death unless distribution is to be made over the life or over a period certain not exceeding the life expectancy of the designated Beneficiary (if permitted under Section 7.1 of the Plan), in which case distribution shall commence by December 31 of the calendar year immediately following the calendar year in which the Participant died. |
(C) | If there is no designated Beneficiary as of September 30 of the year following the year of the Participants death, the Participants vested account shall be distributed by December 31 of the calendar year containing the fifth anniversary of the Participants death. |
(D) | If the Participants surviving spouse is the Participants sole designated Beneficiary and the surviving spouse dies after the Participant but before distributions to the surviving spouse begin, this Section 7.4(b), other than Section 7.4(b)(2)(A), shall apply as if the surviving spouse were the Participant. |
For purposes of Sections 7.4(b) and 7.4(d), unless Section 7.4(b)(2)(D) applies, distributions are considered to begin on the Participants required beginning date. If Section 7.4(b)(2)(D) applies, distributions are considered to begin on the date distributions are required to begin to the surviving spouse under Section 7.4(b)(2)(A). If distributions under an annuity purchased from an insurance company irrevocably commence to the Participant before the
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Participants required beginning date (or to the Participants surviving spouse before the date distributions are required to begin to the surviving spouse under Section 7.4(b)(2)(A)), the date distributions are considered to begin is the date distributions actually commence.
(3) | Forms of Distribution. Unless the Participants interest is distributed in the form of an annuity purchased from an insurance company or in a single sum on or before the required beginning date, as of the first distribution calendar year, distributions shall be made in accordance with Sections 7.4(c) and (d). If the Participants interest is distributed in the form of an annuity purchased from an insurance company, distributions thereunder shall be made in accordance with the requirements of Section 401(a)(9) of the Code and the Treasury regulations. |
(c) | Required Minimum Distributions During Participants Lifetime. |
(1) | Amount of Required Minimum Distribution for Each Distribution Calendar Year. During the Participants lifetime, the minimum amount that shall be distributed for each distribution calendar year is the lesser of: |
(A) | the quotient obtained by dividing the Participants vested Account balance by the distribution period in the Uniform Lifetime Table set forth in Section 1.401(a)(9)-9, Q&A-2, of the Treasury regulations, using the Participants age as of the Participants birthday in the distribution calendar year; or |
(B) | if the Participants sole designated Beneficiary for the distribution calendar year is the Participants spouse, the quotient obtained by dividing the Participants vested Account balance by the number in the Joint and Last Survivor Table set forth in Section 1.401(a)(9)-9, Q&A-3, of the Treasury regulations, using the Participants and spouses attained ages as of the Participants and spouses birthdays in the distribution calendar year. |
(2) | Lifetime Required Minimum Distributions Continue Through Year of Participants Death. Required minimum distributions shall be determined under this Section 7.4(c) beginning with the first distribution calendar year and up to and including the distribution calendar year that includes the Participants date of death. |
(d) | Required Minimum Distributions After Participants Death. |
(1) | Death On or After Date Distributions Begin. |
(A) | Participant Survived by Designated Beneficiary. Subject to the provisions of this Article, if the Participant dies on or after the date distributions begin and there is a designated Beneficiary, the minimum amount that shall be distributed for each distribution calendar year after the year of the Participants death is the quotient obtained by dividing the Participants |
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vested Account balance by the longer of the remaining life expectancy of the Participant or the remaining life expectancy of the Participants designated Beneficiary, determined as follows: |
(i) | The Participants remaining life expectancy is calculated using the age of the Participant in the year of death, reduced by one for each subsequent year. |
(ii) | If the Participants surviving spouse is the Participants sole designated Beneficiary, the remaining life expectancy of the surviving spouse is calculated for each distribution calendar year after the year of the Participants death using the surviving spouses age as of the spouses birthday in that year. For distribution calendar years after the year of the surviving spouses death, the remaining life expectancy of the surviving spouse is calculated using the age of the surviving spouse as of the spouses birthday in the calendar year of the spouses death, reduced by one for each subsequent calendar year. |
(iii) | If the Participants surviving spouse is not the Participants sole designated Beneficiary, the designated Beneficiarys remaining life expectancy is calculated using the age of the Beneficiary in the year following the year of the Participants death, reduced by one for each subsequent year. |
(B) | No Designated Beneficiary. If the Participant dies on or after the date distributions begin and there is no designated Beneficiary as of September 30 of the year after the year of the Participants death, the minimum amount that shall be distributed for each distribution calendar year after the year of the Participants death is the quotient obtained by dividing the Participants vested Account balance by the Participants remaining life expectancy calculated using the age of the Participant in the year of death, reduced by one for each subsequent year. |
(2) | Death Before Date Distributions Begin. |
(A) | Participant Survived by Designated Beneficiary. If the Participant dies before the date distributions begin and there is a designated Beneficiary, the minimum amount that shall be distributed for each distribution calendar year after the year of the Participants death is the quotient obtained by dividing the Participants vested Account balance by the remaining life expectancy of the Participants designated Beneficiary, determined as provided in Section 7.4(d)(1). |
(B) | No Designated Beneficiary. If the Participant dies before the date distributions begin and there is no designated Beneficiary as of September 30 of the year following the year of the Participants death, distribution of |
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the Participants entire interest shall be completed by December 31 of the calendar year containing the fifth anniversary of the Participants death. |
(C) | Death of Surviving Spouse Before Distributions to Surviving Spouse Are Required to Begin. If the Participant dies before the date distributions begin, the Participants surviving spouse is the Participants sole designated Beneficiary, and the surviving spouse dies before distributions are required to begin to the surviving spouse under Section 7.4(b)(2)(A), this Section 7.4(d) shall apply as if the surviving spouse were the Participant. |
(e) | Definitions. |
(1) | Designated Beneficiary. The individual who is designated as the Beneficiary under Section 7.6 of the Plan and is the designated Beneficiary under Section 401(a)(9) of the Code and Section 1.401(a)(9)-4, of the Treasury regulations. |
(2) | Distribution Calendar Year. A calendar year for which a minimum distribution is required. For distributions beginning before the Participants death, the first distribution calendar year is the calendar year immediately preceding the calendar year which contains the Participants required beginning date. For distributions beginning after the Participants death, the first distribution calendar year is the calendar year in which distributions are required to begin under Section 7.4(b)(2). The required minimum distribution for the Participants first distribution calendar year shall be made on or before the Participants required beginning date. The required minimum distribution for other distribution calendar years, including the required minimum distribution for the distribution calendar year in which the Participants required beginning date occurs, shall be made on or before December 31 of that distribution calendar year. |
(3) | Life Expectancy. Life expectancy as computed by use of the Single Life Table in Section 1.401(a)(9)-9, Q&A-1, of the Treasury regulations. |
(4) | Participants Vested Account Balance. The vested Account balance as of the last valuation date in the calendar year immediately preceding the distribution calendar year (valuation calendar year) increased by the amount of any contributions made and allocated or forfeitures allocated to the vested Account balance as of dates in the valuation calendar year after the valuation date and decreased by distributions made in the valuation calendar year after the valuation date. The vested Account balance for the valuation calendar year includes any amounts rolled over or transferred to the Plan either in the valuation calendar year or in the distribution calendar year if distributed or transferred in the valuation calendar year. |
(5) | Required Beginning Date. The date specified in Section 7.2 of the Plan. |
(f) | Special Rules for Required Minimum Distributions During 2009 |
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For purposes of this subsection, a 2009 RMD is the required minimum distribution a Participant or Beneficiary, as applicable, is required to receive for 2009 without regard to Section 401(a)(9)(H) of the Code. In this regard, a Participant or Beneficiary whose initial required minimum distribution is a 2009 RMD shall not receive distribution of his 2009 RMD unless he elects otherwise in accordance with procedures established by the Administrator.
A Participant or Beneficiary whose 2009 RMD is not his initial required minimum distribution shall receive his 2009 RMD unless he elects to suspend his 2009 RMD in accordance with procedures established by the Administrator.
A direct rollover will be offered only for distributions that would be eligible rollover distributions without regard to Code Section 401(a)(9)(H).
The provisions of this subsection (f) shall be interpreted in accordance with Code Section 401(a)(9)(H) and regulatory guidance issued thereunder.
7.5 | AMOUNT OF DEATH BENEFIT |
(a) | Death Before Termination of Employment. In the event of the death of a Participant while in the employ of the Employer, vesting in the Participants Account shall be one hundred percent (100%), if not otherwise one hundred percent (100%) vested under Section 6.1, with the credit balance of the Participants Account being payable to his Beneficiary. |
(b) | Death After Termination of Employment. In the event of the death of a former Participant after termination of employment, but prior to the complete distribution of his vested Account balance under the Plan, the undistributed vested balance of the Participants Account shall be paid to the Participants Beneficiary. |
7.6 | DESIGNATION OF BENEFICIARY. Each Participant shall designate a Beneficiary in a manner acceptable to the Administrator to receive payment of any death benefit payable hereunder if such Beneficiary should survive the Participant. However, no Participant who is married shall be permitted to designate a Beneficiary other than his spouse, unless the Participants spouse has signed a written consent witnessed by a notary public, which provides for the designation of an alternate Beneficiary. |
Subject to the above, Beneficiary designations may include primary and contingent Beneficiaries, and may be revoked or amended at any time in similar manner or form, and the most recent designation shall govern. A designation of a Beneficiary made by a Participant shall cease to be effective upon his marriage or remarriage. In addition, a spousal Beneficiary designation shall cease to be effective upon written notification to the Administrator of the divorce of the Participant and such spouse. In the absence of an effective designation of Beneficiary, or if no designated Beneficiary is surviving as of the date of the Participants
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death, any death benefit shall be paid to the surviving spouse of the Participant, or, if no surviving spouse, to the Participants surviving issue, by right of representation, or, if none, to the Participants surviving parents, or, if none, to the Participants estate. Notification to Participants of the death benefits under the Plan and the method of designating a Beneficiary shall be given at the time and in the manner provided by regulations and rulings under the Code.
In the event a Beneficiary survives the Participant, but dies before receipt of all payments due that Beneficiary hereunder, any benefits remaining to be paid to the Beneficiary shall be paid to the Beneficiarys estate.
7.7 | DISTRIBUTION OF DEATH BENEFITS. Subject to the provisions of Section 7.2, the Beneficiary shall be allowed to designate the mode of receiving benefits in accordance with Section 7.1, unless the Participant had designated a method in writing and indicated that the method was not revocable by the Beneficiary. |
(a) | Distribution Beginning Before Death - If the Participant dies after distribution of his vested Account has commenced, any survivors benefit must be paid at least as rapidly as under the method of payment in effect at the time of the Participants death. |
(b) | Distribution Beginning After Death - If the Participant dies before distribution of his vested Account has commenced, distribution of the Participants vested Account shall be completed by December 31 of the calendar year containing the fifth anniversary of the Participants death, except as provided below: |
(i) | if any portion of the Participants vested Account is payable to a designated Beneficiary, and if distribution is to be made over the life or over a period certain not greater than the life expectancy of the designated Beneficiary (if permitted under Section 7.1 above), such payments shall commence on or before December 31 of the calendar year immediately following the calendar year in which the Participant died; |
(ii) | if the Participants surviving spouse is the Participants sole designated Beneficiary, the date distribution is required to begin shall not be earlier than the later of (A) December 31 of the calendar year immediately following the calendar year in which the Participant died and (B) December 31 of the calendar year in which the Participant would have attained age seventy and one-half (701⁄2). |
For purposes of this paragraph (b), if the surviving spouse dies after the Participant, but before payments to such spouse begin, the provisions of this paragraph, with the exception of paragraph (ii) herein, shall be applied as if the surviving spouse were the Participant.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Participant has no designated Beneficiary (within the meaning of Section 401(a)(9) of the Code and the regulations thereunder),
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distribution of the Participants vested Account must be completed by December 31 of the calendar year containing the fifth anniversary of the Participants death.
7.8 | ELIGIBLE ROLLOVER DISTRIBUTIONS. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Article Seven, the provisions of this Section 7.8 shall apply to distributions made under the Plan. |
(a) | A distributee (as hereinafter defined) may elect, at the time and in the manner prescribed by the Administrator, to have any portion of an eligible rollover distribution (as hereinafter defined) paid directly to an eligible retirement plan specified by the distributee in a direct rollover. |
(b) | Definitions: |
(i) | Eligible Rollover Distribution. An eligible rollover distribution is any distribution of all or any portion of the balance to the credit of the distributee, except that an eligible rollover distribution does not include: any distribution that is one of a series of substantially equal periodic payments (not less frequently than annually) made for the life (or life expectancy) of the distributee or the joint lives (or joint life expectancies) of the distributee and the distributees designated Beneficiary, or for a specified period of ten (10) years or more; any distribution to the extent such distribution is required under Section 401(a)(9) of the Code; and any hardship distribution described in Section 8.2. A portion of a distribution shall not fail to be an eligible rollover distribution merely because the portion consists of after-tax employee contributions which are not includible in gross income. However, such portion may be transferred only to (1) a traditional individual retirement account or annuity described in Section 408(a) or (b) of the Code (a traditional IRA) or a Roth individual retirement account or annuity described in Section 408A of the Code (a Roth IRA); or (2) to a qualified plan or an annuity contract described in Section 401(a) and 403(b) of the Code, respectively, that agrees to separately account for amounts so transferred (and earnings thereon), including separately accounting for the portion of such distribution which is includible in gross income and the portion of such distribution which is not so includible. |
(ii) | Eligible Retirement Plan. An eligible retirement plan is an eligible plan under Section 457(b) of the Code which is maintained by a state, political subdivision of a state, or any agency or instrumentality of a state or political subdivision of a state and which agrees to separately account for amounts transferred into such plan from the Plan, a traditional IRA, a Roth IRA, an individual retirement annuity described in Section 408(b) of the Code (other than an endowment contract), an annuity plan described in Section 403(a) of the Code, an annuity contract described in Section 403(b) of the Code, or a qualified plan described in Section 401(a) of the Code, that accepts the distributees eligible rollover distribution. The definition of eligible retirement plan shall also apply in the case of a distribution to a surviving spouse, or to a spouse or former spouse who is the |
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alternate payee under a qualified domestic relations order, as defined in Section 414(p) of the Code.
If any portion of an eligible rollover distribution is attributable to payments or distributions from a designated Roth account, an eligible retirement plan with respect to such portion shall include only another designated Roth account of the individual from whose account the payments or distributions were made, or a Roth IRA of such individual.
(iii) | Distributee. A distributee includes an Employee or former Employee. In addition, the Employees or former Employees surviving spouse, and the Employees or former Employees spouse or former spouse who is an alternate payee under a qualified domestic relations order, as defined in Section 414(p) of the Code, are distributees with regard to the interest of the spouse or former spouse. For distributions after December 31, 2009, a distributee includes the Employees or former Employees non-spouse designated Beneficiary, in which case, the distribution can only be transferred to a traditional or Roth inherited IRA established on behalf of the non-spouse designated Beneficiary for the purpose of receiving the distribution. |
(iv) | Direct Rollover. A direct rollover is a payment by the Plan to the eligible retirement plan specified by the distributee. |
(c) | If a distribution is one to which Sections 401(a)(11) and 417 of the Code do not apply, such distribution may commence less than thirty (30) days after the notice required under Section 1.411(a)-11(c) of the Income Tax Regulations is given, provided that: |
(i) | the Administrator clearly informs the Participant that the Participant has a right to a period of at least thirty (30) days after receiving the notice to consider the decision of whether or not to elect a distribution (and, if applicable, a particular distribution option), and |
(ii) | the Participant, after receiving the notice, affirmatively elects a distribution. |
(d) | For any distribution notice issued in Plan Years beginning after December 31, 2006, the description of a Participants right, if any, to defer distribution shall also describe the consequences of failing to defer receipt of the distribution in accordance with the requirements of applicable law. In addition, any reference to the ninety (90) day maximum notice period prior to distribution in applying the notice requirements of Code Sections 402(f), 411(a)(11) and 417 shall become one hundred and eighty (180) days. |
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ARTICLE EIGHT-- LOANS AND IN-SERVICE WITHDRAWALS
8.1 | LOANS |
(a) | Permissible Amount and Procedures. Upon the application of an active Participant, the Administrator may, in accordance with a uniform and nondiscriminatory policy, direct the Trustee to grant a loan to the Participant, which loan shall be secured by the Participants vested Account balance. The rate of interest on any such loan shall be equal to the Prime Rate (as reported in The Wall Street Journal on the date the loan is initiated) plus one percent (1%). Participant loans shall be treated as segregated investments, and interest repayments shall be credited only to the Participants Account. |
(b) | Limitation on Amount of Loans. A Participants loan shall not exceed the lesser of: |
(1) | $50,000, which amount shall be reduced by the highest outstanding loan balance during the preceding twelve (12)-month period; or |
(2) | one-half (1⁄2) of the vested value of the Participants Account, determined as of the Valuation Date preceding the date of the Participants loan. |
Any loan must be repaid within five (5) years (or such longer period permitted by law), unless made for the purpose of acquiring the primary residence of the Participant, in which case such loan may be repaid over a longer period of time not to exceed fifteen (15) years. The repayment of any loan must be made in at least quarterly installments of principal and interest; provided, however, that this requirement shall not apply for a period, not longer than one year, or such longer period as may apply under Section 414(u) of the Code, that a Participant is on a leave of absence (Leave), either without pay from the Employer or at a rate of pay (after income and employment tax withholding) that is less than the amount of the installment payments required under the terms of the loan. However, the loan must be repaid by the latest date permitted under Sections 72(p)(2)(B) and 414(u) of the Code and the installments due after the Leave ends (or, unless Section 414(u) of the Code applies, if earlier, upon the expiration of the first year of the Leave) must not be less than those required under the terms of the original loan.
If a Participant defaults on any outstanding loan, the unpaid balance, and any interest due thereon, shall become due and payable in accordance with the terms of the underlying promissory note; provided, however, that such foreclosure on the promissory note and attachment of security shall not occur until a distributable event occurs in accordance with the provisions of Article Seven.
If a Participant terminates employment with an outstanding loan balance, the Participant may, subject to the terms and conditions of the underlying promissory note, continue to make loan repayments. However, in the event the loan goes into default, or to the extent distribution of the
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Participants Account is to be made or commenced, the outstanding loan balance shall be charged against the amounts that are otherwise payable to the Participant or the Participants Beneficiary under the provisions of the Plan. For any Participant with a loan in good standing on October 1, 2013, loan repayments may be made after termination of employment, notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in the underlying promissory note.
In the case of a Participant who has loans outstanding from other plans of the Employer (or a member of the Employers related group (within the meaning of Section 2.5(b)), the Administrator shall be responsible for reporting to the Trustee the existence of said loans in order to aggregate all such loans within the limits of Section 72(p) of the Code.
8.2 | HARDSHIP DISTRIBUTIONS. In the case of a financial hardship resulting from a proven immediate and heavy financial need, an active Participant may receive a distribution not to exceed the lesser of (i) the vested value of the Participants Account, without regard to earnings received on elective deferrals (within the meaning of Section 4.1) after December 31, 1988, and without regard to any Fail-Safe Contributions and Qualified Matching Contributions (within the meaning of Section 10.2) or any Employer contributions made pursuant to Section 10.2 and/or 10.3, or (ii) the amount necessary to satisfy the financial hardship. The amount of any such immediate and heavy financial need may include any amounts necessary to pay Federal, state or local income taxes reasonably anticipated to result from the distribution. Such distribution shall be made in accordance with nondiscriminatory and objective standards and procedures consistently applied by the Administrator. For purposes of this Section, an active Participant shall include an Employee who has severed employment with the Employer but is still employed by a member of the Employers controlled group and who has an Account under the Plan. |
Hardship distributions under this Section shall be deemed to be the result of an immediate and heavy financial need if such distribution is to: (a) pay expenses for (or to obtain) medical care that would be deductible under Section 213(d) of the Code determined without regard to whether the expenses exceed seven and one-half percent (7.5%) of adjusted gross income; (b) purchase the principal residence of the Participant (excluding mortgage payments); (c) pay tuition and related educational fees for the next twelve (12) months of post-secondary education for the Participant, Participants spouse, or any of the Participants dependents (as defined in Section 152 of the Code, and without regard to Section 152(b)(1), (b)(2) and (d)(1)(B) of the Code); (d) prevent the eviction of the Participant from his principal residence or foreclosure on the Participants principal residence; (e) pay funeral or burial expenses for the Participants deceased parent, spouse, children or dependents (as defined in Section 152 of the Code, and without regard to Section 152(d)(1)(B) of the Code); or (f) repair damage to the Participants principal residence that would qualify for a casualty loss deduction under Section 165 of the Code (determined without regard to whether the loss exceeds ten percent (10%) of adjusted gross income). Distributions paid pursuant to this Section shall be deemed
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to be made as of the Valuation Date immediately preceding the hardship distribution, and the Participants Account shall be reduced accordingly.
A distribution shall be deemed necessary to satisfy an immediate and heavy financial need of a Participant if all of the following requirements are satisfied:
(1) | The distribution is not in excess of the amount of the immediate and heavy financial need of the Participant; |
(2) | The Participant has obtained all distributions (including distributions of ESOP dividends under Section 404(k) of the Code), other than hardship distributions, and all nontaxable (at the time of the loan) loans currently available under all plans maintained by the Employer; |
(3) | The Participant is prohibited, under the terms of the Plan or an otherwise legally enforceable agreement, from making elective deferrals (within the meaning of Section 4.1) and any after-tax contributions under Section 4.5 to the Plan and all other plans maintained by the Employer for six (6) months or such other period as required by law after receipt of the hardship distribution. For this purpose the phrase all other plans maintained by the Employer means all qualified and nonqualified plans of deferred compensation maintained by the Employer. The phrase also includes a stock option, stock purchase, or similar plan, or a cash or deferred arrangement that is part of a cafeteria plan within the meaning of Section 125 of the Code. However, it does not include the mandatory employee contribution portion of a defined benefit plan. It also does not include a health or welfare benefit plan, including one that is part of a cafeteria plan within the meaning of Section 125 of the Code. |
8.3 | WITHDRAWALS AFTER AGE 591⁄2. After attaining age fifty-nine and one-half (591⁄2), an active Participant may withdraw from the Plan a sum (a) not in excess of the credit balance of his vested Account and (b) not less than such minimum amount as the Administrator may establish from time to time to facilitate administration of the Plan. Any such withdrawals shall be made in accordance with nondiscriminatory and objective standards and procedures consistently applied by the Administrator. For purposes of this Section, an active Participant shall include an Employee who has severed employment with the Employer but is still employed by a member of the Employers controlled group and who has an Account under the Plan. |
8.4 | WITHDRAWALS OF AFTER-TAX CONTRIBUTIONS. An active Participant may withdraw from the Plan a sum (a) not in excess of the credit balance of the Participants Account attributable to any after-tax contributions made to the Plan and (b) not less than such minimum amount as the Administrator may establish from time to time to facilitate administration of the Plan. Any such withdrawals shall be made in accordance with nondiscriminatory and objective standards and procedures consistently applied by the Administrator. For purposes of this Section, an active Participant shall include an Employee who has severed employment with the Employer but is still employed by a member of the Employers controlled group and who has an Account under the Plan. |
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For purposes of this Section 8.4, a terminated Participant with a vested Account balance under the Plan may withdraw all or any portion of such vested Account attributable to any after-tax contributions made to the Plan, subject to the provisions of the foregoing paragraph.
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8.5 | WITHDRAWALS OF ROLLOVER CONTRIBUTIONS. An active Participant may withdraw from the Plan a sum (a) not in excess of the credit balance of the Participants Account attributable to any rollover contributions made to the Plan and (b) not less than such minimum amount as the Administrator may establish from time to time to facilitate administration of the Plan. Any such withdrawals shall be made in accordance with nondiscriminatory and objective standards and procedures consistently applied by the Administrator. For purposes of this Section, an active Participant shall include an Employee who has severed employment with the Employer but is still employed by a member of the Employers controlled group and who has an Account under the Plan. |
8.6 | HEART ACT PROVISIONS. |
(a) | Death benefits. In the case of a Participants death occurring on or after January 1, 2007, if a Participant dies while performing qualified military service (as defined in Code Section 414(u)), the Beneficiary(ies) (or surviving spouse, if the qualified joint and survivor annuity or qualified pre-retirement survivor annuity rules apply) of the Participant shall be entitled to any additional benefits (other than benefit accruals relating to the period of qualified military service) provided under the Plan as if the Participant had resumed employment and then terminated employment on account of death. In addition, vesting service credit for the deceased Participants period of qualified military service shall be credited to the extent required by Code Section 401(a)(37). |
(b) | Differential wage payments. For years beginning after December 31, 2008, (i) a Participant receiving a differential wage payment, as defined by Code Section 3401(h)(2), shall be treated as an Employee of the Employer making the payment, (ii) the differential wage payment shall be treated as Compensation, and (iii) the Plan shall not be treated as failing to meet the requirements of any provision described in Code Section 414(u)(1)(C) by reason of any contribution or benefit which is based on the differential wage payment. |
(c) | Severance from employment. For years beginning after December 31, 2008 and for purposes of Code Section 401(k)(2)(B)(i)(I), an individual shall be treated as having severed from employment during any period the individual is performing service in the uniformed services described in Code Section 3401(h)(2)(A). |
If a Participant elects to receive a distribution by reason of such severance from employment, the Participant may not make an elective deferral or employee contribution during the six (6)-month period or such other period as required by law beginning on the date of such distribution.
Effective as of the dates specified above, the provisions of this Section 8.6 shall be interpreted consistent with, and governed by, the Heroes Earnings Assistance and Relief Tax Act of 2008 (HEART Act) and regulatory guidance issued thereunder.
