RAYTHEON
SUPPLEMENTAL EXECUTIVE RETIREMENT PLAN
ARTICLE I
NAME, PURPOSE, AND EFFECTIVE DATE
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The Raytheon Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan ("Plan") is hereby
established effective August 1, 2001. The Plan is a nonqualified, unfunded plan
designed to provide supplemental retirement benefits to a select group of
management or highly compensated employees within the meaning of Section 201(2)
of ERISA.
ARTICLE II
DEFINITIONS
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When used herein, the following terms shall have the following meanings
unless a different meaning is clearly required by the context of the Plan.
2.1 Affiliate. "Affiliate" shall mean a trade or business that,
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together with Raytheon Company, is a member of (i) a controlled group of
corporations within the meaning of Section 414(b) of the Code; (ii) a group of
trades or businesses (whether or not incorporated) under common control as
defined in Section 414(c) of the Code, or (iii) an affiliated service group as
defined in Section 414(m) of the Code, or which is an entity otherwise required
to be aggregated with Raytheon Company pursuant to Section 414(o) of the Code.
2.2 Applicable Retirement Plan. "Applicable Retirement Plan" shall
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mean the qualified defined benefit pension plan maintained by the Employer in
which a Participant is accruing benefits at the time he or she terminates
employment with the Company and all Affiliates. If a Participant is accruing
benefits under more than one qualified defined benefit pension plan at such
time, the Applicable Retirement Plan shall be the plan in which the Participant
is entitled to the greatest benefit (comparing single life annuities commencing
at normal retirement age as computed under the terms of the respective plans).
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2.3 Code. The "Code" shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of
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1986, as amended from time to time.
2.4 Company. "Company" shall mean Raytheon Company and any
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successor thereto by merger, consolidation or reorganization whose board of
directors adopts this Plan.
2.5 Earliest Accrual Date. "Earliest Accrual Date" shall mean the
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first day of the month coincident with or immediately following the date an
Eligible Executive both attains at least age 55 and completes at least 10 Years
of Service, provided the Eligible Executive was an Employee at least one month
before such date.
2.6 Eligible Executive. "Eligible Executive" shall mean an
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Employee who is a member of the select group of management or highly
compensated provided in Section 201(2) of ERISA and who is selected in writing
to employees as participate in the Plan by the Plan Administrator.
2.7 Employee. "Employee" shall mean any person employed by an
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Employer, who is expressly so designated as an employee on the books and records
of the Employer, and who is treated as such by the Employer for federal
employment tax purposes. Any person who, after the close of a Plan Year, is
retroactively treated by an Employer, or any other party as an Employee for such
prior Plan Year, shall not, for purposes of the Plan, be considered an Employee
for such prior Plan Year unless expressly so treated as such by the Employer.
2.8 Employer. "Employer" shall mean the Company and any Affiliate
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or division of the Employer or an Affiliate which adopts this Plan with the
consent of the Company.
2.9 ERISA. "ERISA" shall mean the Employee Retirement Income
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Security Act of 1974, as amended from time to time.
2.10 Estimated Primary Social Security Benefit. "Estimated
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Primary Social Security Benefit" shall mean the Estimated Primary Social
Security Benefit as determined under the Raytheon Company Pension Plan for
Salaried Employees.
2.11 Final Average Earnings. "Final Average Earnings" shall mean
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the final average earnings that are taken into account for purposes of computing
the retirement benefit of a Participant under the Applicable Retirement Plan,
determined without application of the limitation on compensation imposed by
Section 401(a)(17) of the Code. If an Applicable Retirement Plan does not use
final average earnings to determine retirement benefits, Final Average Earnings
shall mean the final average earnings as defined under the Raytheon Company
Pension Plan for Salaried Employees, determined
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without application of the limitation on compensation imposed by Section 401(a)
(17) of the Code.
2.12 Participant. "Participant" shall mean any Employee eligible
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to receive benefits under this Plan.
2.13 Plan Administrator. "Plan Administrator" shall mean the Board
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of Directors of the Company or its delegate.
2.14 Plan Year. "Plan Year" shall mean the twelve (12) consecutive
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month period commencing January 1 and ending December 31, with the exception
that the first Plan Year shall be the short year commencing August 1, 2001 and
ending December 31, 2001.
2.15 Service. "Service" shall mean the period of time beginning on
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the date an Eligible Employee is first credited with an hour of service with the
Company or any Affiliate (but including Service only while the Affiliate was an
Affiliate of the Company) and ending on the date an Eligible Employee terminates
employment with the Company and all Affiliates. If an Eligible Employee
terminates employment with the Company and all Affiliates before he or she
reaches the Earliest Accrual Date, the Service completed before the termination
of employment shall not be taken into account under this Plan if he or she is
subsequently re-employed by an Employer and re-designated an Eligible Employee.
