CHEMTURA CORPORATION MASTER TRUST AGREEMENT Between THE CHEMTURA CORPORATION and THE NORTHERN TRUST COMPANY
Between
THE
CHEMTURA CORPORATION
and
THE
NORTHERN TRUST COMPANY
This
Agreement made as of January 2, 2007, by and between the CHEMTURA CORPORATION,
a
corporation organized and existing under the laws of Delaware (the "Company")
and THE NORTHERN TRUST COMPANY, a trust company organized under the laws of
the
State of Illinois (hereinafter referred to as the "Trustee").
WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS,
the Company maintains certain tax-qualified employee benefit plans (hereinafter
referred to as the "Plans") for the exclusive benefit of certain of its
employees;
WHEREAS,
the Company, by trust agreement dated 2005 with State Street Bank and Trust
Company (the “Prior Agreement”), maintains a single trust which serves as the
funding vehicle for the Plans which shall be this Trust;
WHEREAS,
the Company desires to amend and restate the Prior Agreement in the form of
this
Agreement and to appoint the Trustee as the successor trustee to State Street
Bank and Trust Company pursuant to this amended and restated agreement of
trust;
WHEREAS,
certain affiliates and wholly owned subsidiaries of the Company may maintain
separate tax-qualified employee benefit plans for certain of their employees
and
may adopt the Trust and Trust Agreement to serve as the funding vehicle for
such
Plans;
WHEREAS,
the authority to conduct the general operation and administration of the Plans
is vested in the Employee Benefits Committee as constituted from time to time
which has the responsibility for administering each Plan and shall be deemed
for
purposes of ERISA to be the Plan administrator and the named fiduciary for
Plan
administration and the Employee Benefits Committee shall have the authorities
and shall be subject to the duties with respect to the trust specified in the
Plans and in this Trust Agreement; and
WHEREAS,
the Company and the Trustee desire to amend and restate the said Prior Trust
Agreement in its entirety.
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NOW,
THEREFORE, the Company and the Trustee do hereby amend and restate the said
Prior Trust Agreement and continue the Trust as the funding vehicle for the
Plans, upon the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth:
1. TRUST
FUND
1.1
Trust
Name.
This
Trust shall be known as Chemtura Corporation Master Trust, being the trust
maintained pursuant to the provisions of this Trust Agreement.
1.2 Receipt
of Assets.
The
Trustee shall receive and accept for the purposes hereof all sums of money
and
other property paid to it by or at the direction of the Company or any Employer,
and pursuant to the terms of this Trust Agreement shall hold, invest, reinvest,
manage, administer and distribute such monies and other property and the
increments, proceeds, earnings and income thereof for the exclusive benefit
of
participants in the Plans and their beneficiaries. The Trustee need not inquire
into the source of any money or property transferred to it nor into the
authority or right of the transferor of such money or property to transfer
such
money or property to the Trustee. All assets held by the Trustee in the trust
pursuant to the provisions of this Trust Agreement at the time of reference
are
referred to herein as the "Trust Fund".
1.3 Employers.
For
purposes of this Trust Agreement, the term "Employer" means any corporation
which is a member of a controlled group of corporations of which the Company
is
a member as determined under Section 1563(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986, as amended without regard to Section 1563(a)4) and Section 1563(e)(3)(C)
of such Code, and which corporation has adopted this Trust Agreement in
accordance with the provisions of Section 16.1.
1.4
Plans.
References in this Trust Agreement to the "Plan" or the "Plans" shall, unless
the context indicates to the contrary, mean the tax-qualified employee benefit
plan or plans of the Company or the tax-qualified employee benefit plan or
plans
of any Employer that has adopted the Trust Fund as the funding vehicle for
such
plan or plans as the case may be.
The
Company shall be responsible for verifying that while any assets of a particular
Plan are held in the Trust Fund, that such Plan (i) is "qualified" within the
meaning of Section 401(a) of the Code; (ii) is permitted by existing or future
rulings of the United States Treasury Department to pool its funds in a group
trust; (iii) permits its assets to be commingled for investment purposes with
the assets of other such Plans by investing such assets in this Trust Fund
whether or not its assets will in fact be held in a separate Investment Fund;
and (iv) that the terms of the Plans are consistent with the terms of this
Trust
Agreement.
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1.5
Accounting
for a Plan's Undivided Interest in the Trust Fund.
The
Trustee shall hold the Trust Fund as a commingled fund or commingled funds
in
which each separate Plan shall be deemed to have a proportionate undivided
interest in the fund or funds in which it participates, except that each fund
or
asset identified by the Employee Benefits Committee as allocable to a particular
Plan Account, herein referred to as an "identified fund" or "identified asset",
and income, appreciation or depreciation and expenses attributable to the
interest of each particular Plan in the Trust Fund (a “Plan Account”) or to an
identified asset thereof, shall be allocated or charged to that Plan Account.
All transfers to, withdrawals from, and other transactions regarding the Trust
Fund shall be conducted in such a way that the Plan Account each Plan and the
fair market value of that interest may be determined at any time. Whenever
the
assets of more than one Plan are commingled in the Trust Fund or in any
Investment Fund, the undivided interest therein of that Plan shall be debited
or
credited (as the case may be) (i) for the entire amount of every contribution
received on behalf of that Plan, every benefit payment, or other expense
attributable solely to that Plan, and every other transaction relating only
to
that Plan; and (ii) for its proportionate share of every item of collected
or
accrued income, gain or loss, and general expense; and other transactions
attributable to the Trust Fund or that Investment Fund as a whole. As of each
date when the fair market value of the investments held in the Trust Fund or
an
Investment Fund are determined as provided for in Article 9, the Trustee shall
adjust the value of each Plan's interest therein to reflect the net increase
or
decrease in such values since the last such date. For all of the foregoing
purposes, fractions of a cent may be disregarded.
1.6
No
Trustee Duty Regarding Contributions.
The
Trustee shall not be under any duty to require payment of any contributions
to
the Trust Fund, or to see that any payment made to it is computed in accordance
with the provisions of the Plans, or otherwise be responsible for the adequacy
of the Trust Fund to meet and discharge any liabilities under the Plans. The
named fiduciary responsible for ensuring timely payment of contributions to
the
Trust Fund is the Employee Benefits Committee.
2. DISBURSEMENTS
FROM THE TRUST FUND.
The
Trustee shall make distributions from the Trust Fund to such persons, in such
amounts (but not exceeding the then value of the Plan Account to which the
distribution is chargeable), at such times and in such manner as the Employee
Benefits Committee or its designee shall from time to time direct pursuant
to
the service description furnished by the Trustee to the Employee Benefits
Committee from time to time. The Trustee shall have no responsibility to
ascertain whether any direction received by the Trustee from the Employee
Benefits Committee or its designee in accordance with the preceding sentence
is
proper and in compliance with the terms of a Plan or to see to the application
of any distribution. The Trustee shall not be liable for any distribution made
in good faith without actual notice or knowledge of the changed condition or
status of any recipient. If any distribution made by the Trustee is returned
unclaimed, the Trustee shall notify the Employee Benefits Committee or its
designee and shall dispose of the distribution as the Employee Benefits
Committee or its designee shall direct. The Trustee shall have no obligation
to
search for or ascertain the whereabouts of any payee of benefits of the Trust
Fund.
The
Employee Benefits Committee or its delegate shall be responsible for ensuring
that any payment directed under this Article conforms to the provisions of
the
Plans, this Trust Agreement, and the provisions of the Employee Retirement
Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (referred to herein as "ERISA"). Each
direction of the Employee Benefits Committee or its delegate shall be in writing
and shall be deemed to include a certification that any payment or other
distribution directed thereby is one which the Employee Benefits Committee
or
its delegate is authorized to direct, and the Trustee may conclusively rely
on
such certification without further investigation.
If,
in
the performance of this Agreement hereunder, the Trustee holds uninvested cash
received from the Employee Benefits Committee any “float” earned thereon shall,
as set forth in the Trustee’s Float Disclosure Statement attached hereto as
Exhibit A, constitute a part of the Trustee’s overall compensation for
performance of the Services. The Company has negotiated with the Trustee and
has
agreed to allow the Trustee to retain such float income with the knowledge
that
the Company had the choice to either (i) retain such income for the benefit
of
the participants of the Plan and incur a higher trustee fee or (ii) allow the
Trustee to retain such float income and realize a lower trustee
fee.
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3. RESPONSIBILITIES
RELATING TO INVESTMENT FUNDS AND INVESTMENT ACCOUNTS.
3.1
Investment
Funds.
