Normal form of payment. The normal form of payment for a profit- sharing plan satisfying the requirements of paragraph 8.7 hereof shall be a lump sum with no option for annuity payments. For all other plans, the normal form of payment hereunder shall be a Qualified Joint and Survivor Annuity as provided under Article VIII. A Participant whose Vested Account Balance derived from Employer and Employee contributions exceeds $3,500, or if at the time of any prior distribution it exceeds $3,500, shall (with the consent of his or her Spouse) have the right to receive his or her benefit in a lump sum or in monthly, quarterly, semi-annual or annual payments from the Fund over any period not extending beyond the life expectancy of the Participant and his or her Beneficiary. For purposes of this paragraph, a Participant's Vested Account Balance shall not include Qualified Voluntary Contributions, for Plan Years beginning prior to 1989. The normal form of payment shall be automatic, unless the Participant files a written request with the Employer prior to the date on which the benefit is automatically payable, electing a lump sum or installment payment option. No amendment to the Plan may eliminate one of the optional distribution forms listed above.
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Samples: Cash or Deferred Profit Sharing Plan (Port Financial Corp), Adoption Agreement (Westfield Financial Inc), 401(k) Plan Document (Berkshire Hills Bancorp Inc)
Normal form of payment. The normal form of payment for a profit- sharing plan satisfying the requirements of paragraph 8.7 hereof shall be a lump sum with no option for annuity payments. For all other plans, the normal form of payment hereunder shall be a Qualified Joint and Survivor Annuity as provided under Article VIII. A Participant whose Vested Account Balance vested account balance derived from Employer and Employee contributions exceeds $3,500, or if at the time of any prior distribution it exceeds exceeded $3,500, shall (with the consent of his or her Spouse) have the right to receive his or her benefit in a lump sum or in monthly, quarterly, semi-annual or annual payments from the Fund over any period not extending beyond the life expectancy of the Participant and his or her Beneficiary. For purposes of this paragraph, for Plan Years prior to 1989, a Participant's Vested Account Balance shall not include Qualified Voluntary Contributions, for Plan Years beginning prior to 1989. The normal form of payment shall be automatic, unless the Participant files a written request with the Employer prior to the date on which the benefit is automatically payable, electing a lump sum or installment payment option. No amendment to the Plan may eliminate one of the optional distribution forms listed above.
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Samples: Non Standardized Adoption Agreement (Princeton Review Inc), Adoption Agreement (Shared Technologies Cellular Inc)
Normal form of payment. The normal form of payment for a profit- profit-sharing plan satisfying the requirements of paragraph 8.7 hereof shall be a lump sum with no option for annuity payments. For all other plans, the normal form of payment hereunder shall be a Qualified Joint and Survivor Annuity as provided under Article VIII. A Participant whose Vested Account Balance vested account balance derived from Employer and Employee contributions exceeds $3,500, or if at the time of any prior distribution it exceeds exceeded $3,500, shall (with the consent of his or her Spouse) have the right to receive his or her benefit in a lump sum or in monthly, quarterly, semi-annual or annual payments from the Fund over any period not extending beyond the life expectancy of the Participant and his or her Beneficiary. For purposes of this paragraph, for Plan Years prior to 1989, a Participant's Vested Account Balance shall not include Qualified Voluntary Contributions, for Plan Years beginning prior to 1989. The normal form of payment shall be automatic, unless the Participant files a written request with the Employer prior to the date on which the benefit is automatically payable, electing a lump sum or installment payment option. No amendment to the Plan may eliminate one of the optional distribution forms listed above.
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Samples: Adoption Agreement (Professionals Insurance Co Management Group)
Normal form of payment. The normal form of payment for a profit- profit-sharing plan satisfying the requirements of paragraph 8.7 hereof shall be a lump sum with no option for annuity payments. For all other plans, the normal form of payment hereunder shall be a Qualified Joint and Survivor Annuity as provided under Article article VIII. A Participant whose Vested Account Balance derived from Employer and Employee contributions exceeds $3,500, or if at the time of any prior distribution it exceeds exceeded $3,500, shall (with the consent of his or her Spouse) have the right to receive his or her benefit in a lump sum or in monthly, quarterly, semi-annual semiannual or annual payments from the Fund over any period not extending beyond the life expectancy of the Participant and his or her Beneficiary. For purposes of this paragraph, for Plan Years prior to 1989, a Participant's Vested Account Balance shall not include Qualified Voluntary Contributions, for Plan Years beginning prior to 1989. The normal form of payment shall be automatic, unless the Participant files a written request with the Employer prior to the date on which the benefit is automatically payable, electing a lump sum or installment payment option. No amendment to the Plan may eliminate one of the optional distribution forms listed above.