2.16 Year of Service. "Year of Service" shall mean twelve (12)
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months of Service.
ARTICLE III
ELIGIBILITY
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3.1 Eligibility. Subject to the conditions of Section 3.2, an
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Employee shall be eligible to participate in this Plan only if he or she is
designated by the Plan Administrator in writing as an Eligible Employee.
3.2 Retirement Benefit Information. As a condition precedent to
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receiving benefits under this Plan, an Eligible Employee must provide the Plan
Administrator or its delegate with all of the information reasonably requested
to determine the amount of the Eligible Employee's retirement benefits from all
defined benefit pension plans, including both qualified and nonqualified
arrangements, maintained by the Company and all Affiliates and all other
employers, and the retirement benefits to which the Eligible Employee will be
eligible to receive under Social Security. If such information is not fully
provided, an Eligible Employee will not be entitled to any benefits under this
Plan.
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If, after the commencement of benefit payments under this Plan, the Plan
Administrator determines that the information provided was not complete or
accurate, the Plan Administrator may take all appropriate actions, including,
but not limited to, discontinuing benefit payments, adjusting future benefit
payments and/or seeking to recover prior benefit payments.
ARTICLE IV
BENEFITS
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4.1 Supplemental Retirement Benefit. An Eligible Executive shall be
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entitled to a Supplemental Retirement Benefit on his or her Earliest Accrual
Date; provided the Eligible Executive was an Employee at least one month before
such date. The Supplemental Retirement Benefit shall be an amount equal to the
"Initial Retirement Benefit" reduced by the "Offset Amount."
(a) Initial Retirement Benefit: The Initial Retirement Benefit as
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of an Eligible Executive's Earliest Accrual Date shall be a single life annuity
equal to thirty-five percent (35%) of his or her Final Average Earnings. For
each month of Service performed after an Eligible Employee both (i) attains age
55 and (ii) completes at least ten Years of Service, the Initial Retirement
Benefit shall be increased by one quarter of one percent (0.25%) (or three
percent 3% for each such Year of Service), up to a maximum Initial Retirement
Benefit of fifty percent (50%) of Final Average Earnings (for a maximum
additional benefit of up to fifteen percent (15%)).
(b) Offset Amount: The Offset Amount is the amount of retirement
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benefits the Eligible Executive is entitled to receive or previously received
from all defined benefit pension plans, including both qualified and
nonqualified arrangements, maintained by the Company and all Affiliates, and all
other employers, plus the Estimated Primary Social Security Benefit
(collectively, "all other defined benefit pension plans"). For purposes of
determining the Offset Amount, the benefits provided by all other defined
benefit pension plans shall be converted to an actuarially equivalent single
life annuity commencing on the date benefits under this Plan commence using the
actuarial assumptions prescribed in the Applicable Retirement Plan.
Notwithstanding the other provisions of this subsection (b), if a Participant
commences benefits under this Plan before he or she is first eligible to receive
Social Security Benefits, the Supplemental Retirement Benefit shall not be
reduced by the Estimated Primary Social Security Benefit until the Participant
first becomes eligible to receive Social Security Benefits.
4.2 Payment of Benefits. Except as otherwise provided herein, a
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Participant's Supplemental Retirement Benefit shall be paid at the same time
and in the same form as his or her retirement benefits under the Applicable
Retirement Plan. Notwithstanding the
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preceding sentence, a Participant's Supplemental Retirement Benefit shall not be
paid in the form of a lump sum benefit. If the Participant's retirement benefits
under the Applicable Retirement Plan are paid in the form of a lump sum benefit,
the Participant's Supplemental Retirement Benefit shall be paid in the normal
form of benefit under the Applicable Retirement Plan. In all cases, if the form
of payment is other than a single life annuity, the Supplemental Retirement
Benefit shall be converted into an actuarially equivalent form using the
actuarial assumptions prescribed in the Applicable Retirement Plan.
4.3 Benefits Unfunded. The benefits payable under the Plan shall be
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paid solely out of the general assets of the participating Employer that is the
employer of the Participant (or was the most recent employer) at the time
benefits first become payable and shall not be otherwise specifically funded in
any manner. For this purpose, the Plan Administrator shall maintain separate
books and records for each participating Employer and its respective Employees
who are Participants. Nothing herein contained shall preclude the creation of a
bookkeeping or other reserve for benefits payable hereunder.
4.4 ERISA Unwind Provision. Notwithstanding anything to the
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contrary contained herein, if a judicial or administrative determination is made
or the Plan Administrator has reason to believe that an Employee does not
qualify as a Eligible Executive, if required hereunder, the Employee shall cease
to be a Participant under this Plan and the Plan Administrator shall pay to such
Employee all benefits due him or her from this Plan, if any, as soon as
administratively feasible.
