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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
(Mark One)
[ X ] QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 (d) OF THE SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the Quarterly Period Ended September 30, 2002
OR
[ ] TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE
ACT OF 1934 for the transition period from to
Commission file number 1-12676
COASTCAST CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
CALIFORNIA 95-3454926
(State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization) Identification No.)
3025 EAST VICTORIA STREET, RANCHO DOMINGUEZ, CA 90221
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code (310)638-0595
Not Applicable
(Former name, former address and former fiscal year,
if changed since last report)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required
to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during
the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was
required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing
requirements for the past 90 days.
Yes X No
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At November 14, 2002 there were outstanding 7,635,042 shares of common stock, no
par value.
COASTCAST CORPORATION
INDEX
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Number
PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION:
Item 1. Financial Statements
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of September 30, 2002
(Unaudited) and December 31, 2001 3
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited)
Three Months Ended September 30, 2002 and 2001 4
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2002 and 2001 5
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2002 and 2001 (Unaudited) 6
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited) 7
Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results
of Operations 12
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk 15
Item 4. Controls and Procedures 15
PART II. OTHER INFORMATION:
Item 5. Other Information 17
Item 6. Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K 17
Signatures 19
Certifications 20
Forward Looking Statements
This document includes certain "forward looking statements" within the meaning
of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements are
based on management's current expectations and are subject to uncertainty and
changes in circumstances. Actual results may differ materially from these
expectations due to changes in political, economic, business, competitive,
market and regulatory factors.
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COASTCAST CORPORATION
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(Unaudited)
September 30, December 31,
2002 2001
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A S S E T S
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents $ 17,619,000 $ 13,248,000
Trade accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful
accounts of $200,000 at September 30, 2002 and
at December 31, 2001 3,806,000 7,293,000
Inventories (Note 2) 5,636,000 9,319,000
Prepaid expenses and other current assets 3,541,000 2,376,000
Deferred income taxes - 264,000
Assets held for sale 5,672,000 8,600,000
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Total current assets 36,274,000 41,100,000
Property, plant and equipment, net 9,903,000 12,527,000
Deferred income taxes - 2,346,000
Other assets 1,219,000 1,458,000
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$47,396,000 $ 57,431,000
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LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable $ 1,841,000 $ 3,196,000
Accrued liabilities 3,878,000 4,252,000
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Total current liabilities 5,719,000 7,448,000
Long term liabilities 2,181,000 1,728,000
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Total liabilities 7,900,000 9,176,000
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Commitments and contingencies
Shareholders' Equity:
Preferred stock, no par value, 2,000,000 shares authorized;
none issued and outstanding
Common stock, no par value, 20,000,000 shares authorized;
7,635,042 shares issued and outstanding 26,067,000 26,067,000
Retained earnings 14,400,000 22,435,000
Accumulated other comprehensive loss (971,000) (247,000)
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Total shareholders' equity 39,496,000 48,255,000
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$ 47,396,000 $ 57,431,000
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See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.
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COASTCAST CORPORATION
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(UNAUDITED)
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For the Three Months
Ended September 30,
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2002 2001
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Sales $ 12,436,000 $ 31,197,000
Cost of sales 12,717,000 27,942,000
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Gross (loss) profit (281,000) 3,255,000
Selling, general and administrative expenses 1,176,000 1,654,000
Impairment of fixed assets 1,724,000 -
Restructuring charges 2,170,000 -
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(Loss) income from operations (5,351,000) 1,601,000
Other (expense) income, net (49,000) 112,000
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(Loss) income before income taxes (5,400,000) 1,713,000
(Benefit) provision for income taxes (785,000) 525,000
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Net (loss) income $ (4,615,000) $ 1,188,000
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NET (LOSS) INCOME PER SHARE (Note 3)
Net (loss) income per share - basic $ (0.60) $ 0.16
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Weighted average shares outstanding 7,635,042 7,661,335
===================== =====================
Net (loss) income per share - diluted $ (0.60) $ 0.16
===================== =====================
Weighted average shares outstanding - diluted 7,635,042 7,661,383
===================== =====================
See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.
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COASTCAST CORPORATION
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(UNAUDITED)
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For the Nine Months
Ended September 30,
------------------------------------------------
2002 2001
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Sales $ 54,337,000 $ 90,684,000
Cost of sales 49,953,000 85,266,000
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Gross profit 4,384,000 5,418,000
Selling, general and administrative expenses 4,247,000 5,318,000
Impairment of fixed assets 3,474,000 -
Restructuring charges 3,603,000 -
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(Loss) income from operations (6,940,000) 100,000
Other income, net 80,000 341,000
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(Loss) income before income taxes (6,860,000) 441,000
Provision for income taxes 1,175,000 242,000
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Net (loss) income $ (8,035,000) $ 199,000
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NET (LOSS) INCOME PER SHARE (Note 3)
Net (loss) income per share - basic $ (1.05) $ 0.03
===================== =====================
Weighted average shares outstanding 7,635,042 7,670,411
===================== =====================
Net (loss) income per share - diluted $ (1.05) $ 0.03
===================== =====================
Weighted average shares outstanding - diluted 7,635,042 7,680,793
===================== =====================
See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.
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COASTCAST CORPORATION
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(UNAUDITED)
For the Nine Months
Ended September 30,
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2002 2001
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CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Net (loss) income $ (8,035,000) $ 199,000
Adjustments to reconcile net (loss) income to net cash
provided by (used in) operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization 3,074,000 3,313,000
Goodwill amortization and impairment - 231,000
Impairment of fixed assets 3,474,000 -
Loss on disposal of machinery and equipment 44,000 241,000
Deferred compensation 152,000 202,000
Deferred income taxes 2,434,000 (63,000)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Trade accounts receivable 3,487,000 (4,612,000)
Inventories 3,683,000 (2,539,000)
Prepaid expenses and other current assets (1,165,000) 1,184,000
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities (1,305,000) 242,000
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Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities 5,843,000 (1,602,000)
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CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Purchase of property, plant and equipment (1,627,000) (2,234,000)
Proceeds from disposal of machinery and equipment 64,000 1,029,000
Other assets 91,000 90,000
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Net cash used in investing activities (1,472,000) (1,115,000)
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CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Proceeds from issuance of common stock upon exercise of
options net of related tax benefit - 410,000
Repurchase of common stock - (223,000)
Dividends paid - (40,376,000)
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Net cash used in financing activities - (40,189,000)
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NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH AND
CASH EQUIVALENTS 4,371,000 (42,906,000)
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT BEGINNING
OF PERIOD 13,248,000 52,168,000
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CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT END
OF PERIOD $ 17,619,000 $ 9,262,000
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See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.
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COASTCAST CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(UNAUDITED)
1. BASIS OF PRESENTATION
The condensed consolidated balance sheet as of September 30, 2002, the related
condensed consolidated statements of operations for the three and nine months
and cash flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2002 and 2001 have been
prepared by Coastcast Corporation (the "Company") without audit. In the opinion
of management, all adjustments (consisting only of normal recurring accruals,
unless otherwise noted) have been made which are necessary to present fairly the
financial position, results of operations and cash flows of the Company at
September 30, 2002 and for the periods then ended.
Although the Company believes that the disclosure in the condensed consolidated
financial statements is adequate for a fair presentation thereof, certain
information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements
prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the
United States of America have been condensed or omitted pursuant to the rules
and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission. The December 31, 2001
audited statements were included in the Company's annual report on Form 10-K
under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 for the year ended December 31, 2001.
These condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction
with the audited financial statements and notes thereto contained in that annual
report.
The results of operations for the periods ended September 30, 2002 are not
necessarily indicative of the results for the full year.
Certain amounts in the prior year's financial statements have been reclassified
to conform to the September 30, 2002 presentation.
2. INVENTORIES
Inventories consisted of the following:
September 30, December 31,
2002 2001
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Raw materials and supplies $3,694,000 $ 5,009,000
Tooling 228,000 245,000
Work-in-process 1,428,000 3,658,000
Finished goods 286,000 407,000
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$5,636,000 $9,319,000
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3. EARNINGS PER SHARE
Basic net (loss) income per share is based on the weighted average number of
shares of common stock outstanding. Diluted net (loss) income per share is based
on the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding and
dilutive potential common equivalent shares from stock options (using the
treasury stock method).
4. COMPREHENSIVE (LOSS) INCOME
Comprehensive (loss) income consisted of the following:
Three Months Nine Months
Ended September 30, Ended September 30,
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2002 2001 2002 2001
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Net (loss) income $(4,615,000) $ 1,188,000 $(8,035,000) $199,000
Unrealized loss on
investments (40,000) (37,000) (41,000) (37,000)
Additional minimum pension
liability, net of income tax (507,000) - (683,000) -
------------------------ -------------------- ------------------- --------------------
Comprehensive (loss) income $(5,162,000) $1,151,000 $ (8,759,000) $162,000
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5. BUSINESS SEGMENTS
The Company's management has organized its operations into 2 business segments:
Golf and Non-Golf. The following tables set forth summarized financial
information on the Company's reportable segments:
Three Months Nine Months
Ended September 30, Ended September 30,
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2002 2001 2002 2001
-------------------- --------------------- ------------------ --------------------
Net sales:
Golf $10,132,000 $28,314,000 $ 46,972,000 $81,907,000
Non-golf 2,304,000 2,883,000 7,365,000 8,777,000
-------------------- --------------------- ------------------ --------------------
Total net sales 12,436,000 31,197,000 54,337,000 90,684,000
-------------------- --------------------- ------------------ --------------------
(Loss) income from operations:
Golf (5,039,000) 1,866,000 (6,423,000) 449,000
Non-golf (312,000) (265,000) (517,000) (349,000)
-------------------- --------------------- ------------------ --------------------
Total (loss) income from
operations $ (5,351,000) $ 1,601,000 $ (6,940,000) $ 100,000
-------------------- --------------------- ------------------ --------------------
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September 30, December 31,
2002 2001
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Identifiable assets:
Golf $16,122,000 $25,457,000
Non-golf 4,523,000 5,484,000
Corporate 26,751,000 26,490,000
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Total identifiable assets $47,396,000 $57,431,000
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The impairment of fixed assets and restructuring charges were included in the
Golf business segment (See Note 6). Certain selling, general and administrative
expenses were allocated based on a specific identification basis, with the
remaining selling, general and administrative expenses allocated based on
percent of sales. Assets held for sale of $5,672,000 and $8,600,000, as of
September 30, 2002 and December 31, 2001, respectively, related to the Golf
business and have been reclassified to Corporate.
6. FIXED ASSET IMPAIRMENT, EMPLOYEE SEVERANCE AND OTHER RESTRUCTURING CHARGES
The Company has experienced a significant diminishment of its golf clubhead
sales and market share due principally to the increasing use by our customers of
suppliers in China. The products made in China are at prices lower than those
the Company is able to offer. As a result, the Company decided to implement a
plan which substantially reduced its workforce, closed certain facilities and
significantly decreased the space used by its Tijuana operations. As a result,
certain assets have been designated as "Held for Sale" or abandoned. One of the
closed facilities located in Gardena, California manufactured titanium golf
clubheads. The Company still has the capability to produce titanium golf
clubheads at its facility in Rancho Dominguez, California.
Statement of Financial Accounting Standards ("SFAS") No. 144, "Impairment or
Disposal of Long Lived Assets" was effective January 1, 2002. SFAS No. 144
addresses financial accounting and reporting for the impairment or disposal of
long lived assets, balance sheet classification of long lived assets and
provides guidance on implementation. See below "Fixed Asset Impairment" and
"Assets Held for Sale" for the impact on the Company of SFAS No. 144 for the
periods ended September 30, 2002.
Fixed Asset Impairment - The Company specifically identified fixed assets which
were not in use and expected to be disposed of or held for sale. During the
second and third quarters of 2002, the Company recorded impairment charges of
$1,750,000 and $1,724,000, respectively, representing the difference between the
carrying value of the assets and their estimated fair value.
Assets Held for Sale - As of September 30, 2002, the Company classified
$5,672,000 as assets held for sale from property, plant and equipment in
accordance with SFAS No. 144. These assets are mainly the land and buildings of
the Gardena facility and other fixed assets, primarily machinery and equipment,
not in use and available for immediate sale. In August 2002, the Gardena
facility was listed with a real estate agent. The other fixed assets are
expected to be sold at auction in early fiscal 2003. The assets held for sale
are stated at the lower of their carrying amount or estimated fair value less
the estimated cost to sell. In accordance with the requirements of SFAS No. 144,
the consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2001 has been restated to
reclassify the assets held for sale for comparative purposes, at the carrying
value of such assets as of that date.
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Employee Severance - During the second and third quarters of 2002, the Company
recorded employee termination benefit charges of $1,433,000 and $1,019,000,
respectively, totaling $2,452,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2002.
This represented 1,354 and 82 employees who were involuntarily terminated at the
Company's facilities in Mexico and California, respectively, in those two
quarters. All termination benefit charges were paid as of September 30, 2002.
CPAC Operations - In December 2001, the Company ceased the operations of its
subsidiary, California Precision Aluminum Castings, Inc. ("CPAC"), which
manufactured aluminum turbocharger compressor wheels for automotive
applications. An accrual of $775,000 for various exit activities was recorded as
of December 31, 2001. As of September 30, 2002, the remaining accrual was
$77,000 which is expected to be utilized in the last quarter of 2002.
Mexicali and Tijuana Leases - In December 2001, the Company decided to abandon
one of the Company's four leased facilities in Mexicali, Mexico. An accrual of
$375,000 representing the estimated total lease obligation, net of estimated
sublease income, was recorded as of December 31, 2001. During the third quarter
of 2002, the landlord agreed to cancel this lease commitment and the remaining
lease commitment on one other facility in Mexicali, Mexico. In exchange, the
Company entered into an agreement with the same landlord to extend the lease on
the two other facilities through December 31, 2007. The remaining accrual of
$225,000 was considered a lease incentive, which will be offset against future
rent expense for these facilities, on a straight-line basis, over the life of
the new leases. In addition, as of September 30, 2002, the Company accrued a
lease reserve of $1,150,000 relating to the Tijuana facility representing the
estimated lease obligation, net of estimated sublease income, resulting from the
expected idling of over 78,000 square feet of the Tijuana, Mexico facility.
The Company has substantially completed the current plan of consolidation and
downsizing.
7. PENSION PLAN
The Company has a defined benefit plan covering substantially all of its hourly
union employees. The plan provides for a monthly benefit payable for the
participant's lifetime commencing the first day of the month following the
attainment of age sixty-five. In connection with the closing of the Company's
Gardena facility during the third quarter of 2002, almost all of the employees
represented by the union have been terminated. As a result, the plan is
considered partially terminated and pension curtailment accounting adjustments
have been reflected in income and in other comprehensive income for the quarter
ended September 30, 2002. In addition, the board of directors approved an
amendment to the plan to cease future plan benefit accruals, effective October
1, 2002.
8. INCOME TAXES
Deferred income taxes are recognized based on differences between the financial
statement and the tax bases of assets and liabilities using presently enacted
tax rates. The deferred tax asset balance is evaluated and reduced by a
valuation allowance if it is more likely than not that some portion or all of
the deferred tax assets may not be realized. During the second quarter, the
Company evaluated the need for a valuation allowance and determined that it was
more likely than not that such assets would not be realized and, accordingly a
valuation allowance was recorded equal to the balance of the deferred income
taxes as of that date. Subsequent movements in the underlying gross deferred tax
assets will change the valuation allowance recorded and as of September 30,
2002, the valuation allowance is equal to the deferred tax asset balance of
$3,592,000.
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9. OTHER
The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) notified the Company that it had fallen below
the NYSE's minimum equity and capitalization standards. The NYSE decided to
suspend trading and delist the Company, effective as of the close of business on
September 20, 2002. Effective September 23, 2002, the Company began trading on
the Over-the-Counter Bulletin Board.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements - In June 2002, the Financial Accounting
Standards Board issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards ("SFAS") No.
146, "Accounting for Exit or Disposal Activities." SFAS No. 146 requires
companies to recognize costs associated with exit or disposal activities when
they are incurred rather than at the date of a commitment to an exit or disposal
plan. SFAS No. 146 replaces previous accounting guidance provided by EITF Issue
No. 94-3, "Liability Recognition for Certain Employee Termination Benefits and
Other Costs to Exit an Activity (including Certain Costs Incurred in a
Restructuring)" and will be effective for the Company for exit or disposal
activities initiated after December 31, 2002. The Company has not determined the
impact that this statement will have on its consolidated financial position or
results of operations.
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COASTCAST CORPORATION
MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
Sales decreased 60.3% and 40.1% to $12.4 million and $54.3 million for the three
and nine months ended September 30, 2002, respectively, from $31.2 million and
$90.7 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2001,
respectively. The decline in sales was mainly due to a 64% and 43% decrease in
golf sales for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2002 as compared to
the three and nine months ended September 30, 2001, respectively. Golf clubhead
unit volume sales decreased 44% and 21% for the three and nine months ended
September 30, 2002, respectively from the comparable periods in 2001. Titanium
golf clubhead sales decreased 82% and 61% for the three and nine months ended
September 30, 2002 from the comparable periods in 2001. The Company believes
that this decrease in sales of golf clubheads resulted principally from the loss
of market share to Chinese competitors, which are able to offer lower prices
because of their lower labor costs. Non-golf sales decreased 20% and 16% for the
three and nine months ended September 30, 2002 from the comparable periods in
2001 primarily due to a decrease in medical sales.
Gross loss of $.3 million for the three months ended September 30, 2002 compares
to a gross profit of $3.3 million for the three months ended September 30, 2001.
The gross (loss) profit margin was (2.3%) for the three months ended September
30, 2002 compared to 10.4% for the comparable period in 2001. The decrease in
margin was primarily due to the low sales volume and product mix shifting to
steel iron clubheads, which have lower margins and much lower average unit
selling prices than titanium golf clubheads and steel metal woods. Gross profit
decreased $1.0 million to $4.4 million for the nine months ended September 30,
2002 from $5.4 million for the comparable period in 2001. The gross profit
margin was 8.1% for the nine months ended September 30, 2002 versus 6.0% for the
nine months ended September 30, 2001. The low gross margins in both periods were
primarily due to the low volume and the shift in product mix for 2002 and to
high scrap rates in the titanium manufacturing operations for 2001.
