Supplementary Pension Plan – GE
GE Supplementary
Pension Plan
Effective January 1, 2011
Introduction
The GE Supplementary Pension Plan shall consist of two parts as set forth
herein. Part I describes Supplementary Pension Annuity Benefits, and Part II
describes Executive Retirement Installment Benefits.
Notwithstanding any other provision to the contrary, effective January 1,
2011, Part I of the Plan is closed. Accordingly, an Employee shall be eligible
for a Supplementary Pension Annuity Benefit only if he participated in this Plan
on or before December 31, 2010 (and shall actually receive such benefit only if
he meets all the other applicable requirements therefor). For purposes of
determining whether an Employee participated in the Plan on or before
December 31, 2010: (a) any period of service described in Section XV(b) shall be
disregarded and (b) an Employee shall be deemed to have met such requirement if
he waived participation in the GE Pension Plan, but was otherwise eligible to
participate in this Plan and is not an Excluded Employee under the GE Pension
Plan.
Part I and Part II of the Plan provide mutually exclusive benefits, and
eligible Employees shall earn their entire benefits under the Plan either under
Part I or Part II, but not both. Consistent with the foregoing, and subject to
the service disregard rule in Section XV(b) and to the deemed participation rule
described in (b) of the preceding paragraph, an Employee who first participates
in this Plan under Part II may only participate under Part II, and an Employee
who first participated in this Plan under Part I may only participate under Part
I.
The Pension Board may adopt such rules as it deems necessary to determine
which Part of the Plan applies to which Employees.
As described in Section XXIII, certain provisions of Part I apply to Part II,
but no provisions of Part II apply to Part I (except that, as described above,
the service disregard rule in Section XV(b) shall apply in determining which
Part of the Plan applies to which Employees).
Part I: Supplementary Pension Annuity Benefits
(closed to new participants)
As more fully described in the Introduction (and subject to the rules
thereof), this Part I of the Plan is closed effective January 1, 2011, and an
Employee shall be eligible to participate under this Part I (and not Part II)
only if he participated in the Plan on or before December 31, 2010 (and shall
actually receive a benefit under this Part only if he meets all the other
applicable requirements therefor).
Section I.
Eligible Employees
Each Employee who is assigned to the GE Executive or higher Career Band (or a
position of equivalent responsibility as determined by the Pension Board), who
has five or more years of Pension Qualification Service and who is a participant
in the GE Pension Plan shall be eligible to participate, and shall participate,
in this Supplementary Pension Plan to the extent of the benefits provided
herein, provided that:
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(a) |
the foregoing shall not apply to an Employee of a Company other than General |
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(b) |
except as provided in Section V, an Employee who retires under the optional |
An employee of any other company who participates in the GE Pension Plan,
though the employing company does not participate in the GE Pension Plan, shall
be eligible for benefits under this Plan, provided that such employee meets the
job position requirement specified above, and the employee153s participation in
the Supplementary Pension Plan is accepted by the Pension Board.
An Employee who was eligible to participate in this Plan by virtue of his
assigned position level or position of equivalent responsibility throughout any
consecutive three years of the fifteen year period ending on the last day of the
month preceding his termination of Service date for retirement and who meets the
other requirements specified in this Section shall be eligible for the benefits
provided herein even though he does not meet the eligibility requirements on the
date his Service terminates.
The Chief Executive Officer of General Electric Company, or his delegate, may
approve the continued participation in the Plan of an individual who is
localized outside the United States as an employee of the Company or an
Affiliate and who otherwise meets all of the eligibility conditions set forth
herein during such localization. The designated individual153s service and pay
while localized, with appropriate offsets for local country
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benefits, shall be counted in calculating his Supplementary Pension. Such
calculation and the individual153s entitlement to any benefits herein shall be
determined consistent with the principles of the Plan as they apply to
participants who are not localized, provided that the Chief Executive Officer,
or his delegate, may direct such other treatment, if any, as he deems
appropriate.