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ARTICLE NINE --ADMINISTRATION OF THE PLAN
9.1 | PLAN ADMINISTRATION. The Employer shall be the Plan Administrator, hereinbefore and hereinafter called the Administrator, and a named fiduciary (for purposes of Section 402(a)(1) of ERISA) of the Plan, unless the Employer, by action of its board of directors, shall designate a person or committee of persons to be the Administrator. The Employer, by action of its board of directors, may also designate a person, a committee of persons, and/or other entity as a named fiduciary or named fiduciaries. The administration of the Plan, as provided herein, including a determination of the payment of benefits to Participants and their Beneficiaries, shall be the responsibility of the Administrator; provided, however, that the Administrator may delegate any of its powers, authority, duties or responsibilities to any person or committee of persons, such delegation to be in accordance with ERISA Section 405. The Administrator shall have full discretion to interpret the terms of the Plan, to determine factual questions that arise in the course of administering the Plan, to adopt rules and regulations regarding the administration of the Plan, to determine the conditions under which benefits become payable under the Plan, and to make any other determinations that the Administrator believes are necessary and advisable for the administration of the Plan. Any determination made by the Administrator shall be final and binding on all parties, and shall be given the maximum deference allowed by law. |
In the event more than one party shall act as Administrator, all actions shall be made by majority decisions. In the administration of the Plan, the Administrator may (a) employ agents to carry out nonfiduciary responsibilities (other than Trustee responsibilities), (b) consult with counsel, who may be counsel to the Employer, and (c) provide for the allocation of fiduciary responsibilities (other than Trustee responsibilities) among its members. Actions dealing with fiduciary responsibilities shall be taken in writing and the performance of agents, counsel and fiduciaries to whom fiduciary responsibilities have been delegated shall be reviewed periodically.
The expenses of administering the Plan and the compensation of all employees, agents, or counsel of the Administrator, including accounting fees, recordkeepers fees, and the fees of any benefit consulting firm, shall be paid by the Plan, or shall be paid by the Employer if, and to the extent, the Employer so elects. To the extent required by applicable law, compensation may not be paid by the Plan to full-time Employees of the Employer.
In the event the Employer pays the expenses of administering the Plan, the Employer may seek reimbursement from the Plan for the payment of such expenses. Reimbursement shall be permitted only for Plan expenses paid by the Employer within the last twelve (12)-month period.
The Administrator shall obtain from the Trustee, not less often than annually, a report with respect to the value of the assets held in the Trust Fund, in such form as may be required by the Administrator.
The Administrator shall administer the Plan and adopt such rules and regulations as, in the opinion of the Administrator, are necessary or advisable to implement and administer the Plan and to transact its business. As a named fiduciary, the Administrator is required to discharge its duties with respect to the Plan solely in the interest of the Participants and Beneficiaries and with the care, skill, prudence, and diligence under the circumstances then prevailing that a prudent
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man acting in a like capacity and familiar with such matters would use in the conduct of an enterprise of a like character and with like aims.
9.2 | CLAIMS PROCEDURE |
The provisions of paragraph (a) below shall apply to all benefit claims under the Plan, except as provided in paragraph (b) below.
(a) | Pursuant to procedures established by the Administrator, claims for benefits under the Plan made by a Participant or Beneficiary (the claimant) must be submitted in writing to the Administrator. Approved claims shall be processed and instructions issued to the Trustee or custodian authorizing payment as claimed. |
If a claim is denied in whole or in part, the Administrator shall notify the claimant within ninety (90) days after receipt of the claim (or within one hundred eighty (180) days, if special circumstances require an extension of time for processing the claim, and provided written notice indicating the special circumstances and the date by which a final decision is expected to be rendered is given to the claimant within the initial ninety (90) day period).
The notice of the denial of the claim shall be written in a manner calculated to be understood by the claimant and shall set forth the following:
(i) | the specific reason or reasons for the denial of the claim; |
(ii) | the specific references to the pertinent Plan provisions on which the denial is based; |
(iii) | a description of any additional material or information necessary to perfect the claim, and an explanation of why such material or information is necessary; |
(iv) | a statement that any appeal of the denial must be made by giving to the Administrator, within sixty (60) days after receipt of the denial of the claim, written notice of such appeal, such notice to include a full description of the pertinent issues and basis of the claim; and |
(v) | a statement about the claimants right to bring civil action under Section 502(a) under ERISA if the claim is denied on review. |
Upon denial of a claim in whole or part, the claimant (or his duly authorized representative) shall have the right to submit a written request to the Administrator for a full and fair review of the denied claim, to be permitted to review documents (free of charge) pertinent to the denial, and to submit issues and comments in writing. Any appeal of the denial must be given to the Administrator within the period of time prescribed under (a)(iv) above. If the claimant (or his duly authorized representative) fails to appeal the denial to the Administrator within the prescribed time, the Administrators adverse determination shall be final, binding and conclusive.
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The Administrator may hold a hearing or otherwise ascertain such facts as it deems necessary and shall render a decision which shall be binding upon both parties. The Administrator shall advise the claimant of the results of the review within sixty (60) days after receipt of the written request for the review, unless special circumstances require an extension of time for processing, in which case a decision shall be rendered as soon as possible but not later than one hundred twenty (120) days after receipt of the request for review. If such extension of time is required, written notice of the extension shall be furnished to the claimant prior to the commencement of the extension. The decision of the review shall be written in a manner calculated to be understood by the claimant and shall include specific reasons for the decision, specific references to the pertinent Plan provisions on which the decision is based, the claimants right to receive free of charge upon written request, reasonable access to and copies of, all Plan documents, records, and other information relevant to the claim, and a statement about the claimants right to bring a civil action under Section 502(a) of ERISA. The decision of the Administrator shall be final, binding and conclusive.
(b) | The provisions of this subsection (b) shall apply to a claim involving a determination by the Administrator of a Participants Disability. |
Such a claim for Disability benefits must be submitted in writing to the Vice President, Administration. Approved claims shall be processed and instructions issued to the Trustee or custodian authorizing payment as claimed.
If such a claim is denied in whole or in part, the Vice President, Administration shall notify the claimant within forty-five (45) days after receipt of the claim (or within seventy-five (75) days, if special circumstances require an extension of time for processing the claim, and provided written notice indicating the special circumstances and the date by which a final decision is expected to be rendered is given to the claimant within the initial forty-five (45) day period).
If, prior to the end of the seventy five (75) day extended period, the Vice President, Administration determines that a decision cannot be rendered within the initial extension period due to special circumstances, the period for making a determination may be extended for up to an additional thirty (30) days, provided written notice indicating the special circumstances and the date by which a final decision is expected to be rendered is given to the claimant within the originally extended seventy-five (75) day period.
The notice of the denial of the claim shall be written in a manner calculated to be understood by the claimant and shall set forth the following:
(i) | the specific reason or reasons for the denial of the claim; |
(ii) | the specific references to the pertinent Plan provisions on which the denial is based; |
(iii) | a description of any additional materials or information necessary to perfect the claim, and an explanation of why such material or information is necessary; |
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(iv) | a statement that any appeal of the denial must be made by giving to the Administrator, within one hundred eighty (180) days after receipt of the denial of the claim, written notice of such appeal, such notice to include a full description of the pertinent issues and basis of the claim; |
(v) | a statement about the claimants right to bring a civil action under Section 502(a) of ERISA if the claim is denied on review; and |
(vi) | to the extent that an internal rule, guideline, protocol, or other similar criterion was relied upon in the denial, the notification shall set forth the specific rule, guideline, protocol, or criterion or indicate that such was relied upon and that a copy will be provided free of charge to the claimant upon request. |
Upon denial of a claim in whole or in part, the claimant (or his duly authorized representative) shall have the right to submit a written request to the 401(k) Committee for a full and fair review of the denied claim, to be permitted to review documents (free of charge) pertinent to the denial, and to submit issues and comments in writing. Any appeal of the denial must be given to the 401(k) Committee within the period of time prescribed under (b)(iv) above. If the claimant (or his duly authorized representative) fails to appeal the denial to the 401(k) Committee within the prescribed time, the Vice President, Administrations initial adverse determination shall be final, binding and conclusive.
The 401(k) Committee shall consider the full record of the claimants appeal without deference to the initial determination and, if the determination is based in whole or in part on a medical judgment, shall consult with a health care professional experienced in the field of medicine involved in the medical judgment. The health care professional consulted on the appeal shall be an individual who was not consulted in connection with the initial denied claim (nor a subordinate of any individual consulted in connection with the initial denied claim) and whose identity shall be disclosed to the claimant upon written request of the claimant, regardless of whether the health care professionals advice was relied upon in making the subsequent claim determination.
The 401(k) Committee shall render a decision that shall be binding upon both parties. The 401(k) Committee shall advise the claimant of the results of their review within forty-five (45) days after receipt of the written request for the review, unless special circumstances require an extension of time for processing, in which case a decision shall be rendered as soon as possible but not later than ninety (90) days after receipt of the request for review. If such extension of time is required, written notice of the extension shall be furnished to the claimant prior to the commencement of the extension. The decision of the review shall be written in a manner calculated to be understood by the claimant and shall set forth the following:
(A) | the specific reason or reasons for the denial of the claim; |
(B) | the specific references to the pertinent Plan provisions on which the denial is based; |
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(C) | the claimants right to receive free of charge, upon written request, reasonable access to and copies of, all Plan documents, records, and other information relevant to the claim; |
(D) | a statement about the claimants right to bring a civil action under Section 502(a) of ERISA; and |
(E) | to the extent that an internal rule, guideline, protocol, or other similar criterion was relied upon in the denial, the notification shall set forth the specific rule, guideline, protocol, or criterion or indicate that such was relied upon and that a copy will be provided free of charge to the claimant upon request. |
The decision of the 401(k) Committee shall be final, binding and conclusive.
9.3 | TRUST AGREEMENT. The Trust Agreement entered into by and between Unitil Corporation and the Trustee, including any supplements or amendments thereto, or any successor Trust Agreement, is incorporated by reference herein. |
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ARTICLE TEN--SPECIAL COMPLIANCE PROVISIONS
10.1 | DISTRIBUTION OF EXCESS ELECTIVE DEFERRALS. Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan, Excess Elective Deferrals (as defined below) (and income or loss allocable thereto, including all earnings, expenses and appreciation or depreciation in value, whether or not realized) shall be distributed no later than each April 15 to Participants who claim Excess Elective Deferrals for the preceding calendar year. |
Excess Elective Deferrals shall mean the amount of Elective Deferrals (as defined below) for a calendar year that the Participant designates to the Plan pursuant to the following procedure. The Participants designation: shall be submitted to the Administrator in writing no later than March 1; shall specify the Participants Excess Elective Deferrals for the preceding calendar year; and shall be accompanied by the Participants written statement that if the Excess Elective Deferrals are not distributed, they shall, when added to amounts deferred under other plans or arrangements described in Section 401(k), 408(k) or 403(b) of the Code, exceed the limit imposed on the Participant by Section 402(g) of the Code for the year in which the deferral occurred. Excess Elective Deferrals shall mean those Elective Deferrals that are includible in a Participants gross income under Section 402(g) of the Code to the extent such Participants Elective Deferrals for a taxable year exceed the dollar limitation under such Code section.
An Excess Elective Deferral, and the income or loss allocable thereto, may be distributed before the end of the calendar year in which the Elective Deferrals were made. A Participant who has an Excess Elective Deferral for a taxable year, taking into account only his Elective Deferrals under the Plan or any other plans of the Employer (including any member of the Employers related group (within the meaning of Section 2.5(b)), shall be deemed to have designated the entire amount of such Excess Elective Deferral.
Excess Elective Deferrals shall be adjusted for any income or loss. For purposes of this Section 10.1, whenever reference is made to the income or loss allocable to an Excess Elective Deferral, such income or loss shall be determined as follows. The income or loss allocable to Excess Elective Deferrals allocated to each Participant shall be the income or loss allocable to the Participants deferred amounts for the Plan Year multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which is the Excess Elective Deferrals made on behalf of the Participant for the Plan Year, and the denominator of which is the Participants Account balance attributable to the Participants Elective Deferrals on the last day of the Plan Year.
For purposes of this Article Ten, Elective Deferrals shall mean any Employer contributions made to the Plan at the election of the Participant, in lieu of cash compensation, and shall include contributions made pursuant to a salary deferral reduction agreement or other deferral mechanism. With respect to any taxable year, a Participants Elective
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Deferrals are the sum of all Employer contributions made on behalf of such Participant pursuant to an election to defer under any qualified cash or deferred arrangement described in Section 401(k) of the Code, any salary reduction simplified employee pension described in Section 408(k)(6) of the Code, any simple retirement account described in Section 408(p) of the Code, any eligible deferred compensation plan under Section 457 of the Code, any plan described under Section 501(c)(18) of the Code, and any Employer contributions made on behalf of a Participant for the purchase of an annuity contract under Section 403(b) of the Code pursuant to a salary reduction agreement. Elective Deferrals shall not include any deferrals properly distributed as excess annual additions.
10.2 | LIMITATIONS ON 401(k) CONTRIBUTIONS |
(a) | Actual Deferral Percentage Test (ADP Test). Amounts contributed as elective deferrals under Section 4.1(a) and, if so elected by the Employer, Qualified Matching Contributions (as defined below) and any Fail-Safe Contributions made under this Section, are considered to be amounts deferred pursuant to Section 401(k) of the Code. For purposes of this Section, these amounts are referred to as the deferred amounts. For purposes of the actual deferral percentage test described below, (i) such deferred amounts must be made before the last day of the twelve (12)-month period immediately following the Plan Year to which the contributions relate, and (ii) the deferred amounts relate to Compensation that either (A) would have been received by the Participant in the Plan Year but for the Participants election to make deferrals, or (B) is attributable to services performed by the Participant in the Plan Year, and, but for the Participants election to make deferrals, would have been received by the Participant within two and one-half (21⁄2) months after the close of the Plan Year. The Employer shall maintain records sufficient to demonstrate satisfaction of the actual deferral percentage test and the deferred amounts used in such test. |
For purposes of this Section, Qualified Matching Contributions shall mean matching contributions that are nonforfeitable when made to the Plan and that are distributable only in accordance with the distribution provisions (other than for hardships) applicable to elective deferrals.
As of the last day of each Plan Year, the deferred amounts for the Participants who are Highly-Compensated Employees for the Plan Year shall satisfy either of the following tests:
(1) | The actual deferral percentage for the eligible Participants who are Highly-Compensated Employees for the Plan Year shall not exceed the actual deferral percentage for eligible Participants who are Nonhighly-Compensated Employees for the current Plan Year multiplied by 1.25; or |
(2) | The actual deferral percentage for eligible Participants who are Highly-Compensated Employees for the Plan Year shall not exceed the actual deferral percentage of eligible Participants who are Nonhighly-Compensated Employees |
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for the current Plan Year multiplied by two (2), provided that the actual deferral percentage for eligible Participants who are Highly-Compensated Employees for the Plan Year does not exceed the actual deferral percentage for eligible Participants who are Nonhighly-Compensated Employees by more than two (2) percentage points. |
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Notwithstanding the foregoing, if elected by the Employer by Plan amendment, the foregoing percentage tests shall be applied based on the actual deferral percentage of the Nonhighly-Compensated Employees for the prior Plan Year; provided, however, the change in testing methods complies with the requirements set forth in the Final 401(k) and 401(m) Regulations and any other superseding guidance.
In the event the Plan changes from the current year testing method to the prior year testing method, then, for purposes of the first testing year for which the change is effective, the actual deferral percentage for Nonhighly-Compensated Employees for the prior year shall be determined by taking into account only elective deferrals (within the meaning of Section 4.1) for those Nonhighly-Compensated Employees that were taken into account for purposes of the actual deferral percentage test (and not the actual contribution percentage test) under the current year testing method for the prior year.
For purposes of the above tests, the actual deferral percentage shall mean for a specified group of Participants (either Highly Compensated Employees or Nonhighly-Compensated Employees) for a Plan Year, the average of the ratios (calculated separately for each Participant in such group) of (1) deferred amounts actually paid over to the Trust on behalf of such Participant for the Plan Year to (2) the Participants compensation (within the meaning of Section 1.6 of the Plan if such definition satisfies Section 414(s) of the Code) or, if the Employer chooses, Participants compensation determined by using any other definition of compensation that satisfies the nondiscrimination requirements of Section 414(s) of the Code and the regulations thereunder. For purposes hereof, the Participants compensation shall be referred to as 414(s) Compensation. An Employer may limit the period taken into account for determining 414(s) Compensation to that part of the Plan Year or calendar year in which an Employee was a Participant in the component of the Plan being tested. The period used to determine 414(s) Compensation must be applied uniformly to all Participants for the Plan Year. Deferred amounts on behalf of any Participant shall include (1) any Elective Deferrals made pursuant to the Participants deferral election (including Excess Elective Deferrals of Highly Compensated Employees), but excluding (a) Excess Elective Deferrals of Nonhighly-Compensated Employees that arise solely from Elective Deferrals made under the Plan or plans of the Employer and (b) Elective Deferrals that are taken into account in the actual contribution percentage test (provided the actual deferral percentage test is satisfied both with and without exclusion of these Elective Deferrals); and (2) Qualified Matching Contributions and Fail-Safe Contributions. For purposes of computing Actual Deferral Percentages, a Participant shall mean any Employee who is eligible to make Elective Deferrals under the Plan for all or a portion of the Plan Year and shall include any Employee whose eligibility to make Elective Deferrals is suspended because of an election (other than certain one-time elections) not to participate, a distribution, or a loan; an Employee who cannot make Elective Deferrals because of the limitations under Section 415 of the Code; and an Employee who would be a Participant but for the failure to make required contributions to another plan. In addition, an Employee who would be a Participant but for failure to make Elective Deferrals shall be treated as a Participant on whose behalf no Elective Deferrals are made.
For purposes of this Section 10.2, the actual deferral percentage for any eligible Participant who is a Highly-Compensated Employee for the Plan Year and who is eligible
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to have Elective Deferrals allocated to his account under two (2) or more plans or arrangements described in Code Section 401(k) that are maintained by the Employer or any employer who is a related group member (within the meaning of Section 2.5(b)) shall be determined as if all such deferrals were made under a single arrangement. In the event that the Plan satisfies the requirements of Code Section 401(k), 401(a)(4) or 410(b) only if aggregated with one (1) or more other plans, or if one (1) or more other plans satisfy the requirements of such Sections of the Code only if aggregated with the Plan, then the provisions of this Section 10.2 shall be applied by determining the actual deferral percentage of eligible Participants as if all such plans were a single plan. If the Employer elects by Plan amendment to use the prior year testing method, any adjustments to the Nonhighly-Compensated Employee actual deferral percentage for the prior year shall be made in accordance with the Final 401(k) and 401(m) Regulations. Plans may be aggregated in order to satisfy Section 401(k) of the Code only if they have the same Plan Year and use the same average actual deferral percentage testing method.
Notwithstanding anything in this Section to the contrary, the provisions of Section 401(k)(3)(F) of the Code may be used to exclude all Nonhighly-Compensated Employees who have not satisfied the minimum age and service requirements of Section 410(a)(1)(A) of the Code from the ADP Test. For purposes of applying this provision, the Administrator may use any effective date of participation that is permitted under Section 410(b) of the Code provided such date is applied on a consistent and uniform basis to all Participants.
The determination and treatment of deferred amounts and the actual deferral percentage of any Participant shall be subject to the prescribed requirements of the Secretary of the Treasury.
In the event the actual deferral percentage test is not satisfied for a Plan Year, the Employer, in its discretion, may make a Fail-Safe Contribution for eligible Participants who are Nonhighly-Compensated Employees, to be allocated among their Accounts in proportion to their compensation for the Plan Year. For purposes of this paragraph, compensation shall mean compensation used for the actual deferral percentage test.
(b) | Distributions of Excess Contributions. |
(1) | In General. If the actual deferral percentage test of Section 10.2(a) is not satisfied for a Plan Year, then the excess contributions, and income allocable thereto, shall be distributed, to the extent required under Treasury regulations, no later than the last day of the Plan Year following the Plan Year for which the excess contributions were made. However, if such excess contributions are distributed later than two and one-half (21⁄2) months (or such longer period as permitted by applicable law and/or regulatory guidance) following the last day of the Plan Year in which such excess contributions were made, a ten percent (10%) excise tax shall be imposed upon the Employer with respect to such excess contributions. |
(2) | Excess Contributions. For purposes of this Section, excess contributions shall mean, with respect to any Plan Year, the excess of: |
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(A) | The aggregate amount of Employer contributions actually taken into account in computing the numerator of the actual deferral percentage of Highly-Compensated Employees for such Plan Year, over |
(B) | The maximum amount of such contributions permitted by the ADP Test under Section 10.2(a) (determined by hypothetically reducing contributions made on behalf of Highly-Compensated Employees in order of the actual deferral percentages, beginning with the highest of such percentages). |
Excess contributions shall be allocated to the Highly-Compensated Employees with the highest dollar amounts of contributions taken into account in calculating the actual deferral percentage test for the year in which the excess arose, beginning with the Highly-Compensated Employee with the highest dollar amount of such contributions and continuing in descending order until all the excess contributions have been allocated. For purposes of the preceding sentence, the highest dollar amount is determined after distribution of any excess deferrals. To the extent a Highly-Compensated Employee has not reached his catch-up contribution limit (set forth in Section 4.1(e) of the Plan), excess deferrals allocated to such Highly-Compensated Employee shall be treated as catch-up contributions and shall not be treated as excess contributions.
Notwithstanding anything in this Section to the contrary, the amount of excess contributions to be distributed with respect to a Highly Compensated Employee for a Plan Year shall be reduced by the amount of excess deferrals previously distributed to such Highly Compensated Employee for the taxable year that ends in the same Plan Year. Further, the amount of excess deferrals to be distributed with respect to a Highly Compensated Employee for a taxable year shall be reduced by the amount of excess contributions previously distributed to such Highly Compensated Employee for the Plan Year which begins in such taxable year.
(3) | Determination of Income. Excess contributions shall be adjusted for any income or loss. The income or loss allocable to excess contributions allocated to each Participant shall be the income or loss allocable to the Participants deferred amounts for the Plan Year multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which is the excess contributions made on behalf of the Participant for the Plan Year, and the denominator of which is the Participants Account balance attributable to the Participants deferred amounts on the last day of the Plan Year. |
(4) | Accounting for Excess Contributions. Excess contributions shall be distributed from that portion of the Participants Account attributable to such deferred amounts to the extent allowable under Treasury regulations. |
10.3 | NONDISCRIMINATION TEST FOR EMPLOYER MATCHING CONTRIBUTIONS AND AFTER-TAX CONTRIBUTIONS |
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(a) | Average Contribution Percentage Test (ACP Test). To the extent required by applicable law, the provisions of this Section shall apply if Employer matching contributions are made in any Plan Year under Section 4.2(a) and such matching contributions are not used to satisfy the actual deferral percentage test of Section 10.2 and/or in the event Employee after-tax contributions are made to the Plan under Section 4.5. Any Employee after-tax contributions that are used to satisfy the average contribution percentage test shall satisfy the requirements of Section 1.401(m)-2(a)(6) of the Treasury regulations. |
As of the last day of each Plan Year, the average contribution percentage for Highly- Compensated Employees for the Plan Year shall satisfy either of the following tests:
(1) | The average contribution percentage for eligible Participants who are Highly- Compensated Employees for the Plan Year shall not exceed the average contribution percentage for eligible Participants who are Nonhighly-Compensated Employees for the current Plan Year multiplied by 1.25; or |
(2) | The average contribution percentage for eligible Participants who are Highly- Compensated Employees for the Plan Year shall not exceed the average contribution percentage for eligible Participants who are Nonhighly-Compensated Employees for the current Plan Year multiplied by two (2), provided that the average contribution percentage for eligible Participants who are Highly- Compensated Employees for the Plan Year does not exceed the average contribution percentage for eligible Participants who are Nonhighly-Compensated Employees by more than two (2) percentage points. |
Notwithstanding the foregoing, if elected by the Employer by Plan amendment, the foregoing percentage tests shall be applied based on the average contribution percentage of the Nonhighly-Compensated Employees for the prior Plan Year; provided, however, the change in testing methods complies with the requirements set forth in the Final 401(k) and 401(m) Regulations and any other superseding guidance.
In the event the Plan changes from the current year testing method to the prior year testing method, then, for purposes of the first testing year for which the change is effective, the average contribution percentage for Nonhighly-Compensated Employees for the prior year shall be determined by taking into account only (a) after-tax contributions for those Nonhighly-Compensated Employees for the prior year, and (b) matching contributions for those Nonhighly-Compensated Employees that were taken into account for purposes of the average contribution percentage test (and not the average actual deferral percentage test) under the current year testing method for the prior year.
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For purposes of the above tests, the average contribution percentage shall mean the average (expressed as a percentage) of the contribution percentages of the eligible Participants in each group. The contribution percentage shall mean the ratio (expressed as a percentage) that the sum of Employer matching contributions, and, if applicable, Employee after-tax contributions, and elective deferrals under Section 4.1 (to the extent such elective deferrals are not used to satisfy the actual deferral percentage test of Section 10.2) under the Plan on behalf of the eligible Participant for the Plan Year bears to the eligible Participants compensation (within the meaning of Section 1.6 of the Plan if such definition satisfies Section 414(s) of the Code) or, if the Employer chooses, Participants compensation determined by using any other definition of compensation that satisfies the nondiscrimination requirements of Section 414(s) of the Code and the regulations thereunder. For purposes hereof, the Participants compensation shall be referred to as 414(s) Compensation. An Employer may limit the period taken into account for determining 414(s) Compensation to that part of the Plan Year or calendar year in which an Employee was a Participant in the component of the Plan being tested. The period used to determine 414(s) Compensation must be applied uniformly to all Participants for the Plan Year. Such average contribution percentage shall be determined without regard to matching contributions that are used either to correct excess contributions hereunder or because contributions to which they relate are excess deferrals under Section 10.1 or excess contributions under Section 10.2. Eligible Participant shall mean each Employee who is eligible to receive Employer matching contributions or make after-tax contributions.
For purposes of this Section 10.3, the contribution percentage for any eligible Participant who is a Highly-Compensated Employee for the Plan Year and who is eligible to have Employer matching contributions, elective deferrals and/or after-tax contributions allocated to his account under two (2) or more plans described in Section 401(a) of the Code or under arrangements described in Section 401(k) of the Code that are maintained by the Employer or any member of the Employers related group (within the meaning of Section 2.5(b)), shall be determined as if all such contributions were made under a single plan.