The
Company shall establish a committee (hereinafter referred to as the “Investment
Committee”) which shall have the responsibility for allocating the assets of the
Trust Fund among the Investment Funds, for monitoring the diversification of
the
investments of the Trust Fund, for determining the propriety of investment
of
the Trust Fund in foreign securities and of maintaining the custody of foreign
investments abroad, for assuring that no Plan violates any provisions of ERISA
limiting the acquisition or holding of "employer securities" or "employer real
property" and for the appointment and removal of Investment Managers and shall
be deemed for purposes of ERISA to be the named fiduciary for Plan investments.
The Investment Committee, from time to time and in accordance with provisions
of
the Plans, may direct the Trustee to establish one or more separate investment
accounts within the Trust Fund, each separate account being hereinafter referred
to as an "Investment Fund". The Trustee shall transfer to each such Investment
Fund such portion of the assets of the Trust Fund as the Investment Committee
directs. The Trustee shall be under no duty to question, and shall not incur
any
liability on account of following, any direction of the Investment Committee.
The Trustee shall be under no duty to review the investment guidelines,
objectives and restrictions established, or the specific investment directions
given, by the Investment Committee for any Investment Fund, or to make
suggestions to the Investment Committee in connection therewith.
All
interest, dividends and other income received with respect to, and any proceeds
received from the sale or other disposition of, securities or other property
held in an Investment Fund shall be credited to and reinvested in such
Investment Fund. All expenses of the Trust Fund which are allocable to a
particular Investment Fund shall be so allocated and charged. Subject to the
provisions of the Plans, the Investment Committee may direct the Trustee to
eliminate an Investment Fund or Funds, and the Trustee shall thereupon dispose
of the assets of such Investment Fund and reinvest the proceeds thereof in
accordance with the directions of the Investment Committee except to the extent
that the Investment Committee allocates such assets to an Investment Account
for
which an Investment Manager has sole investment responsibility to dispose of
the
assets of an Investment Fund allocated to such Investment Account in which
case
the Trustee shall follow the directions of such Investment Manager as set forth
in section 3.2 below.
The
Investment Committee may direct the Trustee to establish one or more Investment
Funds all of the assets of which shall be invested in securities which
constitute "qualifying employer securities" or "qualifying employer real
property" within the meaning of Section 407 of ERISA, it shall be the duty
of
the Investment Committee to determine that such investment is not prohibited
by
Sections 406 or 407 of ERISA. The Investment Committee shall have the sole
investment responsibility with respect to the retention, sale, purchase or
voting of any employer securities which has not been allocated to an Investment
Fund for which an Investment Manager has investment responsibility. The Trustee
shall have custody of such employer securities and shall act with respect
thereto only as directed by the Investment Committee. The Trustee shall not
make
any investment review of, consider the propriety of holding or selling, or
vote
any such employer securities.
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In
the
event an Investment Fund is maintained as a global account, it shall participate
in the Trustee’s contractual settlement date processing service (“CSDP”) unless
the Investment Committee directs the Trustee, or the Trustee informs the
Investment Committee, otherwise. Pursuant to CSDP, the Trustee shall be
authorized, but not obligated, to automatically credit or debit such Investment
Fund provisionally on contractual settlement date with cash or securities in
connection with any sale, exchange or purchase of securities. Otherwise, such
cash or securities shall be credited to the Investment Fund on the day such
cash
or securities are actually received by the Trustee and reconciled to the
Investment Fund. In cases where the Trustee credits or debits the Investment
Fund with cash or securities prior to actual receipt and reconciliation, the
Trustee may reverse such credit or debit as of contractual settlement date
if
and to the extent that any securities delivered by the Trustee are returned
by
the recipient, or if the related transaction fails to settle (or fails, due
to
market change or other reasons, to settle on terms which provide the Trustee
full reimbursement of any provisional credit the Trustee has granted) within
a
period of time judged reasonable by the Trustee under the circumstances. To
the
extent permitted by law, the Trustee shall be fully protected from and against
any loss or other detriment to any Investment Fund allegedly arising or
resulting from the Trustee’s good faith determination to effect, not effect or
reverse any provisional credit or debit to the Investment Fund. Funds debited
from the Investment Fund on contractual settlement date including, without
limitation, funds provided for the purchase of any securities under
circumstances where settlement is delayed or otherwise does not take place
in a
timely manner for any reason, shall be held pending actual settlement of the
related purchase transaction in a non-interest bearing deposit at the Trustee’s
London Branch, notwithstanding the Trustee’s receipt of “float” from such
uninvested funds;
such
funds shall be available for use in the Trustee’s general operations; and the
Trustee’s maintenance and use of such funds in such circumstances are, without
limitation, in consideration of the Trustee’s providing CSDP.
The
Trustee shall have custody of and custodial responsibility for all assets of
the
Trust Fund held in An Investment Fund except as otherwise provided in this
Agreement or as follows:
(a) The
subtrustee of a subtrust shall have custody of and custodial responsibility
for
any assets of an Investment Fund allocated to it by the Investment
Committee;
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(b) The
trustee of a collective or group trust fund (including without limitation an
Investment Manager or its bank affiliate) shall have custody of and custodial
responsibility for any assets of an Investment Fund invested in such collective
or group trust fund; and
(c) The
Investment Committee may direct in writing that the custody of additional assets
of an Investment Fund (other than those referred to in paragraphs (a) and (b)
of
this Section 3.1) be maintained with one or more persons or entities designated
by the Investment Committee to maintain custody of assets of an Investment
Fund
(hereinafter referred to as a “Custodial Agent”). In such event, the Investment
Committee shall approve, and direct the Trustee to enter into, a custody
agreement with the Custodial Agent (which custody agreement may authorize the
Custodial Agent to maintain custody of such assets with one or more subagents,
including a broker or dealer registered under the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 or a nominee of such broker or dealer). The Custodial Agent shall have
custodial responsibility for any assets maintained with the Custodial Agent
or
its subagents pursuant to the custody agreement. Notwithstanding any other
provision of this agreement, the Company (which has the authority to do so
under
the laws of its state of incorporation) agrees to indemnify
THE
NORTHERN TRUST COMPANY
from any
liability, loss and expense, including reasonable
legal
fees and expenses, which arise
out
of or in connection with the Trustee's acting in accordance with any directions
of the Investment Committee pursuant to this paragraph (c). This paragraph
shall
survive the termination of this Agreement.
Except
as
otherwise provided in Section 3.5, the Trustee shall not make any investment
review of, consider the propriety of holding or selling, or vote, any assets
of
the Trust Fund allocated to an Investment Account or a Company Directed Account,
except as directed by the Investment Manager or the Investment Committee
thereof. Further, the Investment Committee hereby directs that any cash of
an
Investment Account or Company Directed Account, consisting of U.S. dollars
in
the Trustee’s custody, shall be invested in the collective Short Term Investment
Fund maintained by the Trustee or its affiliate, unless the Trustee receives
other instructions from the Investment Manager or the Investment Committee
of
such Investment Account or Company Directed Account. For currencies held by
the
Trustee outside the United States, including U.S. dollars, the Trustee shall
invest such cash of an Investment Account or Company Directed Account as
directed by the Investment Manager the Investment Committee thereof and such
investments may include an interest bearing account of a foreign
custodian;
3.2
Investment
Manager Appointment.
The
Investment Committee, from time to time and in accordance with the provisions
of
the Plans, may appoint an independent investment manager as defined in Section
3(38) of ERISA, (hereinafter referred to as an “Investment Manager”), pursuant
to a written investment management agreement describing the powers and duties
of
the applicable Investment Manager, to direct the investment and reinvestment
of
all or a portion of the Trust Fund or an Investment Fund (hereinafter referred
to as an "Investment Account").
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The
Investment Committee shall be responsible for ascertaining that while each
Investment Manager is acting in that capacity hereunder, the following
requirements are satisfied:
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The
Investment Manager is either (i) registered as an investment adviser
under
the Investment Advisers Act of 1940; (ii) is not registered as an
investment adviser under such Act by reason of paragraph (1) of Section
203A(a) of such Act, is registered as an investment adviser under
the laws
of the State (referred to in such paragraph (1)) in which it maintains
its
principal office and place of business, and, at the time the fiduciary
last filed the registration form most recently filed by the fiduciary
with
such State in order to maintain the fiduciary’s registration under the
laws of such State, also filed a copy of such form with the Secretary,
(iii) a bank as defined in that Act or (iv) an insurance company
qualified
to perform the services described in (b) below under the laws of
more than
one state.
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(b) |
The
Investment Manager has the power to manage, acquire or dispose of
any
assets of the Plans for which it is responsible
hereunder.
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(c) |
The
Investment Manager has acknowledged in writing to the Investment
Committee
and the Trustee that he or it is a fiduciary with respect to the
Plans
within the meaning of Section 3(21)(A) of
ERISA.
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(d) |
The
Plans provide for the appointment of the Investment Manager in accordance
with Section 402(c)(3) of ERISA, and the Investment Manager is appointed
as so provided.