Section II.
Definitions
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(a) |
Annual Estimated Social Security Benefit – The Annual Estimated Social |
For determinations which become effective on or after January 1, 1978, if an
Employee has less than 35 years of Pension Benefit Service, the Annual Estimated
Social Security Benefit shall be the amount determined under the first paragraph
of this definition hereof multiplied by a factor, the numerator of which shall
be the number of years of the Employee153s Pension Benefit Service to his date of
retirement or death, whichever is earlier, and the denominator of which shall be
35.
The Annual Estimated Social Security Benefit as so determined shall be
adjusted to include any social security, severance or similar benefit provided
under foreign law or regulation as the Pension Board may prescribe.
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(b) |
Annual Pension Payable under the GE Pension Plan – The Annual Pension Payable |
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For the purposes of this paragraph, the Employee153s Annual Pension Payable
under the GE Pension Plan shall include the Personal Pension Account Annuity
deemed payable to the Employee or the Employee153s spouse on the date of the
Employee153s retirement or death as the case may be, regardless of whether such
annuity commenced on such date.
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(c) |
Annual Retirement Income – For Employees who retire on or after July 1, 1988 |
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(d) |
Average Annual Compensation – Average Annual Compensation means one-third of |
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(e) |
Compensation – For periods after December 31, 1969, “Compensation” for the |
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(1) |
for persons then eligible for Incentive Compensation, the total amount of any |
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(2) |
for persons who would then have been eligible for Incentive Compensation if |
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(3) |
for all other persons, the sales commissions and other variable compensation |
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plus any amounts (other than salary and those mentioned in clauses
(1) through (3) above) which were then included as Compensation under the GE
Pension Plan except any amounts which the Pension Board may exclude from the
computation of “Compensation” and subject to the powers of the Committee under
Section IX hereof.
For periods before January 1, 1970, “Compensation” for the purposes of this
Plan has the same meaning as under the GE Pension Plan applying the rules in
effect during such periods.
The definition set forth in this paragraph (e) shall apply to the calculation
of any and all Supplementary Pension benefits payable on and after January 1,
1976. All such payments made prior to January 1, 1976 shall be determined in
accordance with the terms of the Plan in effect prior to such date.
Notwithstanding any provision of the Plan to the contrary, in no event will
Incentive Compensation, commissions and similar variable compensation paid after
the end of the calendar year in which the Employee153s Service terminates be
disregarded as Compensation hereunder as a result of the exclusion of such
remuneration from Compensation under the GE Pension Plan pursuant to the last
sentence of the first paragraph of the definition of “Compensation” set forth in
Section XXVI therein.
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(f) |
Grandfathered Employee – Grandfathered Employee means an Employee who did not |
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(g) |
Grandfathered Plan Benefit – Grandfathered Plan Benefit means: |
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(1) |
in the case of Grandfathered Employees, their entire Supplementary Pension |
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(2) |
in the case of Grandfathered Specified Employees, the accrued, |
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(h) |
Grandfathered Specified Employee – Grandfathered Specified Employee means a |
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(i) |
Non-Grandfathered Plan Benefit – Non-Grandfathered Plan Benefit means all of |
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(j) |
Officers – Officers shall mean the Chairman of the Board, the Vice Chairmen, |
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(k) |
Pension Benefit Service – Pension Benefit Service shall have the same meaning |
Pension Benefit Service shall also include:
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(1) |
any period of Service with the Company or an Affiliate as the Pension Board |
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(2) |
any period of service with another employer as may be approved from time to |
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(l) |
Pension Qualification Service – Pension Qualification Service shall have the |
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(m) |
Separation from Service – Separation from Service means an Employee153s |
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(n) |
Specified Employee – Specified Employee means a specified employee as |
All other terms used in this Plan which are defined in the GE Pension Plan
shall have the same meanings herein as therein, unless otherwise expressly
provided in this Plan.
Section III.