In the event that the Plan satisfies the requirements of Section 401(m), 401(a)(4) or 410(b) of the Code only if aggregated with one (1) or more other plans, or if one (1) or more other plans satisfy the requirements of such Sections of the Code only if aggregated with the Plan, then the provisions of this Section 10.3 shall be applied by determining the contribution percentages of eligible Participants as if all such plans were a single plan. If the Employer elects by Plan amendment to use the prior year testing method, any adjustments to the Nonhighly-Compensated Employee actual contribution percentage for the prior year shall be made in accordance with the Final 401(k) and 401(m) Regulations. Plans may be aggregated in order to satisfy Section 401(m) of the Code only if they have the same Plan Year and use the same average contribution percentage testing method.
The determination and treatment of the contribution percentage of any Participant shall satisfy such other requirements as may be prescribed by the Secretary of the Treasury.
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(b) | Distribution of Excess Aggregate Contributions. |
(1) | In General. If the nondiscrimination tests of Section 10.3(a) are not satisfied for a Plan Year, then the excess aggregate contributions, and any income allocable thereto, shall be forfeited, if otherwise forfeitable, no later than the last day of the Plan Year following the Plan Year for which the nondiscrimination tests are not satisfied, and shall be used to reduce Employer matching contributions under the Plan. To the extent that such excess aggregate contributions are nonforfeitable, such excess aggregate contributions shall be distributed to the Participant on whose behalf the excess contributions were made no later than the last day of the Plan Year following the Plan Year for which such excess aggregate contributions were made. However, if such excess aggregate contributions are distributed later than two and one-half (21⁄2) months (or such longer period as permitted by applicable law and/or regulatory guidance) following the last day of the Plan Year in which such excess aggregate contributions were made, a ten percent (10%) excise tax shall be imposed upon the Employer with respect to such excess aggregate contributions. For purposes of the limitations of Section 11.1(b)(1) of the Plan, excess aggregate contributions shall be considered annual additions. |
In accordance with the rules under Treasury Regulation Section 1.401(m)-2(b), any distribution and/or forfeiture of excess aggregate contributions shall be made in the following order: any Employee after-tax contributions that are not matched, a pro rata amount of Employee after-tax contributions that are matched and associated matching contributions, matching contributions that matched elective deferrals.
(2) | Excess Aggregate Contributions. For purposes of this Section, excess aggregate contributions shall mean, with respect to any Plan Year, the excess of: |
(A) | The aggregate amount of Employer matching contributions and, if applicable, Employee after-tax contributions, and elective deferrals under Section 4.1 (to the extent not used to satisfy the actual deferral percentage test of Section 10.2) actually taken into account in computing the numerator of the actual contribution percentage of Highly-Compensated Employees for such Plan Year, over |
(B) | The maximum amount of such contributions permitted by the ACP Test under Section 10.3(a) (determined by hypothetically reducing contributions made on behalf of Highly-Compensated Employees in order of the actual contribution percentages, beginning with the highest of such percentages). |
Excess aggregate contributions shall be allocated to the Highly-Compensated Employee with the largest contribution percentage amounts (as defined below) taken into account in calculating the average contribution percentage test for the year in which the excess arose, beginning with the Highly-Compensated Employee with the largest amount of such contribution percentage amounts and
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continuing in descending order until all the excess aggregate contributions have been allocated. For purposes of the preceding sentence, the largest amount is determined after distribution of any excess aggregate contributions.
For purposes of the preceding paragraph, contribution percentage amounts shall mean the sum of Employer matching contributions and, if applicable, Employee after-tax contributions, and elective deferrals (to the extent not used to satisfy the actual deferral percentage test of Section 10.2) made under the Plan on behalf of the Participant for the Plan Year.
(3) | Determination of Income. Excess aggregate contributions shall be adjusted for any income or loss. The income or loss allocable to excess contributions allocated to each Participant shall be the income or loss allocable to the Employer matching contributions and, if applicable, Employee after-tax contributions, and such elective deferrals for the Plan Year multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which is the excess aggregate contributions on behalf of the Participant for the Plan Year, and the denominator of which is the Participants Account balance attributable to Employer matching contributions and, if applicable, Employee after-tax contributions, and such elective deferrals (to the extent not used to satisfy the average actual percentage test of Section 10.2) on the last day of the Plan Year. |
Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent otherwise required to comply with the requirements of Section 401(a)(4) of the Code and the regulations thereunder, vested matching contributions may be forfeited.
To the extent permitted by applicable law, the Plan may be disaggregated under Section 1.410(b)-7(c) of the Income Tax Regulations, in which case the testing provisions of Sections 10.2 and 10.3 may separately apply to the disaggregated plans.
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ARTICLE ELEVEN--LIMITATION ON ANNUAL ADDITIONS
11.1 | RULES AND DEFINITIONS |
(a) | Rules. The following rules shall limit additions to Participants Accounts: |
(1) | If the Participant does not participate, and has never participated, in another qualified plan maintained by the Employer, the amount of annual additions which may be credited to the Participants Account for any limitation year shall not exceed the lesser of the maximum permissible amount (as hereafter defined) or any other limitation contained in the Plan. If the Employer contribution that would otherwise be allocated to the Participants Account would cause the annual additions for the limitation year to exceed the maximum permissible amount, the amount allocated shall be reduced so that the annual additions for the limitation year shall equal the maximum permissible amount. |
(2) | Prior to determining the Participants actual compensation for the limitation year, the Employer may determine the maximum permissible amount for a Participant on the basis of a reasonable estimation of the Participants compensation for the limitation year, uniformly determined for all Participants similarly situated. |
(3) | As soon as is administratively feasible after the end of the limitation year, the maximum permissible amount for the limitation year shall be determined on the basis of the Participants actual compensation for the limitation year. |
(4) | If the limitations of Section 415 of the Code are exceeded, such excess amount shall be corrected in accordance with the requirements of applicable law, including pursuant to the Employee Plans Compliance Resolution System. |
(5) | If, in addition to thie Plan, the Participant is covered under another defined contribution plan maintained by the Employer, or a welfare benefit fund, as defined in Code Section 419(e), maintained by the Employer, or an individual medical account, as defined in Code Section 415(1)(2), maintained by the Employer which provides an annual addition, the annual additions which may be credited to a Participants account under all such plans for any such limitation year shall not exceed the maximum permissible amount. Benefits shall be reduced under any discretionary defined contribution plan before they are reduced under any other defined contribution pension plan. If both plans are discretionary contribution plans, they shall first be reduced under thie Plan. Any excess amount attributable to the Plan shall be disposed of in the manner described in Section 11.1(a)(4). |
(b) | Definitions. |
(1) | Annual additions: The following amounts credited to a Participants Account for the limitation year shall be treated as annual additions: |
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(A) | Employer contributions; |
(B) | Elective deferrals (within the meaning of Section 4.1); |
(C) | Employee after-tax contributions, if any; |
(D) | Forfeitures, if any; and |
(E) | Amounts allocated after March 31, 1984 to an individual medical account, as defined in Section 415(l)(2) of the Code, which is part of a pension or annuity plan maintained by the Employer. Also, amounts derived from contributions paid or accrued after December 31, 1985 in taxable years ending after such date which are attributable to post-retirement medical benefits allocated to the separate account of a Key Employee, as defined in Section 419A(d)(3), and amounts under a welfare benefit fund, as defined in Section 419(e), maintained by the Employer, shall be treated as annual additions to a defined contribution plan. |
Employer and employee contributions taken into account as annual additions shall include excess contributions as defined in Section 401(k)(8)(B) of the Code, excess aggregate contributions as defined in Section 401(m)(6)(B) of the Code, and excess deferrals as defined in Section 402(g) of the Code, regardless of whether such amounts are distributed, recharacterized or forfeited, unless such amounts constitute excess deferrals that were distributed to the Participant no later than April 15 of the taxable year following the taxable year of the Participant in which such deferrals were made.
For this purpose, any excess amount applied under Section 11.1(a)(4) in the limitation year to reduce Employer contributions shall be considered annual additions for such limitation year.
(2) | Compensation: For purposes of determining maximum permitted benefits under this Section, compensation shall include all of a Participants earned income, wages, differential wage payments as defined by Section 3401(h)(2) of the Code, salaries, and fees for professional services, and other amounts received for personal services actually rendered in the course of employment with the Employer, including, but not limited to, commissions paid to salesmen, compensation for services on the basis of a percentage of profits, commissions on insurance premiums, tips and bonuses, elective deferrals (as defined in Section 402(g)(3) of the Code) made by an Employee to the Plan and any amount contributed or deferred by an Employee on an elective basis and not includable in the gross income of the Employee under Section 125, 132(f), or 457 of the Code. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Compensation for purposes of this Section shall exclude the following: |
(A) | Except as provided in the preceding paragraph of this Section 11.1(b)(2), Employer contributions to a plan of deferred compensation which are not included in the Employees gross income for the taxable year in which |
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contributed, or Employer contributions under a simplified employee pension plan (funded with individual retirement accounts or annuities) to the extent such contributions are deductible by the Employee, or any distributions from a plan of deferred compensation;
(B) | Amounts realized from the exercise of a nonqualified stock option, or when restricted stock (or property) held by the Employee either becomes freely transferable or is no longer subject to a substantial risk of forfeiture; |
(C) | Amounts realized from the sale, exchange, or other disposition of stock acquired under a qualified stock option; |
(D) | Other amounts which received special tax benefits, or contributions made by the Employer (whether or not under a salary reduction agreement) toward the purchase of an annuity described in Section 403(b) of the Code (whether or not the amounts are actually excludable from the gross income of the Employee); and |
(E) | Amounts in excess of the applicable Code Section 401(a)(17) limit. |
Compensation shall be measured on the basis of compensation paid in the limitation year.
Any compensation described in this Section 11.1(b)(2) does not fail to be Compensation merely because it is paid after the Participants severance from employment with the Employer, provided the Compensation is paid by the later of 21⁄2 months after severance from employment with the Employer or the end of the limitation year that includes the date of severance from employment. In addition, payment for unused bona fide sick, vacation or other leave shall be included as Compensation if (i) the Participant would have been able to use the leave if employment had continued, (ii) such amounts are paid by the later of 21⁄2 months after severance from employment with the Employer or the end of the Plan Year that includes the date of severance from employment and (iii) such amounts would have been included as Compensation if they were paid prior to the Participants severance from employment with the Employer.
(3) | Defined contribution dollar limitation: This shall mean $40,000, as adjusted under Section 415(d) of the Code. |
(4) | Employer: This term refers to the Employer that adopts the Plan, and all members of a controlled group of corporations (as defined in Section 414(b) of the Code, as modified by Section 415(h)), commonly-controlled trades or businesses (as defined in Section 414(c), as modified by Section 415(h)), or affiliated service groups (as defined in Section 414(m)) of which the Employer is a part, or any other entity required to be aggregated with the Employer under Code Section 414(o). |
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(5) | Limitation year: This shall mean the Plan Year, unless the Employer elects a different twelve (12) consecutive month period. The election shall be made by the adoption of a Plan amendment by the Employer. If the limitation year is amended to a different twelve (12) consecutive month period, the new limitation year must begin on a date within the limitation year in which the amendment is made. |
(6) | Maximum permissible amount: Except to the extent permitted under Section 4.1(e) and Section 414(v) of the Code, if applicable, this shall mean an amount equal to the lesser of the defined contribution dollar limitation or one hundred percent (100%) of the Participants compensation for the limitation year. If a short limitation year is created because of an amendment changing the limitation year to a different twelve (12)-consecutive month period, the maximum permissible amount shall not exceed the defined contribution dollar limitation multiplied by the following fraction: |
Number of months in the short limitation year
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ARTICLE TWELVE--AMENDMENT AND TERMINATION
12.1 | AMENDMENT. The Employer reserves the right to amend, or modify the Plan at any time, or from time to time, in whole or in part. To the extent permitted by board resolutions of the Employer, any amendment may be adopted by action of a named fiduciary appointed pursuant to Section 9.1 to which the Employer as Administrator has delegated the authority to amend the Plan. Any such amendment shall become effective under its terms upon adoption by the Employer, or named fiduciary, as the case may be. However, no amendment affecting the duties, powers or responsibilities of the Trustee may be made without the written consent of the Trustee. No amendment shall be made to the Plan which shall: |
(a) | make it possible (other than as provided in Section 14.3) for any part of the corpus or income of the Trust Fund (other than such part as may be required to pay taxes and administrative expenses) to be used for or diverted to purposes other than the exclusive benefit of the Participants or their Beneficiaries; |
(b) | decrease a Participants Account balance, or otherwise place greater restrictions or conditions on a Participants rights to Section 411(d)(6) protected benefits, even if the amendment merely adds a restriction or condition that is permitted under the vesting rules in Section 411(a)(3) through (11) of the Code; |
(c) | eliminate an optional form of payment (unless permitted by applicable law) with respect to benefits accrued as of the later of (i) the date such amendment is adopted, or (ii) the date the amendment becomes effective; or |
(d) | alter the schedule for vesting in a Participants Account with respect to any Participant with three (3) or more Years of Service for vesting purposes without his consent or deprive any Participant of any nonforfeitable portion of his Account. |
Notwithstanding paragraph (b) above, a Participants Account balance may be reduced to the extent permitted under Section 412(d)(2) of the Code or to the extent permitted under Treasury Regulations Sections 1.411(d)-3 and 1.411(d)-4. For purposes of paragraph (b) above, a Plan amendment which has the effect of decreasing a Participants Account balance, with respect to benefits attributable to service before the amendment, shall be treated as reducing an accrued benefit. Furthermore, if the vesting schedule of the Plan is amended, in the case of an Employee who is a Participant as of the later of the date such amendment is adopted or the date it becomes effective, the nonforfeitable percentage (determined as of such date) of such Employees employer-derived contribution will not be less than the percentage computed under the Plan without regard to such amendment. The application of Section 411(a) nonforfeitability provisions to Section 411(d)(6) protected benefits shall apply to amendments adopted after August 9, 2006.
Notwithstanding the other provisions of this Section or any other provisions of the Plan, any amendment or modification of the Plan may be made retroactively if necessary or appropriate within the remedial amendment period to conform to or to satisfy the conditions of any law, governmental regulation, or ruling, and to meet the requirements of ERISA.
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If any corrective amendment (within the meaning of Section 1.401(a)(4)-11(g) of the Treasury Regulations) is made after the end of a Plan Year, such amendment shall satisfy the requirements of Section 1.401(a)(4)-11(g)(3) and (4) of the IRS Treasury Regulations.
12.2 | TERMINATION OF THE PLAN. The Employer, by resolution of its board of directors, reserves the right at any time and in its sole discretion to discontinue payments under the Plan and to terminate the Plan. In the event the Plan is terminated, or upon complete discontinuance of contributions under the Plan by the Employer, the rights of each Participant to his Account on the date of such termination or discontinuance of contributions, to the extent of the fair market value under the Trust Fund, shall become fully vested and nonforfeitable. The Employer shall direct the Trustee to distribute the Trust Fund in accordance with the Plans distribution provisions to the Participants and their Beneficiaries, each Participant or Beneficiary receiving a portion of the Trust Fund equal to the value of his Account as of the date of distribution. These distributions may be implemented by the continuance of the Trust and the distribution of the Participants Account shall be made at such time and in such manner as though the Plan had not terminated, or by any other appropriate method, including rollover into Individual Retirement Accounts. Upon distribution of the Trust Fund, the Trustee shall be discharged from all obligations under the Trust and no Participant or Beneficiary shall have any further right or claim therein. In the event of the partial termination of the Plan, the Accounts of all affected Participants shall become fully vested and nonforfeitable. |
In the event of the termination of the Plan, any amounts to be distributed to Participants or Beneficiaries who cannot be located shall be handled in accordance with the provisions of applicable law (which may include the establishment of an account for such Participant or Beneficiary).
12.3 | TERMINATION OF PARTICIPATION BY PARTICIPATING EMPLOYER. Any Participating Affiliate (within the meaning of Section 1.10) may terminate its participation in the Plan by providing a written resolution to Unitil Corporation. Such Participating Affiliate may request a transfer of Trust assets attributable to its Employees from the Plan to any successor qualified retirement plan maintained by the Participating Affiliate or its successor. The Administrator may, however, refuse to make such transfer if it reasonably believes such transfer would jeopardize the continued qualification of the Plan, or if such transfer does not comply with any requirements of applicable law. |
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ARTICLE THIRTEEN--TOP-HEAVY PROVISIONS
13.1 | APPLICABILITY. The provisions of this Article shall become applicable only for any Plan Year in which the Plan is a Top-Heavy Plan (as defined in Section 13.2(b)) and only if, and to the extent, required under Section 416 of the Code and the regulations issued thereunder. Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Article shall not apply in any Plan Year in which the Plan consists solely of a cash or deferred arrangement which meets the requirements of Section 401(k)(12) or 401(k)(13) of the Code and matching contributions with respect to which the requirements of Section 401(m)(11) or 401(m)(12) of the Code are met. |
13.2 | DEFINITIONS. For purposes of this Article, the following definitions shall apply: |
(a) | Key Employee: Key Employee shall mean any Employee or former Employee (including any deceased Employee) who, at any time during the Plan Year that includes the determination date, was an officer of the Employer having annual compensation greater than $130,000 (as adjusted under Section 416(i)(1) of the Code), a five percent (5%) owner of the Employer, or a one percent (1%) owner of the Employer having annual compensation of more than $150,000. For this purpose, annual compensation shall mean compensation as defined in Section 11.1(b)(2). The determination of who is a Key Employee (including the terms 5% owner and 1% owner) shall be made in accordance with Section 416(i)(1) of the Code and the applicable regulations and other guidance of general applicability issued thereunder. |
(b) | Top-Heavy Plan: |
(1) | The Plan shall constitute a Top-Heavy Plan if any of the following conditions exist: |
(A) | The top-heavy ratio for the Plan exceeds sixty percent (60%) and the Plan is not part of any required aggregation group or permissive aggregation group of plans; or |
(B) | The Plan is part of a required aggregation group of plans (but is not part of a permissive aggregation group) and the top-heavy ratio for the group of plans exceeds sixty percent (60%); or |
(C) | The Plan is a part of a required aggregation group of plans and part of a permissive aggregation group and the top-heavy ratio for the permissive aggregation group exceeds sixty percent (60%). |
(2) | If the Employer maintains one (1) or more defined contribution plans (including any simplified employee pension plan funded with individual retirement accounts or annuities) and the Employer maintains or has maintained one (1) or more defined benefit plans which have covered or could cover a Participant in the Plan, the top-heavy ratio is a fraction, the numerator of which is the sum of account balances under the defined contribution plans for all Key Employees and the |
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actuarial equivalents of accrued benefits under the defined benefit plans for all Key Employees, and the denominator of which is the sum of the account balances under the defined contribution plans for all Participants and the actuarial equivalents of accrued benefits under the defined benefit plans for all Participants. Both the numerator and denominator of the top-heavy ratio shall include any distribution of an account balance or an accrued benefit made in the one (1)-year period ending on the determination date and any contribution due to a defined contribution pension plan but unpaid as of the determination date. However, in the case of any distribution made for a reason other than severance from employment, death, or disability, this provision shall be applied by substituting a five (5)-year period for a one (1)-year period. In determining the accrued benefit of a non-Key Employee who is participating in a plan that is part of a required aggregation group, the method of determining such benefit shall be either (i) in accordance with the method, if any, that uniformly applies for accrual purposes under all plans maintained by the Employer or any member of the Employers related group (within the meaning of Section 2.5(b)), or (ii) if there is no such method, as if such benefit accrued not more rapidly than the slowest accrual rate permitted under the fractional accrual rate of Code Section 411(b)(1)(C). |
(3) | For purposes of (1) and (2) above, the value of account balances and the actuarial equivalents of accrued benefits shall be determined as of the most recent Valuation Date that falls within or ends with the twelve (12)-month period ending on the determination date. The account balances and accrued benefits of a Participant who is not a Key Employee but who was a Key Employee in a prior year shall be disregarded. The accrued benefits and account balances of Participants who have performed no service with any Employer maintaining the plan for the one (1)-year period ending on the determination date shall be disregarded. The calculations of the top-heavy ratio, and the extent to which distributions, rollovers, and transfers are taken into account shall be made under Section 416 of the Code and regulations issued thereunder. Deductible Employee contributions shall not be taken into account for purposes of computing the top- heavy ratio. When aggregating plans, the value of account balances and accrued benefits shall be calculated with reference to the determination dates that fall within the same calendar year. |
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(4) | Definition of terms for Top-Heavy status: |
(A) | Top-heavy ratio shall mean the following: |
(1) | If the Employer maintains one or more defined contribution plans (including any simplified employee pension plan funded with individual retirement accounts or annuities) and the Employer has never maintained any defined benefit plans which have covered or could cover a Participant in thie Plan, the top-heavy ratio is a fraction, the numerator of which is the sum of the account balances of all Key Employees as of the determination date, and the denominator of which is the sum of the account balances of all Participants as of the determination date. Both the numerator and the denominator shall be increased by any contributions due but unpaid to a defined contribution pension plan as of the determination date. |
(B) | Permissive aggregation group shall mean the required aggregation group of plans plus any other plan or plans of the Employer which, when considered as a group with the required aggregation group, would continue to satisfy the requirements of Sections 401(a)(4) and 410 of the Code. |
(C) | Required aggregation group shall mean (i) each qualified plan of the Employer (including any terminated plan) in which at least one Key Employee participates or participated at any time during the Plan Year containing the determination date or any of the four preceding Plan Years, and (ii) any other qualified plan of the Employer which enables a plan described in (i) to meet the requirements of Section 401(a)(4) or 410 of the Code. |
(D) | Determination date shall mean, for any Plan Year subsequent to the first Plan Year, the last day of the preceding Plan Year. For the first Plan Year of the Plan, determination date shall mean the last day of that Plan Year. |
(E) | Valuation Date shall mean the last day of the Plan Year. |
(F) | Actuarial equivalence shall be based on the interest and mortality rates utilized to determine actuarial equivalence when benefits are paid from any defined benefit plan. If no rates are specified in said plan, the following shall be utilized: pre- and post-retirement interest -- five percent (5%); post-retirement mortality based on the Unisex Pension (1984) Table as used by the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation on the date of execution hereof. |
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13.3 | ALLOCATION OF EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS AND FORFEITURES FOR A TOP-HEAVY PLAN YEAR. |
(a) | Except as otherwise provided below, in any Plan Year in which the Plan is a Top-Heavy Plan, the Employer contributions and forfeitures allocated on behalf of any Participant who is a non-Key Employee shall not be less than the lesser of three percent (3%) of such Participants compensation (as defined in Section 11.1(b)(2) and as limited by Section 401(a)(17) of the Code) or the largest percentage of Employer contributions, elective deferrals (within the meaning of Section 4.1), and forfeitures as a percentage of the Key Employees compensation (as defined in Section 11.1(b)(2) and as limited by Section 401(a)(17) of the Code), allocated on behalf of any Key Employee for that Plan Year. This minimum allocation shall be made even though, under other Plan provisions, the Participant would not otherwise be entitled to receive an allocation or would have received a lesser allocation for the Plan Year because of insufficient Employer contributions under Section 4.2, the Participants failure to complete one thousand (1,000) Hours of Service, the Participants failure to make elective deferrals under Section 4.1, or compensation is less than a stated amount. |
(b) | The minimum allocation under this Section shall not apply to any Participant who was not employed by the Employer on the last day of the Plan Year. |
(c) | Elective deferrals may not be taken into account for the purpose of satisfying the minimum allocation. However, Employer matching contributions may be taken into account for the purpose of satisfying the minimum allocation. |
(d) | For purposes of the Plan, a non-Key Employee shall be any Employee or Beneficiary of such Employee, any former Employee, or Beneficiary of such former Employee, who is not or was not a Key Employee during the Plan Year ending on the determination date. |
(e) | If no defined benefit plan has ever been part of a permissive or required aggregation group of plans of the Employer, the contributions and forfeitures under this Section shall be offset by any allocation of contributions and forfeitures under any other defined contribution plan of the Employer with a Plan Year ending in the same calendar year as the Plans Valuation Date. |
(f) | There shall be no duplication of the minimum benefits required under Code Section 416. Benefits shall be provided under defined contribution plans before under defined benefit plans. If a defined benefit plan (active or terminated) is part of the permissive or required aggregation group of plans, the allocation method of subparagraph (a) above shall apply, except that 3% shall be increased to 5%. |
13.4 | VESTING. The provisions contained in Section 6.1 relating to vesting shall continue to apply in any Plan Year in which the Plan is a Top-Heavy Plan, and apply to all benefits within the meaning of Section 411(a)(7) of the Code except those attributable to Employee contributions and elective deferrals under Section 4.1, including benefits accrued before the effective date of Section 416 and benefits accrued before the Plan became a Top-Heavy Plan. |
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Payment of a Participants vested Account balance under this Section shall be made in accordance with the provisions of Article Seven.
