THE BOEING COMPANY
EXECUTIVE LAYOFF BENEFITS PLAN
As Amended and Restated effective April 1, 2001
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE 1 --PURPOSE 3
ARTICLE 2 --DEFINITIONS 3
2.1 Affiliate or Subsidiary 3
2.2 Base Salary 3
2.3 Committee 3
2.4 Company 3
2.5 Compensation Committee 3
2.6 Employee 3
2.7 Equivalent Employment 3
2.8 Involuntary Layoff 3
2.9 Layoff Benefit 4
2.10 Layoff Event 4
2.11 Plan 4
2.12 Plan Year 4
2.13 Service 4
ARTICLE 3 --ELIGIBILITY AND LAYOFF EVENT 4
3.1 Eligibility 4
3.2 Participating Groups 4
3.3 Layoff Events 4
ARTICLE 4 --LAYOFF BENEFIT 4
4.1 Layoff Benefit 4
4.2 Timing of Payment 5
4.3 Limit on Payment 5
4.4 Recovery of Payment 5
4.5 Recovery of Debt 5
4.6 Waiver of Claims 5
4.7 Death Benefit 5
ARTICLE 5 --ADMINISTRATION 5
5.1 Plan Administration 5
5.2 Rules and Procedures 6
5.3 Committee Liability 6
5.4 Claim Procedure 6
ARTICLE 6 --GENERAL PROVISIONS 6
6.1 Plan Amendment and Termination 6
6.2 Funding 6
6.3 Benefit Plan Application 6
6.4 Provision Against Anticipation 6
6.5 Employment Status 6
6.6 Facility of Payment 6
6.7 Construction 7
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ARTICLE 1
PURPOSE
The Boeing Company established The Boeing Company Executive Layoff
Benefits Plan to provide for lump sum payments as layoff benefits for its
executive employees effective August 1, 1997. This document is an
amendment and complete restatement of the Plan and is effective for Layoff
Events occurring on or after April 1, 2001.
It is intended that this Plan constitute a welfare benefit severance pay
plan under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as
amended ("ERISA") and that the plan shall be construed and interpreted in
a manner consistent with such intention.
ARTICLE 2
DEFINITIONS
2.1 Affiliate or Subsidiary means a member (other than The Boeing Company) of
a controlled group of corporations (as defined in Internal Revenue Code
Section 1563(a) determined without regard to Internal Revenue Code
Sections 1563(a)(4) and (e)(3)(c)), a group of trades or businesses
(whether incorporated or not) which are under common control within the
meaning of Internal Revenue Code Section 414(c), or an affiliated service
group (as defined in Internal Revenue Code Section 414(m) or 414(o)) of
which The Boeing Company is a part.
2.2 Base Salary means annual salary excluding bonuses and incentive payments,
fringe benefits, and other perquisites.
2.3 Committee means the Employee Benefit Plans Committee (or its successor)
appointed by the Board of Directors of The Boeing Company.
2.4 Company means The Boeing Company, and any Affiliate or Subsidiary, which
has adopted the Plan by action of its Board of Directors if such adoption
has been approved by the Compensation Committee or by such corporate
officers as the Compensation Committee may designate.
2.5 Compensation Committee means the Compensation Committee appointed by the
Board of Directors of The Boeing Company.
2.6 Employee means a person who is employed by the Company including a person
on an approved leave of absence.
2.7 Equivalent Employment means an employment offer made prior to a Layoff
Event:
a) at an annual base salary equal to no less than 90% of the Employee's
Base Salary at the time of the offer;
b) if the Employee is eligible for incentive compensation, with a target
under the applicable incentive compensation plan which is no less than
90% of the Employee's target at the time of the offer; and
c) for a job which is located within 70 miles of the normal location of
the Employee's employment at the time of the offer.
2.8 Involuntary Layoff means that an Employee's position has been eliminated
by the Company.
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2.9 Layoff Benefit is defined in Article 4.
