Highly Compensated Former Employee means a former Employee who had a separation year prior to the "determination year" and was a Highly Compensated Employee in the year of separation from service or in any "determination year" after attaining age 55. Notwithstanding the foregoing, an Employee who separated from service prior to 1987 will be treated as a Highly Compensated Former Employee only if during the separation year (or year preceding the separation year) or any year after the Employee attains age 55 (or the last year ending before the Employee's 55th birthday), the Employee either received "415 Compensation" in excess of $50,000 or was a "five percent owner." For purposes of this Section, "determination year," "415 Compensation" and "five percent owner" shall be determined in accordance with Section 1.28. Highly Compensated Former Employees shall be treated as Highly Compensated Employees. The method set forth in this Section for determining who is a "Highly Compensated Former Employee" shall be applied on a uniform and consistent basis for all purposes for which the Code Section 414(q) definition is applicable.

Highly Compensated Former Employee means a former Employee who had a separation year prior to the “determination year” and was a Highly Compensated Employee in the year of separation from service or in any “determination year” after attaining age 55. Highly Compensated Former Employees shall be treated as Highly Compensated Employees. The method set forth in this Section for determining who is a “Highly Compensated Former Employee” shall be applied on a uniform and consistent basis for all purposes for which the Section 414(q) of the Code definition is applicable.

Highly Compensated Former Employee means any Employee who (1) separated (or was deemed to have separated) from service prior to the Determination Year, (2) performed no services for any Employer or Affiliate during the Determination Year, and (3) was a Highly Compensated Active Employee for either the Plan Year in which the separation occurred or any Determination Year ending on or after his or her 55th birthday.

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Highly Compensated Employee means any individual who is a Highly Compensated Active Employee or a Highly Compensated Former Employee within the meaning of Code Section 414(q) and the regulations thereunder.
Notwithstanding any other provisions in the Plan to the contrary, in the event of the termination of the Plan, the benefit of any Highly Compensated Employee (and any Highly Compensated Former Employee) is limited to a benefit that is nondiscriminatory under Code section 401(a)(4).
The term Highly Compensated Employee means any Highly Compensated Active Employee or Highly Compensated Former Employee as further defined herein.
Highly Compensated Former Employee means any Former Employee who had a Separation Year (within the meaning of Treasury Regulation Section 1.414(q)-1T Q&A-5) and was a Highly Compensated Active Employee for either the Separation Year or any Determination Year ending on or after the Employee's 55th birthday.
The method set forth in this Section for determining who is a "Highly Compensated Former Employee" shall be applied on a uniform and consistent basis for all purposes for which the Code Section 414(q) definition is applicable.

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Highly Compensated Former Employee means for a Plan Year any former employee of the Employer or an Affiliated Employer who had terminated employment prior to the Plan Year and who was a Highly Compensated Employee for either the year of termination or any Plan Year ending on or after the employee’s 55th birthday.

Highly Compensated Former Employee means a former Employee who separated from service (or is deemed to have separated) prior to the determination year, performs no service for any member of the Affiliated Group during the determination year, and was a Highly Compensated Employee as an active Employee for either the separation year or any determination year ending on or after the Employee's 55th birthday. The determination of who is a Highly Compensated Former Employee will be made in accordance with section 414(q) of the Code and regulations thereunder.

Highly Compensated Former Employee means a former Employee who had a separation year prior to the “determination year” and was a Highly Compensated Employee in the year of separation from service or in any “determination year” after attaining age 55. Notwithstanding the foregoing, an Employee who separated from service prior to 1987 will be treated as a Highly Compensated Former Employee only if during the separation year (or year preceding the separation year) or any year after the Employee attains age 55 (or the last year ending before the Employee’s 55th birthday), the Employee either received 415 Compensation in excess of $50,000 or was a “five percent owner.”

Highly Compensated Former Employee means any Member who has terminated employment as an Employee in a prior Plan Year and who was a Highly Compensated Employee either when he terminated employment as an Employee or any Plan Year ending on or after his fifty-fifth birthday.

Highly Compensated Former Employee means any former Employee who was a Highly Compensated Employee for a separation year (as defined in Treasury Regulation Section 1.414(q)-1T) or for any determination year ending on or after the Employee attains age 55, as provided by Code Section 414(q)(9) and the regulations thereunder.