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ARTICLE FOURTEEN--MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
14.1 | PLAN DOES NOT AFFECT EMPLOYMENT. Neither the creation of the Plan, any amendment thereto, the creation of any fund nor the payment of benefits hereunder shall be construed as giving any legal or equitable right to any Employee or Participant against the Employer, its officers or Employees, or against the Trustee. All liabilities under the Plan shall be satisfied, if at all, only out of the Trust Fund held by the Trustee. Participation in the Plan shall not give any Participant any right to be retained in the employ of the Employer, and the Employer hereby expressly retains the right to hire and discharge any Employee at any time with or without cause, as if the Plan had not been adopted, and any such discharged Participant shall have only such rights or interests in the Trust Fund as may be specified herein. |
14.2 | SUCCESSOR TO THE EMPLOYER. In the event of the merger, consolidation, reorganization or sale of assets of the Employer, under circumstances in which a successor person, firm, or corporation shall carry on all or a substantial part of the business of the Employer, and such successor shall employ a substantial number of Employees of the Employer and shall elect to carry on the provisions of the Plan, such successor shall be substituted for the Employer under the terms and provisions of the Plan upon the filing in writing with the Trustee of its election to do so. |
14.3 | REPAYMENTS TO THE EMPLOYER. Notwithstanding any provisions of the Plan to the contrary: |
(a) | Any monies or other Plan assets attributable to any contribution made to the Plan by the Employer because of a mistake of fact shall be returned to the Employer within one (1) year after the date of contribution. |
(b) | Any monies or other Plan assets attributable to any contribution made to the Plan by the Employer shall be refunded to the Employer, to the extent such contribution is predicated on the deductibility thereof under the Code and the income tax deduction for such contribution is disallowed. Such amount shall be refunded within one (1) taxable year after the date of such disallowance or within one (1) year of the resolution of any judicial or administrative process with respect to the disallowance. All Employer contributions hereunder are expressly contributed based upon such contributions deductibility under the Code. |
14.4 | BENEFITS NOT ASSIGNABLE. Except as provided in Section 414(p) of the Code with respect to qualified domestic relations orders, or except as provided in Section 401(a)(13)(C) of the Code with respect to certain judgments and settlements, the rights of any Participant or his Beneficiary to any benefit or payment hereunder shall not be subject to voluntary or involuntary alienation or assignment. |
With respect to any qualified domestic relations order relating to the Plan, the Plan shall permit distribution to an alternate payee under such order at any time, irrespective of whether the
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Participant has attained his earliest retirement age (within the meaning of Section 414(p)(4)(B) of the Code) under the Plan. A distribution to an alternate payee prior to the Participants attainment of his earliest retirement age shall, however, be available only if the order specifies distribution at that time or permits an agreement between the Plan and the alternate payee to authorize an earlier distribution. Nothing in this paragraph shall, however, give a Participant a right to receive distribution at a time otherwise not permitted under the Plan nor does it permit the alternate payee to receive a form of payment not otherwise permitted under the Plan or under said Section 414(p) of the Code.
14.5 | MERGER OF PLANS. In the case of any merger or consolidation of the Plan with, or transfer of the assets or liabilities of the Plan to, any other plan, the terms of such merger, consolidation or transfer shall be such that each Participant would receive (in the event of termination of the Plan or its successor immediately thereafter) a benefit which is no less than what the Participant would have received in the event of termination of the Plan immediately before such merger, consolidation or transfer. |
14.6 | INVESTMENT EXPERIENCE NOT A FORFEITURE. The decrease in value of any Account due to adverse investment experience shall not be considered an impermissible forfeiture of any vested balance. |
14.7 | CONSTRUCTION. Wherever appropriate, the use of the masculine gender shall be extended to include the feminine and/or neuter or vice versa; and the singular form of words shall be extended to include the plural; and the plural shall be restricted to mean the singular. |
14.8 | GOVERNING DOCUMENTS. A Participants rights shall be determined under the terms of the Plan as in effect at the Participants date of termination from employment, or, if later, and to the extent permitted by applicable law, as determined under the terms of the Plan. |
14.9 | GOVERNING LAW. The provisions of the Plan shall be construed under the laws of the state of the situs of the Trust, except to the extent such laws are preempted by Federal law. |
14.10 | HEADINGS. The Article headings and Section numbers are included solely for ease of reference. If there is any conflict between such headings or numbers and the text of the Plan, the text shall control. |
14.11 | COUNTERPARTS. The Plan may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original; said counterparts shall constitute but one and the same instrument, which may be sufficiently evidenced by any one counterpart. |
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14.12 | LOCATION OF PARTICIPANT OR BENEFICIARY UNKNOWN. In the event that all or any portion of the distribution payable to a Participant or to a Participants Beneficiary hereunder shall, at the expiration of five (5) years after it shall become payable, remain unpaid solely by reason of the inability of the Administrator to ascertain the whereabouts of such Participant or Beneficiary, after sending a registered letter, return receipt requested, to the last known address, and after further diligent effort, the amount so distributable may be forfeited and used to pay Plan administrative expenses and/or used to reduce future Employer contributions. In the event a Participant or Beneficiary is located subsequent to the forfeiture of his Account balance, such Account balance shall be restored. |
14.13 | DISTRIBUTION TO MINOR OR LEGALLY INCAPACITATED. In the event any benefit is payable to a minor or to a person deemed to be incompetent or to a person otherwise under legal disability, or who is by sole reason of advanced age, illness, or other physical or mental incapacity incapable of handling the disposition of his property, the Administrator, may direct the Trustee to make payment of such benefit to the minors or legally incapacitated persons court appointed guardian, person designated in a valid power of attorney, or any other person authorized under state law. The receipt of any such payment or distribution shall be a complete discharge of liability for Plan obligations. |
14.14 | STATUS OF PLAN. The Plan is based on a pre-approved defined contribution plan with a cash or deferred arrangement approved by the Internal Revenue Service for which an advisory letter has been issued. The failure to properly complete the Plan provisions may result in failure of the Plan to qualify under Section 401(a) and 501(a) of the Code. Questions regarding the adoption of the pre-approved plan, the meaning of Plan provisions, or the effect of the advisory letter should be directed to New York Life Investment Management LLC, 690 Canton Street, Westwood, MA 02090. Attention: Volume Submitter Coordinator; phone number: (781) 619- 2000. |
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Employer, by its duly authorized officer, has caused the Plan to be executed on the 22nd day of April , 2015.
UNITIL CORPORATION | ||
By |
/s/ Robert G. Schoenberger | |
Authorized Officer |
UNITIL SERVICE CORP. |
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By |
/s/ Mark H. Collin |
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Authorized Officer |
UNITIL ENERGY SYSTEMS, INC. |
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By |
/s/ Mark H. Collin |
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Authorized Officer |
FITCHBURG GAS AND ELECTRIC LIGHT | ||||
COMPANY |
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By |
/s/ Mark H. Collin |
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Authorized Officer |
NORTHERN UTILITIES, INC. |
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By |
/s/ Mark H. Collin |
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Authorized Officer |
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GRANITE STATE GAS TRANSMISSION, INC. |
By |
/s/ Mark H. Collin |
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Authorized Officer |
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USOURCE, INC. |
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By |
/s/ George E. Long, Jr. |
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Authorized Officer |
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APPENDIX A
Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 4.1(a) of the Plan to the contrary and solely with respect to the unions named below, such Participants may elect to defer a portion of their Compensation for a Plan Year in accordance with the following:
I. | Utility Workers Union of America, AFL-CIO, Local Union No. B340, The Brotherhood of Utility Workers Council (Local B340), June 1, 2013 through May 31, 2019. (This contract covers Fitchburg Gas and Electric Light Company employees.) |
Each Local B340 Participant may elect to contribute in the aggregate from one percent (1%) to eighty-five percent (85%) of such Participants Compensation as a pre-tax contribution.
Any Local B340 FGE Employee, who either (i) elected to opt-out of the Employers defined benefit plan as of January 1, 2014, or (ii) who is first hired or rehired on or after June 1, 2013, and who, upon first becoming eligible to participate in the Plan in accordance with Section 3.1 of the Plan, fails to affirmatively make any deferral election (including an election to contribute zero percent (0%) of his Compensation to the Plan) within the time prescribed by the Administrator, shall be deemed to have elected to defer three percent (3%) of his Compensation as a pre-tax contribution (deemed elective deferral).
At least thirty (30) days and no more than ninety (90) days, prior to the beginning of each Plan Year, the Administrator shall provide each Local B340 FGE Employee eligible to participate in the Plan with a notice in writing in a manner calculated to be understood by the average eligible Local B340 FGE Employee, or through an electronic medium reasonably accessible to such Local B340 FGE Employee, of the deemed elective deferral, his right to receive the amount of the deemed elective deferral in cash and his right to increase or decrease his rate of elective deferrals, and how deemed elective deferrals will be invested in the absence of the Employees investment instructions. The Administrator shall also provide each such Local B340 FGE Employee a reasonable period to exercise such rights before the date on which the cash is currently available. During the ninety (90) day period ending with the day the Local B340 FGE Employee becomes eligible to participate in the Plan, the same notice shall be provided to that Local B340 FGE Employee.
Participants who are Local B340 FGE Employees who either (i) elected to opt-out of the Employers defined benefit plan as of January 1, 2014, or (ii) who are hired or rehired, on or after June 1, 2013, shall, upon first becoming eligible to participate in the Plan in accordance with Section 3.1 of the Plan, also be enrolled in the Plans Managed Savings feature unless they elect to opt out of such feature. Such Participants, as of January 1st of each Plan Year, shall have their rate of elective deferral contributions automatically increased by one percent (1%). Such rate of elective deferral contributions shall be further increased by an additional one percent (1%) per year as of each subsequent January 1st . Notwithstanding the above, a Participant shall not have his rate of elective deferral contributions automatically increased beyond ten percent (10%). A
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Participants election to participate in the Managed Savings feature shall remain in place until the Participant revokes such election.
Notwithstanding anything in the foregoing to the contrary, in no event shall any Local B340 FGE Employee who opted out of the Employers defined benefit plan prior to meeting the eligibility requirements set forth under Section 3.1 of the Plan, become a participant in the Plan, be enrolled in the Plans Managed Savings feature, and/or be eligible for any Employer Contributions as described in Section 4.2 of the Plan, until such Local B340 FGE Employee has satisfied the age and service requirements set forth in Section 3.1 of the Plan.
II. | Local Union No. 1837, International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (Local 1837), June 1, 2012 through May 31, 2018. (This contract covers Unitil Energy Systems employees.) |
Each Local 1837 Participant may elect to contribute in the aggregate from one percent (1%) to eighty-five percent (85%) of such Participants Compensation as a pre-tax contribution.
Any Local 1837 UES Employee, who either (i) elected to opt-out of the Employers defined benefit plan as of January 1, 2013, or (ii) who is first hired or rehired on or after June 1, 2012, and who, upon first becoming eligible to participate in the Plan in accordance with Section 3.1 of the Plan, fails to affirmatively make any deferral election (including an election to contribute zero percent (0%) of his Compensation to the Plan) within the time prescribed by the Administrator, shall be deemed to have elected to defer three percent (3%) of his Compensation as a pre-tax contribution (deemed elective deferral).
At least thirty (30) days and no more than ninety (90) days, prior to the beginning of each Plan Year, the Administrator shall provide each Local 1837 UES Employee eligible to participate in the Plan with a notice in writing in a manner calculated to be understood by the average eligible Local 1837 UES Employee, or through an electronic medium reasonably accessible to such Local 1837 UES Employee, of the deemed elective deferral, his right to receive the amount of the deemed elective deferral in cash and his right to increase or decrease his rate of elective deferrals, and how deemed elective deferrals will be invested in the absence of the Employees investment instructions. The Administrator shall also provide each such Local 1837 UES Employee a reasonable period to exercise such rights before the date on which the cash is currently available. During the ninety (90) day period ending with the day the Local 1837 UES Employee becomes eligible to participate in the Plan, the same notice shall be provided to that Local 1837 UES Employee.
Participants who are Local 1837 UES Employees who either (i) elected to opt-out of the Employers defined benefit plan as of January 1, 2013, or (ii) who are hired or rehired, on or after June 1, 2012, shall, upon first becoming eligible to participate in the Plan in accordance with Section 3.1 of the Plan, also be enrolled in the Plans Managed Savings feature unless they elect to opt out of such feature. Such Participants, as of January 1st of each Plan Year, shall have their rate of elective deferral contributions
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automatically increased by one percent (1%). Such rate of elective deferral contributions shall be further increased by an additional one percent (1%) per year as of each subsequent January 1st . Notwithstanding the above, a Participant shall not have his rate of elective deferral contributions automatically increased beyond ten percent (10%). A Participants election to participate in the Managed Savings feature shall remain in place until the Participant revokes such election.
Notwithstanding anything in the foregoing to the contrary, in no event shall any Local 1837 UES Employee who opted out of the Employers defined benefit plan prior to meeting the eligibility requirements set forth under Section 3.1 of the Plan, become a participant in the Plan, be enrolled in the Plans Managed Savings feature, and/or be eligible for any Employer Contributions as described in Section 4,2 of the Plan, until such Local 1837 UES Employee has satisfied the age and service requirements set forth in Section 3.1 of the Plan.
III. | United Steel Workers, AFL-CIO, Local No. 12012-6 (Local 12012-6), June 6, 2014 through June 5, 2018. (This contract covers Northern Utilities, Inc.-Portsmouth employees.) |
Each Local 12012-6 Participant may elect to contribute in the aggregate from one percent (1%) to eighty-five percent (85%) of such Participants Compensation as a pre-tax contribution.
Any Local 12012-6 NU-Portsmouth Employee, who either (i) elected to opt-out of the Employers defined benefit plan as of January 1, 2011, or (ii) who is first hired or rehired on or after January 1, 2011, and who, upon first becoming eligible to participate in the Plan in accordance with Section 3.1 of the Plan, fails to affirmatively make any deferral election (including an election to contribute zero percent (0%) of his Compensation to the Plan) within the time prescribed by the Administrator, shall be deemed to have elected to defer three percent (3%) of his Compensation as a pre-tax contribution (deemed elective deferral).
At least thirty (30) days and no more than ninety (90) days, prior to the beginning of each Plan Year, the Administrator shall provide each Local 12012-6 NU-Portsmouth Employee eligible to participate in the Plan with a notice in writing in a manner calculated to be understood by the average eligible Local 12012-6 NU-Portsmouth Employee, or through an electronic medium reasonably accessible to such Local 12012-6 NU-Portsmouth Employee, of the deemed elective deferral, his right to receive the amount of the deemed elective deferral in cash and his right to increase or decrease his rate of elective deferrals, and how deemed elective deferrals will be invested in the absence of the Employees investment instructions. The Administrator shall also provide each such Local 12012-6 NU-Portsmouth Employee a reasonable period to exercise such rights before the date on which the cash is currently available. During the ninety (90) day period ending with the day the Local 12012-6 NU-Portsmouth Employee becomes eligible to participate in the Plan, the same notice shall be provided to that Local 12012-6 NU-Portsmouth Employee.
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Participants who are Local 12012-6 NU-Portsmouth Employees who either (i) elected to opt-out of the Employers defined benefit plan as of January 1, 2011, or (ii) who are hired, or rehired, on or after January 1, 2011, shall, upon first becoming eligible to participate in the Plan in accordance with Section 3.1, also be enrolled in the Plans Managed Savings feature unless they elect to opt out of such feature. Such Participants, as of January 1st of each Plan Year, shall have their rate of elective deferral contributions automatically increased by one percent (1%). Such rate of elective deferral contributions shall be further increased by an additional one percent (1%) per year as of each subsequent January 1st . Notwithstanding the above, a Participant shall not have his rate of elective deferral contributions automatically increased beyond ten percent (10%). A Participants election to participate in the Managed Savings feature shall remain in place until the Participant revokes such election.
Notwithstanding anything in the foregoing to the contrary, in no event shall any Local 12012-6 NU-Portsmouth Employee who opted out of the Employers defined benefit plan prior to meeting the eligibility requirements set forth under Section 3.1 of the Plan, become a participant in the Plan, be enrolled in the Plans Managed Savings feature, and/or be eligible for any Employer Contributions as described in Section 4.2 of the Plan, until such Local 12012-6 NU-Portsmouth Employee has satisfied the age and service requirements set forth in Section 3.1 of the Plan.
IV. | Utility Workers Union of America, Local No. 341 (Local 341), April 1, 2012 through March 31, 2017. (This contract covers both Northern Utilities, Inc.-Portland and Granite State Gas Transmission, Inc. employees.) |
Each Local 341 Participant may elect to contribute in the aggregate from one percent (1%) to eighty-five percent (85%) of such Participants Compensation as a pre-tax contribution.
Any Local 341 NU-Portland or GS Employee, who elected to (i) either opt-out of the Employers defined benefit plan as of January 1, 2013, or (ii) who is first hired or rehired on or after April 1, 2012, and who, upon first becoming eligible to participate in the Plan in accordance with Section 3.1 of the Plan fails to affirmatively make any deferral election (including an election to contribute zero percent (0%) of his Compensation to the Plan) within the time prescribed by the Administrator, shall be deemed to have elected to defer three percent (3%) of his Compensation as a pre-tax contribution (deemed elective deferral).
At least thirty (30) days and no more than ninety (90) days, prior to the beginning of each Plan Year, the Administrator shall provide each Local 341 NU-Portland or GS Employee eligible to participate in the Plan with a notice in writing in a manner calculated to be understood by the average eligible Local 341 NU-Portland or GS Employee, or through an electronic medium reasonably accessible to such Local 341 NU-Portland or GS Employee, of the deemed elective deferral, his right to receive the amount of the deemed elective deferral in cash and his right to increase or decrease his rate of elective deferrals, and how deemed elective deferrals will be invested in the absence of the Employees investment instructions. The Administrator shall also provide each such Local 341 NU- Portland or GS Employee a reasonable period to exercise such rights before the date on
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which the cash is currently available. During the ninety (90) day period ending with the day the Local 341 NU-Portland or GS Employee becomes eligible to participate in the Plan, the same notice shall be provided to that Local 341 NU-Portland or GS Employee.
Participants who are Local 341 NU-Portland or GS Employees who either (i) elected to opt-out of the Employers defined benefit plan as of January 1, 2013, or (ii) who are hired or rehired, on or after April 1, 2012, shall, upon first becoming eligible to participate in the Plan in accordance with Section 3.1 of the Plan, also be enrolled in the Plans Managed Savings feature unless they elect to opt out of such feature. Such Participants, as of January 1st of each Plan Year, shall have their rate of elective deferral contributions automatically increased by one percent (1%). Such rate of elective deferral contributions shall be further increased by an additional one percent (1%) per year as of each subsequent January 1st . Notwithstanding the above, a Participant shall not have his rate of elective deferral contributions automatically increased beyond ten percent (10%). A Participants election to participate in the Managed Savings feature shall remain in place until the Participant revokes such election.
Notwithstanding anything in the foregoing to the contrary, in no event shall any Local 341 NU-Portland or GS Employee who opted out of the Employers defined benefit plan prior to meeting the eligibility requirements set forth under Section 3.1 of the Plan, become a participant in the Plan, be enrolled in the Plans Managed Savings feature, and/or be eligible for any Employer Contributions as described in Section 4.2 of the Plan, until such Local 341 NU-Portland or GS Employee has satisfied the age and service requirements set forth in Section 3.1.
V. | Local Union No. 1837, International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (Local 1837), August 1, 2013 through May 31, 2016. (This contract covers Unitil Service Corp. employees.) |
Each Local 1837 Participant may elect to contribute in the aggregate from one percent (1%) to eighty-five percent (85%) of such Participants Compensation as a pre-tax contribution.
Any Local 1837 USC Employee, who elected to (i) either opt-out of the Employers defined benefit plan as of January 1, 2010, or (ii) who is first hired or rehired on or after January 1, 2010, and who, upon first becoming eligible to participate in the Plan in accordance with Section 3.1 of the Plan fails to affirmatively make any deferral election (including an election to contribute zero percent (0%) of his Compensation to the Plan) within the time prescribed by the Administrator, shall be deemed to have elected to defer three percent (3%) of his Compensation as a pre-tax contribution (deemed elective deferral).
At least thirty (30) days and no more than ninety (90) days, prior to the beginning of each Plan Year, the Administrator shall provide each Local 1837 USC Employee eligible to participate in the Plan with a notice in writing in a manner calculated to be understood by the average eligible Local 1837 USC Employee, or through an electronic medium reasonably accessible to such Local 1837 USC Employee, of the deemed elective deferral, his right to receive the amount of the deemed elective deferral in cash and his
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right to increase or decrease his rate of elective deferrals, and how deemed elective deferrals will be invested in the absence of the Employees investment instructions. The Administrator shall also provide each such Local 1837 USC Employee a reasonable period to exercise such rights before the date on which the cash is currently available. During the ninety (90) day period ending with the day the Local 1837 USC Employee becomes eligible to participate in the Plan, the same notice shall be provided to that Local 1837 USC Employee.
Participants who are Local 1837 USC Employees who either (i) elected to opt-out of the Employers defined benefit plan as of January 1, 2010, or (ii) who are hired or rehired, on or after January 1, 2010, shall upon first becoming eligible to participate in the Plan in accordance with Section 3.1 of the Plan, also be enrolled in the Plans Managed Savings feature unless they elect to opt out of such feature. Such Participants, as of January 1st of each Plan Year, shall have their rate of elective deferral contributions automatically increased by one percent (1%). Such rate of elective deferral contributions shall be further increased by an additional one percent (1%) per year as of each subsequent January 1st. Notwithstanding the above, a Participant shall not have his rate of elective deferral contributions automatically increased beyond ten percent (10%). A Participants election to participate in the Managed Savings feature shall remain in place until the Participant revokes such election.
Notwithstanding anything in the foregoing to the contrary, in no event shall any Local 1837 USC Employee who opted out of the Employers defined benefit plan prior to meeting the eligibility requirements set forth under Section 3.1 of the Plan, become a participant in the Plan, be enrolled in the Plans Managed Savings feature, and/or be eligible for any Employer Contributions as described in Section 4.2 of the Plan, until such Local 1837 USC Employee has satisfied the age and service requirements set forth in Section 3.1.
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APPENDIX B
Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 4.2(a) to the contrary and solely with respect to the unions named below, Employer matching contributions shall be calculated as follows:
I. | Utility Workers Union of America, AFL-CIO, Local Union No. B340, The Brotherhood of Utility Workers Council, June 1, 2013 through May 31, 2019. (This contract covers Fitchburg Gas and Electric Light Company employees.) |
Employer Matching Contribution for Local B340 Participants - For each payroll period, the Employer shall contribute to the Plan, on behalf of each Participant, a discretionary matching contribution equal to a percentage (as determined by the Employers board of directors) of the elective deferrals (within the meaning of Section 4.1 of the Plan) and/or after-tax contributions (under Section 4.5 of the Plan) that were made or could have been made but for the limitations of Code Section 402(g)(3) by each such Participant; provided, however, that the amount of such Employer matching contribution for any Participant in a Plan Year shall not exceed three percent (3%) of the Participants Compensation for the period during which elective deferrals and/or after-tax contributions are made by the Participant.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, and solely with respect to Local B340 FGE Employees who either (i) elected to opt-out of the Employers defined benefit plan as of January 1, 2014, or (ii) who are hired or rehired on or after June 1, 2013, shall, in lieu of receiving Employer matching contributions pursuant to the previous provisions of this section, instead receive an increased Employer matching contribution for each payroll period in an amount equal to 100% of the elective deferrals (within the meaning of Section 4.1 of the Plan) and/or after-tax contributions (within the meaning of Section 4.5 of the Plan) that were made or could have been made but for the limitations of Code Section 402(g)(3) by such Participant; provided, however, that the amount of such Employer matching contribution for any such Participant in a Plan Year shall not exceed six percent (6%) of the Participants Compensation for that payroll period. Such contributions shall be nonforfeitable when made. Those Participants who elect to continue participating in the Employers defined benefit plan shall not be eligible for this increased matching contribution and shall instead receive Employer discretionary matching contributions in accordance with the previous provisions of this section.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event shall any Local B340 FGE Employee be eligible to participate in the Plan and receive Employer matching contributions prior to satisfying the eligibility provisions of Section 3.1 of the Plan.
II. | International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local Union No. 1837, June 1, 2012 through May 31, 2018. (This contract covers Unitil Energy Systems employees.) |
Employer Matching Contribution for Local 1837 Participants - For each payroll period, the Employer shall contribute to the Plan, on behalf of each Participant, a discretionary matching contribution equal to a percentage (as determined by the Employers board of directors) of the elective deferrals (within the meaning of
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Section 4.1 of the Plan) and/or after-tax contributions (under Section 4.5 of the Plan) that were made or could have been made but for the limitations of Code Section 402(g)(3) by each such Participant; provided, however, that the amount of such Employer matching contribution for any Participant in a Plan Year shall not exceed three percent (3%) of the Participants Compensation for the period during which elective deferrals and/or after-tax contributions are made by the Participant.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, and solely with respect to Local 1837 UES Employees who either (i) elected to opt-out of the Employers defined benefit plan as of January 1, 2013, or (ii) who are hired or rehired on or after June 1, 2012, shall, in lieu of receiving Employer matching contributions pursuant to the previous provisions of this section, instead receive Employer matching contribution for each payroll period in an amount equal to 100% of the elective deferrals (within in the meaning of Section 4.1 of the Plan) and/or after-tax contributions (within the meaning of Section 4.5 of the Plan) that were made or could have been made but for the limitations of Code Section 402(g)(3) by such Participant; provided, however, that the amount of such Employer matching contribution for any such Participant in a Plan Year shall not exceed six percent (6%) of the Participants Compensation for that payroll period. Such contributions shall be nonforfeitable when made. Those Participants who elect to continue participating in the Employers defined benefit plan shall not be eligible for this increased matching contribution and shall instead receive Employer discretionary matching contributions in accordance with the previous provisions of this section.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event shall any Local 1837 UES Employee be eligible to participate in the Plan and received Employer matching contributions prior to satisfying the eligibility provisions of Section 3.1 of the Plan.