2.10 Layoff Event is defined in Section 3.3.
2.11 Plan means The Boeing Company Executive Layoff Benefits Plan.
2.12 Plan Year means the calendar year.
2.13 Service shall be determined in the same manner as the service time
calculation under the Company Service Awards Program procedure.
ARTICLE 3
ELIGIBILITY AND LAYOFF EVENT
3.1 Eligibility. In order to be eligible for a Layoff Benefit, an Employee
must meet the following requirements as of the date of the Layoff Event:
a) The Employee must be a member of a participating group of Employees in
accordance with Section 3.2;
b) The Employee must have at least one year of Service; and
c) A Layoff Event must occur with respect to the Employee.
3.2 Participating Groups. Employees of The Boeing Company who are Executive
Payroll Employees shall participate in the Plan. The Compensation
Committee may, by written resolution, provide for participation of other
Employees as of an effective date specified in the resolution.
3.3 Layoff Events. A Layoff Event is an Involuntary Layoff from employment
with the Company, but does not include a layoff if:
a) The Employee becomes employed by the Company or any Affiliate or
Subsidiary of the Company within 90 days of the layoff or refuses an
offer of employment by the Company or any Affiliate or Subsidiary of
the Company as an Executive Payroll Employee;
b) The layoff occurs (i) because of a merger, sale, spin-off,
reorganization, or similar transfer of assets or stock, or because of a
change in the operator of a facility or a party to a contract, or
because of an outsourcing of work, and (ii) the Employee either
continues in Equivalent Employment (in the case of a stock sale or
similar transaction), or the Employee is offered Equivalent Employment
with the new employer, operator or contractor (or an affiliated
business enterprise);
c) The layoff occurs because of an act of God, natural disaster or
national emergency;
d) The layoff occurs because of a strike, picketing
of the Company's premises, work stoppage or any similar action that
would interrupt or interfere with any operation of the Company; or
e) The termination of employment of the Employee is for any reason other
than Involuntary Layoff, such as voluntary or temporary layoff,
completion of a temporary assignment, resignation, dismissal,
retirement, death or leave of absence.
ARTICLE 4
LAYOFF BENEFIT
4.1 Layoff Benefit. The Layoff Benefit for an Employee who incurs a Layoff
Event on or after April 1, 2001 is equal to:
a) One year of Base Salary at the time of layoff, plus
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4.1 Layoff Benefit. (continued)
b) The Employee's annual target incentive under the Incentive
Compensation Plan for Officers and Employees of The Boeing Company and
Subsidiaries, multiplied by the Company's actual performance score for
the year during which the Layoff Event occurs, less
c) If applicable, the total of all payments made, or to be made,
pursuant to any individual employment, separation or severance
agreement.
4.2 Timing of Payment. An Employee will receive the portion of the Layoff
Benefit described in Section 4.1(a) in a lump sum within a reasonable
period of time following the Layoff Event, and the portion of the Layoff
Benefit described in Section 4.1(b) in a lump sum in the year following
the year of the Layoff Event, and in the month after the month in which
the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company has
approved the performance scores for the Company and operating units. All
such payments shall be net of any and all applicable withholding taxes,
and interest shall not accrue on any portion of the Layoff Benefit,
regardless of the time of payment.
4.3 Limit on Payment. No Employee shall be paid more than one Layoff Benefit
under this Plan.
4.4 Recovery of Payment. If a Layoff Benefit is paid to an Employee and the
Committee determines that all or part of such payment was not owed under
the terms of the Plan, the Company reserves the right to recover such
payment, including deducting such amounts from any sums due the Employee.
4.5 Recovery of Debt. If an Employee owes the Company an acknowledged debt,
including, but not limited to, loans, relocation fees, and travel
advances, such debt may be deducted from the Layoff Benefit, subject to
applicable state laws.
4.6 Waiver of Claims. As a condition to receiving the Layoff Benefit described
in Section 4.2, the Employee must execute a release of all claims by
submitting to the Company a Waiver and Release form in a form provided by
the Company.