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Normal form of payment. The normal form of payment for a profit- profit sharing plan satisfying the requirements of paragraph 8.7 hereof shall be a lump sum with no option for annuity payments. For all other plans, the normal form of payment hereunder shall be a Qualified Joint and Survivor Annuity as provided under Article VIII. A Participant whose Vested Account Balance derived from Employer and Employee contributions exceeds $3,500, or if at the time of any prior distribution it exceeds $3,500, shall (with the consent of his or her Spouse) have the right to receive his or her benefit in a lump sum or in monthly, quarterly, semi-semi annual or annual payments from the Fund over any period not extending beyond the life expectancy of the Participant and his or her Beneficiary. For purposes of this paragraph, a Participant's Vested Account Balance shall not include Qualified Voluntary Contributions, for Plan Years beginning prior to 1989. The normal form of payment shall be automatic, unless the Participant files a written request with the Employer prior to the date on which the benefit is automatically payable, electing a lump sum or installment payment option. No amendment to the Plan may eliminate one of the optional distribution forms listed above.
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Normal form of payment. The normal form of payment for a profit- profit-sharing plan satisfying the requirements of paragraph 8.7 hereof shall be a lump sum with no option for annuity payments. For all other plans, the normal form of payment hereunder shall be a Qualified Joint and Survivor Annuity as provided under Article VIII. A Participant whose Vested Account Balance vested account balance derived from Employer and Employee contributions exceeds 47 exceed $3,500, or if at the time of any prior distribution it exceeds exceeded $3,500, shall (with the consent of his or her Spouse) have the right to receive his or her benefit in a lump sum or in monthly, quarterly, semi-annual or annual payments from the Fund over any period not extending beyond the life expectancy of the Participant and his or her Beneficiary. For purposes of this paragraph, for Plan Years beginning prior to 1989, a Participant's Vested Account Balance shall not include Qualified Voluntary Contributions, for Plan Years beginning prior to 1989. The normal form of payment shall be automatic, unless the Participant files a written request with the Employer prior to the date on which the benefit is automatically payable, electing a lump sum or installment payment option. No amendment to the Plan may eliminate one of the optional distribution forms listed above.
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Samples: Adoption Agreement (Professionals Insurance Co Management Group)
Normal form of payment. The normal form of payment for a profit- sharing plan satisfying the requirements of paragraph 8.7 hereof shall be a lump sum with no option for annuity payments. For all other plans, the normal form of payment hereunder shall be a Qualified Joint and Survivor Annuity as provided under Article VIII. A Participant whose Vested Account Balance vested account balance derived from Employer and Employee contributions exceeds $3,500, or if at the time of any prior distribution it exceeds exceeded $3,500, shall (with the consent of his or her Spouse) have the right to receive his or her benefit in a lump sum or in monthly, quarterly, semi-annual or annual payments from the Fund over any period not extending beyond the life expectancy of the Participant and his or her Beneficiary. For purposes of this paragraph, for Plan Years prior to 1989, a Participant's Vested Account Balance shall not include Qualified Voluntary Contributions, for Plan Years beginning prior to 1989. The normal form of payment shall be automatic, unless the Participant files a written request with the Employer prior to the date on which the benefit is automatically payable, . electing a lump sum or installment payment option. No amendment to the Plan may eliminate one of the optional distribution forms listed above.
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Normal form of payment. The normal form of payment for a profit- profit-sharing plan satisfying the requirements of paragraph 8.7 hereof shall be a lump sum with no option for annuity payments. For all other plans, the normal form of payment hereunder shall be a Qualified Joint and Survivor Annuity as provided under Article VIII. A Participant whose Vested Account Balance vested account balance derived from Employer and Employee contributions exceeds $3,500, or if at the time of any prior distribution it exceeds exceeded $3,500, shall (with the consent of his or her Spouse) have the right to receive his or her benefit in a lump sum or in monthly, quarterly, semi-annual or annual payments from the Fund over any period not extending beyond the life expectancy of the Participant and his or her Beneficiary. For purposes of this paragraph, for Plan Years prior to 1989, a Participant's Vested Account Balance shall not include Qualified Voluntary Contributions, for Plan Years beginning prior to 1989. The normal form of payment shall be automatic, unless the Participant files a written request with the Employer prior to the date on which the benefit is automatically payable, payable electing a lump sum or installment payment option. No amendment to the Plan may eliminate one of the optional distribution forms listed above.
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