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(e) |
Any
Investment Manager with authority to invest in assets which will
be held
outside the jurisdiction of the district courts of the United States
is an
entity described in ERISA regulations at 29 C.F.R.
2550.404b-1(a)(2)(i).
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The
Investment Committee shall furnish the Trustee with written notice of the
appointment of each Investment Manager hereunder, and of the termination of
any
such appointment. Such notice shall specify the assets which shall constitute
the Investment Account. The Trustee shall be fully protected in relying upon
the
effectiveness of such appointment and the Investment Manager's continuing
satisfaction of the requirements set forth above until it receives written
notice from the Investment Committee to the contrary.
The
Trustee shall conclusively presume that each Investment Manager, under its
investment management agreement, is entitled to act, in directing the investment
and reinvestment of the Investment Account for which it is responsible, in
its
sole and independent discretion and without limitation, except for any
limitations which from time to time the Investment Committee and the Trustee
agree (in writing) shall modify the scope of such authority. With respect to
each Investment Fund, the Investment Manager thereof shall have the investment
powers granted to the Trustee by Section 4.1 herein, as limited by the Trustee’s
standard of care set forth in Section 4.4 herein, as if all references therein
to the Trustee referred to the Investment Manager, and the Trustee shall be
protected in relying on the Investment Manager's directions without reviewing
investments or making suggestions.
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The
Trustee shall have no liability (i) for the acts or omissions of any Investment
Manager; (ii) for following directions, including investment directions of
an
Investment Manager, the Investment Committee, which are given in accordance
with
this Trust Agreement; or (iii) for any loss of any kind which may result by
reason of the manner of division of the Trust Fund or Investment Fund into
Investment Accounts.
An
Investment Manager shall certify, at the request of the Trustee, the value
of
any securities or other property held in any Investment Account managed by
such
Investment Manager, and such certification shall be regarded as a direction
with
regard to such valuation. The Trustee shall be entitled to conclusively rely
upon such valuation for all purposes under this Trust Agreement.
The
Investment Committee may direct, or authorize an Investment Manager to direct,
the Trustee to: (i) enter into such agreements as are necessary to implement
investment in futures contracts and options on futures contracts; (ii) transfer
initial margin to a futures commission merchant or third party safekeeping
bank
pursuant to directions from an Investment Adviser and (iii) pay or demand
variation margin in accordance with industry practice to or from such futures
commission merchant based on daily marking to market calculations. The Trustee
shall have no investment or custodial responsibility with respect to assets
transferred to a futures commission merchant or third party safekeeping
bank.
3.3
Investment
Committee Directed Investment Accounts.
The
Trustee shall, if so directed in writing by the Investment Committee, segregate
all or a portion of the Trust Fund held by it into one or more separate
investment accounts to be known as Company Directed Accounts. The Investment
Committee, by written notice to the Trustee, may at any time relinquish its
powers under this Section 3.3 and direct that a Company Directed Account shall
no longer be maintained. In addition, during any time when there is no
Investment Manager with respect to an Investment Account (such as before an
investment management agreement takes effect or after it terminates) or no
allocation of investment responsibility for any assets held within an Investment
Fund, the Investment Committee shall direct the investment and reinvestment
of
such Investment Account or such assets of an Investment Fund for which no
location of investment responsibility has been made. The Investment Committee
shall have investment responsibility for any assets of an Investment Fund or
the
Trust Fund as a whole not otherwise allocated to an Investment Account or a
Company Directed Account, and such assets shall comprise a Company Directed
Account for which the Investment Committee has investment responsibility.
Whenever the Investment Committee is directing the investment and reinvestment
of an Investment Account or a Company Directed Account, the Investment Committee
shall have the investment powers granted to the Trustee by Section 4.1 herein,
as limited by the trustee’s standard of care set forth in Section 4.3 herein, as
if all references therein to the Trustee referred to the Investment Committee,
and the Trustee shall be protected in relying on the Investment Committee's
directions without reviewing investments or making suggestions to the same
extent as it would be protected under this Trust Agreement if it had relied
on
the directions of an Investment Manager. The
Investment Committee shall have investment responsibility for assets held in
any
Investment Fund for which an Investment Manager has not been retained, has
been
removed, or is for any reason unwilling or unable to act. With respect to assets
or Investment Funds for which the Investment Committee has investment
responsibility, the Trustee, acting only as directed by the Investment
Committee, shall enter into such agreements as are necessary to facilitate
any
investment, including agreements entering into a limited partnership, subtrust
or the participation in real estate funds. The Trustee shall not make any
investment review of, or consider the propriety of holding or selling, or vote
any assets for which the Investment Committee has investment responsibility.
To
the extent that the Investment Committee directs the Trustee with respect to
the
investment of such assets, the Investment Committee represents and warrants
that
(i) it shall carry out its investment responsibilities in accordance with,
and
any such direction shall be in accordance with, the applicable terms of any
documents governing the Plans, including any investment policy statement and
(ii) it shall maintain and follow procedures for identifying and avoiding any
non-exempt prohibited transactions.
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3.4
Trustee
Directed Investment Accounts.
The
Trustee shall have no duty or responsibility to direct the investment and
reinvestment of any assets held in the Trust Fund, any Investment Fund or any
Investment Account unless expressly agreed to in writing between the Trustee
and
the Investment Committee. In the event that the Trustee enters into such an
agreement, it shall have the powers and duties of an Investment Manager under
this Trust Agreement with regard to such Investment Account.
3.5
Securities
Lending.
The
Investment Committee may also direct the Trustee as fiduciary to lend securities
of the Trust Fund held by the Trustee by entering into a written agreement
with
the Trustee. The terms of the agreement between the Investment Committee and
the
Trustee shall be consistent with Department of Labor Prohibited Transaction
Exemption 81-6 or any successor exemption. The written agreement between the
Investment Committee and the Trustee shall direct the Trustee to enter into
a
loan agreement with a borrower or borrowers. The Trustee shall transfer
securities to the borrower and invest or hold on behalf of the Trust Fund the
collateral received in exchange for the securities. Notwithstanding anything
in
this agreement to the contrary, the right to vote securities out on loan on
record date passes to the borrower, or to a transferee of the borrower, as
a
consequence of the transfer of title to the securities. The Trustee shall
maintain a record of the market value of the loaned securities and shall be
paid
reasonable compensation as agreed to by the Trustee and the Investment
Committee.
4. POWERS
OF THE TRUSTEE.
4.1
Investment
Powers of the Trustee.
The
Trustee shall have and exercise the following powers and authority (i) over
Investment Accounts where it has express investment management discretion as
provided in Section 3.4 or (ii) upon direction of the Investment Manager of
an
Investment Account or (iii) upon direction of the Investment Committee: (x)
for
a Company Directed Account and (y) for voting and tendering of qualifying
employer securities;:
(a) |
To
purchase, receive, or subscribe for any securities or other property
and
to retain in trust such securities or other
property.
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(b) |
To
acquire and hold qualifying employer securities and qualifying employer
real property, as such investments are defined in Section 407(d)
of
ERISA.
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(c) |
To
sell for cash or on credit, to grant options, convert, redeem, exchange
for other securities or other property, to enter into standby agreements
for future investment, either with or without a standby fee, or otherwise
to dispose of any securities or other property at any time held by
it.
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(d) |
To
settle, compromise or submit to arbitration any claims, debts, or
damages,
due or owing to or from the trust, to commence or defend suits or
legal
proceedings and to represent the trust in all suits or legal proceedings
in any court of law or before any other body or
tribunal.
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(e) |
To
trade in financial options and futures, including index options and
options on futures and to execute in connection therewith such account
agreements and other agreements in such form and upon such terms
as the
Investment Manager or the Investment Committee shall
direct.
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(f) |
To
exercise all voting rights, tender or exchange rights, any conversion
privileges, subscription rights and other rights and powers available
in
connection with any securities or other property at anytime held
by it; to
oppose or to consent to the reorganization, consolidation, merger,
or
readjustment of the finances of any corporation, company or association,
or to the sale, mortgage, pledge or lease of the property of any
corporation, company or association any of the securities which may
at any
time be held by it and to do any act with reference thereto, including
the
exercise of options, the making of agreements or subscriptions and
the
payment of expenses, assessments or subscriptions, which may be deemed
necessary or advisable by the Investment Manager or Investment Committee
in connection therewith, and to hold and retain any securities or
other
property which it may so acquire; and to deposit any property with
any
protective, reorganization or similar committee, and to pay and agree
to
pay part of the expenses and compensation of any such committee and
any
assessments levied with respect to property so
deposited.
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(g) |
To
exercise all voting or tender offer rights with respect to all qualifying
employer securities held by it except that portion, if any, for which
it
has received voting or tender offer instructions from participants
in the
Plans as provided in this paragraph. The Investment Committee shall
inform
the Trustee of the voting and tender offer provisions of each Plan.