The Company has experienced a significant diminishment of its golf clubhead
sales and market share due principally to the increasing use by our customers of
suppliers in China. The products made in China are at prices lower than those
the Company is able to offer. As a result, the Company decided to implement a
plan which substantially reduced its workforce, closed certain facilities and
significantly decreased the space used by its Tijuana operations. As a result,
certain assets have been designated as "Held for Sale" or abandoned. One of the
closed facilities located in Gardena, California manufactured titanium golf
clubheads. The Company still has the capability to produce titanium golf
clubheads at its facility in Rancho Dominguez, California.
Statement of Financial Accounting Standards ("SFAS") No. 144, "Impairment or
Disposal of Long Lived Assets" was effective January 1, 2002. SFAS No. 144
addresses financial accounting and reporting for the impairment or disposal of
long lived assets, balance sheet classification of long lived assets and
provides guidance on implementation. See below "Fixed Asset Impairment" and
"Assets Held For Sale" for the impact on the Company of SFAS No. 144 for the
periods ended September 30, 2002.
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Fixed Asset Impairment - The Company specifically identified fixed assets which
were not in use and expected to be disposed of or held for sale. During the
second and third quarters of 2002, the Company recorded impairment charges of
$1.8 million and $1.7 million, respectively, representing the difference between
the carrying value of the assets and their estimated fair value.
Assets Held for Sale - As of September 30, 2002, the Company classified $5.7
million as assets held for sale from property, plant and equipment in accordance
with SFAS No. 144. These assets are mainly the land and buildings of the Gardena
facility and other fixed assets, primarily machinery and equipment, not in use
and available for immediate sale. In August 2002, the Gardena facility was
listed with a real estate agent. The other fixed assets are expected to be sold
at auction in early fiscal 2003. The assets held for sale are stated at the
lower of their carrying amount or estimated fair value less the estimated cost
to sell. In accordance with the requirements of SFAS No. 144, the consolidated
balance sheet as of December 31, 2001 has been restated to reclassify the assets
held for sale for comparative purposes, at the carrying value of such assets as
of that date.
Employee Severance - During the second and third quarters of 2002, the Company
recorded employee termination benefit charges of $1.4 million and $1.0 million,
respectively, totaling $2.4 million for the nine months ended September 30,
2002. This represented 1,354 and 82 employees who were involuntarily terminated
at the Company's facilities in Mexico and California, respectively, in those two
quarters. All termination benefit charges were paid as of September 30, 2002.
CPAC Operations - In December 2001, the Company ceased the operations of its
subsidiary, California Precision Aluminum Castings, Inc. ("CPAC"), which
manufactured aluminum turbocharger compressor wheels for automotive
applications. An accrual of $.8 million for various exit activities was recorded
as of December 31, 2001. As of September 30, 2002, the remaining accrual was $.1
million which is expected to be utilized in the last quarter of 2002.
Mexicali and Tijuana Leases - In December 2001, the Company decided to abandon
one of the Company's four leased facilities in Mexicali, Mexico. An accrual of
$.4 million representing the estimated total lease obligation, net of estimated
sublease income, was recorded as of December 31, 2001. During the third quarter
of 2002, the landlord agreed to cancel this lease commitment and the remaining
lease commitment on one other facility in Mexicali, Mexico. In exchange, the
Company entered into an agreement with the same landlord to extend the lease on
the two other facilities through December 31, 2007. The remaining accrual of
$225,000 was considered a lease incentive, which will be offset against future
rent expense for these facilities, on a straight-line basis, over the life of
the new leases. In addition, as of September 30, 2002, the Company accrued a
lease reserve of $1.2 million relating to the Tijuana facility representing the
estimated lease obligation, net of estimated sublease income, resulting from the
expected idling of over 78,000 square feet of the Tijuana, Mexico facility.
The Company has substantially completed the current plan of consolidation and
downsizing.
A full valuation allowance against the deferred tax asset balance of $3.6
million was charged to the provision for income taxes for the nine months ended
September 30, 2002, representing the deferred tax asset balance at the beginning
of the year and the increase in the deferred tax asset for the nine months ended
September 30, 2002.
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The effective tax rate for the nine months ended September 30, 2002 was 35.3%,
excluding the valuation allowance on the deferred tax assets, compared to 54.9%
for the comparable prior year period. The decrease in the effective tax rate was
mainly due to non-deductible expenses for Mexico and non-deductible goodwill
amortization in the US in 2001.
The Company anticipates an operating loss for the fourth quarter of 2002 due to
lower sales for the three months ending December 31, 2002.
LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
The Company's cash and cash equivalents position at September 30, 2002 was $17.6
million compared to $13.3 million on December 31, 2001, an increase of $4.3
million. Net cash provided by operating activities was $5.7 million for the nine
months ended September 30, 2002. The net cash provided by operating activities
included the decrease in inventories and receivables of $3.7 million and $3.5
million, respectively, and non-cash charges relating to the impairment of fixed
assets of $3.5 million, depreciation and amortization of $3.1 and the write-off
of the deferred tax asset of $2.4 million partially offset by a net loss of $8.0
million, an increase in prepaid expenses and other current assets of $1.2
million and a decrease in accounts payable and accrued liabilities of $1.3
million. Net cash used in investing activities of $1.4 million consisted mainly
of $1.6 million of net capital expenditures.
In December 1999, the Board of directors authorized the repurchase of up to one
million shares of Coastcast common stock from time to time in the open market or
negotiated transactions. For the nine months ended September 30, 2002, no shares
were repurchased under this authorization. As of September 30, 2002, there are
747,842 shares remaining to be purchased under this authorization.
The Company has no long term debt. In response to declining sales, the Company
reduced its workforce and has taken other steps in an effort to maintain its
current cash position and to improve the financial outlook based on lower sales.
The Company believes that its current cash position and cash flow from
operations should be adequate to meet its current financing requirements and
those for the next few years.
SUMMARY OF CRITICAL POLICIES AND ESTIMATES
In addition to those discussed in Item 7 of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for
the year ended December 31, 2001 as filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission, we have identified the following new, or changes in, estimates,
which are critical to our business operations and the understanding of our
financial results for the nine months ended September 30, 2002.
Impairment of Long Lived Assets - The Company specifically identified fixed
assets which were not in use and expected to be disposed of or held for sale.
During the second and third quarters of 2002, the Company recorded impairment
charges of $1.8 million and $1.7 million, respectively, representing the
difference between the carrying value of the assets and their estimated fair
value.
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In deriving the impairment of fixed assets charge, estimates were made to
determine the fair value. The Company obtained information from equipment
brokers, auction houses and other third parties. The fair value of the fixed
assets was reduced by the estimated cost to sell. No impairment charge was
recorded for the listing for sale of the Gardena land and buildings since the
carrying value was less than the estimated fair value based on sales of
comparative properties for the area provided by the Company's real estate agent
less cost to sell. Economic conditions may impact the value the Company receives
on the sale of the equipment and land and buildings. The Company's ability to
sell such fixed assets is based on market conditions and actual proceeds
received could be higher or lower than the current estimated fair value which
will affect the Company's impairment charge.
Accrued lease reserve - As of September 30, 2002, the Company accrued a lease
reserve of $1.2 million relating to the Tijuana facility representing the
estimated lease obligation, net of the Company's best estimate of the future
sublease income it expects to receive, resulting from the expected idling of
over 78,000 square feet of the Tijuana, Mexico facility.
In calculating the reserve related to the Tijuana lease commitment, certain
estimates were made including time to vacate a portion of the facility and
sublease terms. In developing these estimates, the Company obtained information
from its landlord and other third parties to estimate the anticipated third
party sublease income. Market conditions will affect the Company's ability to
sublease the available portion of the facility on terms consistent with its
estimates. The Company's ability to vacate the portion of the facility and
sublease the available space in accordance with its plan, or the negotiation of
lease terms resulting in higher or lower sublease income than estimated, will
affect the Company's accrual and the related restructuring charge.
Deferred Income Taxes - Deferred income taxes are recognized based on
differences between the financial statement and the tax bases of assets and
liabilities using presently enacted tax rates. The deferred tax asset balance is
evaluated and reduced by a valuation allowance if it is more likely than not
that some portion or all of the deferred tax assets may not be realized. During
the second quarter, the Company evaluated the need for a valuation allowance and
determined that it was more likely than not that such assets would not be
realized and, accordingly a valuation allowance was recorded equal to the
balance of the deferred income taxes as of that date. Subsequent movements in
the underlying gross deferred tax assets will change the valuation allowance
recorded and as of September 30, 2002, the valuation allowance is equal to the
deferred tax asset balance of $3.6 million. Due to uncertain economic conditions
and the competitive environment, at this time, the Company is assuming that it
will not be able to generate sufficient future taxable income to realize the
deferred tax asset. Should the Company determine that it will be able to realize
all or part of this deferred tax asset in the future, the Company will reverse a
portion or all of the valuation allowance and credit income tax expense in that
period.
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk
Not applicable.
Item 4. Controls and Procedures
The Company maintains a system of internal controls and procedures designed to
provide reasonable assurance as to the reliability of the Company's published
financial statements and other disclosures included in this report. Within the
90-day period prior to the date of this report, the Company's Chief Executive
Officer and Chief Financial Officer evaluated the effectiveness of the design
and operation of the Company's disclosure controls and procedures pursuant to
Rule 13a-14 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Based upon that evaluation,
the Company's Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that
the Company's disclosure controls and procedures are effective to ensure that
the Company is able to collect, process and disclose the information it is
required to disclose in the reports it files with the Securities and Exchange
Commission within the required time periods.
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Since the date of the most recent evaluation of the Company's internal controls
by the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, there have been no
significant changes in such controls or in other factors that could have
significantly affected those controls, including any corrective actions with
regard to significant deficiencies and material weaknesses.
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COASTCAST CORPORATION
PART II. OTHER INFORMATION
Item 5. Other Information
The following business risks, as disclosed in Part II, Item 5 "Market for
Registrant's Common Equity and Related Stockholder Matters" on Form 10-K for the
fiscal year ended December 31, 2001, are hereby incorporated by reference as
though set forth fully herein:
Customer concentration
Competition
New products
New materials and processes
Manufacturing cost variations
Dependence on manufacturing plants in Mexico
Hazardous waste
Dependence on discretionary consumer spending
Seasonality; fluctuations in operating results
Reliance on key personnel
Shares eligible for future sale
Fluctuations in Callaway Golf Company share values
Adverse effect of increase in energy costs
Shareholder rights plan could discourage acquisition proposals.
The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) notified the Company that it had fallen below
the NYSE's minimum equity and capitalization standards. The NYSE decided to
suspend trading and delist the Company, effective as of the close of business on
September 20, 2002. Effective September 23, 2002, the Company began trading on
the Over-the-Counter Bulletin Board.
Item 6. Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K
(a) Exhibits:
3.1.1 Articles of Incorporation of the Company, as amended (1)
3.1.2 Certificate of Amendment of Articles of Incorporation filed
with the California Secretary of State on December 6, 1993 (1)
3.2 Bylaws of the Company, as amended April 19, 2001 (2)
10.1 Amended and Restated Coastcast Corporation Selected Employees
Pension Plan, as of October 1,1997
11 Statement re: computation of per share earnings
99.1 Pages 10-12 of Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for
the year ended December 31, 2001 (incorporated by reference to
such Form 10-K filed with the Commission)
99.2 Certifications of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial
Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of
2002
(1) Incorporated by reference to the exhibits to the
Registration Statement on Form S-1 (Registration No.
33-71294) filed on November 17, 1993, Amendment No. 2 filed
on December 1, 1993, and Amendment No. 3 filed on December
9, 1993
(2) Incorporated by reference to the exhibits to Form 10-Q for
the fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2001
(b) Reports on Form 8-K:
On September 12, 2002, the Company filed a report on Form 8-K reporting
that it received notification from the New York Stock Exchange ("NYSE")
that trading in the Company's common stock would be suspended prior to the
opening on Monday, September 23, 2002.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
COASTCAST CORPORATION
November 14, 2002 By /s/ Hans H. Buehler
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Dated Hans H. Buehler
Chief Executive Officer (Duly Authorized and Principal
Executive Officer)
November 14, 2002 By /s/ Norman Fujitaki
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Dated Norman Fujitaki
Chief Financial Officer (Duly Authorized and Principal
Financial Officer)
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CERTIFICATION
I, Hans H. Buehler, Chief Executive Officer of Coastcast Corporation, certify
that:
1. I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Coastcast
Corporation;
2. Based on my knowledge, this quarterly report does not contain any untrue
statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to
make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such
statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by
this quarterly report;
3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial
information included in this quarterly report, fairly present in all
material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash
flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this
quarterly report;
4. The registrant's other certifying officers and I are responsible for
establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as
defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-14 and 15d-14) for the registrant and we
have:
a) designed such disclosure controls and procedures to ensure that
material information relating to the registrant, including its
consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those
entities, particularly during the period in which this quarterly
report is being prepared;
b) evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls
and procedures as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of
this quarterly report (the Evaluation Date"); and
c) presented in this quarterly report our conclusions about the
effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures based on our
evaluation as of the Evaluation Date;
5. The registrant's other certifying officers and I have disclosed, based on
our most recent evaluation, to the registrant's auditors and the audit
committee of registrant's board of directors (or person performing the
equivalent function):
a) all significant deficiencies in the design or operation of internal
controls which could adversely affect the registrant's ability to
record, process, summarize and report financial data and have
identified for the registrant's auditors any material weaknesses in
internal controls; and
b) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other
employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal
controls; and
6. The registrant's other certifying officers and I have indicated in this
quarterly report whether or not there were significant changes in internal
controls or in other factors that could significantly affect internal
controls subsequent to the date of our most recent evaluation, including
any corrective actions with regard to significant deficiencies and
material weaknesses.
Date: November 14, 2002
/s/ Hans H. Buehler
Hans H. Buehler
Chief Executive Officer
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CERTIFICATION
I, Norman Fujitaki, Chief Financial Officer of Coastcast Corporation, certify
that:
1. I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Coastcast
Corporation;
2. Based on my knowledge, this quarterly report does not contain any untrue
statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to
make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such
statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by
this quarterly report;
3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial
information included in this quarterly report, fairly present in all
material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash
flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this
quarterly report;
4. The registrant's other certifying officers and I are responsible for
establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as
defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-14 and 15d-14) for the registrant and we
have:
a) designed such disclosure controls and procedures to ensure that
material information relating to the registrant, including its
consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those
entities, particularly during the period in which this quarterly
report is being prepared;
b) evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls
and procedures as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of
this quarterly report (the Evaluation Date"); and
c) presented in this quarterly report our conclusions about the
effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures based on our
evaluation as of the Evaluation Date;
5. The registrant's other certifying officers and I have disclosed, based on
our most recent evaluation, to the registrant's auditors and the audit
committee of registrant's board of directors (or person performing the
equivalent function):
a) all significant deficiencies in the design or operation of internal
controls which could adversely affect the registrant's ability to
record, process, summarize and report financial data and have
identified for the registrant's auditors any material weaknesses in
internal controls; and
b) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other
employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal
controls; and
6. The registrant's other certifying officers and I have indicated in this
quarterly report whether or not there were significant changes in internal
controls or in other factors that could significantly affect internal
controls subsequent to the date of our most recent evaluation, including
any corrective actions with regard to significant deficiencies and
material weaknesses.
