Common use of Feature Clause in Contracts

Feature. The TPA shall determine as of the end of the Plan Year whether one of the actual deferral percentage tests specified in Section 3.9 above is satisfied for such Plan Year. This determination shall be made after first determining the treatment of excess deferrals within the meaning of Section 402(g) of the Code under Section 3.2 above. In the event that neither of such actual deferral percentage tests is satisfied, the TPA shall, to the extent permissible under the Code and the IRS Regulations, refund the excess contributions for the Plan Year in the following order of priority: by (i) refunding such amounts deferred by the Member which were not matched by his Employer (and any earnings and losses allocable thereto), and (ii) refunding amounts deferred for such Plan Year by the Member (and any earnings and losses allocable thereto), and, to the extent permitted under the Code and applicable IRS Regulations, forfeiting amounts contributed for such Plan Year by the Employer with respect to the Member's 401(k) deferrals that are returned pursuant to this Paragraph (and any earnings and losses allocable thereto). The distribution of such excess contributions shall be made to Highly Compensated Employees to the extent practicable before the 15th day of the third month immediately following the Plan Year for which such excess contributions were made, but in no event later than the end of the Plan Year following such Plan Year or, in the case of the termination of the Plan in accordance with Article XI, no later than the end of the twelve-month period immediately following the date of such termination. For purposes of this 401(k) Feature, "excess contributions" means, with respect to any Plan Year, the excess of the aggregate amount of 401(k) deferrals (and any other amounts contributed by the Employer that are taken into account in determining the actual deferral percentage of Highly Compensated Employees for such Plan Year) (collectively, "401(k) amounts") made to the accounts of Highly Compensated Employees for such Plan Year, over the maximum amount of such deferrals that could be made by such Members without violating the requirements described above. The excess contributions to be distributed shall be determined by reducing 401(k) amounts made by or on behalf of Highly Compensated Employees beginning with the Highly Compensated Employee with the largest 401(k) amounts for the Plan Year until such amount is reduced to be equal to the Highly Compensated Employee with the next largest 401(k) amount. The procedure described in the preceding sentence shall be repeated until all excess contributions have been eliminated and, as applicable, refunded. Where an Employer has elected, in the Adoption Agreement, to allow Member contributions, a Member may treat excess contributions allocated to him as an amount distributed to the Member and then contributed by the Member to the Plan. Recharacterized amounts will remain nonforfeitable. Amounts may not be recharacterized by a Highly Compensated Employee to the extent that such amount in combination with other Employee contributions made by that Employee would exceed any stated limit under the Plan on Employee contributions. Recharacterization must occur no later than 2 1/2 months after the last day of the Plan Year in which such excess contributions arose and is deemed to occur no earlier than the date the last Highly Compensated Employee is informed in writing of the amount recharacterized and the consequences thereof. Recharacterized amounts will be taxable to the Member for the Member's taxable year in which the Member would have received them in cash.

Feature. The TPA shall determine as of the end of the Plan Year whether one of the actual deferral percentage tests specified in Section 3.9 above is satisfied for such Plan Year. This determination shall be made after first determining the treatment of excess deferrals within the meaning of Section 402(g) of the Code under Section 3.2 above. In the event that neither of such actual deferral percentage tests is satisfied, the TPA shall, to the extent permissible under the Code and the IRS Regulations, refund the excess contributions for the Plan Year in the following order of priority: by (i) refunding such amounts deferred by the Member which were not matched by his Employer (and any earnings and losses allocable thereto), and (ii) refunding amounts deferred for such Plan Year by the Member (and any earnings and losses allocable thereto), and, to the extent permitted under the Code and applicable IRS Regulations, forfeiting amounts contributed for such Plan Year by the Employer with respect to the Member's 401(k) deferrals that are returned pursuant to this Paragraph (and any earnings and losses allocable thereto). The distribution of such excess contributions shall be made to Highly Compensated Employees to the extent practicable before the 15th day of the third month immediately following the Plan Year for which such excess contributions were made, but in no event later than the end of the Plan Year following such Plan Year or, in the case of the termination of the Plan in accordance with Article XI, no later than the end of the twelve-month period immediately following the date of such termination. For purposes of this 401(k) Feature, "excess contributions" means, with respect to any Plan Year, the excess of the aggregate amount of 401(k) deferrals (and any other amounts contributed by the Employer that are taken into account in determining the actual deferral percentage of Highly Compensated Employees for such Plan