TOOTSIE ROLL INDUSTRIES, INC.
EXECUTIVE SPLIT DOLLAR INSURANCE AGREEMENT
AGREEMENT, between Tootsie Roll Industries, Inc., a Virginia
corporation (the "Corporation"), and Xxx X. Xxxxx as Trustee of the Xxxxx Xxxxx
Insurance Trust (the "Trust").
WHEREAS, Xxxxx Xxxxx (the "Employee") is presently employed by the
Corporation, his services have contributed to the successful operation of the
Corporation, and the Corporation's board of directors believes it is in the best
interest of the Corporation to retain the services of the Employee; and
WHEREAS, the Corporation wishes to assist the Trust (the "Owner") in
paying for life insurance on the Employee's life and has determined that this
assistance can best be provided under a split dollar arrangement for Policy No.
1A2322777-0 issued by Pacific Mutual Life Insurance Company (the "policy") owned
by the Trust on the Employee's life;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises, and the services to
be rendered to the Corporation by the Employee, and for other good and valuable
consideration, receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, the Corporation and the
Owner hereby mutually covenant and agree as follows:
ARTICLE I -- PAYMENT OF PREMIUMS AND ECONOMIC BENEFIT
I.1. As long as this agreement is in force, the Owner and the
Corporation agree to pay the amounts and in the manner set forth below.
I.2. The Owner shall pay each year to the Corporation an amount equal
to the economic benefit that would be taxable as gross income for federal
income tax purposes to the Employee but for the payment by the Owner of such
amount. The Owner shall have the option, exercisable upon 30 days' written
notice delivered to the Corporation, to pay a greater amount to the
Corporation.
I.3. For purposes of Section 1.2 above, the economic benefit that would
be taxable to the Employee shall be computed in accordance with Revenue
Rulings 64-328, 1964-2 C.B. 11, and 66-110, 1966-1 C.B. 12, and the
Corporation shall be responsible for computing such amount. The Corporation
will advise the Owner of the amount payable by the Owner pursuant to Section
1.2, and the Owner shall pay that amount directly to the Corporation.
I.4. In order to facilitate the payment of premiums on the policy, the
Owner and the Corporation agree that the Corporation will forward to the
Insurer the entire premiums due on the policy, if any.
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ARTICLE II -- POLICY OWNERSHIP AND RESTRICTIONS
II.1. The Owner shall be the sole owner of the policy. The
Corporation's payment of premiums hereunder shall constitute a liability of
the Owner subject to repayment as provided herein.
II.2. The Owner agrees to assign the policy to the Corporation as
collateral for such liabilities and the Corporation shall have those rights
granted to it under the assignment and this agreement. The Owner agrees that
while this agreement is in force, the Owner may not borrow or withdraw from
or surrender any part of the policy prior to the 15th anniversary of this
agreement. As between the Owner and the Corporation, this agreement shall
take precedence over any provision of the assignment in case of a conflict
between the terms of this agreement and the assignment.
ARTICLE III -- DEATH OF EMPLOYEE
III.1. On the Employee's death while this agreement is in force, the
Owner will pay to the Corporation an amount equal to the sum of (i) the
terminal reserve value of the policy plus unearned premiums on the date the
policy is transferred to the Owner (the "current value") and (ii) the total
premiums paid by the Corporation from the date of this agreement to the date
of the Employee's death, reduced by the total payments made to the
Corporation by the Owner pursuant to Section 1.2 above.
ARTICLE IV -- TERMINATION OF AGREEMENT
IV.1. This agreement shall automatically terminate upon the happening
of any of the following events:
(a) At the option of the Corporation, if the Employee terminates
employment for any reason other than death or a "change of control"
(defined below). The Employee shall be deemed to be employed by the
Corporation during any period in which he is "permanently disabled"
(defined below).
(b) At the surrender, lapse or termination of the policy.
(c) Upon delivery by the Owner of written notice of such
termination to the Corporation.