Date: November 14, 2002
/s/ Norman Fujitaki
Norman Fujitaki
Chief Financial Officer
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COASTCAST CORPORATION
SELECTED EMPLOYEES PENSION PLAN
Amended and Restated as of October 1, 1997
Exhibit 10.1
TABLE OF CONTENTS
ARTICLE 1 DEFINITIONS.............................................................................................2
1.1 "Accrued Benefit"....................................................................................2
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1.2 "Actuarial Equivalent"...............................................................................2
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1.3 "Actuary"............................................................................................2
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1.4 "Administrator"......................................................................................2
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1.5 "Affiliated Entity"..................................................................................2
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1.6 "Board of Directors".................................................................................3
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1.7 "Break in Service"...................................................................................3
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1.8 "Code"...............................................................................................3
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1.9 "Commencement Date"..................................................................................3
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1.10 "Company"............................................................................................3
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1.11 "Compensation".......................................................................................3
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1.12 "Computation Period".................................................................................4
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1.13 "Effective Date".....................................................................................4
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1.14 "Eligible Classification"............................................................................4
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1.15 "Employee"...........................................................................................4
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1.16 "ERISA"..............................................................................................4
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1.17 "Fund"...............................................................................................4
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1.18 "Hour of Service"....................................................................................5
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1.19 "Leased Employee"....................................................................................6
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1.20 "Participant"........................................................................................7
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1.21 "Plan"...............................................................................................7
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1.22 "Plan Year"..........................................................................................7
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1.23 "Predecessor Company"................................................................................7
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1.24 "Predecessor Plan"...................................................................................7
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1.25 "Prior Plan".........................................................................................7
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1.26 "Qualified Reemployment".............................................................................7
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1.27 "Severance"..........................................................................................7
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1.28 "Spouse".............................................................................................7
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1.29 "Total Disability"...................................................................................7
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1.30 "Trust Agreement"....................................................................................8
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1.31 "Trustee"............................................................................................8
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1.32 "Union"..............................................................................................8
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1.33 "Years of Credited Service"..........................................................................8
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1.34 "Years of Service"...................................................................................8
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ARTICLE 2 TRANSITION AND ELIGIBILITY TO PARTICIPATE...............................................................8
2.1 Rights Affected......................................................................................8
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2.2 Eligibility to Participate...........................................................................8
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2.3 Exclusions from Participation........................................................................9
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2.4 Military Service....................................................................................10
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ARTICLE 3 SERVICE AND CREDITED SERVICE...........................................................................10
3.1 Credited Service for Benefit Accrual................................................................10
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3.2 Partial Years of Credited Service...................................................................10
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3.3 Special Rules.......................................................................................11
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3.4 Restoration of Service..............................................................................11
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3.5 Uniformity..........................................................................................12
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3.6 Military Service....................................................................................12
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3.7 Cessation of Accruals...............................................................................12
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ARTICLE 4 ELIGIBILITY FOR BENEFITS...............................................................................12
4.1 Normal Retirement...................................................................................12
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4.2 Late Retirement.....................................................................................12
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4.3 Early Retirement....................................................................................12
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4.4 Disability Retirement...............................................................................13
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4.5 Furnishing Data.....................................................................................13
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ARTICLE 5 CALCULATION OF BENEFITS................................................................................13
5.1 Normal Retirement...................................................................................13
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5.2 Minimum Benefit.....................................................................................14
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5.3 Late Retirement.....................................................................................15
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5.4 Early Retirement....................................................................................15
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5.5 Disability Retirement...............................................................................15
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5.6 Transfers...........................................................................................16
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5.7 Surviving Spouse's Benefit..........................................................................16
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5.8 Post-Retirement Death Benefit.......................................................................16
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5.9 Maximum Benefit.....................................................................................16
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5.10 Suspension of Benefits on Reemployment..............................................................21
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ARTICLE 6 VESTING................................................................................................22
6.1 Eligibility.........................................................................................22
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6.2 Amount of Benefit...................................................................................22
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6.3 Form and Payment of Benefit.........................................................................22
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6.4 Termination of Benefit..............................................................................22
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ARTICLE 7 PAYMENTS OF BENEFITS...................................................................................22
7.1 Earliest and Latest Commencement of Benefits........................................................22
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7.2 Payment of Benefits.................................................................................23
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7.3 Normal Form of Benefit..............................................................................23
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7.4 Optional Forms of Benefits..........................................................................24
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7.5 Rules for Election of Optional Benefits.............................................................24
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7.6 Explanations to Participants........................................................................24
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7.7 Termination of Benefits.............................................................................25
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7.8 Mailing Address.....................................................................................25
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7.9 Small Benefit Payments..............................................................................25
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7.10 Single Sum Payments.................................................................................25
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7.11 Eligible Rollover Distributions.....................................................................25
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ARTICLE 8 THE FUND AND FUNDING...................................................................................26
8.1 Company Contributions...............................................................................26
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8.2 Use of Company Contributions........................................................................27
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8.3 Time of Contribution................................................................................27
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8.4 Trust Accounts......................................................................................27
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8.5 Forfeitures.........................................................................................27
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8.6 Expenses of Administration..........................................................................27
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8.7 Sole Source of Benefits.............................................................................27
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ARTICLE 9 ADMINISTRATION.........................................................................................27
9.1 Duties and Responsibilities of Fiduciaries; Allocation of Fiduciary Responsibility..................27
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9.2 Powers and Responsibilities of the Administrator....................................................28
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9.3 Allocation of Duties and Responsibilities...........................................................29
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9.4 Appointment of the Administrator....................................................................29
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9.5 Expenses............................................................................................29
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9.6 Liabilities.........................................................................................29
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9.7 Adverse Determinations..............................................................................30
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9.8 Appeal from Adverse Determination...................................................................30
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ARTICLE 10 AMENDMENT AND TERMINATION.............................................................................31
10.1 Power of Amendment and Termination..................................................................31
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10.2 Disposition on Termination..........................................................................31
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10.3 Merger, Consolidation, or Transfer..................................................................32
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10.4 Exclusive Benefit of Participants and Beneficiaries.................................................32
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ARTICLE 11 PAYMENTS DURING FIRST TEN YEARS.......................................................................33
11.1 Limitations.........................................................................................33
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ARTICLE 12 TOP-HEAVY PROVISIONS..................................................................................33
12.1 General.............................................................................................33
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12.2 Definitions.........................................................................................33
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12.3 Minimum Benefit for Non-Key Employees...............................................................36
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12.4 Vesting.............................................................................................36
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12.5 Compensation........................................................................................37
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12.6 Social Security.....................................................................................37
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12.7 Adjustment to Maximum Benefit Limitation............................................................37
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12.8 Suspension of Benefits..............................................................................38
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ARTICLE 13 MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS..............................................................................38
13.1 Governing Law.......................................................................................38
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13.2 Severability of Provisions..........................................................................38
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13.3 Pronouns; Numbers...................................................................................38
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13.4 Headings............................................................................................38
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13.5 No Interest in Fund.................................................................................38
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13.6 Spendthrift Clause..................................................................................38
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13.7 Facility of Payment.................................................................................39
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13.8 Withholding.........................................................................................39
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13.9 No Employment Rights................................................................................39
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COASTCAST CORPORATION
SELECTED EMPLOYEES PENSION PLAN
Amended and Restated as of October 1, 1997
In accordance with the power reserved by it in Section 10.1 of the
Coastcast Corporation Selected Employees Pension Plan (formerly the Rex
Precision Products, Inc. Hourly Employees Pension Plan) ("Plan"), Coastcast
Corporation, a California corporation ("Company"), hereby amends and restates
the Plan, effective as of October 1, 1997 or as of such later dates specifically
presented herein. Except as specified to the contrary herein, or as otherwise
required by law, this amendment and restatement of the Plan applies to Employees
whose employment with the Company terminates on or after October 1, 1997. The
rights and benefits of Employees who terminated employment prior to October 1,
1997 are determined under the prior versions of the Plan, including amendments
thereto as applicable.
BACKGROUND
1........As of October 31, 1980, Alco Standard Corporation (the
"Predecessor Company") maintained the Retirement Plan for Employees of Rex
Precision Products, Inc. Division of Alco Standard Corporation ("Prior Plan No.
1") and the Pension Plan for Employees of Plant #5 (Metcast) Location of Rex
Precision Products, Inc. Division of Alco Standard Corporation ("Prior Plan No.
2") for the benefit of all eligible employees of the Rex Precision Products,
Inc. Division and of its Metcast location, respectively.
2........A separate pension plan for the eligible hourly-paid employees
of the Rex Precision Products, Inc. Division was spun off from the Prior Plan
No. 1 effective as of November 1, 1980. Those assets and liabilities of the
Prior Plan No. 1 which pertained to the hourly-paid employees of the Predecessor
Company were transferred to a separate pension plan known as the Rex Precision
Products, Inc. Hourly Employees Pension Plan (the "Predecessor Plan").
3........Those assets and liabilities of the Prior Plan No. 2 which
pertained to the hourly-paid employees of the Company's Metcast location were
spun off from the Prior Plan No. 2 effective as of November 1, 1980 and
transferred to the Predecessor Plan as of the same date.
4........The Predecessor Plan was amended and restated effective as of
October 1, 1984 to conform to the requirements of the Tax Equity and Fiscal
Responsibility Act of 1982, the Deficit Reduction Act of 1984, the Retirement
Equity Act of 1984 and rulings and regulations promulgated by the Department of
Treasury; to reflect certain changes to the Plan made as a result of labor
negotiations by and between the Company-and the union; and to make certain other
clarifying changes of a technical nature to the Plan.
5........The Company purchased Rex Precision Products, Inc. Division
from Alco Standard Corporation and, effective as of June 30, 1987, the Company
adopted the Predecessor Plan and changed the name to the Coastcast Corporation
Selected Employees Pension Plan.
6........The Company amended and restated the Plan, effective as of
October 1, 1997, to conform the Plan to the legislative changes enacted under
the Tax Reform Act of 1986, the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1986, the
Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1987, the Technical and Miscellaneous
Revenue Act of 1988, the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1989, and to the
related regulations, notices, and other guidance promulgated by the Internal
Revenue Service. This amendment and restatement also froze benefit accruals,
effective December 31, 1990, and partially terminated the Plan with respect to
Participants who were not covered by a collective bargaining agreement with the
union that provided for participation in the Plan.
7........The Company amended the Plan, effective as of various dates,
to clarify certain provisions, update the normal retirement calculation amounts,
to conform the Plan to legislative changes enacted under the Unemployment
Compensation Amendments of 1992, the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993
("OBRA `93") and the Uruguay Round Agreements Act General Agreement on Trade and
Tariffs of 1994.
8........The Company intends this amendment and restatement to
incorporate prior amendments discussed in the previous paragraphs that remain
effective as of October, 1997 and conform the Plan to the legislative changes
enacted under the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of
1994, the Small Business Job Protection Act of 1996, the Taxpayer Relief Act of
1997, the Transportation Equity Act of 1998, the Internal Revenue Service
Restructuring and Reform Act of 1998 and the Community Renewal Tax Relief Act of
2000. This amendment also reflects and is intended as good faith compliance with
the provisions of the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001
("EGTRRA").
ARTICLE 1
DEFINITIONS
1.1 "Accrued Benefit" shall mean the benefit calculated under Section
5.1 using Years of Credited Service under Section 3.1 as of the date of
calculation. No more than 35 years of Credited Service may be used to calculate
a Participant's Accrued Benefit.
1.2 "Actuarial Equivalent" shall mean the amount which has equal
actuarial value determined based on the assumptions and factors adopted by the
Administrator, described on Schedule A, as modified from time to time by the
Administrator.
1.3 "Actuary" shall mean the actuarial firm or individual selected by
the Administrator from time to time, which firm or individual meets all
applicable government requirements for enrollment then in effect.
1.4 "Administrator" shall mean the person or persons designated
pursuant to Section 9.4.
1.5 "Affiliated Entity" shall mean the Company and:
(a) any corporation which is a member of a controlled group of
corporations with the Company, as determined under section 414(b) of the Code;
and
(b) any trade or business under common control with the Company, as
determined under section 414(c) of the Code; and
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(c) any member of an affiliated service group, as determined under
section 414(m) of the Code, of which the Company is a member;
(d) any other entity required to be aggregated with the Company or an
Affiliated Entity, as determined under regulations issued pursuant to section
414(o) of the Code; and
(e) "50% Affiliated Entity" shall mean an Affiliated Entity but with
"more than 50%" substituted for the "at least 80%" test in section 1563(a) of
the Code.
1.6 "Board of Directors" shall mean the Board of Directors of the
Company.
1.7 "Break in Service" shall mean a Computation Period in which an
Employee fails to complete more than 500 Hours of Service with the Company
and/or any Affiliated Entity.
1.8 "Code" shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
1.9 "Commencement Date" shall mean the original effective date of the
Plan, the Effective Date, or the effective date of any amendment of the Plan
which increases the benefits under the Plan for individuals covered by the Plan
before such date or which extends benefits under the Plan to individuals not
previously covered by the Plan.
1.10 "Company" shall mean Coastcast Corporation.
1.11 "Compensation" shall mean a self-employed individual's earned
income within the meaning of Code section 401(c)(1), but determined without
regard to any exclusion under Code section 911.
For an Employee who is not a self-employed individual, Compensation
shall mean total wages for Affiliated Entities as defined in section 3401(a) of
the Code for purposes of reporting on Internal Revenue Form W 2 and withholding
of income taxes at the source, but determined without regard to any rules that
limit the remuneration included in wages based on the nature or location of the
employment or services performed (such as the exception for agricultural labor
in section 3401(a)(2) of the Code). Compensation shall also include foreign
earned income (as defined in Code section 911(b) whether or not excludable from
gross income under Code section 911. For Plan Years beginning after December 31,
1997, the term shall also include any elective deferral (as defined in Code
section 402(g)(3)) and any salary reduction contributions to a cafeteria plan
meeting the requirements of section 125 of the Code that the Employer maintains
under Code sections 402(g)(3), 125 or 457. For Plan Years beginning on or after
January 1, 2001, Compensation shall also include cash amounts contributed by the
Employer at the election of an Employee which are not includible in the gross
income of Employee by reason of Code section 132(f).
For purposes of Section 5.9, the term "Compensation" shall included
Compensation from the 50% Affiliated Entities. In addition, notwithstanding the
foregoing, for purposes of Article 12 the following shall apply:
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(a) For Plan Years beginning on and after January 1, 1989, but before
January 1, 1994, the Compensation of any Participant shall not exceed $200,000
(as adjusted under section 415(d) of the Code);
(b) For Plan Years beginning on and after January 1, 1994, but before
January 1, 2001, the Compensation of any Participant shall not exceed $150,000
(as adjusted under section 401(a)(17)(B) of the Code); and
(c) For Plan Years beginning after December 31, 2001, the Compensation
of any Participant shall not exceed $150,000 (as adjusted under section
401(a)(17)(B) of the Code).
1.12 "Computation Period" shall mean the following:
(a) For purpose of determining when an employee is eligible to
participate in the Plan under Article 2:
(1) initially, the 12-month period beginning on the date on which the
Employee first is credited with an Hour of Service, and
(2) thereafter, each Plan Year beginning after such date.
(b) For all other purposes of the Plan: (1) effective January 1,
1990, the Plan Year, and (2) for periods prior to January 1,
1990, the calendar year.
(c) For purposes of the short Computation Period beginning January 1,
1990 and ending September 30, 1990, the number of Hours of Service used to
determine a Break in Service, a Year of Service and a Year of Credited Service
shall be prorated by multiplying the required Hours of Service by seventy-five
percent (.75).
1.13 "Effective Date" shall mean October 1, 1997, the effective date of
this amended and restated Plan, except as otherwise provided herein. The Plan
was originally effective on November 1, 1980.
1.14 "Eligible Classification" means employment as an Employee covered
by a collective bargaining agreement between the Company and the Union that
expressly provides for participation in the Plan.
1.15 "Employee" shall mean any person who is employed by or is a Leased
Employee in accordance with Section 1.19 of the Company or an Affiliated Entity
in an employer/employee relationship. Such term shall not include services
rendered by independent contractors.
1.16 "ERISA" shall mean the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of
1974, as amended.
1.17 "Fund" shall mean the assets held by the Trustee, increased from
time to time by contributions and investment gains and earnings and decreased
from time to time by payment of benefits, expenses, and investment losses.
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1.18 "Hour of Service" shall mean:
(a) Each hour for which an Employee is paid, or entitled to payment,
for the performance of duties for an Affiliated Entity. These hours shall be
credited to the Employee only for the Computation Period in which the duties are
performed.
(b) Each hour for which an Employee is paid, or entitled to payment, by
an Affiliated Entity on account of a period of time during which no duties are
performed irrespective (of whether the employment relationship has terminated)
due to vacation, holiday, illness, incapacity (including disability), layoff,
jury duty, military duty, or leave of absence. No more than 501 Hours of Service
shall be credited under this paragraph to which the Employee performs no duties
(whether or not such period occurs in a single Computation Period), and no
credit shall be given for hours for which no duties are performed but for which
payment by the Affiliated Entity is made or due under a plan maintained solely
for the purpose of complying with applicable workers' compensation, unemployment
compensation, or disability insurance laws or where payment solely reimburses an
Employee for medical or medically-related expenses incurred by the Employee.
Hours under this paragraph will be calculated and credited pursuant to section
2530.200b-2 of the Department of Labor Regulations which are incorporated herein
by this reference.
(c) Each hour for which back pay, irrespective of mitigation of
damages, is either awarded or agreed to by an Affiliated Entity. The same Hours
of Service shall not be credited both under paragraph (a) or paragraph (b), as
the case may be, and under this paragraph (c). These hours shall be credited to
the Employee for the Computation Period to which the award or agreement pertains
rather than the Computation Period in which the award, agreement, or payment is
made.
(d) Solely for purposes of determining whether an employee has a Break
in Service, Hours of Service shall also include an uncompensated authorized
leave of absence not in excess of one year, layoff for a period not in excess of
one year, authorized disability for a period not in excess of one year, jury
duty, or military leave while the Employee's reemployment rights are protected
by law or such additional or other periods as granted by an Affiliated Entity as
military leave, provided the Employee returns to employment at the end of his
leave of absence or within 90 days of the end of his military leave, whichever
is applicable (all of the above credited on the basis of 40 Hours of Service per
each week or eight Hours of Service per working day).
(e) Hours of Service will be credited for employment with any of the
Affiliated Entities. Hours of Service also will be credited for services
rendered to the Affiliated Entities by a Leased Employee who is treated as an
Employee.
(f) Solely for purposes of determining whether an Employee has a Break
in Service, Hours of Service shall also include absence from work for maternity
or paternity reasons. During this absence, the Employee shall be credited with
the Hours of Service which would have been credited but for the absence, or, if
such hours cannot be determined, with eight hours per day. An absence from work
for maternity or paternity reasons means an absence:
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(1) by reason of the pregnancy of the Employee,
(2) by reason of the birth of a child of the Employee,
(3) by reason of the placement of a child with the Employee in
connection with adoption, or
(4) for purposes of caring for such a child for a period immediately
following such birth or placement.
These Hours of Service shall be credited in the Computation Period
following the computation period in which the absence begins, except as
necessary to prevent a Break in Service in the Computation Period in which the
absence begins. However, no more than 501 Hours of Service will be credited for
purposes of any such maternity or paternity absence from work.
(g) Notwithstanding the foregoing, an Employee not paid on an hourly
basis shall be credited with 45 Hours of Service for each weekly payroll period
during which he would be credited with at least one Hour of Service pursuant to
the provisions of this Section.
(h) The term Hour of Service shall also include military leave while
the Employee's re-employment rights are protected by law or such additional or
other periods as are granted by the Company as military leave, provided the
Employee returns to employment within 90 days of the end of such military leave,
or within such period of time as his re-employment rights are protected by law,
whichever is greater. Hours under this paragraph shall be credited on the basis
of the lesser of (i) a forty (40) hour work week or applicable pro-rata portion
thereof or (ii) his customarily scheduled work week or applicable prorata
portion thereof.
1.19 "Leased Employee" shall mean any person, for years beginning after
December 31, 1996, (other than an employee of the recipient) who pursuant to an
agreement between the recipient and any other person ("leasing organization")
has performed services for the recipient (or for the recipient and related
persons determined in accordance with section 414(n)(6) of the Internal Revenue
Code) on a substantially full-time basis for a period of at least one year, and
such services are performed under primary direction or control by the recipient.
Contributions or benefits provided a Leased Employee by the leasing organization
which are attributable to services performed for the recipient employer shall be
treated as provided by the recipient employer.