Amount of Supplementary Pension at or After Normal
Retirement
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(a) |
The annual Supplementary Pension payable to an eligible Employee who retires |
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(1) |
the Employee153s Annual Pension Payable under the GE Pension Plan; |
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(2) |
1
/2 of the Employee153s Annual Estimated Social Security Benefit; |
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(3) |
the Employee153s annual excess benefit, if any, payable under the GE Excess |
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(4) |
The Employee153s annual benefit, if any, payable under the GE Executive Special |
Such Supplementary Pension shall be subject to the limitations specified in
Section IX.
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(b) |
The Supplementary Pension of an Employee who continues in the Service of the |
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(c) |
Consistent with established Company procedures, if an eligible Employee |
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Section IV.
Amount of Supplementary Pension at Optional or
Disability Retirement
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(a) |
The annual Supplementary Pension payable to an eligible Employee who, |
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(b) |
The annual Supplementary Pension payable to an eligible Employee who retires |
If the Disability Pension payable to the Employee under the GE Pension Plan
is discontinued thereunder as a result of the cessation of the Employee153s
disability prior to the attainment of age 60, the Supplementary Pension provided
under this Section IV(b) shall be forfeited and the Employee shall only be
eligible for a Supplementary Pension to the extent he separately qualifies under
another provision set forth herein.
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Section V.
Special Benefit Protection for Certain Employees
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(a) |
A former Employee whose Service with the Company is terminated on or after |
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(1) |
The Employee153s Service is terminated because of a Plant Closing. |
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(2) |
The Employee153s Service is terminated for transfer to a Successor Employer. |
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(3) |
The Employee153s Service terminated after one year on layoff with protected |
Effective July 1, 1994 and regardless of whether the Employee terminated
Service on, before or after such date, for purposes of this Section V(a) and any
other provision of this Plan, a former Employee will be deemed to have withdrawn
his contributions from the GE Pension Plan at such time the payment of benefits
attributable to such contributions commences, regardless of whether such
contributions are paid in the form of a lump sum or an annuity.
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(b) |
The Supplementary Pension, if any, for Employees who meet the conditions in |
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(c) |
No Supplementary Pension shall be payable to any former Employee who elects |
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(d) |
In the event a former Employee whose service with the Company was terminated |
Section VI.
Survivor Benefits
If a survivor benefit applies with respect to an Employee153s Supplementary
Pension pursuant to Section X below, his Supplementary Pension shall be reduced
in the same manner as the pension payable under the GE Pension Plan is reduced
under such circumstances in accordance with the principles of Section IX of the
GE Pension Plan.
Section VII.
Payments Upon Death
If an eligible Employee dies in active Service or following retirement on a
Supplementary Pension, or if a former Employee entitled to a Supplementary
Pension pursuant to Section V dies prior to such retirement, (1) the principles
of Section X of the GE Pension Plan (disregarding any references therein to
Employee contributions) shall apply to determine whether a death benefit is
payable to the beneficiary or Surviving Spouse of such Employee under this
Supplementary Pension Plan, and (2) any such death benefit shall be computed and
paid in accordance with such principles, based on the Supplementary Pension
payable under this Plan; provided, however, that:
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(a) |
with respect to any pre-retirement death benefit attributable to |
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month following the Employee153s death. For purposes of clarity, such Surviving |
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(b) |
with respect to any post-retirement death benefit attributable to |
Section VIII.
Employees Retired Before July 1, 1973
[Reserved-See Section VIII of this Plan prior to this reservation.]
Section IX.