(d) Upon failure of the Owner to make a payment required by
Section 1.2 above.
(e) Upon agreement of the parties.
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IV.2. In the event of a termination under Section 4.1(a) above, the
Owner will pay to the Corporation not later than the 15th anniversary of this
agreement an amount equal to the lesser of (i) the cash surrender value of
the policy on the date of such termination, not reduced by any loan or
withdrawal and not less than the current value or (ii) the amount the
Corporation would have been entitled to receive at the Employee's death under
Section 3.1 determined as if such death occurred on the date of such
termination (the "repayment amount"). The Owner acknowledges that, until
the repayment amount has been paid in full to the Corporation, the Owner must
continue to pay the amounts required under Section 1.2 above notwithstanding
the termination of the Employee's employment and the termination of the
Corporation's obligation to pay further premiums.
IV.3. In the event of any other termination under Section 4.1 above,
the Owner will pay the repayment amount to the Corporation within 60 days
after such termination.
ARTICLE V -- OTHER PROVISIONS
V.1. The Corporation agrees that it will not merge or consolidate with
another corporation or organization, or permit its business activities to be
taken over by any other organization unless and until the succeeding or
continuing corporation or other organization shall expressly assume the
rights and obligations of the Corporation herein set forth.
V.2. This agreement will be governed by and construed in accordance
with the laws of Illinois, where it is made and to be performed. It sets
forth the entire agreement between the parties concerning the subject matter
thereof, and any amendment or discharge will be made only in writing. This
agreement will bind and benefit the parties and their legal representatives
and successors.
V.3. This agreement shall not be deemed to constitute a contract of
employment between the Corporation and the Employee, nor shall any provision
restrict the right of the Corporation to discharge the Employee, or restrict
the Employee's right to terminate employment.
V.4. The provisions required by the Employee Retirement Income Security
Act of 1974 (ERISA) are attached as Exhibit B.
V.5. The Owner may assign his interest in this agreement at any time by
filing with the Corporation the statement attached as Exhibit C signed by his
assignee. This agreement may be amended or modified in whole or in part by
the Owner and the Corporation in writing at any time.
V.6. A "change of control" of the Corporation shall occur when: (1)
any person, including a "group," as described in Section 13(d)(3) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, acquires after the effective
date of this agreement the beneficial ownership of, and the right to vote,
shares having the right to cast at least 20% of the votes permitted to be
cast in any election of members to the Corporation's board of directors; or
(2) as the result of
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any tender or exchange offer, substantial purchase of the Corporation's
equity securities, merger, consolidation, sale of assets or contested
election, or any combination of the foregoing transactions, the persons who
were directors of the Corporation immediately prior to such transaction or
transactions do not constitute a majority of the Corporation's board of
directors (or of the board of directors of any successor to or assignee of
the Corporation) immediately after the next meeting of stockholders of the
Corporation (or any successor or assignee) following such transaction; except
that no event described in clause (1) or (2) above shall constitute a "change
of control" if immediately after such event Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx, Xxxxx X.
Xxxxxx, their descendants (and spouses of such descendants) and any trusts or
estates in which such persons have an interest own, directly or indirectly,
shares having the right to cast at least 50% of the votes permitted to be
cast in any election of members of the Corporation's board of directors. The
Employee shall be deemed to be "permanently disabled" if he is unable to
perform his stated duties with the Corporation by reason of illness, accident
or other incapacity and is not engaged in any occupation or employment for
wage or profit for which he is reasonably qualified by education, training,
or experience; provided however, that in the event the Corporation maintains
a long-term disability plan in which the Employee is entitled to receive
benefits, the Employee shall be deemed to be permanently disabled when he
suffers a physical illness, injury or other impairment in respect to which he
is entitled to receive benefits under such long-term disability plan.