Notwithstanding anything in this Plan to the contrary, a Leased
Employee shall not be considered an employee of the recipient if: (i) such
employee is covered by a money purchase pension plan providing: (1) a
nonintegrated employer contribution rate of at least 10% of compensation, as
defined in section 415(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, but including amounts
contributed pursuant to a salary reduction agreement which are excludable from
the employee's gross income under section 125, section 402(e)(3), section
402(h)(1)(B) or section 403(b) of the Internal Revenue Code, (2) immediate
participation, and (3) full and immediate vesting; and (ii) Leased Employees do
not constitute more than 20% of the recipient's nonhighly compensated workforce.
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1.20 "Participant" shall mean an Employee who has satisfied the
requirements for participation under Article 2, a former Employee who has been
transferred out of an Eligible Classification but who continues to be employed
by the Company or an Affiliated Entity, or a former Employee whose employment
with the Company has ceased and who is receiving benefits under the Plan or who
has a present or future right to receive benefits under the Plan.
1.21 "Plan" shall mean the Coastcast Corporation Selected Employee
Pension Plan as herein set forth and as it may be amended from time to time.
1.22 "Plan Year" shall mean the 12-month period commencing October 1
and ending the following September 30.
1.23 "Predecessor Company" shall mean Rex Precision Products, Inc.
Division of Alco Standard Corporation, the assets of which were purchased by the
Company in July, 1987.
1.24 "Predecessor Plan" shall mean the Rex Precision Products, Inc.
Hourly Employees Pension Plan, as maintained by the Predecessor Company prior to
June 30, 1987.
1.25 "Prior Plan" shall mean either (a) the Retirement Plan for
Employees of Rex Precision Products, Inc. Division of Alco Standard Corporation
or (b) the Pension Plan for Employees of Plant #5 (Metcast) Location of Rex
Precision Products, Inc. Division of Alco Standard Corporation, as maintained by
the Predecessor Company prior to November 1, 1980.
1.26 "Qualified Reemployment" shall mean the re-employment of a
Participant by the Company or an Affiliated Entity or the continued employment
of a Participant after his Normal Retirement Date in such a capacity that the
Participant receives or is entitled to receive compensation for at least 40
Hours of Service (not including Hours of Service under Section 1.18(c)) during a
calendar month.
1.27 "Severance" shall mean an Employee's voluntary or involuntary
termination of employment with the Affiliated Entitles for any reason at any
time.
1.28 "Spouse" shall mean the person to whom a Participant is legally
married on the applicable date.
1.29 "Total Disability" shall mean a Participant's inability, due to
accident, injury, or disease, to engage in any work for remuneration or profit
for the balance of his life. Disability resulting from the following causes
shall not constitute Total Disability under the Plan:
(a) service in the Armed Forces or Merchant Marine of the United
States or any other country;
(b) warfare or acts of a public enemy;
(c) willful participation in any criminal act;
(d) intentionally self-inflicted injury or self-incurred injury; or
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(e) use of drugs or narcotics contrary to law.
1.30 "Trust Agreement" shall mean the agreement between the Company and
the Trustee, the terms of which are incorporated herein by reference.
1.31 "Trustee" shall mean the individual trustees collectively or the
corporate trustee designated by the Board of Directors to serve as a trustee
pursuant to the Trust Agreement.
1.32 "Union" shall mean the United Steelworkers of America, AFL-CIO,
Local 2018, whose members participate hereunder pursuant to the collective
bargaining agreement by and between such Union and the Company.
1.33 "Years of Credited Service" shall mean the number of full and
partial Computation Periods counted with respect to determining an Employee's
Accrued Benefit under the Plan, as determined under Article 3.
1.34 "Years of Service" shall mean the number of Computation Periods
during which an Employee completes 1000 or more Hours of Service (whether or not
continuous) with the Affiliated Entities or the Predecessor Company. Years of
Service are used to determine an Employee's eligibility to participate and
vested status under the Plan.
ARTICLE 2
TRANSITION AND ELIGIBILITY TO PARTICIPATE
2.1 Rights Affected . All former Employees who have retired or have
terminated service in an Eligible Classification before the Effective Date shall
receive no additional rights as a result of this amended and restated Plan, but
shall have their rights and benefits determined solely under the Plan as in
effect before the Effective Date. Any former Employee who has terminated
employment in an Eligible Classification and who is re-employed as an Employee
after the Effective Date shall have his participation and benefit rights
determined hereunder, except as otherwise provided herein.
2.2 Eligibility to Participate.
(a) Employees shall be Participants as follows:
(1) Each Employee hired by the Company concurrently with the company's
asset purchase from the Predecessor Company who was eligible to participate in
the Predecessor Plan immediately prior to the purchase shall continue to be a
Participant under the terms of this Plan as long as employment in an Eligible
Classification continues.
(2) Each other Employee who is employed in an Eligible Classification
shall become a Participant on the October 1st or the April 1st coinciding with
or next following the date on which he has completed one Year of Service at the
end of a 12-month Computation Period if he continues employment in an Eligible
Classification.
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(b) A Participant whose employment is terminated and who is later
re-employed by the Company shall resume his participation in the Plan as of the
date of his re-employment in an Eligible Classification.
(c) An Employee whose employment is terminated and who is later
re-employed by ;the Company or an Affiliated Entity shall have his periods of
employment aggregated for purposes of determining his eligibility to
participate.
2.3 Exclusions from Participation.
(a) An Employee who otherwise would be eligible to participate in the
Plan shall not become a Participant if he is a Leased Employee. If such Employee
should cease to be a Leased Employee and enter an Eligible Classification, he
shall become a Participant on the first date on which he thereafter performs an
Hour of Service in an Eligible Classification.
(b) An Employee who otherwise would be eligible to participate in the
Plan shall not become a Participant if he is covered by a collective bargaining
agreement that does not expressly provide for participation in the Plan
(provided that the Employee representative with whom the collective bargaining
agreement is executed has had an opportunity to bargain concerning retirement
benefits for such Employees). If such Employee should cease to be covered by
such a collective bargaining agreement and enter an Eligible Classification, or
such collective bargaining agreement is amended to expressly provide for
participation in the Plan, he shall become a Participant on the first date on
which he thereafter completes an Hour of Service in an Eligible Classification.
(c) An Employee who otherwise would be eligible to participate in the
Plan but who is not employed in an Eligible Classification shall not become a
Participant until the date on which he is credited with one or more Hours of
Service in an Eligible Classification.
(d) An Employee who otherwise would be eligible to participate in the
Plan but who is then on an approved leave of absence without pay or in the
service of the armed forces of the United States shall not become a Participant
until the date on which he subsequently is credited with an Hour of Service in
an Eligible Classification, provided that the Employee returns to service with
an Affiliated Employer immediately following such leave of absence or, in the
case of an Employee who is on military leave, during the period in which his
re-employment rights are guaranteed by law.
(e) A Participant who becomes ineligible under this Section because he
is no longer employed in an Eligible Classification shall continue to receive
credit for Hours of Service for purposes of determining vesting under Article 6
but during the period of such ineligibility his Hours of Service shall not be
taken into account for purposes of determining Years of Credited Service.
(f) A Participant as of December 31, 1990, who ceases to be employed in
an Eligible Classification after December 31, 1990 because he is not covered by
the collective bargaining agreement between the Company and the Union that
provides for participation in this Plan, shall be an affected Participant in the
partial termination of the Plan and shall be fully vested in his Accrued Benefit
through December 31, 1990; provided, however, any Participant who received a
cashout of his vested Accrued Benefit prior to the December 31, 1990 partial
termination of the Plan shall not be an affected Participant for purposes of
this Section or Section 10.2. A cashout may occur by the distribution to the
Participant of a single sum payment pursuant to Sections 7.9 or 7.10, or by the
distribution to the Participant of an individual annuity contract that provides
for the payment of the full amount of his vested Accrued Benefit in a form
provided under the Plan. In addition, a cashout will be deemed to have occurred
if the Participant had a Severance at a time when he had no vested Accrued
Benefit.
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2.4 Military Service. Notwithstanding any provision of this Plan to the
contrary, contributions, benefits and service credit with respect to qualified
military service will be provided in accordance with section 414(u) of the Code.
ARTICLE 3
SERVICE AND CREDITED SERVICE
3.1 Credited Service for Benefit Accrual.
(a) For Computation Periods beginning after September 30, 1990, a
Participant shall accrue a Year of Credited Service for each Computation Period
prior to October 1, 2002 in which he completes 1,000 Hours of Service in an
Eligible Classification. A Participant who does not complete 1,000 Hours of
Service in an Eligible Classification will not be credited with any portion of a
Year of Credited Service; provided, however, nothing herein shall reduce the
Accrued Benefit of any Participant as of the date of adoption of this restated
and amended Plan. On and after October 1, 2002, a Participant shall not be
credited with any additional Years of Credited Service.
(b) Except as provided in Sections 3.2 and 3.7, a Participant shall
accrue a Year of Credited Service for each Computation Period prior to October
1, 1990 in which he completes at least the number of his regularly scheduled,
annual Hours of service. A Participant's number of regularly scheduled, annual
Hours of Service shall be determined by the Administrator, which shall apply
uniform and nondiscriminatory standards developed on the basis of objective
criteria including, but not limited to, job classification. In no event,
however, shall a Participant's number of regularly scheduled, annual Hours of
Service be deemed to exceed 2,080 for purposes of the Plan. For purposes of this
Section and Section 3.2, a Participant shall accrue a Year of Credited Service
(or any portion thereof) only in an Eligible Classification with the Company or
a Predecessor Company (including periods in which he would have been a
Participant but for the eligibility waiting period under Section 2.2) to the
earliest of (a) transfer to a position with the Company that is not an Eligible
Classification, (b) transfer to an Affiliated Entity that has not adopted the
Plan, (c) termination of employment with the Company for any other reason,
including early retirement, Total Disability (except as described in Section
3.3, or death, or (d) completion of 35 Years of Credited Service.
3.2 Partial Years of Credited Service. Subject to the limitations in
Section 3.1, a Participant shall accrue a partial Year of Credited Service for
any Computation Period prior to October 1, 1990 in which he is credited with
fewer than the number of his regularly scheduled, annual Hours of Service. Such
fractional credit shall be in the greater of (a) or (b) below.
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(a) one-twelfth (1/12) of a Year of Credited Service for each 83 Hours
of Service credited during a Computation Period; provided, however, that in no
event shall Credited Service under this Subsection exceed the actual number of
months that a Participant was employed in an Eligible Classification, rounded to
the next higher month, or
(b) that portion of a Year of Credited Service determined from a
fraction, the numerator of which is the number of Hours of Service in an
Eligible Classification with which the Participant is credited in the
Computation Period and the denominator of which is the number of his regularly
scheduled, annual Hours of Service. The fraction described in this Subsection
shall not exceed 1.
3.3 Special Rules . For purposes of Section 3.1, an Employee shall
receive credit for service during the 26-week waiting period in which no
disability retirement benefits are paid, if he thereafter is determined to
suffer a Total Disability.
3.4 Restoration of Service.
(a) A Participant who has a vested right to a benefit under Section 6.1
and who incurs a Break in Service shall have his pre- break and post-break Years
of Service and Years of Credited Service with the Company and all Affiliated
Entities aggregated for purposes of Sections 1.34, 3.1, 3.2 and 6.1 on his
reemployment by the Company or an Affiliated Entity.
(b) A Participant who does not have a vested right to a benefit under
Section 6.1 and who incurs a Break in Service after October 1, 1985 shall have
his pre-break and post-break Years of Service and Years of Credited Service with
the Company and all Affiliated Entities aggregated for purposes of Sections
1.34, 3.1, 3.2 and 6.1 if he is re-employed at a time when the number of his
consecutive Breaks in Service is less than the greater of (i) the number of
Years of Service he had accrued before his Break in Service, or (ii) five. If
the number of his consecutive Breaks in Service is equal to or greater than the
number of his Years of Service before the break or five, if greater, he shall
receive no credit for his pre-break Years of Service and Years of Credited
Service for purposes of Sections 1.34, 3.1, 3.2 and 6.1.
(c) Break in Service before October 1, 1985.
(1) A Participant who does not have a vested right to a benefit under
Section 6.1 and who incurs a Break in Service before October 1, 1985 shall have
his pre-break and post-break Years of Service and Years of Credited Service with
the Company and all Affiliated Entities aggregated for purposes of Sections
1.34, 3.1, 3.2 and 6.1 if:
(A) he is re-employed before October 1, 1985; and
(B) as of the date of his reemployment, the number of his consecutive
Breaks in Service is less than the number of Years of Service he had accrued
before his Break in Service.
(2) A Participant who does not have a vested right to a benefit under
Section 6.1 and who incurs a Break in Service before October 1, 1985 shall have
his pre-break and post-break Years of Service and Years of Credited Service with
the Company and all Affiliated Entities aggregated for purposes of Sections
1.34, 3.1, 3.2 and 6.1 if:
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(A) he is re-employed on or after October 1, 1985;
(B) as of October 1, 1985, the number of his consecutive Breaks in
Service is less than the number of Years of Service he had accrued before his
Break in Service; and
(C) as of the date of his reemployment, the number of his consecutive
Breaks in Service is less than the greater of (i) the number of Years of Service
he had accrued before his Break in- Service or (ii) five.
(3) If a Participant described in Subsection (c)(1) or (c)(2) is not
entitled to have his pre-break and post-break Years of Service and Years of
Credited Service aggregated under that Subsection, he shall receive no credit
for his pre-break Years of Service and Years of Credited Service for purposes of
Sections 1.34, 3.1, 3.2 and 6.1.
3.5 Uniformity . The provisions of this Article 3 shall be applied
according to non-discriminatory rules of general application.
3.6 Military Service . Notwithstanding any provision of this Plan to
the contrary, contributions, benefits and service credit with respect to
qualified military service will be provided in accordance with section 414(u) of
the Code.
3.7 Cessation of Accruals . No increases in a Participant's Accrued
Benefit shall occur with respect to service on and after October 1, 2002. Each
Participant's Accrued Benefit based on Years of Credited Service as of September
30, 2002 shall be frozen and additional benefit accruals shall cease after such
date.
ARTICLE 4
ELIGIBILITY FOR BENEFITS
4.1 Normal Retirement . A Participant shall be eligible for normal
retirement benefits as of the first day of the calendar month coincident with or
next following the later of the month in which he attains age 65, or the fifth
anniversary of the time a Participant commences participation in the Plan. This
date shall be his Normal Retirement Date.
4.2 Late Retirement . If a Participant continues his employment with
the Company or an Affiliated Entity beyond his Normal Retirement Date, he shall
be eligible for late retirement benefits on the first day of the calendar month
coincident with or next following the date on which he terminates employment
with the Company and all Affiliated Entities. This date shall be his Late
Retirement Date.
4.3 Early Retirement.
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(a) A Participant shall be eligible for early retirement benefits as of
the first day of the calendar month coincident with or next following the month
in which he attains age 55, accrues 15 Years of Service, and terminates
employment with the Company and all Affiliated Entities. This date shall be his
Early Retirement Date.
(b) Notwithstanding anything in Subsection (a) above to the contrary, a
Participant who was a participant in the Prior Plan as of October 31, 1980 shall
be eligible for early retirement benefits as of the first day of the calendar
month coincident with or next following the month in which he attains age 55,
accrues ten Years of Service, and terminates employment with the Company and all
Affiliated Entities. This date shall be his Early Retirement Date.
4.4 Disability Retirement.
(a) A Participant shall be eligible for the disability retirement
benefits described in Section 5.5 if, after he has accrued 15 or more Years of
Service, he suffers a Total Disability which continues for at least 26 weeks and
he terminates his employment with the Company and all Affiliated Entities
therefor. The first day of the month coincident with or next following the
expiration of the 26-week period of Total Disability or the Administrator's
receipt of medical certification of Total Disability, if later, shall be the
Participant's Disability Retirement Date.
(b) Total Disability shall be established on the basis of an
independent medical examination to the satisfaction of the Administrator, using
nondiscriminatory standards uniformly applied. The Administrator may direct that
any former Employee receiving Total Disability benefits shall be reexamined
without expense to him from time to time, but not more than once in any calendar
year, to determine if Total Disability continues to exist. Benefits hereunder
shall terminate at any time that the former Employee ceases to be disabled under
this Section. Failure to submit to such reexamination shall be cause for
termination of Total Disability benefits hereunder.
4.5 Furnishing Data . Each Employee shall furnish such data as the
Administrator may consider necessary for the determination of the Employee's
rights and benefits under the Plan and shall otherwise cooperate fully with the
Administrator in the administration of the Plan.
ARTICLE 5
CALCULATION OF BENEFITS
5.1 Normal Retirement . A Participant who is eligible for normal
retirement benefits shall receive a monthly pension which is the Actuarial
Equivalent of a single life annuity commencing on his Normal Retirement Date.
Such monthly pension shall be payable in accordance with Article 7 in the amount
as set forth below, multiplied by his Years of Credited Service under Sections
3.1 and 3.2:
(a) $5.00 for Severances occurring on or after November 1, 1980 but
before December 5, 1985;
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(b) $6.00 for Severances occurring on or after December 5, 1985 but
before December 4, 1986;
(c) $7.00 for Severances occurring on or after December 4, 1986 but
before December 4, 1987;
(d) $8.00 for Severances occurring on or after December 4, 1987 but
before December 4, 1988;
(e) $9.00 for Severances occurring on or after December 4, 1988 but
before December 4, 1990;
(f) $9.50 for Severances occurring on or after December 4, 1990 but
before December 4, 1991;
(g) $10.00 for Severances occurring on or after December 4, 1991;
(h) solely with respect to Participants employed in an Eligible
Classification on or after May 12, 1997, but before May 12, 1998, $10.40 for
Severances occurring on or after May 12, 1997, but before May 12, 1998;
(i) solely with respect to Participants employed in an Eligible
Classification on or after May 12, 1998, but before May 12, 1999, $10.60 for
Severances occurring on or after May 12, 1998, but before May 12, 1999;
(j) solely with respect to Participants employed in an Eligible
Classification on or after May 12, 1999, but before June 12, 2000, $10.85 for
Severances occurring on or after May 12, 1998, but before May 12, 1999;
(k) solely with respect to Participants employed in an Eligible
Classification on or after June 12, 2000, but before June 12, 2001, $11.00 for
Severances occurring on or after June 12, 2000, but before June 12, 2001;
(l) solely with respect to Participants employed in an Eligible
Classification on or after June 12, 2001, but before June 12, 2002, $11.20 for
Severances occurring on or after June 12, 2001, but before June 12, 2002; and
(m) solely with respect to Participants employed in an Eligible
Classification on or after June 12, 2002, $11.40 for Severances occurring on or
after June 12, 2002.