Each
participant entitled to do so may direct the Trustee, confidentially,
how
to vote or whether or not to tender the qualifying employer securities
representing his proportionate interest in the assets of the Plans.
The
Investment Committee shall furnish the Trustee with the name of each
participant and the number of shares held for the participant's account
as
near as practicable to the record date fixed for the determination
of
shareholders entitled to vote and shall provide the Trustee with
all other
information and assistance which the Trustee may reasonably request.
Shares for which the Trustee has not received timely voting or tender
instructions shall be voted or tendered by the Trustee to the extent
permitted by the Plans or as required by law in its uncontrolled
discretion.
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(h) |
To
lend to participants in the Plans such amounts and upon such terms
and
conditions as the Investment Committee may direct. Any such direction
shall be deemed to include a certification by the Investment Committee
that such lending is in accordance with the provisions of ERISA and
the
Plans.
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(i) |
To
borrow money in such amounts and upon such terms and conditions as
shall
be deemed advisable or proper by the Investment Committee or Investment
Manager to carry out the purposes of the trust and to pledge any
securities or other property for the repayment of any such
loan.
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(j) |
To
invest all or a portion of the Trust Fund in contracts issued by
insurance
companies, including contracts under which the insurance company
holds
Plan assets in a separate account or commingled separate account
managed
by the insurance company. The Trustee shall be entitled to rely upon
any
written directions of the Investment Committee or the Investment
Manager
under this Section 4.1, and the Trustee shall not be responsible
for the
terms of any insurance contract that it is directed to purchase and
hold
or for the selection of the issuer thereof or for performing any
functions
under such contract (other than the execution of any documents incidental
thereto on the instructions of the Investment Committee or the Investment
Manager).
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(k) |
To
manage, administer, operate, lease for any number of years, develop,
improve, repair, alter, demolish, mortgage, pledge, grant options
with
respect to, or otherwise deal with any real property or interest
therein
at any time held by it, and to hold any such real property in its
own name
or in the name of a nominee, with or without the addition of words
indicating that such property is held in a fiduciary capacity, all
upon
such terms and conditions as may be deemed advisable by the Investment
Manager or Investment Committee.
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(l) |
To
renew, extend or participate in the renewal or extension of any
mortgage,
upon such terms as may be deemed advisable by the Investment
Manager or
Investment Committee, and to agree to a reduction in the rate
of interest
on any mortgage or of any guarantee pertaining thereto in any
manner and
to any extent that may be deemed advisable by the Investment
Manager or
Investment Committee for the protection of the Trust Fund or
the
preservation of the value of the investment; to waive any default,
whether
in the performance of any covenant or condition of any mortgage
or in the
performance of any guarantee, or to enforce any such default
in such
manner and to such extent as may be deemed advisable by the Investment
Manager or Investment Committee; to exercise and enforce any
and all
rights of foreclosure, to bid on property on foreclosure, to
take a deed
in lieu of foreclosure with or without paying consideration therefor,
and
in connection therewith to release the obligation on the bond
secured by
such mortgage, and to exercise and enforce in any action, suit
or
proceeding at law or in equity any rights or remedies in respect
to any
such mortgage or
guarantee.
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(m) |
To
hold part or all of the Trust Fund
uninvested.
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(n) |
To
employ suitable agents and counsel and to pay their reasonable and
proper
expenses and compensation.
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(o) |
To
purchase and sell foreign exchange and contracts for foreign exchange,
including transactions entered into with State Street Bank and Trust
Company, its agents or
subcustodians.
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(p) |
To
form corporations and to create trusts to hold title to any securities
or
other property, all upon such terms and conditions as may be deemed
advisable by the Investment Manager or Investment
Committee.
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To
register any securities held by it hereunder in its own name or in
the
name of a nominee with or without the addition of words indicating
that
such securities are held in a fiduciary capacity and to hold any
securities in bearer form and to deposit any securities or other
property
in a depository or clearing
corporation.
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To
make, execute and deliver, as Trustee, any and all deeds, leases,
mortgages, conveyances, waivers, releases, or other instruments in
writing
necessary or desirable for the accomplishment of any of the foregoing
powers.
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To
invest at State Street Bank and Trust Company (i) in any type of
interest
bearing investments (including, but not limited to savings accounts,
money
market accounts, certificates of deposit and repurchase agreements)
and
(ii) in noninterest bearing accounts (including but not limited to
checking accounts).
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(t) |
To
invest in collective investment funds maintained by The Northern
Trust
Company or its affiliates or by others for the investment of the
assets of
employee benefit plans qualified under Section 401 of the Code, whereupon
the instruments establishing such funds, as amended, shall be deemed
a
part of this Trust Agreement and incorporated by reference
herein.
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(u) |
To
invest in open-end and closed-end investment companies, regardless
of the
purposes for which such fund or funds were created, including those
managed, serviced, or advised by the Trustee or an affiliate of the
Trustee, and in any partnership, limited or unlimited, joint venture
and
other forms of joint enterprise created for any lawful
purpose.
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Except
as
otherwise provided in this Trust Agreement, the Investment Manager of an
Investment Account or the Investment Committee in the case of a Company Directed
Account shall have the power and authority, to be exercised in its sole
discretion at any time and from time to time, to issue orders for the purchase
or sale of securities directly to a broker. Written notification of the issuance
of each such order shall be given promptly to the Trustee by the Investment
Manager or the Investment Committee and the confirmation of each such order
shall be confirmed to the Trustee by the broker. Unless otherwise directed
by
the Investment Committee or Investment Manager, such notification shall be
authority for the Trustee to pay for securities purchased or to deliver
securities sold as the case may be. Upon the direction of the Investment Manager
or the Investment Committee, the Trustee will execute and deliver appropriate
trading authorizations, but no such authorization shall be deemed to increase
the liability or responsibility of the Trustee under this Trust
Agreement.
The
Trustee shall transmit as soon as practicable to the Investment Committee or
the
Investment Manager, as the case may be, all notices of conversion, redemption,
tender, exchange, subscription, class action, claim in insolvency proceedings
or
other rights or powers relating to any of the securities in the Trust Fund,
which notices are received by the Trustee from its agents or custodians, from
issuers of the securities in question and from the party (or its agents)
extending such rights. The Trustee shall have no obligation to determine the
existence of any conversion, redemption, tender, exchange, subscription, class
action, claim in insolvency proceedings or other right or power relating to
any
of the securities in the Trust Fund of which notice was given prior to the
purchase of such securities by the Trust Fund, and shall have no obligation
to
exercise any such right or power unless the Trustee is informed of the existence
of the right or power.
The
Trustee shall not be liable for any untimely exercise or assertion of such
rights or powers described in the paragraph immediately above in connection
with
securities or other property of the Trust Fund at any time held by it unless
(i)
it or its agents or custodians are in actual possession of such securities
or
property and (ii) it receives directions to exercise any such rights or powers
from the Investment Committee or the Investment Manager, as the case may be,
and
both (i) and (ii) occur at least three business days prior to the Trustee’s
deadline date to exercise such right or power (unless the Trustee did not
provide timely notice in accordance with industry practice of the rights to
be
exercised).
If
the
Trustee is directed by the Investment Committee or an Investment Manager to
purchase securities issued by any foreign government or agency thereof, or
by
any corporation or other entity domiciled outside of the United States, it
shall
be the responsibility of the Investment Committee or Investment Manager, as
the
case may be, to advise the Trustee in writing with respect to any laws or
regulations of any foreign countries or any United States territory or
possession which shall apply in any manner whatsoever to such securities,
including, without limitation, receipt by the Trustee of dividends, interest
or
other distributions on such securities. The Investment Committee shall have
sole
responsibility for the decision to maintain the custody of foreign investments
abroad. Custody of foreign investments shall be maintained with foreign
custodians selected by the Trustee. The Trustee shall be responsible for the
prudent selection of a foreign custodian within a particular jurisdiction and
for periodically monitoring such selection to determine that such selection
continues to be prudent within that particular jurisdiction. The Trustee shall
have no responsibility for losses to the Trust Fund resulting from the acts
or
omissions of any foreign custodian appointed by the Trustee unless due to the
foreign custodian's fraud, negligence bad faith, or willful misconduct in the
performance of its custodial duties. Except for losses arising directly from
the
Trustee’s failure to prudently select or periodically monitor a foreign
custodian as provided above, the Trustee shall have no responsibility for the
solvency or financial condition of any foreign custodian holding assets of
the
Trust Fund.