III. | United Steel Workers, Local No. 12012-6 , June 6, 2014 through June 5, 2018. (This contract covers Northern Utilities, Inc.-Portsmouth employees.) |
Employer Matching Contribution for Local 12012-6 Participants - For each payroll period, the Employer shall contribute to the Plan, on behalf of each Participant, a discretionary matching contribution equal to a percentage (as determined by the Employers board of directors) of the elective deferrals (within the meaning of Section 4.1) and/or after-tax contributions (under Section 4.5 of the Plan) that were made or could have been made but for the limitations of Code Section 402(g)(3) by each such Participant; provided; however, that the amount of such Employer matching contribution for any Participant in a Plan Year shall not exceed three percent (3%) of the Participants Compensation for the period during which elective deferrals and/or after-tax contributions are made by the Participant.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, and solely with respect to Local 12012-6 NU-Portsmouth Employees who elected to either (i) opt-out of the Employers defined benefit plan as of January 1, 2011, or (ii) who are hired or rehired on or after January 1, 2011, shall in lieu of receiving Employer matching contributions pursuant to the previous provisions of this section, instead receive an increased Employer matching contribution for each payroll period in an amount equal to 100% of the elective deferrals (within in the meaning of
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Section 4.1 of the Plan) and/or after-tax contributions (within the meaning of Section 4.5 of the Plan) that were made or could have been made but for the limitations of Code Section 402(g)(3) by such Participant; provided, however, that the amount of such Employer matching contribution for any such Participant in a Plan Year shall not exceed six percent (6%) of the Participants Compensation for that payroll period. Such contributions shall be nonforfeitable when made. Those Participants who elect to continue participating in the Employers defined benefit plan shall not be eligible for this increased matching contribution and shall instead receive Employer discretionary matching contributions in accordance with the previous provisions of this section.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event shall any Local 12012-6 NU-Portsmouth Employee be eligible to participate in the Plan and receive Employer matching contributions prior to satisfying the eligibility provisions of Section 3.1 of the Plan.
IV. | Utility Workers Union of America, Local No. 341 April 1, 2012 through March 31, 2017. (This contract covers both Northern Utilities, Inc.-Portland and Granite State Gas Transmission, Inc. employees.) |
Employer Matching Contribution for Local 341 Participants - For each payroll period, the Employer shall contribute to the Plan, on behalf of each Participant, a discretionary matching contribution equal to a percentage (as determined by the Employers board of directors) of the elective deferrals (within the meaning of Section 4.1 of the Plan) and/or after-tax contributions (under Section 4.5 of the Plan) that were made or could have been made but for the limitations of Code Section 402(g)(3) by each such Participant; provided, however, that the amount of such Employer matching contribution for any Participant in a Plan Year shall not exceed three percent (3%) of the Participants Compensation for the period during which elective deferrals and/or after-tax contributions are made by the Participant.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, and solely with respect to Local 341 NU-Portland and GS Employees who either (i) elected to opt-out of the Employers defined benefit plan as of January 1, 2013, or (ii) who are hired or rehired on or after April 1, 2012, shall, in lieu of receiving Employer matching contributions pursuant to the previous provisions of this section, instead receive an increased Employer matching contribution for each pay period in an amount equal to 100% of the elective deferrals (within in the meaning of Section 4.1 of the Plan) and/or after-tax contributions (within the meaning of Section 4.5 of the Plan) that were made or could have been made but for the limitations of Code Section 402(g)(3) by such Participant; provided, however, that the amount of such Employer matching contribution for any such Participant in a Plan Year shall not exceed six percent (6%) of the Participants Compensation for that payroll period. Such contributions shall be nonforfeitable when made. Those Participants who elect to continue participating in the Employers defined benefit plan shall not be eligible for this increased matching contribution and shall instead receive Employer discretionary matching contributions in accordance with the previous provisions of this section.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event shall any Local 341 NU-Portland and GS Employee be eligible to participate in the Plan and receive Employer matching contributions prior to satisfying the eligibility provisions of Section 3.1 of the Plan.
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V. | International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local Union No. 1837, August 1, 2013 through May 31, 2016. (This contract covers Unitil Service Corp. employees.) |
Employer Matching Contribution for Local 1837 Participants - For each payroll period, the Employer shall contribute to the Plan, on behalf of each Participant, a discretionary matching contribution equal to a percentage (as determined by the Employers board of directors) of the elective deferrals (within the meaning of Section 4.1 of the Plan) and/or after-tax contributions (under Section 4.5 of the Plan) that were made or could have been made but for the limitations of Code Section 402(g)(3) by each such Participant; provided, however, that the amount of such Employer matching contribution for any Participant in a Plan Year shall not exceed three percent (3%) of the Participants Compensation for the period during which elective deferrals and/or after-tax contributions are made by the Participant.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, and solely with respect to Local 1837 USC Employees who either (i) elected to opt-out of the Employers defined benefit plan as of January 1, 2010, or (ii) who are hired or rehired on or after January 1, 2010, shall, in lieu of receiving Employer matching contributions pursuant to the previous provisions of this section, instead receive an increased Employer matching contribution for each payroll period in an amount equal to 100% of the elective deferrals (within the meaning of Section 4.1 of the Plan) and/or after-tax contributions (within the meaning of Section 4.5 of the Plan) that were made or could have been made but for the limitations of Code Section 402(g)(3) by such Participant; provided, however, that the amount of such Employer matching contribution for any such Participant in a Plan Year shall not exceed six percent (6%) of the Participants Compensation for that payroll period. Such contributions shall be nonforfeitable when made. Those Participants who elect to continue participating in the Employers defined benefit plan shall not be eligible for this increased matching contribution and shall instead receive Employer discretionary matching contributions in accordance with the previous provisions of this section.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event shall any Local 1837 USC Employee be eligible to participate in the Plan and receive Employer matching contributions prior to satisfying the eligibility provisions of Section 3.1 of the Plan.
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APPENDIX C
Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 4.2(b) to the contrary and solely with respect to the unions named below, Company Contributions shall be calculated as follows:
I. | Utility Workers Union of America, AFL-CIO, Local Union No. B340, The Brotherhood of Utility Workers Council, June 1, 2013 through May 31, 2019. (This contract covers Fitchburg Gas and Electric Light Company employees.) |
Each payroll period the Employer shall make a Company Contribution on behalf of Participants who are Local B340 FGE Employees who either (i) elected to opt-out of the Employers defined benefit plan as of January 1, 2014, or (ii) are hired or rehired on or after June 1, 2013. Such Company Contributions shall be in the amount equal to four percent (4%) of each such Participants Compensation for each payroll period. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event shall any Local B340 FGE Employee be eligible to participate in the Plan and receive Employer contributions prior to satisfying the eligibility provisions of Section 3.1 of the Plan.
II. | International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local Union No. 1837, June 1, 2012 through May 31, 2018. (This contract covers Unitil Energy Systems employees.) |
Each payroll period the Employer shall make a Company Contribution on behalf of Participants who are Local 1837 UES Employees who either (i) elected to opt-out of the Employers defined benefit plan as of January 1, 2013, or (ii) are hired or rehired on or after June 1, 2012. Such Company Contributions shall be in the amount equal to four percent (4%) of each such Participants Compensation for each payroll period. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event shall any Local 1837 UES Employee be eligible to participate in the Plan and receive Employer contributions prior to satisfying the eligibility provisions of Section 3.1 of the Plan.
III. | United Steel Workers, AFL-CIO, Local No. 12012-6, June 6, 2014 through June 5, 2018. (This contract covers Northern Utilities, Inc.-Portsmouth employees.) |
Each payroll period the Employer shall make a Company Contribution on behalf of Participants who are Local 12012-6 NU-Portsmouth Employees who either (i) elected to opt-out of the Employers defined benefit plan as of January 1, 2011, or (ii) were hired or rehired on or after January 1, 2011. Such Company Contributions shall be in the amount equal to four percent (4%) of each such Participants Compensation for each payroll period. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event shall any Local 12012-6 NU-Portsmouth Employee be eligible to participate in the Plan and receive Employer contributions prior to satisfying the eligibility provisions of Section 3.1 of the Plan.
IV. | Utility Workers Union of America, Local No. 341, April 1, 2012 through March 31, 2017. (This contract covers both Northern Utilities, Inc.-Portland and Granite State Gas Transmission, Inc.) |
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Each payroll period the Employer shall make a Company Contribution on behalf of Participants who are Local 341 NU-Portland or GS Employees who either (i) elected to opt-out of the Employers defined benefit plan as of January 1, 2013, or (ii) are hired or rehired on or after April 1, 2012. Such Company Contributions shall be in the amount equal to four percent (4%) of each such Participants Compensation for each payroll period. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event shall any Local 341 NU-Portland or GS Employee be eligible to participate in the Plan and receive Employer contributions prior to satisfying the eligibility provisions of Section 3.1 of the Plan.
V. | International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local Union No. 1837, August 1, 2013 through May 31, 2016. (This contract covers Unitil Service Corp. employees.) |
Each payroll period the Employer shall make a Company Contribution on behalf of Participants who are Local 1837 USC Employees who either (i) elected to opt-out of the Employers defined benefit plan as of January 1, 2010, or (ii) are hired or rehired on or after January 1, 2010. Such Company Contributions shall be in the amount equal to four percent (4%) of each such Participants Compensation for each payroll period. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event shall any Local 1837 USC Employee be eligible to participate in the Plan and receive Employer contributions prior to satisfying the eligibility provisions of Section 3.1 of the Plan.
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Exhibit 4.2
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UNITIL CORPORATION TAX DEFERRED SAVINGS AND INVESTMENT PLAN |
TRUST AGREEMENT
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ARTICLE | PAGE | |||||
I | Establishment of Trust and Appointment and Acceptance of Trustee | 1 | ||||
1.01 |
Establishment of Trust | 1 | ||||
1.02 | Title of Trust | 1 | ||||
1.03 | Appointment and Acceptance of Trustee | 1 | ||||
I.04 | Effectiveness | 1 | ||||
II | Fiduciaries | 1 | ||||
2.01 | Administrative and Investment Fiduciaries | 1 | ||||
2.02 | Identification of Fiduciaries and Designees | 2 | ||||
III | Trust Fund | 2 | ||||
3.01 | Receipts | 2 | ||||
3.02 | Trust | 2 | ||||
3.03 | Another Trust | 3 | ||||
IV | Investments |
3 | ||||
4.01 | Investment Management | 3 | ||||
4.02 | Investment Managers | 3 | ||||
4.03 | Participant Direction | 3 | ||||
4.04 | Selection of Investments | 4 | ||||
4.05 | Funds Awaiting Investment | 4 | ||||
4.06 | Voting, Tendering and Other Rights | 4 | ||||
4.07 | Services Through Affiliated Organizations | 4 | ||||
4.08 | Investment Directions | 5 | ||||
4.09 | Custody of Participant Loan Documentation | 5 | ||||
4.10 | Common and Collective Truse Funds | 5 | ||||
4.11 | Mutual and Other Investment Funds | 6 | ||||
V | Disbursements,Administrative Directions and Expenses |
6 | ||||
5.01 | Disbursements | 6 | ||||
5.02 | Administrative Fiduciarys Directions | 6 | ||||
5.03 | Disputed Payments | 7 | ||||
5.04 | Taxes | 7 | ||||
5.05 | Expenses of Administration | 7 |
ARTICLE | PAGE | |||||
VI | Powers of Trustee | 7 | ||||
6.01 | Nondiscretionary Investment Powers | 7 | ||||
6.02 | Standard of Care | 10 | ||||
6.03 | Location and Indicia of Ownership | 10 | ||||
6.04 | Preservation of Liquidity Ratio for Stock Fund | 10 | ||||
VII | Responsibilities, Agents, Indemnification and Bonding | 10 | ||||
7.01 | Relationship of Fiduciaries | 10 | ||||
7.02 | Benefit of Participants | 10 | ||||
7.03 | Agents of Administrative Fiduciary and Investment Fiduciary | 11 | ||||
7.04 | Agents of Trustee | 11 | ||||
7.05 | Protection of Designees | 11 | ||||
7.06 | Bond | 11 | ||||
7.07 | Indemnification | 11 | ||||
7.08 | Trustees Reliance | 11 | ||||
7.09 | Survival of Provisions | 12 | ||||
VIII | Payments to Trustee and Agents | 12 | ||||
8.01 | Payments to the Trustee | 12 | ||||
8.02 | Expenses and Compensation | 12 | ||||
IX | Records, Accountings and Valuations | 12 | ||||
9.01 | Records | 12 | ||||
9.02 | Accountings | 12 | ||||
9.03 | Valuation | 13 | ||||
X | Amendment and Termination of Trust | 13 | ||||
10.01 | Amendment | 13 | ||||
10.02 | Termination | 13 | ||||
XI | Resignation and Removal of Trustee | 14 | ||||
11.01 | Resignation | 14 | ||||
11.02 | Removal | 14 | ||||
11.03 | Appointment of a Successor | 14 | ||||
11.04 | Settlement of Account | 14 | ||||
11.05 | Termination of Responsibility and Liability | 14 |
ARTICLE | PAGE | |||||
XII | Miscellaneous | 14 | ||||
12.01 | Exclusive Benefit Rule | 14 | ||||
12.02 | Conflict with Plan | 15 | ||||
12.03 | Failure to Maintain Qualification | 15 | ||||
12.04 | Appointment of a Successor | 15 | ||||
12.05 | Restriction on Alienation | 15 | ||||
12.06 | Payment on Court Order | 15 | ||||
12.07 | Arbitration | 15 | ||||
12.08 | Governing Law and Construction | 16 | ||||
12.09 | Successors and Assigns | 16 | ||||
12.10 | Gender | 16 | ||||
12.11 | Headings | 16 | ||||
12.12 | Counterparts | 17 | ||||
12.13 | Special, Indirect or Consequential Damages | 17 | ||||
12.14 | Amendment, Modification or Waiver | 17 | ||||
SCHEDULES | ||||||
A | Administrative and Investment Fiduciaries and Agents | 1 | ||||
B | Selection of lnvestments, Including Investment for Funds Awaiting Investment and Default Investment |
2 | ||||
C | Voting of Employer Securities | 3 | ||||
D | Existing GICs/GACs | 4 | ||||
E | Trustees Fees | 5 |
UNITIL CORPORATION TAX DEFERRED SAVINGS AND INVESTMENT PLAN
TRUST AGREEMENT
This Trust Agreement is entered into as of July 30, 2004, by and between Unitil Service Corp. (the Sponsor) and New York Life Trust Company, a New York corporation (the Trustee), with respect to a trust (Trust) forming part of the Unitil Corporation Tax Deferred Savings and Investment Plan (the Plan) and shall supersede any previous trust agreements.
The Sponsor and che Trustee hereby agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
ESTABLISHMENT OF TRUST AND APPOINTMENT
AND ACCEPTANCE OF TRUSTEE
1.01 | Establishment of Trust. The Trust is intended to be a qualified trust under section 401(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time (the Code), and exempt from taxation pursuant to section 50 l (a) of the Code. If chis Trust is established as a successor trust, the Trustee shall have no duty to ascertain the qualified status of any prior trust. |
1.02 | Title of Trust. The Trust shall be known as the Unicil Corporation Tax Deferred Savings and Investment Trust. |
1.03 | Appointment and Acceptance of Trustee. The Sponsor hereby appoints New York Life Trust Company as Trustee of the Trust and represents chat chis T rust Agreement constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Sponsor. |
The Trustee accepts its appointment as Trustee hereunder.
1.04 | Effectiveness. This Trust Agreement shall become effective as of July 30, 2004. |
ARTICLE II
FIDUCIARIES
2.01 | Administrative and Investment Fiduciaries. The Sponsor hereby appoints the Administrative Fiduciary and the Investment Fiduciary set forth on Schedule A. The Sponsor further agrees that it shall ensure that such Administrative Fiduciary and Investment Fiduciary adhere to their respective responsibilit ies set forth in this Trust Agreement. Administrative Fiduciary refers to the person(s) or entity which is responsible for the administration and operation of the Plan. Subject to Section 4.04, Investment Fiduciary refers to the person(s) or entity responsible for the investment and management of Plan assets. The Administrative Fiduciary and the Investment Fiduciary may be the same person(s) or entity. If the Administrative and/or Investment Fiduciaries designated on |
Schedule A are not then serving, the Sponsor shall be the Administrative Fiduciary or the Investment Fiduciary or both, as the case may be. In no event shall the Trustee be either the Administrative Fiduciary or the Investment Fiduciary. |
2.02 | Identification of Fiduciaries and Designees. The Administrative Fiduciary and the Investment Fiduciary under the Plan shall each be identified to the Trustee by the Sponsor on Schedule A attached hereto, and specimen signatures of each member thereof shall be provided to the Trustee by the Sponsor in a form acceptable to the Trustee. The Sponsor shall promptly give written notice to the Trustee of a change in the identity of the Administrative Fiduciary or Investment Fiduciary, or any member thereof, by submitting a revised Schedule A to the Trustee, and until such revised Schedule A is received by the Trustee, the Trustee shall be fully protected in assuming that the identity on Schedule A of the Administrative Fiduciary or Investment Fiduciary, and the members thereof, is unchanged. Each person authorized in accordance with the Plan to give a direction to the Trustee on behalf of the Administrative Fiduciary or the Investment Fiduciary shall be identified to the Trustee and such Schedule A shall contain a specimen of the signature of each such authorized person. The Trustee shall be entitled to rely on Schedule A as evidence of the identity and authority of the persons appointed until a revised Schedule A setting forth the appointment of a successor is received by the Trustee from the Sponsor, the Administrative Fiduciary, or Investment Fiduciary, as the case may be. A revision co Schedule A hereunder shall not require or constitute a formal amendment of chis Trust Agreement. |
ARTICLE III
TRUST FUND
3.01 | Receipts. The Trustee shall receive in cash or other assets acceptable to the Trustee, subject to any applicable minimum amount established by the Trustee, all contributions paid or delivered to it which are allocable under the Plan and to the Trust and all transfers paid or delivered under the Plan t0 the T rust from a predecessor trustee or another trust of a plan qualified under section 401(a) of the Code, provided that the Trustee shall not be obligated to receive any such contribution or transfer unless prior thereto, as the Trustee may specify, the Trustee has received such reconciliation, allocation, investment or other information concerning, or such direction, contribution or representation with respect to, the contribution or transfer or the source thereof as the Trustee, in its sole discretion, may require. The Trustee shall have no duty or authority to (a) require any contributions or transfers to be made under the Plan to the Trustee, (b) compute any amount to be contributed or transferred under the Plan to the Trustee, or (c) determine whether amounts received by the Trustee comply with the Plan. The Trustee shall not be responsible for any assets until it receives such assets. |
3.02 | Trust. The Trust shall consist of all money and other property acceptable co and received by the Trustee pursuant to Section 3.01 hereof, plus any income or gains on such assets and less any investment loss or expense, benefit or disbursement paid pursuant to chis Trust Agreement or the Plan. The Trustee shall hold the Trust, without distinction between principal and income, as a non discretionary trustee pursuant to the terms of this Trust Agreement. The Trustee may use a general disbursement account for distributions from the Trust, without incurring any liability for payment of interest thereon, notwithstanding the Trustees receipt of income or interest in respect of funds held in such disbursement account. |
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3.03 | Another Trust. If the Sponsor so elects, and the Trustee consents, the Sponsor may appoint another trustee under the Plan with respect to assets which the Sponsor desires to contribute or have transferred to the Trustee, but which the Trustee does not choose to accept. The Trustee shall discharge its duties and responsibilities solely with respect to those assets of the Trust delivered into its possession and, except pursuant to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended from time to time (ERISA), shall have no duties or responsibilities or obligations with respect to property of the other trust nor any liability for the acts or omissions of the other trustee. As a condition to the Trustees consent to the appointment of another trustee, the Sponsor shall assure that recordkeeping, distribution and reporting procedures are established on a coordinated basis between the Trustee and the other trustee as the Trustee considers necessary or appropriate with respect to the Trust. |
ARTICLE IV
INVESTMENTS
4.01 | Investment Management. Subject to Section 4.04 below, the Investment Fiduciary shall manage the investment of the Trust except insofar as (a) a person (an Investment Manager) who meets the requirements of section 3(38) of ERISA has authority to manage Trust assets as referred to in Section 4.02 hereof, or (b) the Plan provides for participant or beneficiary direction of the investment of assets allocable under the Plan to the accounts of such participants and beneficiaries. Except as may otherwise be required by ERISA and Section 4.04, the Trustee shall invest the Trust as directed by the Investment Fiduciary, an Investment Manager or a Plan participant or beneficiary, as the case may be. The Investment Fiduciary may permit participants to direct the investment of their accounts under the Plan and to purchase assets selected by such participants through a broker/dealer designated by the Investment Fiduciary for such purpose (the portion of a participants account so invested is hereinafter referred to as a Self-Directed Brokerage Account). The Trustee shall have no discretionary control over, nor any other discretion regarding, the investment or reinvestment of any asset of the Trust. |
4.02 | Investment Managers. Notwithstanding any provision of the Plan to the contrary, the Investment Fiduciary may appoint one or more Investment Managers, who may be an affiliate of the Trustee, provided such appointment does not violate any law or regulation, to direct the Trustee in the investment of all or a specified portion of the assets of the Trust. Any such Investment Manager shall be directed by the Investment Fiduciary to act in accordance with the procedures referred to in Section 4.08. The Investment Fiduciary shall notify the Trustee in writing before the effectiveness of the appointment or removal of any Investment Manager. |
If there is more than one Investment Manager whose appointment is effective under the Plan at any one time, the Trustee shall, upon written instructions from the Investment Fiduciary, establish separate funds for control by each such Investment Manager. The funds shall consist of those Trust assets designated by the Investment Fiduciary.
4.03 | Participant Direction. Except as otherwise may be set forth herein in connection with Self-Directed Brokerage Acco unts1 in the event the Plan provides for participant or beneficiary direction of investment of assets allocable under the Plan to the accounts of such participants and beneficiaries, such information as the Trustee may specify shall be provided by the Sponsor or the Administrative |
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Fiduciary to the Trustee, and/or such other person(s) as are necessary, for the implementation of the directions in accordance with procedures established by the Trustee. |
4.04 | Selection of Investments. Set forth on Schedule B are those investments, from among the permitted investments listed in Section 6.01 hereof; in which the assets of the Trust shall be invested. Schedule B may be revised from time to time in writing by the Investment Fiduciary or any duly appointed Investment Manager, as the case may be, and delivered to the Trustee, without formal amendment of this Trust Agreement. |
4.05 | Funds Awaiting Investment. It is understood that the Trustee may, from time to time, have on hand funds which are awaiting investment, or funds from the sale of Trust assets which are awaiting reinvestment. In such event, the Trustee shall cause such funds to be held on deposit with the Trustees custodian until such funds are used to settle transactions or as may otherwise be contemplated hereunder. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if by the close of the business day following the day on which the funds are received, the Trustee is unable to identify the plan and trust to which any of such funds are to be credited, the Trustee shall return such funds to the originating financial or other institution. The interest on the aggregate cash balances the Trustee has on deposit with such custodian shall be paid in accordance with Section 8.01 of this Agreement. |
4.06 | Voting, Tendering and Other Rights. Except as otherwise set forth below the Trustee shall vote all proxy and other materials for all investments held by the Trust, other than employer securities (within the meaning of Section 407(d)(l) of ERISA) in accordance with the recommendations made by the applicable common or collective trusts or mutual funds board of trustees, board of directors, or other governing body. If all or any part of the Trust Fund consists of employer securities(within the meaning of Section 407(d)(l) of ERISA), the voting of such securities shall be made in accordance with the provisions of Schedule C of this Trust Agreement. |
Notwithstanding anything set forth herein or elsewhere to the contrary, in the event the Plan permits participants co direct the investment of assets through Self-Directed Brokerage Accounts, the Trustee shall not be responsible for distributing or voting any proxy or other materials for securities held in any Self-Directed Brokerage Accounts maintained under the Plan. The Sponsor acknowledges that it has entered into a separate agreement with the broker/dealer designated by the Investment Fiduciary on Schedule A and consented to in writing by the Investment Fiduciary (Broker/Dealer Agreement) relating to the distribution and voting of any proxy or other materials for securities held in any such Self-Directed Brokerage Accounts.
4.07 | Services Through Affiliated Organizations. The Trustee may enter into agreements with New York Life Insurance Company (NYLIFE), NYLIFE Securities Inc. (Broker), NYLIFE Distributors LLC (Underwriter), and any of their affiliates and/o r subsidiaries, successors and assigns for the provision of services to the Trust. The Trustee is specifically authorized to place securities orders, settle securities trades, hold securities in custody and perform related activities on behalf of the Trust through or with the Broker. The Broker shall perform such acts for the participants accounts only if the Investment Fiduciary has designated the Broker as the brokerage firm for participants accounts under the Plan and the Investment Fiduciary and participants have received disclosure as described below in this Section 4.07. |
Trades and related activities effected through the Broker shall be subject to fees and commissions established by the Broker, which may he paid from the Trust or netted from the proceeds of trades.
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No trades shall be executed through the Broker or other services provided unless the Sponsor or Investment Fiduciary has received disclosure concerning the relationship of NYLIFE, Broker, Underwriter, or their affiliates and/or subsidiaries, as the case may be, to the Trustee, and notice of the fees and commissions that may be paid to NYLIFE, the Broker, the Underwriter, Trustee and/or their affiliates or subsidiaries in connection with such trades or other services. |
4.08 | Investment Directions. Directions for the investment or reinvestment of Trust assets from the Investment Fiduciary, an Investment Manager or a Plan participant or beneficiary, as the case may be, shall be communicated to, and implemented by, the Trustee, the Trustees designee or, with the Trustees consent, a broker/dealer designated for the purpose by the Investment Fiduciary. Communication of any such direction to the Trustee or to such a designee or broker/dealer shall be in a manner acceptable to the Trustee and shall conclusively be deemed an authorization to the Trustee, such designee or broker/dealer to implement the direction. The Trustee shall have no liability for it or any other person following such directions or failing to act in the absence of any such directions. The Trustee shall have no liability for the acts or omissions of any person directing the investment or reinvestment of Trust assets or making or failing to make any direction referred to in Section 4.06. Neither shall the Trustee have any duty or obligation to review any such investment or other direction, ace or omission or, except upon receipt of a proper direction, to invest or otherwise manage any asset of the Trust which is subject to the control of any such person or to exercise any voting or other right referred to in Section 4.06. |
In the event the Plan provides for participant and/or beneficiary direction of the investment of assets allocable under the Plan to the accounts of such participants and/or beneficiaries, and no direction is received with respect to the investment or reinvestment of uninvested Trust assets allocable to such accounts, the Sponsor hereby directs that such assets shall be invested by the Trustee in the investment specified on Schedule B attached hereto.