5.2 Minimum Benefit . Notwithstanding any other provision hereof, no
Participant covered under the Prior Plan shall receive a normal retirement
benefit the Actuarial Equivalent of which is less than that which would have
been provided if the Prior Plan had continued in effect without amendment until
the Participant's Normal Retirement Date, assuming that the Participant's
compensation for calendar year 1980, as determined under the Prior Plan for
purposes of calculating benefits, remained at such level until his Normal
Retirement Date. A Participant receiving a deferred vested benefit or early
retirement benefit shall have a minimum benefit determined by multiplying the
minimum normal retirement benefit above by a fraction, the numerator of which is
the Participant's actual Years of Credited Service and the denominator of which
is the number of Years of Credited Service the Participant would have had if he
had worked to Normal Retirement Date in an eligible classification. In no event,
however, shall the amount of such minimum benefit be less than the Participant's
vested accrued benefit determined under the Prior Plan as of November 1, 1980.
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5.3 Late Retirement . A Participant who is credited with at least one
Hour of Service and who is eligible for benefits under Section 4.2 shall receive
a monthly pension, calculated as under Section 5.1, based on his Years of
Credited Service and the benefit level in effect on his Late Retirement Date. In
no event shall the normal retirement benefit computed hereunder be less than the
actuarial equivalent of the benefit the Participant would have been entitled to
on his normal retirement date. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a Participant who
has commenced receiving a monthly pension benefit and accrues additional
Credited Service without having his benefit suspended under Section 5.10,
because either (i) his reemployment does not constitute Qualified Reemployment,
or (ii) his benefit is required to commence under Section 7.1, shall have his
Accrued Benefit computed by offsetting the value of the monthly pension benefits
paid against additional benefit accruals attributable to full or partial Years
of Credited Service for Computation Periods ending after the Participant's
Normal Retirement Date.
5.4 Early Retirement . A Participant who is eligible for benefits under
Section 4.3 shall receive either:
(a) a reduced monthly pension, calculated as under Section 5.1, based
on his Years of Credited Service and reduced by 1/180 for each of the first 60
full calendar months and by 1/360 for each of the next 60 full calendar months
by which the commencement of his benefit precedes his Normal Retirement Date; or
(b) a deferred, unreduced monthly pension, calculated as under Section
5.1, based on his Years of Credited Service, with payment commencing on his
Normal Retirement Date.
5.5 Disability Retirement.
(a) A Participant who is eligible for disability benefits under both a
long term disability plan maintained by the Company and Section 4.4 of this Plan
shall receive an annual pension, payable monthly, commencing on his Normal
Retirement Date or, if he so elects, his Early Retirement Date. Such Participant
will continue to accrue a Year of Credited Service for each Computation Period
from his Disability Retirement Date until his Normal Retirement Date (or Early
Retirement Date, if applicable) during which his Total Disability continues in
accordance with Section 4.4. Such Participant's monthly benefit shall be his
Accrued Benefit as of his Normal or Early Retirement Date, as applicable,
reduced in accordance with Subsection 5.4(a) if benefits commence before Normal
Retirement Date. In the event of the Participant's death prior to the
commencement of benefits under this Section, death or survivor's benefits shall
be paid only in accordance with other provisions of this Article 5.
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(b) A Participant who is eligible for disability benefits under
Section 4.4 but who is not eligible for disability benefits under
a long term disability plan maintained by the Company (or if the
Company does not maintain a long term disability plan) shall
receive an immediate monthly pension, calculated as under Section
5.1, based on his Years of Credited Service under Article 3 to
his Disability Retirement Date, and reduced (1) by 1/180 for each
of the first 60 full calendar months by which his disability
retirement precedes his Normal Retirement Date and (2) by 1/360
for each of the next 60 full calendar months.
(c) Disability benefits determined under this Section shall be
reduced by any amounts payable on a periodic basis under workers'
compensation, but not by workers' compensation awards payable in
a single sum.
5.6 Transfers . An Employee who is eligible for benefits under Article
4 and who has been transferred out of an Eligible Classification, but continues
to be employed with the Company or an Affiliated Entity, shall have his Accrued
Benefit computation based upon his Years of Credited Service and the benefit
level in effect under Section 5.1 on the date of his actual Severance with the
Company and Affiliated Entities.
5.7 Surviving Spouse's Benefit . In the event of the death of a
Participant (1) who has a surviving Spouse, (2) who at his death has any vested
interest in his Accrued Benefit under the Plan, and (3) who either (A) has not
yet terminated employment with the Company and all Affiliated Entities or (B)
has terminated employment with the Company and all Affiliated Entities, but
whose benefit has not yet commenced, such surviving Spouse shall receive a
survivor's benefit. Such benefit shall be a monthly pension for the life of the
Spouse, if then living, commencing an the first day of any month following the
earliest date on which the Participant could have elected to receive immediate
retirement benefits, but not later than the date that would have been the
Participant's Normal Retirement Date, as elected in writing by the Spouse. The
benefit shall be equal to the benefit such Spouse would have received if the
Participant (1) had terminated his employment on the earlier of (A) the date of
his death or (B) the date of his actual termination of employment, (2) had
survived to the benefit commencement date elected by the Spouse under the
preceding sentence, (3) had retired with an immediate retirement benefit in the
normal form under Section 7.3(a), and (4) had died on the following day.
5.8 Post-Retirement Death Benefit . In the event of the death of a
Participant after his retirement and election of a form of benefit under Article
7, his beneficiary shall be entitled to receive any amount which may be payable
under the form of benefit in effect.
5.9 Maximum Benefit . The maximum annual pension payable under the Plan
shall be the lesser of the amounts described in (i) and (ii) below:
(i) 100% of the Participant's average Compensation for his three
consecutive highest paid years; or
(ii) the following Defined Benefit Dollar Limitation:
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(A) For Plan Years ending on or before December 31, 2001, the Defined
Benefit Dollar Limitation is $90,000.
(B) For Plan Years ending after December 31, 2001, the Defined Benefit
Dollar Limitation is $160,000.
The amounts set forth in, subparagraph (ii) above shall be
automatically adjusted each Plan Year to take into account any cost-of-living
Adjustment Factor provided for the Plan Year ending within the calendar year of
the date of the adjustment, as provided under section 415(d) of the Code.
If the Participant is, or has ever been covered by more than one
defined benefit plan maintained by the 50% Affiliated Entities, his benefit
under this Plan shall be reduced if necessary, so that the sum of the
Participant's annual benefits from all such plans does not exceed the maximum
benefit specified above.
For purposes of this Plan, the following definitions apply:
"Adjustment Factor" means the cost-of-living adjustment factor set by
the Secretary of the Treasury under section 415(d) of the Code, applied to such
items and in such manner as the Secretary requires.
"Current Accrued Benefit" means a Participant's accrued benefit under
the Plan, determined as if the Participant had separated from service on
September 30, 1987, when expressed as an annual benefit within the meaning of
section 415(b)(2) of the Code. The following items are to be disregarded in
determining a Participant's Current Accrued Benefit:
(i) Any changes in the Plan after May 5, 1986; and
(ii) Any cost-of-living adjustment occurring after May 5, 1986.
"Defined Benefit Dollar Limitation" means the limitation set forth in
section 415(b)(1) of the Code.
"Defined Benefit Fraction" means a fraction, the numerator of which is
the sum of the Participant's projected annual benefits under all the defined
benefit plans (whether or not terminated) maintained by the 50% Affiliated
Entities, and the denominator of which is the lesser of 125% of the dollar
limitation determined for the Plan Year under sections 415(b) and (d) of the
Code or 140% of the highest average compensation including any adjustments under
section 415(b) of the Code.
Notwithstanding the above, if the Participant was a Participant as of
October 1, 1987 in one or more defined benefit plans maintained by the 50%
Affiliated Entities which were in existence on May 6, 1986, the denominator of
this fraction will not be less than 125% of the sum of the annual benefits under
such plans which the Participant had accrued as of September 30, 1987,
disregarding any changes in the terms and conditions of the plans after May 5,
1986. The preceding sentence applies only if the defined benefit plans
individually and in the aggregate satisfied the requirements of section 415 for
all limitation years beginning before January 1, 1987.
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"Defined Contribution Dollar Limitation" means $30,000 or, if greater,
one-fourth of the Defined Benefit Dollar Limitation in effect for the Plan Year.
"Defined Contribution Fraction" means a fraction, the numerator of
which is the sum of the annual additions to the Participant's account under all
the defined contribution plans (whether or not terminated) maintained by the
employer for the current and all prior limitation years, (including the annual
additions attributable to the Participant's non-deductible employee
contributions to this and all other defined benefit plans (whether or not
terminated) maintained by the 50% Affiliated Entities, and the annual additions
attributable to all welfare benefit funds, as defined in section 419(e) of the
Code under which amounts attributable to post- retirement medical benefits are
allocated to separate accounts of key employees as defined in section
419(A)(d)(3) of the Code, or individual medical accounts, as defined in section
415(l)(2) of the Code, maintained by the 50% Affiliated Entities), and the
denominator of which is the sum of the maximum aggregate amounts for the current
and all prior limitation years of service with the 50% Affiliated Entities
(regardless of whether a defined contribution plan was maintained by the 50%
Affiliated Entities). The maximum aggregate amount in any limitation year is the
lesser of 125% of the dollar limitation determined under sections 415(b) and (d)
of the Code in effect under section 415(c)(1)(A) of the Code or 35% of the
Participant's Compensation for such year.
If the Employee was a Participant as of the first day of the first
limitation year beginning after December 31, 1986, in one or more defined
contribution plans maintained by the 50% Affiliated Entities which were in
existence on May 6, 1986, the numerator of this fraction will be adjusted if the
sum of this fraction and the defined benefit fraction would otherwise exceed 1.0
under the terms of this Plan. Under the adjustment, an amount equal to the
product of (1) the excess of the sum of the fractions over 1.0 times (2) the
denominator of this fraction, will be permanently subtracted from the numerator
of this fraction. The adjustment is calculated using the fractions as they would
be computed as of the end of the last limitation year beginning before January
1, 1987, and disregarding any changes in the terms and conditions of the plans
made after May 5, 1986, but, using the Code section 415 limitation applicable to
the first limitation year beginning on or after January 1, 1987.
The annual addition for any limitation year beginning before January 1,
1987, shall not be recomputed to treat all employee contributions as annual
additions.
"Social Security Retirement Age" means the age used as the retirement
age for the Participant under section 216(l) of the Social Security Act, except
that such section shall be applied without regard to the age increase factor,
and as if the early retirement age under section 216(l)(2) of such Act was 62.
For example, as of January 1, 1987, the Social Security Retirement Age is age 65
for a Participant born before January 1, 1938, age 66 for a Participant born
after December 31, 1937 but before January 1, 1955, and 67 for a Participant
born after December 31, 1954.
(a) Adjustment for Alternative Form of Payment. If any retirement
benefit under this Plan is payable in any form other than a straight life
annuity with no ancillary benefits, the Plan benefit is to be adjusted to a
straight life annuity beginning at the same age which is the actuarial
equivalent of such benefit, using an interest rate of (a) the rate used for
determining Actuarial Equivalent or (b) 5%, whichever is greater, in accordance
with rules determined by the Commissioner of Internal Revenue. For the purposes
of the adjustment described in this Section the following values will not be
taken into account:
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(i) the value of a qualified joint and survivor annuity as defined in
Code section 401(a)(11)(G)(iii) to the extent that such value exceeds the sum of
the value of a straight life annuity beginning on the same date, and the value
of any post- retirement death benefits that would be payable absent the
qualified joint and survivor annuity;
(ii) the value of benefits not directly related to retirement benefits,
such as pre-retirement death benefits; and
(iii) the value of benefits which reflect post-retirement cost of
living increases pursuant to section 415(d)(1) of the Code.
(b) Adjustment for Early Retirement. If the retirement benefit of a
Participant commences before the Participant's Social Security Retirement Age
(or for Plan Years beginning after December 31, 2001, age 62), the Defined
Benefit Dollar Limitation shall be adjusted so that it is the actuarial
equivalent of an annual benefit equal to the Defined Benefit Dollar Limitation,
multiplied by the Adjustment Factor, as prescribed by the Secretary of the
Treasury, beginning at the Social Security Retirement Age (or for Plan Years
beginning after December 31, 2001, age 62). The adjustment provided for in the
preceding sentence shall be made in such manner as the Secretary of the Treasury
may prescribe which is consistent with the reduction for old-age insurance
benefits commencing before the Social Security Retirement Age under the Social
Security Act.
(c) Adjustment for Deferred Retirement. If the retirement benefit of a
Participant commences after the Participant's Social Security Retirement Age (or
for Plan years beginning after December 31, 2001, age 65), the Defined Benefit
Dollar Limitation shall be adjusted so that it is the actuarial equivalent of a
benefit equal to the Defined Benefit Dollar Limitation beginning at the Social
Security Retirement Age (or for Plan Years beginning after December 31, 2001,
age 65), multiplied by the Adjustment Factor as provided by the Secretary of the
Treasury, based on the lesser of the interest rate assumption under the Plan or
on an assumption of 5% per year.
(d) Defined Benefit Exception. Notwithstanding the preceding
limitations of this Section to the contrary, the annual benefit (without regard
to the age at which benefits commence) payable with respect to a Participant
under the Plan will not be deemed to exceed the limitations or annual benefits
of this Section if:
(i) the retirement benefits derived from Employer contributions payable
with respect to the Participant under the Plan together with any other defined
benefit plans of the Employer do not, in the aggregate, exceed $10,000 for the
limitation year or for any prior limitation year without regard to any Employee
contributions made to any such Plans, or other adjustments related to early
retirement or benefits payable in a form other than a straight life annuity; and
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(ii) the Employer has not at any time maintained a defined contribution
plan, a welfare benefit plan as defined in section 419(e) of the Code, or an
individual medical account as defined in section 415(l)(2) of the Code, which
provides an annual addition as defined in section 415(c)(2) of the Code, in
which the Participant participated.
(e) Adjustment of Limitation for Years of Service or
Participation.
(i) Defined Benefit Dollar Limitation. If a Participant has completed
less than ten years of participation in the Plan, the Participant's accrued
benefit shall not exceed the Defined Benefit Dollar Limitation as adjusted by
multiplying such amount by a fraction, the numerator of which is the
Participant's number of years (or part thereof) of participation in the Plan,
and the denominator of which is ten. A Participant's years of participation
shall be computed in the same manner as Years of Credited Service.
(ii) Other Defined Benefit Limitations. If a Participant has completed
less than ten Years of Service, the limitations described in sections
415(b)(1)(B) and 415(b)(4) of the Code shall be adjusted by multiplying such
amounts by a fraction, the numerator of which is the Participant's number of
Years of Service (or part thereof), and the denominator of which is ten.
(iii) Limitations on Reductions. In no event shall Sections (e)(i) and
(ii) reduce the limitations provided under sections 415(b)(1) and (4) of the
Code to an amount less than one-tenth of the applicable limitation (as
determined without regard to this Section (e)).
(iv) Application to Changes in Benefit Structure. To the extent
provided by the Secretary of the Treasury, this Section (e) shall be applied
separately with respect to each change in the benefit structure of the Plan.
(f) Protection of Current Accrued Benefit. If the Current Accrued
Benefit of an individual who is a Participant, as of October 1, 1987, exceeds
the benefit, limitations under section 415(b) of the Code (as modified by
Sections (b), (c) and (e) above), then, for purposes of Code section 415(b) and
(e), the Defined Benefit Dollar Limitation with respect to such individual shall
be equal to such Current Accrued Benefit.
(g) Cost of Living Adjustments for Terminated Participants. In the case
of a terminated Participant, the one 100% limitation on annual benefits of this
Section shall be automatically adjusted to reflect any regulations issued by the
Secretary of the Treasury pursuant to section 415(d) of the Internal Revenue
Code, concerning cost of living adjustment.
(h) Combined Plan Limitation. For limitation years beginning before
January 1, 2000, if the Participant is or ever has been covered by another plan
maintained by the 50% Affiliated Entities that provides an annual addition as
defined in section 415(c)(2) of the Code, including a defined contribution plan,
a funded welfare benefit plan as defined in section 419(e) of the Code, or an
individual medical account as defined in section 415(l)(2) of the Code, his
benefit under this Plan shall be reduced if necessary, so that the sum of the
defined benefit fraction and the defined contribution fraction does not exceed
1.0 for such Plan Year.
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(i) Limitation Year. The limitation year shall be the Plan Year.
5.10 Suspension of Benefits on Reemployment.
(a) (1) In the event that a Participant is employed in Qualified
Re-employment, the benefits otherwise payable to the Participant shall be
suspended for each calendar month in which he continues his Qualified
Reemployment. In addition, except as required by Section 7.1 or section
401(a)(9) of the Code, no benefits shall be paid during the Qualified
Reemployment of a Participant who continues in the employ of the Company or an
Affiliated Entity after his Normal Retirement Date. The rules relating to such a
suspension of benefits and their subsequent resumption are described in this
Section.
(2) The Administrator shall notify the Participant by first class mail
of the suspension of his pension benefits during the first month in which the
Participant is engaged in Qualified Reemployment.
(3) Each Participant receiving benefits under the Plan shall be
required to give notice to the Administrator of any employment relationship
which such Participant has with the Company or any Affiliated Entity. The
Administrator shall have the right to use all reasonable efforts to determine
whether such employment constitutes Qualified Reemployment. The Administrator
shall also have the right to require the Participant to provide information
sufficient to prove that such employment does not constitute Qualified
Reemployment.
(4) A Participant may request the Administrator to make a determination
as to whether specific contemplated employment constitutes Qualified
Re-employment. The Administrator shall respond to such request in writing within
60 days of the Administrator's receipt of the request.