4.7 Death Benefit. No Layoff Benefits are due under the Plan with respect to
an Employee to the extent not received by the Employee prior to his death.
ARTICLE 5
ADMINISTRATION
5.1 Plan Administration. The Committee will serve as the Plan administrator
and named fiduciary pursuant to ERISA. The Committee will have complete
control of the administration of the Plan, subject to the provisions
hereof, with all powers necessary to enable it to carry out its duties
properly in that respect. Not in limitation, but in amplification of the
foregoing, it will have the power to interpret the Plan, to apply its
discretion, and to determine all questions that may arise hereunder,
including all questions relating to the eligibility of Employees to
participate in the Plan and the amount of benefit to which any Employee
may become entitled. Its decisions upon all matters within the scope of
its authority will be final and binding.
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5.2 Rules and Procedures. The Committee will establish rules and procedures to
be followed by Employees in filing applications for benefits and in other
matters required to administer the Plan.
5.3 Committee Liability. The members of the Committee shall use ordinary care
and diligence in the performance of their duties, but no member shall be
personally liable by virtue of any contract, agreement, or other
instrument made or executed by a member of the Committee, nor for any
mistake or judgment made by such member or by any other member. No
member of the Committee will be liable for the neglect, omission or
wrongdoing of any other member or of the agents or counsel of the
Committee. The Company shall indemnify each member of the Committee
against, and hold each member harmless from any and all expenses and
liabilities arising out of, any act or omission to act as a member of the
Committee, to the fullest extent permitted under the by-laws of the
Company.
5.4 Claim Procedure. The Committee shall adopt procedures for the
presentation of claims for benefits and for the review of the denial of
such claims by the Committee. The decision of the Committee upon such
review shall be final, subject to appeal rights provided by law.
ARTICLE 6
GENERAL PROVISIONS
6.1 Plan Amendment and Termination. The Company, acting through the
Compensation Committee, may amend or terminate the Plan in whole or in
part at any time. Such amendments may include any remedial retroactive
changes to comply with the requirements of any law or regulation issued
by any government agency to which the Company is subject.
6.2 Funding. The Plan shall be unfunded, and Layoff Benefits shall be paid
from the general assets of the Company.
6.3 Benefit Plan Application. Layoff Benefits and periods for which an
Employee receives a Layoff Benefit shall not be considered as
compensation or service under any employee benefit plan or program and
shall not be counted toward Service under this Plan. Layoff Benefits may
not be deferred into the Voluntary Investment Plan or any other cash or
deferred arrangement.
6.4 Provision Against Anticipation. No benefit under the Plan shall be
subject in any manner to anticipation, alienation, sale, transfer,
assignment, pledge, encumbrance, charge, or other legal process, and any
attempt to do so shall be void.
6.5 Employment Status. Nothing contained in the Plan will be deemed to give
any Employee the right to be retained in, or recalled to, the employ of
the Company or to interfere with the rights of the Company to discharge
any Employee at any time.
6.6 Facility of Payment. If any Employee is physically or mentally incapable
of giving a valid receipt for any payment due and no legal representative
has been appointed for such Employee, the Committee may make such payment
to any person or institution maintaining such Employee and the release of
such person or institution will be a valid and complete discharge for
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6.6 Facility of Payment. (continued)
such payment. Any final payment or distribution to any Employee or the
legal representative of the Employee in accordance with the provisions
herein will be in full satisfaction of all claims against the Plan, the
Committee, and the Company arising under or by virtue of the Plan.
6.7 Construction. The validity of the Plan or any of its provisions will be
determined under and will be construed according to federal law and, to
the extent permissible, according to the laws of the state of Washington.
If any provision of the Plan is held illegal or invalid for any reason,
such determination will not affect the remaining provisions of the Plan
and the Plan will be construed and enforced as if said illegal or invalid
provision had never been included.
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