Notwithstanding anything set forth herein or elsewhere to the contrary, in the event the Plan permits participants to direct the investment of assets through Self-Directed Brokerage Accounts, all investment directions shall be communicated to, and implemented by, the broker/dealer designated by the Investment Fiduciary on Schedule A for such purposes pursuant to the terms of the Broker/Dealer Agreement; provided, however, that a participant may not direct the broker/dealer to purchase (i) employer securities (within the meaning of Section 407(d)(l) of ERISA), if any, or (ii) any other investment prohibited under the terms of the Broker/Dealer Agreement.
The Trustee shall have no fiduciary responsibility under ERISA or any other liability relating to the investment or reinvestment of Trust assets. The Trustee and its affiliates shall not be deemed to provide investment advice for any purposes whatsoever.
4.09 | Custody of Participant Loan Documentation. If participant loans are permitted under the Plan, New York Life Investment Management LLC, or its successor, (NYLIM), an affiliate of the Trustee, shall act as the Trustees agent for the purpose of holding all participant loan notes and related documentation and as such shall (a) hold physical custody of and keep safe the notes and other loan documents, (b) collect and remit all principal and interest payments to the Trustee, (c) advise the Trustee of the date, amount and payee of the checks to be drawn representing loans, and (d) cancel and surrender the notes and other loan documentation when a loan has been paid in full. |
4.10 | Common and Collective Trust Funds. The Investment Fiduciary may direct the Trustee to invest the assets of the Trust in a common, group or collective crust established for the investment of the |
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assets of employee benefit plans qualified under Section 40l(a) of the Code, individual retirement accounts under section 408(a) of the Code and plans of governmental units described in section 818(a)(6) of the Code which may be (bur is not required to be) maintained by the Trustee or its affiliates. The documents governing any such group, common or collective trust fund in which Trust assets have been invested are hereby incorporated into this Trust Agreement by reference as if set forth herein at length. |
4.11 | Mutual and Other Investment Funds. The Investment Fiduciary may direct the Trustee to purchase shares of a regulated investment company, or an interest in another pooled investment fund (individually and collectively referred to hereafter as Investment Fund) advised, managed or offered by NYLIFE, Broker, Underwriter or Trustee, or an affiliate or subsidiary of any of them. If any such Investment Fund held on behalf of the Trust or a participant account is terminated or reorganized, or a new series or class of such Investment Fund is issued, pursuant to the terms set forth in the prospectus, statement of additional information or other documents governing such Investment Fund, the Trustee shall be authorized to surrender any shares or interests in such Investment Fund, and accept and hold shares or interests of equivalent value issued in connection with such termination, reorganization or issuance on behalf of the Trust and-participant accounts, as applicable. |
Purchases and sales of units of Investment Funds shall be made on the date on which the Trustee has received from the Sponsor or Investment Fiduciary, in good order, all information and documentation necessary to effect the transactions and is able to effect such transactions.
In the event the Plan permits participants to direct the investment of assets through Self-Directed Brokerage Accounts, all aspects related to the execution of such directions, including, but not limited to, the date on which such transactions shall occur, shall be determined under the terms of the Broker/Dealer Agreement. The Trustee shall have no duty to ensure that such transactions occur within the time specified under the terms of the Broker/Dealer Agreement and shall have no liability for the broker/dealers failure to comply with the terms of the Broker/Dealer Agreement.
ARTICLE V
DISBURSEMENTS, ADMINISTRATIVE DIRECTIONS AND EXPENSES
5.01 | Disbursements. Disbursements of money or property from the Trust shall be made by the Trustee upon direction from the Administrative Fiduciary or its designee. Disbursements by the Trustee shall be transmitted to the Administrative Fiduciary or its designee for delivery to the proper payees or to the payees addresses supplied by the Administrative Fiduciary or its designee, and the Trustees obligation to make such payments shall be satisfied upon such transmittal. The Trustee shall have no obligation to determine the identity of persons entitled to disbursements under the Plan or their addresses furnished by the Administrative Fiduciary, its designee or agent in accordance with the terms of this Trust. The Trustee shall not be required to make any disbursement in excess of the liquidated value of the Trust at the time of the disbursement. The Trustee shall not be responsible for the adequacy of the Trust to meet and discharge any and all disbursements and liabilities under the Plan. |
5.02 | Administrative Fiduciarys Directions. Directions from or on behalf of the Administrative Fiduciary or its designee shall be communicated to the Trustee or the Trustees designee only in a |
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manner and in accordance with procedures acceptable to the Trustee. The Trustees designee shall be empowered to implement any such directions, provided they are in accordance with procedures acceptable to the Trustee. The Trustee shall have no liability for following any such directions or failing to act in the absence of any such directions. The Trustee shall have no liability for the acts or omissions of any person making or failing to make any directions under the Plan or this Trust Agreement nor any duty or obligation to review any such direction, act or omission. |
5.03 | Disputed Payments. If a dispute arises over the propriety of the Trustee making any payment from the Trust, the Trustee may withhold the payment until the dispute has been resolved by a court of competent jurisdiction or seeded by the parries to the dispute. The Trustee may consult legal counsel and shall be fully protected in acting upon the advice of counsel. The Sponsor hereby indemnifies the Trustee pursuant to Section 7.07 of this Trust Agreement for any acts taken or failed to be taken in good faith by the Trustee under this Section 5.03. |
5.04 | Taxes. The Trustee is authorized, with or without direction from the Administrative Fiduciary or any other person, co deduct from and charge against the Trust any taxes or assessments by any lawful taxing or governmental authority, including interest and penalties with respect thereto, which may be imposed upon the Trust or any account or rhe income thereof, or which the Trustee is required to pay with respect to the interest of any person therein, under existing or future laws. The Trustee shall have full power to pay any such tax or assessment, in the case of an individual account plan as defined in section 3(34) of ERISA, only our of any money or other property in the account of the person whose interest is liable therefor, provided that at least fifteen (15) days prior to making such payment the Trustee shall give notice to the Administrative Fiduciary of its intention to make such payment. Until paid, such taxes shall be a lien against the Trust. The Trustee shall not be personally liable for any such taxes, charges or assessments. |
5.05 | Expenses of Administration. Expenses incurred by the Sponsor, Administrative Fiduciary, Investment Fiduciary, any Investment Manager designated pursuant to Section 4.02, or any other persons designated to act on behalf of the Sponsor, Administrative Fiduciary or Investment Fiduciary, including reimbursement for expenses incurred in the performance of their respective duties shall be paid from the Trust unless paid directly by the Sponsor. |
ARTICLE VI
POWERS OF TRUSTEE
6.01 | Nondiscretionary Investment Powers. At the direction of the person authorized to direct such action as referred to in Article IV hereof, but limited to those assets or categories of assets acceptable to the Trustee as referred to in Sections 3.01, the Trustee, or the Trustees designee or a broker/dealer as referred to in Section 4.07 and 4.08, is authorized and empowered: |
(a) | To invest and reinvest the Trust Fund, together with the income therefrom, in: |
(i) | Common stock, preferred stock, convertible preferred stock, bonds, debentures, convertible debentures and bonds, mortgages, notes, commercial paper and other evidences of indebtedness; |
(ii) | Bank investment contracts; |
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(iii) | Shares of regulated investment companies, including those advised, managed or offered by the Trustee, or an affiliate of the Trustee; |
(iv) | Common, pooled, group or commingled investment funds established for the investment of the assets of employee benefit plans qualified under section 401 of the Code, individual retirement accounts under section 408(a) of the Code and plans of governmental units described in section 818(a)(6) of the Code which may be (but is not required to be) maintained by the Trustee or its affiliates. The commingling of assets of chis Trust with assets of ocher qualified trusts in such funds is hereby specifically authorized; provided, however, the declaration of trust establishing any such fund, as amended from rime co time, will be a part of chis Trust Agreement; |
(v) | Options to buy or sell securities or other assets, provided same are within regulated investment companies or common, pooled, group or commingled investment funds; |
(vi) | Notes evidencing loans to participants in accordance with the terms of the Plan; |
(vii) | Equity securities issued by the Sponsor or an affiliate which are qualifying employer securities within the meaning of Section 407(d)(5) of ERISA, as amended; |
(viii) | Stable value investments, whether or not issued by an affiliate of the Trustee, including, without limitation, separate account contracts, guaranteed investment contracts (GICs), and synthetic guaranteed investment contracts; |
(ix) | Guaranteed investment and annuity contracts heretofore entered into by the predecessor trustee and specifically identified on Schedule D attached hereto (Existing GICs) provided, however, that the Investment Fiduciary hereby directs the Trustee to continue to hold such Existing GICs until the Investment Fiduciary directs otherwise, it being expressly understood that such direction is given in accordance with Section 403(a) of ERlSA; and |
(x) | Other marketable securities traded on a national securities exchange which are acceptable to the Trustee. |
(6) | To sell, exchange, convey, transfer, or otherwise dispose of any property held in the Trust, by private contract or at public auction. No person dealing with the Trustee shall be bound to see to the application of the purchase money or other property delivered to the Trustee or to inquire into the validity, expediency, or propriety of any such sale or ocher disposition. |
(c) | To cause any securities or ocher property held as part of the Trust to be registered in the Trustees own name, in the name of one or more of its nominees or to be held in bearer form, but the books and records of the Trustee shall at all times show that all such investments are part of the Trust. |
(d) | To keep that portion of the Trust in cash or cash balances as the Investment Fiduciary may, from time to time, deem to be in the best interest of the Trust. |
(e) | To make, execute, acknowledge, and deliver any and all documents of transfer or conveyance and to carry out the powers herein granted. |
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(f) | To consent to or participate in any plans for the reorganization, recapitalization, consolidation or merger, or sale or lease of assets of any corporation, any security of which is held in the Trust, and to pay any and all costs and assessments imposed upon the owners of such securities as a condition of their participation therein, and to consent to any contract, lease, mortgage, purchase or sale of property, by or between such corporation and any other corporation or person. |
(g) | To grant options to purchase any property. |
(h) | To foreclose any obligation by judicial proceedings or otherwise. |
(i) | To disclose any information concerning the existence, condition, management and administration of the assets of the Trust as may be required by law or as may be necessary to prepare any reports required by law. |
(j) | To lend, through a common, collective, or Investment Fund, any securities held in such fund to brokers, dealers or other borrowers and to permit the loaned securities robe transferred into the name and custody and be voted by the borrower or others. |
(k) | To retain any assets in the Trust for such period of time as the Trustee deems appropriate. |
(1) | To exercise or dispose of any conversion privilege or subscription right which the Trustee may have as a holder of any security or otherwise. |
(m) | To deposit any security in any voting trust or under any pooling agreement or with any protective or reorganization committee, or with depositories designated by such trust, agreement or committee, and to delegate such power and authority with relation thereto as the Trustee may deem proper, and to agree to pay and to pay out of the Trust assets such portion of the expenses and compensation of such trust, agreement or committee as the Trustee may deem proper. |
(n) | To execute and deliver any general or specific proxies or powers of attorney, with or without power of substitution, to such person or persons as the Trustee may deem proper, granting to such persons such power and authority with relation to any property or securities at any time held by the Trust as the Trustee may deem proper. |
(o) | To borrow money from any source other than a party in interest (as such term is defined by Section 3(14) of ERISA) with or without giving security, and to encumber the Trust assets by mortgage, deed of trust, pledge or otherwise. |
(p) | To renew or extend the time of payments of any obligation due or becoming due. |
(q) | To settle, compromise, or submit to arbitration any claims, debts, or damages due to or arising from the Trust; to commence or defend suits or legal or administrative proceedings; to represent the Trust in all suits and legal and administrative hearings; and to pay all reasonable expenses arising from any such action, from the Trust if not paid by the Sponsor. |
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(r) | To employ legal, accounting, clerical, and other assistance as may be required in carrying out the provisions of this Trust Agreement and to pay their reasonable expenses and compensation from the Trust if not paid by the Sponsor. |
(s) | To do all other acts although not specifically mentioned herein, as the Trustee may deem necessary to carry out any of the foregoing powers and the purposes of this Trust Agreement. |
6.02 | Standard of Care. The Trustee shall discharge its duties hereunder with the care, skill, prudence and diligence under the circumstances then prevailing that a prudent man acting in like capacity and familiar with such matters would use in the conduct of an enterprise of a like character and with like aims. As a directed trustee, the Trustee assumes no responsibility and shall not be liable for any losses sustained by the Trust by reason of the purchase, retention, sale or exchange of any investment in accordance with the provisions of this Trust Agreement and in accordance with ERISA and the regulations promulgated thereunder. |
6.03 | Location and Indicia of Ownership. Except as permitted by ERISA, the Trustee shall not maintain the indicia of ownership of any assets of the Trust outside the jurisdiction of the district courts of the United States. |
6.04 | Preservation of Liquidity Ratio for Stock Fund. Any direction to invest assets of the Trust in a stock fund of the Sponsor, or affiliate of the Sponsor, shall be subject to maintaining a liquidity ratio (as defined below) for such stock fund. To the extent a transaction shall cause the liquidity ratio to fall below the designated percentage, the Trustee is authorized and directed to sell sufficient shares of the stock fund to restore the liquidity ratio, and shall have no authority or responsibility to follow the investment directions of a Plan participant or beneficiary, the Administrative Fiduciary, the Investment Fiduciary or an Investment Manager, as the case may be, until such time as the liquidity ratio can be restored. |
For purposes of this Section 6.04, the term liquidity ratio means the ratio of shore-term cash investments to the total value of the stock fund, which ratio shall be agreed to by the Investment Fiduciary and the Trustee. The liquidity ratio shall be rebalanced periodically by the Trustee or its agent, but in no event less often than quarterly. The purpose of the liquidity ratio is to provide the Trustee with sufficient liquidity in combination with the sale of shares of the stock fund to satisfy intra-fund transfers, Plan loans (if any) and Plan distributions. The lnvestment Fiduciary, with the consent of the Trustee, may change the liquidity ratio from time to time.
ARTICLE VII
RESPONSIBILITIES, AGENTS, INDEMNIFICATION AND BONDING
7.01 | Relationship of Fiduciaries. Each fiduciary of the Plan and this Trust shall be solely responsible for its own acts or om1ss1ons. The Trustee shall have no duty to question any Plan fiduciarys performance of fiduciary duties allocated to such fiduciary pursuant to the Plan or this Trust Agreement. The Trustee shall not be responsible for a breach of responsibility by any Plan fiduciary except as provided for in ERISA. |
7.02 | Benefit of Participants. Each fiduciary, within the meaning of the Code and ERISA, shall discharge its duties with respect to the Trust solely in the interest of participants in the Plan and their |
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beneficiaries and for the exclusive purpose of providing benefits to such participants and beneficiaries and defraying reasonable expenses of administering the Plan.
7.03 | Agents of Administrative Fiduciary and Investment Fiduciary. The Sponsor hereby designates New York Life Investment Management LLC, or its successor, (NYLIM), by its authorized individuals, as the party who may provide the Trustee with directions from the Administrative Fiduciary and Investment Fiduciary upon which the Trustee shall be fully protected in relying to the extent consistent with this Trust Agreement. The signature of each authorized NYLIM individual shall be provided and certified to the Trustee by NYLIM. |
7.04 | Agents of Trustee. The Sponsor, Administrative Fiduciary and Investment Fiduciary acknowledge and authorize the Trustee to use and employ agents, including its affiliates, in the performance of its responsibilities under this Agreement. The expenses and compensation for the services of any such agent as specified in Schedule E attached hereto, shall be paid from the Trust unless paid directly by the Sponsor as set forth in Section 8.01 of this Trust Agreement. |
7.05 | Protection of Designees. To the extent that any designee of the Trustee is performing a function of the Trustee under this Trust Agreement, the designee shall have the benefit of all of the applicable limitations on the scope of the Trustees duties and liabilities, all applicable rights of indemnification granted hereunder to the Trustee and all other applicable protections of any nature afforded to the Trustee provided the designation is pursuant to this Trust Agreement and consistent with the requirements of ERISA. |
7.06 | Bond. The Trustee hereby warrants that: it complies with the bonding provisions of Section 412 of ERISA. |
7.07 | Indemnification. The Sponsor hereby indemnifies the Trustee against, and shall hold the Trustee harmless from, any and all loss, claim, liability, and expense, including reasonable attorneys fees, imposed upon the Trustee or incurred by the Trustee as a result of any acts taken, or any failure to act, in accordance with directions from the Administrative Fiduciary, Investment Fiduciary, Investment Manager or any other person specified in Article IV or V hereof, or any designee of any such person, or by reason of the Trustees good faith execution of its duties with respect to the Trust, including, but not limited to, its holding of assets of the Trust as provided for in Section 3.02, the Sponsors obligations in the foregoing regard to be satisfied promptly on request by the Trustee, provided that in the event that the loss, claim, liability or expense involved is determined by a no longer appealable final judgment entered in a lawsuit or proceeding to have resulted from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of the Trustee, the Trustee shall promptly thereafter return to the Sponsor any amount previously received by the Trustee under chis Section with respect to such loss, claim, liability or expense. |
7.08 | Trustees Reliance. The Trustee shall have no duty co inquire whether directions by the Sponsor, the Administrative Fiduciary, the Investment Fiduciary or any other person conform co the Plan, and the Trustee shall be fully protected in relying on such directions communicated in accordance with procedures acceptable to the Trustee from any person who the Trustee reasonably believes is a proper person to give the directions , The Trustee shall have no liability to any participant, any beneficiary or any other person for payments made, any failure to make payments, or any discontinuance of payments, on direction of the Administrative Fiduciary, the Investment Fiduciary or any designee of either of them, or for any failure to make payments in the absence of directions from the Administrative Fiduciary or any person responsible for or purporting to be responsible for directing the investment of Trust assets. The Trustee shall have no obligation to request proper directions from |
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any person. The Trustee may request instructions from the Administrative Fiduciary or the Investment Fiduciary and shall have no duty co act or liability for failure to act if such instructions are not forthcoming.
7.09 | Survival of Provisions. The provisions of this Article VII shall survive the termination of chis Trustee Agreement. |
ARTICLE VIII
PAYMENTS TO TRUSTEE AND AGENTS
8.01 | Payments to the Trustee. The Sponsor understands and acknowledges char the Trustees fees would be higher if the Trustee did not earn income and/or interest on funds awaiting investment or reinvestment in accordance with Section 4.05, or pending distribution from the Trust in accordance with Section 3.02. Except as otherwise provided by ERJSA, regulations promulgated thereunder , and interpretations by the Department of Labor, the Sponsor hereby authorizes the Trustee ro retain, as compensation hereunder, the T rusts pro rata portion of any such income or interest and such additional amount as is set forth on Schedule E attached hereto, as amended from time to time in writing. In addition, the Trustee shall be entitled to reimbursement for all reasonable expenses incurred by it in the performance of its duties hereunder, including reasonable fees for legal services rendered to the Trustee (whether in connection with any litigation or otherwise), and all other proper charges and disbursements |
8.02 | Expenses and Compensation. The Trustee shall not be obligated to transfer Trust assets until the Trustee is provided assurance by the Sponsor satisfactory co the Trustee that all fees and expenses reasonably anticipated will be paid. |
ARTICLE IX
RECORDS, ACCOUNTINGS AND VALUATIONS
9.01 | Records. The Trustee shall maintain or cause to be maintained records generated by the Trustee and accounts of all Trust transactions and assets. The records and accounts of all Trust transactions and assets shall be available at reasonable times during normal business hours for inspection or audit by the Administrative Fiduciary and the Investment Fiduciary or any person designated for the purpose by either of chem. |
9.02 | Accountings. The Trustee shall, not less than quarterly, and within 90 days following the dose of each focal year of the Plan or the effective date of the removal or resignation of the Trustee, file with the Administrative Fiduciary a written accounting setting forth all transactions since the end of the period covered by the last previous accounting. The accounting shall include a listing of the assets of the Trust showing the value of such assets at the close of the period covered by the accounting. On direction of the Administrative Fiduciary, and if previously agreed to by the Trustee in writing, the Trustee shall submit to the Administrative Fiduciary interim valuations, reports or other information pertaining to the Trust. |
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The Administrative Fiduciary may approve the accounting by written approval delivered to the Trustee or by failure to deliver written objections to the Trustee within 60 days after receipt of the accounting. Any such approval shall be binding on the Sponsor, the Administrative Fiduciary, the Investment Fiduciary and, to the extent permitted by ERISA, all other persons.
9.03 | Valuation. The assets of the Trust shall be valued as of each valuation dace as specified under the Plan at fair market value as determined by the Trustee based upon such sources of information as it may deem reliable. The reasonable costs incurred in establishing values of the Trust shall be a charge against the Trust, unless paid by the Sponsor pursuant to Section 8.01 hereof. |
Except as otherwise provided by ERISA and regulations promulgated thereunder, the Trustee, may, when unable to arrive at a value based upon information from independent sources, rely upon information from the Sponsor, Administrative Fiduciary, Investment Fiduciary, appraisers, or other sources, and shall not incur any liability for inaccurate valuation based in good faith upon such information.
ARTICLE X
AMENDMENT AND TERMINATION OF TRUST
10.01 | Amendment. This Trust Agreement may be amended by agreement between the Trustee and the Sponsor, provided that no amendment of this Trust Agreement or the Plan shall be effective which would (a) cause any assets of the Trust to be used for, or diverted to, purposes other than the exclusive benefit of Plan participants or their beneficiaries other than an amendment permissible under the Code and ERISA, or (b) affect the rights, duties, responsibilities, obligations or liabilities of the Trustee without the Trustees written consent. The Sponsor shall amend this Trust Agreement as requested by the Trustee to reflect changes in law which counsel for the Trustee advises the Trustee require such changes. Any proposed amendment under consideration by the Sponsor shall be communicated to the Trustee in writing to permit the Trustee to review and comment thereon in due course before the Sponsor aces on the proposed amendment. Final amendments to the Trust Agreement or a certified copy thereof shall be delivered to the Trustee promptly after adoption by the Sponsor. |
NYLIM is authorized to act as the Trustees agent for the purpose of holding an original executed copy of the Plan and all amendments of the Plan. The Sponsor, prior to the execution of chis Trust Agreement by both parties, has delivered to NYLIM the text of the Plan and all amendments of the Plan as in effect as of the date of this Trust Agreement. The Sponsor shall deliver to NYLIM Promptly after adoption thereof a certified copy of each other amendment of the Plan.
10.02 | Termination. The Trust may be terminated by the Sponsor upon at least 60 days written notice to the Trustee. Upon such termination, and subject to Section 12.01 hereof, the Trust shall be distributed as directed by the Administrative Fiduciary. |
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ARTICLE XI
RESIGNATION AND REMOVAL OF TRUSTEE
11.01 | Resignation. The Trustee may resign at any time upon at least 60 days written notice to the Sponsor, unless the parties agree to a shorter period. |
11.02 | Removal. The Sponsor may remove the Trustee upon at least 60 days written notice to the Trustee, unless the parties agree to a shorter period. |
11.03 | Appointment of a Successor. Upon resignation or removal of the Trustee, the Sponsor shall appoint a successor trustee. Upon failure of the Sponsor to appoint, or the failure of the effectiveness of the appointment by the Sponsor of, a successor trustee by the effective date of the resignation or removal, the Trustee may apply to any court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor. |
Promptly after receipt by the Trustee of notice of the effectiveness of the appointment of the successor trustee, the Trustee shall deliver to the successor trustee such records as may be reasonably requested co enable the successor trustee to properly admin ister the Trust and all property of the Trust after deducting therefrom such amounts as the Trustee deems necessary to provide for expenses, taxes, compensation or ocher amounts due to or by the Trustee pursuant to the provisions of chis Trust Agreement not paid by the Sponsor prior to the delivery, provided such expenses, taxes, compensation or other amounts are reasonable and such deduction is consistent with the requirements of ERISA.
11.04 | Settlement of Account. Upon resignation or removal of the Trustee, the Trustee shall have the right to a settlement of its account, which settlement shall be made by a settlement agreement between the Trustee and the Sponsor or, if no settlement is reached within 60 days, by a judicial settlement in an action instituted by the Trustee. The Sponsor shall bear their costs of any such judicial settlement. The parties shall bear the fees of their own attorneys. |
11.05 | Termination of Responsibility and Liability. Upon settlement of the account and transfer of the Trust to the successor trustee, all rights and privileges under this Trust Agreement shall vest in the successor trustee and all responsibility and liability of the Trustee with respect to the Trust and assets thereof shall, except as otherwise required by ERISA, terminate subject only to the requirement that the Trustee execute all necessary documents to transfer the Trust assets to the successor trustee. |
ARTICLE XII
MISCELLANEOUS
12.01 | Exclusive Benefit Rule. Except as otherwise provided in chis Trust Agreement or permitted or required by ERISA or the Code, no asset of chis Trust shall be used for, or diverted to, purposes other than the exclusive benefit of Plan participants or their beneficiaries or for the reasonable expenses of administering the Plan and Trust until all liabilities for benefits due Plan participants or their beneficiaries have been satisfied. |
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Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Trustee shall, upon the written direction of the Administrative Fiduciary which shall include a certification that such action is proper under the Plan, ERISA and the Code specifying any relevant sections thereof, return ro the Sponsor any amount referred to in section 403(c)(2) of ERISA or excess sums contributed to the Trust as a result of a mistake of fact.