(5) Pension benefit payments to the Participant will resume (or
commence) no later than the first day of the third calendar month following the
month in which his Qualified Reemployment ceases or, if later, the first day of
the calendar month following receipt by the Administrator of the Participant's
notice that his Qualified Reemployment has ceased. The initial resumption
payment shall include payment for the current month and for all previous
calendar months since the cessation of the Participant's Qualified Reemployment.
(6) The Administrator shall offset resumed pension benefits by an
amount equal to any pension benefits which were paid to the Participant with
respect to a calendar month in which the Participant was engaged in Qualified
Reemployment. However, the offset to any monthly pension benefit, other than the
initial resumption payment, shall not exceed 25% of such monthly benefit. Any
remaining offset shall be applied to pension benefits payable in subsequent
months.
(b) In the event that a Participant is employed by the Company or an
Affiliated Entity under any circumstances other than a described in Subsection
(a), the benefits otherwise payable to the Participant shall be continued during
such period of reemployment.
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ARTICLE 6
VESTING
6.1 Eligibility . A Participant who has a Severance with the Company
and all Affiliated Entities after he has accrued five Years of Service shall be
eligible for a deferred vested benefit commencing on his Normal Retirement Date,
if he is then living. Prior to October 1, 1989, a Participant who had a
Severance after he accrued ten Years of Service was fully vested and eligible
for a deferred vested benefit commencing on his Normal Retirement Date. If a
Participant has accrued (a) 15 Years of Service or (b) in the case of a
Participant who was a participant in the Prior Plan as of October 31, 1980, ten
Years of Service, he shall be eligible for early retirement benefits commencing,
upon his request, on or after his Early Retirement Date, if he is then living.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, a Participant shall be fully vested in his
Accrued Benefit upon the later of the date the Participant attains age 65, or
the fifth anniversary of the time a Participant commences participation in the
Plan. For Plan Years prior to October 1, 1990, a Participant who attained age 65
was fully vested without regard to his Years of Service and shall continue to be
fully vested.
6.2 Amount of Benefit . A Participant who meets the requirements of
Section 6.1 shall receive (a) a monthly pension at Normal Retirement Date equal
to the Accrued Benefit he would have received under Section 5.1, calculated as
if his termination of employment date had been his Normal Retirement Date, (b)
if he had accrued (i) 15 Years of Service or (ii) ten Years of Service if he was
a participant in the Prior Plan as of October 31, 1980, as of the date of his
termination of employment with the Company and all Affiliated Entities, an early
retirement benefit, upon attaining age 55, in an amount reduced under Section
5.4, or (c) a monthly pension at his Late Retirement Date calculated under
Section 5.3.
6.3 Form and Payment of Benefit . Deferred vested benefits shall be
paid monthly, in the form provided under Section 7.3, unless the Participant
elects an optional form of benefit under Section 7.4.
6.4 Termination of Benefit . The last deferred vested benefit payment
hereunder shall be made in accordance with the provisions of Article 7.
ARTICLE 7
PAYMENTS OF BENEFITS
7.1 Earliest and Latest Commencement of Benefits.
(a) Benefit payments shall commence on the applicable date otherwise
specified herein, provided, however, that unless a Participant elects otherwise,
payment of such benefits under the Plan shall commence no later than 60 days
after the close of the Plan Year in which occurs the later of:
(i) the date on which the Participant attains his Normal Retirement
Date, or
(ii) the date the Participant terminates his employment with the
Company, provided, however, that if the amount of payment otherwise required
cannot be ascertained by such date, a payment retroactive to such date may be
made no later than 60 days after the earliest date on which the amount of such
payment can be ascertained.
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(b) To the extent that there is any conflict between the provisions of
Code section 401(a)(9) and the Regulations thereunder and any other provision in
the Plan, the provisions of Code section 401(a)(9) and the Regulations
thereunder will control.
(c) Latest Commencement.
(i) Distribution to a Participant must begin no later than the first
day of April following the calendar year in which occurs the later of (i) the
date the Participant attains age 70 1/2 or (ii) the date the Participant
terminates his employment with the Company; provided, however, that benefit
distributions to a Five Percent Owner (as defined in section 416(i) of the Code)
must be made by the April 1 of the calendar year following the calendar year in
which the Participant attains age 70 1/2.
(ii) A Participant who (1) attained age 70 1/2 in a year prior to
January 1, 1996; (2) has not terminated his employment with the Company; (3)
currently receives required distributions and (4) is not a Five Percent Owner
(as defined in section 416(i) of the Code), may suspend his Required
Distributions until the date the Participant terminates his employment with the
Company if such Participant notifies the Company prior to February 28, 2002.
(iii) Any Participant attaining age 70 1/2 in calendar years after 1995
may elect by April 1 of the calendar year following the year in which the
Participant attained age 70 1/2, (or by December 31, 1997 in the case of a
Participant attaining age 70 1/2 in 1996) to begin to receive such Participant's
distribution no later than April 1 of the calendar year following the year in
which the Participant attained age 70 1/2, (or by December 31, 1997 in the case
of a Participant attaining age 70 1/2 in 1996). If no such election is made, the
Participant will receive such Participant's single sum payment by the April l of
the calendar year following the year in which the Participant incurs a
Termination of Employment.
7.2 Payment of Benefits . Benefits shall be paid monthly in an amount
which shall be the Actuarial Equivalent of the benefit calculated under Article
5.
7.3 Normal Form of Benefit.
(a) The normal form of benefit for a Participant who has a Spouse shall
be an Actuarially Equivalent joint and survivor annuity, with monthly
installments payable after the death of the retired Participant to the Spouse,
if then living, for the life of such Spouse in an amount equal to 50% of the
benefit paid to the retired Participant.
In the case of a late retirement, the Actuarial Equivalent will be
determined on the basis of the difference between the ages of the Participant
and his Spouse as of the Participant's Late Retirement Date.
(b) In the case of retirement where the Participant has no Spouse
living when benefit payments commence, the sole form of benefit shall be a
single life annuity with equal monthly installments payable to the retired
Participant during his lifetime, subject to the exception noted in Section 7.10.
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7.4 Optional Forms of Benefits . In the case of a Participant whose
normal form of benefit is determined under Section 7.3(a), the Participant, on
forms to be provided by the Administrator, may elect, subject to the rules of
Section 7.5, one of the following Actuarially Equivalent optional forms of
benefit:
(a) a single life annuity payable in equal monthly installments to the
retired Participant for his life; or
(b) a joint and survivor annuity with the Participant's Spouse, payable
in monthly installments to the retired Participant for his life and with 100% or
75% of the amount of such monthly installment payable after the death of the
retired Participant to the Spouse of such Participant, if then living, for the
life of such Spouse.
7.5 Rules for Election of Optional Benefits . The following rules-shall
be uniformly and non- discriminatorily applied with respect to the election of
optional forms of benefits by filing written notice in the form and manner
prescribed by the Administrator.
(a) A Participant who has a Spouse may elect to receive an optional
form of benefit only if (1) the Spouse (A) consents in writing not to receive
the normal form of benefit or the form of benefit described in Section 7.4(b),
and (B) if applicable, consents in writing to the specific beneficiary or
beneficiaries designated by the Participant pursuant to his election, (2) such
consent acknowledges its own effect, and (3) such consent is witnessed by a
notary public. A Participant is not required to comply with the above steps if
he establishes to the satisfaction of a Plan representative that he either has
no Spouse or that his Spouse cannot be located.
(b) The Participant shall have the right to revoke his waiver of the
automatic payment of benefits in the form of a joint and survivor annuity. Such
revocation may be made at any time prior to the Participant's annuity starting
date.
(c) In the event of the death of the Participant's Spouse before the
first day of the month for which a Participant's benefit payments are scheduled
to commence, but after an election of a joint and survivor annuity has been made
hereunder, the election shall be automatically revoked.
(d) In the event of the death of the Participant before his Normal
Retirement Date and before attaining a vested interest under Section 6.1,
neither the Participant nor his Spouse shall receive benefits hereunder.
7.6 Explanations to Participants . The Administrator shall no less than
30 days and no more than 90 days before his benefits are to commence provide to
each Participant a written explanation of:
(a) the terms and conditions of the normal form of benefit;
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(b) the Participant's right to waive the normal form of benefit and the
effect of such waiver;
(c) the rights of the Participant's Spouse with respect to such waiver;
and
(d) the right to revoke an election to receive an optional form of
benefit and the effect of such revocation.
7.7 Termination of Benefits . The last benefit payment hereunder shall
be made for the month in which occurs:
(a) in the case of a single life annuity, the death of the retired
Participant;
(b) in the case of a surviving Spouse's benefit or a joint and survivor
benefit, the later of the death of the retired Participant and the Spouse of
such Participant, or
(c) in the case of a single sum payment, the distribution of such
benefit payment.
7.8 Mailing Address . Benefit payments and notifications hereunder to a
Participant shall be deemed made when mailed to the last address furnished to
the Administrator.
7.9 Small Benefit Payments . Notwithstanding any other provision of the
Plan, (a) if the amount of any monthly payment of benefits under this Plan shall
be less than $50.00, such benefit may be paid, at the Administrator's
discretion, in Actuarially Equivalent quarterly, semi-annual, or annual amounts,
or (b) if the Actuarially Equivalent single sum value of a Participant's Accrued
Benefit for any Plan Year is less than the dollar amount prescribed by section
411(a)(11) of the Code for such Plan Year, such benefit may be paid in a single
sum.
7.10 Single Sum Payments . Notwithstanding any other provision hereof,
each Participant who was a participant in the Prior Plan as of October 31, 1980
and who becomes eligible to receive normal, late, early or disability retirement
benefits under Sections 4.1 through 4.4 respectively, may elect to receive, upon
his retirement, a single sum payment equal to the present value of his Accrued
Benefit as of his retirement date. The single sum amount payable to such
Participant shall be calculated in accordance with Schedule A. Any such election
shall be made in accordance with the rules set forth in Section 7.5.
7.11 Eligible Rollover Distributions.
(a) Direct Rollover Election. Notwithstanding any provision of the Plan
to the contrary that would otherwise limit a distributee's election under this
Section, a distributee may elect, at the time and in the manner prescribed by
the Plan Administrator, to have any portion of an eligible rollover distribution
paid directly to an eligible retirement plan specified by the distributee in a
direct rollover.
(b) Definitions. For purposes of this Section, the following
definitions shall apply
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(1) Eligible Rollover Distribution: An "eligible rollover distribution"
is any distribution of all or any portion of the balance to the credit of the
distributee, except that an eligible rollover distribution does not include: any
distribution that is one of a series of substantially equal periodic payments
(not less frequently than annually) made for the life (or life expectancy) of
the distributee or the joint lives (or joint life expectancies) of the
distributee and the distributee's designated beneficiary or for a specified
period of ten years or more; any distribution to the extent such distribution is
required under section 401(a)(9) of the Code; and the portion of any
distribution that is not includable in gross income (determined without regard
to the exclusion for net unrealized appreciation with respect to employer
securities).
(2) Eligible Retirement Plan: An "eligible retirement plan" is an
individual retirement account described in section 408(a) of the Code, an
individual retirement annuity described in section 408(b) of the Code, an
annuity plan described in section 403(a) of the Code, or a qualified trust
described in section 401(a) of the code, that accepts the distributee's eligible
rollover distribution. However, in the case of an eligible rollover distribution
to the surviving spouse, an eligible retirement plan is an individual retirement
account or individual retirement annuity or distributions made after December
31, 2001, the term "eligible retirement plan" shall also include an annuity
contract described in Code section 403(b) and a plan under section 457(b) of the
Code which is maintained by a state, political subdivision of a state, or any
agency or instrumentality of a state or political subdivision of a state and
which agrees to separately account for amounts transferred into such plan from
this Plan. For distributions made after December 31, 2001, the term "eligible
retirement plan" shall also apply in the case of a distribution to a surviving
spouse or to a spouse or former spouse who is an alternate payee under a
qualified domestic relationship order a defined under Code section 414(a).
(3) Distributee: A "distributee" includes an employee or former
employee. In addition, the employee's or former employee's surviving spouse and
the employee's or former employee's spouse or former spouse who is the alternate
payee under a qualified domestic relations order, as defined in section 414(p)
of the Code, are distributees with regard to the interest of the spouse or
former spouse.
(4) Direct Rollover: A "direct rollover" is a payment by the Plan to
the eligible retirement plan specified by the distributee.
ARTICLE 8
THE FUND AND FUNDING
8.1 Company Contributions . The benefits provided under the Plan shall
be financed exclusively by contributions made from time to time to the Trustee
by the Company and by the Fund created thereby. Subject to the provisions of
applicable law, the liability of the Company under the Plan shall be limited to
the contributions determined by the Company from time to time in accordance with
the advice and counsel of the Actuary. The funding policy applicable to the Fund
shall be established by the Administrator and reviewed from time to time. All
contributions are conditioned on their deductibility for Federal income tax
purposes in the Plan Year for which they are contributed.
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8.2 Use of Company Contributions . The contributions deposited under
the terms of this Plan shall constitute the Fund held for the benefit of
Participants, former Employees, and their eligible survivors under and in
accordance with this Plan. No part of the corpus or income of the Fund shall be
used for or diverted to purposes other than exclusively for the benefit of such
Participants, former Employees, and their eligible survivors and for necessary
administrative costs; provided, that, in the event of the termination of the
Plan and after all fixed and contingent liabilities, as defined under the Code
and ERISA, shall have been satisfied and after satisfying the requirements of
Title IV of ERISA, including the procedures established by the Pension Benefit
Guaranty Corporation, any remaining funds attributable to contributions by the
Company shall revert to the Company; and further provided that, in the case of a
contribution (a) made by the Company as a mistake of fact, or (b) for which a
tax deduction is disallowed, in whole or in part, by the Internal Revenue
Service, or (c) which is conditioned upon the initial qualification of the Plan
under section 401(a) of the Code, the Company shall be entitled to a refund of
said contributions (1) within one year after payment of a contribution made as a
mistake of fact, or (2) within one year after disallowance, to the extent of
such disallowances, or (3) within one year of the date on which the initial
qualification of the Plan is denied by the Internal Revenue Service, as the case
may be.
8.3 Time of Contribution . The Company shall make its contribution for
each Plan Year by delivery of the same to the Trustee within such time as will
permit such contribution to be deductible under the Code with respect to such
Plan Year and will satisfy any minimum funding obligation under section 412 of
the Code.
8.4 Trust Accounts . The Trustee, pursuant to the Trust Agreement,
shall record contributions to the Fund and allocate investment gains or losses
of, and benefit payments and expenses paid from, the Fund.
8.5 Forfeitures . Forfeitures shall not be applied to increase the
benefits of any Participant, but shall reduce the contributions of the Company
hereunder.
8.6 Expenses of Administration . All expenses of administration of this
Plan shall be paid from the Fund unless paid directly by the Company.
8.7 Sole Source of Benefits . The Fund shall be the sole source for the
provision of benefits under the Plan. Neither the Company, the Administrator,
nor any administrative committee member, if so appointed, or other person shall
be liable therefor.
ARTICLE 9
ADMINISTRATION
9.1 Duties and Responsibilities of Fiduciaries; Allocation of Fiduciary
Responsibility . A fiduciary to the Plan shall have only those specific powers,
duties, responsibilities, and obligations as are explicitly given him under the
Plan and Trust Agreement. In general, the Board of Directors shall have the sole
responsibility for appointing the Trustee and the Administrator and determining
the funding policy of the Plan. The Administrator shall have the sole
responsibility for the administration of the Plan, as more fully described in
Section 9.2 and the manner in which Trust assets may be invested. It is intended
that each fiduciary shall be responsible only for the proper exercise of his own
powers, duties, responsibilities, and obligations under the Plan and Trust
Agreement, and shall not be responsible for any act or failure to act of another
fiduciary. A fiduciary may serve in more than one fiduciary capacity with
respect to the Plan.
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9.2 Powers and Responsibilities of the Administrator.
(a) Administration of the Plan. The Administrator shall have all powers
necessary to administer the Plan, including the power to construe and interpret
the Plan documents; to decide all questions relating to an Employee's
eligibility to participate in the Plan; to determine the amount, manner, and
timing of any distribution of benefits under the Plan; to establish reasonable
policies and procedures, including without limitation procedures to determine
the qualified status of domestic relations orders, as provided in section 414(p)
of the Code, which relate to the Plan, and to administer distributions under
such orders; to resolve any claim for benefits in accordance with Sections 9.7
and 9.8; and to appoint or employ advisors, including investment managers and
advisers, consultants and legal counsel, to render advice with respect to any of
the Administrator's responsibilities under the Plan. Any construction,
interpretation, or application of the Plan by the Administrator shall be final,
conclusive, and binding. All actions by the Administrator shall be taken
pursuant to uniform standards applied to all persons similarly situated. The
Administrator shall have no power to add to, subtract from, or modify any of the
terms of the Plan, or to change or add to any benefits provided by the Plan, or
to waive or fail to apply any requirements of eligibility for a benefit under
the Plan. However, the Administrator shall have discretionary authority to
exercise all powers and make all determinations, consistent with the terms of
the Plan, in all matters entrusted to it and its determinations shall be given
deference and shall be final and binding on all interested parties.
(b) Records and Reports. The Administrator shall be responsible for
maintaining sufficient records to reflect the Computation Periods in which an
Employee is credited with one or more Years of Service for purposes of
determining his eligibility and vested interest in his Account under the Plan,
and the Years of Credited Service of each Participant for purposes of
determining the amount of the Participant's Accrued Benefit under the Plan. The
Administrator shall be responsible for submitting all required reports and
notifications relating to the Plan to Participants or their Beneficiaries, the
Internal Revenue Service, and the Department of Labor.
(c) Furnishing Trustee with Instructions. The Administrator shall be
responsible for furnishing the Trustee and written instructions regarding all
contributions to the Trust, all distributions to Participants in accordance with
Article 7. In addition, the Administrator shall be responsible for furnishing
the Trustee with any further information regarding the Plan which the Trustee
may request for the performance of its duties or for the purpose of making any
returns to the Internal Revenue Service or Department of Labor as may be
required of the Trustee.
