Common use of Actuarial Equivalence Clause in Contracts

Actuarial Equivalence. Determinations hereunder of actuarial value, actuarial equivalence or the like shall be made by the Company's independent actuary, using the mortality and other applicable actuarial assumptions specified, from time to time, in the Hexcel Corporation Pension Plan (the "Pension Plan") or any successor plan thereto; PROVIDED, however, that for the purpose of determining any lump sum amount under this Agreement, or the amount of reduction to reflect the payment of a special benefit under Section 2.3, actuarial equivalence shall be determined using an interest rate equal to 120% of the rate published by the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation for purposes of plans terminating in the month in which benefit payments are to commence hereunder.