Common use of Timing of Election to Defer Clause in Contracts

Timing of Election to Defer. Each Eligible Employee who desires to defer Compensation otherwise payable in respect of a Plan Year must execute a deferral agreement within the period preceding the Plan Year specified by the Administrator. Each Eligible Employee who desires to defer Compensation that is a Bonus must execute a deferral agreement within the period preceding the Plan Year during which the Bonus is earned that is specified by the Administrator, except that if the Bonus can be treated as performance based compensation as described in Code Section 409A(a)(4)(B)(iii), the deferral agreement may be executed within the period specified by the Administrator, which period, in no event, shall end after the date which is six months prior to the end of the period during which the Bonus is earned. An employee who is classified or designated as an Eligible Employee during a Plan Year who is designated as eligible to participate during a Plan Year may elect to defer Compensation (as specified in Section 3.01 of the Adoption Agreement) otherwise earned in respect of the remainder of such Plan Year in accordance with the rules of this Section 4.3 by Article 4-1 executing a deferral agreement within the thirty (30) day period beginning on the date the employee is classified or designated as an Eligible Employee, if permitted by Section 2.01 of the Adoption Agreement.