(d) Rules and Decisions. The Administrator may adopt such rules as it
deems necessary, if desirable or appropriate in the administration of the Plan.
All rules and decisions of the Plan Administrator shall be applied uniformly and
consistently to all Participants in similar circumstances. When making a
determination or calculation, the Administrator shall be entitled to rely upon
information furnished by a Participant or Beneficiary, the Affiliated Entities,
the legal counsel of the Affiliated Entities, or the Trustee.
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(e) Application and Forms for Benefits. The Administrator may require a
Participant or Beneficiary to complete and file with it an application for a
benefit, and to furnish all pertinent information requested by it. The
Administrator may rely upon all such information so furnished to it, including
the Participant's or Beneficiary's current mailing address.
(f) Facility of Payment. Whenever, in the Administrator's opinion, a
person entitled to receive a payment of a benefit or installment thereof is
under a legal disability or is incapacitated in any way so as to be unable to
manage his financial affairs, it may direct the Trustee to make payments to such
person or to the legal representative or to a relative or friend of such person
for that person's benefit, or it may direct the Trustee to apply the payment for
the benefit of such person in such manner as it considers advisable.
9.3 Allocation of Duties and Responsibilities . The Administrator may
by written instrument allocate among its members or employees any of its duties
and responsibilities not already allocated under the Plan or may designate
persons other than members or employees to carry out any of the Administrator's
duties and responsibilities under the Plan. Any such duties or responsibilities
thus allocated must be described in the written instrument. If a person other
than an Employee of the Affiliated Entities is so designated, such person must
acknowledge in writing his acceptance of the duties and responsibilities
allocated to him.
9.4 Appointment of the Administrator . The Board of Directors shall
designate the Administrator who shall administer the Plan. Such Administrator
may consist of an individual or a committee of two or more individuals (whether
or not, in either case, the individual or any of such individuals are
Employees), a consulting company or other independent agent, the Trustee (with
its consent), or the Company. The Administrator shall be charged with the full
power and the responsibility for administering the Plan in all its details. If
no Administrator has been appointed by the Board of Directors or if the person
designated as Plan Administrator is not serving as such for any reason, the
Company shall be deemed to be the Plan Administrator of the Plan. The Plan
Administrator may be removed by the Board of Directors or may resign by giving
notice in writing to the Board of Directors and in the event of the removal,
resignation, death, or other termination of service by the Administrator, the
Board of Directors shall, as soon as practicable, appoint a successor
Administrator, such successor thereafter to have all of the rights, privileges,
duties, and obligations of the predecessor Administrator.
9.5 Expenses . The Trust shall pay all expenses authorized and incurred
by the Administrator in the administration of the Plan except to the extent such
expenses are paid by the Company. No compensation shall be paid to a fiduciary
who is an Employee.
9.6 Liabilities . The Administrator and each person to whom duties and
responsibilities have been allocated pursuant to Section 9.3 may be indemnified
and held harmless by the Company with respect to any alleged breach of
responsibilities performed or to be performed hereunder. The Company and each
Affiliated Entity that may adopt this Plan shall indemnify and hold harmless the
Administrator (including any individual Employee performing duties on behalf of
the Plan Administrator) against all claims, liabilities, fines, and penalties,
and all expenses reasonably incurred by or imposed upon him (including, but not
limited to, reasonable attorney's fees) which arise as a result of actions or
failure to act in connection with the operation and administration of the Plan.
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9.7 Adverse Determinations . If at any time the Administrator makes a
determination adverse to a Participant or any other claimant with respect to a
written claim for benefits or participation under the Plan, the Administrator
shall notify the claimant in writing of such determination setting forth:
(a) the specific reason therefor;
(b) the reference to the specific provision or provisions hereof on
which such determination is based;
(c) a description of any additional material or information necessary
for the claimant to perfect the claim and an explanation of why such material or
information is necessary; and
(d) an explanation of the rights and procedures set forth in Section
9.8 hereof and a statement of a claimant's right to bring action under ERISA
Section 502(a).
The Administrator's decision shall be forwarded to the claimant within
90 days of the Administrator's receipt of the claim; provided, however, that in
special circumstances the Administrator may extend the response period for up to
an additional 90 days, provided that the Administrator so notifies the claimant
in writing prior to the end of the initial 90-day review period and specifies
the reason or reasons for such extension and the date by which the Administrator
expects to render a benefit determination.
9.8 Appeal from Adverse Determination . A Participant or any other
claimant who receives notice of an adverse determination by the Administrator
with respect to his claim may himself or through his duly authorized
representative:
(a) request in writing within 60 days of receipt of such notice a
review of the Administrator's determination;
(b) review pertinent documents; and
(c) submit issues and comments with respect to the controversy in
writing to the Administrator.
The Administrator shall notify the claimant of an adverse determination
on appeal in writing containing the following information: (i) the specific
reason therefore; (ii) the reference to the specific provision or provisions
hereof on which such determination is based; (iii) a statement that the claimant
is entitled to receive, upon request and free of charge, reasonable access to,
and copies of, all documents, records, and other information relevant to the
claimant's claim for benefits; and (iv) a statement of the claimant's right to
bring an action under ERISA Section 502(a).
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A decision by the Administrator shall be made within 60 days after the
receipt of a request for review, unless special circumstances require an
extension of time for processing, in which case a decision shall be rendered as
soon as possible, but not later than 120 days after receipt of a request for
review. Written notice of the extension shall be sent to the claimant prior to
the commencement of the extension. A copy of such decision shall be delivered to
the Participant and maintained in the records of the Administrator.
ARTICLE 10
AMENDMENT AND TERMINATION
10.1 Power of Amendment and Termination . It is the intention of the
Company that this Plan will be permanent. However, the Company reserves the
right to amend or to terminate this Plan at any time by action of its Board of
Directors, except that the Administrator shall have the power to amend Schedule
A. Except as described in Section 8.2, before the satisfaction of all
liabilities with respect to the benefits provided under this Plan, no such
amendment or termination shall cause any part of the monies contributed
hereunder to revert to the Company or to be diverted to any purpose other than
for the exclusive benefit of Participants and their beneficiaries. No amendment
shall have the effect of retroactively depriving Participants of benefits
already accrued under the Plan. Any amendment or termination shall become
effective as of the date designated by the Board of Directors.
10.2 Disposition on Termination . In the event of the termination or
partial termination of the Plan, as defined in the Code, the interest of each
affected Participant who would not have a non-forfeitable right to one 100% of
his Accrued Benefit if his employment terminated on the date of the termination
or partial termination of the Plan shall become non-forfeitable; however, in the
event of such a termination, each Participant shall have recourse toward
satisfaction of his non-forfeitable rights to his pension only from Plan assets
or from the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation to the extent that it
guarantees benefits. Anything to the contrary notwithstanding, any Participant
who received a cashout of his vested Accrued Benefit prior to the termination or
partial termination of the Plan shall not be an affected Participant for
purposes of this Section. A cashout may occur by the distribution to the
Participant of a single sum payment pursuant to Sections 7.9 or 7.10, or by the
distribution to the Participant of an individual annuity contract that provides
for the payment of the full amount of his vested Accrued Benefit in a form
provided under the Plan. In addition, a cashout will be deemed to have occurred
if the Participant had a Severance at a time when he had no vested Accrued
Benefit.
The amount of the Fund shall be determined and, after providing for
expenses incident to termination and liquidation, the remaining assets of such
Fund shall be allocated for the purpose of paying benefits proportionately among
each of the priority groups described below in the following order of
precedence:
(a) to provide that portion of each Participant's Accrued Benefit, if
any, which is derived from the Participant's contributions to the Plan which
were not mandatory contributions;
(b) to provide that portion of each Participant's Accrued Benefit, if any,
which is derived from the Participant's mandatory contributions to the Plan;
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(c) to provide benefits to retired Participants who began receiving
benefits at least three years before the Plan termination (including those
benefits which would have been received for at least three years if the
Participant had retired that long ago), based on Plan provisions in effect five
years before the termination during which period such benefit would be the
least; provided that the lowest benefit in pay status during a three-year period
shall be considered the benefit in pay status for such period;
(d) to provide all other Accrued Benefits guaranteed by Federal law;
(e) to provide all other vested Accrued Benefits;
(f) to provide all remaining non-vested Accrued Benefits.
If the assets available for allocation under any priority group (other
than as provided in priority groups (e) and (f)) are insufficient to satisfy in
full the Accrued Benefits of all Participants, the assets shall be allocated pro
rata among such Participants on the basis of the present value of their
respective benefits (as of the termination date). The foregoing payments and
payments in the event assets are insufficient to pay Accrued Benefits provided
in priority groups (e) and (f) will be paid in accordance with regulations
prescribed by the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation. The procedure for
allocation of assets upon termination of the Plan will be carried out in an
appropriate manner as to prevent the Plan from being deemed disqualified by the
Internal Revenue Service.
In the event all Accrued Benefits described above have been fully
funded, any remaining funds will revert to the Company.
10.3 Merger, Consolidation, or Transfer . In case of any merger or
consolidation with, or transfer of assets or liabilities to any other plan, as
provided in section 401(a)(12) of the Code, the benefit payable to any
Participant immediately after such merger, consolidation, or transfer, assuming
the Plan then terminated, shall be at least equal to the benefit such
Participant would have received immediately before such merger, consolidation,
or transfer, assuming the Plan then terminated.
10.4 Exclusive Benefit of Participants and Beneficiaries.
(a) All assets of the Trust shall be retained for the exclusive benefit
of Participants and their Beneficiaries, and shall be used only to pay benefits
to such persons or to pay the fees and expenses of the Trust. The assets of the
Trust shall not revert to the benefit of any Employer, except as otherwise
specifically provided in subsection (b).
(b) To the extent permitted or required by ERISA and the Code,
contributions to the Trust under this Plan are subject to the following
conditions:
(1) If a contribution or any part thereof is made to the Trust by an
Employer under a mistake of fact, such contribution or part thereof shall be
returned to the Employer within one year after the date the contribution is
made.
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(2) In the event that the Internal Revenue Service determines that the
Plan and the Trust Agreement, as amended by amendments acceptable to the
Company, initially fail to constitute a qualified plan and tax-exempt trust
under sections 401(a) and 501(a) of the Code, then notwithstanding any other
provision of the Plan, the Employer Contributions made prior to the date of such
determination may be returned to the Employers within one year after the date of
such determination upon the direction of the Board of Directors, but only if the
application for the determination is made by the time prescribed by law for
filing the Employer's return for the taxable year in which the Plan was adopted,
or such later date as the Secretary of Treasury may prescribe.
(3) Contributions to the Trust are specifically conditioned on their
deductibility under the Code and, to the extent a deduction is disallowed under
section 404 of the Code for any such contribution, such amount shall be returned
to the Employer within one year after the date of the disallowance of the
deduction.
ARTICLE 11
PAYMENTS DURING FIRST TEN YEARS
11.1 Limitations . The benefit of any of the 25 highest compensated
highly compensated active or former employees (as defined in section 414(q) of
the Code) upon Plan termination shall be restricted to an annual payment under a
single life annuity that equals the Actuarial Equivalent of the sum of the
Participant's Accrued Benefit and the Participant's other benefits under the
Plan. The preceding restriction shall not apply if:
(1) after payment of the Participant's Accrued Benefit, the value of
Plan assets equals or exceeds 110% of the value of current liabilities
determined in accordance with section 412(l)(7) of the Code; or
(2) the value of the Participant's Accrued Benefit is less than 1% of
current liabilities.
ARTICLE 12
TOP-HEAVY PROVISIONS
12.1 General . The following provisions shall apply automatically to
the Plan and supersede any contrary provisions for each Plan Year beginning
after December 31, 1983 in which it is a top-heavy Plan. It is intended that
this Article shall be construed in accordance with the provisions of section 416
of the Code.
12.2 Definitions . The following definitions shall supplement those set
forth in Article I of the Plan:
(a) "Aggregation Group" shall mean:
(1) each plan (including a frozen plan or a plan which has been
terminated during the 60-month period (or one-year period for Plan Years
beginning after December 31, 2001) ending on the Determination Date) of the
Company or an Affiliated Entity in which a Key Employee is a participant;
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(2) each other plan (including a frozen plan or a plan which has been
terminated during the 60-month (or one-year period for Plan Years beginning
after December 31, 2001) period ending on the Determination Date) of the Company
or an Affiliated Entity which enables any plan in which a Key Employee
participates to meet the requirements of sections 401(a)(4) and 410 of the Code;
and
(3) each other plan (including a frozen plan or a plan which has been
terminated during the 60-month period (or one-year period for Plan Years
beginning after December 31, 2001) ending on the Determination Date) of the
Company or an Affiliated Entity which is included at the election of the
Administrator if the Aggregation Group, including such a plan, would continue to
meet the requirements of sections 401(a)(4) and 410 of the Code.
(b) "Determination Date" shall mean the last day of the preceding Plan
Year.
(c) "Key Employee" shall mean any Employee or former Employee who at
any time during the 60-month period (or one-year period for Plan Years beginning
after December 31, 2001) (i) for Plan Years beginning on or before December 31,
2001, ending on the Determination Date is described below. Key Employee shall
also include the beneficiaries of such persons. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
the number of persons described in Subsection (c)(2) for the entire 60-month
period shall be limited to 10:
(1) an officer of the Company having annual compensation, as defined in
Treas. Reg. Section 1.415-2(d), from the Company and all Affiliated Entities (i)
for Plan Years beginning on or before December 31, 2001 greater than 50% of the
amount in effect under section 415(b)(1)(A) of the Code for any Plan Year during
such period or (ii) for Plan Years beginning after December 31, 2001, greater
than $130,000 (as adjusted under Code section 416(i)(1) of the Code for Plan
Years beginning after December 31, 2002);
(2) for Plan Years beginning on or before December 31, 2001, one of the
ten employees with annual compensation, as defined in Treas. Reg.
section1.415-2(d), from the Company and all Affiliated Entities greater than the
amount described in section 415(c)(1)(A) of the Code who own (or are considered
as owning within the meaning of section 318 of the Code) the largest interests
in the Company or any Affiliated Entity provided that such interest exceeds 0.5%
of the total share ownership of the Company or such Affiliated Entity;
(3) a more than 5% owner of the Company; or
(4) a more than 1% owner of the Company who has annual compensation, as
defined in Treas. Reg. section 1.415-2(d) from the Company and all Affiliated
Entities in the aggregate in excess of $150,000.
The above determinations will be made in accordance with section 416(i)
of the Code. No more than 50 employees (or, if less, the greater of three
employees or 10% of the greatest number of employees, including leased employees
within the meaning of section 414(n) of the Code, of the Company and all
Affiliated Entities during the 60-month period ending (or one- year period for
Plan Years beginning after December 31, 2001) (i) for Plan Years beginning on or
before December 31, 2001, ending on the Determination Date) shall be treated as
officers. For purposes of Section 12.2(c), (3) and (4) the constructive
ownership rules of Code section 318 shall apply with the modification that 5%
shall be substituted for 50% in section 318(a)(2). For purposes of determining
whether an Employee is a Key Employee, annual compensation means Compensation as
defined in Section 5.9, but including amounts contributed by the Employer
pursuant to a salary reduction agreement which are excludible from the
Employee's gross income under section 125, section 402(a)(8), section 402(h) or
section 403(b) of the Code.
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(d) "Key Employee Ratio" shall mean the ratio for any Plan Year,
calculated as of the Determination Date of such Plan Year, determined by
comparing the amount described in Subsection (d)(1) with the amount described in
Subsection (d)(2) after deducting from each such amount any portion thereof
described in Subsection (d)(3).
(1) The sum of (A) the present value of all accrued benefits of Key
Employees under all qualified defined benefit plans included in the Aggregation
Group, (B) the balances in all of the accounts of Key Employees under all
qualified defined contribution plans included in the Aggregation Group, and (C)
the amounts distributed from all plans in such Aggregation Group to or on behalf
of any Key Employee during the period of five Plan Years ending on the
Determination Date, except benefits paid on account of death in excess of the
accrued benefit or account balance immediately prior to death.
(2) The sum of (A) the present value of all accrued benefits of all
participants under all qualified defined benefit plans included in the
Aggregation Group, (B) the balances in all of the accounts of all participants
under all qualified defined contribution plans included in the Aggregation Group
and (C) the amounts distributed from all plans in such Aggregation Group to or
on behalf of any participant during the period of five Plan Years ending on the
Determination Date.
(3) The sum of (A) all rollover contributions (or fund to fund
transfers) to the Plan by an Employee after December 31, 1983 from a plan
sponsored by an employer which is not the Company or an Affiliated Entity; (B)
any amount that is included in Subsections (d)(1) and (2) for a person who is a
Non-Key Employee as to the Plan Year of reference but who was a Key Employee as
to any earlier Plan Year; and (C) any amount that is included in Subsections
(d)(1) and (2) for a person who has not received any compensation from the
Company during the five-year period ending on the Determination Date.
(4) The present value of accrued benefits under all qualified defined
benefit plans included in the Aggregation Group shall be determined on the basis
of the assumptions described in Schedule A. The Accrued Benefit of a Participant
other than a Key Employee shall be determined under (i) the method, if any, that
uniformly applies for accrual purposes under all defined benefit plans in the
Aggregation Group, or (ii) if there is no such method, as if such benefit
accrued not more rapidly than the slowest accrual rate permitted under the
fractional rule of section 411(b)(1)(C) of the Code.
(e) "Non-Key Employee" shall mean any Employee or former Employee of
this Company or an Affiliated Entity in any Plan Year, but who is not a Key
Employee as to that Plan Year. Non- Key Employee shall also include the
beneficiaries of such persons.
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(f) "Super top-heavy Plan" shall mean each plan in, an Aggregation
Group if, as of the applicable Determination Date, the Key Employee Ratio in the
plan exceeds 90% determined in accordance with section 416 of the Code.
(g) "top-heavy Compensation" shall mean the average of the
Participant's annual compensation (as defined in Treas. Reg. 1.415-2(d)) over
the period of five consecutive Plan Years (or, if shorter, the longest period of
consecutive Plan Years during which the Participant was in the employ of the
Company) yielding the highest average, disregarding (1) compensation paid in
Plan Years before January 1, 1984 and (2) compensation paid in Plan Years
subsequent to the close of the last Plan Year in which the Plan was a top-heavy
Plan.
