Common use of Annuity Death Benefit Clause in Contracts

Annuity Death Benefit. Unless the Participant elects to waive the application of this subsection in a manner satisfying the requirements of subsection (d) below at any time within the applicable election period (which election may be revoked, and if revoked, remade, at any time in such period), if a married Participant to whom this Section applies dies before his Annuity Starting Date, then notwithstanding any designation of a Beneficiary to the contrary, 50 percent of his vested Account will be applied to purchase an annuity contract described in Section 8.02 providing an annuity for the life of the Participant's surviving spouse, which contract will then be promptly distributed to such spouse. In lieu of the purchase of such an annuity contract, the spouse may elect in writing to receive distributions under the Plan as if he or she had been designated by the Participant as his Beneficiary with respect to 50 percent of his Account. For purposes of this subsection, the applicable election period will commence on the first day of the Plan Year in which the Participant attains age 35 and will end on the date of the