12.02 | Conflict with Plan. The rights, duties, responsibilities, obligations and liabilities of the Trustee are as set forth in this Trust Agreement, and no provision of the Plan or any other document shall be deemed to affect such rights, duties, responsibilities, obligations and liabilities. If there is a conflict between provisions of the Plan and chis Trust Agreement with respect to any subject involving the Trustee, including but not limited to the responsibility, authority or powers of the Trustee, the provisions of this Trust Agreement shall be controlling. |
12.03 | Failure to Maintain Qualification. If the Plan fails to qualify as a qualified plan under section 401 (a) of the Code, or loses its status as such a qualified plan, the Sponsor shall immediately so notify the Trustee, and the Trustee shall, without further notice or direction, remove the Trust assets from any common or co1lective trust fund for investments by qualified trusts. Absent receipt by the Trustee of a direction from the proper person(s) for the investment of such removed assets, the Trustee shall cause such removed assets to be invested in accordance with Section 4.05. |
12.04 | Appointment of a Successor. Any action to be taken under this Trust Agreement by a Sponsor or other person which is: (a) a corporation shall be taken by the board of directors of the corporation or any _person or persons duly empowered by the board of directors to take the action involved, (b) a partnership shall be taken by an authorized general partner of the partnership, (c) a sole proprietorship by the sole proprietor, and (d) a committee shall be taken (i) at a meeting at which a quorum is present by the vote or concurrence of a majority of the members present or (ii) without a meeting by unanimous written consent of the members. |
12.05 | Restriction on Alienation. Except as provided in Section 12.06 hereof, under section 401 (a)(13) of the Code or ocher provision of ERISA, the interest of any Plan participant or beneficiary in the T rust shall not be subject to the claims of such persons creditors and may not be assigned, sold, transferred, alienated or encumbered. Any attempt to do so shall be void; and the Trustee shall disregard any attempt. Trust assets shall not in any manner be liable for or subject to debts, contracts, liabilities, engagement or torts of any Plan participant or beneficiary, and benefits shall not be considered an asset of any such a person in the event of c:he persons insolvency or bankruptcy. |
12.06 | Payment on Court Order. The Trustee is authorized to make any payments directed by court order in any action in which the Trustee is a party or pursuant to a domestic relations order chat has been determined by the administrator of the Plan to constitute a qualified domestic relations order under section 414(p) of the Code; provided that the Trustee shall nor make such payment if the Trustee is indemnified and held harmless by the Sponsor in a manner satisfactory to the Trustee against all consequences of such failure to pay. The Trustee is not obligated to defend actions in which the Trustee is named but shall notify the Sponsor or Administrative Fiduciary of any such action and may tender defense of the action to the Sponsor, Administrative Fiduciary or the participant or beneficiary whose interest is affected. The Trustee may in its discretion defend any action in which the Trustee is named and any expenses, including reasonable attorneys fees, incurred by the Trustee in chat connection shall be paid or reimbursed in accordance with Section 8.01 hereof. |
12.07 | Arbitration. The Sponsor hereby agrees that all controversies or claims that may arise between the Sponsor and the Trustee and its affiliates in connection with the Trust shall be settled by arbitration. |
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The Sponsor further agrees chat the arbitration shall be held in the State, City and County of New York and administered by the American Arbitration Association under its Commercial Arbitration Rules, applying New York law.
The arbitration shall be submitted to a panel (the Panel) consisting of one arbitrator appointed by the claimant (s), one arbitrator appointed by the respondent(s) and a third arbitrator (the neutral arbitrator) chosen by the party be impartial and disinterested. The arbitrators shall be persons who are experienced and knowledgeable in securities and crust or pension law and shall be attorneys duly licensed to practice law in one or more states.
The Panel shall not have the authority to grant any remedy which contravenes or changes any term of this Trust Agreement and shall nor have the authority to award punitive, exemplary or extracontractual damages under any circumstances. Each parry shall bear the expense of the arbitrator selected by it and shall jointly and equally bear the expenses of the neutral arbitrator and of any stenographer present at the arbitration. The remaining costs of the arbitration shall be finally allocated by the Panel, except chat the Panel shall nor have the power to award attorneys fees.
The Panel shall render its decision within 30 days after termination of the arbitration proceeding, which decision shall be in writing, scaring the reasons therefor and including a brief description of each element of any damages awarded. The decision of the majority shall be final and binding. Judgment on the award rendered by the arbitrators may be entered in any court having jurisdiction thereof.
The Sponsor and the Trustee understand, agree and intend that in no event (i) will any of the rights of any participant or any beneficiary of any participant be subject to arbitration pursuant to the arbitration provisions of this Section 12.07, nor (ii) will any provisions of chis Sect ion 12.07 be applied to or be interpreted to limit any right of any participant or any beneficiary of any participant to pursue any remedy or take any other action in connection with chis Trust Agreement in any court or with any regulatory body having jurisdiction over the relevant matter.
12.08 | Governing Law and Construction. Th.is Trust Agreement and the Trust shall by construed, administered and governed under ERISA and other pertinent federal law, and to the extent that federal law is inapplicable, under the laws of the State of New York. If any provision of this Trust Agreement is susceptible co more than one interpretation, the interpretation to be given is that which is consistent with the Trust being a qualified trust under section 401 (a) of the Code. If any provision of this Trust Agreement is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid or unenforceable, the remaining provisions shall continue to be fully effective to the extent possible under the circumstances. |
12.09 | Successors and Assigns. This Trust Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the parries hereto and their respective successors and assigns. |
12.10 | Gender. As used in this Trust Agreement, the masculine gender shall include the feminine and the neutral genders and the singular shall include the plural and the plural the singular as the context requires. |
12.11 | Headings. Headings and subheadings in chis Trust Agreement are for convenience of reference only and are not to be considered in the construction of the provisions of the Trust Agreement. |
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12.12 | Counterparts. This Trust Agreement may be executed in several counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, and these counterparts which may be sufficiently evidenced by any one counterpart. |
12.13 | Special, Indirect or Consequential Damages. No party to this Trust Agreement shall be liable to any other party for special, indirect or consequential damages under any provision of this Trust Agreement or for any special, indirect or consequential damages arising out of any act or failure to act hereunder. |
12.14 | Amendment, Modification or Waiver. This Trust Agreement may be amended or modified at any time and from time to time, and any term or condition of this Trust Agreement may be amended, modified or waived only by a written agreement executed by an authorized representative of each party. Any waiver by either party of any requirement hereunder shall not be deemed to be a continuing waiver nor waiver of any other term or condition of this Trust Agreement. |
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Sponsor and the Trustee have executed this Trust Agreement each by action of a duly authorized person.
UNITIL SERVICE CORP. | ||
By: | /s/ Mark H. Collin | |
Title: President |
NEW YORK LIFE TRUST COMPANY NEW YORK, NY | ||
By: | /s/ Dillian G. Perrio, V.P. | |
Authorized Trust Officer | ||
New York Life Trust Company |
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SCHEDULE A
ADMINISTRATIVE AND INVESTMENT FIDUCIARIES AND AGENTS
In accordance with Sections 2.02 and 7.03 of the Trust Agreement, the following persons are hereby designated co act singly and/or jointly, on behalf of the Plan:
ADMINISTRATIVE FIDUCIARY: | ||||||||||
Name: | Donna J. Turban | Signature: | /s/ Donna J. Turban | |||||||
Name: | George E. Long, Jr. | Signature: | /s/ George E. Long, Jr. | |||||||
Name: | Mark H. Collin | Signature: | /s/ Mark H. Collin | |||||||
Name: | Thomas P. Meissner, Jr. | Signature: | /s/ Thomas P. Meissner, Jr. |
AGENT OF ADMINISTRATNE FIDUCIARY:
NYLIM, by its authorized individuals, signatures of such individuals being on file with New York Life Trust Company.
INVESTMENT FIDUCIARY: | ||||||||||
Name: | George E. Long, Jr. | Signature: | /s/ George E. Long, Jr. | |||||||
Name: | Mark H. Collin | Signature: | /s/ Mark H. Collin | |||||||
Name: | Thomas P. Meissner, Jr. | Signature: | /s/ Thomas P. Meissner, Jr. |
INVESTMENT MANAGER(S): N/A
BROKER: N/A
OTHER: N/A
Effective as of July 30, 2004
SCHEDULE B
SELECTION OF INVESTMENTS, INCLUDING INVESTMENT FOR FUNDS
AWAITING INVESTMENT AND DEFAULT INVESTMENT
In accordance with Section 4.04 of the Trust Agreement, the Investment Fiduciary hereby directs that the assets of the Trust shall be invested in the following investments*:
Stable Value Option**
MainStay High Yield Corporate Bond Fund (Class A)
PIMCO Real Return Fund (Class A)
PIMCO Total Return Fund (ClassA)
Barclays Global Investors LifePath Retirement Fund (Class I)
Barclays Global Investors LifePath 2010 Fund (Class I)
Barclays Global Investors LifePath 2020 Fund (Class I)
Barclays Global Investors LifePach 2030 Fund (Class I)
Barclays Global Investors LifePath 2040 Fund (Class I)
American Funds - American Balanced Fund (Class A)
MainStay S&P 500 Index Fund (Class A)
Van Kampen Growth and Income Fund (Class A)
American Funds - The Growth Fund of America (Class A)
Davis New York Venture Fund (Class A)
Franklin Small-Mid Cap Growth Fund (Class A)
JP Morgan Mid Cap Value Fund (Class A Shares)
Royce Low Priced Stock Fund (Investment Class)
Sentinel Small Company Fund (Class A)
TCW Galileo Value Opportunities Fund (Class N)
Fidelity Advisor Diversified International Fund (Class T)
Unitil Corp. Common Stock Fund
* | The direction by the Investment Fiduciary to direct the assets of the Trust in the above--enumerated funds shall continue to apply notwithstanding any subsequent changes co names of such funds. |
| The Option is invested in the New York Life Insurance Company Anchor Account I and, from time to time, cash and cash equivalents. |
In accordance with Section 4.08 of the Trust Agreement, absent receipt by the Trustee of a direction from the proper person(s) for the investment or reinvestment of Trust assets, the Trustee shall cause such assets to be invested in the Stable Value Option.
Effective as of July 30, 2004
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SCHEDULEC
VOTING OF EMPLOYER SECURITIES
If all or any part of the Trust Fund consists of employer securities (within the meaning of Section 407(d)(l) of ERISA), the Trustee shall pass-through voting on proxy and other matters pertaining to such employer securities allocated to Plan participants accounts (Allocated Shares) to the respective Plan participants for their direction to the Trustee as co the voting of such shares unless otherwise provided below. All proxy and other materials bearing on the decision shall be promptly forwarded by the Trustee to such Plan participants unless otherwise provided below.
The Trustee shall vote Allocated Shares for which it has not received direction and any shares that have not been allocated to Plan participants accounts in the same percentage as Plan participants directed Allocated Shares are voted, unless otherwise provided below. Except as required under ERISA, the Trustee shall follow all directions set forth in chis Schedule C and shall have no duty to exercise voting or ocher rights relating to any such security.
Effective as of July 30, 2004
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SCHEDULED
EXISTING GICs/GACs
In accordance with Section 6.01(a) of the Trust Agreement, the Trustee is hereby directed to continue to hold the following guaranteed insurance contracts and/or guaranteed annuity contracts until such time as the Trustee is directed otherwise by the person(s) authorized to direct such action under Article IV of the Trust Agreement: N /A
Effective as of July 30, 2004
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SCHEDULE E
TRUSTEES FEES
The Trustee shall retain as compensation for services rendered to the Plan the Trusts proportionate share of any interest earned on aggregate cash balances the Trustee has on deposit with State Street Bank or any successor custodian with respect to (i) funds awaiting investment or (ii) funds pending distribution from the T rust in accordance with the provisions of the Trust Agreement. Such interest retained by the Trustee shall generally be at money market rates.
With respect to funds awaiting investment: (i) where such funds are received by the Trustee on a day on which the New York Stock Exchange is open (Business Day) and before the dose of the New York Stock Exchange on that day, such interest shall be earned by the Trustee through the end of the following Business Day; (ii) where such funds are received on a Business Day but after the close of the New York Stock Exchange on such day, or on a day which is not a Business Day, such interest shall be earned through the end of the second following Business Day.
When the Trustee processes an authorized distribution request from the Plan, funds will be transferred to a disbursement account maintained with State Street Bank or any successor custodian the following business day. The distribution check will be written and mailed on the date such funds are transferred to such disbursement account. Interest will be earned by the Trustee beginning on the date such funds are transferred to the distribution account and ending on the date the check is presented for payment, the timing of which is beyond the control of the Trustee. Upon request, the Sponsor may receive from the Trustee a report to determine the status of outstanding distribution checks, and the extent to which such checks tend to remain outstanding.
Trustees Fees: Included in NYLIMs Fees, plus the interest retained in connection with funds awaiting investment and funds pending distribution, as described above.
Effective as of July 30, 2004
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John Hancock Trust Company
Trust Agreement Assignment and Amendment
Effective April 14, 2015, John Hancock Retirement Plan Services, LLC (JHRPS) acquired the New York Life Retirement Plan Services unit of New York Life Investment Management LLC (NYLIM). New York Life Trust Company (NYLTC) previously entered into a trust agreement (the Trust Agreement) with Unitil Service Corp. (Plan Sponsor) under which Plan Sponsor appointed NYLTC as Trustee of Unitil Corporation Tax Deferred Savings and Investment Plan (Plan) and NYLTC accepted that appointment and agreed to provide certain services to Plan. NYLTC hereby resigns as Trustee of Plan. Plan Sponsor hereby accepts the resignation of NYLTC and appoints John Hancock Trust Company LLC (JHTC), a New Hampshire Trust Company, as Trustee of Plan. JHTC hereby accepts that appointment.
Plan Sponsor and JHTC agree that the terms of JHTCs service as Trustee will be as set forth in the Trust Agreement that was in effect as of the date this agreement is signed, including all amendments adopted prior to the effective date of this agreement, subject to the following amendments:
1. | All references to New York Life Trust Company or NYLTC are deleted and replaced with references to John Hancock Trust Company LLC or JHTC; |
2. | All references to New York Life Investment Management LLC or NYLIM are deleted and replaced with references to John Hancock Retirement Plan Services, LLC or JHRPS, except where those references relate to the provision of investment management services under the On Target managed accounts program; |
3. | All references to New York Life Investment Management LLC or NYLIM that relate to the provision of investment management services under the On Target managed accounts program are deleted and replaced with references to John Hancock Personal Financial Services, LLC or JHPFS; |
4. | All references to New York Life Retirement Plan Services are deleted and replaced with references to John Hancock Retirement Plan Services, LLC; |
5. | All references to New York Life Insurance Company or NYLIFE are deleted and replaced with references to John Hancock Life Insurance Company (U.S.A.) or JHUSA, except where those references relate to the New York Life Insurance Company Anchor Account or New York Life Guaranteed Interest Account; |
6. | All references to NYLIFE Securities Inc. or Broker are deleted and replaced with references to Signator Investors, Inc. or Broker; |
7. | All references to NYLIFE Distributors, LLC or Underwriter are deleted and replaced with references to John Hancock Trust Company LLC; |
8. | With respect to the Trusts transaction in securities issued by investment companies, banks or collective investment funds, the Trustee is authorized to act through a designee; |
9. | The Plan Sponsor and Investment Fiduciary (as those terms are defined in the Trust Agreement) acknowledge that they have been informed that the Trustee, JHRPS, and Broker are each affiliates or indirectly wholly owned subsidiaries of JHUSA; and |
10. | The Investment Fiduciary may direct the Trustee to purchase shares of a regulated investment company, or an interest in another pooled investment fund advised, managed or offered by John Hancock Investments, John Hancock Life Insurance Company (U.S.A.), Broker or Trustee, or an affiliate or subsidiary of any of them. |
All other provisions of the Trust Agreement, and the rights and responsibilities of Plan Sponsor and JHTC thereunder, remain unchanged. To the extent that Plan Sponsor has directed NYLTC to make payments to any third parties out of the assets of the Trust, those directions that are currently in effect are hereby given to JHTC; JHTC (acting directly or through an agent) shall make such payments on the same basis and in the same manner as previously directed to NYLTC.
Effective the first day of the month following the date on which JHTC receives Plan Sponsors signature on this agreement, whether electronically or in hard copy.
NEW YORK LIFE TRUST COMPANY NEW YORK, NY | ||
By: | /s/ Heather Allen | |
Heather Allen | ||
Authorized Trust Officer | ||
New York Life Trust Company | ||
Date: | July 23, 2015 |
JOHN HANCOCK TRUST COMPANY LLC WESTWOOD, MA | ||
By: | /s/ Sam Mancino |
Sam Mancino | ||
Authorized Trust Officer | ||
John Hancock Trust Company LLC | ||
Unitil Service Corp. | ||
By: | /s/ George E. Long, Jr. |
George E. Long, Jr. | ||
Vice President, Administration | ||
Date: | August 19, 2015 |
SCHEDULE B
SELECTION OF INVESTMENTS, INCLUDING INVESTMENT FOR FUNDS
AWAITING INVESTMENT AND DEFAULT INVESTMENT
In accordance with Section 4.04 of the Trust Agreement, the Investment Fiduciary hereby directs that the assets of the Trust shall be invested in the following investments*:
Stable Value Option **
MainStay High Yield Corporate Bond Fund (Class A)
PIMCO Real Return Fund (Class A)
PIMCO Total Return Fund (Class A)
Barclays Global Investors LifePath Retirement Fund (Class I)
Barclays Global Investors LifePath 2010 Fund (Class I)
Barclays Global Investors LifePath 2020 Fund (Class I)
Barclays Global Investors LifePath 2030 Fund (Class I)
Barclays Global Investors LifePath 2040 Fund (Class I)
American Funds -American Balanced Fund (Class A)
MainStay S&P 500 Index Fund (Class A)
Van Kampen Growth and Income Fund (Class A)
American Funds-The Growth Fund of America (Class A)
Davis New York Venture Fund (Class A)
Franklin Small-Mid Cap Growth Fund (Class A)
JP Morgan Mid Cap Value Fund (Class A Shares)
Royce Low Priced Stock Fund (Investment Class)
STI Classic Small Cap Growth Stock Fund (T Shares)
TCW Galileo Value Opportunities Fund (Class N)
Fidelity Advisor Diversified International Fund (Class T)
Unitil Corp. Common Stock Fund
* | The direction by the Investment Fiduciary to direct the assets of the Trust in the above-enumerated funds shall continue to apply notwithstanding any subsequent changes to names of such funds. |
** | The Option is invested in the NewYork Life Insurance Company Anchor Account I, and, from time to time, cash and cash equivalents. |
In accordance with Section 4.08 of the Trust Agreement, absent receipt by the Trustee of a direction from the proper person(s) for the investment or reinvestment of Trust assets, the Trustee shall cause such assets to be invested in the Stable Value Option.
Effective as of April 13, 2005 and Authorized by:
/s/ George E. Long, Jr. | /s/ Mark H. Collin | |
George E. Long, Jr. | Mark H. Collin | |
/s/ Thomas P. Meissner, Jr. | ||
Thomas P. Meissner, Jr. |
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SCHEDULE A
ADMINISTRATIVE AND INVESTMENT FIDUCIARIES AND AGENTS
In accordance with Sections 2.02 and 7:03 of the Trust Agreement, the following persons are hereby designated to act singly and/or jointly, on behalf of the Plan:
ADMINISTRATIVE FIDUCIARY:
Name: Donna]. Turban | Signature on File | |
Name: George E. Long, Jr. | Signature on File | |
Name: Mark H. Collin | Signature on File | |
Name: Thomas P. Meissner, Jr. | Signature on File | |
Name: Betsy Shaw1 | Signature: /s/ E. M. Shaw |
AGENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE FIDUCIARY:
NYLIM, by its authorized individuals, signatures of such individuals being on file with New York Life Trust Company.
INVESTMENT FIDUCIARY:
Name: George E. Long, Jr. | Signature on File | |
Name: Mark H. Collin | Signature on File | |
Name: Thomas P. Meissner, Jr. | Signature on File |
INVESTMENT MANAGER(S): N/A
BROKER: N/A
OTHER: N/A
1Revised effective as of November 1, 2005 and Approved by:
UNITIL CORPORATION
By: /s/ Mark H. Collin | ||
Mark H. Collin |
SCHEDULE B
SELECTION OF INVESTMENTS, INCLUDING INVESTMENT FOR FUNDS
AWAITING INVESTMENT AND DEFAULT INVESTMENT
In accordance with Section 4.04 of the Trust Agreement, the Investment Fiduciary hereby directs that the assets of the Trust shall be invested in the following investments*:
Stable Value Option**
MainStay High Yield Corporate Bond Fund (Class A)
PIMCO Real Return Fund (Class A)
PIMCO Total Return Fund (Class A)
Barclays Global Investors LifePath Retirement Fund (Class I)
Barclays Global Investors LifePath 2010 Fund (Class I)
Barclays Global Investors LlfePath 2020 Fund (Class I)
Barclays Global Investors LifePath 2030 Fund (Class I)
Barclays Global Investors LifePath 2040 Fund (Class I)
American Funds-American Balanced Fund (Class A)
MainStay S&P 500 Index Fund (Class A)
Van Kampen Growth and Income Fund (Class A)
American Funds-The Growth Fund of America (Class A)
Davis New York Venture Fund (Class A)
Franklin Small-Mid Cap Growth Fund (Class A)
Jennison Small Company Fund (Class Z)
JP Morgan Mid Cap Value Fund (Class A Shares)
Royce Low Priced Stock Fund (Service Class)
TCW Galileo Value Opportunities Fund (Class N)
Fidelity Advisor Diversified International Fund (Class T)
Unitil Corp. Common Stock Fund
* | The direction by the Investment Fiduciary to direct the assets of the Trust in the above-enumerated funds shall continue to apply notwithstanding any subsequent changes to names of such funds. |
** | The Option is invested in the New York Life Insurance Company Anchor Account I, and, from time to time, cash and cash equivalents. |
In accordance with Section 4.08 of the Trust Agreement, absent receipt by the Trustee of a direction from the proper person(s) for the investment or reinvestment of Trust assets, the Trustee shall cause such assets to be invested in the Stable Value Option.
Effective as of January 25, 2007 and Authorized by:
/s/ George E. Long, Jr. | /s/ Mark H. Collin | |
George E. Long, Jr. | Mark H. Collin | |
/s/ Thomas P. Meissner, Jr. | ||
Thomas P. Meissner, Jr. |
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SCHEDULE B
SELECTION OF INVESTMENTS, INCLUDING INVESTMENT FOR FUNDS
AWAITING INVESTMENT AND DEFAULT INVESTMENT
In accordance with Section 4.04 of the Trust Agreement, the Investment Fiduciary hereby directs that the assets of the Trust shall be invested in the following investments*:
Stable Value Option**
MainStay High Yield Corporate Bond Fund (Class A)
PIMCO Real Return Fund (Class A)
PIMCO Total Return Fund (Class A)
Barclays Global Investors LifePath Retirement Fund (Class I)
Barclays Global Investors LifePath 2010 Fund (Class I) Barclays
Global Investors LifePath 2020 Fund (Class I) Barclays Global
Investors LifePath 2030 Fund (Class I) Barclays Global
Investors LifePath 2040 Fund (Class I) American Funds -
American Balanced Fund (Class A)
MainStay S&P 500 Index Fund (Class A)
Van Kampen Growth and Income Fund (Class A)
American Funds- The Growth Fund of America (Class A)
Davis New York Venture Fund (Class A)
Franklin Small-Mid Cap Growth Fund (Class A)
Jennison Small Company Fund (Class Z)
JP Morgan Mid Cap Value Fund (Class A Shares)
Royce Low Priced Stock Fund (Service Class)
TCW Galileo Value Opportunities Fund (Class N)
Third Avenue Small-Cap Value Fund
Fidelity Advisor Diversified International Fund (Class T)
Unitil Corp. Common Stock Fund
* | The direction by the Investment Fiduciary to direct the assets of the Trust in the above-enumerated funds shall continue to apply notwithstanding any subsequent changes to names of such funds. |
** | The Option is invested in the New York Life Insurance Company Anchor Account I, and, from time to time, cash and cash equivalents. |
In accordance with Section 4.08 of the Trust Agreement, absent receipt by the Trustee of a direction from the proper person(s) for the investment or reinvestment of Trust assets, the Trustee shall cause such assets to be invested in the Stable Value Option.
Effective as of July 16, 2007 and Authorized by:
/s/ George E. Long, Jr. | /s/ Mark H. Collin | |
George E. Long, Jr. | Mark H. Collin | |
/s/ Thomas P. Meissner, Jr. | ||
Thomas P. Meissner, Jr. |
NOTE: In accordance to the terms of the Trust Agreement, the individuals set forth above in their capacity as Investment Fiduciary have been designated to act singly and/or jointly on behalf of the Plan.
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SCHEDULE B
SELECTION OF INVESTMENTS, INCLUDING INVESTMENT FOR FUNDS
AWAITING INVESTMENT AND DEFAULT INVESTMENT
In accordance with Section 4.04 of the Trust Agreement, the Investment Fiduciary hereby directs that the assets of the Trust shall be invested in the following investments*:
Stable Value Option**
MainStay High Yield Corporate Bond Fund (Class A)
PIMCO Real Return Fund (Class A)
PIMCO Total Return Fund (Class A)
Barclays Global Investors LifePath Retirement Fund (Class l)
Barclays Global Investors LifePath 2010 Fund (Class I)
Barclays Global Investors LifePath 2020 Fund (Class I)
Barclays Global Investors LifePath 2030 Fund (Class I)
Barclays Global Investors LifePath 2040 Fund (Class I)
American Funds - American Balanced Fund (Class A)
MainStay S&P 500 Index Fund (Class A)
Van Kampen Growth and Income Fund (Class A)
American Funds - The Growth Fund of America (Class A)
Davis New York Venture Fund (Class A)
Jennison Small Company Fund (Class Z)
JP Morgan Mid Cap Value Fund (Class A Shares)
Royce Low Priced Stock Fund (Service Class)
TCW Galileo Value Opportunities Fund (Class N)
Third Avenue Small-Cap Value Fund
Fidelity Advisor Diversified International Fund (Class T)
Van Kampen Mid Cap Growth Fund (Class A)
Unitil Corp. Common Stock Fund
* | The direction by the Investment Fiduciary to direct the assets of the Trust in the above-enumerated funds shall continue to apply notwithstanding any subsequent changes to names of such funds. |
** | The Option is invested in the New York Life Insurance Company Anchor Account I and, from time to time, cash and cash equivalents. |
In accordance with Section 4.08 of the Trust Agreement, absent receipt by the Trustee of a direction from the proper person(s) for the investment or reinvestment of Trust assets, the Trustee shall cause such assets to be invested in the Stable Value Option.