Limitation on Benefits
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(a) |
Notwithstanding any provision of this Plan to the contrary, if the sum of: |
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(1) |
the Supplementary Pension otherwise payable to an Employee hereunder; |
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(2) |
the Employee153s Annual Pension Payable under the GE Pension Plan; |
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(3) |
100% of the Annual Estimated Social Security Benefit but before any |
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(4) |
the Employee153s annual excess benefit, if any, payable under the GE Excess |
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(5) |
The Employee153s annual benefit, if any, payable under the GE Executive Special |
exceeds 60% of his Average Annual Compensation (with such Supplementary
Pension and the amounts set forth in (2), (4) and (5) above determined before
imposition of any applicable reduction factor or adjustment for optional or
disability retirement, a survivor benefit or otherwise), such Supplementary
Pension (as so determined) shall be reduced by the amount of the excess. Any
further reductions or adjustments prescribed herein, including those applicable
to Employees who are New Plan Participants on the date of their termination of
Service, shall be applied against such reduced Supplementary Pension.
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(b) |
Notwithstanding any provision in this Plan (other than Section XIV(e)) to the |
Section X.
Payment of Supplementary Pension Benefits
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(a) |
Time and Form of Payment.
This Section governs the time and form of payment of the Supplementary |
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(1) |
General Provisions.
Supplementary Pensions shall be payable in monthly installments, each equal |
(A) The date of the last payment of any Supplementary Pension.
(B) Treatment of amounts payable to a missing person.
In no event shall the accelerated payment option of Section XI.4.b(iii) of
the GE Pension Plan apply with respect to this Plan.
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(2) |
Grandfathered Plan Benefits.
Payment of Supplementary Pensions provided for herein which are attributable |
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(3) |
Non-Grandfathered Plan Benefits. |
(A) Time of Payment.
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(i) |
Except as provided in paragraph (ii) below (relating to |
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Specified Employee is so delayed, payment of the Non-Grandfathered Plan |
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(ii) |
Payment of Supplementary Pensions attributable to disability as provided for |
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(B) |
Form of Payment.
Unless an Employee makes an effective election pursuant to paragraph (B)(i) |
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(i) |
As an alternative to the normal distribution forms set forth in |
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the Specified Employee will be treated as if he retired before death, without |
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(ii) |
Regardless of the initial form of payment for Non-Grandfathered Plan |
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(b) |
Impact of Reemployment.
If an Employee is reemployed by the Company or an Affiliate, the following |
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(1) |
Grandfathered Plan Benefits
. If the Employee153s pension under the GE Pension Plan is suspended or may not |
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(2) |
Non-Grandfathered Plan Benefits
. If the Employee is rehired after having commenced receiving his |
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(A) |
If the Employee153s Non-Grandfathered Plan Benefit is the same or has |
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(i) |
the Non-Grandfathered Plan Benefit earned during the first period of |
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(ii) |
if such original distribution form was a 50% Survivor Benefit, 75% |
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(iii) |
such benefit will be reduced, as necessary, if the Employee153s |
If such subsequent Separation from Service is by reason of death, then any
death or survivor benefits attributable to Non-Grandfathered Plan Benefits will
be based on such original form of distribution with payment commencing on the
first of the month following death. Survivor benefits will be payable only if
the Surviving Spouse was married to the Employee at the time of his original
retirement and is otherwise eligible to receive payments hereunder.
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(B) |
If the Non-Grandfathered Plan Benefit payable upon such subsequent Separation |
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(i) |
the additional benefit amount shall be distributed separately commencing on |
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(ii) |
if such subsequent Separation from Service is by reason of death, any |
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(3) |
If an Employee is rehired under circumstances where he previously accrued a |
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(A) |
Such Employee shall forfeit the dollar amount of any Plan |
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to retain an interest in the Plan (herein referred to as his “retained |
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(B) |
Such retained interest and any additional Non-Grandfathered Plan Benefit to |
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(C) |
If the Employee continues in service after attaining age 60, the Employee153s |
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(c) |
Beneficiary and Spousal Consent.
An Employee153s beneficiary for the purposes of this Plan shall be the |
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(d) |
With respect to Non-Grandfathered Plan Benefits, any provision of this |
Section XI.
Administration
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(a) |
This Plan shall be administered by the Pension Board, which |
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administration of this Plan and decide or resolve in its sole and absolute |
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(b) |
In the administration of this Plan, the Pension Board may, from time to time, |
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(c) |
The decision or action of the Pension Board in respect of any question |
Section XII.