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The
Trustee shall have no responsibility for: (a) any condition which now exists
or
may hereafter be found to exist in, under, or about any real estate investment
of the Trust Fund or of a corporation organized under Section 501(c)(2) or
501(c)(25) of the Code, the stock of which is held as an asset of the Trust
Fund; or (b) any violation of any applicable environmental or health or safety
law, ordinance, regulation or ruling; or (c) the presence, use, generation,
storage, release, threatened release, or containment, treatment or disposal
of
any hazardous or toxic substances or materials including such situations at
or
activities on any investment of the Trust Fund or of a Section 501(c)(2) or
501(c)(25) corporation, the stock of which is held as an asset of the Trust
Fund. Upon the written approval from the Investment Committee to the extent
such
approval is not unreasonably withheld and to the extent such approval is
practicable to obtain prior to the Trust’s requirement to act in accordance with
this section, the Trustee is hereby authorized to pay from the Trust Fund all
costs and expenses (including reasonable attorneys fees) relating to or
connected with any condition, violation, presence or other situation referred
to
in (a), (b) and (c) above, and notwithstanding anything to the contrary in
this
agreement, to the extent permitted by law, THE NORTHERN TRUST COMPANY shall
be
indemnified from the Trust Fund from all claims, suits, losses and expenses
(including reasonable attorneys fees) arising therefrom. The authority to pay
from the Trust Fund and the right of indemnification set forth in the preceding
sentence include and relate to, without limitation, any claims, suits,
liabilities, losses and expenses (including reasonable attorneys fees) arising
from any matters relating to the existence of petroleum including crude oil
and
any fraction thereof, hazardous substances, pollutants, or contaminants as
defined in the Comprehensive Environmental, Responsibility, Compensation, and
Liability Act, as amended, 42 U.S.C. Section 9601 et seq., or hazardous wastes
as defined in the Resource Conservation and Liability Act, 42 U.S.C. Section
6906 et seq., or as any of the foregoing terms or similar terms may be defined
in similar state environmental laws or subsequent federal or state legislation
of a similar nature which may be enacted from time to time. This paragraph
shall
survive the sale or other disposition of any real estate investment of the
Trust
Fund and the termination of this agreement. Nothing in this paragraph shall
be
construed to in any way limit the indemnification rights of the Trustee provided
elsewhere in this Agreement.
4.2
Administrative
Powers of the Trustee.
Notwithstanding the appointment of an Investment Manager, the Trustee shall
have
the following powers and authority, to be exercised in its sole discretion,
with
respect to the Trust Fund:
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(a)
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To
employ suitable agents, custodians and counsel and to pay their reasonable
expenses and compensation.
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(b) |
To
appoint ancillary trustees to hold any portion of the assets
of the trust
and to pay their reasonable expenses and
compensation.
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(c) |
To
register any securities held by it hereunder in its own name
or in the
name of a nominee with or without the addition of words indicating
that
such securities are held in a fiduciary capacity and to hold
any
securities in bearer form and to deposit any securities or other
property
in a depository or clearing
corporation.
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(d) |
To
make, execute and deliver, as Trustee, any and all deeds, leases,
mortgages, conveyances, waivers, releases or other instruments
in writing
necessary or desirable for the accomplishment of any of the foregoing
powers.
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(e) |
Generally
to do all ministerial acts, whether or not expressly authorized,
which the
Trustee may deem necessary or desirable in carrying out its duties
under
this Trust Agreement.
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Notwithstanding
anything in the Plans or this Trust Agreement to the contrary, the Trustee
shall
not be required by the Company, the Employee Benefits Committee, the Investment
Committee, or any Investment Manager to engage in any action, nor make any
investment which constitutes a prohibited transaction or is otherwise contrary
to the provisions of ERISA or which is otherwise contrary to law or to the
terms
of the Plans or this Trust Agreement. Any direction of the
Company, the Employee Benefits Committee, the Investment Committee, or any
Investment Manager
shall
constitute a certification to the Trustee (i) that the transaction will not
constitute a prohibited transaction under ERISA or the Code, (ii) that the
investment is authorized under the terms of this Agreement and any other
agreement or law affecting an Investment Manager’s authority, or the authority
of the Company, the Employee Benefits Committee or the Investment Committee
to
deal with the assets of the Trust, (iii) that any contract, agency, joinder,
adoption, participation or partnership agreement, deed, assignment or other
document of any kind which the Trustee is requested or required to execute
to
effectuate the transaction has been reviewed by the Company, the Employee
Benefits Committee, the Investment Committee, or any Investment Manager and,
to
the extent it deems advisable and prudent, its counsel, (iv) that such
instrument or document is in proper form for execution by the Trustee, (v)
that,
where appropriate (such as in a real estate or gold transfer), insurance
protecting the Trust against loss or liability has been or will be maintained
in
the name of or for the benefit of the Trust, and (vi) that all other necessary
and appropriate acts required of the Company, the Employee Benefits Committee,
the Investment Committee, or any Investment Manager to perfect and protect
the
Trust’s rights have been taken, and the Trustee shall have no duty to make any
independent inquiry or investigation as to any of the foregoing before acting
upon such direction.
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The
Trustee may consult with legal counsel concerning any question which may arise
with reference to this Trust Agreement and its powers and duties hereunder
and
shall be fully protected in acting or refraining from acting in reliance upon
the written advice of legal counsel.
4.3 Standard
of Care. The Trustee shall perform its duties hereunder with the care, skill,
prudence and diligence under the circumstances then prevailing that a prudent
person acting in a like capacity and familiar with such matters would use in
the
conduct of an enterprise of a like character and with like aims. Subject to
the
preceding sentence and subsequent sentence, , the Trustee shall diversify the
investments of that portion of the Trust Fund for which it has investment
responsibility so as to minimize the risk of large losses. Subject to the first
sentence herein, the Trustee shall, with respect to that portion of the Trust
Fund for which it has investment responsibility, follow the investment
guidelines established by the Investment Committee given in exercise of that
committee's responsibility.
5. INDEMNIFICATION
AND ERROR CORRECTION.
In
the
event that THE
NORTHERN TRUST COMPANY
incurs
any liability, loss, claim, suit or expense (including reasonable attorneys
fees) in connection with or arising out of its provision of services under
this
Agreement, or its status as Trustee hereunder, under circumstances where
THE
NORTHERN TRUST COMPANY
cannot
obtain or would be precluded by law from obtaining payment or reimbursement
of
such liability, loss, claim, suit or expense (including reasonable attorneys
fees) from the Trust Fund, then the Company (which has the authority to do
so
under the laws of the state of its incorporation) shall indemnify and hold
THE
NORTHERN TRUST COMPANY
harmless
from and against such liability, loss, claim, suit or expense, except to the
extent such liability, loss, claim, suit or expense arises directly from a
breach by the Trustee of responsibilities specifically allocated to it by the
terms of this Agreement, the Trustee’s negligence in its performance of such
specifically allocated responsibilities, the Trustee’s fraud, or the Trustee’s
willful misconduct. Notwithstanding the foregoing, THE NORTHERN TRUST COMPANY
shall not be indemnified for any loss, liability, claim, suit or expense to
the
extent the Trustee participated knowingly in, or knowingly undertook to conceal,
an act or omission of any such person or entity constituting a breach of such
person or entity’s fiduciary responsibility hereunder, knowing such act or
omission was a breach; provided however, that the Trustee shall not be deemed
to
have done so by merely complying with directions to settle purchase and sale
transactions from the Investment Committee or an Investment Manager hereunder
or
by its failure to act in the absence of such direction or by reason of
maintaining accounting records or solely as a result of the normal information
received by the Trustee or its officers, employees, or agents in the normal
course of performing any custodial, reporting, recording and bookkeeping
functions with respect to any assets of the Trust Fund managed by an Investment
Manager or the Investment Committee.
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THE
NORTHERN TRUST COMPANY agrees to indemnify and hold the Plans, the Trust, the
Company, the Investment Committee, and the Employee Benefit Committee and their
respective employees and/or members harmless from and against any loss,
liability, claim, suit or expense, including reasonable fees and expenses,
which
arise directly from a breach by the Trustee of responsibilities specifically
allocated to it by the terms of this Agreement, the Trustee’s negligence in its
performance of such specifically allocated responsibilities, the Trustee’s
fraud, or the Trustee’s willful misconduct. Notwithstanding the above, nothing
contained in this Section shall limit THE NORTHERN TRUST COMPANY’s right to
indemnification under Section 3.1(c) or require THE NORTHERN TRUST COMPANY
to
indemnify the Company for any action or inaction pursuant to Section 3.1(c)
except to the extent of THE NORTHERN TRUST COMPANY’s negligence or willful
misconduct in performing or failing to perform the ministerial,
non-discretionary processing functions in carrying out the terms of a direction
of the Investment Committee or its designee pursuant to Section
4.1(c).
This
Section 5 shall survive the termination of this Agreement.
6. SECURITIES
OR OTHER PROPERTY.
