Elective Deferrals An Employee will be eligible to become a Contributing Participant in the Plan (and thus be eligible to make Elective Deferrals) and receive Matching Contributions (including Qualified Matching Contributions, if applicable) after completing 1 (enter 0, 1 or any fraction less than 1) Years of Eligibility Service.
Qualified Matching Contributions If selected below, the Employer may make Qualified Matching Contributions for each Plan Year (select all those applicable):
Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Plans Effective on or before the Distribution Date, Columbia shall adopt, establish and maintain nonqualified deferred compensation plans for the benefit of employees of the Columbia Parties (the “Columbia Deferred Compensation Plans”) and shall establish one or more grantor trusts to be a source of providing benefits thereunder (the “Columbia Rabbi Trusts”) that in each case shall be substantially similar to the NiSource Deferred Compensation Plans and the grantor trusts maintained by NiSource with respect to the NiSource Deferred Compensation Plans (the “NiSource Rabbi Trusts”). As of the Distribution Date, the Columbia Parties shall assume and thereafter be solely responsible for all existing and future liabilities relating to Business Employees’ (and Deceased Business Employee survivors’ and beneficiaries’) (a) benefits accrued under the NiSource Deferred Compensation Plans prior to the Distribution Date and (b) benefits that accrue under the Columbia Deferred Compensation Plans on and after the Distribution Date. All beneficiary designations made by Business Employees and by survivors and beneficiaries of Deceased Business Employees under the NiSource Deferred Compensation Plans shall, to the extent applicable, be transferred to, and be in full force and effect under, the Columbia Deferred Compensation Plans until such beneficiary designations are replaced or revoked by the Business Employee (or the survivor or beneficiary of the Deceased Business Employee) who made the beneficiary designation. Following the Distribution Date, the NiSource Parties shall have no liability or obligation with respect to the benefits accrued by such Business Employees or by such survivors or beneficiaries of Deceased Business Employees under any of the NiSource Deferred Compensation Plans or with respect to any benefits accrued under the Columbia Deferred Compensation Plans. As soon as administratively practicable after the Distribution Date, NiSource shall cause the NiSource Rabbi Trusts to transfer to the Columbia Rabbi Trusts cash, life insurance policies or other assets having an aggregate fair market value equal to (i) the aggregate fair market value of all assets held in the NiSource Rabbi Trusts as of the Distribution Date multiplied by (ii) a percentage, the numerator of which shall be the lump sum present value of the benefits assumed by the Columbia Deferred Compensation Plans pursuant to this Section 3.03 and the denominator of which shall be the lump sum present value of all benefits accrued under the NiSource Deferred Compensation Plans immediately prior to the Distribution Date.
Qualified Plans With respect to each Employee Benefit Plan intended to qualify under Code Section 401(a) or 403(a) (i) the Internal Revenue Service has issued a favorable determination letter, true and correct copies of which have been furnished to Medical Manager, that such plans are qualified and exempt from federal income taxes; (ii) no such determination letter has been revoked nor has revocation been threatened, nor has any amendment or other action or omission occurred with respect to any such plan since the date of its most recent determination letter or application therefor in any respect which would adversely affect its qualification or materially increase its costs; (iii) no such plan has been amended in a manner that would require security to be provided in accordance with Section 401(a)(29) of the Code; (iv) no reportable event (within the meaning of Section 4043 of ERISA) has occurred, other than one for which the 30-day notice requirement has been waived; (v) as of the Effective Date, the present value of all liabilities that would be "benefit liabilities" under Section 4001(a)(16) of ERISA if benefits described in Code Section 411(d)(6)(B) were included will not exceed the then current fair market value of the assets of such plan (determined using the actuarial assumptions used for the most recent actuarial valuation for such plan); (vi) all contributions to, and payments from and with respect to such plans, which may have been required to be made in accordance with such plans and, when applicable, Section 302 of ERISA or Section 412 of the Code, have been timely made; and (vii) all such contributions to the plans, and all payments under the plans (except those to be made from a trust qualified under Section 401(a) of the Code) and all payments with respect to the plans (including, without limitation, PBGC (as defined below) and insurance premiums) for any period ending before the Closing Date that are not yet, but will be, required to be made are properly accrued and reflected on the Current Balance Sheet.
Matching Contributions The Employer will make matching contributions in accordance with the formula(s) elected in Part II of this Adoption Agreement Section 3.01.
Nonqualified Deferred Compensation (a) It is intended that any payment or benefit which is provided pursuant to or in connection with this Agreement which is considered to be deferred compensation subject to Section 409A of the Code shall be paid and provided in a manner, and at such time and form, as complies with the applicable requirements of Section 409A of the Code to avoid the unfavorable tax consequences provided therein for non-compliance.
Highly Compensated Employee The term Highly Compensated Employee includes highly compensated active employees and highly compensated former employees.
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Plan Terminations Under Section 409A Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section 7.2, if this Agreement terminates in the following circumstances:
TOP-HEAVY PROVISIONS The Plan will be considered a Top Heavy Plan for any Plan Year if it is determined to be a Top Heavy Plan as of the last day of the preceding Plan Year. The provisions of this Section 10.2 shall apply and supersede all other provisions in the Plan during each Plan Year with respect to which the Plan is determined to be a Top Heavy Plan.