(h) "top-heavy Plan" shall mean each plan in an Aggregation Group if,
as of the applicable Determination Date, the Key Employee Ratio exceeds 60%,
determined in accordance with section 416 of the Code.
(i) "Year of top-heavy Service" shall mean any Plan Year in which the
Participant completes 1,000 or more Hours of Service, excluding (1) Plan Years
commencing before January 1, 1984 and
(2) Plan Years commencing after the close of the last Plan Year in
which the Plan is a top-heavy Plan.
12.3 Minimum Benefit for Non-Key Employees. (a) In each Plan Year in
which the Plan is a top-heavy Plan, each Non-Key Employee (except a Non-Key
Employee as to the Plan Year of reference but who was a Key Employee as to any
earlier Plan Year) who is a Participant and who has accrued a Year of Credited
Service during such Plan Year will receive a minimum Accrued Benefit. Such
Accrued Benefit, when expressed as an annual benefit payable in the form of a
single life annuity commencing at Normal Retirement Date, shall not be less than
the lesser of:
(1) 2% of the Participant's top-heavy Compensation, multiplied by the
Participant's Years of top-heavy Service; or
(2) 20% of the Participant's top-heavy Compensation.
(b) If a Non-Key Employee described in Subsection (a) participates in
both a defined benefit plan and a defined contribution plan described in
Sections 12.2(a)(1) and (2), the Company is not required to provide such
Employee with both the minimum benefit and the minimum contribution. In such
event, the Non-Key Employee shall receive the minimum contribution under the
defined benefit top-heavy Plan offset by the amount of any benefits payable
under the defined contribution plan.
12.4 Vesting.
(a) Change in Schedule. Each Participant's vested interest in his
Accrued Benefit shall be determined in accordance with the following schedule
for any Plan Year in which the Plan is a top- heavy Plan unless the previous
schedule set forth in the Plan provides more rapid vesting for such Participant:
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Years of Service Vested Percent
Less than 2 years 0%
After 2 Years 20%
After 3 Years 40%
After 4 Years 60%
After 5 Years 100%
(b) Shift Out of Top-Heavy Status. If a top-heavy Plan ceases
to be a top-heavy Plan, the previous vesting schedule set forth
in the Plan shall again apply to all Years of Service; however, a
Participant shall maintain the same vested interest in his
Accrued Benefit, determined under the schedule in this Article as
of the date on which the Plan is no longer a Top Heavy Plan until
the Participant's vested percentage under the previous schedule
exceeds the percentage maintained under the schedule in this
Article.
(c) Special Election of Vesting Schedule. Each Participant with at
least three Years of Service at the time that the Plan ceases to be a top-heavy
Plan may elect to have his vested percentage computed under the Plan in
accordance with the vesting schedule set forth in this Article. The period
during which the election may be made shall commence on the date on which the
Participant is informed that the Plan is no longer a top-heavy Plan and shall
end 60 days thereafter.
12.5 Compensation . In the case of a Plan Year of duration shorter than
12 months in which the Plan is a top-heavy Plan, Compensation shall exclude
total taxable income of any Participant in excess of the amount determined by
multiplying the applicable compensation limit under this Section 12.4 by a
fraction, the numerator of which is the number of completed calendar months
occurring in such short Plan Year and the denominator of which is 12.
Notwithstanding anything in this Section 12.5 to the contrary, the application
of the compensation limitations will not result in the reduction of any
Participant's Accrued Benefit determined as of the last day of the Plan Year
before the Plan becomes a top-heavy Plan.
12.6 Social Security . The Plan, for each Plan Year in which it is a
top-heavy Plan, must meet the requirements of this Article without regard to any
Social Security benefits or similar contributions or benefits.
12.7 Adjustment to Maximum Benefit Limitation.
(a) For each Plan Year in which the Plan is (1) a Super top- heavy Plan
or (2) a top-heavy Plan and the Board of Directors does not make the election to
amend the Plan to provide the minimum benefit described below and for which a
similar election has not been made as to another plan in the Aggregation Group,
the 1.25 factor in the defined benefit and defined contribution fractions under
the Maximum Benefit provisions of the Plan shall be reduced to 1.0. The
adjustment described in this Section shall not apply to any Participant during
any period in which the Participant earns no additional accrued benefit under
any defined benefit plan and has no employer contributions, forfeitures or
voluntary contributions allocated to his accounts under any defined contribution
plan.
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(b) In the case of any top-heavy Plan to which Section 5.9(d) (1)
applies, "$41,500" shall be substituted for "$51,875" in the calculation of the
transition fraction.
(c) If, in any Plan Year in which the Plan its a top-heavy Plan but not
a Super top-heavy Plan, the Aggregation Group described in Sections 12.2(a)(1)
and (2) also includes a defined contribution plan, the Board of Directors may
elect to use a factor of 1.25 in computing the denominator of the defined
benefit and defined contribution fractions under the Maximum Benefit provisions
of the Plan. In the event of such election, the minimum benefit described in
Section 12.3(a) for each Non-Key Employee shall be increased according to the
following:
(1) "3%" shall be substituted for "2%" in Section 12.3(a)(1); and
(2) Section 12.3(a)(2) shall be deemed to read, "the Participant's
top-heavy Compensation multiplied by the sum of (A) 20% plus (B) 1% for each
Year of top-heavy Service completed by the Participant, up to a maximum of ten
such Years of top-heavy Service."
12.8 Suspension of Benefits . Notwithstanding the other provisions of
the Plan, the payment of a Participant's Accrued Benefit shall not be suspended
during the Participant's reemployment during any period in which the Plan is a
top-heavy Plan.
ARTICLE 13
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
13.1 Governing Law . This Plan shall be governed, construed and
administered under the laws of the State of California, except to the extent
preempted by ERISA.
13.2 Severability of Provisions . If any provision of this Plan is
determined to be void by any court of competent jurisdiction, the Plan shall
continue to operate and, for the purposes of the jurisdiction of that court
only, shall be deemed not to include the provisions determined to be void.
13.3 Pronouns; Numbers . Except where the context clearly indicates to
the contrary, masculine pronouns shall be construed to include the feminine
gender, the singular shall include the plural, and vice versa.
13.4 Headings . Article and paragraph headings are supplied for
convenience only and shall not be construed as altering the text of the Plan in
any way.
13.5 No Interest in Fund . No persons shall have any interest in, or
right to, any part of the principal or income of the Fund, except as and to the
extent expressly provided in this Plan and in the Trust Agreement.
13.6 Spendthrift Clause.
(a) No benefit payable at any time under this Plan, and no interest or
expectancy herein, shall be anticipated, assigned, or alienated by any
Participant or beneficiary, or be subject to attachment, garnishment, levy,
execution or other legal or equitable process, except for (1) a Federal tax levy
made pursuant to section 6331 of the Code and (2) any benefit payable pursuant
to a domestic relations order which is determined to be a qualified domestic
relations order as defined in the Code.
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(b) Any attempt to alienate or assign a benefit hereunder, whether
currently or hereafter payable, shall be void. No benefit shall in any manner be
liable for or subject to the debts or liability of any Participant or
beneficiary. If any Participant or beneficiary shall attempt to, or shall,
alienate or assign his benefits under the Plan or any part thereof, or if by
reason of his bankruptcy or other event happening at any time, such benefits
would devolve upon anyone else or would not be enjoyed by him, then the
Administrator may terminate payment of such benefit and hold or apply it to or
for the benefit of the Participant or beneficiary.
13.7 Facility of Payment . In the event that the Administrator finds
that any retired Participant or beneficiary to whom a benefit is payable
hereunder is unable to care for his affairs because of physical, mental, or
legal incompetence, any payment due hereunder may (unless prior claim therefor
shall have been made by a duly qualified guardian or other legal
representative), in the discretion of the Administrator, be paid to the person
or institution deemed by the Administrator to be maintaining or responsible for
the maintenance of such retired Participant or beneficiary; any such payment
shall be deemed a payment for the account of the retired Participant or
beneficiary and shall constitute a complete discharge of any liability therefor
under the Plan.
13.8 Withholding . The Administrator and the Trustee shall have the
right to withhold any and all state, local, and Federal taxes which may be
withheld in accordance with applicable law.
13.9 No Employment Rights . Neither the action of the Company in
establishing the Plan, nor any provisions of the Plan, nor any action taken by
the Company or the Administrator shall be construed as giving to any employee of
the Company the right to be retained as an employee or any right to payment,
except to the extent of the benefits provided in the Plan to be paid from the
Fund.
To record the adoption of this amendment and restatement of the Plan,
the Company has caused the Plan to be executed this 26th day of September 2002.
COASTCAST CORPORATION
By: /s/ Hans H. Buehler
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SCHEDULE A
ACTUARIAL EQUIVALENTS
The following materials provide the actuarial equivalent factors which will
be used for determining benefits under the optional modes of payment provided by
the Plan as of the date set forth above. This Schedule A may be amended from
time to time by the Administrator, which shall also interpret the terms hereof.
Any factors not included in these tables will be determined by the
Administrator.
The inclusion within this Schedule of factors for options not provided by
the Plan shall not be construed as giving any additional rights to Participants.
I. JOINT AND SURVIVOR OPTION
These factors shall be used to convert a single life annuity to an
equivalent joint and survivor annuity. The appropriate factor to be used is
determined by the difference in ages of the Participant and Spouse in accordance
with the following table.
Spouse's Age J & 50% J & 66-2/3% J & 75% J & 100%
10 to 15 years .85 .82 .81 .78
younger
5 to 9.99 years .87 .84 .83 .80
younger
0 to 4.99 years .89 .86 .85 .82
younger
..01 to 4.99 .91 .88 .87 .84
years older
5 to 99.9 years .93 .90 .89 .86
older
10 to 15 years .95 .92 .91 .88
older
The factor for each additional five-year bracket of younger or older
Spouses is .02 less (or more) than the previous factor.
II. PERIOD CERTAIN AND LIFE OPTIONS
The following factors shall be used to convert a single life annuity to an
equivalent period certain and life annuity. Factors for any other annuity
options will be based on a 8% interest assumption and the 1971 Group Annuity
Mortality Table for Males.
Age 5 Year Certain & 10 Year Certain &
Life Life
65 or older* 98% 92%
64 98 92
63 98 93
62 98 93
61 98 94
60 99 94
59 99 95
58 99 95
57 99 96
56 99 96
55 99 96
*When benefits commence at age 65. When benefit accruals
continue after age 65 or if an actuarial increase is granted for
late retirement, then the actual age factors based on 8% interest
assumption and the 1971 Group Annuity Mortality Table for Males
will be used.
III. SINGLE SUM OPTION
The following factors will be used to convert a single life
annuity to an equivalent single sum payment:
(a) Single sum payments for all Participants will be
calculated according to the tables of factors
applicable to males issued by the Pension Benefit
Guaranty Corporation (PBGC).
(b) The single sum payment will be the present value of the
benefit payable to the Participant in the form of a
single life annuity beginning (i) in the case of a
Participant who is eligible for an immediate normal,
early or disability retirement benefit, as of the
Participant's Normal, Early or Disability Retirement
Date, as those terms are defined in the Plan, or (ii)
in the case of a Participant who is not eligible for an
immediate normal, early or disability benefit upon his
termination of employment, as of the Participant's
attainment of age 65. The value of optional forms of
benefit payments, including the joint and survivor
option, will be ignored in determining the amount of a
single sum payment.
(c) The appropriate PBGC factor will be determined by using
the Participant's age at the date of payment and the
PBGC interest rates in effect as of the October 1st
preceding the date of payment.
IV. TOP-HEAVY ASSUMPTIONS
The following assumptions will be used to determine the
present value of Accrued Benefits under the top-heavy provisions
Article of the Plan:
(a)Interest: 8% per annum
(b) Mortality: 1971 Group Annuity Mortality
Table for Males
V. DETERMINATION OF SINGLE SUM PRESENT VALUE AND AMOUNT OF
OPTIONAL BENEFITS FOR PLAN YEARS BEGINNING AFTER 1984 AND
BEFORE 2000.
(a) For purposes of determining the amount of distributions
from the Plan and from annuity contracts purchased to
provide Plan benefits other than distributions in the
form of a joint and survivor annuity, a spouse's
survivor benefit, or any other non-decreasing annuity
payable for a period not less than the life of the
Participant (including an annuity that decreases merely
because of the cessation or reduction of a Social
Security supplement or qualified disability payments
(as defined in section 411(d)(9) of the Code)), the
interest rate used shall not exceed (i) the Applicable
Interest Rate if the present value of the benefit
(using such rate or rates) is not in excess of $25,000;
or (ii) 120% of the Applicable Interest Rate if the
present value of the benefit exceeds $25,000 (as
determined under clause (i)) (in no event shall the
present value determined under this clause (ii) be less
than $25,000). Applicable Interest Rate means the
interest rate or rates which would be used by the
Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation for purposes of
determining the present value of that Participant's
benefits under the Plan if the Plan had terminated on
the date distribution commences with insufficient
assets to provide benefits guaranteed by the Pension
Benefit Guaranty Corporation on that date. For
purposes of determining the present value of any
benefit, the present value shall be determined using
either the Applicable Interest Rate or the rate
specified in part III of this Schedule A under the
Plan, whichever rate results in a greater benefit to
the Employee. The use of the Applicable Interest Rate
shall apply to Plan Years beginning on or after January
1, 1985, other than distributions under annuity
contracts distributed to or owned by an Employee prior
to September 17, 1985 unless additional contributions
are made under the Plan with respect to such contracts.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Applicable Interest
Rate shall not apply to determine the amount of the
distribution in Plan Years beginning on or after
January 1, 1985 and before January 1, 1987, if such
distributions were made in accordance with the
requirements of the Treasury Regulations issued under
the Retirement Equity Act of 1984.
(b) The Applicable Interest Rate shall be determined on the
first day of the Plan Year which contains the
Participant's annuity starting date. Notwithstanding
the preceding, for distributions prior to the date
which is one year after the date of adoption of this
amended and restated Plan, the Applicable Interest Rate
shall be determined on the Participant's annuity
starting date or the first day of the Plan Year which
contains the Participant's annuity starting date,
whichever rate results in a greater benefit to the
Employee.
VI. DETERMINATION OF SINGLE SUM PRESENT VALUE AND AMOUNT OF
OPTIONAL BENEFITS FOR PLAN YEARS BEGINNING AFTER 1999.
(a) For purposes of determining the amount of a
distribution from the Plan and from annuity contracts
purchased to provide Plan benefits other than
distributions in the form of a joint and survivor
annuity, a spouse's survivor benefit, or any other non-
decreasing annuity payable for a period not less than
the life of the Participant or, in the case of a
qualified pre-retirement survivor, the life of the
Participant's spouse; or that decreases during the life
of the Participant merely because of the death of the
surviving annuitant (but only if the reduction is to a
level not below 50% of the annual benefit payable
before the death of the surviving annuitant) or merely
because of the cessation or reduction of Social
Security supplements or qualified disability payments,
actuarial equivalence will be determined on the basis
of the applicable mortality table and applicable
interest rate under Code section 417(e), as specified
below, if it produces a benefit greater than that
determined under Sections III and V of this Schedule A;
provided, however, that this Section VI shall not apply
to the extent it would cause the Plan to fail to
satisfy other Code requirements, including Code section
415.
(b) The applicable interest rate under Code section 417 is
the rate of interest on the 30-year Treasury securities
as specified by the Commissioner for the month of July
immediately preceding the commencement of the Plan Year
for which such interest rate applies. A subsequent
Plan amendment that changes the date for determining
the applicable interest rate (including an indirect
change as a result of a change in the Plan Year), shall
not be given effect with respect to any distribution
during the period commencing one year after the later
of the amendment's effective date or adoption date, if,
during such period and as a result of such amendment,
the Participant's distribution would be reduced.
(c) The applicable mortality table under Code section 417 is set
forth in Revenue Ruling 95-6, 1995-1 C.B. 80.
COASTCAST CORPORATION
COMPUTATION OF PER SHARE EARNINGS
(UNAUDITED)
Three Months Nine Months
Ended September 30, Ended September 30,
-------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------
2002 2001 2002 2001
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Common stock outstanding at beginning of period 7,635,042 7,676,042 7,635,042 7,641,769
Repurchase of common stock - (41,000) - (41,000)
Exercise of options - - - 34,273
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Common stock outstanding at end of period 7,635,042 7,635,042 7,635,042 7,635,042
================== =================== =================== ===================
Weighted average shares outstanding,
for computation of basic earnings per share 7,635,042 7,661,335 7,635,042 7,670,411
Dilutive effect of stock options after application of
treasury stock method - 48 - 10,382
------------------ ------------------- ------------------- -------------------
Total diluted weighted average shares outstanding,
for computation of diluted earnings per share 7,635,042 7,661,383 7,635,042 7,680,793
================== =================== =================== ===================
Net (loss) income $(4,615,000) $1,188,000 $(8,035,000) $199,000
================== =================== =================== ===================
Net (loss) income per common share - basic $(.60) $.16 $ (1.05) $ .03
================== =================== =================== ===================
Net (loss) income per share common share -
Diluted $ (.60) $.16 $ (1.05) $ .03
================== =================== =================== ===================
Exhibit 11
COASTCAST CORPORATION
CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
In connection with the Quarterly Report of Coastcast Corporation (the
"Company") on Form 10-Q for the periods ended September 30, 2002, as filed with
the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), I,
Hans H. Buehler, the Chief Executive Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant
to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that to my knowledge:
(1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or
15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and
(2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all
material respects, the financial condition and results of operations
of the Company.
/s/ Hans H. Buehler
Hans H. Buehler
Chief Executive Officer
November 14, 2002
CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
In connection with the Quarterly Report of Coastcast Corporation (the
"Company") on Form 10-Q for the periods ended September 30, 2002, as filed with
the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), I,
Norman Fujitaki, the Chief Financial Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant
to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that to my knowledge:
(2) The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or
15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and
(2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all
material respects, the financial condition and results of operations
of the Company.
/s/ Norman Fujitaki
Norman Fujitaki
Chief Financial Officer
November 14, 2002
Exhibit 99.2