Termination, Suspension or Amendment
The Board of Directors may, in its sole discretion, terminate, suspend or
amend this Plan at any time or from time to time, in whole or in part. However,
no such termination, suspension or amendment shall adversely affect (a) the
benefits of any Employee who retired under the Plan prior to the date of such
termination, suspension or amendment or (b) the right of any then current
Employee to receive upon retirement, or of his or her Surviving Spouse or
beneficiary to receive upon such Employee153s death, the amount as a Supplementary
Pension or death benefit, as the case may be, to which such person would have
been entitled under this Plan computed to the date of such termination,
suspension or amendment, taking into account the Employee153s Pension Benefit
Service and Average Annual Compensation calculated as of the date of such
termination, suspension or amendment. Any amendment or termination shall comply
with the restrictions of Section 409A of the Code to the extent applicable. No
amendment or termination of the Plan may accelerate a scheduled payment of
Non-Grandfathered Plan Benefits, nor may any amendment or termination permit a
subsequent deferral of Non-Grandfathered Plan Benefits.
Section XIII.
Adjustments in Supplementary Pension Following
Retirement
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(a) |
Effective January 1, 1975, the amount of Supplementary Pension then payable |
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(b) |
If the Pension payable under the GE Pension Plan to any Employee |
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the amount of the Supplementary Pension thereafter payable to such Employee |
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(c) |
Effective November 1, 1977, if the benefit payable to a pensioner or |
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(d) |
Effective May 1, 1979, if the benefit payable to a pensioner or Surviving |
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(e) |
If the Pension benefit or Service credits under the GE Pension Plan are |
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(f) |
Effective February 1, 1981, if the benefit payable to a pensioner or |
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(g) |
Effective January 1, 1983, if the benefit payable to a pensioner under the GE |
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(h) |
Effective December 1, 1984, if the benefit payable to a pensioner or |
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(i) |
Effective July 1, 1985, if the benefit payable to a pensioner under the GE |
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(j) |
Effective January 1, 1988, if the benefit payable to a pensioner or Surviving |
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(k) |
Effective July 1, 1988, if the benefit payable to a pensioner under the GE |
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(l) |
Effective July 1, 1991, if the benefit payable to a pensioner or Surviving |
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(m) |
Effective December 1, 1991, if the benefit payable to a pensioner under the |
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(n) |
Effective December 1, 1994, if the benefit payable to a pensioner under the |
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(o) |
Effective November 1, 1996, if the benefit payable under the GE Pension Plan |
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(p) |
Effective December 1, 1997, if the benefit payable to a pensioner under the |
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(q) |
Effective May 1, 2000, if the benefit payable under the GE Pension Plan or |
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(r) |
Effective December 1, 2000, if the benefit payable to a |
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result of paragraph 58 of Section XIV of the GE Pension Plan, the |
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(s) |
Effective December 1, 2003, if the benefit payable to a pensioner under the |
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(t) |
Effective December 1, 2007, if the benefit payable to a pensioner under the |
Section XIV
General Conditions
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(a) |
No interest of an Employee, retired employee (whether retired |
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Employee153s, retired employee153s, Surviving Spouse153s or beneficiary153s family to |
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(b) |
In connection with an allowance granted under the GE Retirement for the Good |
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(c) |
No Employee and no other person shall have any legal or equitable rights or |
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(d) |
Except to the extent that the same are governed by the federal law (including |
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(e) |
The rights under this Plan of an Employee who leaves the Service of the |
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(1) |
Any Employee who left the Service of the Company on or after January 1, 2005 |
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(2) |
Any Employee who left the Service of the Company on or after January 1, 2005 |
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(f) |
This Plan is intended to comply with Section 409A of the Code |
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hereunder; provided, however, that in the case of Grandfathered Specified |
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Part II: Executive Retirement Installment Benefits
(for new participants)
Section XV.