V.7. Notwithstanding the provisions of this agreement, the life
insurance company (the "Insurer") which has issued the policy is hereby
authorized to act in accordance with the terms of the policy as if this
agreement did not exist, and the payment or other performance of the
contractual obligations by the Insurer, in accordance with the terms of the
policy, shall completely discharge the Insurer from all claims, suits and
demands of all persons whatsoever.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have signed this agreement on
April 1, 1997.
/s/ Xxx X. Xxxxx, Trustee
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Xxx X. Xxxxx, Trustee of the Xxxxx Xxxxx Insurance Trust
TOOTSIE ROLL INDUSTRIES, INC.
By /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx
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As its President
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EXHIBIT A (XXXXX XXXXX)
COLLATERAL ASSIGNMENT
1. Xxx Xxxxx, as Trustee of the Xxxxx Xxxxx Insurance Trust (the
"Assignor"), hereby assigns, transfers and sets over to Tootsie Roll Industries,
Inc., a Virginia corporation (the "Assignee"), to the extent of the amounts
defined in and owing from time to time from Assignor to Assignee under the
Executive Split Dollar Insurance Agreement dated April 1, 1997, between the
Assignor and the Assignee (the "Assignee's Interest"), Policy No. 1A2322777-0
issued by Pacific Mutual Life Insurance Company on the life of Xxxxx Xxxxx,
subject to all the terms and conditions of the policy and to all superior liens,
if any, which the insurer may have against the policy. The Assignor by this
instrument agrees and the Assignee by the acceptance of this assignment agrees
to the conditions and provisions herein set forth.
2. It is expressly agreed that only the following specific rights are
included in this assignment and may be exercised solely by the Assignee:
(a) The right to prohibit the Assignor's borrowing or withdrawal from
or surrender of any part of the policy prior to the 15th anniversary of the
Executive Split Dollar Insurance Agreement.
(b) The right to obtain, upon surrender of the policy by the
Assignor, an amount of the cash surrender proceeds up to the amount of the
Assignee's Interest in the policy.
(c) The right to collect, upon the insured's death, the net proceeds
of the policy up to the amount of the Assignee's Interest in the policy.
3. The insurer hereby is authorized to recognize the Assignee's claim to
rights hereunder without investigating the reason for any action taken by the
Assignee, or the giving of any notice, or the application to be made by the
Assignee of any amounts to be paid to the Assignee. The sole signature of the
Assignee shall be sufficient for the exercise of its rights under the policy and
the sole receipt of the Assignee for any sums received shall be a full discharge
and release therefor to the insurer.
Dated: April 1, 1997.
/s/ Xxx Xxxxx, Trustee
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Assignor
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TOOTSIE ROLL INDUSTRIES, INC.
Assignee
By /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx
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Its President
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Accepted an executed counterpart of this Collateral Assignment as of the
date last above written.
PACIFIC MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
By
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Its
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EXHIBIT B (XXXXX X. XXXXX)
SUMMARY PLAN DESCRIPTION
IMPORTANT NAMES, ADDRESS, AND NUMBERS
The name of the Plan is: Executive Split Dollar Insurance Agreement.
The name and address of the employer ("Corporation") that sponsors the
Plan:
Tootsie Roll Industries, Inc.
0000 Xxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000
The Corporation's Employer Identification Number is 00-0000000.
The Plan Administrator is the Corporation.
The agent for service of legal process is the Plan Administrator and the
address for service is the one shown above.
The Plan keeps its records on a 12-month cycle that ends on December 31st
of each year.
TYPE OF PLAN
The Plan consists of separate agreements between the Corporation and key
executives of the Corporation. As its name implies, the Plan is a life
insurance plan intended to provide an insured death benefit for participants who
die while employed by the Corporation. Under the Plan the Corporation pays part
of the premium for the insurance and will receive back the amount defined in the
Plan when the participant dies. The excess of the policy proceeds over that
amount payable to the Corporation is the participant's death benefit.