The
words
"securities or other property", used in this Trust Agreement, shall be deemed
to
refer to any property, real or personal, or part interest therein, wherever
situated, including, without limitation, governmental, corporate or personal
obligations, trust and participation certificates, partnership interests,
annuity or investment contracts issued by an insurance company, leaseholds,
fee
titles, mortgages and other interests in realty, preferred and common stocks,
certificates of deposit, financial options and futures or any other form of
option, evidences of indebtedness or ownership in foreign corporations or other
enterprises or indebtedness of foreign governments, and any other evidences
of
indebtedness or ownership, including securities or other property of the
Company, even though the same may not be legal investment for trustees under
any
law other than ERISA.
7. PLAN
EXPENSES, TAXES
AND TRUSTEE COMPENSATION.
Without
limiting the rights of the Trustee as otherwise provided in this Agreement,
pursuant to direction by the Employee Benefits Committee, the Trustee shall
pay
from the Trust Fund expenses of a Plan or compensation to parties providing
services to a Plan including but not by way of limitation, expenses or
compensation related to actuarial, legal, accounting, office space, printing,
computer, recordkeeping, investment, performance evaluation or any other
material or service provided to the Plan; and, further, pursuant to direction
by
the Employee Benefits Committee, the Trustee may reimburse the Company from
the
Trust Fund for expenses of a Plan to the extent permitted by the Plan and ERISA.
It shall be the responsibility of the Employee Benefits Committee to determine
that any such expenses for which the Company is reimbursed pursuant to this
paragraph are expenses of a Plan permitted by the Plan and ERISA
The
Trustee shall pay out of the Trust Fund all real and personal property taxes,
income taxes and other taxes of any and all kinds levied or assessed under
existing or future laws against the Trust Fund. Until advised to the contrary
by
the Employee Benefits Committee, the Trustee shall assume that the Trust is
exempt from Federal, State and local income taxes, and shall act in accordance
with that assumption. The Employee Benefits Committee shall timely file all
Federal, State and local tax and information returns relating to the Plans
and
Trust.
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The
Trustee shall be paid such reasonable compensation as shall from time to time
be
agreed upon by the Company and the Trustee. Such compensation and all reasonable
and proper expenses of administration of the Trust, including counsel fees,
shall be withdrawn by the Trustee out of the Trust Fund unless paid by the
Company, but such compensation and expenses shall be paid by the Company if
the
same cannot by operation of law be withdrawn from the Trust Fund.
All
payments from the Trust Fund under this Article 7 may be made without approval
or direction of the Employee Benefits Committee, provided the Trustee has given
prior notice of, and at least 30 days to object to, such payments to the
Employee Benefits Committee.
8. ACCOUNTS
OF THE TRUSTEE.
The
Trustee shall maintain or cause to be maintained suitable records, data and
information relating to its functions hereunder.
The
Trustee shall keep accurate and detailed accounts of all investments, receipts,
disbursements, and other actions hereunder, and such other records as the
Employee Benefits Committee shall from time to time direct, as agreed to by
the
Trustee. Subject to the confidentiality requirements of The Northern Trust
Company’s other clients, the Trustee’s books and records relating thereto shall
be open to inspection and audit at all reasonable times by the Employee Benefits
Committee or its duly authorized representatives provided that the Trustee
shall
be entitled to reasonable compensation and reimbursement of its reasonable
expenses incurred in connection with such audits or inspections.
Within
sixty days after the close of each fiscal year of the trust and at more frequent
intervals if agreed to by the parties hereto, and within sixty days after the
removal or resignation of the Trustee as provided hereunder, the Trustee shall
render to the Company a written statement and account showing in reasonable
summary the investments, receipts, disbursements, and other transactions engaged
in during the preceding fiscal year or period, and setting forth the assets
and
liabilities of the trust. Unless the Company shall have filed with the Trustee
written exceptions or objections to any such statement and account within one
hundred and twenty (120) days after receipt thereof, the Company shall be deemed
to have approved such statement and account, and in such case or upon written
approval by the Employee Benefits Committee of any such statement and account,
the Trustee shall be released and discharged with respect to all matters and
things embraced in such statement and account as though it had been settled
by a
decree of a court of competent jurisdiction in an action or proceeding in which
the Company, all other necessary parties and all persons having any beneficial
interest in the Trust Fund were parties.
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The
Trustee shall determine the fair market value of assets of the Trust Fund based
upon valuations provided by Investment Managers, information and financial
publications of general circulation, statistical and valuation services, records
of security exchanges, appraisals by qualified persons, transactions and bona
fide offers in assets of the type in question and other information customarily
used in the valuation of property.
The
Company or its delegate, each Investment Manager, and the Trustee shall file
such descriptions and reports and make such other publications, disclosures,
registrations and other filings as are required of them respectively by ERISA.
Nothing
contained in this Trust Agreement or in the Plans shall deprive the Trustee
of
the right to have a judicial settlement of its account. In any proceeding for
a
judicial settlement of the Trustee's accounts or for instructions in connection
with the Trust Fund, the only necessary party thereto in addition to the Trustee
shall be the Company, and no participant or other person having or claiming
any
interest in the Trust Fund shall be entitled to any notice or service of process
(except as required by law). Any judgment, decision or award entered in any
such
proceeding or action shall be conclusive upon all interested
persons.
9. REPRESENTATIONS
AND COVENANTS OF THE TRUSTEE.
The
Trustee expressly acknowledges, represents, warrants and agrees
that:
(a) |
as
a directed trustee, it is a fiduciary for the performance of its
responsibilities hereunder to the extent its exercises discretion
as set
forth is Section 3(21) of ERISA;
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(b) |
it
has completed, obtained or performed (and, when required, will complete,
obtain or perform) all registrations, filings, approvals, authorizations,
consents or examinations required by ERISA or other applicable law
(or any
government or governmental authority) for the performance of the
acts
contemplated by the Agreement and, during the term of this Agreement,
it
shall comply with all existing, new or amended statutes of the United
States (and any other government or governmental authority) having
jurisdiction over its activities which are applicable to its ability
to
perform its services under this
Agreement;
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(c) |
it
has, by appropriate action, duly authorized the execution and
implementation of this Agreement; such authorization or execution
does not
violate any obligation by which the Trustee is bound or any applicable
law; and this Agreement has been executed on behalf of the Trustee
by a
person (or persons) authorized to transact this type of business
on behalf
of the Trustee and shall be binding upon the Trustee in accordance
with
its terms;
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(d) |
the
personnel of the Trustee who will be responsible for carrying out
the
terms of this Agreement are individuals experienced in the types
of
services contemplated by this
Agreement;
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(e) |
the
Trustee shall promptly advise the Employee Benefits Committee in
the event
of any chance in control of the Trustee or any material changes in
the
personnel of the Trustee who perform services for the
Plans;
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(f) |
except
as specifically disclosed in writing to the Employee Benefits Committee,
neither the Trustee, nor any of their officers, directors or employees
ever has been convicted
of any criminal offense involving dishonesty or a breach of trust
or money
laundering, or has agreed to enter into a pretrial diversion or similar
program in connection with a prosecution for such
offense;
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(g) |
except
as specifically disclosed in writing to the Employee Benefits Committee,
the Trustee has not (i) had an insurance or bonding company deny,
pay out
on or revoke a fidelity bond or fiduciary liability insurance policy,
or
(ii) filed a commercial bankruptcy or insolvency petition (or been
declared bankrupt) or had a trustee appointed under the Securities
Investor Protection Act;
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(h) |
the
foregoing acknowledgements, representations, warranties and agreements
are
understood to be relied upon by the Company, shall be continuing
in
nature, and shall survive the expiration of this Agreement;
and
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(i) |
it
shall immediately notify the Employee Benefits Committee in the event
that
any of the foregoing acknowledgements, representations, warranties
or
agreements shall no longer be true.
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10. RELIANCE
ON COMMUNICATIONS.
The
Trustee may rely upon a certification of the Investment Committee or the
Employee Benefits Committee (or any member thereof) with respect to any
instruction, direction or approval of such Employee Benefits Committee (or
any
member thereof if an Administrative Committee is appointed Employee Benefits
Committee) and may rely upon a certification of the Company as to the membership
of the Committee as it then exists, and may continue to rely upon such
certification until a subsequent certification is filed with the
Trustee.
he
Trustee shall be fully protected in acting upon any instrument, certificate,
or
paper of the Company, its Board of Directors, the Investment Committee and
the
Employee Benefits Committee (or any member thereof), reasonably believed by
it
to be genuine and to be signed or presented by any authorized person, and the
Trustee shall be under no duty to make any investigation or inquiry as to any
statement contained in any such writing but may accept the same as fully
authorized by the Company, its Board of Directors or the Investment Committee
or
the Employee Benefits Committee (or any member thereof), as the case may be.