Eligibility for Executive Retirement Installment
Benefits
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(a) |
An Employee shall be eligible to participate in this Plan under this Part II |
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(1) |
an Excluded Employee under the GE Pension Plan who is assigned to the GE |
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(2) |
an Employee who is assigned to the GE executive or higher career band and |
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(3) |
an Employee who is assigned to the GE executive or higher career band of |
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(b) |
Notwithstanding (a), in the event liabilities and assets under the GE Pension |
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Section XVI.
Executive Retirement Installment Benefits
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(a) |
An Executive Retirement Installment Benefit shall be payable to an eligible |
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(1) |
10% multiplied by his Benefit Service as a participating Employee while |
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(2) |
14% multiplied by his Benefit Service as a participating Employee while |
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(3) |
18% multiplied by his Benefit Service as a participating Employee while a GE |
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(b) |
A reduced Executive Retirement Installment Benefit shall be payable to an |
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(1) |
for a Separation from Service after an Employee153s 60th birthday, |
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(2) |
for a Separation from Service on an Employee153s 60th birthday (or a |
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(c) |
In all cases, Executive Retirement Installment Benefits shall only take into |
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(d) |
An Executive Retirement Installment Benefit shall not be payable with respect |
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(e) |
The terms “GE executive career band,” “GE senior executive career band” and |
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(f) |
For purposes of this Part II, an Employee who Separates from Service, shall |
Section XVII.
Disability Retirement
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(a) |
An Executive Retirement Installment Benefit shall be payable to an eligible |
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(1) |
either retires on a Disability Pension under Section VII of the GE Pension |
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(2) |
qualifies as disabled by receiving income replacement benefits under a |
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(b) |
The amount of an Executive Retirement Installment Benefit under subsection |
Section XVIII.
Special Benefit Protection
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(a) |
An Executive Retirement Installment Benefit shall be payable to a former |
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(1) |
The Employee153s Service is terminated because of a Plant Closing. |
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(2) |
The Employee153s Service is terminated for transfer to a Successor Employer. |
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(3) |
The Employee153s Service is terminated after one year on layoff with protected |
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(b) |
The amount of an Executive Retirement Installment Benefit under subsection |
Section XIX.
Time and Form of Payment
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(a) |
Executive Retirement Installment Benefits shall be paid in 10 annual |
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(b) |
The first annual installment of an Executive Retirement Installment Benefit |
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(c) |
No interest shall be earned or paid with respect to any Executive Retirement |
Section XX.
Payments Upon Death
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(a) |
If death occurs after installments of an Executive Retirement Installment |
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(b) |
If an eligible Employee dies while in Service with the Company and before |
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(1) |
if death occurs on or after the Employees 65th birthday, the |
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(2) |
if death occurs after the Employee153s 60th birthday but before his |
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(3) |
if death occurs on or before the Employee153s 60th birthday, 75% of |
Death benefits under this Section XX(b) shall take into account only Benefit
Service and Compensation as of death (or Separation from Service if earlier).
Such death benefits shall be paid in 10 equal annual installments (the amount
determined under paragraph (1), (2) or (3) as applicable, divided by 10). The
first annual installment shall be paid as of the first day of the month
following three completed calendar months after death. The remaining nine annual
installments shall be paid as of the anniversary of the date in the preceding
sentence.
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(c) |
If a former eligible Employee who is not in Service with the Company dies |
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(d) |
The designated beneficiary is the beneficiary or beneficiaries designated by |
Section XXI.
Impact of Reemployment and Other Status Changes
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(a) |
An Executive Retirement Installment Benefit that has commenced shall not |
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(b) |
If an Employee is reemployed after becoming entitled to an Executive |
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(c) |
In the case of reemployment, any post-reemployment benefit: |
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(1) |
shall be subject to the principles of this Part II as if it were a separate |
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(2) |
shall be calculated by subtracting (i) any benefit payable for |
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Separation from Service, taking into account for purposes of this clause |
Consistent with the foregoing, if a post-reemployment benefit is payable
consistent with the principles of this Part II, such benefit shall be paid at
the time and in the form prescribed by Section XIX (Time and Form of Payment),
and the provisions of Section XX (Payments Upon Death) shall apply separately to
the post-reemployment benefit, in both cases disregarding how any
pre-reemployment benefit is being or has been paid.