ADMINISTRATION
The Plan is administered by the Corporation and by the life insurance
company which provides the life insurance policies used by the Plan.
CLAIMS PROCEDURE
The participant must make a claim for plan benefits by delivering a
written request to the Plan Administrator. Upon receipt of such request the
Plan Administrator may require the claimant to complete such forms and
provide such additional information as may be reasonably necessary to
establish the claimant's right to a benefit under the Plan. However,
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in the case of a death benefit claim, the beneficiary designated by the
participant must file a claim with the life insurance company.
If you file a claim for benefits other than death benefits and your
claim is denied for any reason, you or your beneficiary will be notified that
the claim has been denied and such notification will set forth the specific
reasons for the denial. The notification will be furnished to you or your
beneficiary within 90 days after the day you submit your claim to the
committee. Within 60 days after receiving the notification, you or your
beneficiary may apply to the committee for a full and fair review of the
decision denying the claim. You will be notified of the committee's decision
within 60 days of your request for review. Any decision made by the
committee in good faith is final and binding.
A claim for a death benefit must follow the procedures established by
the life insurance company which may include time deadlines. If a
participant makes a written request to the Plan Administrator, the Plan
Administrator will either provide copies of forms or instructions required by
the life insurance company to make a claim or tell the participant's
beneficiary how to obtain them. The life insurance company will notify the
beneficiary if the claim is denied and will explain the procedures it has for
reviewing any claims which it denies.
STATEMENTS OF ERISA RIGHTS
As a participant in the Plan, you are entitled to certain rights and
protections under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974. ERISA
provides that all plan participants shall be entitled to:
(a) Examine, without charge, at the Plan Administrator's office
all plan documents, including insurance contracts.
(b) Obtain copies of all plan documents and other plan
information upon written request to the Plan Administrator. The
Administrator may make a reasonable charge for the copies.
(c) File suit in a federal court, if any materials requested are
not received within 30 days of the participant's request, unless the
materials were not sent because of matters beyond the control of the
Administrator. The court may require the Plan Administrator to pay up
to $100 for each day's delay until the materials are received.
In addition to creating rights for plan participants, ERISA imposes
obligations upon the persons who are responsible for the operation of the
employee benefit plan. These persons are referred to as "fiduciaries" in the
law. Fiduciaries must act solely in the interest of the plan participants
and they must exercise prudence in the performance of their plan duties.
Fiduciaries who violate ERISA may be removed and required to make good any
losses they have caused the Plan. Your employer may not fire you or
discriminate against you to prevent you from obtaining a welfare benefit or
exercising your rights under ERISA. If you
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are improperly denied a welfare benefit in full or in part, you have a right
to file suit in a federal or a state court. If plan fiduciaries are misusing
the plan's money, you have a right to file suit in a federal court or request
assistance from the U.S. Department of Labor. If you are successful in your
lawsuit, the court may, if it so decides, require the other party to pay your
legal costs, including attorney's fees.
If you have any questions about this statement or your rights under ERISA,
you should contact the Plan Administrator or the nearest Area Office of the U.S.
Labor-Management Service Administration, Department of Labor.
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EXHIBIT C (XXXXX XXXXX)
ASSIGNMENT AND ACCEPTANCE
Subject to all of the terms and provisions of the Executive Split Dollar
Insurance Agreement dated April 1, 1997, between Xxx Xxxxx, as Trustee of the
Xxxxx Xxxxx Insurance Trust (the "Trust") and Tootsie Roll Industries, Inc. (the
"Plan"), the undersigned does hereby assign, transfer and set over to [Assignee]
(the "Assignee") the Trust's entire interest in the Plan.
The Assignee accepts the foregoing Assignment and agrees to be bound by all
of the terms and provisions of the Plan.
DATED: April 1, 1997
/s/ Xxx Xxxxx, Trustee
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Xxx Xxxxx, as Trustee of the Xxxxx Xxxxx Insurance Trust
/s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx, President
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[Assignee]
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