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Notwithstanding
any other provision of this Agreement, instructions, directions and other
communications provided under this agreement may be given to the Trustee by
letter, telex, SWIFT or other electronic or electro-mechanical means deemed
acceptable by the Trustee, including the use of the Trustee’s Northern Trust
Passport® applications, subject to such additional terms and conditions as the
Trustee may require. In its sole discretion, the Trustee may, but shall not
be
required to, accept instructions, directions or other communications given
to
the Trustee by telephone. Any instructions, directions or other communications
given to the Trustee by telephone shall promptly thereafter be confirmed in
writing, but the Trustee will incur no liability for the Company’s or the
Employee Benefits Committee’s or the Investment Committee’s failure, or the
failure of an Investment Manager, to send such written confirmation or for
the
failure of any such written confirmation to conform to the telephonic
instruction received by the Trustee.
The
Trustee shall be further protected in reasonably relying upon a certification
from any Investment Manager appointed by the Investment Committee as to the
person or persons authorized to give instructions or directions on behalf of
such Investment Manager and may continue to rely upon such certification until
a
subsequent certification is filed with Trustee.
11. RESIGNATION
AND REMOVAL OF TRUSTEE.
Any
Trustee acting hereunder may resign at any time by giving ninety days' prior
written notice to the Company, which notice may be waived by the Company. The
Company may remove the Trustee at any time upon sixty days' prior written notice
to the Trustee, which notice may be waived by the Trustee. In case of the
resignation or removal of the Trustee, the Company shall appoint a successor
trustee. Any successor trustee shall have the same powers and duties as those
conferred upon the Trustee named in this Trust Agreement. The removal of a
Trustee and the appointment of a new Trustee shall be by a written instrument
delivered to the Trustee. Upon the appointment of a successor trustee and after
the final account of the resigning or removed Trustee has been approved or
settled, as provided in Article 8, the resigning or removed Trustee shall
transfer or deliver the Trust Fund to such successor trustee.
12. AMENDMENT.
This
Trust Agreement may be amended by written agreement between the Trustee and
the
Company at any time or from time to time, and the provisions of any such
amendment may be applicable to the Trust Fund as constituted at the time of
the
amendment as well as to the part of the Trust Fund subsequently
acquired.
13. TERMINATION.
This
Trust Agreement and the trust created hereby may be terminated at any time
by
the Company, and upon such termination or upon the dissolution or liquidation
of
the Company, in the event that a successor to the Company by operation of law
or
by the acquisition of its business interests shall not elect to continue the
Plans and the trust, the Trust Fund shall be paid out by the Trustee after
the
settlement of its final account when directed by the Employee Benefits
Committee. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Trustee shall not be required
to
pay out any assets of the Trust Fund upon termination of the Trust until the
Trustee has received written certification from the Employee Benefits Committee:
(i) that all provisions of law with respect to such termination have been
complied with; and (ii) (after the Trustee has made a determination of the
fair
market value of the Plans' assets) that the Plans' assets are sufficient to
discharge when due all obligations of the Plans required by law. The Trustee
shall rely conclusively on such written certification, and shall be under no
obligation to investigate or otherwise determine its propriety.
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14. CONFIDENTIALITY.
Trustee
and Company each agree that all confidential information (as defined in this
Section) communicated to each other during the term of this Agreement shall
be
received in strict confidence and no such information shall be disclosed to
third parties by the recipient party, its officers, employees, consultants,
or
agents without the prior written consent of the other party. Notwithstanding
the
foregoing, Trustee may aggregate Company data with similar data of other clients
of the Trustee and may use such aggregated data for purposes of constructing
statistical models so long as such aggregated data is sufficiently large a
sample that no Company data can be identified either directly or by inference
or
implication. Each party agrees to take all reasonable precautions to prevent
the
disclosure to third parties of such information, including without limitation,
the provisions of this Agreement and any incorporated Schedules, except as
may
be necessary by reason of legal, accounting or regulatory requirements and
as
the case may be. The obligation to treat information as confidential shall
not
apply to information which:
(a)
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is
in the public domain, other than by any breach of this
Agreement;
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(b)
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is
in the possession of a party to this Agreement on the effective date
hereof, and if it shall not have been obtained from the other
party;
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(c)
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shall
be developed by a party outside the scope of any agreement with the
other
party, or
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(d)
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shall
be obtained rightfully from third
parties.
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15. PARTICIPATION
OF OTHER EMPLOYERS.
15.1
Adoption
by Other Employers; Withdrawals.
The
Trust is maintained by the Company for use as the funding vehicle for the Plans
which it maintains for various groups of employees and for use as the funding
vehicle for the Plans of any Employer.
(a)
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Any
Employer which has been certified to the Trustee by the Company as
being
authorized and as having adopted this Trust with the consent of the
Company as a funding vehicle for its own Plans may, at any time
thereafter, become a party to this Trust Agreement by filing with
the
Trustee a certified copy of a resolution of its Board of Directors
evidencing its election so to do;
and
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Any
Employer which is a party to this Trust Agreement and which has
been
certified to the Trustee by the Company as having adopted one
or more
other Plans and as being authorized to adopt this Trust as the
funding
medium for such other Plan or Plans may, at any time thereafter,
adopt
this Trust for the purposes of such other Plan or Plans by filing
with the
Trustee a certified copy of a resolution of its Board of Directors
evidencing its election so to
do.
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Thereafter,
the Trustee shall receive and hold as a part of the Trust Fund, subject to
the
provisions of this Trust Agreement, any deposits made to it under such Plans
by
or at the direction of such Employer. Should this paragraph become
operative:
(a)
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In
the event of the withdrawal of a Plan from the trust or in the event
of
the Company's or an Employer's election to terminate or to fund separately
the benefits provided under any of its Plans, the Company shall cause
a
valuation to be made of the share of the Trust Fund which is held
for the
benefit of persons having an interest therein under such Plans. The
Trustee shall thereupon segregate and dispose of such share in accordance
with the written direction of the Company accompanied by its certification
to the Trustee that such segregation and disposition is in accordance
with
the terms of the Plans and the requirements of the
law.
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(b)
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If
the Company or any Employer receives notice that one or more of its
Plans
is no longer qualified under the provisions of Section 40l of the
Code or
the corresponding provisions of any future Federal revenue act, the
Company shall immediately cause a valuation to be made of the share
of the
Trust Fund which is held for the benefit of such persons having an
interest under such disqualified Plan or Plans. The Trustee shall
thereupon segregate, withdraw from the Trust Fund, and dispose of
such
share in accordance with the terms of the disqualified Plan or Plans.
The
Company may direct the Trustee to dispose of such share by the transfer
and delivery of such share to itself as trustee of a separate trust,
the
terms and conditions of which shall be identical with those of this
Trust
Agreement, except that either the Company or the Employer maintaining
such
disqualified Plan or Plans and the Trustee shall be the only parties
thereto.
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In
the event that any group of employees covered by a Plan is withdrawn
from
such Plan, the Company shall, if required by the terms of such Plan,
cause
a valuation to be made of the share of the Trust Fund which is held
for
the benefit of such group of employees. The Trustee shall thereupon
segregate and dispose of such share in accordance with the direction
of
the Company accompanied by its certification to the Trustee that
such
segregation and disposition is in accordance with the terms of such
Plan
and the requirements of the law.
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The
Trustee shall have no duty to see that the valuation of any share in accordance
with the provisions of this Section l5.l is caused to be made by the Company,
nor to segregate and dispose of any such share in the absence of the written
direction of the Company to do so.
15.2 Powers
and Authorities of Other Employers to be Exercised Exclusively by
Company.
Each
Employer, other than the Company, which is or shall become a party to this
Trust
Agreement, hereby irrevocably gives and grants to the Company full and exclusive
power and authority to exercise all of the powers conferred upon it by the
terms
of this Trust Agreement and to take or refrain from taking any and all action
which such Employer might otherwise take or refrain from taking with respect
to
this Trust Agreement, including the sole and exclusive power to exercise,
enforce or waive any rights whatsoever which such Employer might otherwise
have
with respect to the Trust Fund, and each such Employer, by becoming a party
to
this Trust Agreement, irrevocably appoints the Company its agent for such
purposes. The Trustee shall have no obligation to account to any such Employer
or to follow the instructions of or otherwise deal with any such Employer,
the
intention being that the Trustee shall deal solely with the Company as if the
Trustee and the Company were the only parties in this Trust
Agreement.
16. MISCELLANEOUS.
16.1
Governing
Law.
To the
extent not inconsistent with ERISA, as heretofore or hereafter amended, the
provisions of this Trust Agreement shall be governed by and construed in
accordance with the laws of the State of Illinois.
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16.2
No
Reversion to Employers.