ARTICLE V
ADMINISTRATION
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5.1 Plan Administration. The Plan shall be administered by the Plan
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Administrator in accordance with its terms and purposes. The Plan Administrator
shall determine the amount and manner of payment of the benefits due to or on
behalf of each Participant from the Plan and shall cause the benefits to be paid
in cash by the appropriate participating Employer accordingly.
5.2 Finality of Decisions. Except as otherwise provided in Section
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5.3, the Plan Administrator shall have full discretionary authority to determine
eligibility for benefits and to construe the terms of the Plan, including all
questions of fact and law. In addition, the decisions made by and the actions
taken by the Plan Administrator in the administration of the Plan shall be final
and conclusive on all persons, and the Plan Administrator shall not be subject
to any liability whatsoever with respect to the administration of the Plan.
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5.3 Claims Procedures. Any Eligible Employee (such Eligible
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Employee being referred to below as a "Claimant") may deliver to the Plan
Administrator a written claim for a determination with respect to the amounts
distributable to such Claimant from the Plan. Any such determination by the Plan
Administrator shall be made pursuant to the following procedures, which shall be
conducted in a manner designed to comply with Section 503 of ERISA:
(a) Step 1. Claims for a benefit should be filed by a
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Claimant as soon as practicable after the Claimant knows or should know that a
dispute has arisen with respect to the benefit, but at least thirty (30) days
prior to the Claimant's actual retirement date or, if applicable, within sixty
(60) days after the termination of employment of the Eligible Employee, by
mailing a copy of the claim to the Benefits and Services Department, Raytheon
Company, 141 Spring Street, Lexington, Massachusetts 02421.
(b) Step 2. In the event that a claim is wholly or
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partially denied by the Plan Administrator, the Plan Administrator shall, within
ninety (90) days following receipt of the claim, so advise the Claimant in
writing setting forth: the specific reason or reasons for the denial; specific
reference to pertinent Plan provisions on which the denial is based; a
description of any additional material or information necessary for the Claimant
to perfect the claim; an explanation as to why such material or information is
necessary; and an explanation of the Plan's claim review procedures.
(c) Step 3. Within sixty (60) days following receipt of the
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denial of a claim for a benefit, a Claimant desiring to have the denial appealed
shall file a request for review by an officer of Raytheon Company or a review
committee, as designated by Raytheon Company, by mailing a copy thereof to the
address shown in Section 5.3(a); provided, however, that such officer or any
member of such review committee, as applicable, may not be the person who made
the initial adverse benefit determination nor a subordinate of such person.
(d) Step 4. Within thirty (30) days following receipt of a
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request for review, the designated officer or review committee shall provide the
Claimant a further opportunity to present his or her position. At the designated
officer or review committee's discretion, such presentation may be through an
oral or written presentation. Prior to such presentation, the Claimant shall be
permitted the opportunity to review pertinent documents and to submit issues and
comments in writing. Within a reasonable time following presentation of the
Claimant's position, which usually should not exceed thirty (30) days, the
designated officer or review committee shall inform the Claimant in writing of
the decision on review setting forth the reasons for such decision and citing
pertinent provisions in the Plan.
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ARTICLE VI
AMENDMENT AND TERMINATION OF PLAN
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6.1 Amendment and Termination. While Raytheon Company intends to
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maintain the Plan in conjunction with the Applicable Retirement Plans for as
long as necessary, Raytheon Company reserves the right to amend and/or fully or
partially terminate the Plan at any time for whatever reasons it may deem
appropriate, provided that no amendment or termination of the Plan shall affect
any participating Employer's obligation to pay the benefits due to the
Participants hereunder but only to the extent of the value of such benefits
which have accrued up to the date of the amendment or termination.
ARTICLE VII
MISCELLANEOUS
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7.1 No Enlargement of Employee Rights. Nothing contained in the
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Plan shall be construed as a contract of employment between any Employer and an
Employee or as a right of any Employee to be continued in the employment of any
Employer, or as a limitation of the right of any Employer to discharge any
Employee at any time, with or without notice and with or without cause.
7.2 Assignment. The benefits payable under this Plan may not be
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assigned, alienated, transferred, pledged or otherwise encumbered.
7.3 Governing Law. To the extent not preempted by ERISA, this Plan
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shall be governed by the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Executed in Massachusetts this ___ day of ________________, 2001.
RAYTHEON COMPANY
By: ____________________________________
Title ____________________________________
Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan
Appendix A
List of Designated Executives (Plan Section 2.6)
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Dan Burnham
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Frank Caine
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Phil Cheney
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Tom Culligan
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Bob Drewes
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Dick Foley
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Philip LePore
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Frank Marchilena
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Neil Minahan
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Keith Peden
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Phyllis Piano
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Rebecca Rhoads
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Don Ronchi
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Jim Schuster
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Greg Shelton
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William Swanson
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Jon Wohler
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Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan - Raytheon Co.
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