Year) (collectively, "401(k) amounts") made to the accounts of Highly Compensated Employees for such Plan Year, over the maximum amount of such deferrals that could be made by such Members without violating the requirements described above. The excess contributions to be distributed shall be determined by reducing 401(k) amounts made by or on behalf of Highly Compensated Employees beginning with the Highly Compensated Employee with the largest 401(k) amounts for the Plan Year until such amount is reduced to be equal to the Highly Compensated Employee with the next largest 401(k) amount. The procedure described in the preceding sentence shall be repeated until all excess contributions have been eliminated and, as applicable, refunded. Where an Employer has elected, in the Adoption Agreement, to allow Member contributions, a Member may treat excess contributions allocated to him as an amount distributed to the Member and then contributed by the Member to the Plan. Recharacterized amounts will remain nonforfeitable. Amounts may not be recharacterized by a Highly Compensated Employee to the extent that such amount in combination with other Employee contributions made by that Employee would exceed any stated limit under the Plan on Employee contributions. Recharacterization must occur no later than 2 2-1/2 months after the last day of the Plan Year in which such excess contributions arose and is deemed to occur no earlier than the date the last Highly Compensated Employee is informed in writing of the amount recharacterized and the consequences thereof. Recharacterized amounts will be taxable to the Member for the Member's taxable year in which the Member would have received them in cash.

Feature. The TPA shall determine Employer may, at its option, adopt the 401(k) Feature described hereunder and in Section 3.2 above for the exclusive purpose of permitting its Members to make 401(k) deferrals to the Plan. The Employer may make, apart from any matching contributions it may elect to make, Employer qualified nonelective contributions as defined in Section 1.401(k)-1(g)(13) of the end Regulations. The amount of such contributions shall not exceed 15% of the Salary of all Members eligible to share in the allocation when combined with all Employer contributions (including 401(k) elective deferrals) to the Plan for such Plan Year. Allocation of such contributions shall be made, at the election of the Employer, to the accounts of (i) all Members, or (ii) only Members who are not Highly Compensated Employees. Allocation of such contributions shall be made, at the election of the Employer, in the ratio (i) which each eligible Member's Salary for the Plan Year bears to the total Salary of all eligible Members for such Plan Year, or (ii) which each eligible Member's Salary not in excess of a fixed dollar amount specified by the Employer for the Plan Year bears to the total Salary of all eligible Members taking into account Salary for each such Member not in excess of the specified dollar amount. Notwithstanding any provision of the Plan to the contrary, such contributions shall be subject to the same vesting requirements and distribution restrictions as Members' 401(k) deferrals and shall not be conditioned on any election or contribution of the Member under the 401(k) feature. Any such contributions must be made on or before the last day of the second month after the Plan Year whether one to which the contribution relates. Further, for purposes of the actual deferral percentage or actual contribution percentage tests specified described below, the Employer may apply (in Section 3.9 above is satisfied for such Plan Year. This determination shall be made after first determining the treatment of excess deferrals within the meaning of Section 402(gaccordance with applicable Regulations) all or any portion of the Code under Section 3.2 above. In the event that neither of such actual deferral percentage tests is satisfied, the TPA shall, to the extent permissible under the Code and the IRS Regulations, refund the excess Employer qualified nonelective contributions for the Plan Year in toward the following order satisfaction of priority: by (i) refunding such amounts deferred by the Member which were not matched by his Employer (and any earnings and losses allocable thereto), and (ii) refunding amounts deferred for such Plan Year by the Member (and any earnings and losses allocable thereto), and, to the extent permitted under the Code and applicable IRS Regulations, forfeiting amounts contributed for such Plan Year by the Employer with respect to the Member's 401(k) deferrals that are returned pursuant to this Paragraph (and any earnings and losses allocable thereto). The distribution of such excess contributions shall be made to Highly Compensated Employees to the extent practicable before the 15th day of the third month immediately following the Plan Year for which such excess contributions were made, but in no event later than the end of the Plan Year following such Plan Year or, in the case of the termination of the Plan in accordance with Article XI, no later than the end of the twelve-month period immediately following the date of such termination. For purposes of this 401(k) Feature, "excess contributions" means, with respect to any Plan Year, the excess of the aggregate amount of 401(k) deferrals (and any other amounts contributed by the Employer that are taken into account in determining the actual deferral percentage of test. Any remaining Employer qualified nonelective contributions not utilized to satisfy the actual deferral percentage test may be applied (in accordance with