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(d) |
Principles similar to those in subsections (a) through (c) shall apply if an |
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(e) |
If an Employee ceases to be eligible to continue accruing an Executive |
Section XXII.
Definitions
The following terms have the following meanings when used in Part II.
Benefit Service : means service as an Employee (including during a bona fide
leave of absence) while assigned to the GE executive or higher career band and
while eligible to participate in either:
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(a) |
the GE Pension Plan; or |
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(b) |
the GE Savings and Security Program as either: |
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(1) |
a Retirement Contribution Participant; or |
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(2) |
otherwise, but only in the case of an Affiliate that has made an applicable |
provided, however, that Benefit Service shall not include service performed
before 2011 or service during any period in which an Employee has Separated from
Service, even if the Employee remains in Service with the Company.
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In addition, Benefit Service for any period in which an Employee works on a
part-time schedule of less than 35 hours per week shall be reduced in accordance
with established administrative procedures based on the ratio of the Employee153s
part-time schedule to full-time schedule.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, Benefit Service shall also include any period
of Service with the Company or an Affiliate as the Pension Board may otherwise
provide by rules and regulations issued with respect to this Plan; and any
period of service with another employer as may be approved from time to time by
the Chairman of the Board but only to the extent that any conditions specified
in such approval have been met. Any grant of Benefit Service under the preceding
sentence may also specify which accrual rate (the rate prescribed in Section
XVI(a)(1), (a)(2) or (a)(3)) applies to such Benefit Service.
The Pension Board may also adopt such rules as it deems necessary for
determining an Employee153s Benefit Service, and for determining which accrual
rate (the rate prescribed in Section XVI(a)(1), (a)(2) or (a)(3)) applies to
such Benefit Service.
Company : means:
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(a) |
Company as defined in the GE Pension Plan; and |
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(b) |
any other Affiliate that adopts this Plan on or after January 1, 2011, as |
Eligibility Service : means:
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(a) |
S&SP Service as defined in the GE Savings and Security Program (S&SP) |
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(b) |
Pension Qualification Service as defined in the GE Pension Plan for all other |
The Pension Board may adopt such rules as it deems necessary for determining
an Employee153s Eligibility Service.
Employee : means Employee as defined in the GE Pension Plan, but substituting
the term “Company” as defined in this Section XXII for the term “Company” as
used in the definition of Employee in the GE Pension Plan.
Normal Commencement Date : means the first day of the month following three
completed calendar months after an Employee153s 65th birthday, except
that in the case of a Specified Employee whose benefit has been delayed for six
completed calendar months pursuant to Section XIX(b)(1), it means the first day
of the month following six completed calendar months after his 65th
birthday.
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Section XXIII.
Effect of Certain Plan Provisions
|
(a) |
The following provisions of Part I shall not apply to Part II: |
Section I, except the last paragraph thereof
Section II(a)
Section II(b)
Section II(c)
Section II(f)
Section II(g)
Section II(h)
Section II(j)
Section II(k)
Section III(a)
Section III(c)
Section IV
Section V
Section VI
Section VII
Section VIII
Section IX
Section X
Section XIII
|
(b) |
The remaining provisions of Part I, or the underlying principles of such |
|
(1) |
the Board of Directors may, in its sole discretion, terminate, suspend or |
|
(2) |
the Pension Board shall have the same powers, authority and absolute |
|
(3) |
the definition of Non-Grandfathered Plan Benefit in Section II(i) shall |
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|
(c) |
No provisions of Part II shall apply to Part I, except that, as described in |
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