Common use of Minimum Accrued Benefit Clause in Contracts

Minimum Accrued Benefit. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision in this Plan, except paragraphs (b), (c) and (d) below, for any Plan Year beginning after December 31, 1983 in which this Plan is Top-Heavy ("Top Heavy Plan Years"), each Participant who is a Non-Key Employee and has completed one thousand (1,000) Hours of Service will accrue a benefit (to be provided solely by Employer contributions and expressed as a life annuity (without regard to ancillary benefits) commencing at his Normal Retirement Date) of not less than two percent (2%) of his average Compensation for five (5) consecutive years for which the Participant had the highest average Compensation. The aggregate Compensation for the years during such five-year period in which the Participant was credited with a year of Service will be divided by the number of such years in order to determine Average Annual Compensation. If the Plan credits Participation on the elapsed time basis, all Participation in Top-Heavy Plan Years shall be used to determine the Top-Heavy minimum accrual. The minimum accrual is determined without regard to any Social Security contribution. The minimum accrual applies even though under other Plan provisions the Non-Key Employee would not otherwise be entitled to receive an accrual, or would have received a lesser accrual for the year because (1) the Non-Key Employee fails to make mandatory contributions to the Plan (2) the Non-Key Employee's Compensation is less than a stated amount, (3) the Non-Key Employee is not employed on the last day of the accrual computation period, or (4) the Plan is integrated with Social Security.