applicable Regulations) to satisfy the actual contribution percentage test. Effective for Plan Years beginning after December 31, 1996, the actual deferral percentages for Highly Compensated Employees for such Plan Year) (collectivelyshall, "401(k) amounts") made to the accounts of Highly Compensated Employees for such Plan Year, over the maximum amount of such deferrals that could be made by such Members without violating the requirements described above. The excess contributions to be distributed shall be determined by reducing 401(k) amounts made by or on behalf of Highly Compensated Employees beginning in accordance with the Highly Compensated Employee with the largest 401(kCode and IRS Regulations, satisfy either (i) amounts for the Plan Year until such amount is reduced to be equal to the Highly Compensated Employee with the next largest 401(kor (ii) amount. The procedure described in the preceding sentence shall be repeated until all excess contributions have been eliminated and, as applicable, refunded. Where an Employer has elected, in the Adoption Agreement, to allow Member contributions, a Member may treat excess contributions allocated to him as an amount distributed to the Member and then contributed by the Member to the Plan. Recharacterized amounts will remain nonforfeitable. Amounts may not be recharacterized by a Highly Compensated Employee to the extent that such amount in combination with other Employee contributions made by that Employee would exceed any stated limit under the Plan on Employee contributions. Recharacterization must occur no later than 2 1/2 months after the last day of the Plan Year in which such excess contributions arose and is deemed to occur no earlier than the date the last Highly Compensated Employee is informed in writing of the amount recharacterized and the consequences thereof. Recharacterized amounts will be taxable to the Member for the Member's taxable year in which the Member would have received them in cash.follows:

Feature. The TPA shall determine as of the end of the Plan Year whether one of the actual deferral percentage tests specified in Section 3.9 above is satisfied for such Plan Year. This determination shall be made after first determining the treatment of excess deferrals within the meaning of Section 402(g) of the Code under Section 3.2 above. In the event that neither of such actual deferral percentage tests is satisfied, the TPA shall, to the extent permissible under the Code and the IRS Regulations, refund the excess contributions for the Plan Year in the following order of priority: by (i) refunding such amounts deferred by the Member which were not matched by his Employer (and any earnings and losses allocable thereto), and (ii) refunding amounts deferred for such Plan Year by the Member (and any earnings and losses allocable thereto), and, to the extent permitted under the Code and applicable IRS Regulations, forfeiting amounts contributed for such Plan Year by the Employer with respect to the Member's 401(k) deferrals that are returned pursuant to this Paragraph (and any earnings and losses allocable thereto). The distribution of such excess contributions shall be made to Highly Compensated Employees to the extent practicable before the 15th day of the third month immediately following the Plan Year for which such excess contributions were made, but in no event later than the end of the Plan Year following such Plan Year or, in the case of the termination of the Plan in accordance with Article XI, no later than the end of the twelve-twelve- month period immediately following the date of such termination. For purposes of this 401(k) Feature, "excess contributions" means, with respect to any Plan Year, the excess of the aggregate amount of 401(k) deferrals (and any other amounts contributed by the Employer that are taken into account in determining the actual deferral percentage of Highly Compensated Employees for such Plan Year) (collectively, "401(k) amounts") made to the accounts of Highly Compensated Employees for such Plan Year, over the maximum amount of such deferrals that could be made by such Members without violating the requirements described above. The excess contributions to be distributed shall be determined by reducing 401(k) amounts made by or on behalf of Highly Compensated Employees beginning with the Highly Compensated Employee with the largest 401(k) amounts for the Plan Year until such amount is reduced to be equal to the Highly Compensated Employee with the next largest 401(k) amount. The procedure described in the preceding sentence shall be repeated until all excess contributions have been eliminated and, as applicable, refunded. Where an Employer has elected, in the Adoption Agreement, to allow Member contributions, a Member may treat excess contributions allocated to him as an amount distributed to the Member and then contributed by the Member to the Plan. Recharacterized amounts will remain nonforfeitable. Amounts may not be recharacterized by a Highly Compensated Employee to the extent that such amount in combination with other Employee contributions made by that Employee would exceed any stated limit under the Plan on Employee contributions. Recharacterization must occur no later than 2 1/2 months after the last day of the Plan Year in which such excess contributions arose and is deemed to occur no earlier than the date the last Highly Compensated Employee is informed in writing of the amount recharacterized and the consequences thereof. Recharacterized amounts will be taxable to the Member for the Member's taxable year in which the Member would have received them in cash.