Except
as provided herein, no portion of the principal or the income of the Trust
Fund
shall revert to or be recoverable by the Company or any Employer or ever be
used
for or diverted to any purpose other than for the exclusive benefit of
participants in the Plans and persons claiming under or through them pursuant
to
the Plans, provided, however, that:
(a)
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if
a contribution is conditioned upon the deductibility of the contribution
under Section 404 of the Code, then, to the extent the deduction
is
disallowed, the Trustee shall, upon written request of the affected
Employer or the Company, return such amounts as may be permitted
by law to
such Employer or the Company, as appropriate, within one year after
the
date the deduction is disallowed;
and
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(b)
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if
a contribution or any portion thereof is made by the Company or an
Employer by a mistake of fact, the Trustee shall, upon written request
of
the Company or such Employer, return such amounts as may be permitted
by
law to the Company or such Employer, as appropriate, within one year
after
the date of payment to the Trustee or within such other period as
is
permitted by applicable law; and
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(c)
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if
a contribution is conditioned upon the initial qualification of the
Plan
and Trust under Section 40l and 50l of the Code, and if the Plan
receives
an adverse determination with respect to its initial qualification,
the
contribution of the Company or an Employer to the Trust shall be
returned
by the Trustee to the Company or such Employer, as appropriate, within
one
year after such determination, but only if the application for the
determination is made by the time prescribed by law for filing the
Company’s or such Employer’s federal income tax return for the taxable
year in which such Plan was adopted, or such later date as the Secretary
of the Treasury may prescribe; and
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(d)
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in
the event that a Plan whose assets are held in the Trust Fund is
terminated, assets of such Plan may be returned to the Employer if
all
liabilities to participants and beneficiaries of such Plan have been
satisfied; and
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(e)
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assets
may be returned to the Employer to the extent that the law permits
such
transfer.
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The
Trustee shall be under no obligation to return any part of the Trust Fund as
provided in this Section l6.2 until the Trustee has received a written
certification from the Employee Benefits Committee that such return is in
compliance with this Section 16.2, the Plans and the requirements of the law.
The Trustee shall rely conclusively on such written certification and shall
be
under no obligation to investigate or otherwise determine its
propriety.
16.3
Non-Alienation
of Benefits.
No
benefit to which a participant or his beneficiary is or may become entitled
under a Plan shall at any time be subject in any manner to alienation or
encumbrance, nor be resorted to, appropriated or seized in any proceeding at
law, in equity or otherwise. No participant or other person entitled to receive
a benefit under a Plan shall, except as specifically provided in such Plans,
have power in any manner to transfer, assign, alienate or in any way encumber
such benefit under such Plan, or any part thereof, and any attempt to do so
shall be void.
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16.4
Duration
of Trust.
Unless
sooner terminated, the trust created under this Trust Agreement shall continue
for the maximum period of time which the laws of the State of Illinois shall
permit.
16.5
No
Guarantees.
Neither
the Company, nor any Employer, nor the Trustee guarantees the Trust Fund from
loss or depreciation, nor the payment of any amount which may become due to
any
person under the Plans or this Trust Agreement.
16.6
Duty
to Furnish Information.
Both
the Company and the Trustee shall furnish to the other any documents, reports,
returns, statements, or other information that the other reasonably deems
necessary to perform its duties imposed under the Plans or this Trust Agreement
or otherwise imposed by law.
16.7
Withholding.
The
Employee Benefits Committee shall withhold any tax which by any present or
future law is required to be withheld from any payment under the Plans, unless
the Trustee shall have agreed in writing to do so. The Employee Benefits
Committee shall provide all information reasonably requested by the Trustee
to
enable the Trustee to so withhold.
16.8
Parties
Bound.
This
Trust Agreement shall be binding upon the parties hereto, all participants
in
the Plans and persons claiming under or through them pursuant to the Plans,
and,
as the case may be, the heirs, executors, Employee Benefits Committees,
successors, and assigns of each of them. The provisions of Article 5 shall
survive termination of the Trust created under this Trust Agreement or
resignation or removal of the Trustee for any reason.
In
the
event of the merger or consolidation of the Company or any Employer or other
circumstances whereby a successor person, firm or company shall continue to
carry on all or a substantial part of its business, and such successor shall
elect to carry on the provisions of the Plan or Plans applicable to such
business, as therein provided, such successor shall be substituted hereunder
for
the Company or such Employer, as the case may be, upon the filing in writing
of
its election so to do with the Trustee. The Trustee may, but need not, rely
on
the certification of an officer of the Company, and a certified copy of a
resolution of the Board of Directors of such successor, reciting the facts,
circumstances and consummation of such succession and the election of such
successor to continue the said Plan or Plans as conclusive evidence thereof,
without requiring any additional evidence.
16.9
Necessary
Parties to Disputes.
Necessary parties to any accounting, litigation or other proceedings shall
include only the Trustee, the Company and any appropriate Employers and the
settlement or judgment in any such case in which the Company, the appropriate
Employers and the Trustee are duly served or cited shall be binding upon all
participants in the Plans and their beneficiaries and estates, and upon all
persons claiming by, through or under them.
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16.10
Unclaimed
Benefit Payments.
If any
check or share certificate in payment of a benefit hereunder which has been
mailed by regular US mail to the last address of the payee furnished the Trustee
by the Company is returned unclaimed, the Trustee shall notify the Company
and
shall discontinue further payments to such payee until it receives the further
instruction of the Company.
16.11
Severability.
If any
provisions of this Trust Agreement shall be held by a court of competent
jurisdiction to be invalid or unenforceable, the remaining provisions of this
Trust Agreement shall continue to be fully effective.
16.12
References.
Unless
the context clearly indicates to the contrary, a reference to a statute,
regulation, document or provision shall be construed as referring to any
subsequently enacted, adopted or executed counterpart.
16.13
Headings.
Headings and subheadings in this Trust Agreement are inserted for convenience
of
reference only and are not to be considered in the construction of its
provisions.
16.14
No
Liability for Acts of Predecessor and Successor Trustees.
The
Trustee shall have no liability for the acts or omissions of any predecessors
or
successors in office.
16.15
Counterparts.
This
Trust Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which
shall
constitute an original.
16.16
Acts
of God.
The
Trustee shall not be responsible for any delay in performance, or
non-performance, of any obligation hereunder to the extent that the same is
due
to forces beyond its reasonable control, including but not limited to delays,
errors or interruptions caused by the Company, the Employee Benefits Committee,
the Investment Committee or third parties, any industrial, juridical,
governmental, civil or military action, acts of terrorism, insurrection or
revolution, nuclear fusion, fission or radiation, failure or fluctuation in
electrical power, heat, light, air conditioning or telecommunications equipment,
or acts of God.
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16.17
Terms
of Plans.
In no
event shall the terms of any Plan, either expressly or by implication, be deemed
to impose upon the Trustee any power or responsibility other than those set
forth in this agreement. The Trustee may assume until advised to the contrary
that each Plan and the Trust Fund is qualified under Section 401(a) and exempt
from taxation under Section 501(a) of the Code, or under corresponding
provisions of subsequent federal tax laws. The Trustee shall hold and safekeep
all cash (or other property acceptable to the Trustee) contributed to the Trust
Fund with respect to a Plan, but the Trustee shall have no responsibility to
collect contributions, to determine whether the contributions comply with the
provisions of the Plan or of ERISA nor to determine whether contributions are
adequate to meet or discharge any liabilities under the Plans.
16.18
Retirement
Equity Act.
Except
as otherwise directed by the Employee Benefits Committee, which direction shall
be in compliance with all applicable provisions of the 1984 Retirement Equity
Act, the relevant Plan and Section 401(a)(13) of the Code, any interest of
a
Participant or Beneficiary in the Trust Fund or any Plan or in any distribution
therefrom shall not be subject to the claim of any creditor, any spouse for
alimony or support, or others, or to legal process, and may not be voluntarily
or involuntarily alienated or encumbered.
16.19 Inability
to Act.
If for
any reason the Trustee is unwilling or unable to act as to any property, such
person or qualified corporation as the Trustee shall from time to time designate
in writing shall act as special trustee as to that property. Any person or
corporation acting as special trustee may resign at any time by written notice
to the Trustee. Each special trustee shall have the powers granted to the
Trustee by this agreement, to be exercised only with the approval of the
Trustee, to which the net income and the proceeds from sale of any part or
all
of the property shall be remitted to be administered under this
agreement.
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this instrument to be executed
by their duly authorized officers as of the day and year first above
written.
ATTEST: | THE CHEMTURA CORPORATION | |
_________________ | BY:_______________________________ | |
TITLE:____________________________ |
The
undersigned, _____________________, does hereby certify that he/she is the
duly
elected, qualified and acting Secretary of Chemtura
Corporation
(the
“Company”) and further certifies that the person whose signature appears above
is a duly elected, qualified and acting officer of the Company with full power
and authority to execute this Trust Agreement on behalf of the Company and
to
take such other actions and execute such other documents as may be necessary
to
effectuate this Agreement.
_________________________ | ||
Secretary
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Chemtura Corporation | ||
ATTEST: | THE NORTHERN TRUST COMPANY | |
_________________ | BY:_______________________________ | |
Vice
President
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