Effective as of May 8, 2008 and Authorized by:
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/s/ George E. Long, Jr. | /s/ Mark H. Collin | ||||
George E. Long, Jr. | Mark H. Collin | |||||
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/s/ Thomas P. Meissner, Jr. |
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Thomas P. Meissner, Jr. |
NOTE: In accordance to the terms of the Trust Agreement, the individuals set forth above in their capacity as Investment Fiduciary have been designated to act singly and/or jointly on behalf of the Plan.
SCHEDULE B
SELECTION OF INVESTMENTS, INCLUDING INVESTMENT FOR FUNDS
AWAITING INVESTMENT AND DEFAULT INVESTMENT
In accordance with Section 4.04 of the Trust Agreement, the Investment Fiduciary hereby directs that the assets of the Trust shall be invested in the following investments*:
Stable Value Option**
MainStay High Yield Corporate Bond Fund (Class A)
PIMCO Real Return Fund (Class A)
PIMCO Total Return Fund (Class A)
Barclays Global Investors LifePath Retirement Fund (Class I)
Barclays Global Investors LifePath 2010 Fund (Class I)
Barclays Global Investors LifePath 2020 Fund (Class I)
Barclays Global Investors LifePath 2030 Fund (Class I)
Barclays Global Investors LifePath 2040 Fund (Class I)
American Funds -American Balanced Fund (Class A)
Columbia Mid Cap Index Fund (Class A)
MainStay S&P 500 Index Fund (Class A)
Van Kampen Growth and Income Fund (Class A)
American Funds- The Growth Fund of America (Class A)
Davis New York Venture Fund (Class A)
Jennison Small Company Fund (Class Z)
JP Morgan Mid Cap Value Fund (Class A Shares)
Royce Low Priced Stock Fund (Service Class)
Third Avenue Small-Cap Value Fund
Van Kampen Mid Cap Growth Fund (Class A)
Fidelity Advisor Diversified International Fund (Class T)
Unitil Corp. Common Stock Fund
* | The direction by the Investment Fiduciary to direct the assets of the Trust in the above-enumerated funds shall continue to apply notwithstanding any subsequent changes to names of such funds. |
** | The Option is invested in the New York Life Insurance Company Anchor Account I and, from time to time, cash and cash equivalents. |
In accordance with Section 4.08 of the Trust Agreement, absent receipt by the Trustee of a direction from the proper person(s) for the investment or reinvestment of Trust assets, the Trustee shall cause such assets to be invested in the Stable Value Option.
Effective as of April 16, 2009 and Authorized by:
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/s/ George E. Long, Jr. | /s/ Mark H. Collin | ||||
George E. Long, Jr. | Mark H. Collin | |||||
/s/ Thomas P. Meissner, Jr. |
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Thomas P. Meissner, Jr. |
NOTE: In accordance to the terms of the Trust Agreement, the individuals set forth above in their capacity as Investment Fiduciary have been designated to act singly and/or jointly on behalf of the Plan.
SCHEDULE B
SELECTION OF INVESTMENTS, INCLUDING INVESTMENT FOR FUNDS
AWAITING INVESTMENT AND DEFAULT INVESTMENT
In accordance with Section 4.04 of the Trust Agreement, the Investment Fiduciary hereby directs that the assets of the Trust shall be invested in the following investments:
u Stable Value Option**
u MainStay High Yield Corporate Bond Fund (Class A)
u PIMCO Real Return Fund (Class A)
u PIMCO Total Return Fund (Class A)
u BlackRock LifePath Retirement Fund (Institutional Shares)
u BlackRock LifePath 2020 Fund (Institutional Shares)
u BlackRock LifePath 2030 Fund (Institutional Shares)
u BlackRock LifePath 2040 Fund (Institutional Shares)
u American Funds - American Balanced Fund (Class A)
u Columbia Mid Cap Index Fund (Class A)
u Invesco Van Kampen Growth and Income Fund (Class A)
u MainStay S&P 500 Index Fund (Class A)
u American Funds - The Growth Fund of America (Class A)
u Columbia Acorn Select Fund (Class Z)
u Davis New York Venture Fund (Class A)
u JP Morgan Mid Cap Value Fund (Class A Shares)
u Prudential Jennison Small Company Fund (Class Z)
u Royce Low Priced Stock Fund (Service Class)
u Third Avenue Small-Cap Value Fund
u Manning & Napier Fund, Inc. World Opportunities Series (Class A)
u Unitil Corp. Common Stock Fund
| The direction by the lnvestment Fiduciary to direct the assets of the Trust in the above-enumerated funds shall continue to apply notwithstanding any subsequent changes to names of such funds. |
| The Option is invested in the New York Life Insurance Company Anchor Account I and, from time to time, cash and cash equivalents. |
In accordance with Section 4.08 of the Trust Agreement, absent receipt by the Trustee of a direction from the proper person(s) for the investment or reinvestment of Trust assets, the Trustee shall cause such assets to be invested in the American Funds - American Balanced Fund (Class A).
Effective as of July 29, 2010 and Authorized by:
/s/ George E. Long, Jr. | /s/ Mark H. Collin | |
George E. Long, Jr. | Mark H. Collin |
/s/ Thomas P. Meissner, Jr. | ||
Thomas P. Meissner, Jr. |
NOTE: In accordance to the terms of the Trust Agreement, the individuals set forth above in their capacity as Investment Fiduciary have been designated to act singly and/or jointly on behalf of the Plan.
AMENDMENT TO
UNITIL CORPORATION TAX DEFERRED SAVINGS AND INVESTMENT PLAN
TRUST AGREEMENT
WHEREAS, Unitil Corporation (the Sponsor) heretofore adopted the Unitil Corporation Tax Deferred Savings and Investment Plan and its underlying trust agreement (the Trust,.); and
WHEREAS, the Sponsor reserved the right to amend the Trust; and
WHEREAS, the Sponsor desires to amend the Trust;
NOW, THEREFORE, the Trust is hereby amended, effective as of July 1, 2010, as follows:
1. | Section 2.01 is hereby amended by replacing the first paragraph thereof with the following: |
2.01 | Administrative and Investment Fiduciaries. The Sponsor hereby appoints the Administrative Fiduciary and the Investment Fiduciary set forth on Schedule A. Administrative Fiduciary refers to the person(s) or entity which is responsible for the administration and operation of the Plan. The Administrative Fiduciary shall also be responsible for monitoring and collecting contributions under the Plan and Trust Subject to Section 4.04, Investment Fiduciary refers to the person(s) or entity responsible for the investment and management of Plan assets. The Administrative Fiduciary and the Investment Fiduciary may be the same person(s) or entity. If the Administrative and/or Investment Fiduciaries designated on Schedule A are not then serving, the Sponsor shall be the Administrative Fiduciary or the Investment Fiduciary or both, as the case may be. In no event shall the Trustee be either the Administrative Fiduciary or the Investment Fiduciary. |
2. | Section 3.01 is hereby amended by replacing the first paragraph thereof with the following: |
3.01 | Receipts. The Trustee shall receive in cash or other assets acceptable to the Trustee, subject to any applicable minimum amount established by the Trustee, all contributions paid or delivered to it which are allocable under the Plan and to the Trust and all transfers paid or delivered under the Plan to the Trust from a predecessor trustee or another trust of a plan qualified under section 401(a) of the Code, provided that the Trustee shall not be obligated to receive any such contribution or transfer unless prior thereto, as the Trustee may specify, the Trustee has received such reconciliation, allocation, investment or other information concerning, or such direction, contribution or representation with respect to, the contribution or transfer or the source thereof as the Trustee, in its sole discretion, may require. The Trustee shall have no duty or authority to (a) require any contributions or transfers to be made under the Plan to the Trustee, (b) monitor or collect contributions made under the Plan to the Trustee, (c) compute any amount to be contributed or transferred under the Plan to the Trustee, or (d) determine whether amounts received by the Trustee comply with the Plan. The Trustee shall not be responsible for any assets until it receives such assets. |
3. | Except as hereinabove amended, the provisions of the Trust shall continue in full force and effect. |
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Sponsor, by its duly authorized officer, has caused this Amendment to be executed as of the 23rd day of December, 2010.
UNITIL CORPORATION | ||
By: /s/ Mark H. Collin | ||
Mark H. Collin |
NEW YORK LIFE TRUST COMPANY NEW YORK, NY | ||
BY: | /s/ Heather Allen | |
Heather Allen | ||
Authorized Trust Officer | ||
New York Life Trust Company |
Unitil Corporation Tax Deferred Savings and lnvestment Plan
SCHEDULE B
SELECTION OF INVESTMENTS, INCLUDING INVESTMENT FOR FUNDS
AWAITING INVESTMENT AND DEFAULT INVES TMENT
In accordance with Section 4.04 of the Trust Agreement, the Investment Fiduciary hereby directs that the assets of the Trust shall be invested in the following investments*:
u Stable Value Option**
u Loomis Sayles Core Plus Bond Fund (Class N) 1
u MainStay High Yield Corporate_ Bond Fund (Class A)
u PIMCO Real Return Fund (Administrative Class)1
u PIMCO Total Return Fund (Administrative Class)1
u BlackRock LifePath Retirement Fund (Institutional Shares)
u BlackRock LifePath 2020 Fund (Institutional Shares)
u BlackRock LifePath 2025 Fund (Institutional Shares)1
u BlackRock LifePath 2030 Fund (Institutional Shares)
u BlackRock LifePath 2035 Fund (Institutional Shares)1
u BlackRock LifePath 2040 Fund (Institutional Shares)
u BlackRock LifePath 2045 Fund (Institutional Shares)1
u BlackRock LifePath 2050 Fund (Institutional Shares)1
u BlackRock LifePath 2055 Fund (Institutional Shares)1
u American Funds -American Balanced Fund (Class A)
u Cohen & Steers Institutional Realty Shares 1
u Invesco Van Kampen Growth and Income Fund (Class A)
u MainStay S&P 500 Index Fund (Class 1)1
u American Funds - The Growth Fund of America (Class A)
u Columbia Acorn Select Fund (Class Z)
u Davis New York Venture Fund (Class A)
u JP Morgan Mid Cap Value Fund (Class A Shares)
u Prudential Jennison Small Company Fund (Class Z)
u Third Avenue Small Cap Value Fund
u Columbia Acorn International Fund (Class Z) 1
u Manning & Napier Fund, Inc. World Opportunities Series (Class A)
u MFS International Value Fund (Class A) 1
u Oppenheimer Developing Markets Fund (Class A) 1
u Unitil Corp. Common Stock Fund
* | The direction by the Investment Fiduciary to direct the assets of the Trust in the above - enumerated funds shall continue to apply notwithstanding any subsequent changes to names of such funds. |
** | The Option is invested in the New York Life Insurance Company Anchor Account I and, from rime to time, cash and cash equivalents. |
Unitil Corporation Tax Deferred Savings and Investment Plan
In accordance with Section 4.08 of the Trust Agreement, absent receipt by the Trustee of a direction from the proper person(s) for the investment or reinvestment of Trust assets, the Trustee shall cause such assets to be invested in the American Funds -American Balanced Fund (Class A).
1 Effective as of January 9, 2011
Effective as of January 12, 2012 and Authorized by:
/s/ George E. Long, Jr. | /s/ Mark H. Collin | |
George E. Long, Jr. | Mark H. Collin |
/s/ Thomas P. Meissner, Jr. | ||
Thomas P. Meissner, Jr. |
NOTE: In accordance to the terms of the Trust Agreement, the individuals set forth above in their capacity as Investment Fiduciary have been designated to act singly and/or jointly on behalf of the Plan.
AMENDMENT TO THE
UNITIL CORPORATION TAX DEFERRED SAVINGS AND INVESTMENT PLAN
TRUST AGREEMENT
WHEREAS, Unitil Corporation (the Sponsor) heretofore adopted Unitil Corporation Tax Deferred Savings and Investment Plan and its underlying trust agreement (the Trust); and
WHEREAS, the Sponsor served the right to amend the Trust; and
WHEREAS, the Sponsor desires to amend the Trust;
NOW, THEREFORE, the Trust is hereby amended, effective as of March 30, 2012, as follows:
1. | Section 4.08 of the Trust is hereby amended by deleting the second paragraph thereof and replacing it with the following: |
In the event the Plan provides for participant and/or beneficiary direction of the investment of assets allocable under the Plan to the accounts of such participants and/or beneficiaries, and no direction is received from a participant or beneficiary with respect to the investment or reinvestment of uninvcsted Trust assets allocable to their accounts, the Sponsor hereby directs that such assets shall be invested by the Trustee in the investment specified on Schedule B.2 attached hereto. To the extent no direction is received from the Sponsor with respect to the allocation of assets among participant and/or beneficiary accounts, the Sponsor directs that such assets shall be invested by the Trustee in the investment specified on Schedule B.3 attached hereto.
2. | Schedule B of the Trust is hereby amended by deleting it in its entirety and replacing it with the attached Schedule B. |
3. | Except as hereinabove amended, the provisions of the Trust shall continue in full force and effect. |
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Sponsor, but its duly authorized officer, has caused the amendment to be executed as of the 17th day of April, 2012.
UNITIL CORPORATION | ||
By: /s/ Mark H. Collin | ||
Mark H. Collin |
NEW YORK LIFE TRUST COMPANY
NEWYORK, NY
By: /s/ Heather Allen
Heather Allen
Authorized Trust Officer
New York Life Trust Company
Unitil Corporation Tax Deferred Savings and Investment Plan
SCHEDULE B
SELECTION OF INVESTMENTS, INCLUDING INVESTMENT FOR FUNDS AWAITING
INVESTMENT AND DEFAULT INVESTMENT
l. | In accordance with Section 4.04 of the Trust Agreement, the Investment Fiduciary hereby directs that the assets of the Trust shall be invested in the following investments*: |
Stable Value Option**
Loomis Sayles Core Plus Bond Fund (Class A)
MainStay High Yield Corporate Bond Fund (Class A)
PIMCO Real Return Fund (Administrative Class)
PIMCO Total Return Fund (Administrative Class)
BlackRock LifePath Retirement Fund (Institutional Shares)
BlackRock LifePath 2020 Fund (Institutional Shares)
BlackRock LifePath 2025 Fund (Institutional Shares)
BlackRock LifePath 2030 Fund (Institutional Shares)
BlackRock LifePath 2035 Fund (Institutional Shares)
BlackRock LifePath 2040 Fund (Institutional Shares)
BlackRock LifePath 2045 Fund (Institutional Shares)
BlackRock LifePath 2050 Fund (Institutional Shares)
BlackRock LifePath 2055 Fund (Institutional Shares)
American Funds - American Balanced Fund (Class A)
Cohen & Steers Institutional Realty Shares
Dreyfus Appreciation Fund 1
Invesco Van Kampen Growth and lncome Fund (Class A)
MainStay S&P 500 Index Fund (Class I)
American Funds - The Growth Fund of America (Class A)
Columbia Acorn Select Fund (Class Z)
JP Morgan Mid Cap Value Fund (Class A Shares)
Prudential Jennison Small Company Fund (Class Z)
Third Avenue Small-Cap Value Fund
Columbia Acom International Fund (Class Z)
MFS International Value Fund (Class A)
Manning & Napier Fund, Inc. World Opportunities Series (Class A)
Oppenheimer Developing Markets Fund (Class A)
Unitil Corp. Common Stock Fund
* | The direction by the Investment Fiduciary to direct the assets of the Trust in the above-enumerated funds shall continue to apply notwithstanding any subsequent changes to names of such funds. |
** | The Option is invested in the New York Life Insurance Company Anchor Account I, and, from time to time, cash and cash equivalents. |
Unitil Corporation Tax Deferred Savings and Investment Plan
SCHEDULE B (contd)
SELECTION OF INVESTMENTS, INCLUDING INVESTMENT FOR FUNDS
AWAITING INVESTMENT AND DEFAULT INVESTMENT
2. | In accordance with Section 4.08 of the Trust Agreement, absent receipt by the Trustee of a direction from the participant or beneficiary for the investment or reinvestment of Trust assets, the Trustee shall cause such assets to be invested in the American Funds - American Balanced Fund (Class A). |
3. | In accordance with Section 4.08 of the Trust Agreement, absent receipt by the Trustee of a direction from the Sponsor for the allocation of Trust assets among participant and/or beneficiary accounts, the Trustee shall cause such assets to be invested in the PIMCO Money Market Fund (Administrative Class). |
1 Effective July 16, 2012
Effective as of July 19, 2012 and Authorized by:
/s/ George E. Long, Jr. | /s/ Mark H. Collin | |
George E. Long, Jr. | Mark H. Collin |
/s/ Thomas P. Meissner, Jr.
Thomas P. Meissner, Jr.
NOTE: In accordance to the terms of the Trust Agreement, the individuals set forth above in their capacity as Investment Fiduciary have been designated to act singly and/or jointly on behalf of the Plan.
AMENDMENT TO THE
UNITIL CORPORATION TAX DEFERRED SAVINGS AND INVESTMENT PLAN
TRUST AGREEMENT
WHEREAS, Unitil Corporation (the Sponsor) heretofore adopted the Unitil Corporation Tax Deferred Savings and Investment Plan and its underlying trust agreement (the Trust); and
WHEREAS, the Sponsor reserved the right to amend the Trust; and
WHEREAS, the Sponsor desires to amend the Trust to reflect a change required by the Internal Revenue Service;
NOW, THEREFORE, the Trust is hereby amended, effective as of January I, 2015, as follows:
1. | Section 3.01 of the Trust is hereby amended to read as follows: |
3.01 | Receipts. The Trustee shall receive in cash or other assets acceptable to the Trustee, subject to any applicable minimum amount established by the Trustee, all contributions paid or delivered to it which are allocable under the Plan and to the Trust and all transfers paid or delivered under the Plan to the Trust from a predecessor trustee or another trust of a plan qualified under section 40l(a) of the Code, provided that the Trustee shall not be obligated to receive any such contribution or transfer unless prior thereto. as the Trustee may specify, the Trustee has received such reconciliation, allocation. investment or other information concerning, or such direction, contribution or representation with respect to, the contribution or transfer or the source thereof as the Trustee, in its sole discretion, may require. The Trustee shall have no duty or authority to (a) require any contributions or transfers to be made under the Plan to the Trustee, (b) compute any amount to be contributed or transferred under the Plan to the Trustee, or (c) determine whether amounts received by the Trustee comply with the Plan. The Trustee shall not be responsible for any assets until it receives such assets. |
2. | Except as hereinabove amended, the provisions of the Trust shall continue in full force and effect. |
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Sponsor, by its duly authorized officer, has caused this Amendment to be executed as of the 23rd day of April, 2015.
UNITIL CORPORATION |
By: /s/ Mark H. Collin |
Mark H. Collin |
The Trustee hereby consents to the foregoing amendment.
NEW YORK LIFE TRUST COMPANY
NEWYORK, NY
By: | /s/ Heather Allen | |
Heather Allen | ||
Authorized Trust Officer New York Life Trust Company |
Unitil Corporation Tax Deferred Savings and Investment Plan
SCHEDULE A
ADMINISTRATIVE AND INVESTMENT FIDUCIARIES AND AGENTS
In accordance with Sections 2.02 and 7.03 of the Trust Agreement, the following persons are hereby designated to act singly and/or jointly, on behalf of the Plan:
ADMINISTRATIVE
FIDUCIARY:
Name: | Donna J. Turban | Removed August 13, 2012 | ||||
Name: | George E. Long, Jr. | Removed June 30, 2017 | ||||
Name: | Mark H. Collin | Signature on File | ||||
Name: | Thomas P. Meissner, Jr. | Removed May 31, 2018 | ||||
Name: | Betsy Shaw | Signature on File |
AGENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE FIDUCIARY:
John Hancock Retirement Plan Services, LLC, by its authorized individuals.
INVESTMENT FIDUCIARY:
Name: | George E. Long, Jr. | Removed June 30, 2017 | ||||
Name: | Mark H. Collin | Signature on File | ||||
Name: | Thomas P. Meissner, Jr. | Removed May 31, 2018 | ||||
Name: | Betsy Shaw | Added May 1, 2017 |
INVESTMENT MANAGER(S): N/A
BROKER: N/A
OTHER: N/A
Approved by:
UNITIL CORPORATION (Plan Sponsor):
By: /s/ Mark H. Collin
Mark H. Collin
Unitil Corporation Tax Deferred Savings and Investment Plan
SCHEDULE A
ADMINISTRATIVE AND INVESTMENT FIDUCIARIES AND AGENTS
In accordance with Sections 2.02 and 7.03 of the Trust Agreement, the following persons arc hereby designated to act singly and/or jointly, on behalf of the Plan:
ADMINISTRATIVE FIDUCIARY:
Name: | Mark H. Collin | Removed | ||||
Name: | Betsy Shaw | Removed | ||||
Name: | Christine Vaughan | Added | ||||
Name: | Evelyn McCarthy | Added | ||||
Name: | Tonya Rochette | Added |
AGENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE FIDUCIARY:
John Hancock Retirement Plan Services, LLC (JHRPS), by its authorized individuals, signatures of such individuals being on file with John Hancock Trust Company LLC (JHTC).
INVESTMENT FIDUCIARY:
Name: | Mark H. Co11in | Removed | ||||
Name: | Betsy Shaw | Removed | ||||
Name: | Christine Vaughan | Added | ||||
Name: | Tonya Rochette | Added |
INVESTMENT MANAGER(S): N/A
BROKER: N/A
OTHER: N/A
Revised effective as of May 9, 2019
Approved by:
UNITIL CORPORATION (Plan Sponsor)
By: /s/Thomas P. Meissner. Jr.
Thomas P. Meissner. Jr.
Unitil Corporation Tax Deferred Savings and Investment Plan
SCHEDULE A
ADMINISTRATIVE AND INVESTMENT FIDUCIARIES AND AGENTS
In accordance with Sections 2.02 and 7.03 of the Trust Agreement, the following persons are hereby designated to act singly and/or jointly, on behalf of the Plan:
ADMIMSTRATIVE FIDUCIARY:
Name: | Christine Vaughan | |||||
Name: | Evelyn McCarthy | Removed | ||||
Name: | Tonya Rochette | |||||
Name: | John Closson | Added |
AGENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE FIDUCIARY:
John Hancock Retirement .Plan Services, LLC (JHRPS), by its authorized individuals, signatures of such individuals being on file with John Hancock Trust Company LLC (JHTC).
INVESTMENT FIDUCIARY:
Name: | Christine Vaughan | |||||
Name: | Tonya Rochette | |||||
Name: | John Closson | Added |
INVESTMENT MANAGER(S): N/A
BROKER: N/A
OTHER: N/A
Revised effective as of June 24, 2019
Approved by:
UNITIL CORPORATION (Plan Sponsor)
By: /s/ Christine Vaughan
Christine Vaughan
Exhibit 5.1
October 31, 2019
Unitil Corporation
6 Liberty Lane West
Hampton, New Hampshire 03842-1720
Re: Unitil Corporation Registration Statement on Form S-8
Ladies and Gentlemen:
I am Chief Regulatory Counsel for Unitil Service Corp. In my capacity as Chief Regulatory Counsel, I advise and represent Unitil Corporation (the Company) and its regulated subsidiaries in a broad range of corporate, business and regulatory matters. As a result, I have current knowledge of the legal activities of the Company. I have served in such capacity in connection with the filing by the Company with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the Commission) of a registration statement on Form S-8 filed on the date hereof (the Registration Statement) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the Act), for the registration of 150,000 shares of common stock, no par value, of the Company (the Shares) to be issued pursuant to the Unitil Corporation Tax Deferred Savings and Investment Plan (the Plan).
In my capacity as Chief Regulatory Counsel, I am generally familiar with the proceedings taken and proposed to be taken by the Company in connection with the authorization and issuance of the Shares. In rendering the opinion set forth herein, I have examined, am familiar with, and relied on originals or copies, certified or otherwise identified to my satisfaction, of such documents, corporate records, certificates of officers of the Company and of public officials and such other instruments as I have deemed necessary or appropriate as a basis for the opinion expressed below, including (i) the Registration Statement, (ii) the Articles of Incorporation of the Company, as amended, as certified by the Secretary of State of the State of New Hampshire, (iii) the Third Amended and Restated By-Laws of the Company, certified to me by the Secretary of the Company to be true, correct, and complete as of the date hereof, and (iv) certain resolutions of the Board of Directors of the Company relating to the Shares and related matters. In addition, I have examined originals (or copies certified or otherwise identified to my satisfaction) of such other agreements, instruments, certificates, documents and records and have reviewed such questions of law, and made such inquiries, as I have deemed necessary or appropriate for the purposes of the opinion rendered herein. In my
Gary Epler | ||
Chief Regulatory Counsel | 6 Liberty Lane West | |
E ◾ epler@unitil.com | Hampton, NH 03842 | |
T ◾ 603.773.6440 | www.unitil.com |
examination, I have assumed the genuineness of all signatures and the conformity to original documents of all copies submitted to me. I have also assumed the regularity of the Companys corporate proceedings. As to various questions of fact material to the opinion, I have relied on statements and certificates of officers and representatives of the Company and public officials.
Based upon and subject to the foregoing, and subject to the limitations set forth below, I am of the opinion that the Shares will be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable when:
| the Registration Statement shall have become, and for so long as it shall remain, effective for the purpose of the issuance and sale of the Shares; and |
| issued pursuant to and in accordance with the Plan. |
In rendering the foregoing opinion, I express no opinion as to the laws of any jurisdiction other than the New Hampshire Business Corporation Act.
I consent to the filing of this opinion as an exhibit to the Registration Statement and to the reference to me under the heading Interests of Named Experts and Counsel in the Registration Statement. In giving such consent, I do not hereby admit that I am in the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Act or the rules and regulations of the Commission.
Sincerely,
/s/ Gary Epler
Gary Epler
Chief Regulatory Counsel
Exhibit 23.2
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on Form S-8 of our reports dated January 31, 2019, relating to the consolidated financial statements of Unitil Corporation and subsidiaries and the effectiveness of Unitil Corporation and subsidiaries internal control over financial reporting, appearing in the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Unitil Corporation for the year ended December 31, 2018, and to the reference to us under the heading Interests of Named Experts and Counsel in the Registration Statement.
/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
October 31, 2019