Feature. The TPA shall determine Employer may, at its option, adopt the 401(k) Feature described hereunder and in Section 3.2 above for the exclusive purpose of permitting its Members to make 401(k) deferrals to the Plan. The Employer may make, apart from any matching contributions it may elect to make, Employer qualified nonelective contributions as defined in Section 1.401(k)-1(g)(13) of the end Regulations. The amount of such contributions shall not exceed 15% of the Salary of all Members eligible to share in the allocation when combined with all Employer contributions (including 401(k) elective deferrals) to the Plan for such Plan Year. Allocation of such contributions shall be made, at the election of the Employer, to the accounts of (i) all Members, or (ii) only Members who are not Highly Compensated Employees. Allocation of such contributions shall be made, at the election of the Employer, in the ratio (i) which each eligible Member's Salary for the Plan Year bears to the total Salary of all eligible Members for such Plan Year, or (ii) which each eligible Member's Salary not in excess of a fixed dollar amount specified by the Employer for the Plan Year bears to the total Salary of all eligible Members taking into account Salary for each such Member not in excess of the specified dollar amount. Notwithstanding any provision of the Plan to the contrary, such contributions shall be subject to the same vesting requirements and distribution restrictions as Members' 401(k) deferrals and shall not be conditioned on any election or contribution of the Member under the 401(k) feature. Any such contributions must be made on or before the last day of the second month after the Plan Year whether one to which the contribution relates. Further, for purposes of the actual deferral percentage or actual contribution percentage tests specified described below, the Employer may apply (in Section 3.9 above is satisfied for such Plan Year. This determination shall be made after first determining the treatment of excess deferrals within the meaning of Section 402(gaccordance with applicable Regulations) all or any portion of the Code under Section 3.2 above. In the event that neither of such actual deferral percentage tests is satisfied, the TPA shall, to the extent permissible under the Code and the IRS Regulations, refund the excess Employer qualified nonelective contributions for the Plan Year in toward the following order satisfaction of priority: by (i) refunding such amounts deferred by the Member which were not matched by his Employer (and any earnings and losses allocable thereto), and (ii) refunding amounts deferred for such Plan Year by the Member (and any earnings and losses allocable thereto), and, to the extent permitted under the Code and applicable IRS Regulations, forfeiting amounts contributed for such Plan Year by the Employer with respect to the Member's 401(k) deferrals that are returned pursuant to this Paragraph (and any earnings and losses allocable thereto). The distribution of such excess contributions shall be made to Highly Compensated Employees to the extent practicable before the 15th day of the third month immediately following the Plan Year for which such excess contributions were made, but in no event later than the end of the Plan Year following such Plan Year or, in the case of the termination of the Plan in accordance with Article XI, no later than the end of the twelve-month period immediately following the date of such termination. For purposes of this 401(k) Feature, "excess contributions" means, with respect to any Plan Year, the excess of the aggregate amount of 401(k) deferrals (and any other amounts contributed by the Employer that are taken into account in determining the actual deferral percentage of Highly Compensated Employees for such Plan Yeartest. Any remaining Employer qualified nonelective contributions not utilized to satisfy the actual deferral percentage test may be applied (in accordance with applicable Regulations) (collectively, "401(k) amounts") made to satisfy the accounts of Highly Compensated Employees for such Plan Year, over the maximum amount of such deferrals that could be made by such Members without violating the requirements described above. The excess contributions to be distributed shall be determined by reducing 401(k) amounts made by or on behalf of Highly Compensated Employees beginning with the Highly Compensated Employee with the largest 401(k) amounts for the Plan Year until such amount is reduced to be equal to the Highly Compensated Employee with the next largest 401(k) amount. The procedure described in the preceding sentence shall be repeated until all excess contributions have been eliminated and, as applicable, refunded. Where an Employer has elected, in the Adoption Agreement, to allow Member contributions, a Member may treat excess contributions allocated to him as an amount distributed to the Member and then contributed by the Member to the Plan. Recharacterized amounts will remain nonforfeitable. Amounts may not be recharacterized by a Highly Compensated Employee to the extent that such amount in combination with other Employee contributions made by that Employee would exceed any stated limit under the Plan on Employee contributions. Recharacterization must occur no later than 2 1/2 months after the last day of the Plan Year in which such excess contributions arose and is deemed to occur no earlier than the date the last Highly Compensated Employee is informed in writing of the amount recharacterized and the consequences thereof. Recharacterized amounts will be taxable to the Member for the Member's taxable year in which the Member would have received them in cashactual contribution percentage test.

Feature. The TPA shall determine as of the end of the Plan Year whether one of the actual deferral percentage tests specified in Section 3.9 above is satisfied for such Plan Year. This determination shall be made made, after first determining the treatment of excess deferrals within the meaning of Section 402(g) of the Code under Section 3.2 above. In the event that neither of such actual deferral percentage tests is satisfied, the TPA shall, to the extent permissible under the Code and the IRS Regulations, refund the excess contributions for the Plan Year in the following order of priority: by (i) refunding such amounts deferred by the Member which were not matched by his Employer (and any earnings and losses allocable thereto), and (ii) refunding amounts deferred for such Plan Year by the Member (and any earnings and losses allocable thereto), and, to the extent permitted under the Code and applicable IRS Regulations, forfeiting amounts contributed for such Plan Year by the Employer with respect to the Member's 401(k) deferrals that are returned pursuant to this Paragraph (and any earnings and losses allocable thereto). The distribution of such excess contributions shall be made to Highly Compensated Employees to the extent practicable before the 15th day of the third month immediately following the Plan Year for which such excess contributions were made, but in no event later than the end of the Plan Year following such Plan Year or, in the case of the termination of the Plan in accordance with Article XI, no later than the end of the twelve-month period immediately following the date of such termination. For purposes of this 401(k) Feature, "excess contributions" means, with respect to any Plan Year, the excess of the aggregate amount of 401(k) deferrals (and any other amounts contributed by the Employer that are taken into account in determining the actual deferral percentage of Highly Compensated Employees for such Plan Year) (collectively, "401(k) amounts") made to the accounts of Highly Compensated Employees for such Plan Year, over the maximum amount of such deferrals that could be made by such Members without violating the requirements described above. The excess contributions to be distributed shall be determined by reducing 401(k) amounts made by or on behalf of Highly Compensated Employees beginning with the Highly Compensated Employee with the largest 401(k) amounts for the Plan Year until such amount is reduced to be equal to the Highly Compensated Employee with the next largest 401(k) amount. The procedure described in the preceding sentence shall be repeated until all excess contributions have been eliminated and, as applicable, refunded. Where an Employer has elected, in the Adoption Agreement, to allow Member contributions, a Member may treat excess contributions allocated to him as an amount distributed to the Member and then contributed by the Member to the Plan. Recharacterized amounts will remain nonforfeitable. Amounts may not be recharacterized by a Highly Compensated Employee to the extent that such amount in combination with other Employee contributions made by that Employee would exceed any stated limit under the Plan on Employee contributions. Recharacterization must occur no later than 2 1/2 months after the last day of the Plan Year in which such excess contributions arose and is deemed to occur no earlier than the date the last Highly Compensated Employee is informed in writing of the amount recharacterized and the consequences thereof. Recharacterized amounts will be taxable to the Member for the Member's taxable year in which the Member would have received them in cash.